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T-Mobile Dash vs T-Mobile Sidekick

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

T-Mobile Dash

T-Mobile Dash

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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.

  • WeightDash: 9 g lighterDash: 119 g · Sidekick: 128 g
  • WidthSidekick: 4.5 mm narrowerSidekick: 58 mm · Dash: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalDash: 0.2 in smaller diagonalDash: 2.4 in · Sidekick: 2.6 in
  • DepthDash: 5.2 mm thinnerDash: 12.8 mm · Sidekick: 18 mm
  • HeightDash: 7.5 mm shorterDash: 111.5 mm · Sidekick: 119 mm
  • Release year2006 / 2008Dash: 2006 · 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
Dash: 111.5 × 62.5 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 58 mm 2
Side
Dash: 111.5 × 12.8 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 18 mm 2
  1. 1. Dash
    Height
    111.5 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.8 mm
    Weight
    119 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
SpecificationDashSidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.5 Х 62.5 Х 12.8 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 119 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" 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.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 960 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
  • Danger 4.7
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDashSidekick
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 25.6%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDashSidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDashSidekick
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDashSidekick
Release date
  • 2006
  • September
  • 2008
  • July
Colors Unknown
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDashSidekick
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • 1.1
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDashSidekick
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • HTC JOGGR touch-sensitive navigation bar
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDashSidekick
Dop
  • MP3/WAV player -Pocket Office -Organizer -Predictive text input
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input