![]() The Sidekick LX is considerably lighter than its predecessors, weighing in at a measly 5.7 ounces! The Sidekick 3 weighs 6.7 ounces, making the Sidekick LX a full ounce lighter – and while an ounce may not sound like much, you can really notice the difference! So many changes, and we haven’t even put the Sidekick LX together and powered it up yet! But before you power it up, give it a heft in your hand. ![]() Those of us with small hands found it a bit of a stretch and thumb-typing on the LX a bit tiring the the first few hours, but we quickly adapted. It’s hard to imagine why they didn’t take advantage of that extra space to make the keyboard just a smidge bigger, but there you have it. It does feel more robust.Ĭuriously, while the keyboard area on the LX is wider than that of the Sidekick 3, the keyboard itself is the exact same size. We personally liked the more button-like keys on the Sidekick 3, and we know of several Sidekick IIs (ours included) that had the keyboard membrane stretch and lift away from the underlying keys – let’s hope that they have finessed that with the Sidekick LX’s keyboard. You will also no doubt notice that they have gone back to using a membrane keyboard – shades of the Sidekick II. In fact, you can use the micro SD card in your Sidekick LX as an external drive, and even as a portable backup device! Micro SD cards are currently available in sizes up to 6 GB, and right now Amazon has a 4 GB micro SD card on sale for only $45.86. It also means that you can browse your Sidekick’s SD card from your computer! The good news (and it is very good news indeed) is that the Sidekick LX also comes with a USB-to-mini-USB cable that allows you to charge your Sidekick LX via your computer’s USB port, and it works with both PCs and Macs. You will have only the one wall charger that comes with it, and you will need to buy all new car chargers, and any additional wall chargers you may need or want. This means that unlike all other versions of the Sidekick before it, you cannot use your existing wall or car chargers with the new Sidekick LX. Second, and perhaps of more impact to those with previous generation Sidekicks – the Sidekick LX uses a mini-USB port for charging. First, in the evolution to ever increasing storage capacity in ever smaller packages, the Sidekick LX uses a micro SD card (the Sidekick 3 uses a mini SD). Your tips via CashApp, Venmo, or Paypal are appreciated! Receipts will come from ISIPP.Īs you rip the package apart start to assemble your new Sidekick LX, you’ll notice a few more, important changes. The Internet Patrol is completely free, and reader-supported. The next thing you will notice is the packaging – it seems that T-Mobile must have hired someone away from Apple’s packaging and marketing design team, because the packaging now has a distinctly Jobsesque flavor – definitely a package designed to be more appealing – sleek and black, rather than clunky and white. Personally, we found this kind of lame, and further evidence that T-Mobile has really missed the boat by continuing to market to the hiphop and cool crowd, rather than the professional crowd, who not only have more discretionary cash to spend on a high end device, but who would really appreciate the power behind the Sidekick – the Sidekick is the ultimate portable business device, and blows the Blackberry away. ![]() The first thing that you will notice when getting a new Sidekick LX is that you have to choose between two different body colors – either Midnight Blue, or Espresso Brown- no more silver and black. ![]() You may also want to read our review of the Sidekick 3, so that you can have a point of reference for the differences between the Sidekick LX (the Sidekick 4) and the Sidekick 3. You can sync your entire life with the T-Mobile Sidekick, and whether you are a Windows or Mac user, you can sync all of your machines using the Sidekick – all at once! We truly believe that the T Mobile Sidekick cell phone is the best handheld Internet device available today. First, if you don’t already have a T-Mobile Sidekick, let us tell you why you should.
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