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Remember the Motorola Droid? Of course you do, especially if you live in the US and were subject to the endless, mysterious, and slightly annoying multimedia ad campaign. Irritating commercials notwithstanding, it was a very good smartphone. Motorola let its guard down somewhat in the period since and other manufacturers have flexed their smartphone muscles, surpassing the company with new and highly advanced creations of their own. Motorola, however, has stepped from the shadows with the Milestone XT720 in an effort to make their presence felt once again.
With the Motorola Milestone XT720, gone is some of the size and weight of devices that came before. The Milestone’s shell measures 116 x 61x 11mm and the phone weighs 160g. The shape of the handset is rather unique. When viewed in landscape mode, there is a protuberance on the top right that seems to serve no other purpose than house three lights that indicate the camera option the phone is in. The front and back of the Milestone seem to be carved from two completely different pieces, as they fit together oddly. Critics have expressed their displeasure with the looks of the phone, stating that the changes were unnecessary. The new design does set the phone apart from the others.
Aside from the controversial design of the handset itself, the Milestone XT720 possesses a 3.7-inch screen that has been featured on previous models. It is a capacitive touchscreen containing a 480 x 854 pixel display. The large screen is perfect for displaying photos taken with the Milestone’s 8-megapixel camera. The camera includes a Xenon flash, a feature currently found on no other Android smartphone. Face detection and a panorama mode are also nice aspects of the camera. Of course, a phone that features a high-quality camera will likely have an advanced video recorder as well. The Milestone does, capturing video at 720p. The customer is also treated to an HDMI port and the necessary cables to connect the phone to the big screen.
Some customers will be saddened to learn that Motorola did not offer Motoblur on the Milestone, but it did include Android 2.1. There may be no built-in social networking, but customers are treated to a trial version of MotoNav and the company’s new Phone Portal app. With this application, users are able to manage the XT720’s data from any browser on a PC or Mac linked to a USB or WiFi network. Youtube and movies are then viewed enjoyably on the 3.7-inch screen.
The Motorola Milestone XT720 has not done in the competition by any means. It is, however, a very solid smartphone that is capable of performing the duties customers look for in these devices. The XT720 is sure to provide a quality experience to its users.