Icemobile Shine 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.

  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    Shine:
    3.2 in
    Sidekick:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Shine: 4.5 mm thinner

    Shine:
    13.5 mm
    Sidekick:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Shine: 7 mm shorter

    Shine:
    112 mm
    Sidekick:
    119 mm
  • Release year

    Shine:
    2011
    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. Shine

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm
  2. 2. Sidekick

    Height:
    119 mm +7 mm versus Shine
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +4.5 mm versus Shine

Weight

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

  1. 1. Shine

    126 g

  2. 2. Sidekick

    128 g

    +2 g versus Shine

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. Shine

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

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

Shine has approximately 58.5% 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.

Shine: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 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. Shine

NFC:
See details Optional
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Shine2. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Shine, Sidekick.
SpecificationShineSidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 126 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" 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.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Danger 4.7
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Shine, Sidekick.
SpecificationShineSidekick
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Shine, Sidekick.
SpecificationShineSidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
General specs
General specs — specifications for Shine, Sidekick.
SpecificationShineSidekick
Release date
  • 2011
  • June
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Shine, Sidekick.
SpecificationShineSidekick
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Up to 53.6 kbps
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Shine, Sidekick.
SpecificationShineSidekick
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features — specifications for Shine, Sidekick.
SpecificationShineSidekick
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document viewer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input