Screen size
Sidekick SlideWinner: 2.5"+4%
Vairy Text II2.4"
Quick verdict
Vairy Text II leads the measured specs 4-3.
Measured wins
Sidekick Slide
3
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
Vairy Text II
4
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
Sidekick Slide
GSM
Vairy Text II
GSM
2G bands
Sidekick Slide
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Vairy Text II
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 , GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
Sidekick Slide
Class 10
Vairy Text II
Class 12
EDGE
Sidekick Slide
Class 10
Resolution
equal specsRefresh 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 Slide
2007, September. Released 2007, November
Vairy Text II
2011
Status
Sidekick Slide
Discontinued
Vairy Text II
Discontinued
Dimensions
Sidekick Slide
119.4 x 61 x 17.8 mm (4.70 x 2.40 x 0.70 in)
Vairy Text II
118.5 x 59 x 12.2 mm (4.67 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
Weight
Sidekick Slide
150 g (5.29 oz)
Vairy Text II
105 g (3.70 oz)
Keyboard
Sidekick Slide
QWERTY
Vairy Text II
QWERTY
SIM
Sidekick Slide
Mini-SIM
Vairy Text II
Mini-SIM
Type
Sidekick Slide
TFT, 65K colors
Vairy Text II
TFT, 256K colors
Size
Sidekick Slide
2.5 inches, 50.8 x 38 mm, 19.4 cm2 (~26.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Vairy Text II
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~25.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Sidekick Slide
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~160 ppi density)
Vairy Text II
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
Chipset
Sidekick Slide
TI OMAP 850
Vairy Text II
-
CPU
Sidekick Slide
200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Vairy Text II
-
Card slot
Sidekick Slide
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Vairy Text II
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Phonebook
Sidekick Slide
2000 entries
Vairy Text II
Yes, Photocall
Call records
Sidekick Slide
10 dialed, 10 received, 10 missed calls
Vairy Text II
Yes
Internal
Sidekick Slide
128MB
Vairy Text II
70MB
Single
Sidekick Slide
1.3 MP
Vairy Text II
2 MP
Video
Sidekick Slide
No
Vairy Text II
QCIF
Other
Sidekick Slide
No
Vairy Text II
No
Loudspeaker
Sidekick Slide
Yes
Vairy Text II
Yes
Alert types
Sidekick Slide
Vibration; Polyphonic(64), MP3 ringtones
Vairy Text II
-
3.5mm jack
Sidekick Slide
No
Vairy Text II
No
WLAN
Sidekick Slide
No
Vairy Text II
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
Sidekick Slide
2.0
Vairy Text II
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Sidekick Slide
No
Vairy Text II
No
Radio
Sidekick Slide
No
Vairy Text II
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
Sidekick Slide
miniUSB
Vairy Text II
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Sidekick Slide
Vairy Text II
Messaging
Sidekick Slide
SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Vairy Text II
SMS, MMS, Email
Browser
Sidekick Slide
WAP 2.0/xHTML
Vairy Text II
-
Games
Sidekick Slide
Yes
Vairy Text II
Yes
Java
Sidekick Slide
No
Vairy Text II
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Other
Sidekick Slide
MP3 player (iMelody,MIDI,MP3,AMR formats) Predictive text input Calculator Stopwatch
Vairy Text II
MP3/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Organizer Calculator Voice memo Predictive text input
Type
Sidekick Slide
Removable Li-Ion 1130 mAh battery
Vairy Text II
Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by
Sidekick Slide
Up to 156 h
Vairy Text II
Up to 726 h
Talk time
Sidekick Slide
Up to 7 h
Vairy Text II
Up 16 h 40 min
Colors
Sidekick Slide
Black
Vairy Text II
Black
SAR
Sidekick Slide
0.67 W/kg (head) 0.37 W/kg (body)
Vairy Text II
-
Price
Sidekick Slide
About 100 EUR
Vairy Text II
-
SAR EU
Sidekick Slide
-
Vairy Text II
1.26 W/kg (head)