Palm Pre Plus vs T-Mobile Sidekick 4G

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: 24 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    Sidekick 4G:
    162 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 1.5 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    Sidekick 4G:
    61 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    Sidekick 4G:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Sidekick 4G: 1.9 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    Sidekick 4G:
    15 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 26.5 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    Sidekick 4G:
    127 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    Sidekick 4G:
    2011

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 +1.9 mm versus Sidekick 4G
  2. 2. Sidekick 4G

    Height:
    127 mm +26.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    61 mm +1.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    15 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

  2. 2. Sidekick 4G

    162 g

    +24 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 4G

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

Sidekick 4G has approximately 21.8% more rectangular screen area than Pre Plus.

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 4G: Original memory entry

1 GB · 512 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 4G

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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 4G

    1500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. Sidekick 4G

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 4G.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 4G
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 127 Х 61 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 162 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 1 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
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
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Unknown
  • Hummingbird
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 4G.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 4G
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 45.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 4G.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 4G
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 4G.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 4G
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • PowerVR SGX540
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 4G.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 4G
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2011
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Matte Black
  • Pearl magenta
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 310 EUR
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 456 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 4G.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 4G
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.34 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 4G.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 4G
Radio
  • No
  • Nо
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, Sidekick 4G.
SpecificationPre PlusSidekick 4G
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - T-Mobile TV -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -ThinkFree Office document editor
  • PDF viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Optical trackpad - Also known as T-Mobile T839 Sidekick 4G