T-Mobile Sidekick launching July 30th, no, it’s called the Sidekick 2008

We just got a hold of some internal T-Mobile snap shots, and any Sidekick will truly appreciate them. They detail the much-rumored Sidekick Gekko, from here on out known as the… wait for it… almost there… T-Mobile Sidekick 2008! That’s it, guys. Creative name right? In all seriousness, it looks like the word about customizing the shells on the device look to be true. It’s an “entry-level” device, and as such, we reckon it won’t break the bank. Here are the official specs on the T-Mobile Sidekick 2008:

  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
  • 2 megapixel camera
  • 2.6″ WQVGA screen
  • Video recording
  • Stereo A2DP Bluetooth
  • Standard Sidekick features

Couple more shots after the jump along with some more info!

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127 Responses to “T-Mobile Sidekick launching July 30th, no, it’s called the Sidekick 2008”

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    nick says:

    crickets

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    Carl says:

    Weird… Why do those specs sound like a better Sidekick LX but with a smaller screen.

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    The Outside says:

    why the hell they called this the sk 2008? considering it has 2005 features… sad really

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    JorgeRB says:

    Did they learn nothing from the Sidekick ID? Blasphemy!

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    TrueDis says:

    No 3G? Lame, T-Mobile, LAME!

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    richard says:

    ATTN LOSRERS its called the T-Mobile Sidekick not the T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 and T-Mobile cant release a 3G phone unless they have there 3G service completly rolled out!

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    @richard

    Hi hater. Let me break it down for you since you’re too ignorant to read things, ‘mmkay?

    “Simply called the T-Mobile Sidekick, the new device has a model year of 2008 which will help you delineate it from Sidekick devices, like the T-Mobile Sidekick LX.”

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    Eduardo says:

    Seems cooler than the Sidekick LX, and its a bit smaller too, :)

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    Janelle says:

    how much will it cost? does anyone have an idea?!?!

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    Rod says:

    What the #@!% does this mean that the SK LX users aren’t getting their updates?! why in the hell even releas another blasted SK that doesn’t do anything better than the current ones?? retarded

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    Jeff says:

    Oh boy, another *yawn* cutting edge device from T-Mobile! Waiting patiently for my contract to end in August so I can actually get a reasonably modern device.

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    The Outside says:

    lx users are still getting the update. just have to wait

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    Rod says:

    oh ok… But WHY?! Danger??? Wtf? what is this? I’m disgusted…

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    Isak says:

    at&t needs some type of sidekick type device

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    Rachel says:

    can some1 please tell me how much they think it’ll cost..

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    T1 Connect says:

    this phone is a piece of s$%$ tmobile needs to stop this crap with these sidekicks or there gonna end up going out of business

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    The Outside says:

    the sidekick is probably tmobile’s biggest hit. why would they stop selling a phone known for having the best instant messaging clients and one of the best keyboards?

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    Jimmy U says:

    So this replaces the Slide right?

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    jimmykicks says:

    “Sidekick 2008″ is a terrible name given the complete mouthbreathing douchebags that actually use these things.

    “Tony Hawk Limited Edition” was way better.

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    Lil' B says:

    Somebody please tell Richard that T-Mobile has like four 3g phones in stores NOW…I cant stand when people don’t know what the hell they are talking about.

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    biggy b says:

    this sound so stupid, it ant gonna sell that much

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    biggy b says:

    this is stupid it ant gonna sell lik tha sidekick id

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    Champs says:

    So…. this is the “with lime!” version of the LX I already have? C’mon guys, let’s get a WiFi network option at least, I could care less about HotSpot@Home.

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    nice girl says:

    Already have a sidekick its looks like same thing just has video. Anyone know if or when t-mobile coming out mda compact IV in US.

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    sidekick addict says:

    wow…… so this thing replaces the id?

    i think its suppouse to be a mixture of the ID and the LX

    i might get it or i might just wait on a better sidekick that comes out next year …..

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