Official Sidekick LX Release

I have some good news and bad news. Good news is; The Sidekick LX has been officially announced on www.sidekick.com and the T-Mobile website has them up for 'Pre-Register'.

I say 'them' for a reason. There are two colors; Midnight Blue* and Espresso Brown*. Still part of the good news, the screen is larger(resolution is 400x240, not sure what previous were so I can't compare), the Myspace Mobile app will be(should be?) pre installed and the whole phone is generally lighter by a probably unnoticeable amount to most, and MMS support. The LX will be able to send and receive pictures along with text messages rather than having to do so in email. As a last new thing(to my knowledge), there are some new LEDs on the outside that flash differently depending on what type of message or alert you get.

Most of the other features are exactly the same on paper. In fact, aside from a very slight 0.2" difference in thickness, it's exactly the same size as the 3(The 3 is thinner. That's right, the LX is actually thicker than the 3, not enough to notice if you ask me.). The camera is still a 1.3mp, there is still no video play back or recording, there have been a few people to say it would have it around forums, but that was also said about the 3.

Speaking of the 3, if you haven't already noticed, this is obviously not a 4. The only thing updated about this is the screen size and the OS(DangerOS v4.4). There are only three marketing points for this phone;

1. New Sidekick customers.
2. People who are still using an older Sidekick model, like the 2, or a damaged Sidekick 3.
3. People who HAVE to have the newest phone no matter how little a difference from their last, even if it's a possible regression.

Anyway, unless you fit into one of those groups, the 3 is close enough to keep you going without feeling left out of the loop till there is a real update to the phone. But, remember, that's my opinion and nothing more. I'm sure a lot of you would agree though. And if you don't agree with me yet, i'll say now that there is a hefty price tag of $299 with a two year contract. One of the few ways you can get a hold of an LX is to make sure to go into a T-Mobile store as soon as you can to get a reservation card as the number of cards they'll have will be equal to the number of phones they receive for the day of release.

Are you still reading this? Go get your reservation cards!

*Images from Hiptop3.com

— Will