Sharp Hiptop 3 / Sidekick 3
Phone Scoop Review
Jun 19, 2006 by Eric Lin
In Depth review of the sleek new Sidekick 3 for T-Mobile, with Video Tour and side-by-side comparison with Sidekick II. read review ›
User Reviews
Average Ratings
Major Let Down
This phone is a major let down. I have to give kudos to Danger/Sharp/T-Mobile for their marketing. Now that i have my SK3 I have no clue to what the hype is all about.
This could actually be a killer phone but the way they restrict just about everything you can do on it makes it a worthless pile of junk. The BT is worthless, The Music Player Is Worthless, The fact that MMS is disable its totally retarded also.
The flip action seems as if its breaking already. The web browser isn't that great the e-mail client isn't that good either.
The trackball feature is nice the screen is okay. The so called 1.3MP camera is craptastic my T809 takes pictures that 10x better then the sidekicks.
The kicker is how they control what ring-tones YOU can PAY for since you have to access it from the stupid download catalog.
I guess if you are a trendy 16 year old girl the sidekick is perfect you outside of that i see no reason for anyone to pay the 300 bucks for this thing.
Pros:
Trackball
Decent Screen
Keyboard Layout
Cons:
Bad 1.3mp Camera
Communist Style restrictions
Battery Life
E-mail Client
Download Catalog
Flimsy Flip Action
My REivew
I got this phone a couple days ago and tested it out. It is much faster surfing the internet compared to the older versions. And the signal strenth is better, but it could be better. I think that they should add MMS, and Video recorder to it. I have always liked them but am now selling it.
PROS
Good size
fast
Nice camera
Nice music player
CONS
Battery life
Signal
