Motorola Milestone XT720
The article will provide a user with information on Motorola Milestone XT720. The motorola milestone XT720 has an angular style, with a navy blue rubberised finish across the handset’s rear. Weighing 160g and measuring 61 by 116 by 11mm, this phone feels weighty, and quite chunky. We like a mobile that feels substantial, and the XT720 feels extremely solid. Around the edges of the phone a user will find a microUSB connection port, mechanical volume keys, a 3.5mm socket for plugging in the headphones, mechanical camera controls, a lock/unlock button (on the top right of the handset, as has become standard protocol) and an HDMI-out port.
This provides a user with an opportunity to output the phone’s display to an HD-enabled telly. If a user wants to load up some video (streaming or stored on the XT720 itself) a user could watch said footage on the big screen at home. A user could also get the whole family round to check out the photos and HD movies shot using the phone itself.
The phone has an eight-megapixel camera with a xenon flash, and is capable of shooting 720p video footage. An 8-megapixel snapper is pretty impressive on its own, but as any photographer will tell a user, it’s not all about the megapixels. What makes this camera far more impressive is the swift autofocus, which made for sharp, clear shots, and a short focal distance. A user can also focus on objects which are pretty close to the lens, making for some impressive close-up shots. The flash is bright and the quality of shots is impressive and same with video capture is similarly impressive. The video recorded by using this phone is sharp, colourful and played back impressively smoothly.
The XT720 phone has got a 3.7-inch display and has a maximum resolution of 480×854 pixels, which provides a sharp display. Motorola has unceremoniously abandoned Motoblur, its proprietary Android skin, and as such the XT720 is running a naked, raw version of Android, specifically Android 2.1. Bing an Android device, a user has access available to the full suite of Android applications available from the Android Market, which is accessible via the phone’s main menu. A user can also get popular Google applications such as Maps, Street View, Gmail, Google Talk, Calendar and YouTube pre-installed.
In typical Android fashion, there are five fully customisable homescreens which a user can scroll between by swiping left or right. Addition menu options can be revealed by opening the full menu an action performed by pulling up on an arrow located at the bottom of the screen. The phon is packing an ARM Cortex-A8 processor, which runs at a maximum speed of 720MHz. The connectivity is comprehensive. 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, bluetooth, 3G and GPS are all present and correct. A user will also get an 8GB MicroSD card packaged with the phone to handle storage.
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