T-Mobile Sidekick 3 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Mark Harris

Reviewed on: 27 February 2007

Tags: T-Mobile, T-Mobile Sidekick 3, messaging, Web sites, megapixel camera

We like:

Full keyboard; trackball interface; large, landscape screen; good-value Web access

We don't like:

Heavy, ugly design; weak camera; very limited multimedia; average battery life; old-fashioned browser

You might also need:

Large miniSD card; decent headphones

CNET UK judgement:

You'll need to be doing an awful lot of texting for the hefty Sidekick to look like a good deal. The Qwerty keyboard is great and trackball navigation is a fun innovation, but the power-hungry flip-screen lacks pixels, and multimedia and 'business' features are a joke

Full review:

The Americans have fallen in love with the Sidekick, and there's no denying that its full Qwerty keyboard makes firing off texts and emails painlessly simple. We even found ourselves rather partial to the previous version. But the world of mobile phones has moved on, and the Sidekick 3's average flip-out screen, weak multimedia features and frankly ugly design make it little more than a bargain basement BlackBerry wannabe. Continue Reading...