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Tweet Find Coverage: Release Date: Q3 2008 Released For: T-Mobile - Discontinued Released for T-Mobile, the Sidekick 2008 lets users create shells with the images, colors or designs. Consumers can upload a personal photo or graphic design, or select their own text, shapes, icons or logos. The final design is custom-printed onto the shell, then shipped. Once the design is complete, users can share their work of art in a public gallery. It ships with two shells, Black and Metallic Green, however pre-designed shell patterns and colors can be purchased at retail stores or online. Other features include instant messaging, text and email, stereo Bluetooth and an integrated 2.0-megapixel camera. The Sidekick 2008 comes with customizable web surfing and more internal memory for storage.

• Customizable exterior shells can be personalized with photos, colors and text
• Horizontal swivel screen and full QWERTY keyboard
• WQVGA screen with high-definition LCD technology
• Full-size layout or standard Sidekick screen-size layout web surfing to scroll and read a page or use Mini Page to zoom out on an overview of an entire webpage
• Customizable instant messaging to create and join group chats, set custom status messages, search for friends in a buddy list and see who is logged in
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP supports stereo music and file transfer to other devices
• Built-in 2.0 megapixel camera with video recording capabilities

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Technical
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Form Factor:	Swivel
Dimensions:	119 x 58 x 18 mm
Weight:	150 g
Antenna:	Internal
Navigation:	QWERTY Keypad
Battery Type:	1030 mAh Li-Ion
Talk Time:	5 hours
Standby Time:	9 days
Memory:	64.0 MB
Expandable Memory:	microSD / TransFlash
Safety
Radiation (SAR):	(0.81 W/kg)
Imaging
Main Screen:	TFT 65,000 colors (400 x 240 px)
External Screen:
Camera:	2.0 MP / 1600 x 1200 px / Zoom / Video Recorder
Audio
MP3 Player:	MP3 / AAC
FM Radio:
Speakerphone:
Push-To-Talk:
Multimedia
Wallpapers:	400 x 240 px
Screen Savers:	400 x 240 px
Ring Tones:	12 chord / MP3
Themes:
Games:	J2ME
Streaming Multimedia:
Messaging
SMS:
EMS:
MMS:
Email:	POP3 / IMAP4 / SMTP
Chat:	AOL / ICQ / Windows Live / Yahoo
Predictive Text:	T9
Applications
Phonebook Capacity:	2000
Calendar:
To-Do List:
WAP:	2.0 (HTML)
Voice Commands:
Calculator:
Connectivity
Bluetooth:	2.0 (A2DP / AVRCP / HFP / HSP / OPP / SPP)
Infrared Port:
High-Speed Data:	GPRS (Class 10)
Wi-Fi:
GPS:
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:
Discussion:	T-Mobile Forum

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