Motorola MILESTONE review: Hello Droid

26 January 2010
Android devices come from all walks of life but rarely do they carry as much baggage as the MILESTONE. Motorola seem to be betting the farm with the MILESTONE and the warm reception it’s getting must leave them breathing a sigh of relief...

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"The mandatory - for the Android breed - microSD memory card is 8GB, which is probably more than most users will ever need." I felt this to be funny, so I'm reposting it for your entertainment

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    • Komli
    • IjG
    • 04 Apr 2013

    Anonymous, 04 Jan 2011Gsmarena,how can you say that milestone's audio output isn'... moreYour's is the intelligent apporach to this issue.

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      • Jany
      • mMq
      • 14 Feb 2013

      About sound quality, i used some good headphones on it, i compared it to Soundblaster X-Fi HD, and i must say, this device has VERY GOOD sound, i tested lot of phones, most of them have crap output. Bass control is great, you give more bass, and it dont turn down other tones.
      Used HD555(mod), 50Ohm, 15hz-28000Hz, open headphones, phone can make them play loud.

      I know, this is almost antic model, but still can be used :D

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        • Roadhouse
        • 04M
        • 24 Sep 2012

        Its summer 2012 and my milestone is still in mint condition, bought i in summer 2010. Talking about build quality!

        Its currently running Android 2.3.7 (CM7.2.2) and the CPU is running at 1Ghz for over an year now, still no problems. The camera has improved a lot since this review. It still shoots 480p but with widescreen format 812x480. The only disadvantage over current gen midrange phones is the 256mb of ram, however the screen is still hard to match by todays WVGA 3.7" phones.

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          • Meadow
          • wMH
          • 30 Oct 2011

          ash123, 09 Nov 2010I am currently using this,its amazing . Touch screen is jus... moreKudos! What a neat way of tihkning about it.

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            • Seven
            • jeu
            • 29 Oct 2011

            Mark, 12 May 2010Are droid & Milestone same ??? A wonderful job. Super hpelufl information.

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              • Jesslyn
              • svs
              • 29 Oct 2011

              Anonymous, 07 Apr 2010Go MOTO GO..............The Milestone is phenomenal......:)Alright alright alright that's eacxlty what I needed!

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                • Bryant
                • jLY
                • 26 Sep 2011

                This phone is a pile of shit I have had mine for a little over a year now and everything was okay and the first problem I had was the charger wouldn't charge it unless it was in a certain position second problem I had was the power button didnt work anymore so I always had to have a charger and now it just froze and theres nothing you can do with it so these phones suck and they all deserve to be shaddered into a million pieces!!!

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                  • Mohit
                  • uta
                  • 10 Mar 2011

                  hi everyone , i want to ask that as milestone doesn't have a secondary cam.. can it be used for videocalling?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • nDP
                    • 04 Jan 2011

                    Gsmarena,how can you say that milestone's audio output isn't very goood,when in fact is almost identical with the iphone 3gs's audio output.Milestone still is the one of the best android phones anyway

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                      • bJg
                      • 18 Dec 2010

                      check this out for some amazing deals..

                      www.findherefirst.com/2010/12/14/motorola-milestone-deals-an-inspirational-smartphone-deal/

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Is3
                        • 15 Dec 2010

                        Disappointed, 03 Sep 2010Crap phone; and bad repair service. Had to send it in twic... morewell......it sounds like your provider was blaming the phone to get out of trouble, shift the blame to them, and keep you as a subscriber....

                        christ people, buy the phone, don't sign a damn contract!!!!

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                          • vinoduy
                          • bC9
                          • 27 Nov 2010

                          hi everyone, i'm planning to buy this phone , can i anyone suggest,,, reading the comments below is confusing..... wat about" motorola backflip",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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                            • ash123
                            • vLy
                            • 09 Nov 2010

                            I am currently using this,its amazing . Touch screen is just superb .Battery can be a little concern as it only come for a day .

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                              • Disappointed
                              • q{c
                              • 03 Sep 2010

                              Crap phone; and bad repair service. Had to send it in twice to get repaired (audio jack and reception problems) and both times they sent it back saying they hadn't found anything.

                              This despite the fact that I can't use it to call business contacts cause they say they can't understand me due to choppiness. Also my girlfriend doesn't want to talk with me on it cause it annoys her. Really, really disappointed, I paid $300 (deal plan).

                              The HTC Hero loaner they gave me while being repaired was 10 times better (though less functionality and annoyingly small screen keyboard).

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                                • Anonymous
                                • iWc
                                • 21 Jun 2010

                                simon, 13 May 2010No doubt Milestone is a great phone! Got mine a few days ba... moreReason for this is, if you were able to store apps on a memory card, then you would be able to transfer apps phone to phone without ever paying for them, therefore, none of the companies would make any money.....

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                                  • Shipra
                                  • Pyx
                                  • 25 May 2010

                                  Hi,Milestone is a very good mobile and i m using it without any problem,very fast access speed of internet

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • PFQ
                                    • 19 May 2010

                                    I think all platform has their bad point;

                                    1) Nokia symbian ... touch screen issue, perhaps N8 will change the story
                                    2) iPhone ... no multi-task & no camera flash, hope version 4.0 & new iPhone will address the issue
                                    3) Android ... application cannot store in memory card, wish 2.2 will solve the issue or any manufacturer can come out a 8GB or larger device

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • PFQ
                                      • 19 May 2010

                                      At this point of time Milestone is one of the best phone running Android.

                                      X10 == no multi-touch even upgrade to 2.1 in future
                                      Galaxy Spica == no camera flash
                                      Legend == camera auto-focus not consistent
                                      Nexus One == no physical keypad

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • UDN
                                        • 18 May 2010

                                        got this phone for a weeks, and i think milestone is a very great phone. but there is still a minor in this phone.
                                        the internal storage is too small to install apps, the 8GB SD card is useless since we cannot save the apps in there.
                                        D-pad, at first i thought it is a track pad, unfortunately it isn't :p
                                        not @ the phone, but the hands free is so bad, got a noise when i used it to make a call or to play music.
                                        can't sync to microsoft outlook!!! we should sync with gmail or googlemail to import contacts from other phone, and lately i found that we can import from facebook either, it's a little strange i think. or this is android problems? does anybody have a solution to sync with outlook??
                                        but overall, this is a great phone, i'll rate this phone 8/10.