Motorola MILESTONE 2 Review




GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 1900 / 2100
Announced2010, September
StatusAvailable. Released 2010, October
SIZEDimensions116.3 x 60.5 x 13.7 mm
Weight169 g
DISPLAYTypeTFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size480 x 854 pixels, 3.7 inches
 - Gorilla Glass display
- QWERTY keyboard
- MOTOBLUR UI with Live Widgets
- Multi-touch input method
- Touch sensitive controls
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes, check quality
MEMORYPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
Call recordsPractically unlimited
Internal8 GB system storage; 512MB RAM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included, buy memory
DATAGPRSClass 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGEClass 10, 236.8 kbps
3GHSDPA
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
BluetoothYes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared portNo
USBYes, microUSB v2.0
CAMERAPrimary5 MP, 2592Ñ…1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash,check quality
FeaturesGeo-tagging, face detection, touch focus
VideoYes, 720p@30fps, check quality
SecondaryNo
FEATURESOSAndroid OS, v2.2 (Froyo)
CPU1 GHz Cortex-A8 processor, PowerVR SGX530 GPU, TI OMAP3630 chipset
MessagingSMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
BrowserHTML
RadioNo
GamesYes + downloadable
ColorsBlack
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaVia third party application
 - Digital compass
- MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player
- MP4/WMV/H.263/H.264/DivX/XviD player
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk
- Facebook, Twitter, MySpace integration
- Quickoffice document editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Organizer
- Adobe Flash 10.1
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Predictive text input
- SoundHound music recognition
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Po 1400 mAh (BP6X)
Stand-byUp to 350 h
Talk timeUp to 6 h
MISCSAR US0.65 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)



Key features

  • Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA support
  • 3.7" 16M-color capacitive touchscreen with WVGA (480x 854 pixels) resolution
  • Scratch-resistant Gorilla glass
  • One of the slimmest QWERTY side sliders
  • TI OMAP3630 1GHz CPU, PowerVR SGX530 graphics accelerator; 512MB of RAM
  • Android OS v2.2; MOTOBLUR UI 1.5 with SNS integration
  • Web browser with Adobe Flash 10.1 support
  • 5 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; DLNA
  • GPS with A-GPS; Digital compass
  • 8GB storage; microSD slot with 8GB card preinstalled
  • Accelerometer and proximity sensor, in-pocket detection with auto lock
  • Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
  • microUSB port (charging) and stereo Bluetooth v2.1
  • Smart and voice dialing
  • Office document editor
  • Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
  • DivX/XviD video support

Main disadvantages

  • The internal 8GB of storage is for apps only
  • Side sliding mechanism is not spring-assisted
  • DivX and XviD playback has its issues
  • Non hot-swappable microSD card slot
  • No FM radio

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