T-Mobile suspended the sale of Sidekicks in November 2009 owing to an outage suffered by Microsoft. However, in April 2011, it revived the brand as the Sidekick 4G.
Manufactured by Samsung, the smart phone now relies on an Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system, instead of the Danger OS of earlier models. Beneath the hood is a 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor. With this combination, along with the Sidekick’s connection to T-Mobile’s 4G network, you are assured of a phone that runs at breakneck speeds. Indeed, its theoretical top download speed is a whooping 21 Mbps. Internal Memory is 1GB but it has a pre-installed 2GB microSD which can be expanded to 32GB.
The Sidekick features a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 800 pixels and 16M colors. The screen works as an optical trackpad, and has an accelerometer sensor that automatically rotates the image display along with the rotation of the phone. It also has a proximity sensor for auto turn-off, and it employs a multi-touch input method.
The screen can be pushed towards the left side of the phone to reveal a physical keyboard with five rows, unlike other phones which combine their number keys with the letter keys. A strong and durable “pop-tilt” hinge holds the screen at an angle making it easy to view while the phone rests on a flat surface.
For capturing photos, the camera has a 3.15-megapixel camera with autofocus capabilities assuring you of clear and sharp pictures. It also has a secondary VGA camera for video calls. In addition to these, you can also shoot D1 (720 x 480 pixels) videos at 30 fps.
Messaging and entertainment experiences are enhanced with the Sidekick as it incorporates Group Text and Cloud Text. It is even pre-loaded with Facebook and Twitter apps. And because of its Android operating system, you have access to various Google services and to the Android Market. Media Room and Samsung Media Hub give you access to movies, videos, and music on the Internet, while T-Mobile TV offers live and on-demand TV programs.
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