T-Mobile Sidekick vs Wiko Rainbow Jam

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

    Sidekick: 31 g lighter

    Sidekick:
    128 g
    Rainbow Jam:
    159 g
  • Width

    Sidekick: 13.6 mm narrower

    Sidekick:
    58 mm
    Rainbow Jam:
    71.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Sidekick: 2.4 in smaller diagonal

    Sidekick:
    2.6 in
    Rainbow Jam:
    5 in
  • Depth

    Rainbow Jam: 8.7 mm thinner

    Sidekick:
    18 mm
    Rainbow Jam:
    9.3 mm
  • Height

    Sidekick: 23.5 mm shorter

    Sidekick:
    119 mm
    Rainbow Jam:
    142.5 mm
  • Release year

    Sidekick:
    2008
    Rainbow Jam:
    2015

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

    Height:
    119 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +8.7 mm versus Rainbow Jam
  2. 2. Rainbow Jam

    Height:
    142.5 mm +23.5 mm versus Sidekick
    Width:
    71.6 mm +13.6 mm versus Sidekick
    Depth:
    9.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Sidekick

    128 g

  2. 2. Rainbow Jam

    159 g

    +31 g versus Sidekick

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

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.2 cm²
  2. 2. Rainbow Jam

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 cm²

Rainbow Jam has approximately 258.2% 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.

Recorded RAM for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageSidekickRainbow Jam
8 GB Unknown 1 GB 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. Sidekick

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. Rainbow Jam

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB

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

    1030 mAh

  2. 2. Rainbow Jam

    2500 mAh

    +1470 mAh versus Sidekick

Specifications

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1. Sidekick2. Rainbow Jam

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam.
SpecificationSidekickRainbow Jam
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 142.5 Х 71.6 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 159 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Danger 4.7
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam.
SpecificationSidekickRainbow Jam
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 19.2 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.9%
  • 67.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 179 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam.
SpecificationSidekickRainbow Jam
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@24fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam.
SpecificationSidekickRainbow Jam
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400MP2
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 24153
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 358
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1195
General specs
General specs — specifications for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam.
SpecificationSidekickRainbow Jam
Release date
  • 2008
  • July
  • 2015
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Bleen
  • Coral
  • Blue
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 336 h (2G) / Up to 336 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 23 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam.
SpecificationSidekickRainbow Jam
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Up to 107 kbps
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head) 0.48 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam.
SpecificationSidekickRainbow Jam
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Swivel display
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Sidekick, Rainbow Jam.
SpecificationSidekickRainbow Jam
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For Europe