After much rumors on the new Sidekick LX, the 3G-enabled T-Mobile Sidekick LX is now officially announced with built-in support for the top social networking applications including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, as well as GPS-enabled Live Search.
Just like all the Sidekick series, the new Sidekick LX has the swivel screen and full QWERTY keyboard, it also comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera, LED flash, bluetooth, Youtube viewer, video uploader and a 3.2-inch display screen in 854×480 resolution.

T-Mobile has started the pre-order now. The Sidekick LX is expected to be available by May 13th for a price tag of $199.99 with 2-years service contract and mail-in-rebate. The retail package will include a 1GB microSD card and available in dark gray or maroon color.

Sidekick LX 2009 specifications:

• Dimensions: 5.1 x 2.4 x 0.6 inches;
• Weight: 5.7 ounces
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE worldphone (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
• Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (AWS Band IV & Band I)
• 1250 mAh Lithium Ion battery
• Battery: 3G – 3 hours talk time, 6 days standby; 2G – 5.5 hours talk time, 8 days standby

[via gizmodo]

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