BlackBerry Leap vs T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Comparison and Differences
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BlackBerry Leap
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T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
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BlackBerry Leap or T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | BlackBerry Leap | T-Mobile Sidekick 4G | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2015, March | 2011, March | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 144 x 72.8 x 9.5 mm | 5.67 x 5.67 x 2.87 in | 127 x 61 x 15 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.4 in | |
| Weight | 170 g | 6 oz | 162 g | 5.71 oz | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White | Matte black, Pearl magenta | |
| Battery | 2800 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 1500 mAh, Removable Li-Ion | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 25 h |
Stand by time - Up to 456 h Talking time - Up to 6 h 30 min |
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| Keyboard | QWERTY | ||
| Approximate price | 80 EUR | 310 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IPS LCD, | TFT | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5" in | 3.5" in | |
| Screen area | 68.9 cm2 | 34.9 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 5:3 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 65.7% | 45.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 720 x 1280 px | 480 x 800 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 294 PPI | 267 PPI | |
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Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 8 MP, Single | 3.15 MP, Single | |
| Camera specs | -8 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF | -3.15 MP, AF | |
| Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps | 480p@30fps | |
| Front camera, selfie | 2 MP, Single | 0.3 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 2 MP | VGA | |
| Video | 720p |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 | Android 2.2 (Froyo) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus | - Hummingbird Exynos | |
| CPU | - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait | - 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8 | |
| GPU | Adreno 225 | PowerVR SGX540 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot), 2 GB included | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 1 GB, 512 MB RAM |
Benchmark
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Micro-SIM | Mini-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / HSPA | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - North America HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 17(700) - North America LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | |||
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 | |
| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE | 3.0, A2DP | |
| Harmful irradiation | SAR - 0.34 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio | Nо | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Accelerometer, proximity | - Accelerometer, proximity | |
| Other extras |
- T-Mobile TV -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -ThinkFree Office document editor , PDF viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input --Optical trackpad |
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| Versions |
- Also known as T-Mobile T839 Sidekick 4G |
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