Motorola Sidekick Slide goes live!
Posted by Will on Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 at 1:23 pm under Announcements, Devices, Motorola, T-Mobile
If the Danger-made Sidekick LX just wasn’t your cup of tea (or maybe it was a little too expensive) there’s a new Sidekick-kid on the block. The Motorola-made Sidekick Slide has hit the ground running and is available for just $199 from T-Mobile (contracts and rebates are involved, as always). Billed as the Sidekick 4-lite, the lower-end of the first-ever Sidekick duo features a sliding screen instead of the characteristic Sidekick flip-out, swivel screen. Not to mention a “cooler” looking design.
The Sidekick Slide is smaller and lighter than its bigger brother Sidekick LX, but that also means you get a smaller, less-cool display (we love the Sidekick LX’s glorious, Sharp AQUOS-based 3-inch widescreen display). But hey, if you just can’t find an extra $100 in couch-change, the Sidekick LX might be the perfect Sidekick for you. We’re actually partial to the Sidekick Slide for its slick lines and slide-open screen - even if it does lag behind the LX’s spec sheet.
November 7th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
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November 13th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
[...] Sidekick Slide adopters are probably all too aware of the critical flaw plaguing their slide mechanism. Reports [...]
December 6th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
OMGG THE SIDEKICK SLIDE ISNT THEIR BEST WORK ! EVERYTIME I SLIDE IT OPEN IT TURNS OFF !! ITS SUXX IM SOO PISSED I WISH I NEVER EVER BOUGHT DAT CRAO YO !
January 1st, 2008 at 5:43 am
but i lke the older one, that swings round! but there both sooooo kool!
can yu make a purple 1????
January 1st, 2008 at 5:47 am
r they seriously shiiiit? coz i wanna get 1 of em!
hope not there hella wiked!
January 6th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
is it $299 or $199
January 17th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
they’re $199
they’re not crap. they fixed that problem
i really want one
i am saving my moolah!!!
January 20th, 2008 at 12:08 am
just want to know if the sidekick slide can take video?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:14 am
HEY JUST WANTED 2 KNO IF THE SIDEKICK SLIDE CAMERA HAVE A FLASH & CAN YOU MAKE A VIDEO
February 16th, 2008 at 6:03 am
can it be used i sweden with swedish sim cards cuz i wanna get dis fone
March 22nd, 2008 at 8:32 pm
I love this phone!!!! It’s sooo Cute!!
April 8th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
[...] that Purple trim on the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide keeping you from making the jump to the a Sidekick handset? Worry not, Sidekick-fan. Word on the [...]
April 28th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
[...] hot on the heels of the hotly anticipated Sidekick LX and Sidekick Slide launch on T-Mobile USA, new speculation [...]
April 28th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
[...] hot on the heels of the hotly anticipated Sidekick LX and Sidekick Slide launch on T-Mobile USA, new speculation [...]
April 28th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
I got one and I LOVEE it!. BUt, I’m getting tired of itt lOl. I dont keep a phone for more than 3 months!. BUT I got this one in December, and I still got it!. Surprisingly!. But yeaa!. I love it!. No flaws of nuffin!.
Also!. I wass gunna get the LX, BUT I didnt like itt. It was too big for mee. And I’m in highschool, and that swivel screen brings too much attention.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
[...] internals are the same as the Purple-colored Sidekick Slide - the 1.3 megapixel camera, sliding display, and microSD card slot are all the same. Look for the [...]
July 7th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I WANT IT SOOOOOOOOOO BAD!
i might get it for christmas!
i hope so….
but he scarlett is really ugly.
i want the purple black blue one!
July 7th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
You know, I agree with that. I don’t liek the scarlett color. I would rather have the purple and black, looks alot cooler. I wish there was some sort of jade, u know? Like a nice green color. Now that would be sweet!
July 19th, 2008 at 2:00 am
I know right if only they had a light blue one or turquoise they need 2 make more colors…I want it bad
July 19th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Owww…Turquoise. now that would look nice! I think they should come out with that if they plan on comeing out with a new color line, definitly turquoise!
July 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I got this phone in March, I love it! but When its time for my upgrade I realy want to get a BlackBerry
The one problem I have with this phone, is The Blue-Tooth, and Everytime I take out my sim, It wipes my contacts, but I solved that problem.. Just Switch it off, and on again and it reloads.
Also I cant get my Live Mail to come to this phone
August 8th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
[...] set that looks toward HipTop devices for their mobile communication needs, the Motorola-made Sidekick Slide just didn’t have the street-cred to gain any significant traction. Consider the Sidekick [...]
August 15th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
hey i will like to order this because i relly want this phone and i want it for free!….-please
August 19th, 2008 at 7:22 am
I want this phone but you have to have it on contract unless yoo pay like 300 quid but yoo cant get it any where accept america… and it loook wiked n YOU CAN CHANGE THE FACEPLATES TO ANY DESIGHN IM GETTING PINK STAR wooo … x
August 19th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Sidekick slide is ok,but the 2 only things that I hate on tis phone is that there is no vid.recording on it and you can’t even go on youtube or any thing else 2 watch videos. So everytime I wanty to watcvh youtube videos I have to go on the computer…so that trealy sucks. But next yaer im upgrading to a sidekick lx cuz dat shit is off da change and plus it has a bigger screen and it is slimmer.
August 25th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I just recently started loving sidekicks, and I have been debating lately on getting the sidekick lx or the sidekick slide. I was also wondering if it took videos, which I just heard that it doesn’t, which isn’t all that important to me, but it would just be a plus. Do you know if the sidekick lx can take videos, or watch videos on youtube and such? If I get the sidekick lx, I’m getting it in blue, and if I get the sidekick slide, I’m getting it in scarlet. I don’t care what anyone says, I like the scarlet more than the blue, personally.
August 31st, 2008 at 10:49 am
when this phone will be in italy??????
September 11th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Is there going to be a sidekick slide upgrade or update????? Cuz i had thiisz fone since august of 2008 lmaoOoOoOoOoOo
September 19th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
i want that phone…