This Sidekick may look similar to models from the past, but on the inside, it's a very different device. Built by Samsung, the Sidekick 4G runs Android 2.2. This is only fitting, when we consider that the co-founder of Danger -- the company that originally created the Sidekick and its at-the-time-revolutionary UI -- is none other than Andy Rubin, who now oversees Android at Google.
T-Mobile will also be releasing the new G-Slate from LG sometime this spring. The 3D capable device runs Android 3.0 Honeycomb and features an 8.9-inch HD display and a dual-core Tegra 2 processor.
T-Mobile will offer the G-Slate for $529.99 after rebate with a two-year contract. That pricing is slightly better than what Verizon offers users for a subsidized Xoom -- however with the iPad 2, the Wi-Fi only Xoom and the new BlackBerry PlayBook all available within the next 30 days, it remains to be seen if 3D is enough to get customers to buy a contract-laden G-Slate.
What do you think of the new Sidekick 4G? Do you like the idea of a QWERTY-friendly Android phone? Let us know in the comments.