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T-Mobile Sidekick 2008

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T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 4.00

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RRP

TBA

Review Date

Tuesday, 7th of October, 2008

Features

Form Factor : Swivel

What's Hot

Best keyboard on a phone, Trackball makes for easy navigation

What's Not

Poky EDGE network for data, Still doesn't support Word documents

The Final Word

The Sidekick 2008 isn't a bad phone — not at all. In fact, I wrote this entire review on its perfect little keyboard (in the body of an e-mail message, of course, since the phone doesn't support Word documents). It's just disappointing that after all these generations on the market, the Sidekick has been relegated to fashionista status.

General

Length (mm)

470

Width (mm)

230

Height (mm)

Weight (g)

450

Other Features

Real web browsing. Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology. Picture messaging. Full QWERTY keyboard

Multimedia Features

Inbuilt Camera

Yes

Picture Viewer

Yes

Alarm clock

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Phonebook

Yes

Games

Yes

Mass Storage

Yes

Antenna

Internal

Phones

Form Factor

Swivel

Talk Time (minutes)

300

Call Lists

Missed calls, Received calls, Recently dialled calls

Power Options

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Run Time (minutes)

5760

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

Bluetooth

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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