Motorola Milestone 2 Review
Milestone 2 (aka Droid 2) is beyond doubt one of the most beautiful and elegant Android phones.
The device is made in the form factor of the side slider with touch controls and is aimed primarily at people who stubbornly do not want to part with physical keyboards. Milestone 2 can be considered as one of the main competitors of HTC Desire Z.
And now a little more.
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The phone is very comfortable to hold, with dimensions of 116mm x 61mm x 14mm and not a small weight of as much as 169 grams.
Operating system: Android 2.2 (Froyo) + MOTOBLUR interface
Communications: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, GPRS / EDGE, HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbit / s)
Platform: Texas Instruments OMAP3640, with a frequency of 1 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM, 8 GB of internal memory, microSD slot (up to 32 GB), 8 GB card included
Interfaces: USB 2.0 (micro USB), Bluetooth 2.1 (+ EDR), Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n, GPS / A-GPS
Screen: TFT (capacitive sensor), diagonal 3.7 inches, resolution 854x480, 16 million colors
Camera: 5 megapixel, autofocus, flash, HD video recording
Sensors: position sensor in space, light sensor, digital compass
Battery: Li-Ion, removable, 1400 mAh
Dimensions: 116.3 x 60.5 x 13.7 mm
Weight: 169 g
More details can be found on the Motorola website .
Grade was the following:
- Communicator
- USB cable
- 8GB MicroSDHC card
- Charger with adapter
- Headphones
- Paper
When first turned on, the phone will prompt you to set up a MotoBlur account. The main emphasis in it is on integration with social networks (Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, LinkedIn, Last.FM, Picasa, Flickr and others).
The main disadvantage of MotoBlur, is that you can not refuse it. You just can not miss it, just can not use e-mail without using MotoBlur.
Another MotoBlur problem is speed. It would seem that the device is equipped with a powerful processor in 1GHz, but slowing down on simple things, such as unlocking the screen, is periodically felt.
The first thing that catches the eye is a bright 3.7 inch display (although not AMOLED), not fading in sunlight. Viewing angles are excellent.
The display bordering is “chrome-like”, metal sides are painted in dark blue metallic, as is the back cover. The case is made qualitatively nowhere creaks.
Below the display, there are four touch buttons typical of the Android platform. Search keys, return, menu and home. They are quite sensitive.
Above the display is a speaker surrounded by proximity sensors and a light sensor.
At the top is a 3.5 mm headphone jack and an on / off / unlock screen button.
The back of the device is rubberized. Here is the speaker, camera and flash.
A 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash, 4x digital zoom, 720p HD video recording from 24 to 30 frames per second.
It takes good pictures in the afternoon, but it is better not to remember about it in poor light.
The back of the first generation Milestone, the changes are minor.
Enter text as a whole is convenient.
Although at first I did not like it, but after a few days I got used to it and actually prefer it instead of the screen one. The keyboard has a backlight, which makes it possible to enter in the dark.
The undeniable drawback is the lack of a Russian layout.
The impression of Milestone 2 remains very positive. It upsets the fact that it will not appear on sale in us, which means that you can not count on the localization of the keyboard.
- No FM (activate www.youtube.com/watch?v=lern-dFDLxA EXL hint)
“The camera could be better.”
- The graphic shell of the MotoBlur only slows down the communicator.
- Weak battery, although this is the norm for devices of this class = \
- Androida update will probably not be released soon.
- Excellent appearance, compact size, solid construction.
- 8GB of internal memory
- Great sliding keyboard
- Good performance
- 720p video recording
The device is made in the form factor of the side slider with touch controls and is aimed primarily at people who stubbornly do not want to part with physical keyboards. Milestone 2 can be considered as one of the main competitors of HTC Desire Z.
And now a little more.
Device characteristics
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The phone is very comfortable to hold, with dimensions of 116mm x 61mm x 14mm and not a small weight of as much as 169 grams.
Operating system: Android 2.2 (Froyo) + MOTOBLUR interface
Communications: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, UMTS 900/2100 MHz, GPRS / EDGE, HSDPA (up to 7.2 Mbit / s)
Platform: Texas Instruments OMAP3640, with a frequency of 1 GHz
Memory: 512 MB RAM, 8 GB of internal memory, microSD slot (up to 32 GB), 8 GB card included
Interfaces: USB 2.0 (micro USB), Bluetooth 2.1 (+ EDR), Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n, GPS / A-GPS
Screen: TFT (capacitive sensor), diagonal 3.7 inches, resolution 854x480, 16 million colors
Camera: 5 megapixel, autofocus, flash, HD video recording
Sensors: position sensor in space, light sensor, digital compass
Battery: Li-Ion, removable, 1400 mAh
Dimensions: 116.3 x 60.5 x 13.7 mm
Weight: 169 g
More details can be found on the Motorola website .
What is in the box ??
Grade was the following:
- Communicator
- USB cable
- 8GB MicroSDHC card
- Charger with adapter
- Headphones
- Paper
When first turned on, the phone will prompt you to set up a MotoBlur account. The main emphasis in it is on integration with social networks (Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, LinkedIn, Last.FM, Picasa, Flickr and others).
The main disadvantage of MotoBlur, is that you can not refuse it. You just can not miss it, just can not use e-mail without using MotoBlur.
Another MotoBlur problem is speed. It would seem that the device is equipped with a powerful processor in 1GHz, but slowing down on simple things, such as unlocking the screen, is periodically felt.
Appearance
The first thing that catches the eye is a bright 3.7 inch display (although not AMOLED), not fading in sunlight. Viewing angles are excellent.
The display bordering is “chrome-like”, metal sides are painted in dark blue metallic, as is the back cover. The case is made qualitatively nowhere creaks.
Below the display, there are four touch buttons typical of the Android platform. Search keys, return, menu and home. They are quite sensitive.
Above the display is a speaker surrounded by proximity sensors and a light sensor.
At the top is a 3.5 mm headphone jack and an on / off / unlock screen button.
The back of the device is rubberized. Here is the speaker, camera and flash.
A 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash, 4x digital zoom, 720p HD video recording from 24 to 30 frames per second.
It takes good pictures in the afternoon, but it is better not to remember about it in poor light.
The back of the first generation Milestone, the changes are minor.
Keyboard
Enter text as a whole is convenient.
Although at first I did not like it, but after a few days I got used to it and actually prefer it instead of the screen one. The keyboard has a backlight, which makes it possible to enter in the dark.
The undeniable drawback is the lack of a Russian layout.
Total
The impression of Milestone 2 remains very positive. It upsets the fact that it will not appear on sale in us, which means that you can not count on the localization of the keyboard.
Minuses:
- No FM (activate www.youtube.com/watch?v=lern-dFDLxA EXL hint)
“The camera could be better.”
- The graphic shell of the MotoBlur only slows down the communicator.
- Weak battery, although this is the norm for devices of this class = \
- Androida update will probably not be released soon.
Pros:
- Excellent appearance, compact size, solid construction.
- 8GB of internal memory
- Great sliding keyboard
- Good performance
- 720p video recording
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/116748/
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