Motorola EM30 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

    EM30: 28 g lighter

    EM30:
    100 g
    Sidekick:
    128 g
  • Width

    EM30: 5 mm narrower

    EM30:
    53 mm
    Sidekick:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    EM30: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    EM30:
    2 in
    Sidekick:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    EM30: 7.4 mm thinner

    EM30:
    10.6 mm
    Sidekick:
    18 mm
  • Height

    EM30: 4 mm shorter

    EM30:
    115 mm
    Sidekick:
    119 mm

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. EM30

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    10.6 mm
  2. 2. Sidekick

    Height:
    119 mm +4 mm versus EM30
    Width:
    58 mm +5 mm versus EM30
    Depth:
    18 mm +7.4 mm versus EM30

Weight

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

  1. 1. EM30

    100 g

  2. 2. Sidekick

    128 g

    +28 g versus EM30

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. EM30

    Screen diagonal:
    2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    12.4 cm²
  2. 2. Sidekick

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

Sidekick has approximately 55.3% more rectangular screen area than EM30.

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.

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. EM30

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. EM30

    970 mAh

  2. 2. Sidekick

    1030 mAh

    +60 mAh versus EM30

Specifications

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1. EM302. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for EM30, Sidekick.
SpecificationEM30Sidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 53 Х 10.6 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. Unknown
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
  • Danger 4.7
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for EM30, Sidekick.
SpecificationEM30Sidekick
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 12.4 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 20.3%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 200 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for EM30, Sidekick.
SpecificationEM30Sidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
General specs
General specs — specifications for EM30, Sidekick.
SpecificationEM30Sidekick
Release date
  • 2008
  • August
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 60 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for EM30, Sidekick.
SpecificationEM30Sidekick
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.60 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for EM30, Sidekick.
SpecificationEM30Sidekick
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Screensavers and wallpapers -Downloadable logos
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features — specifications for EM30, Sidekick.
SpecificationEM30Sidekick
Dop
  • MP3/AAC player -Organizer -Voice dial -Voice memo
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input