| Design | 4/5 |
| Display & Interface | 4/5 |
| Calling | 3.6/5 |
| Talk time | 4.5/5 |
| Messaging | 3.5/5 |
| Music | 3.4/5 |
| Video | 1/5 |
| Camera | 2.5/5 |
| Memory | 3.5/5 |
| Web browsing | 2.5/5 |
| Connectivity | 2.9/5 |
| Productivity | 2/5 |
| Scheduling | 2.5/5 |
| Laptop sidekick | 0/5 |
| Navigation | 0/5 |
| Gaming | 3/5 |
| Mobile services | 3/5 |
| Accessories | 4.5/5 |
| Value | 3.5/5 |
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Pros:
Customizable shells are a great idea for this phone. Trackball works well with the menus. |
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Cons:
Messaging features lag behind today's standards. Web browser is messy. Music player unimpressve, hard to control. Lousy camera. |
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| The T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 is the latest in a long line of Sidekick phones that have seen very few improvements over the years. This is definitely the Sidekick to buy, as the T-Mobile Sidekick LX offers little to no benefit over this smaller, cheaper model. But, for the most part, the Sidekick 2008 seems like a step backwards, both in terms of build quality and in terms of the aging interface, which can't hold a candle to even the cheapest business-style smartphones on the market. We don't think this phone has the same audience as the T-Mobile Dash, for instance, but when a so-called messaging phone can't handle threaded SMS conversations or Google Talk for IM, we know it's fallen way behind the times. The customizable shells are a great gimmick that will make the phone instantly appealing to creative and fashion-conscious users, but for us it will always be what's inside that counts, and the newest T-Mobile Sidekick feels more 2006, and not 2008. |
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