![]() ![]() I don’t look like one of the kiddies anymore. ![]() Its small form factor and design is top notch. It also helps that I have my Solio with me at all times.Īll in all, the Slide is what I had hoped the SK3 would have been. Thankfully you can charge via USB so I’ll forget about the battery life. I’ve been IMing infrequently and texting with a two minute window where I was browsing the Web. I took my Slide off the charger around 8am today and it’s already at 60 percent. Why did they even market this as a Sidekick? I still like it, but I miss my swiveling screen. It makes it very difficult to use one handed where as the swiveling screen was a piece of cake. The form factor is nice, but I don’t like the sliding screen. That’s what sets the Sidekick apart from all other phones. A simple soft reset did the trick, but I’ve had to do that a couple more times since then so I’m a bit skeptical now. The strange thing I noticed over the weekend when I was in Brooklyn at Biggs’ house was that I had a better signal strength then Biggs’s LX, but my GPRS was being wonky and not connecting. The SK3 usually took a few minutes before reconnecting to the network while the iD took a minute or less. Upon exiting subway stations I already have service before I step onto the street. Reception is exponentially better then the SK3 and even the iD, which I thought had killer reception. I can actually hear people now without constant crackling. I haven’t had any complaints and the speakerphone is leaps and bounds above the SK3. There’s no flash and it’s still 1.3, so whatever. I also like that the blinking indicator moved from the trackball to the d-pad on the Slide. The screen is considerably brighter, though, the LX’s screen is much bigger and way nicer since Sharp dropped in their AQUOS screens. But it’s now black and doesn’t show as much dirt so we’re par for the course. I feel like I’m digging into its cubbyhole when using it to scroll through the menu. The trackball is a little too recessed for me. It works fine and I just need a few more days to adjust. The d-pad is a little too big IMO, but the Slide’s sleek design quickly extinguishes any misgivings I begin to have about it. Which is a good thing, but I just wish there was more of a tactile response. Some of the keys don’t seem to move at all and I’m constantly checking to see if I’ve missed a letter, but to my surprise it’s all gravy. The buttons are too small and cramped together. ![]() I can finally tolerate putting it in my pocket, too. It’s slim, lightweight and the black and purple color scheme is fantastic. So, as a hardcore Sidekick fanboy were my expectations finally fulfilled? Maybe.įorm factor-wise the Slide is the best Sidekick to date. The OS has slight changes that aren’t really worth mentioning. So, really, all we need to discuss is the hardware. Was it just the new hardware from Motorola or…hell, that’s why I was drawn to it. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it, though. When I first saw both devices a few months back, I was quickly drawn to the Slide. The Slide essentially fills the messaging device’s shoes rather nicely. I just need e-mail, AIM (Danger’s AIM client will always be the best) and a decent Web browsing experience. Don’t get me wrong, the screen is gorgeous and huge, but like I said, I don’t need all the media functions it possesses. My faith has been revived with the LX and Slide, but I’ve grown tiresome of all the features that the LX boasts. What the hell were you thinking, T-Mobile/Sharp/Danger? And what was the iD all about? That was just a trimmed down SK2 sans camera. I didn’t need Bluetooth, an MP3 player or any of the other asinine features that lured me in. There was no point in upgrading from the Sidekick 2. I regretted spending so much money regardless of the fact that I snagged it early enough to cash in on the non-contract extension fiasco. Everyone complained of echoing and I could never hear what they were saying. The hardware was atrocious and that’s putting it lightly. Danger makes a phenomenal OS and Sharp and T-Mo go and screw it all up. I mean, seriously, I paid over $400 for the biggest POS known to man. Many of you may recall my recent rants about the Sidekick 3 and how much it sucked ass. ![]()
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