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| Product | T-Mobile Sidekick LX (orchid) | T-Mobile Sidekick II | T-Mobile Sidekick Slide | T-Mobile Sidekick iD |
| Price | Pricing is currently unavailable. | $49.99 | Pricing is currently unavailable. | Pricing is currently unavailable. |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Average user rating | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 3 stars | 3 stars |
| Release date | May 13, 2009 | August 4, 2004 | November 7, 2007 | April 25, 2007 |
| Bottom line | With the design improvements and addition of features such as 3G and GPS, the T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 graduates from a simple messaging handheld to a real connected, all-in-one communication device for the younger crowd. | T-Mobile's Sidekick II adds a built-in camera to its stellar e-mail, surfing, and IM abilities, but some annoying flaws remain. | With its slide-up screen, the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide offers a nice design alternative to the other Sidekick models. It's fine for first-time users but diehard Sidekick fans may prefer the more robust T-Mobile Sidekick LX. | The T-Mobile Sidekick iD offers all the great messaging capabilities of the Sidekick 3 at half the price, but the rest of the handheld's feature set is very limited; too bare-bones, in our opinion. That said, young, cash-strapped kids will find the iD to be a good option. |
| Service Provider | T-Mobile | T-Mobile | T-Mobile | Info unavailable |
| Cellular technology | GSM / UMTS | GSM | GSM | Info unavailable |
| Band / mode | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) / UMTS 85/1700/2100 (Triband) | GSM 900/1800/1900 (Tri-Band) | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 (Quadband) | Info unavailable |
| Weight | 0.4 lbs | 6.5 oz | 5.3 oz | Info unavailable |
| Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications | Full specifications |
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