When Phones Were Fun: The Sidekick (2002-2010)

[@TheMrMobile]

Want more Sidekick nostalgia even after all that? Check out TheUnlockr's deep dive for more facts, historical tidbits and - yes - Sidekick opening/closing sounds! *CHK-THWACK* kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqOph5-vl8mCb9U

[@adambrazee3858]

We still have a Celebrite machine, I only use it if I absolutely have to. 😖

[@darknessviking]

påhons sucjk nowadays, no fantasy. also they have no dedicated camera button! argh. im holding off until some phones have it again

[@darknessviking]

"is that a sidekick you have in your pocket or are you just happy to see me"

[@NorthernBear_]

Hey MrMobile any interest in doing a HTC hero from 2009 video legitimately my first android phone or the Nokia n95 ??

[@atheersameer4618]

Nokia please

[@AllusernamesgoneFUCK]

Middle school in '07 one student had a sidekick and we all gathered around her desk, and she flipped it up and opened Myspace. It was the coolest thing we'd seen at that point

[@laurenanzelc549]

I had one and I didn't even know I could go online!! We found out in PE one day and the boys asked me to download the Baker 3 skate video off kazaa and I swear it broke the phone 😭 it was never the same

[@stealthgold]

I miss those years even though I wanted those type of phones but I was far to young to have one but I do like looking at everyone that used to go on their sidekicks and see how they look on the dashboard I just miss them so much

[@9852323]

@@laurenanzelc549not really sure these had Kazaa or limewire lmao…

[@Christinar626]

I can't even explain to you how badly i wanted a bedazzled sidekick. I was a child in the early-mid 2000s and had no one to call or text but I still wanted one nonetheless

[@ohh_manda]

I had one. Gosh I wish I still had them!! Bedazzled sidekick 2 and sidekick 3 with the rainbow glowing track ball 😍😍

[@Joy_esprida]

Yooo, I feel you girl!

[@professional.commentator]

Same here! All the cool rich kids had them but those of us from low income families were screwed.

[@Altixis]

I remember being 18 and me and my ex girlfriend at the time wanted to get sidekicks so we switched to t-mobile and both our parents had to pay ETFs because we were both still in contract lol... what a terrible kid I was :D

[@jtlovescodelyoko]

Same here

[@JAGO_Tech]

When you heard that hinge open in class... you were jealous. When you saw the ppl on AIM buddy list on their sidekick mobile... you were jealous. Hard to imagine today, but this thing was amazing.

[@godkinghell15]

I use to own a sidekick when I was in middle school all the people were jealous especially the girls too

[@anthonymoore7948]

Aim was life

[@oliverhilton6086]

That sound of the sidekick flipping up will never, ever get old

[@markplstk]

I used to work at Danger, started as a designer in Marketing then to the UX team. It was the best job I ever had and the team was talented and amazing. This brought back a ton of memories. Thank you for covering this.

[@estebancaro4186]

Omg this was a dream phone for me for so many years. Then finally got one and felt cool af

[@Errcyco]

Man I had a Nokia brick that I loved lol. Never even used one! Kinda sucks they looked so cool

[@Defy_Convention]

Same always thought they were bad*ss, didn't get a cool phone until iphone 3g

[@MiguelRPD]

Always wanted one as a kid but it was so expensive.

[@Ghostwatchertim-_-]

I always wanted one but was too poor. :(

[@AveemAshfaq]

Me too. Though I never got to buy one

[@LunaNyaVT]

I remember seeing this phone on Zoey 101 on Nickolodeon back in the day, such nostalgia seeing it today lol

[@kbhasi]

I thought that was a fictional device created as a prop specifically for that show!

[@FudoCesar]

For me it was mind blowing that device at that time. Did not that really exist when I saw it in Zoey 101

[@SlayXay]

Kevin Bhasi I believe it was a Sidekick but they named it something else. If anything it was definitely based off them.

[@kbhasi]

@@SlayXay They did product displacement by calling it "Tekmate" in the show, and it made sense as, in one of the (last?) episodes, it'd vibrate until it fell in a water fountain and shorted out because it wasn't water-resistant, and Nickelodeon wouldn't have wanted Danger and T-Mobile to lose sales.

[@TheRockadash]

I love that episode.

[@agungtirtakusuma4530]

This video is literally the first place I saw this device, being a non-American millenial. My first thought was, "What's that, a Kamen Rider belt buckle?" Seriously, you people are blessed to have experienced these fun gadgets. :)

[@BenedictCumberbatch0]

you meaning by henshin?

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Agung Tirtakusuma Well, Sonny... back in my day I had to store computer games on cassette tape. Oh, you don't know what a cassette tape is? Well it's what we used before CDs. Oh, you don't know what CDs are? Well, it's what we used before Ipods. Oh, you don't know what an Ipod is?

[@Pasi123]

I'm pretty sure all millennials (1981-1996) know what cassette tapes, CDs and iPods etc. are

[@armyevol]

Lahir tahun berapa emang?

[@shimeih2287]

Haha.. I only knew them from tv and magazines until a cousin of mine came from the US with the 3 around 2007/08.

[@Snuzzled]

I was using my Sidekick up until the very end, when I switched to an LG G2. I knew it was about time to switch when I handed my phone to a coworker to call someone, and she immediately turned the phone to portrait orientation and immediately got confused as to how to use it. 😂 And I'd still go back in a heartbeat if they made one in 2022, 2023, or beyond.

[@SpaceRanger187]

Same. They could make it with a 5 inch screen and it would be fine

[@arostwocents]

I had Xperia Play until the flex cable broke from it popping open and got LG G2 too. That was such a great phone.

[@arostwocents]

​@@SpaceRanger187agree. So many would move away from a tablet style phone for something more unique happily now. Id gladly have an n70 style phone.

[@delacrvz]

Sidekick 3 and Sidekick LX were by far my favorite phones I have ever owned! Damn this video brought back so many memories of my Sidekick days in middle and high school. Good and simple times 😂

[@duduman05]

The sidekick LX was my favorite, I love it, til this day, it was a great ice breaker, girls use to like it

[@parvagopani1947]

This should be part of youtube originals by now

[@aadishkadam]

Its definitely worthy of it. But he doesn't like to have a pay-wall which prevents access for anyone.

[@Prince_Sidon]

He's bound for greatness.

[@TheUnlockr]

Actually tho!

[@Andrew982_]

@@bradhaines3142 Yeah, I think the YT originals thing is dumb. They're trying and failing at competing with Netflix.

[@obidean3964]

@@bradhaines3142 I thought I was the only one hate this. Unnecessarily long, cringe prop scene and some questionable guests appearance.

[@FLUXXEUS]

" *When phones had PERSONALITY* " 😂

[@qpSubZeroqp]

Wait, why the laughing emoji?

[@siddheshabnave8517]

Good one

[@artaim2000]

SubZero why not? S t f uuuuu

[@idiotsimulator8055]

Boomer.

[@artaim2000]

C0mm13 G00s3 -_- .... boomer means person born in the 1940s...... I’m pretty sure people in the 1940s didn’t understand the 1990s-2000s phones lol.... your not that smart are you?

[@AlanTorres-tl4ms]

I would pay INSANE amounts of money for a modernized sidekick, I have my lx sitting in a drawer, it's sadly unresponsive

[@jdpena26]

LG is working on a phone with a side keyboard like these phones I. The thimbnail

[@lev3k]

It's not the easiest to get, and it's expensive, but the Fxtec pro1 has a slider keyboard. MrMobile's discussed it a few times in previous videos.

[@ShadmanAhmed1]

samsung released an android powered sidekick it was a flop

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Alan Torres I do prefer the physical keyboard slide style, however I had different models. Better than Swype, in some ways (no autocorrect embarrassments, easier symbol keys, etc).

[@AlanTorres-tl4ms]

I see a lot of people referencing slide out keyboards, but man, nothing beats that swivel. My Sidekick LX is in my desk drawer and I'll take it out to open it up and put it back again haha, it's like an old school fidget toy. I miss when phones were like this.

[@jestkolorowe]

Ohhh yes. My older sibling is deaf and was the only family member on a different carrier because they had a Sidekick. I was sooo jealous, and I remember that asteroid game so well!

[@bbygrlpt2]

I was in HS back then in NYC and Sidekicks were literally everything!! I had SK3 and SK08 still have them stored. They were around $400-600 so not everyone had one. Flippin the phone to answer msgs and aims was soo fun not even when I switched to an iPhone was as fun as a SK.

[@BeeBee-pl9ly]

I was one of the kids in NYC during Junior High and High School that never had a sidekick... I was always jealous, and I got a razr (really my moms) and I would try to show off lol but didn't come close to the sidekick

[@Enzo575]

The away msgs 😭

[@Mubashir_AK]

The sheer quality of Michael's writing blows me away. This is not just another tech video, this is art.

[@jaeag3754]

I miss having an actual keyboard on a phone.

[@dajourlivingston28]

Same!

[@Pirategod23]

Me too me too

[@lorenaaguilar8060]

Me too :(

[@OliviaTMtherobloxian]

Me too!!!

[@T.E.Pictures]

The bună one

[@bryangee1619]

I miss my '08 everything about it, mostly the keyboard. I remember being in class and knowing every single key and not needing to look to type hahaha great memories

[@Crazytomm]

Same here. I could type with the phone underneath the desk without looking at it and playing the bowling game in class. It was the first online cell game I played

[@resistance_x1381]

I’ve been saying it for years and will continue to say this, they need to bring sidekick back 🥺🖤

[@conceited2.0]

I truly say this atleast once a month.

[@jacquelinescourageousworld2438]

@@jimmyheights5143 No No No I like the IPhone's much much better. Sometimes there are situations where some individuals will have multiple disabilities and that person or those people might need an Iphone. IPhone's are so much nicer and I remember on Drake & Josh when Drake and Josh were in their teachers house with one of those old cell phones that was made in like 2002 or earlier. I remember that Drake and Josh started fighting over the phone because Drake didn't believe Josh called the right house. But really there dad was working out.😆😆😆😆😆

[@jacquelinescourageousworld2438]

@@jimmyheights5143 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 I remember Drake was like you probably called the wrong number and the boys started wrestling over the phone. The phone fell in the toilet and Josh asked does it still work. Drake flushed the toilet and yeah the toilet still works. Josh got so so upset he said I know the toilet still worked, I meant my phone and Drake was like no that's gone. As Drake flushed the toilet and Josh's phone was on it's way to the sewer. It still cracks me up today. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 One of the funniest episodes of Drake and Josh ever made. Next to the episode where Drake and Josh go sky diving when their parents said no. Drake and Josh fight over the parachute and both the boys accidently blast the pilot out of the helicopter. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 All the episodes of Drake and Josh still crack me up today. I am laughing so much because all the episodes still crack me up today.

[@jacquelinescourageousworld2438]

Jimmy Heights I am 27 years old and when I was growing up the Amanda show was one of my favorites as well as Drake and Josh. I liked Drake and Josh because Josh because Josh played guitar. I also liked Icarly alot and I also liked That's So Raven a lot as well as Unfabulous. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 I remember Zoey 101 I loved that show a lot as well as a cartoon that was made when I believe I was 5 years old. It was called As Told By Ginger. I believe All grown up was made when I was 5 years old. I liked that show a lot as well as Rugrats.

[@jacquelinescourageousworld2438]

Jimmy It was not Josh that played guitar. It was Drake that played guitar. I also liked SpongeBob a lot and no matter how old I get and no matter how stupid SpongeBob still is today. It is still the funniest cartoon on Nick. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 If you haven't seen SpongeBob I am pretty sure you'd laugh until your sides hurt or you had milk running out your nose. Especially the epide where SpongeBob and Patrick go Camping. Or the episode where Sponge tells SquidWard to start using his imagination. SquidWard says to himself get it together SquidWard....do I really believe if I pretend to drive a race that I will suddenly start hearing noises. Because SpongeBob and Patrick ordered a giant new Television and they threw the T.V. away. Squidward's like let me get this straight, you two odered a giant T.V. just so you could play in the box. SquidWard asked if he could have the T.V. so SpongeBob said yes. SquidWard get upset because the only thing that is on T.V. is shows about boxes. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Still till this day SpongeBob is one of the funniest shows on Television and I believe it was made when my step brother Jacob was born in 1999.

[@MagicalAuroraDream]

Oh man, I remember these! I attended a school for the blind and deaf, in the blind half, in the mid to late 0s, and those sidekicks were EVERYWHERE among the deaf kids. I remember riding the bus to school and back every Sunday and Friday and they'd be on their sidekick all the time. I knew these things were hot for messaging, but never knew exactly what they looked like until now, as I didn't really have any deaf friends. The thing that stuck the most with me over time is the name. It's definitely catchy!

[@myda1984]

I loved my sidekick 😭😩 I had that green one, I remember getting my dear John letter from T-Mobile saying they would no longer be carrying the sidekick and I just couldn’t move on 🥺😂

[@SeptimusNavyaHoran]

I remember that moment....I was 12...I cried lol

[@karlzarate]

Thank you for making this!! I love sidekick!!!

[@jakestellar4600]

Did a great job Mainging this

[@jakestellar4600]

@2080 2 of us do

[@tanner882]

What a fake out! I thought these were coming back!

[@TechNetworkUK]

Maing

[@scarstrife5418]

Maing

[@orti1283]

8:31 those photos are gorgeous, they look like vintage analog

[@Exarian]

yeah print those out on a z-ink sticker and they'd actually look pretty killer.

[@josiahstearns9615]

I was actually surprised at the quality for that time period. They weren't too shabby.

[@leart78]

@@josiahstearns9615 nokia had way better photos even before 2007

[@uptowndowntown100]

I had the sidekick 3 as my first working phone growing up. I remember how comfortable it was and the fun little game about a blob that was on it. I had a huge crush on this guy that rode my bus and was also my neighbor. He sat with me everyday on the way to and from school so he could play the game on my sidekick. I also got my first boyfriend while I had this phone and remember texting him on it. He had a razr and complained a lot about how long it took to type out a message. Wasn't a problem for me on my sidekick! This phone gave me a lot of good memories growing up. EDIT: the game was "bobs journey to the center of the earth" :)

[@CruzControlAndo]

I remember I really wanted a sidekick but I was on a 2 year contract with another carrier. This phone was bad ass for the time. Thanks for taking me back Mr. Mobile lol

[@ShellShock794]

I remember being in high school and my friends and I would all make fun of our other friends that had smartphones because they were always staring at them all day long. Oh how times have changed in the short 10 years

[@TrigramThunder]

Right. I remember how when I was 12 (I'm 21) there was this one girl in class who said she couldn't live without her phone. At the time I shrugged her off as exaggerating, but sure enough that's how I proceeded to feel starting a couple of years after that and all the way until now. It all starts when you get your first phone that isn't absolute garbage. Now I have a $15 unlimited data and unlimited calls&texts plan (europe is just different...) and my carrier offers me 5G

[@marcusborderlands6177]

@@TrigramThunder yeah, the cell company is owned and subsidized by the government. It's offset by your higher taxes, not that it matters, in the end you get the same thing, lol.

[@TrigramThunder]

@@marcusborderlands6177 well it matters because the corporations don't get to have their way with the pricing because their customer they have to offer prices to is the government, who has more bargaining power than poor street level citizens. that way even the total that we pay via taxes is still lower than what you pay in your bill over there.

[@volcomintality8638]

Besides the Moto Razr, this is THE most desired phone of the 2000s. iPhone or Samsung will never reach this amount of hype and I wish somehow they bring this back with modern functionality.

[@andrive]

I had the Samsung Sidekick 4G and it was Amazing

[@Prince_Sidon]

@@thatgadgetgirl I still use the MSN messenger tone for notifications on all my devices. Ahhhh, those were the days.

[@TheMrMobile]

@@thatgadgetgirl That's one thing I wish I'd been able to touch on - the data plans really helped sell this thing. $20 for unlimited messaging and data on T-Mobile ... very easy to understand, and a lot of value there.

[@yellofury]

I had the SLVR because at the time I wanted a candybar phone vs flip

[@CorbyCave]

The last model sidekick was actually made by samsung. I had that one, and while the software was utter crap(and they knew it) I liked the hardware better than any of the other sidekicks.

[@Mhxqu3]

Xperia Play should be a phone that's included in this series

[@peteT269]

A bit too modern for this series perhaps.

[@iLife64]

Got one from day one and it was a disappointment from then aside from the new Minecraft Pocket Edition that was an XP exclusive when it first came out It only went up to 2.3.3 Gingerbread and Sony promised a 4.X update on it but then cancelled it, leaving lots of modern 4+ apps unsupported It also came with an OnLive trial which was really neat at the time, playing PC quality games wherever I went. I ditched it for a Lumina 900 since it had a multi core cpu, LTE, and a godlike Carl Ziess camera

[@thecommenter578]

Naah, Xperia X1 was the real deal

[@DahakePL]

@@iLife64 Android 4 ICS got leaked for it so it technically could be installed. I had one and I rooted it on day 1 after it arrived.

[@emperorfaiz]

@@peteT269 Nah, it's a pretty good candidate for the series. Perhaps he could make gaming mobile series.

[@ken5128]

I work at T-Mobile and over this past summer some guy came in with a Dwyane Wade Miami Heat Sidekick. Man was holding onto a relic.

[@Nyedav]

They should bring it back, make it more powerful but keep the original design! I would buy it 💯

[@CVroxas965]

I feel like these could make a decent come back like the the Moto Razr.

[@skittlekitty7264]

This phone running on modern versions of android would be perfect. I don't even want them to change the shape. They didn't have to change the razrs shape either. I have the new RAZR and once you open it up ya forget it's even a flip phone. The nostalgia factor isn't really there.

[@advocatusdiaboli5344]

I remember when I was a kid I got the LG Migo phone which was intended for small children where as nowadays kids get full sized smartphones it had 4 programable speed dial buttons and an emergency button, oh and it came with a carrying case that looked like a little backpack and might have come with puffy stickers It was green and little nubs that looked like ears, I also liked its ringtones they were fun, even though it had a colorless calculator screen and didn't have great call quality it was a darling little thing.

[@FIXTREME]

Sounds like one of those Firefly gimmicks

[@mindflayer]

I was part of this launch - I led the team that dev’d and operated AOL and ICQ Mobile. Fun times. We found a lot of hearing disabled folks used the Danger device and that was a great feeling.

[@hukunamutata]

Thank you 🙏🏾

[@ripaccount-n2x]

The Nostalgia from this phone hit me so hard that I wished I was born in the past again!

[@pennysherman2787]

My older sisters had sidekicks back in 2009 and 2010. Those phones were so popular back in the day

[@RandoVO]

"He makes incredible unboxings" while showing him opening a box underwater... super badass!

[@askdes]

Thanks Mark! 🏄🏻‍♂️Des

[@kbhasi]

And before JerryRigEverything and a user I hate which I won't mention…

[@marquisethomas5611]

You weren't SHT if you didn't have a sidekick in high school

[@TheLucidLuxray]

I guess I was the lame one. I had a Treo 755p. I still loved the thing, though.

[@FIXTREME]

I had a Marbl 😐 and I would have been happy just to have a wannabe Sidekick, like the Switchback

[@punkyagogo]

RBR Did you mean to say smartphone?Sidekicks were a type of cell phone.

[@marquisethomas5611]

@@punkyagogo smartphones were out then

[@CostlyChris]

Yooo sidekick made your social life in H.S. I remember getting my first job having a sidekick and feeling like I had unlimited options dating wise AOL messenger was tinder, Facebook, instagram, twitter all rolled into one.

[@sethwynn5673]

I love watching Michael genuinely enjoy making this series. It's practically tangible excitement that just radiates from the screen so obviously. SHOW US THE NOKIA TWIST ALREADY!

[@wrightcodyj]

These videos are so great, really takes me back to my youth during the aughts. This is now one of my favorite tech channels, great stuff Michael! ✨

[@antonmiguel9568]

I remember seeing this in an episode from Zoey101 and dreaming about it ever since. Never got one and a few years back when I had work and tried looking for one, found out it was not available in the Philipines. I cried. I still dream of owning one.

[@ChaserFTW]

I swear I only think of Zoey 101 every time I see one these 😂

[@agreenguyfromsomestreet9960]

XXXTentacion lol same

[@shiranui28]

"don't act like this isn't sexy, i know it is" instantly liked the video

[@evamkaushik5392]

Called it out, instantly liked the comment

[@Halbmond]

I remember how I loved this phone back then! I never had it, I don’t even know if it was available in my country at all - but during a certain time, you could see it in a lot of movies and TV series and it was just so cool! This felt like the perfect communications device for my generation.

[@KB-cb7yr]

I like how this man pretend laughs on his phone at the begining as if someone told him a dirty joke. That superb acting right there sir.

[@perkele6969]

i had a sidekick 2 and 3 from 2005 - 2010 (cause the service was discontinued for it in Germany, unfortunately) and i still long for it, to this day. it was the best and most FUN phones i ever had!

[@LuPoj]

Well, in high school I was dying to even lay my hands on one of these. It's a bummer Sidekick wasn't common in EU.

[@WhoisKell]

I really wanted one too... but living in Europe as well...

[@octopus8420]

Man, I was 13 or so when I first saw the sidekick 3. 2007. That's how uncommon sidekicks were in Europe. It was in the manager mode of NBA Live 07 my favorite game at the time. Whenever you would check your inbox in that game you had an animation of the sidekick opening and then the messages appeared on the phone screen. It also played the t-mobile jingle. I kept opening my inbox a dozen times between games, just for the cool animation. It was the closest I could get to a sidekick.

[@Unclaimed_Username]

You bring up an EXCELLENT point on being able to navigate by feel. I love my smartphone for its utility but I can't feel the touchscreen keyboard. A lot of muscle memory is missing when typing and I never realized how much I missed that.

[@zanehyman2661]

early 2000's- when phones were fun today- when phones were all giant candy bars the size of tablets

[@mustafaoliwy282]

That was the golden Era of smartphones. Every company was innovating in its own way. Every company was creative. It was super fun reading news about phones. Now we just look at the specs because we know there's nothing new. Everyone is just copying whatever Apple does.

[@SDav21]

@@mustafaoliwy282 Who's copying apple? These days it's apple copying everyone else.

[@mustafaoliwy282]

@@SDav21 True, things have changed recently but most of the time it was the opposite way around. Like ditching the headphone jack, the notch, the glass body, the non-removable battery etc...

[@AJ6spd]

@@mustafaoliwy282 lol copying Apple what is this 2010?

[@user-Void-Star]

If you think today phones are not fun than you are lying yourself

[@arostwocents]

There were smartphones in 2002. The Nokia S60 series was out. It had internet and apps. I had a NES emulator and GB on mine. It was awesome

[@doncrispens6932]

Something that i always wanted back when phones were getting big was this phone right here. This was always the phone that if you had it, you were just about the epitome of “cool” because you could message on the go and all that jazz. I had a BB device personally then a Palm and that was really just because of the network i was on (Verizon). Loved this format and would think that if it were to come back, it would be one that would be welcomed by a lot of people that remember these days of the “fun” phones.

[@alexs.5873]

We didn’t have this phone in Europe - can’t wait to learn what all that hype is about!

[@hanakomisa]

huh that's weird, I know my dad owned the Sidekick 2 in 2004 and we live in Germany. Might be imported tho and I was only 4 years old so what do I know.

[@TheVioletReality]

Not true. Sidekick 3 and Slide were both released here in the UK. I bought the 3 in the T-Mobile store on Corporation Street here in Birmingham in early 2007.

[@luislozano2896]

it was a phone every teen and twenty year old had back in the day in new york city! It was the fidget spinner of opening and closing to writing text messages!

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@TheVioletReality I was obsessed with this in 2008 and remember looking up if I could buy them in the UK, and nothing came up about that! Argh! I would totally have gotten one!

[@TheVioletReality]

@@kaitlyn__L You may have ever so slightly missed the boat. I ended up doing a little bit of promo for the Sidekick UK team, but the long and short of it is that there was only ever very limited stock. Right after I bought the SK3, my friend was so impressed that he immediately picked one up in Worcester. It wasn't on display and he was told that it was last one they had and T-Mobile as a whole in the UK wouldn't be getting more. That was early 2007. Then, the Sidekick Slide was released here around Spring of 2008. Again, very little promo and very little stock. One big problem was that for some reason, UK model Sidekicks did not have MSN Messenger despite it being the most popular messenger here. They did have AIM and Yahoo, but the lack of MSN was a big frustration and the lack of promo. They never released another Sidekick here after that, even though there were a couple more models released in the US.

[@builder3654]

Brooo, it's time this series became a KZbin original or at least an official KZbin partner. I could watch this stuff all day.

[@nik4790]

I remember wanting one of these so bad when I was in middle school.

[@chibinezu]

I honestly need these designs to come back. I need that full qwerty keyboard back and the roller ball. I would kill for them to come out with an updated design for this era of technology

[@ItsThatKidGreg]

The sidekick 3 still has, imo, the best physical keyboard to ever grace a mobile device.

[@Bk187O]

These never lagged. Loved the fast navigation. I still have all of mine!! :)

[@DIYKIA]

I had several sidekicks growing up with my first being the sidekick iD. I loved being able to switch the bumpers. Then I had the LX and the slide. I will forever cherish those phones.

[@ThaSwitcherTayTay]

I remember getting a secondhand iD as my first sidekick and not even realizing they had colored bumpers until after I upgraded it. The person I bought it from only sold me the phone.

[@whitealliance9540]

I could type blindfolded behind my back with this thing... Best phone ever for a tech teen of the era. Besides the razor this is my top 5 childhood phones

[@raelea5244]

I used to hear about sidekicks in the uk and was so jealous. We never had them. But we had texts when pagers were still going… it’s crazy how we’re so used to globalisation now but like twenty years ago we lived so separately!

[@gabescoffield]

I can remember when I was in middle school and everyone thought it was crazy I had a portable computer (technically) god I miss those days

[@alexisv625]

I remember seeing this phone on Gossip Girl and oh boy, this was a treasure.

[@techdroid7443]

One of the best tech series in a long time,keep up the good one MrMobile.

[@jtlovescodelyoko]

I remember those phones so vividly anytime I went to a T-Mobile store as a kid.

[@tarao4382]

I was OBSESSED! It made a lot of noise! Sidekick 2 went crazy!!! Loved it!😜

[@TechDove]

Ah yes. The one phone I lusted after but never had because I was raised in an AT&T family.

[@joshjacobson9846]

Same

[@addycharles932]

I had the brown sidekick LX and it was my favorite phone EVER! You were automatically cool if you had one. The flip was so therapeutic 😭

[@mxbblife_mu]

Review the Nokia N95 8gb. That phone was crushing the iPhone in so many ways.

[@mz-pv9ki]

n97 gang

[@ChrisJohannsen]

The n95 came out before the iPhone existed and was in no way better. The e61 maybe, that's what I chose.

[@Pasi123]

The N95 8GB was released after the first iPhone but the original N95 was released a bit before the iPhone. But the N95 and N95 8GB had a lot of features that the first iPhone didn't have, for example 3rd party apps and games (iPhone didn't have the App Store until 2008), multitasking, video recording, a lot better camera, front facing camera, GPS, 3G, WiFi hotspot, MicroSD card slot (in the older N95, the 8GB didn't have it), TV-out, file manager, ability to send files with bluetooth, MMS, infrared. The first iPhone had really limited features until the App Store was opened on July 10, 2008 and even then it didn't have some of the features that the N95 had.

[@Banom7a]

@@mz-pv9ki used to owned one, it was awful because it keep running out of RAM, but the keyboard is great though

[@gnerd07]

I remember stalking gsmarena in those times. The N95 was def a king of its time. Not sure it falls under the 'fun' category. That would go to the the N90 with its swivel camcorder like form factor

[@SillyReviews]

I ended up winning a sidekick for free from a now defunct website that sold stuff that was discontinued and if you were one of the first X to buy something, yiid end up getting yours for free. This was around 2005. My sidekick was incredibly durable and just enjoyable to use. I loved a the tactile feels.

[@lricci007]

I still have my Sidekick in pristine condition carefully stored away with at least 4 shells I never even opened. It was my favorite fun phone.

[@BlazingSerenade]

i got some nostalgia watching this, really miss how unique phones where back in the day, loved my sidekick ID

[@thegreatcalvinio]

I remember starting high school towards the end of the 2000’s, this thing was still being used in school before everyone starting using iPhones...

[@CaidicusProductions]

I wanted one of these so badly that even today, I still feel a sense of longing.

[@RachelPallatin]

Saaaame

[@SeanTheRightWay]

I actually worked at T-Mo for the whole run. Had them all including Mr. Cartoon edition. I’d give anything to go back, what a ride!

[@IanDMD]

I've been waiting for when phones were fun episode like in forever. I love this series!!

[@aemxo]

I had the sidekick 2008 and I loved that phone soooo stinking much. the swivel screen is iconic and i really loved the backlit rollerball navigation. it flashed different colors when the phone rang which i still think is a cute novelty.

[@speedracer9132]

I’m so glad to have lived in this era and actually used several of these as daily drivers, the 2008 fake leather back and glossy front one with lights on the corners was my last one... I could tell the quality was going down

[@ciaraoddminzer8807]

This dude's like the LGR of phones, I love it. Keep up the good work!

[@Kizzabell]

I love LGR

[@ProdByClockwerk]

“He would hate that I’m calling him an “Emo bro” but I’m doin’ it!” God Michael you are the best!

[@spoonnz]

I live in New Zealand and I got my hands on the Samsung sidekick G4, it was awsome!

[@Erbombla]

I remember these were the coolest phones to own. Even when the iPhone made its debut, the Sidekick was still a favorite.

[@abelflexes2]

My friend used to have the Tony hawk version back in high school. Damn I miss those days. :')

[@darcybowyer5743]

I can remember in high school these were in "in" thing to have until the RAZR V3....

[@BoserPSN]

I still use a v3 with a separate sim

[@BillCosbyTouchedMyDoodle]

I first discovered the Sidekick while watching G-Unit's music video "Stunt 101." I was instantly hooked, so much that I switched carriers (Sprint which I was with for four years) just to have that phone. Moms got me the Sidekick for Christmas.

[@javianjohnson8746]

I remember when I was 8 years old and my uncle had one of these when he was in high school, I thought this was the coolest thing ever!

[@GrannyBender]

Honnestly, this is a form factor I would love to see coming back. I miss buttons and I hate typing on a tactile screen. A Sidekick 2 or 3 with a larger screen, better hardware, cameras, modern Android OS with a custom launcher. I'd throw a lot of money for it.

[@kaela420]

if you want a phone with a keyboard check out the F(x)tec Pro1 X

[@DSt3alth]

Man I miss that cool-ass flip design! I really wanted one of these when they came out and I saw rappers using them lol

[@wetteryan]

The 3 was awesome but my favorite was by far the LX. Uhg it was so sleek and the light up shoulder buttons that complimented notifications. I loved it. I miss physical keyboard devices so much. I remember one particular stand out model that I was obsessed with was the Samsung "Alias". Flip phone that was able to be flipped in either portrait or landscape orientation. So cool.

[@jlr_]

The first LX was my first Sidekick. Loved that thing, I hope T-Mobile come out with a rerelease.

[@Locomamonk]

I f**ing loving this series, man... so many cool and surprising phones I never knew they existed

[@BA-rh5hy]

Love these throwback videos. So nostalgic

[@Enzo575]

2:47 "barely fit in the pocket" 2020 smartphones in general

[@soldadoryanbr7776]

Well,tell me how you're going to flex your iPhone 11XS dsi plus pro founders edition inside your pants pocket

[@mingkee27]

Samsung Galaxy Mega and Sony Xperia Z Ultra are HUGE!!!!! It's more like a 7" tablet than a phone!

[@siddharth2796]

@@mingkee27 ummmm no

[@Generictingz95]

I miss AIM 😞 It reminds me of a simplier time when I was a lot younger, nothing to worry or stress out about. Life sure was good

[@EckRD]

asl?? 🤣

[@bbygrlpt2]

Me too! Remember the Away Messages.. it was always subliminal messages directed at someone🤣

[@Reluctantly_Adulting]

I got my Sidekick3 in the summer 2007 as a present for getting good grades my freshman year of high school. Even after all these years, it was my favorite cell phone. I remember being so disappointed when I “upgraded” to the LX two years later. The biggest let down was going from the really well spaced out and tactile hard plastic (acrylic?) keys to those mushy vinyl (or whatever they were) keys. AIM defined my time in high school with my Sidekicks. That and setting the frog ribbit as my text message alert, a tradition I wish I could’ve maintained all these years later. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@wateriver]

I remember back in my middle school days constantly seeing commercials for the sidekick ID. While my parents did have T-Mobile at the time and I begged them to get me one they never did. A few years later I picked up a sidekick LX on Craigslist. Had it for about six months until getting an LG Dare.

[@chantlmcclary6419]

Would love to see a modern one made for 2022 or 2023 I wonder how well it'd do with all the modern capabilities and technology?

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

"Phones of 2021 have just four buttons and are $1,000." That's what I'd want to tell this to everyone in that time period just to blow their minds, lol.

[@itsaaronlolz]

omg i loved my sidekick 3, it was so much fun. 😭

[@rhuckabee44]

A haunting! You were probably a different character in every episode like everyone else!

[@scb-z9u]

No other mobile keyboard matched the Sidekicks. I miss them so much.

[@OhSoGhost]

Gawd I miss the sidekick. I honestly loved my LX. I even remember my ex wanted to match phones so she got the slidekick haha good times!