Mitac MIO 8870 vs T-Mobile Sidekick

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

  MIO 8870: 8 g lighter

  MIO 8870:

  120 g

  Sidekick:

  128 g

• Width

  MIO 8870: 9 mm narrower

  MIO 8870:

  49 mm

  Sidekick:

  58 mm

• Screen diagonal

  MIO 8870: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  MIO 8870:

  2.2 in

  Sidekick:

  2.6 in

• Depth

  Sidekick: 3 mm thinner

  MIO 8870:

  21 mm

  Sidekick:

  18 mm

• Height

  MIO 8870: 9 mm shorter

  MIO 8870:

  110 mm

  Sidekick:

  119 mm

• Release year

  MIO 8870:

  2004

  Sidekick:

  2008

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. MIO 8870

   Height:

   110 mm

   Width:

   49 mm

   Depth:

   21 mm +3 mm versus Sidekick

2. 2. Sidekick

   Height:

   119 mm +9 mm versus MIO 8870

   Width:

   58 mm +9 mm versus MIO 8870

   Depth:

   18 mm

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

1. 1. MIO 8870

   MIO 8870: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

2. 2. Sidekick

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   19.2 cm²

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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