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Philips 968 vs T-Mobile Sidekick

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Philips 968

Philips 968

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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.

  • Width968: 9.3 mm narrower968: 48.7 mm · Sidekick: 58 mm
  • DepthSidekick: 7 mm thinnerSidekick: 18 mm · 968: 25 mm
  • Height968: 24 mm shorter968: 95 mm · Sidekick: 119 mm
  • Release year2005 / 2008968: 2005 · Sidekick: 2008

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.

Front
968: 95 × 48.7 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 58 mm 2
Side
968: 95 × 25 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 18 mm 2
  1. 1. 968
    Height
    95 mm
    Width
    48.7 mm
    Depth
    25 mm
    Weight
    128 g
  2. 2. Sidekick
    Height
    119 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    18 mm
    Weight
    128 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification968Sidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 95 Х 48.7 Х 25 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 0" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 40 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • SD
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Danger 4.7
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification968Sidekick
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area Unknown
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio Unknown
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification968Sidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
General specs
General specs
Specification968Sidekick
Release date
  • 2005
  • July
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Titanium Tempo
  • Black Bass
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification968Sidekick
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification968Sidekick
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Swivel and rotate 90 deg -Handwriting recognition -Screensavers and wallpapers -Downloadable logos
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features
Specification968Sidekick
Dop
  • MP3/AAC+/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Lunar calendar -Voice memo
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input