Motorola MILESTONE 2 review

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.

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

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.