Samsung Galaxy Star S5280 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

    Galaxy Star S5280: 27.5 g lighter

    Galaxy Star S5280:
    100.5 g
    Sidekick:
    128 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Galaxy Star S5280:
    3 in
    Sidekick:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Galaxy Star S5280: 6.1 mm thinner

    Galaxy Star S5280:
    11.9 mm
    Sidekick:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Galaxy Star S5280: 14 mm shorter

    Galaxy Star S5280:
    105 mm
    Sidekick:
    119 mm
  • Release year

    Galaxy Star S5280:
    2013
    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.

  1. 1. Galaxy Star S5280

    Height:
    105 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    11.9 mm
  2. 2. Sidekick

    Height:
    119 mm +14 mm versus Galaxy Star S5280
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +6.1 mm versus Galaxy Star S5280

Weight

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

  1. 1. Galaxy Star S5280

    100.5 g

  2. 2. Sidekick

    128 g

    +27.5 g versus Galaxy Star S5280

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. Galaxy Star S5280

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

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

Galaxy Star S5280 has approximately 44.9% more rectangular screen area than Sidekick.

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.

Galaxy Star S5280: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

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. Galaxy Star S5280

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. Galaxy Star S5280

    1200 mAh

    +170 mAh versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick

    1030 mAh

Specifications

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1. Galaxy Star S52802. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Galaxy Star S5280, Sidekick.
SpecificationGalaxy Star S5280Sidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 105 Х 58 Х 11.9 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 100.5 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Danger 4.7
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Galaxy Star S5280, Sidekick.
SpecificationGalaxy Star S5280Sidekick
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 27.9 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 45.8%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Galaxy Star S5280, Sidekick.
SpecificationGalaxy Star S5280Sidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • 320p@15fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Galaxy Star S5280, Sidekick.
SpecificationGalaxy Star S5280Sidekick
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-300
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Galaxy Star S5280, Sidekick.
SpecificationGalaxy Star S5280Sidekick
Release date
  • 2013
  • April
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 320 h Talking time- Up to 14 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Galaxy Star S5280, Sidekick.
SpecificationGalaxy Star S5280Sidekick
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Speed
  • No
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.77 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Galaxy Star S5280, Sidekick.
SpecificationGalaxy Star S5280Sidekick
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • recordin
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features — specifications for Galaxy Star S5280, Sidekick.
SpecificationGalaxy Star S5280Sidekick
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Available as Samsung Galaxy Star Duos S5282 with dual-SIM card slots
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input