Meizu m5 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

    Sidekick: 10 g lighter

    m5:
    138 g
    Sidekick:
    128 g
  • Width

    Sidekick: 14.8 mm narrower

    m5:
    72.8 mm
    Sidekick:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick: 2.6 in smaller diagonal

    m5:
    5.2 in
    Sidekick:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    m5: 9.8 mm thinner

    m5:
    8.2 mm
    Sidekick:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Sidekick: 28.3 mm shorter

    m5:
    147.3 mm
    Sidekick:
    119 mm
  • Release year

    m5:
    2016
    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. m5

    Height:
    147.3 mm +28.3 mm versus Sidekick
    Width:
    72.8 mm +14.8 mm versus Sidekick
    Depth:
    8.2 mm
  2. 2. Sidekick

    Height:
    119 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +9.8 mm versus m5

Weight

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

  1. 1. m5

    138 g

    +10 g versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick

    128 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.

  1. 1. m5

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²
  2. 2. Sidekick

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

m5 has approximately 287.4% 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.

m5: Original memory entry

32 GB · 3 GB RAM 16 GB · 2 GB 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. m5

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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. m5

    3070 mAh

    +2040 mAh versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick

    1030 mAh

Specifications

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1. m52. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for m5, Sidekick.
Specificationm5Sidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 147.3 Х 72.8 Х 8.2 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3070 mAh
  • Non-removable
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); Flyme 5.2
  • Danger 4.7
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6750 (28 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for m5, Sidekick.
Specificationm5Sidekick
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 74.5 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.5%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 282 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for m5, Sidekick.
Specificationm5Sidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • PDAF
  • f/2.2
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.0
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for m5, Sidekick.
Specificationm5Sidekick
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T860MP2
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 36252
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 600
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2149
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 1494
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for m5, Sidekick.
Specificationm5Sidekick
Release date
  • 2016
  • October
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Mint Green
  • Glacier white
  • Champanage Gold
  • Sapphire Blue
  • Matte Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Body build
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for m5, Sidekick.
Specificationm5Sidekick
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for m5, Sidekick.
Specificationm5Sidekick
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features — specifications for m5, Sidekick.
Specificationm5Sidekick
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input