Screen size
Sidekick 3Winner: 2.6"+7.7%
Vairy Text II2.4"
Quick verdict
Vairy Text II leads the measured specs 6-3.
Measured wins
Sidekick 3
3
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
Vairy Text II
6
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Sidekick 3
GSM
Vairy Text II
GSM
2G bands
Sidekick 3
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
Vairy Text II
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 , GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
Sidekick 3
Class 10
Vairy Text II
Class 12
EDGE
Sidekick 3
Class 10
Vairy Text II
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Class 12
Announced
Sidekick 3
2006, June
Vairy Text II
2011
Status
Sidekick 3
Discontinued
Vairy Text II
Discontinued
Dimensions
Sidekick 3
130 x 59 x 22 mm (5.12 x 2.32 x 0.87 in)
Vairy Text II
118.5 x 59 x 12.2 mm (4.67 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
Weight
Sidekick 3
190 g (6.70 oz)
Vairy Text II
105 g (3.70 oz)
Keyboard
Sidekick 3
QWERTY
Vairy Text II
QWERTY
SIM
Sidekick 3
Mini-SIM
Vairy Text II
Mini-SIM
Type
Sidekick 3
TFT, 65K colors
Vairy Text II
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Sidekick 3
2.6 inches, 20.1 cm2 (~26.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Vairy Text II
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~25.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Sidekick 3
160 x 240 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~111 ppi density)
Vairy Text II
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
Other
Sidekick 3
Swivel display
Vairy Text II
-
OS
Sidekick 3
Danger 3.0
Vairy Text II
-
Card slot
Sidekick 3
miniSD
Vairy Text II
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Sidekick 3
64MB RAM
Vairy Text II
70MB
Phonebook
Sidekick 3
-
Vairy Text II
Yes, Photocall
Call records
Sidekick 3
-
Vairy Text II
Yes
Single
Sidekick 3
1.3 MP
Vairy Text II
2 MP
Features
Sidekick 3
LED flash
Vairy Text II
-
Video
Sidekick 3
No
Vairy Text II
QCIF
Other
Sidekick 3
No
Vairy Text II
No
Loudspeaker
Sidekick 3
Yes
Vairy Text II
Yes
3.5mm jack
Sidekick 3
No
Vairy Text II
No
WLAN
Sidekick 3
No
Vairy Text II
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
Sidekick 3
1.2
Vairy Text II
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Sidekick 3
No
Vairy Text II
No
Radio
Sidekick 3
No
Vairy Text II
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Sidekick 3
1.1
Vairy Text II
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Sidekick 3
Vairy Text II
Browser
Sidekick 3
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Vairy Text II
-
Other
Sidekick 3
MP3 audio player Voice memo
Vairy Text II
MP3/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Organizer Calculator Voice memo Predictive text input
Messaging
Sidekick 3
-
Vairy Text II
SMS, MMS, Email
Games
Sidekick 3
-
Vairy Text II
Yes
Java
Sidekick 3
-
Vairy Text II
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Sidekick 3
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Vairy Text II
Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by
Sidekick 3
Up to 72 h
Vairy Text II
Up to 726 h
Talk time
Sidekick 3
Up to 4 h 50 min
Vairy Text II
Up 16 h 40 min
Colors
Sidekick 3
Black
Vairy Text II
Black
SAR EU
Sidekick 3
-
Vairy Text II
1.26 W/kg (head)