Danger/Motorola Zante aka Slide aka Sidekick 3.5 Details Emerge

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A few more details on the latest Danger device have trickled through and hit the Giz. Remember the Sidekick RAZR X PowerPoint slides that made the rounds a while back? This could possibly be the device I’ve been waiting for, but I thought that about the Sidekick 3, too. Sidekick 4 this is not, but, rather, another ‘interim’ device (iD ring a bell) until the Real Deal Holyfield is released. The specs look fairly impressive, but it still has a long ways to go before fanbois like me will be satisfied.

•It’s called the Motorola Q700, or Zante
•September 9-11, 2007 Launch [in question, as are all unofficial release dates]
•Danger 4.0 OS
•Assisted slide
•Round keyboard keys
•Transmissive 2.4-inch, 320×240 screen
•118mmx62mmx17.5mm
•MMS support
•microSD
•USB charging
•Voice dialing
•Same 100/30 SMS message limit as previous SKs
•Same 1.3MP camera

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Still no video playback and the same crappy 1.3-megapixel camera, but it’s a lot slimmer than the Sidekick 3. I’m not sure how I feel about a sliding keyboard as opposed to the swiveling keyboard the Sidekick is known for, either. I’m so confused about what my next phone will be now. It hurts my brain.

More on the Sidekick Slide [via The Gizza]