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Review: Samsung Sidekick 4G

Apr 18, 2011, 8:32 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Apr 28, 2011, 8:01 AM

The Sidekick 4G, made by Samsung, looks to revitalize one of the brands that gave T-Mobile its street cred back in the early 2000s. Samsung has a lot of high heels to fill with this device. Does it?

Samsung and T-Mobile are hoping to revitalize the Sidekick brand with the new Sidekick 4G. In a major departure, the Sidekick 4G skips the old Danger-made platform and switches to Android instead. Did Samsung stay true enough to the Sidekick's legacy, while still bringing improvements to the brand? Phone Scoop finds out.

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About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

We spent some time with the new Samsung Sidekick 4G for T-Mobile. It does have a Sidekick feel to it, and some interface changes that make it quite different than most Android phones.

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Samsung Sidekick 4G

3.5" display 480 x 800 pixels
Samsung Hummingbird Cortex A8 processor
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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