![]() As I mentioned before the directional pad is on the outside of the Sidekick II now. There is still a scroll wheel (of course) but above and below are buttons that act as page up and page down or answer and hang up depending upon what application you’re using. The days of random “SIM not ready” warning messages should be a thing of the past due to this new stability in the SIM chip compartment.Īnother interesting improvement is the external buttons. The Sidekick II is still a powerful PDA-like device despite its new phone-ish look.Īnother improvement in the construction of the Sidekick II is a clip that holds the SIM chip firmly in place. This new form factor when compared to the plethora of Nokia phones I have around the house definitely makes it more phone like which is a good thing. The directional pad is no longer part of the keyboard and sits on the outside of the device and has become the ear piece of the phone. The Sidekick II’s screen is flush with the rest of the device and the keyboard is sunken in underneath it. With the original Sidekick the ear piece would not sit up against your ear completely due to the fact the screen was positioned on top of the device. The next major improvement that the Sidekick II brings to the table is the flat face. It looked more like a phone and less like a PDA (or a brick as some of my friends called the Sidekick). The first thing I noticed about the Sidekick II is that it was thinner, narrower, longer, and lighter than its predecessor. I analyzed, prodded, poked, and so on then took it to SeaWorld the next day. On Tuesday, my Sidekick II came and like a gleeful school boy I dropped my SIM card in it and plugged in it to charge. After spending a year with the original color Sidekick I think I’ll be able to write up a very good review. I wanted to push this review out a lot quicker but I figured that a thorough testing and experience with the Sidekick II was necessary. Those who prefer wired headsets will be pleased with the standard 3.5mm socket, also ideal for using the handset as a PMP with your own headphones, but it's side-mounted which could present an issue when the LX 2009 is monopolizing your pocket.This is a comprehensive review of the T-Mobile Sidekick II. We tested several Bluetooth headsets with the LX 2009 and had no issues either with connecting or using them day to day. Phone features – once you've gotten past the bulk by your ear – are serviceable, with a little echo but no noticeable hiss. Video is less successful, with highest resolution topping out at 320 x 240 and quality coming in at sub-digital camera level, never mind that of a cheap camcorder. Of course, you can always whip out the memory card or use the supplied miniUSB cable to hook up to a computer. GPS can be used to geotag images – although you'll need to turn it on first, as Danger leave it switched off by default – and there are options to share shots via MMS, Bluetooth, email or straight to a Facebook gallery. The LED flash falls into the trap of over-saturating closer shots and yet proving too weak for anything more distant, but the autofocus snaps into place reasonably quickly and there's little delay between clicking the right shoulder-button and the frame being captured. The 3.2-megapixel camera is a welcome leap in megapixels but won't replace anything but the cheapest of point-and-shoots. Considering the advances in email-cellphone integration – look at the GMail client on Android handsets, for example – the LX 2009 is at risk of losing its edge. It won't disappoint any Sidekick upgraders, but neither will it blow anyone away. The email app will still only allow three external accounts to be added, and the SMS app is limited to 100 inbox messages. In fact it seems Danger were so busy catching up with Twitter that they neglected to bring their SMS and email apps up to date. It's a shame, as the app otherwise includes everything we could ask for: profile viewing, following and unfollowing, and of course that eminently-peckable keyboard to blast out your own tweets. The LX 2009's Twitter app puts updates straight on the phone's homepage, which is something we wish other handsets would copy, but at its fastest will only check for new messages every five minutes. The Sidekick LX 2009 ships with preloaded MySpace, Facebook and Twitter clients, with the former offering access to searching, viewing profiles, messaging and commenting, and access to image galleries. Messaging has always been the Sidekick's forte, and Danger have done their best to keep up with what's fashionable in social networking. ![]()
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