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T-Mobile Sidekick vs ZTE Raise

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.

  • WeightSidekick: 18 g lighterSidekick: 128 g · Raise: 146 g
  • WidthRaise: 1 mm narrowerRaise: 57 mm · Sidekick: 58 mm
  • Screen diagonalSidekick: 0.6 in smaller diagonalSidekick: 2.6 in · Raise: 3.2 in
  • DepthRaise: 5.5 mm thinnerRaise: 12.5 mm · Sidekick: 18 mm
  • HeightRaise: 7 mm shorterRaise: 112 mm · Sidekick: 119 mm
  • Release year2008 / 2009Sidekick: 2008 · Raise: 2009

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 Raise: 112 × 57 mm 2
Side
Sidekick: 119 × 18 mm 1 Raise: 112 × 12.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Sidekick
    Height
    119 mm+7 mm versus Raise
    Width
    58 mm+1 mm versus Raise
    Depth
    18 mm+5.5 mm versus Raise
    Weight
    128 g
  2. 2. Raise
    Height
    112 mm
    Width
    57 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    146 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Sidekick128 g
  2. 2. Raise146 g

    +18 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.

Screen size
Sidekick: 2.6 in, 5:3, About 19.2 cm² rectangular area 1 Raise: 3.2 in, 4:3, About 31.7 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Sidekick 2.6 in · 5:3 About 19.2 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Raise 3.2 in · 4:3 About 31.7 cm² rectangular area

Raise has approximately 64.8% 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.

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. Raise

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (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. Sidekick1030 mAh
  2. 2. Raise1250 mAh

    +220 mAh versus Sidekick

Specifications

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1. Sidekick2. Raise

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationSidekickRaise
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 119 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 112 Х 57 Х 12.5 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 146 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.6" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1030 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Danger 4.7
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationSidekickRaise
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 19.2 cm2
  • 31.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.9%
  • 49.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 179 PPI
  • 125 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationSidekickRaise
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
General specs
General specs
SpecificationSidekickRaise
Release date
  • 2008
  • July
  • 2009
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationSidekickRaise
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationSidekickRaise
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Swivel display
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationSidekickRaise
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA audio player -MP4 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • DVB-H broadcasting -Pocket Office -Organizer -WAV/WMA/eAAC+/MP3 player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input