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T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Boasts Group Text, 21Mbps HSPA+

Mar 14, 2011, 11:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman

T-Mobile and Samsung today announced the Sidekick 4G, a new generation of the Sidekick family that retains the Sidekick's defining characteristics while also breaking new ground. The Sidekick 4G keeps the familiar hardware design with pop-up 3.5-inch touch screen and five-row QWERTY keyboard, but it runs Android 2.2 Froyo with a number of customizations by Samsung and T-Mobile. First, the Sidekick 4G will have Group Text, a new T-Mobile service offering that lets Sidekick 4G users conduct reply-all group text conversations. Cloud Text, another new feature, will allow Sidekick 4G users to to conduct text conversations from their platform of choice (PC, phone, etc.). The new Jump key can be used for faster multitasking, and lets users jump from app to app quickly. The Sidekick 4G has a 1GHz A8 Hummingbird processor, and a user-facing VGA camera for video chats with the included Qik application. The Sidekick 4G is loaded with a bevy of entertainment features, including Samsung's Media Hub, T-Mobile's Media Room, and pre-installed Facebook, Twitter and social networking applications. The Sidekick 4G will have access to T-Mobile's HSPA+ network at 21Mbps. The Sidekick 4G will first be offered to existing T-Mobile customers later this spring.

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Sharp Sidekick LX 2009

3.2" display HD+ resolution
1,250 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

Samsung Sidekick 4G

3.5" display 480 x 800 pixels
Samsung Hummingbird Cortex A8 processor
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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CamelTowing

Mar 14, 2011, 11:22 PM

nice...

This looks pretty cool. Here's hoping this is a better build quality than the Galaxy S line. The cheap plastic feel of them steered me towards HTC. I like Samsung a lot so this could be a great device.

muchdrama

CamelTowing said:
This looks pretty cool. Here's hoping this is a better build quality than the Galaxy S line. The cheap plastic feel of them steered me towards HTC. I like Samsung a lot so this could be a great device.(continues)

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AndroidRules

CamelTowing said:
This looks pretty cool. Here's hoping this is a better build quality than the Galaxy S line. The cheap plastic feel of them steered me towards HTC. I like Samsung a lot so this could be a great device.(continues)

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OrionsVantage

kinda just reminds me of the Samsung Epic but for t-mobile.

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lilly0x

Mar 16, 2011, 12:29 PM

Camera Res?

I know it has a vga ffc, but does anyone know what the main camera will be? heard somewhere it was 3mp? :/

that1guy

Yea its got a 3.15mp. And no flash.

I think its lame. They could have definitely done better there.

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