Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 31.2 | 34 |
| Basic Information | |
| T-Mobile | Motorola |
| Danger 4.7 | -- |
| 2008-07-30 | 2009-09-02 |
| 4.70 x 2.30 x 0.70 inches | 4.19 x 1.97 x 0.59 inches |
| 4.50 ounces | 2.99 ounces |
| $ 200.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.6 inches | 2.2 inches |
| 240 x 400 pixels | 176 x 220 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 179 pixels per inch | 128 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| processor | processor |
| 128 MB RAM | -- |
| GPU | GPU |
| 5.76 | 5.76 |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 1.30 MP |
| 220 x 176 video resolution | 352 x 288 video resolution |
| 4.73 | 4.51 |
| EDGE and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 0.3 | 0 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 216 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 95 hours standby time 3.5 hours talk time |
| 2.64 | 2.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| -- | GPS |
Comparison review
Motorola i856 is a little bit better than T-Mobile Sidekick, having a 34 score against 31.2. The Motorola i856 is a newer device, and it is also incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner than T-Mobile Sidekick. T-Mobile Sidekick and Motorola i856 count with incredibly similar processors, both of them have 0 processing cores.
The T-Mobile Sidekick features a much better screen than Motorola i856, because it has a larger screen, a lot better resolution of 400 x 240 and a better screen density. The Motorola i856's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as T-Mobile Sidekick's one, although the Motorola i856 has no SD extension slot.
Motorola i856 features a bit longer battery duration than T-Mobile Sidekick, because it has 1100mAh of battery capacity. T-Mobile Sidekick shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Motorola i856, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the T-Mobile Sidekick also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Motorola i856 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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