The Kick UX also offers a multifunctional lock screen. You can customize the seven homescreen panels with various themes and wallpaper that are slightly flashier than most.
#T MOBILE SIDEKICK 2 ANDROID#
It's different from anything on other Android phones and caters more to the Sidekick's younger target audience. Sitting on top of Froyo is Samsung and T-Mobile's custom Kick UX interface. As a result, the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G now runs on the Android operating system, more specifically Android 2.2.1. Recognizing the need to replace the older devices and come up with something that fits into today's market, Microsoft and Danger made a joint decision to shut down the Danger service and transition to a new mobile platform. The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G comes packaged with an AC adapter, a USB cable, a preinstalled 2GB microSD card, and reference material, and you can purchase the smartphone in either matte black or pearl magenta. It's a pretty smooth action, and the "pop-tilt" hinge feels quite sturdy, so we don't have any major concerns about long-term durability. Instead, with one good push, the screen pops up and sits at a slight angle. It's a bit different in that you don't need to slide the screen all the way up. The Sidekick 4G has both, but with regard to the former, the smartphone goes more the way of the Sidekick Slide with a slider design. Of course, two hallmark features of all the Sidekick models were the moving screen and the keyboard. That said, videos looked a bit murkier compared with some of today's higher-resolution screens. In general, images and text looked sharp on the 480x800-pixel display. You can also quickly zoom in on Web pages and pictures, thanks to the pinch-to-zoom support. The addition of the touch screen makes it easy to launch apps and scroll through the various home screens and menus. However, it's rather small, so we found it difficult to use for scrolling through lists.įortunately, you don't have to rely on the joystick for all your navigating needs because the Sidekick 4G has a 3.5-inch touch screen-a first for a Sidekick. There's also an optical joystick that doubles as an OK button as well. The jump key will bring up a view of your most recently used applications. Gone are the dedicated Talk and End buttons, but you still get the home, menu, back, and jump keys. As a result, the phone feels smoother and slips into a pants pocket more easily.Īnother aspect taken from the old Sidekicks are the four navigation controls that occupy each corner of the handset. The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G still has the landscape-oriented slab form factor and it's about the same size (2.4 inches wide by 5 inches long by 0.6 inch thick) as the Sidekick LX 2009, but it's a bit more streamlined since there aren't as many gaps or protruding buttons. Though Samsung has taken the reins from Sharp, the company wisely kept a lot of the design elements that made the Sidekick a Sidekick. Read on to find out if it's right for you. As with the previous models, the Sidekick 4G won't be for everyone, but we found a lot to like about it. The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G, which will be available April 20 for $99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 mail-in rebate, pumps new life into the Sidekick line with the addition of the Android operating system, a touch screen, and enhanced messaging features, among other things. Though the interruption of service is certainly inconvenient, it doesn't mean the end of the Sidekick-quite the opposite, actually. T-Mobile Sidekick users were probably a bit stunned when it was announced that data service for the popular messaging handheld would cease on May 31.
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