T-Mobile Sidekick 4G

Specifications
T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
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  • 3.5" 480x800 pixels
  • 3MP 480p
  • 512MB RAM Hummingbird
  • 1500mAh
Released 2011, April 20 162g, 15mm thickness Android 2.2 1GB 512MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
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Also known as T-Mobile T839 Sidekick 4G

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 1700 / 2100
  HSDPA 2100
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2011, March. Released 2011, April 20
Status Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 127 x 61 x 15 mm (5.0 x 2.40 x 0.59 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad
Display
Type TFT
Size 3.5 inches, 34.9 cm2 (~45.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~267 ppi density)
Platform
OS Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Hummingbird
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX540
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot), 2 GB included
Internal 1GB 512MB RAM
Main Camera
Single 3.15 MP, AF
Video 480p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Single VGA
Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash
 T-Mobile TV
MP4/H.264 player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Organizer
ThinkFree Office document editor , PDF viewer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 456 h
Talk time Up to 6 h 30 min
Misc
Colors Matte black, Pearl magenta
SAR 0.34 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
Price About 310 EUR

User opinions and reviews

  • A
  • 30 Mar 2024
  • kQw

The Sidekick "4G" only supported 3.5G HSPA, which was technically considered a 4G standard and due to marketing. T-Mobile did not issue SIMs that restricted what network type these phones could connect; rather the 3G.5 HSPA network was shut...

  • Anonymous
  • 13 Apr 2023
  • qy{

Well, these days it only works with 3G but when it first came out it had support for 4G through T-Mobile. Eventually T-Mobile got rid of their support for older devices to be able to use 4G and therefore broke a lot of phones. The Sidekick 4G di...

It only has 3G

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