alcatel Fire C vs T-Mobile Sidekick

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    Fire C: 28 g lighter

    Fire C:
    100 g
    Sidekick:
    128 g
  • Width

    Sidekick: 4 mm narrower

    Fire C:
    62 mm
    Sidekick:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    Fire C:
    3.5 in
    Sidekick:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Fire C: 6 mm thinner

    Fire C:
    12 mm
    Sidekick:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Fire C: 6.8 mm shorter

    Fire C:
    112.2 mm
    Sidekick:
    119 mm
  • Release year

    Fire C:
    2014
    Sidekick:
    2008

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. Fire C

    Height:
    112.2 mm
    Width:
    62 mm +4 mm versus Sidekick
    Depth:
    12 mm
  2. 2. Sidekick

    Height:
    119 mm +6.8 mm versus Fire C
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +6 mm versus Fire C

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire C

    100 g

  2. 2. Sidekick

    128 g

    +28 g versus Fire C

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Fire C

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. Sidekick

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.2 cm²

Fire C has approximately 89.6% more rectangular screen area than Sidekick.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Fire C: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

Sidekick: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Fire C

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Sidekick

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Fire C

    1300 mAh

    +270 mAh versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick

    1030 mAh

Specifications

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1. Fire C2. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Fire C, Sidekick.
SpecificationFire CSidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112.2 Х 62 Х 12 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Firefox OS 1.3
  • Danger 4.7
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Fire C, Sidekick.
SpecificationFire CSidekick
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.4%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Fire C, Sidekick.
SpecificationFire CSidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Fire C, Sidekick.
SpecificationFire CSidekick
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Fire C, Sidekick.
SpecificationFire CSidekick
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Mozilla Orange
  • White/Bluish Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 30 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 433 h (2G) / Up to 325 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 2 h 40 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Fire C, Sidekick.
SpecificationFire CSidekick
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Fire C, Sidekick.
SpecificationFire CSidekick
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features — specifications for Fire C, Sidekick.
SpecificationFire CSidekick
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/AAC+/WAV player -DivX/MP4/H.264 player -Photo viewer -Predictive text input
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input