subject: A Closer Look at the New Motorola Milestone 2 [print this page] Motorola have released detail of their forthcoming handset, the impressive looking Milestone 2. Following on in the footsteps of the great original Milestone, the handset offers some considered improvements making the phone a very attractive proposition to anybody looking for a new phone or upgrade.
Thanks to GPS facilities in the phone, the Milestone 2 works very well as a satellite navigation system. Utilising Googles turn by turn navigation, the handset is an ideal companion for travelling anywhere within the UK. Naturally, stand alone sat nav applications can be downloaded if you are looking to travel further afield. The GPS is also used when taking photographs, which mean the handset will Geo Tag your photographs with exact location information on where each snap is taken. The phone uses Android 2.2 technology, the most popular of Smartphone operating systems. Motorola have added there own Motoblur technology to the phone which benefits the user in two major ways. Firstly it collaborates all your incoming information from various social networking sites, e mails, photographs etc. This means you get real time update about what is happening around you without the need to open various individual applications. Motoblur also backs up all of your personal information so if you ever have to restore your handset, or you purchase another phone, your information can simply be downloaded again.
An improvement on the Motorola Milestone 2 that will benefit a small number of users is the addition of internet tethering. This enables the user to utilise the handset as an internet modem. Thus if you are away from home with your laptop and with no WiFi connection, you can use your phone which acts as as a wireless hotspot for up to 5 separate devices. The phone has its own full Qwerty keypad which benefits from improved key size over the previous models, making typing that little bit easier. The 3.7" screen is a capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. Multi touch is supported on the screen, which can also display over 16 million colours. The phone can shoot video footage in HD quality, meaning your video looks crystal clear whether played back on the phone or on your home television. The Motorola Milestone 2 benefits from some excellent additions to what was already a very impressive model. Android 2.2 and the excellent quality screen will appeal most, but a host of other facilities makes the handset destined to be a best seller.
