I've always loved Danger's line of fliptop two-thumbed smartphones, and this is easily the best one yet. At less than two pounds and 2.4 x 0.9 x 5.1 inches, it's far trimmer than the clunky Sidekick 3, and it's as handy as ever for emailing, IMing, and web surfing. But I'm no longer comparing it to the last Sidekick-I'm comparing it to the iPhone. The LX is a half pound heavier and more and 3 cubic inches bigger than Apple's latest gizmo, and yet it feels lightweight in comparison. The 400 x 240 pixel screen is bright and sharp but feels like a postage stamp compared to iPhone's 480 x 320 touchscreen. And don't get me started on the browser, which still chokes on frames and many Web 2.0 functionalities. Hey, Danger boys, you need to up your game a bit more to stay in the smartphone race.
Review: T-Mobile Sidekick LX
I’ve always loved Danger’s line of fliptop two-thumbed smartphones, and this is easily the best one yet. At less than two pounds and 2.4 x 0.9 x 5.1 inches, it’s far trimmer than the clunky Sidekick 3, and it’s as handy as ever for emailing, IMing, and web surfing. But I’m no longer comparing it […]
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WIRED
Uses standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, which works with all of my earbuds and headphones without requiring me to shell out for some stupid freaking adapter. (Do you catch my drift there, Apple?) The tactile feedback of the well-designed thumbboard still beats a touchscreen for epic IMing sessions.
TIRED
No Wifi. MP3 player has just 120 megabytes of built-in memory. Cruddy non-intuitive interface. Speaker is tinny and fuzzy.