T-Mobile officially announces the 3G-equipped Sidekick LX

In an announcement that comes with very little surprise, T-Mobile has officially unveiled the latest Sidekick — the LX. Of course, we have already seen a Sidekick LX, but to differentiate, this is the Sidekick LX 2009 and it is also noted for being the first Sidekick to have 3G support. Overall the design of the new Sidekick is similar to the previous models in that it has the flip out screen with hidden QWERTY keyboard, however it does have an overall sleeker appearance. Just for reference, the Sidekick LX 2009 measures in at 5.2 x 2.4 x 0.64-inches and weighs in at 5.82-ounces.

To begin with, the Sidekick LX 2009 features a 3.2-inch display with an 854 x 480 resolution, built-in GPS, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash and it also ships with a 1GB microSD card. Additionally, the new Sidekick also features Twitter integration along with improved support for Facebook and MySpace. Overall, the Sidekick still remains tightly integrated with social media, which includes the ability to record, play and share videos on sites such as MySpace and YouTube. Additionally, T-Mobile also plans to offer Exchange Active Sync support however that will not be available at the time of launch. According to T-Mobile customers will be able to download that support “shortly following” the launch.

The Sidekick LX 2009 will be available in either Carbon or Orchid and will set you back $199 which comes along with the standard two-year agreement and after a mail-in-rebate. Customers can begin pre-ordering the device as of today (April 17) with regular availability beginning on May 13.

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