The Sidekick (2008) info thread

Ok first off i titled this b/c in this folder of info it does not give a name.... but it does say Sidekick (2008) every now n then.

i will give you word for word the description of every aspect of this phone in detail that tmobile has released in this booklet. [that maybe they shouldnt have given me]

so lets get started...

heres "proof" of the info for ppl who think some of this is (made up) or (not real)


picture of the video on the new sk

picture of page explaining the faceplates



Pricing: Get yourself a sidekick at an Affordable price. =)

Catalog: Download more apps, themes and games faster from the catalog

Address book: improved intergration. see what friends are online and immediately start chatting. activity logs. easier dialing for phone calls. improved interface.

Shortcuts: QuickFind, SpellCheck, Shortcut key strokes, and QuickJump(unified inbox and recent applications list)

Headset jack: 3.5 standard audio headphone jack

External memory: 512 mb for videos, pictures and music. can take up to 4 gb card.

Notifications: sounds, vibrations and multi colored trackball.

SMS: yes

MMS: yes

MyFaves: capable

Target Customer: Young fashionable, predominantly female who likes to express themselves and be creative.

Demensions: 120x57.5x18 mm "slightly wider, yet shorter slightly thicker than the sidekick slide"

Weight: 140 g lighter than both slide, and lx

Display: 2.6 diagonal viewing "400x240 pixel WQVGA" Mobile advanced Super V LCD (.4 inches smaller than LX)

Camera: 2.0 Mp still camera and video recorder (should be obviously noticable difference in quality of pictures and video recordings)

Instant Messaging: AIM, MSN, Yahoo. with group chat, stealth mode, and links to profiles.

Media Player: video and music player. 3gp and MPEG 4 with WMA and ACC formats.

Web Browser: yes, with zoom, pan, and scan.

Bluetooth: yes, stereo, phone calls, watching/listening to music and vidoes, sending and recieving media files.

standby time for battery: 10 days
talk time: 5 hours
128 mb ram
64 mb flash rom

Predominantly females..? Yeh, like I sed Im gettin a Gecco cuz I like to be an individual.

matty is my hero!

Target Customer: Young fashionable, predominantly female who likes to express themselves and be creative

same goes for the slide but i see more guys with it than females so I don't know..... if its all black than i'll probably get it... but if its black and purp or black and hot pink i'll pass

Originally Posted by KiD.Kraz3

Predominantly females..? Yeh, like I sed Im gettin a Gecco cuz I like to be an individual.

same here. this phone looks so fresh. and i can't. and if the price range is really as good as i've been hearing then I'm deff getting. oh and being able to have wtvr plates you want is amazing.

Very nice.

I like the conept behind this sidekick, right direction, I can't wait for the next sidekick, hopefully thry intergrate all this into the Sidekick 4, or next generation Sidekick.

i almost forgot...

under pricing...
it just says "affordable"
but thats never a bad thing

arrrgh... still no official name?!

Originally Posted by Rockstar21

Ok first off i titled this b/c in this folder of info it does not give a name.... but it does say Sidekick (2008) every now n then.

i will give you word for word the description of every aspect of this phone in detail that tmobile has released in this booklet. [that maybe they shouldnt have given me]

so lets get started...

heres "proof" of the info for ppl who think some of this is (made up) or (not real)


picture of the video on the new sk

picture of page explaining the faceplates



Pricing: Get yourself a sidekick at an Affordable price. =)

Catalog: Download more apps, themes and games faster from the catalog

Address book: improved intergration. see what friends are online and immediately start chatting. activity logs. easier dialing for phone calls. improved interface.

Shortcuts: QuickFind, SpellCheck, Shortcut key strokes, and QuickJump(unified inbox and recent applications list)

Headset jack: 3.5 standard audio headphone jack

External memory: 512 mb for videos, pictures and music. can take up to 4 gb card.

Notifications: sounds, vibrations and multi colored trackball.

SMS: yes

MMS: yes

MyFaves: capable

Target Customer: Young fashionable, predominantly female who likes to express themselves and be creative.

Demensions: 120x57.5x18 mm "slightly wider, yet shorter slightly thicker than the sidekick slide"

Weight: 140 g lighter than both slide, and lx

Display: 2.6 diagonal viewing "400x240 pixel WQVGA" Mobile advanced Super V LCD (.4 inches smaller than LX)

Camera: 2.0 Mp still camera and video recorder (should be obviously noticable difference in quality of pictures and video recordings)

Instant Messaging: AIM, MSN, Yahoo. with group chat, stealth mode, and links to profiles.

Media Player: video and music player. 3gp and MPEG 4 with WMA and ACC formats.

Web Browser: yes, with zoom, pan, and scan.

Bluetooth: yes, stereo, phone calls, watching/listening to music and vidoes, sending and recieving media files.

standby time for battery: 10 days
talk time: 5 hours
128 mb ram
64 mb flash rom

Do you know when is going to be released?

this phones sikk!
it has the tight qualities of the LX and the personalization of the iD.
I plan on gettin one to replace my 3 once i finally get tired of it.