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i-mate PDA2 vs T-Mobile Sidekick

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

i-mate PDA2

i-mate PDA2

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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.

  • WeightSidekick: 62 g lighterSidekick: 128 g · PDA2: 190 g
  • WidthSidekick: 11 mm narrowerSidekick: 58 mm · PDA2: 69 mm
  • Screen diagonalSidekick: 0.9 in smaller diagonalSidekick: 2.6 in · PDA2: 3.5 in
  • DepthSidekick: 1 mm thinnerSidekick: 18 mm · PDA2: 19 mm
  • HeightSidekick: 11 mm shorterSidekick: 119 mm · PDA2: 130 mm
  • Release year2004 / 2008PDA2: 2004 · 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.

Front
PDA2: 130 × 69 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 58 mm 2
Side
PDA2: 130 × 19 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 18 mm 2
  1. 1. PDA2
    Height
    130 mm+11 mm versus Sidekick
    Width
    69 mm+11 mm versus Sidekick
    Depth
    19 mm+1 mm versus Sidekick
    Weight
    190 g
  2. 2. Sidekick
    Height
    119 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    18 mm
    Weight
    128 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. PDA2190 g

    +62 g versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick128 g

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.

Screen size
PDA2: 3.5 in, 4:3, About 37.9 cm² rectangular area 1 Sidekick: 2.6 in, 5:3, About 19.2 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. PDA2 3.5 in · 4:3 About 37.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Sidekick 2.6 in · 5:3 About 19.2 cm² rectangular area

PDA2 has approximately 97.2% 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.

PDA2: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

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. PDA2

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details MMC/SDIO · up to 2 GB

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 capacity

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

  1. 1. PDA21300 mAh

    +270 mAh versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick1030 mAh

Specifications

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1. PDA22. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationPDA2Sidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 130 Х 69 Х 19 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 190 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • MMC/SDIO
  • up to 2 GB
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
  • Danger 4.7
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationPDA2Sidekick
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 37.9 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.3%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 114 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationPDA2Sidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationPDA2Sidekick
Processor CPU
  • Intel Xscale PXA272 520 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationPDA2Sidekick
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2008
  • July
Colors Unknown
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationPDA2Sidekick
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • v.1.2
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationPDA2Sidekick
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features
SpecificationPDA2Sidekick
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/MP4 player -PDF
  • PPT viewer -Voice memo
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input