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T-Mobile Sidekick vs TECNO Phantom 8

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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.

  • WeightSidekick: 57 g lighterSidekick: 128 g · Phantom 8: 185 g
  • WidthSidekick: 21.5 mm narrowerSidekick: 58 mm · Phantom 8: 79.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalSidekick: 3.1 in smaller diagonalSidekick: 2.6 in · Phantom 8: 5.7 in
  • Rear camera layoutSingle / DualSidekick: Single · Phantom 8: Dual
  • DepthPhantom 8: 10.1 mm thinnerPhantom 8: 7.9 mm · Sidekick: 18 mm
  • HeightSidekick: 41 mm shorterSidekick: 119 mm · Phantom 8: 160 mm

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
Sidekick: 119 × 58 mm 1 Phantom 8: 160 × 79.5 mm 2
Side
Sidekick: 119 × 18 mm 1 Phantom 8: 160 × 7.9 mm 2
  1. 1. Sidekick
    Height
    119 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    18 mm
    Weight
    128 g
  2. 2. Phantom 8
    Height
    160 mm
    Width
    79.5 mm
    Depth
    7.9 mm
    Weight
    185 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationSidekickPhantom 8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 160 Х 79.5 Х 7.9 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 185 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 5.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
  • 64 GB
  • 6 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Danger 4.7
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6757T Helio P25 (16 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationSidekickPhantom 8
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 19.2 cm2
  • 89.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.9%
  • 70.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 179 PPI
  • 386 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationSidekickPhantom 8
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.0
  • PDAF -13 MP
  • f/2.6
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 20 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 20 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance
Performance
SpecificationSidekickPhantom 8
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T880MP2
Antutu 8 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 65232
General specs
General specs
SpecificationSidekickPhantom 8
Release date
  • 2008
  • July
  • 2018
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • Galaxy Blue
  • Champagne Gold
  • Phantom Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationSidekickPhantom 8
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationSidekickPhantom 8
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Swivel display
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationSidekickPhantom 8
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging

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