Screen size
Sidekick 4GWinner: 3.5"+31%
Vairy Text II2.4"
Quick verdict
Sidekick 4G leads the measured specs 9-2.
Measured wins
Sidekick 4G
9
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Vairy Text II
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Sidekick 4G
GSM / HSPA
Vairy Text II
GSM
2G bands
Sidekick 4G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Vairy Text II
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 , GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Sidekick 4G
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 , HSDPA 2100
Vairy Text II
-
Speed
Sidekick 4G
HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
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
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Vairy Text II
-
GPRS
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
Class 12
EDGE
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
Class 12
Announced
Sidekick 4G
2011, March. Released 2011, April 20
Vairy Text II
2011
Status
Sidekick 4G
Discontinued
Vairy Text II
Discontinued
Dimensions
Sidekick 4G
127 x 61 x 15 mm (5.0 x 2.40 x 0.59 in)
Vairy Text II
118.5 x 59 x 12.2 mm (4.67 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
Weight
Sidekick 4G
162 g (5.71 oz)
Vairy Text II
105 g (3.70 oz)
Keyboard
Sidekick 4G
QWERTY
Vairy Text II
QWERTY
SIM
Sidekick 4G
Mini-SIM
Vairy Text II
Mini-SIM
Other
Sidekick 4G
Optical trackpad
Vairy Text II
-
Type
Sidekick 4G
TFT
Vairy Text II
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Sidekick 4G
3.5 inches, 34.9 cm2 (~45.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Vairy Text II
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~25.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Sidekick 4G
480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Vairy Text II
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
OS
Sidekick 4G
Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Vairy Text II
-
Chipset
Sidekick 4G
Hummingbird
Vairy Text II
-
CPU
Sidekick 4G
1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Vairy Text II
-
GPU
Sidekick 4G
PowerVR SGX540
Vairy Text II
-
Card slot
Sidekick 4G
microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Vairy Text II
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Sidekick 4G
1GB 512MB RAM
Vairy Text II
70MB
Phonebook
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
Yes, Photocall
Call records
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
Yes
Single
Sidekick 4G
3.15 MP, AF
Vairy Text II
2 MP
Video
Sidekick 4G
480p@30fps
Vairy Text II
QCIF
Single
Sidekick 4G
VGA
Vairy Text II
-
Video
Sidekick 4G
Vairy Text II
-
Other
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
No
Loudspeaker
Sidekick 4G
Yes
Vairy Text II
Yes
3.5mm jack
Sidekick 4G
Yes
Vairy Text II
No
WLAN
Sidekick 4G
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Vairy Text II
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
Sidekick 4G
3.0, A2DP
Vairy Text II
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Sidekick 4G
GPS, A-GPS
Vairy Text II
No
Radio
Sidekick 4G
Nо
Vairy Text II
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Sidekick 4G
microUSB 2.0
Vairy Text II
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Sidekick 4G
Accelerometer, proximity
Vairy Text II
Browser
Sidekick 4G
HTML, Adobe Flash
Vairy Text II
-
Other
Sidekick 4G
T-Mobile TV MP4/H.264 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player Organizer ThinkFree Office document editor , PDF viewer Voice memo Predictive text input
Vairy Text II
MP3/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Organizer Calculator Voice memo Predictive text input
Messaging
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
SMS, MMS, Email
Games
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
Yes
Java
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Sidekick 4G
Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Vairy Text II
Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by
Sidekick 4G
Up to 456 h
Vairy Text II
Up to 726 h
Talk time
Sidekick 4G
Up to 6 h 30 min
Vairy Text II
Up 16 h 40 min
Colors
Sidekick 4G
Matte black, Pearl magenta
Vairy Text II
Black
SAR
Sidekick 4G
0.34 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)
Vairy Text II
-
Price
Sidekick 4G
About 310 EUR
Vairy Text II
-
SAR EU
Sidekick 4G
-
Vairy Text II
1.26 W/kg (head)