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Edit this comparison chartPCD Escapade WP8990Sharp Sidekick LX 2009
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Weight 3.4 oz (96 g) 5.78 oz (164 g)
Games Yes Yes
Music Player No Supported Formats: WAV, MP3, AAC, WMA
Bluetooth Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, OPP, PBA version 2.0 Supported Profiles: HFP 1.5, OPP, A2DP, AVRC version 2.0+EDR
Calculator plus tip calculator, unit converter No
Operating System Proprietary Proprietary
Hard Drive No No
Live TV No No
Headphone Jack (3.5mm) No Yes
Memory card slot No microSD (TransFlash) 1 GB card included / supports up to 32 GB
Java support No Yes
Physical design Clamshell Internal Antenna Swivel Internal Antenna
Browser Yes Yes
Screen Type LCD (Color TFT/TFD) LCD (Color TFT/TFD)
Picture messaging Yes Yes
Screen Colors 262,144 (18-bit) 65,536 (16-bit)
Video Capture No Max. Length: available memory QVGA resolution
Push-To-Talk No No
GPS A-GPS supports LBS supports LBS / also standalone
MMS Yes Yes
Stereo Speakers No No
Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) 3.8 hours max. (226 minutes) 3 hours max. (180 minutes)
Picture ID Yes Yes (up to 50 contacts)
Ruggedized No No
Auto-complete suggestions for text Technology: T9 (AutoText)
SyncML No No
Estimated Battery Life (Standby) 316 hours max. (13.2 days) 144 hours max. (6 days)
Headset Jack (2.5 mm) Yes No
Ringer ID Yes Yes
Infrared No No
Languages supported English, Spanish English, Spanish
E-mail client Yes optional Exchange support
Wi-Fi support No No
Wireless Carrier Verizon Wireless T-Mobile
Polyphonic Ringtones Yes Yes
Side buttons volume keys on left / camera, voice on right Yes
BREW Yes No
Ringer Profiles No Yes
Camera Resolution: 2+ megapixel self-timer, brightness, white balance functions Resolution: 3+ megapixel auto-focus, LED flash
Speakerphone dedicated key Yes
PictBridge No No
Vibrate mode Yes Yes
External Display 65,000-color STN LCD / 96 x 96 pixels, 1.1-inch No
Screen size 2" diagonal 3.2" diagonal
Touch Screen No No
Alarm Yes Yes
Voice dialing Speaker-independent (automatic) No
Networks CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900 GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 1700 / WCDMA 2100
To-Do List No Yes
Screen Resolution 176 x 220 pixels 854 x 480 pixels
FM Radio No No
Dimensions 3.9" x 1.9" x 0.9" (99 x 48 x 22.9 mm) 5.12" x 2.36" x 0.63" (130 x 60 x 16 mm)
Voice recorder Yes Yes
Streaming Video No Protocol: RTSP
Digital TTY/TDD Yes No
Supports enlarging text for menus, dialing, messaging Yes
Flashlight No No (Top L Button + F)
Calendar Yes Yes
Text messaging (SMS) 2-Way: Yes 2-Way: Yes
Keyboard No Layout: QWERTY
Battery Information 920 mAh 1250 mAh LiIon
USB Version: 2.0 Full-Speed Version: 2.0 High Speed
Address Book size 500 2000
Data network Technology: 1xRTT plus GPRS overseas Technology: HSDPA 7.2 plus HSUPA 2.0

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