![]() ![]() In November, two months after the US launch, the Sidekick Slide ran into serious difficulties and T-Mobile suspended sales. The basic 1.3-megapixel camera was a major shortcoming of the product and lacked video capabilities. Support for fast messaging and email were key features of the device. There were also short cut keys on the top of the device to access the messaging and camera functions. It had a distinctive design with a black case trimmed with purple edging.Īs with previous Sidekick devices, it had an icon-based graphical user interface and features were accessed using the keys on the corners of the device, the trackball and a four-way navigation pad. ![]() It featured a slide up, rather than rotating screen, that revealed a QWERTY keyboard. The Sidekick Slide used Danger’s operating system and was designed to work on 3G networks. It was notable for being the first Sidekick device not to be manufactured by Sharp. It was also marketed as the Hiptop Slide in Australia and where it was sold by the Telstra network.įollowing the launches in Australia and the US it was also offered by T-Mobile in Germany and the UK. Frankly, I wish there was a little more in the multimedia department considering the youth appeal of the Sidekick.The T-Mobile Sidekick Slide was made by Motorola and had the model number Q700. Now, we haven't had a chance to play around with these two new Sidekicks yet-we're hearing promises of the next week or two-so it's hard to comment about the new designs, which seem to be the biggest difference between the two devices and the Sidekick 3. Pricing is set at $299.99 with a two-year contract. T-Mobile customers get first dibs on the LX starting October 17, while the rest of the world can buy it in stores and online on October 24. Final highlights of the quad-band phone include integrated Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera (again, no video recording), an MP3 and AAC music player, rated talk-time battery life of 6.8 hours, and a microSD expansion slot. The Sidekick LX has all the same messaging features of the Slide and also works with MySpace Mobile. You'll have your choice of two colors-midnight blue or espresso brown-and you can program it to light up like a Christmas tree to alert you to text messages, e-mail, and so forth. ![]() It's trimmed down a bit in weight at 5.7 ounces but otherwise retains the same dimensions as the Sidekick 3 mentioned above. The LX is made by Sharp, and fortunately the company also decided to improve the device's mug with a larger 3-inch, 65,000-color TFT display and 400x240 pixel resolution. The T-Mobile Sidekick LX goes the more traditional route in terms of design with its swivel screen. The Sidekick Slide will be in stores starting November 7 for $199.99 with a two-year contract. Other goodies include Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera with no (!!) video-recording capabilities, and a music player that requires the use of a microSD memory card but supports MP3 and AAC files. The quad-band phone also supports the new MySpace Mobile application (a separate download), which you can peep on the phone's Web browser that is said to have better JavaScript support. The Slide still has all the messaging options that made the Sidekick popular in the first place, including a personal T-mail account, support for POP3 and IMAP e-mail, integrated AIM, Windows Live, and Yahoo instant messaging clients, and text and multimedia messaging. And hallelujah-it has a higher resolution screen at 320x240 pixels and 65,000 colors. It measures 4.6 inches wide by 2.6 inches high by 0.6 inch deep and weighs 5.3 ounces, while the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 comes in at 5.1 inches wide by 2.3 inches high by 0.8 inch deep and 6.7 ounces and the Sidekick iD is 5.1 inches by 2.4 inches by 0.8 inch and 6.2 ounces. Unlike previous models, which have been manufactured by Sharp/Danger, the Sidekick Slide is made by Motorola and features a smaller design. Let's start with the latter since it brings something new to the mobile messaging device: a slide-up screen (all together now: oooohhh, ahhhh). ![]()
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