Palm Pre Plus vs T-Mobile Sidekick 3

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

    Pre Plus: 52 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    Sidekick 3:
    190 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick 3: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    Sidekick 3:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Pre Plus: 5.1 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    Sidekick 3:
    22 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 29.5 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    Sidekick 3:
    130 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    Sidekick 3:
    2006

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. Pre Plus

    Height:
    100.5 mm
    Width:
    59.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.9 mm
  2. 2. Sidekick 3

    Height:
    130 mm +29.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    22 mm +5.1 mm versus Pre Plus

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

  2. 2. Sidekick 3

    190 g

    +52 g versus Pre Plus

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. Pre Plus

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

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.1 cm²

Pre Plus has approximately 42.2% more rectangular screen area than Sidekick 3.

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.

Pre Plus: Original memory entry

16 GB · 512 MB RAM

Sidekick 3: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Pre Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

2. Sidekick 3

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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. Pre Plus

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. Sidekick 3

    1500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. Sidekick 3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 3.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 130 Х 59 Х 22 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 190 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 160 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Danger 3.0
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 3.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 3
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 20.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 26.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 111 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 3.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 3
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • No
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 3.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 3
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 3.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 3
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2006
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / - (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 72 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 50 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 3.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 3
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 1.1
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 3.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 3
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 3.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 3
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • MP3 audio player -Voice memo