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Lava Iris Atom 3 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.

  • WeightSidekick: 22 g lighterSidekick: 128 g · Iris Atom 3: 150 g
  • WidthSidekick: 14 mm narrowerSidekick: 58 mm · Iris Atom 3: 72 mm
  • Screen diagonalSidekick: 2.4 in smaller diagonalSidekick: 2.6 in · Iris Atom 3: 5 in
  • DepthIris Atom 3: 9 mm thinnerIris Atom 3: 9 mm · Sidekick: 18 mm
  • HeightSidekick: 25 mm shorterSidekick: 119 mm · Iris Atom 3: 144 mm
  • Release year2015 / 2008Iris Atom 3: 2015 · 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
Iris Atom 3: 144 × 72 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 58 mm 2
Side
Iris Atom 3: 144 × 9 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 18 mm 2
  1. 1. Iris Atom 3
    Height
    144 mm+25 mm versus Sidekick
    Width
    72 mm+14 mm versus Sidekick
    Depth
    9 mm
    Weight
    150 g
  2. 2. Sidekick
    Height
    119 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    18 mm+9 mm versus Iris Atom 3
    Weight
    128 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Iris Atom 3150 g

    +22 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
Iris Atom 3: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 1 Sidekick: 2.6 in, 5:3, About 19.2 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Iris Atom 3 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Sidekick 2.6 in · 5:3 About 19.2 cm² rectangular area

Iris Atom 3 has approximately 258.2% 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.

Iris Atom 3: Original memory entry

8 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. Iris Atom 3

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 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. Iris Atom 32000 mAh

    +970 mAh versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick1030 mAh

Specifications

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1. Iris Atom 32. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationIris Atom 3Sidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 144 Х 72 Х 9 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 128 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Danger 4.7
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationIris Atom 3Sidekick
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.4%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 196 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationIris Atom 3Sidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationIris Atom 3Sidekick
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationIris Atom 3Sidekick
Release date
  • 2015
  • December
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 271 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationIris Atom 3Sidekick
SIM card
  • Dual SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationIris Atom 3Sidekick
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features
SpecificationIris Atom 3Sidekick
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer For India
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input