Motorola Milestone 2
As the follow-up to the original Motorola Milestone, the Motorola Milestone 2 has a tough act to follow. The original phone was loved by many, and singlehandedly brought Motorola back into the game as a serious contender. It's a good job, then, that the Motorola Milestone 2 is such a powerhouse of a phone.
Design - 9/10
The first key point to note, with the Motorola Milestone 2, is how surprisingly slim it is, for a phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. In fact, the best way to describe the Motorola Milestone 2 is to say that they took the original Milestone, then made it shinier and a lot prettier. As such, the Motorola Milestone 2 may be one of the nicest QWERTY phones on the market.
Operating System - 10/10
The Motorola Milestone 2 uses Android 2.2, also known as Froyo, and it's this operating system that makes it such a powerhouse. However, it's tied in with Motorola's custom MOTOBLUR UI, and in the past, this has led to some issues with phones slowing down; there are no such issues with the Motorola Milestone 2, thanks to its new 1GHz processor, which allows MOTOBLUR to live up to its full potential. You can get access to the huge Android App Market and all of Google's services such as Gmail, Google search and Google Maps. The platform also supports Adobe Flash 10.1, multi-tasking and better Wi-Fi capabilities. The Motorola Milestone 2 also includes the Swype keyboard as standard which, as far as this reviewer is concerned, means it gets a perfect ten, simply for that.
Hardware - 10/10
The Motorola Milestone 2 has very good hardware, from the new 1GHz processor, through the various connectivity options (including WiFi), to the 8GB of internal storage. However, one fact stands out above all the others; the manufacturer has given the Motorola Milestone 2 a full QWERTY keyboard, while simultaneously keeping it remarkably thin. That alone is an astonishing achievement.
Camera and media - 9/10
The Motorola Milestone 2 includes a five-megapixel camera, capable of capturing 720p HD Video, but there is more to its media features than just the camera. For starters, the Motorola Milestone 2 includes Google's Youtube app, as part of Android 2.2, and that alone makes it a great media phone. Because you can also add memory cards up to 32GB, the Motorola Milestone 2 can be upped to a total of 40GB of storage, making it perfect for mobile multimedia.
Screen - 9/10
The Motorola Milestone 2 is unusual in that it features a non-standard screen resolution, coming in at 480x854 pixels. However, there is a reason for this: that makes it almost a 16:9 widescreen, of the kind used for widescreen movies in the cinema. Thus, the Motorola Milestone 2's screen is perfect for watching movies on.
Social - 10/10
This is where the Motorola Milestone 2's interface, MOTOBLUR, really comes into its own, as it is designed expressly for the purpose of putting your social features front and centre on the device. From Facebook feeds to Twitter updates, the Motorola Milestone 2 is built to excel at social networking, and excel it does.
Overall - 9/10
The Motorola Milestone 2 had a tough act to follow, coming after the original Milestone, but it hasn't just lived up to its predecessor; it's blown its predecessor, and a sizeable chunk of the current Android range, out of the water! The Motorola Milestone 2 really is an incredible phone, that really shows off what Android is capable of, and thus, it comes highly recommended.
The Motorola Milestone 2 features
Bluetooth Voice
Bluetooth Voice & Data
MP3 Player
MSN Messenger
Internet Access
3G
Slide Phone
5 megapixel camera
Wi Fi
Video Messaging
Push Email
Sat Nav
Touch Screen
GPS
Edge
HSDPA
Google Android
Geo-tagging
Accelerometer
Motorola Milestone 2 specifications
Weight (g) 169.0
Height (mm) 116.3
Width (mm) 60.5
Depth (mm) 13.7
Band Quad
Battery Stand By (Hours) 350
Battery Talk Time (Hours) 7
Screen 3.7-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen; 16M colours; 480 x 854
Ringtones MP3, WAV
Memory 133MB, 256 MB RAM; microSD, up to 32GB, 8GB included
Connectivity GPRS; 3G - HSDPA and HSUPA; Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g; Bluetooth 2.1
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