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SlashGear Reviews T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:13:07 +0000

Talk about messaging phones and you’ll inevitably get to the Sidekick. T-Mobile’s screen-flipping feature-phone has a history of offering smartphone style push email, web access and social networking with a straightforward UI; now there’s a new addition to the family tree, in the shape of the Sidekick LX 2009. The simple name-change over last year’s model hides a number of improvements, however, not least a stunning display, 3G and GPS. Are they enough to maintain the Sidekick reputation, or has the feature-phone crown been snatched away? Check out the SlashGear review here.

T-Mobile Start Selling SideKick LX 2009

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 13 May 2009 07:38:58 +0000

Inline with its schedule, the Sidekick LX is now available for $249.99 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. 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.

[via phonearena]

T-Mobile Announces Sidekick LX 2009, Available May 13th

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:47:48 +0000

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]