

Turn the Sidekick sideways, push up on the screendon't worry, it's a little balkyand powit's a landscape-format phone with the best five-row QWERTY keyboard you've ever seen. The four buttons are Android's Home, Menu and Back buttons, plus a special Jump key which you can configure to create keyboard shortcuts for various apps. Closed, the 5.0 by 2.4 by 0.6 inches (HWD), 5.7-ounce phone has the traditional, somewhat boat-shaped Sidekick look with four buttons surrounding a 3.5-inch, 800-by-480 LCD screen, and a tiny little optical mouse replacing the Sidekick's track ball.
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The Sidekick 4G is an unusual Android phone whose design tries to balance current Android technology with the classic Sidekick look.

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The new Sidekick is from Samsung, and is an Android smartphone that uses the standard T-Mobile smartphone service plans. The old Sidekicks were generally made by Sharp they ran a unique OS designed by Danger that mirrored everything you did onto the Web. Throw away everything you already know about the Sidekick. I'm a fan: I think it's jazzy and it stands out, and replacing tiny icons with bold words reminds me of Windows Phone 7, in a good way. The Sidekick makes some very bold design choices, especially in changing Android's default fonts. The Sidekick's strongly flavored design is definitely a matter of taste, but if you like the look of the interface, you'll love it. It easily makes the cut for our list of The 10 Best Phones with Keyboards. It's a classic, delightful, spacious five-row expanse of letters and numbers. The best mobile phone keyboard in America belongs to the new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G ($149 with contract). Awkwardly placed Power and Volume buttons.
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