T-Mobile Sidekick LX vs T-Mobile Vivacity

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

    Vivacity: 44 g lighter

    Sidekick LX:
    162 g
    Vivacity:
    118 g
  • Width

    Vivacity: 2 mm narrower

    Sidekick LX:
    60 mm
    Vivacity:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick LX: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Sidekick LX:
    3 in
    Vivacity:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Vivacity: 11.5 mm thinner

    Sidekick LX:
    22 mm
    Vivacity:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    Vivacity: 14.5 mm shorter

    Sidekick LX:
    129.5 mm
    Vivacity:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    Sidekick LX:
    2007
    Vivacity:
    2011

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. Sidekick LX

    Height:
    129.5 mm +14.5 mm versus Vivacity
    Width:
    60 mm +2 mm versus Vivacity
    Depth:
    22 mm +11.5 mm versus Vivacity
  2. 2. Vivacity

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Sidekick LX

    162 g

    +44 g versus Vivacity

  2. 2. Vivacity

    118 g

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. Sidekick LX

    Screen diagonal:
    3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    25.6 cm²
  2. 2. Vivacity

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

Vivacity has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than Sidekick LX.

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.

Sidekick LX: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

Vivacity: Original memory entry

512 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Sidekick LX

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. Vivacity

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Sidekick LX

    1540 mAh

    +40 mAh versus Vivacity

  2. 2. Vivacity

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Sidekick LX2. Vivacity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Sidekick LX, Vivacity.
SpecificationSidekick LXVivacity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129.5 Х 60 Х 22 mm
  • 115 Х 58 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 162 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1540 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Danger OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Sidekick LX, Vivacity.
SpecificationSidekick LXVivacity
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 25.6 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 33.0%
  • 52.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 155 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Sidekick LX, Vivacity.
SpecificationSidekick LXVivacity
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
General specs
General specs — specifications for Sidekick LX, Vivacity.
SpecificationSidekick LXVivacity
Release date
  • 2007
  • September
  • 2011
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 96 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 50 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Sidekick LX, Vivacity.
SpecificationSidekick LXVivacity
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.40 W/kg (head) 0.46 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Sidekick LX, Vivacity.
SpecificationSidekick LXVivacity
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Sidekick LX, Vivacity.
SpecificationSidekick LXVivacity
Dop
  • MP3/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input