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T-Mobile Move vs T-Mobile Sidekick

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

T-Mobile Move

T-Mobile Move

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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.

  • WeightMove: 8 g lighterMove: 120 g · Sidekick: 128 g
  • Screen diagonalSidekick: 0.2 in smaller diagonalSidekick: 2.6 in · Move: 2.8 in
  • DepthMove: 5.5 mm thinnerMove: 12.5 mm · Sidekick: 18 mm
  • HeightMove: 9 mm shorterMove: 110 mm · Sidekick: 119 mm
  • Release year2011 / 2008Move: 2011 · 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
Move: 110 × 57.4 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 58 mm 2
Side
Move: 110 × 12.5 mm 1 Sidekick: 119 × 18 mm 2
  1. 1. Move
    Height
    110 mm
    Width
    57.4 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    120 g
  2. 2. Sidekick
    Height
    119 mm+9 mm versus Move
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    18 mm+5.5 mm versus Move
    Weight
    128 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Move120 g
  2. 2. Sidekick128 g

    +8 g versus Move

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.

Screen size
Move: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Sidekick: 2.6 in, 5:3, About 19.2 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Move 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Sidekick 2.6 in · 5:3 About 19.2 cm² rectangular area

Move has approximately 26.2% 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.

Move: Original memory entry

150 MB · 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. Move

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 capacity

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

  1. 1. Move1300 mAh

    +270 mAh versus Sidekick

  2. 2. Sidekick1030 mAh

Specifications

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1. Move2. Sidekick

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMoveSidekick
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 57.4 Х 12.5 mm
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" 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.
  • 150 MB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Danger 4.7
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationMoveSidekick
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 19.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 38.5%
  • 27.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 179 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMoveSidekick
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMoveSidekick
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMoveSidekick
Release date
  • 2011
  • June
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Red
  • Black
  • Pink
  • Black
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMoveSidekick
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMoveSidekick
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Swivel display
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMoveSidekick
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input