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T-Mobile Sidekick Reviews

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The T-Mobile Sidekick offers customizable shells for extra personalization. The phone also... (zdnet.com)

The T-Mobile Sidekick iD carries an affordable price tag and features interchangeable bumpers for... (cnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for T-Mobile Sidekick

We have collected and analyzed 20 expert reviews and 260 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 68/100 and users rate it 66/100. The average review date is January 6, 2006. We have compared these reviews to 492492 reviews from other Cell Phones. The alaScore™ for this product is 79/100 = Good. Last update: November 21, 2009.

alaSCORE 79

790100

280 reviews

November, 2009

68 / 100

20 Experts

Product Age

old
new

66 / 100

260 Users

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Rank  953

Expert Reviews (20)

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Review summary for the T-Mobile Sidekick

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 280 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the size. The price also impresses, but many are less positive about the lcd.

Size, Price, Appearance, Keyboard

Lcd, Connectivity, Battery, Interface

Experts rate this product 68/100 and users 66/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell Phones, the T-Mobile Sidekick is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.

alaSCORE 79

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T-Mobile Sidekick

By Bonnie Cha (zdnet.com)

It's so hard to keep a good secret these days. Just ask T-Mobile. Word of its new Sidekick model, codenamed Gekko, got out months ago and was all but confirmed when the ruthless blogosphere got hold of some internal T-Mobile documents about the ...

The T-Mobile Sidekick offers customizable shells for extra personalization. The phone also features stereo Bluetooth support and a 2-megapixel camera with video recording and playback. The handheld continues to offers strong messaging capabilities.

The inclusion of Wi-Fi or 3G support would have been nice. The phone's speaker was very soft, and the video recording and playback is limited.

With the new features, extra level of customization, and affordable price tag, the T-Mobile Sidekick is a good choice for the carrier's younger customers looking for an all-in-one communication device.

Design Of all the current Sidekick models, the T-Mobile Sidekick most closely...

Rating

77100

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T-Mobile Sidekick iD

By Bonnie Cha (zdnet.com)

T-Mobile Sidekick iDThe T-Mobile Sidekick 3 has garnered its fair share of fans, and we can understand why. The handheld not only makes all messaging--instant, text, e-mail or otherwise--an absolute breeze, but also the various celebrity and athlete ...

The Sidekick iD strips out too many features, most notably a camera. Surfing the Net on the device is slow without the EDGE speeds.

Design The T-Mobile Sidekick iD looks like a cross between the Sidekick 3 and...

Rating

60100

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zdnet.com

User Reviews (260)

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"I'm now considering the G1 or My touch"

By kairosan (cnet.com)

OVerall by dec, i'll have the MY touch, this ... 

I loved the sidekick and it's internet capabilities which was why I bought it in the first place, at first, it was a useful device with organizer, IM apps, and texting features

Within 20 minutes of talking on the phone, the battery is drained and is always indicated by the annoying "wheel of Furtune" like tone you are most likely to hear when the wheel hits $0 dollars instead of the grand prize of $50,000

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"WROST PHONE EVER"

By ihatesidekicks (cnet.com)

This is hands down the worst phone I've ever ... 

has a spacious keyboard and a unique design

everything else

US

"Not spectacular, but definitely my favorite phone."

By shandragetsinnocuous (cnet.com)

As stated in the topic, the Sidekick isn't a ... 

Decent speed browser, keyboard layout, Quick Find feature, pretty good call quality, picks up reception where both of my Samsungs didn't, good camera, multimedia messaging is pretty fast

Reboots and freezes a lot, deletes things sometimes, "Sad Sidekick" (somewhat akin to "Sad Mac") pops up every so often, lags on power-up, drops web browser connection a lot

Manufacturer's Description

T-Mobile Sidekick is your wireless everything. Everything you need for communication, information and entertainment. PRODUCT FEATURES: Web browser. It's like getting your desktop to go. Real surfing on virtually all of your favorite sites; AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) Service. Now your Buddy List goes where you go. Whether you're a hack or a poet - you can now chat instantly, anywhere using AIM; E-Mail. Set up as many as three external e-mail accounts to deliver mail directly to your...

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