T-Mobile Sidekick 4G images uncovered

By on Jan 28, 2011 at 6:01 AM
mobile January 28, 2011

Following T-Mobile’s confirmation last week that it would soon launch an HSPA+ compatible Sidekick sequel, leaked images of the Sidekick 4G have been revealed. Enthusiast blog TmoNews published the images on Thursday along with some preliminary details. The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G is manufactured by Samsung, and the device pictured is said to be running a customized version of Android 2.2.1. It is unclear if this is a final build for the phone or if it will launch with a newer version of the Android operating system. From the image above, it appears as though the display will feature a sliding mechanism that opens at a forward angle like the Nokia N97, or allows the display angle to be adjusted like the HTC Touch Pro2. There also appears to be a front-facing camera on the device for video chat. Hit the break for more shots of the upcoming T-Mobile Sidekick 4G.

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  • NewsWorthy

    Talk about a resurrection. I didn’t miss those things.
    ~ Slim ~

  • http://twitter.com/hawaiiinsomniac hawaiiinsomniac

    i want one!

  • Yim

    Damn that’s ugly.

  • Moschnell

    I don’t get it. What made the sidekick great was that the software interface and hardware interface were designed for eachother.

    Now we have the SK hardware and android software? Did the makers of this device really miss that major detail? Or are they counting on the public being too dumb to notice?

    Oh yeah… this is aimed at the Paris Hilton and rap fan crowd… carry on.

    • JT

      …and the deaf community. Depending on your talents, txting on a full keyboard is sometimes much quicker to do and easier to understand than sign language.

      • http://twitter.com/madjsp madjsp

        This is very true! I know multiple people in the Deaf community, and a majority of them always used the sidekick. Way back when, these were the only phone that really had a keyboard. Add in the social networking capabilities, and they were sold.

    • GinaDee

      I guarantee that the Paris Hilton and “rap fan crowd,” are a lot more important to wireless providers than a few andecdotal negative marks by a small minority of geeks who don’t know how to run a business for themselves.

      In case you don’t know this the youth market is huge and extremely important.

      • Anonymous

        Lmao the “geek” market mainly factors into making updates “unhackable”.. A few companies do make small exceptions but for the most part they could care less if a BGR commenter buys the phone or not.. Most people would bitch if MS helped Apple and HTC make a hybrid Android iOS7 phone.. I could hear it now ” FTL! That’s lame they made a phone with real people in mind”

    • Anonymous

      Dont forget the Sidekick proved that the Android and iPhone business model would succeed. They also had the first platform specific app store. Until then expensive feature laden devices were only made for corporate users.. The Sidekick is without a doubt the forerunner to the consumer smartphone that the whole world has came to love..

    • KoffDrop VI

      Well, seeing as how the software belongs to Microsoft now so I can see why they would go with Android. It’s a modified UI (evident from that bar on the side), but hey, I had a Sidekick before my TP2 and I always wished that it was more open. And yea, I’m in the music industry, so what :-P

  • KCRic

    Android would work great with the sidekick hw if they implement it properly. I don’t think that will be the case though – it’s being made by samsung (puking), god damnit! When will these carriers learn – samsung sucks and has the worst product support out there – T Mobile started the damn Android craze and they’re going to bring on the fall of it too if they keep going back to shitsung. Fuck it, as long as they still have HTC too.

  • Jroc869

    The sidekick keyboard is by far the best ever on a mobile phone. The phone may not look that great, but the keyboard is a gem.

  • AllTheseBitchesIsMySons09

    YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS BITCH YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

    The Sidekick keyboard will always be the best ever but I gave up the Sidekick for an Iphone so there’s no turning back.

  • http://twitter.com/HandSome_Jae JaeSun

    aww…man nice phone, damn but no flash on the camera? c’mon yo…smh

  • http://twitter.com/iaminfinity iaminfinity

    I believe Danger (now Microsoft) holds the patent to the swivel screen on a mobile device. T-Mobile only has the name trademarked. I’d like to see some of the intellectual property from Microsoft’s acquisition used in a device.

    • serpentor

      If tmo was smart they should buy the patent or license it from MS.

      If MS was smart they would use it on a WP7 phone.

    • Archie7353

      Phones were made by Sharp and then Moto, they would have the patents

    • Koffdrop Vi

      Um…Kin One and Two?

  • serpentor

    I see some fail already. They should’ve kept all the buttons physical, plus they forgot the 2 call buttons

    I still prefer the LX design and style over this POS.

    • Petey

      Why do They need call buttons when it seems like the screen is touched screen…

      • serpentor

        Because besides being call buttons they had other functions outside of the phone app.

  • Allucious

    It better be touchscreen as well….. And i agree with another poster, where is the flash? no excuse!!

  • drew dogg

    LOL I remember my dwade sidekick. Man we have come a long way since then.

  • mplsboywonder

    My Sidekick II was a fricken work horse. That thing lasted while my other Treo kicked the bucket. I will always like the Sidekick line just because it did everything that I wanted to do with it (at the time). Looked good, and was durable as F…….

  • http://twitter.com/ninjordan Jordan Ratcliff

    You had me until Samsung :(

  • FSamsung

    NEVER AGAIN! I got burned by Samsung once. I’m done. F* them. This will just be another phone that will never be updated, and which will launch with defects that Samsung will never get around to fixing.

  • Jay

    Aside from the teeny bopper image, the SK has always been a great phone. This was the smartphone to own before Androids and iPhones. I kind of like the “hip” image it gives off. Anyone that has used an SK knows that the keyboard is one of the best in the industry. Danger OS was great in its simplicity, however it lacked many features today’s smartphone has. With a its own skinned version of Android it will gain so many more features and hopefully keep it’s simplicity. I also hope this new SK will make all those unique sounds everytime you press a physical button. Anyone that has owned an SK knows what I’m talking about. Only question is will this be the first Android with no touchscreen or will it be the first SK with a touchscreen?

    Ooo and will it also have a tmail account?

    • Yuske152003

      I totally agree this phone will be hott i dont really need the flash on cam and for any complaining about the update root it duh i would love to see this on sprint

  • lauren

    i miss the lx from 07 :(

  • keezy

    This phone will be on my list to get when it arrives

  • Courtney

    I rally loved the Sidekick back in the day. It was a messaging powerhouse. Can’t believe this will be made by Samsung. All I can say is I had the Epic and it was all fail. One thing I want though and greatly miss is the mood lights! Those were amazing. A part of me hopes this phone even has a message indicating light considering none of the Samsungs even have that. We will see! Don’t fail me tmobile and samsung!

  • http://www.weddingfavourskingdom.co.uk/ Anne

    Hopefully we no longer will experience Sidekick Outage…

  • http://www.dinnerwarecenter.com/ Martin S.

    Sidekick + Android = Great Phone

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