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Model	Sidekick II	Sidekick 3	Sidekick iD	Sidekick LX	Sidekick Slide	Sidekick 2008
Manufactured by	Sharp	Sharp	Sharp	Sharp	Motorola	Sharp
Price	$50 used (on auction sites)	$180 used (on auction sites)	$49.99 new with 2-year contract	$299.99 new with 2-year contract	$199.99 new with 2-year contract	$149.99 new with 2-year contract
Battery life - Talk	2.5 hours	5 hours	5 hours	6.8 hours	5 hours	5 hours
Battery life - Standby	5 days	2.5 days	2.5 days	5 days	3 days	5 days
Battery Type	Built-in Li-Ion	Removable Li-Ion	Removable Li-Ion	1540mAh Li-Ion	Removable 1130mAh Li-Ion	Removable 1030mAh Li-Ion
Battery Charging	External Power Supply	External Power Supply	External Power Supply	Over USB External Power Supply	Over USB External Power Supply	Over USB External Power Supply
Personalization	Bumpers	Skins	Faceplate, Bumpers	No	Skins [Gel]	Changeable Shells
Codecs	---	AMR, EFR, FR, HR	AMR, EFR, FR, HR	AMR, EFR, FR, HR	???	????
Dimensions	132 mm	130 mm	130 mm	130 mm	117 mm	4.7in
	66 mm	59 mm	59 mm	60 mm	61 mm	2.3in
	23.5 mm	20 mm	22 mm	22 mm	18 mm	0.7in
Display - Technology	TFT	TFT	???	TFT	???	LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Display - Colors	65536 (16-bit)	65536 (16-bit)	65536 (16-bit)	Up to 65000	Up to 65000	65,536 (16-bit)
Display - Size	240 x 160	240 x 160	240 x 160	400 x 240	320 x 240	400 x 240 pixels
Display - Physical Size	2.75"	2.75"	2.4"	3" (2.625" x 1.625")	2.5"	2.26" x 4.72" x 0.73
Mini Display	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Internal Memory	32Mb RAM	???	64Mb Flash 64Mb RAM	64Mb Flash 64Mb RAM	64Mb Flash 128Mb RAM	64 MB (internal memory) 128MB RAM
Expansion Memory	N/A	miniSD, 64Mb card included	N/A	microSDHC (up to 32Gb) 128Mb card included	microSD (up to 4Gb)	microSD(up to 8GB) 128Mb card included)
CPU	???	ARM9 200 MHz	???	OMAP331 ARM-9 200 MHz	TI OMAP 850 225MHz	???
Frequency Bands	GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900	GSM 850 GSM 1800 GSM 1900	GSM 850 GSM 1900	GSM 850 GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900	GSM 850 GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900	GSM 850 GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900
Phone Style	Swivel Screen	Swivel Screen	Swivel Screen	Swivel Screen	Slider	Swivel Screen
Navigaton	Wheel	Trackball	Trackball	Trackball	Trackball	Trackball
Phonebook	2000 on device 250 on SIM	2000 on device 250 on SIM	2000 on device 250 on SIM	2000	2000 on device 250 on SIM	2000 on device 250 on SIM
OS	Hiptop OS	Hiptop OS	Hiptop OS	Danger OS	Danger OS	Danger OS
Weight	187 g	190 g	182 g	162 g	150 g	4.5oz
Call Management
Concatenation	???	???	???	Y	???	???
Picture Caller ID	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
External CLI (Calling Line Identification)	???	???	???	Y	Y	Y
Ringer Caller ID	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Speed Dial / One-Touch Dial	9 entries max			8 entries max	Y	9 entries max
Speakerphone	Y	Full Duplex	Full Duplex	Full Duplex	Y	Y
TTD	???	???	???	via software download	???	via software download
TTY	???	???	???	via software download	???	via software download
Vibrate	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Voice Activated Dialing	N	N	N	N	N	N
Camera
Resolution	640x480 (0.3 megapixel)	1280 x 1024 (1.3 megapixel)	N	1280 x 1024 (1.3 megapixel)	1280 x 1024 (1.3 megapixel)	1280 x 1024 (2.0 megapixel)
Modes	???	Single Low Light Flash	---	Automatic, Night	Automatic, Night	Automatic, Night
Multi Shot	N	N	---	N	???	N
Flash	Y	Y	---	Yes, 10 cd max	N	N
Take and Keep	???	???	---	Y	???	Y
Quick Send	???	???	---	Y	Y	Y
Zoom	N	N	N	N	N	N
Video Capture	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Connectivity
Bluetooth	N	v 1.2	N	Class 2 v 2.0	Y	Y
Auto Pairing	---	???	---	Y	???	Y
Browser	Danger	Danger WAP/HTML support	Danger WAP/HTML support	Danger HTML4 support	???	Y
EDGE	N	Class E2	Class E2	Class 10	Class 10	Y
GPRS	Y	Class 0.4	Class 0.4	Class 10	Class 10	Y
Cable sync	via software download	via software download	via software download	via software download	???	Y
IR port	N	N	N	N	???	N
UMA	N	N	N	N	???	N
UMTS	???	???	???	N	???	N
AGPS	???	???	???	N	???	N
LBS	???	???	???	N	???	N
USB	N	USB 1.1	N	mini-USB	???	mini-USB
USB Mass Storage	N	Y	N	Y	Y	Y
Wi-Fi	N	N	N	N	N	N
Headset Jack	2.5 mm	2.5 mm	2.5 mm	3.5 mm	2.5 mm	3.5 mm
Messaging
E-mail	POP3, IMAP4	POP3, IMAP4	POP3, IMAP4, Gmail	POP3, IMAP4, Gmail	POP3, IMAP4, Gmail	POP3, IMAP4, Gmail
Instant Messaging	AIM, ICQ, Yahoo	AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo	AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo	AIM, MSN, Yahoo	AIM, MSN, Yahoo	AIM, MSN, Yahoo
MMS	N	N	N	Audio, Graphics, Photos	Audio, Graphics, Photos	Audio, Graphics, Photos
SMS	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Concatenation Support	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Digital TTY/TDD Support	Y	via software download	via software download	via software download	via software download	via software download
Predictive Text	N	Y	Y	N	???	N
Business
Alarm	Y	N	N	premium download	???	Y (or premium download)
Calculator	via software download	N	N	free download	free download	free download
Calendar	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Currency Converter	via software download	N	N	premium download	Application Can Be Downloaded	Via Software Download
Dictionary	N	N	N	N	???	N
Memo / Notepad	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
To-Do List	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Phone Book	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Voice Memo	N	N	N	N	N	N
Personalization & Fun
myFaves	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
FM Radio	N	N	N	N	N	N
Music Player	N	MP3, WAV	N	MP3, WAV, M4A (AAC), WMA without DRM	MP3, AAC	MP3, AAC
Built-in Games	Rock & Rocket	Rock & Rocket	Pump Jack	Bob's Journey	Bob`s Journey	Bob's Journey
Software Downloads	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ringtones	Polyphonic	Polyphonic, ???	Polyphonic, ???	Polyphonic, Megatones, HiFi Ringers	Polyphonic, Megatones, HiFi Ringers	Polyphonic, Megatones, HiFi Ringers
Make your own ringtones	N	N	N	N	N	N
Max # of Ringtones	12	22	22	10	10	10
Wallpaper	N	Static	Static	Themes	Themes	Themes

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