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T-Mobile Sidekick Reviews
30 Jul 2008
T-Mobile Sidekick Review
While the Sidekick lineup has had its successes, the market now is more competitive than ever with phones from other manufacturers providing the same features. So, does the T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 have what it takes to follow in the line of its predecessors and at the same time stand up to the competition?
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1. Sidekick 2008...much better than Sidekick iD
29 Oct 2008 by KateyK
83.3%8.3out of 10
I got the new Sidekick 2008 two weeks ago and I have to say, I am really pleased. I liked having a Sidekick before, but I wasn't very pleased with the iD that I bought last November. The 2008's camera isn't awesome, but it's doable, and I always have my digital with me anyway. I like the music player option on the new one as well, and basically everything else is the same on this one, with a few cosmetic details. Another thing that is good is that you can have POP/IMAP mail in addition to the tmail.com address that you choose when signing up, instead of only being able to use tmail only. The D-pad seems more responsive on this one, as well. The Sidekick will always be one of, if not my absolute favorite for its full QWERTY keyboard that isn't crammed all together, like on a Blackberry. The operating system is the same, if not slightly upgraded. I wish the internet was faster though, but what can you do? Still waiting for 3G to roll around...any day now...and when that happens my qualms will be obsolete.
Full QWERTY keyboard
Stereo Bluetooth
Comes with 256gb microSD card
Camera and Video Player
Music Player
POP/IMAP mailslooooooow internet...but that's EDGE's fault, not Hiptop/Sidekick
Battery life not stellar, but it has a lot of features to run
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2.
6 Oct 2008 by Anonymous
50%5out of 10
im really dissapointed with the sidekick they need to produce a sidekick touch with touch screen and still have the option to navigate with the ball they also need to make the camera better and have more options like wifi because t mobiles internet sucks
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3.
31 Aug 2008 by Anonymous
76.7%7.7out of 10
So I definately just traded in my (horrbile) sidekick slide in for this awesome 2008. I'm in love. This is definately the best sidekick thus far (even better than the lx (which I also had)). It's small, tres chic, and very user friendly. It is fun to play with and great for messaging. Great for the teenieboppers we all are at heart. I'd recommend this to anyone because it's just that great.
tres chic design, great for messaging, battery life, and best sidekick thus farspeakerphone isn't all that great and the internet could be a bit better
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4. You call THIS a Sidekick?
28 Aug 2008 by J Juvenile
73.3%7.3out of 10
Apart from the fact that this phone is simply "Sidekick" in form and feature, I would say that the LX trumps this phone. The screen is smaller on this device than the LX, and the LX update is now out to most LX users so you still get all of the same features if at a little steeper price.
This phone has reported reception issues, and a few screen defects that when the swivel is used the phone will power off, although it seems this has only affected a few users. Upon actually seeing one of the devices, look at feel is a Sidekick 3 and a Sidekick LX put together, with a touch of Sidekick iD. Overall, decent phone, and with updates could DEFINITELY improve, but for now I'll stick with my Hawk LX.
Screen, Keyboard, Camera, Trackball and D-padBattery, Speaker, Shells
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5. not very good
25 Aug 2008 by c money
62%6.2out of 10
When i first got this phone i was pretty excited becuase it sounded so cool on the internet however this excitment quickly faded. First of all to really get this phone working you need to get an additional sidekick plan to your already existing one which costs an extra 20 dollars a month. If you dont then you get an error message every time you turn your phone on that never goes away. The next thing i didnt like was that i couldnt save sounds as ringtones. So i had the choice of either paying the extra 20 a month to download them or just deal with the T jingle for the rest of my life. The texting on this phone is really sweet except i ran into a ton of problems transfering my contacts over so instead of a name next to a text all i get is a number which can get annoying if you dont remember everyones number. Finally to use this phone you pretty much always have to use two hands which is ok if your just relaxing but hard if your doing something. Personally i didnt really like this phone and i returned it.
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6. everything the sk3 wasnt
20 Aug 2008 by Anonymous
82%8.2out of 10
i like it, its smaller then the current models out there .. faster, and stable then the lx .. didn't need to wait a year to get the firmware update to use video .. and it fits better and i just like it... i wish it had a bigger front screen but i guess thats asking for the lx then huh? other then i just really enjoy my new sk08.....its better then the slide and its alright compared for what you are paying for .. for the lx.
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7. Oh man
12 Aug 2008 by Yo Daddy
66%6.6out of 10
This phone's nice but I'd like it more if it had wifi.
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8. the same thing
8 Aug 2008 by michelle
62%6.2out of 10
For anyone who has a sidekick, dont wast ur money buying the same thing... this is just the new face of the LX the only thing this phone has is that its video compadible, just that, im a dealer at a t-mobile store and have had the chance to play wit it, its just about 1 inch samller than the LX and as thin as the slide. the only difference with this phone and the older one is it has a little grip to make the screen swierl easier and u can change its face... in the end its the same as the its older versions.
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