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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) vs T-Mobile Sidekick 4G

 
Brief information about compared phones: T-Mobile Sidekick 4G , Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)

T-Mobile Sidekick 4G 2011 year of release, cpu 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8, screen 3.5", with resolution 480x800. Smartphone has 0 megapixel front camera and 3 megapixel main camera.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus) 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, screen 5.99", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology TFT IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 3.5" inch 5.99" inch
Screen area 34.9 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 5:3 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 45.0% 77.4%
Screen resolution 480 x 800 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 267 PPI 403 PPI
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 3.15 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 3.15 MP, AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 1.25 µm, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 480p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0.3 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications VGA 5 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 2.2 (Froyo) Android 7.1.2 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset Hummingbird Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Processor CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 506
External memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 2 GB included microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 1 GB, 512 MB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 8 score 93658
General specs Release date 2011, March 2018, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 127 Х 61 Х 15 mm 158.5 Х 75.5 Х 8.1 mm
Weight 162 g 180 g
Colors Matte Black, Pearl magenta Black, Gold, Blue, Rose Gold
Battery 1500 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 310 EUR 160 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 456 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Body build Front glass, aluminum frame & back, plastic ends
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Mini-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India  LTE band 1(2100), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.34 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop 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 Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Charging 5V/2A 10W - Versions: Redmi Note 5 (Global); Redmi 5 Plus (China)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Sidekick 4G
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Redmi Note 5 (Redmi 5 Plus)
  • Screen 5.99"
  • External memory microSD GB