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Motorola Sidekick Slide review

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The Motorola Sidekick Slide

The Motorola Sidekick Slide is a stunning and unusual piece of mobile equipment. The Sidekick Slide is predominantly an Internet and Messaging based mobile phone. To operate the handset the user has to slide the screen to the side and a QWERTY keypad is revealed, which is a quirky asset to the phone. The keys are all individually spaced making it easy and simple to use. The user can also operate the Motorola Sidekick in its closed position as there are external navigation control keys. The Sidekick Slide comprises a large QVGA screen displaying up to 65k colours with 240 x 320 pixel resolution. You are probably wondering how heavy the phone actually is, well it weighs 5.3 ounces (150 grams) and the size of the handset is 4.7 inches x 2.4 inches x 0.7 inches and has a nice solid feel to it. The user can expect up to 7 hours of talk time and up to 156 hours of stand by time when fully charged.

Motorola Sidekick – Internet & Connectivity

To connect to the internet the XHTML and WAP web browsers are used, providing a fantastic web surfing experience for the user. The user can also benefit and enjoy the Bluetooth® GPRS and the EDGE technologies for fast and speedy data transfers. Connecting to other compatible devices is quick and simple as the Mini USB and Bluetooth® technologies are provided. The Sidekick operates on a Quad-band network and covers GSM 850/900/1800/1900 enabling the user to make use of the world roaming facility, so staying in contact with others whilst abroad really wouldn’t be a problem. This really is a fantastic mobile phone to connect you to the internet and with speedy connections.

Motorola Sidekick – Messaging Services

We have all come to know love our messaging services from our mobile phones and the Sidekick offers a selection of messaging services which include, SMS, MMS (multi-media messaging), Emailing, Instant messaging and Predictive text. The Emailing service is a great way for the user to stay up to speed with the work load even while away from office. The messaging services are great and quick way to communicate with others, when there may not be time for a phone call.

Motorola Sidekick – Camera & Imaging

Now to the imaging, the Motorola Sidekick comes equipped with a built in 1.3 mega-pixel camera that features dedicated camera keys, to make the use of the camera easy to operate. The user can have fun and play around with screensavers and wallpapers that come available on the handset. This is a great facility for the user to take a quick spontaneous snap shot anytime any place as and when the user chooses to.

Motorola Sidekick – Music Player

The Sidekick comes equipped with a built-in music player system that supports popular music formats such as; MP3, WMA, AAC and iMelody formats. The user can really personalise and customise their Sidekick handset with the selection of ring-tones. The user has a choice of polyphonic ring-tones and MP3 tones. Having room for all music files and downloads is an important element, and the Sidekick comes with 128 mega-bytes of built in internal memory with the support to add a MicroSD™ memory card to gain up to 4 GB of memory storage space.

Motorola Sidekick Slide – Application Tools

The user can really keep them self amused and occupied with the embedded games and downloadable games if they so wish.

The Sidekick also comes with a great selection application tools to make life a little easier with those day to day tasks that arise. The applications include; CrystalTalk technology, Clock, Calculator, Phonebook and the QWERTY keypad. All of these are there for the user to enjoy and that they can really make use of.

Motorola Sidekick Slide – Summary

The Motorola Sidekick really is a remarkable looking mobile phone. It comes with some great features especially surfing the internet, it’s fast and very accessible. Ok, it may not have a really fantastic camera like other mobiles, but none the less it works and does the trick. The entertainment features are great and can keep user occupied for hours. For a quirky and stylish looking mobile phone then look no further than the Motorola Sidekick handset.

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