| ript> | | | | device runs the slightly newer Android 2.0.1 OS |
| The Motorola Milestone is the European name for the | | | | although recent news stated that the Motorola |
| Motorola Droid which was first released in the US last | | | | Milestone will also be able to benefit with a planned |
| year, this new Android Motorola phone has been | | | | upgrade very soon. |
| released as a SIM Free handset with no network ties | | | | The biggest advantage over the Nexus One provided |
| or extra ongoing line rental charges. | | | | by the Milestone has to be its slide out Qwerty |
| This initial release or the Motorola Milestone means that | | | | keyboard, this makes texting, emailing, profile updating |
| consumers do not have to sign up to a lengthy | | | | and general text input a far faster affair with all of the |
| contract deal and be tied to one network provider, | | | | characters and numbers a button push away. |
| instead they can use their existing SIM card whether | | | | Both phones feature a 5.0 mega pixel camera with |
| that be currently on a contract or the pay as you go | | | | autofocus but the newer Nexus One does pack a |
| scheme. | | | | larger processor of 1GHz over the Motorola's 550MHz |
| The user simply inserts their SIM card into the Motorola | | | | which is on a par (if not a little faster) with the Apple |
| Milestone handset which will transfer all 'saved to SIM' | | | | iPhone 3Gs. |
| contact names and numbers as well as the current | | | | The Milestone can boast to be the slimmest Android |
| mobile number and provider. The SIM Free Motorola | | | | device to feature a full slide out Qwerty keyboard, |
| Milestone is unlocked to all network operators so any | | | | another benefit is the inclusion of the multi-direction |
| existing and 'live' SIM card will work. | | | | D-Pad on the keyboard, this acts as a cursor would on |
| The Milestone is the second Motorola phone to feature | | | | a home computer or laptop and makes selecting and |
| the Android operating system, this time however it is | | | | navigating fast and precise. |
| the newer Android 2.0 version which provides a fast | | | | Although the Motorola Milestone has been initially |
| user experience with 3 homescreens to place quick | | | | released as a SIM free and unlocked mobile phone |
| launch Apps. The Android Market continues to swell | | | | there are plans to launch the handset on the Orange |
| with new applications and although nowhere near the | | | | network over the coming days, it is widely expected |
| 150,000 claimed by the Apple store the Motorola | | | | that other network launches will follow quickly with the |
| Milestone is privvy to some 20,000 which seems to | | | | next possibly being T-Mobile. |
| have expanded faster over the last month with the | | | | Alternative Android handsets that have recently been |
| figure being closer to 15,000 in December. | | | | released include the Samsung Galaxy Spica, Acer |
| The biggest Android competitor to the Milestone is | | | | Liquid and forthcoming Sony X10 and Motorola |
| Google's new Nexus One phone, this new device | | | | BACKFLIP. |