Screen size
Sidekick LXWinner: 3.0"+20%
Vairy Text II2.4"
Quick verdict
Sidekick LX and Vairy Text II are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
Sidekick LX
4
spec wins
Ties
4
equal specs
Vairy Text II
4
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Sidekick LX
GSM
Vairy Text II
GSM
2G bands
Sidekick LX
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Vairy Text II
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 , GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
Sidekick LX
Class 10
Vairy Text II
Class 12
EDGE
Sidekick LX
Class 10
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
equal specsUSB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Vairy Text II
Class 12
Announced
Sidekick LX
2007, September
Vairy Text II
2011
Status
Sidekick LX
Discontinued
Vairy Text II
Discontinued
Dimensions
Sidekick LX
129.5 x 60 x 22 mm (5.10 x 2.36 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 LX
162 g (5.71 oz)
Vairy Text II
105 g (3.70 oz)
Keyboard
Sidekick LX
QWERTY
Vairy Text II
QWERTY
SIM
Sidekick LX
Mini-SIM
Vairy Text II
Mini-SIM
Type
Sidekick LX
TFT, 65K colors
Vairy Text II
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Sidekick LX
3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~33.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Vairy Text II
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~25.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Sidekick LX
240 x 400 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~155 ppi density)
Vairy Text II
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
OS
Sidekick LX
Danger OS
Vairy Text II
-
Card slot
Sidekick LX
microSD (dedicated slot)
Vairy Text II
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Sidekick LX
64MB RAM, 64MB ROM
Vairy Text II
70MB
Phonebook
Sidekick LX
-
Vairy Text II
Yes, Photocall
Call records
Sidekick LX
-
Vairy Text II
Yes
Single
Sidekick LX
1.3 MP
Vairy Text II
2 MP
Video
Sidekick LX
Yes
Vairy Text II
QCIF
Other
Sidekick LX
No
Vairy Text II
No
Loudspeaker
Sidekick LX
Yes
Vairy Text II
Yes
3.5mm jack
Sidekick LX
No
Vairy Text II
No
WLAN
Sidekick LX
No
Vairy Text II
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
Sidekick LX
2.0
Vairy Text II
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Sidekick LX
No
Vairy Text II
No
Radio
Sidekick LX
No
Vairy Text II
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Sidekick LX
Proprietary
Vairy Text II
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Sidekick LX
Vairy Text II
Browser
Sidekick LX
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Vairy Text II
-
Other
Sidekick LX
MP3/WMA audio player MP4 player Voice memo
Vairy Text II
MP3/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Organizer Calculator Voice memo Predictive text input
Messaging
Sidekick LX
-
Vairy Text II
SMS, MMS, Email
Games
Sidekick LX
-
Vairy Text II
Yes
Java
Sidekick LX
-
Vairy Text II
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
Sidekick LX
Removable Li-Ion 1540 mAh battery
Vairy Text II
Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by
Sidekick LX
Up to 96 h
Vairy Text II
Up to 726 h
Talk time
Sidekick LX
Up to 6 h 50 min
Vairy Text II
Up 16 h 40 min
Colors
Sidekick LX
Black
Vairy Text II
Black
SAR
Sidekick LX
0.40 W/kg (head) 0.46 W/kg (body)
Vairy Text II
-
Price
Sidekick LX
About 160 EUR
Vairy Text II
-
SAR EU
Sidekick LX
-
Vairy Text II
1.26 W/kg (head)