This is a phone design that is ripe for resurgence as consumers are clearly excited for smartphone factors of phones of their youth, but not excited by the price points and breakability of what has come to market. It was a shift from the folding phones we were used to and persisted through much of the early iPhone years, the 4G one being released as recent as 2011. The Sidekick, as it was, didn’t have to exist. Plus, people really liked the Sidekick, whereas folding phones existed out of necessity. With only one screen, or even two screens, it could easily be priced under $1000 and be a moneymaker because again - the engineering problem of a screen that moves away from the processor has already been solved. T-Mobile’s version of the Sidekick (Image: KnowTechie)o Plus, if a company was to make a new Sidekick-like device, it wouldn’t have to price it at $1500 All these phones are more physically sound than any double-screen flip phone that has been released. There were other phones with similar form factors, with slide-out keyboards instead of a screen that slid up. There is still a 4G Sidekick being supported by T-Mobile (also teasing that the phone could come back at any time). And because of its form factor, it should be easier to make sure it’s not fragile. The engineering problem is already solved, we know the slide-out screen works. To the point that the physical keyboard could be replaced by a screen under the slide-out (flip-up, 180-degree rotating, whatever) screen. You want a larger screen? Get a tablet.īut the Sidekick, here’s something that lends itself to modern screen technology, while providing a solid engineering solution for companies looking to slide, fold or otherwise add movement to smartphone devices.
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Phone manufacturers have yet to figure out how to slam two screens into a phone, a device that really doesn’t need two screens. TCL is apparently working on a phone with a sliding screen, but that also presents an engineering problem that is likely prone to error and fragility. Sidekicks existed from 2002 to 2011, so even the youth of today might feel nostalgic for a phone they saw their parents use. I’m talking about the original Danger Hiptop with a slide-up screen (re-branded as the T-Mobile Sidekick, the device that basically launched T-Mobile into the mainstream). So forget folding phones, bring back the Sidekick But they are rushed to production, prone to breaking and just not good. It’s been clear to me (at least) that folding phones are an attempt to appeal to the nostalgia of Gen Xers with money. There is a future in which technology folds - fold all the things - but that future is not now. The Motorola Razr is an expensive, fragile mistake. The Samsung Galaxy Z flip phone is trash (and has a screen which you’ll need to replace almost immediately).
GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, TD-LTE, LTE, LTE-AĨ02.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.Folding phones to this point, have been a bust. Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) Octa-core, 1 processor: 8x 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A53 (Octa-core) Galaxy J5 SM-J530F Single-Sim (16GB + 2GB RAM) +Li-Ion: Lithium-Ion (Removable) Advantage NFC allows you to make payments by approach quickly and securely WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac is newer and faster The radio lets you listen to your songs and sports in general +Fingerprint sensor (front-mounted) Advantageīattery - higher amperage (mAh) allows more device usage time, but it also depends on the hardware and use
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More image quality for recording videos with the primary cameraįaster for surfing the internet and download files Higher resolution secondary camera to take pictures and selfies The LED flash on both cameras helps in dark places or in low light Super AMOLED display is brighter and more vividĬrisper display of text, images and videos because it has more pixels per inch (ppi) More external storage for files using memory cards More internal storage for applications and files Typically more responsive and better for multitasking. More powerful processor, you can open your applications faster 27 Advantages Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 (SM-J530F)ġ Advantage T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839)
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