T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) vs Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G)
Side by side comparison between T-Mobile Sidekick 4G vs Nokia Lumia 1020 phones, differences, pros, cons and full specifications. What's the better?
,
3.5"
TFT
TFT
480x800
3.1
MP
MP
0.3mp
512MB
RAM
RAM
Single-core
1500
mAh
mAh
(Removable)
vs
4.5"
AMOLED
AMOLED
768x1280
38.4
MP
MP
1.2mp
2GB
RAM
RAM
Dual-core
2000
mAh
mAh
(Non removable)
What's the better phone? Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G)
The phonemore's choice is much more technical than personal. Therefore, you shouldn't only consider this. Our goal is to help you, but what's important to us may not be important to you. You decide which one is the best! Comment!
3 Advantages 
24 Advantages | 15 Common items in both devices |
| 16 million |
| Only digital zoom |
| Autofocus |
| Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
| Accelerometer |
| Ambient light sensor |
| +8 specs and more in the table below |
Check the comparison table below for more items that are not evaluated in comparison score above.
Highlight differences Clear highlight📱 Model features | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Change model | ||
| Model | Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Lumia 1020 (4G) |
| Other model names | T-Mobile Sidekick 4G T839, Samsung SGH-T839 Sidekick 4G | AT&T Nokia Lumia 1020 RM-877, RM-875, Nokia EOS, Nokia Elvis |
| Country or region available |  USA | feature not registered |
| Brand | T-Mobile | Nokia |
| Release date | 4/20/2011 | 7/26/2013 |
| Depth | 15 millimeters (0.59 inches) | 10.4 millimeters (0.41 inches) |
| Size (width x height) | 61 x 127 millimeters (2.4 x 5 in) | 71.4 x 130.4 millimeters (2.81 x 5.13 in) |
| Weight | 162 grams (5.67 ounces) | 158 grams (5.53 ounces) |
| Build, materials | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Protection against water and others | Not supported | Not supported |
📲 Display | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Display type | TFT LCD | AMOLED |
| Screen size | 3.5" inches | 4.5" inches |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~45% (screen-to-body ratio) | ~61.9% (screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display resolution | 480x800 pixels | 768x1280 pixels |
| Touchscreen | Capacitive Multitouch | Capacitive Multitouch |
| Pixel density (dot pitch) | 267 PPI | 332 PPI |
| Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Scratch-resistant glass | Not supported | Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Refresh rate | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Display features | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🤖 Operating System | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| System version | Android 2.2.1 Froyo | Windows Phone 8.0 Apollo |
| Firmware update | feature not registered | Windows Phone 8.0 Amber |
| User Interface | feature not registered | feature not registered |
⚙️ Processor | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Chipset | 32bit: Samsung Exynos 3 | 32bit: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 |
| CPU | Single-core, 1 processor: 1x 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-core) | Dual-core, 1 processor: 2x 1.5GHz Krait (Dual-core) |
| GPU graphical controller | PowerVR SGX540 | Qualcomm Adreno 225 |
| Performance (benchmark) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
💽 Memory and storage | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| RAM memory | 512MB | 2GB LPDDR2 |
| Internal storage | 1GB (350MB available) | 32GB |
| External storage | Until 32GB microSD, microSDHC (dedicated slot) | Not supported |
📶 Mobile networks | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Dual-SIM | Not supported | Not supported |
| SIM card | 1 slot (Single-SIM) Standard mini-SIM (2FF) | 1 slot (Single-SIM) micro-SIM (3FF) |
| Maximum Download / Upload | 21/5.76 Mbps | 100/50 Mbps |
| Network technology | 2G, 3G | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Frequency, bands | Expand band details Collapse details | |
| GSM MHz band | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 | Quad-Band 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 2G network | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| Primary 3G network | UMTS 1700/2100 | UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 |
| Primary 4G network | Not supported | LTE RM-875: 800/900/1800/2100/2600 - RM-877: 700/850/1700/1900/2100 |
| Primary 5G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Primary data network | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ | GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE |
| Secondary 2G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 3G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary 4G network | Not supported | Not supported |
| Secondary data network | Not supported | Not supported |
📷 Camera | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Back camera (main camera) | 3.1 megapixels | 38.4 megapixels |
| Main camera resolution | 2048x1536 pixels | 7152x5368 pixels |
| Video recording (primary) | VGA (720x480) 30 fps | Full HD (1920x1080) 30 fps |
| Flash | Not supported | LED and Xenon flash on main camera |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | f/2.2 (aperture) |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | 1/1.5" inches |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Autofocus | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Touch focus | feature not registered | Supported |
| Image stabilization | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Zoom | Only digital zoom | Only digital zoom |
| Face/smile detection | feature not registered | Face detection |
| BSI sensor | feature not registered | Supported |
| HDR | feature not registered | Not supported |
| Camera extras | feature not registered | feature not registered |
📸 Front camera | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Front camera (secondary) | 0.3 megapixels | 1.2 megapixels |
| Front camera resolution | 640x480 pixels | 1280x960 pixels |
| Video recording (secondary) | Not supported | HD (1280x720) |
| Front flash | Not supported | Not supported |
| Focal aperture | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Focal length | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Sensor size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Pixel size | feature not registered | feature not registered |
🔉 Sound and multimedia | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Loudspeaker | Supported | Supported |
| Active noise cancellation | feature not registered | 2 microphones or more |
| Radio | Not supported | FM (RDS) |
| TV | Not supported | Not supported |
| Video formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 | MP4, DivX, XviD, H.264, H.263, WMV |
| Audio formats | MP3, WAV, eAAC+ | MP3, WAV, WMA, eAAC+ |
🔌 Connectivity | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| USB | MicroUSB 2.0 | MicroUSB 2.0 |
| Audio output | 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack |
| TV output | Not supported | Not supported |
| Bluetooth | 3.0 + A2DP | 4.0 + A2DP |
| WiFi | 802.11 b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz) | 802.11 a/b/g/n [wifi4] (2.4GHz, 5GHz) |
| DLNA | feature not registered | Supported |
| GPS | A-GPS, GeoTagging | A-GPS, GeoTagging, GLONASS |
| NFC | Not supported | Supported |
| Infrared port | feature not registered | Not supported |
🧭 Sensors | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor | Accelerometer Ambient light sensor Barometer Compass Gyroscope Proximity sensor |
| Vibrating alert | Supported | Supported |
🔋 Battery | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Battery type | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Removable) | Li-Ion: lithium-ion (Non removable) BV-5XW |
| Battery capacity | 1500 mAh | 2000 mAh |
| Charger, watts | Wired charging | Wired charging |
| Inductive / wireless charging | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| Talk time autonomy | 6.5 hours | 13.4 hours |
| Standby | 456 hours (19 days) | 384 hours (16 days) |
➕ Other features | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| Call control | Voice recorder | Voice dialing, Voice recorder, Voice commands |
| Messaging | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail | SMS (T9), MMS, E-mail, Push mail |
| Hands-free calling | Supported | Supported |
| Video calling | Supported | Supported |
| Ringtones | Polyphonic and customized | Polyphonic and customized |
| Web browser | HTML, XHTML, Flash player | HTML, XHTML, HTML5 |
| Antenna | Internal antenna | Internal antenna |
| Qwerty physical keyboard | Retractable QWERTY keyboard | Not supported |
| Miscellaneous | • Colors: Matte black, Pearl magenta • 2GB microSD included • Samsung TouchWiz UI • Optical trackpad • HAC M3/T3 • T-Mobile TV • DLNA • WiFi hotspot Java framework | • Colors: Black, White, Yellow • Qi Wireless Charging • Dolby Digital Plus • USB On-the-go • Nokia EOS • 7GB SkyDrive • Nokia PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display • Nokia PureView camera • BSI sensor of 41MP • Carl Zeiss optics • Dual capture camera • Panorama photo • 4G mobile hotspot |
☢️ Radiation rate | ||
| T-Mobile Sidekick 4G (SGH-T839) | Nokia Lumia 1020 (4G) | |
| SAR 1.6W/kg (USA, Mexico, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |
| SAR 2W/kg (Europe, UK, etc.) | feature not registered | feature not registered |