The MILESTONE 2 has a single mission ? to reclaim the top spot in Android messengers for Motorola. It has the pedigree and the personality, and with the right upgrades, it seems a lock to become the next all-in-one messenger of choice.
Who can blame Motorola? They liked it at the top of the Android food chain and want to relive the good times. Less in a mood to experiment, they know exactly where they?re going and the MILESTONE 2 might well be the phone to get them there.
Motorola MILESTONE 2 official photos
The MILESTONE 2 has the right measure of metal on the outside and beefed up internals ? both hardware and software. There are a few omissions too but not too close to being deal breakers. Here they all are, in a summarized form.
Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA support 3.7" 16M-color capacitive touchscreen with WVGA (480x 854 pixels) resolutionScratch-resistant Gorilla glassOne of the slimmest QWERTY side slidersTI OMAP3630 1GHz CPU, PowerVR SGX530 graphics accelerator; 512MB of RAM Android OS v2.2; MOTOBLUR UI 1.5 with SNS integrationWeb browser with Adobe Flash 10.1 support5 MP autofocus camera with dual-LED flash; face detection, geo-tagging 720p HD video recording @ 30fps Wi-Fi b/g/n; Wi-Fi hotspot functionality; DLNAGPS with A-GPS; Digital compass8GB storage; microSD slot with 8GB card preinstalledAccelerometer and proximity sensor, in-pocket detection with auto lockStandard 3.5 mm audio jack microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1 Smart and voice dialingOffice document editorActive noise cancellation with a dedicated micDivX/XviD video supportThe internal 8GB of storage is for apps onlySide sliding mechanism is not spring-assistedDivX and XviD playback has its issuesNon hot-swappable microSD card slotNo FM radioThere?s little missing on the Motorola MILESTONE 2 spec sheet. In actual fact, many of the phone features seem to have a special added quality ? Gorilla Glass for the display, 720p video for the 5MP camera, Wi-Fi hotspot for the fast 3G, DLNA for the Wi-Fi connectivity, Flash for the web browser and so on.
Still, the main focus of the MILESTONE 2 is text-based communication ? from the humble SMS, through email, to Facebook, Twitter and MySpace messaging there?s little that this messenger droid won?t do.
The Universal inbox is the tool to handle all this. It doesn?t really matter where each message is coming from ? they all end up in the same place with a handy reply button to send back a reply on the corresponding network.
Motorola MILESTONE 2 live shots
We?ll rummage through the box for starters and look at the Motorola MILESTONE 2 from all sides with a due inspection of the screen and keyboard. We?ll look at the rest of the hardware and the software too, but first things first.
