Nokia 5230 vs T-Mobile Sidekick LX

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

  5230: 47 g lighter

  5230:

  115 g

  Sidekick LX:

  162 g

• Width

  5230: 8.3 mm narrower

  5230:

  51.7 mm

  Sidekick LX:

  60 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Sidekick LX: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  5230:

  3.2 in

  Sidekick LX:

  3 in

• Depth

  5230: 6.5 mm thinner

  5230:

  15.5 mm

  Sidekick LX:

  22 mm

• Height

  5230: 18.5 mm shorter

  5230:

  111 mm

  Sidekick LX:

  129.5 mm

• Release year

  5230:

  2009

  Sidekick LX:

  2007

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. 5230

   Height:

   111 mm

   Width:

   51.7 mm

   Depth:

   15.5 mm

2. 2. Sidekick LX

   Height:

   129.5 mm +18.5 mm versus 5230

   Width:

   60 mm +8.3 mm versus 5230

   Depth:

   22 mm +6.5 mm versus 5230

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. 5230

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.2 cm²

2. 2. Sidekick LX

   Screen diagonal:

   3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   25.6 cm²

5230 has approximately 10.2% more rectangular screen area than Sidekick LX.

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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