Sidephone
Sidephone SP-01
Swap the keypad tile and the phone changes character. T9 comes in the box.
Shipping Curated essentials
$299
$299 with Classic T9 keypad included; extra tiles $29 each
- TypeKeypad bar
- SoftwareCustom minimal OS
- Screen2.8" LCD
- Network4G
- Introduced 2025
Software and apps
- Operating system
- Custom AOSP 12 - no Google Play Store, no Google Mobile Services, no Play Integrity
- App store
- Curated apps
- Web browser
- Unknown
- Yesnamed by Sidephone as a supported app; dumbphones.org agrees
- Spotify
- Yesdumbphones.org lists Spotify support
- RCS messaging
- Noabsent from dumbphones.org's RCS filter
Hardware
- Form factor
- Bar with swappable keypad tiles
- Screen
- 2.8" touchscreen 480x640
- Camera
- Yes
- Battery
- 2,000 mAh
- USB-C
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Unknown
Connectivity
- Network
- 4G4G - no 5G
- VoLTE
- Unknown
- SIM
- Physical SIMPhysical SIM included in box
- Bands
- Not published. Sidephone states Verizon is not supported.
- Carriers
- Does not support Verizon
Where to get one
- Regions
- Ships worldwide
- Countries
- Ships to 60+ listed countries and regions - not everywhere
- Maker
- sidephone.com
Notes
MT8766, 4GB/64GB expandable. 2000mAh (an earlier 'up to eight days' claim was revised to 'all day'). 13MP rear. Four magnetic keypad tiles released so far: Classic T9 (included), compact QWERTY, Sundial iPod-style media wheel, and a mini game controller pad. Nine pre-installed apps; others added via QR code packs. Apps named by Sidephone include WhatsApp, Signal, Apple Music and Uber.
Sources
- itechguides.com
- notebookcheck.net
- en.futuroprossimo.it
- en.androidsis.com
- dumbphones.org (North American catalogue; RCS, Spotify and WhatsApp feature filters read from user screenshots, 15 Sep 2026)
Last checked 2026-09-15.Photo: Sidephone.
