Spec sheet for 3G T-Mobile Sidekick in the wild?
We can’t 100% verify the legitimacy of this bit of intel, but everything looks believable enough to warrant just a wee bit of excitement. The folks over at HipTop3 have uncovered what looks to be a spec sheet for an upcoming Sidekick model. The Sidekick LX 2009 sports a number of features that the Danger faithful have been clamouring after for years, including GPS for turn-by-turn directions and…wait for it…a 3G-capable radio. While the inclusion of a 3G radio isn’t exactly revolutionary in this day and age, it’s certainly a first for the Sidekick family, and it’s something that many have seen as a deal breaker as folks have been fleeing the Sidekick ship for more data-friendly waters over the past couple years. Other improvements include the conspicuous presence of Microsoft Outlook/Exchange support, which could signal the Sidekick’s first foray into the corporate workplace. Then again, imagining a legion of suits carrying Sidekicks is a bit hard to stomach, though we suppose anything is possible. If this document is correct, other features for the Sidekick LX 2009 will include:
Social Networking Suite of Apps
– Facebook
– MySpace w/ video upload
– Twitter
– YouTube Mobile Access via browser
Content Creation
– Blog publishing, editing, and management client
– Photobucket Upload and Management
– Video recorder and upload to MySpace/Photobucket
Hardware
– Large (3.2 inch WVGA) screen with sharp 854×480 resolution
– Thin design
– 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, flash and video recording
– Large QWERTY keyboard
– Expandable memory up to 8GB via MicroSD
Let’s hope T-Mobile and Danger manage to rush this thing out relatively quickly, as the aforementioned specs are enough to plant a small seed of hope in our Sidekick-deprived hearts.
Hope this is real, its about time for my upgrade!!!
No WiFi and No UMA ?????????
Not bad…. Could have used the Outlook sync back in the sidekick 2 days, but I guess better late than never
I have to say,this is EPIC news for me !
As a Sidekick LX user I was about to jump ship really soon and go to AT&T to get the BlackBerry Bold but, this new Sidekick looks amazing and the specs as well !
The most exciting thing is really the inclusion of 3G cause that’s one of the reasons I was going to ditch my LX.
Any word the dimensions ?
I’m just hoping they stick with the keyboard the size of the LX and not the 2008/Gekko cause that one is pretty small lol.
tmobile has 3g where not in DELAWARE
Personally, I don’t like Sidekicks….never have.
But this article is great. I say that because I work for a huge global entertainment firm here in Hollywood and my CEO loves Sidekicks. We usually have him on a BlackBerry but he occassionally likes to be put on the Exchange Server so he can use a WinMO phone.
If I tell him he can use a 3G sidekick with support for Exhange, maybe I’ll get that raise I wanted.
Sounds cool. I know it’s gotten a rep for being used only by teens or young adults, but hey if you put more smarts into it it’ll becomes a much more useful enterprise tool for those who like it.
Can’t really hate on that…
@tblackzx:
In Wilmington they do.
You all need to quite drinkin your hateraid and get a life if you dont like it move on and dont get it
TMO’s 3G in my part of the Seattle area is considerably faster than AT&T’s.
wow, another sidekick. Parents, get your wallets out, the kiddies need a new toy.
Some of my students will be happy to read this info
This would be good for tmobile if it’s real. Alot of people that got the g1 were getting it to replace their sidekick. Wifi would have been freakin sweet.
Nobody should be surprised that the new Sidekick LX 2009 will have Microsoft Live local search and maps and Microsoft Outlook/Exchange synchronization since Microsoft bought Danger almost a year ago. Here a link to the Microsoft press release in case anyone forgot.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-11acquisition.mspx
That makes this spec sheet seem legit to me.
i want one!!!! i hope its smaller then the current lx though but otherwise im SOLD! so it seems like every year they will have a new sidekick lx and sidekick both with the year as the model number like a car
The sidekick is still the best text/email capable phone on the market. With added 3g support, a better camera, outlook etc, I see this being a big hit. Price range NEEDS to stay below 149.99 though..to compete with the storms/i phones of the world. All in all, hope this is true
Wow, I’m putting my iphone on ebay right now
That resolution makes me think it’s running Tegra…mmm.
I stopped using sidekicks since I bought my pearl when it 1st launched….hey if you lose a G you’ll have 2g left,…danger and t-mobile needs to work out that losing signal for 1hr after a call Shit…. Nokias and blackberries are the way to go.. Anyone 20+ shouldn’t own sidekicks
Chris Meyers, Here in Michigan TMobile’s 3G is also Faster here than ATT’s 3G.
I was really Surprised and Delighted!
- D
Can’t wait till its available to Everybody!
copped!
Nice….i like the specs it has been improved from the previous models
The 3G will be a nice addition to a sidekick since you can still get your data related items like AIM in realtime while on a phone call instead of getting them after the call is done so it can reconnect to EDGE or GPRS
Hmmmm – I think there might be some truth to this device. After checking out the (supposed) pictures of the new G2 Google Android Phone, i spotted this device sitting nonchalantly in the background..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/BadazzEnt/sappphirewithsidekick.jpg
Let’s hope they don’t mess with the OS, although they could put the calendar back on the main jump menu. Oh, and this ’suit’ has been using a sidekick since the first B