Motorola Milestone 2: Features and Review
Friday, February 4, 2011 13:11In the world of the smartphone giants Motorola have barely had a look in, with the original Milestone handset failing in the market and their Motoblur OS proving unintuitive and altogether boring.
The Milestone 2 is however a completely different handset and Motorola seemed to have gone back to the drawing board and endeavored to produce something that really works for the consumer. With its slide out QWERTY keyboard it is a delight for those not satisfied with touchpad technology and presents itself as an adequate option for those intent on writing long emails and texts.
The device itself is fairly slim despite the inclusion of this QWERTY keypad, a characteristic that commonly expands a phone’s dimensions greatly. The 3.7” screen dominates the face of the chassis with only four physical buttons next to it allowing for maximum viewing capabilities.
The most impressive aspect of this phone is its use of the Android operating system. Combined with functions from the Motorola Motoblur OS the Milestone 2 seems to make good use of the power driven by the hardware. Motoblur all of a sudden seems to be much more intuitive and relevant as it operates alongside the Android 2.2 Froyo system.
This Froyo operating system is a joy to those who have been awaiting Flash 10.1 support for flash games and BBC iPlayer, amongst other features, and makes the Milestone 2 a very media friendly device.
It seems that the Milestone 2 fulfills all the promises made by the original Milestone by fully utilising the power of Android and offering features unique to Motorola.
Whilst this handset is anything but a great leap from those dominating the smartphone market, it definitely has that air of potential surrounding it. Motorola must now capitalise on this early success and may do so if the improvements of their handsets continue to be made.
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