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Motorola Milestone

Rohan Naravane, Jun 07, 2010 1409 hrs IST

The phone that possibly revived Motorola's hopes

Great phone call quality, sturdy build, well-sized screen that offers good touch response, Fairly Snappy Android 2.1 OS

Bulky and not as sleek as the competition, average slide out QWERTY keyboard usability

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Motorola, the company that in 1983 made the first cellphone (the DynaTAC 8000X), was in a miserable condition two years ago. After suffering losses, laying off employees and even putting its mobile division for sale, many thought it'll be the last we'll see of this mobile maker. Motorola top boss Sanjay Jha hoped to turn things around and get the company back on its feet. The company received a shot in the arm in December last year with the release of the Motorola Droid. The Droid was a CDMA-based smartphone that ran Google's Android 2.1 OS, and had most of the features that would satisfy a tech junkie back then. The phone did well, at least in the US. The Motorola Milestone is the GSM version of the Droid.

The Milestone was launched in India a few months ago. Thanks to some epic goofs by the Motorola India PR, it took ages to get here. We even contemplated whether we should go ahead posting its Review on Techtree now. But then we could see that a lot of people were asking for it in many other articles involving Android phones. So, it is nothing less than our duty to oblige. Here's the review of the Motorola Milestone.

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(29) Comments

sridhar

,chennai, on Apr 11, 2011 06:47 PM

Pathetic. Re-boots itself many times, hangs during calls, battery life doesn't last more than 3 hours, if you use all the functionalities provided, the battery lasts for one hour. Terrible camera. Email client is not push and the email clients available in android market are buggy. I am now using it as a navigator ( the motonav) provided along with it. Avoid.

prasant

,bhubaneswar, on Dec 30, 2010 01:56 AM

if you have 20k then buy sony ericsson . Today sony is the best competitor in the market . Ex xperia , satio. Both in anaroid and syncian

rishav

,pune, on Dec 25, 2010 11:46 AM

this is the worst phone ever made dont buy this phone hangs most of the time if u remove head phone winamp will automatically start even thought u r not playing anything application like g talk which is provided by android keeps on crashing and win-amp will start out of nowhere Motorola have no plans to launch android 2.2 what else phone restart now n then trust me dude its no point in buying this phone for more detail call +919579792196 customer care sucks

iverma

,bengalooru, on Nov 05, 2010 02:07 PM

Go with Milestone, Htc legend if you can find one. If you can strech 5-6k then you hav lot of options (Desire, Galaxy , Milestone XT720 , Xperia)

Arun

,Bangalore, on Jun 08, 2010 01:32 AM

Ok Honest feedback from Milestone user: Pro: no matter what you say the slide out kepypad is good App market is awesome phone is very responsive Cons: Bugs in media player i.e. when you remove headphone music starts to play un-president restarts phone heats up VERY MUCH while on call/on wifi audio-video goes out of sync while playing a large vdo recorded by the phone

nitin

,Goa, on Sep 08, 2010 07:21 AM

can we get a review of the motorola backflip?

Milestone Modde

,Movva,Andhra Pradesh,india, on Jun 07, 2010 04:35 PM

Even if u compare than Nexus one Milestone is 100% Better than Nexus One u can overclock the processor as u want and the screen is bigger than Nexus One Milestone Rocks Forever

Rohan

,TechTree, on Jun 07, 2010 05:01 PM

Processor overclocking isn't part of the standard feature-set and such a procedure ought to put a risk to the phone's hardware. And thus I wouldn't advice doing so. Anyway, the milestone is snappy enough even at 600 MHz. Also, the milestone screen isn't bigger than the nexus one. They are of the same size, i.e. 3.7 inches.

droid fan

,new delhi, on Aug 31, 2010 12:33 AM

well the milestone uses the same processor as the droid 2 and thus can easily be over clocked to 1 Ghz without any problem.. check the specs before commenting

beeejedee

,surat, on Aug 10, 2010 02:26 PM

Excellent Device.. using since 4 Months... amazing "Market".. Bad Things......shoddy powder coating.. Metal started apper at some places on Black body.. "Golden 'plating of Camera Key gone.. ugly white plastic part exposed..

amit

,kota, on Aug 06, 2010 10:17 PM

this article is highly biased against motorola. Its speed is amazing!! the htc and nokia phones are nowhere near. the simple proof that this phone is special is it was closest to iphone in US.

Aamir khan

,Delhi, on Jul 16, 2010 02:07 AM

The author must've forgot to compare it with other slide out qwerty phones,thats why he/she said that the phone is bulky.In my opinion its the slimmest phone in its category and the sliding mechanism is the best i've seen because it will not die down after few months.I've been using milestone from past two months and I like everything about this phone,this really is a phone without compromise.If u know of any phone better then this,do tell me please. I should also mention that i've used most of the high end phones from all the big brands.

Rohan

,TechTree, on Aug 06, 2010 11:51 AM

Well, for all you Milestone 1 owners, have a look at the Droid 2 photos leaked on the internet. The keyboard there is exactly what I had in mind when I wrote this review. I'm happy to see that the Droid 2 seems to fix all the niggles I had with this phone. Maybe it will deserve those 4+ stars then :)

Subho

,Hyderabad, on Jul 09, 2010 04:19 PM

All the folks rooting for the Milestone, I'm guessing you never had to deal with their customer support. I own a milestone and had to get the OS reinstalled because the system crashed and the recovery image won't work. I have been trying to follow up with them for the last one month and still haven't been able to get it done. The idiots they employ can't get a simple re-image of the device done. Worst of all, despite calling them everyday I haven't heard back from them even once. The milestone might be a decent device but if you haven't rooted and re-imaged the phone as soon as you buy it, you'll be in for a rude awakening if something breaks and you need to get it fixed.

Gautam Chaklade

,New Delhi, on Jul 05, 2010 02:00 PM

Milestone has free turn by turn navigation for india which is a great plus. Slider with a spring is a potential area for failure. Push fit is much better for long term use. Amoled screens have concerns about degradation. Super Amoled of Samsung is only the one avialable in market which claims to have over come that. However It is not time tested. Crystal talk of motorola is also a plus . Not having moto blur and use of Vanilla android has its own charms. Accessories are also a big plus though all are not available in india. I think the handset certainly desreves a higher rating.

raghav goenka

,kanpur, on Jun 19, 2010 09:35 AM

hi abhishek.....how's the condition of the phone? what are the payment options.....and for how much did u buy it>? why do u wanna sell it off?? is there any problem u r facing with the phone?

Anand

,Mumbai, on Jun 16, 2010 05:11 AM

Don't compare the Nexus1 n Milestone in terms on CPU, the Milestone has a PowerVR GPU, the same that iPhone uses (why its interface is so smooth). Now that company is funded by Apple, I dunno how Motorola got their hands on it but until the Tegra based androids come out, this is the best hardware Android has right now! that too with a hard keyboard! Just search youtube for 3d games on android, compare Nexus1 n Milestone, Milestone performs way better!

Borntechie

,Hyderabad, on Jun 13, 2010 10:13 PM

The author should have rated the product as 4.5 stars, I have been using Milestone more than 2 months. I have ordered and received car mount from US, used as a GPS device for my 4500 KM vacation, build quality is awesone. Few issues like there in no SMS forward option, music will starts playing automatically when head phone jack is removed and bluetooth service is stopped.

critical eye

,bangalore, on Jun 13, 2010 12:36 AM

"Thanks to some epic goofs by the Motorola India PR, it took ages to get here. We even contemplated whether we should go ahead posting its Review on Techtree now." Not something you should be sharing here. Dirty linen. Public.

Anand

,Hyderabad, on Jun 11, 2010 12:23 PM

Milestone 2 is announced... There is no slide out QWERTY keyboard in the new model..

Ajgil

,bindoloihadhgfjd, on Jun 11, 2010 12:38 AM

MILESTONE ALL THE WAY it should have got 4.5 stars they only seem to like nokia

Manan Somani

,Delhi, on Jun 10, 2010 10:38 AM

is the old droid cdma available in india and if yes ... the price ??/

Anand

,Bangalore, on Jun 09, 2010 01:10 PM

I have been using Motorola Milestone for over 3 months (purchased from UK) and I absolutely love it. It is the best phone with QWERTY on Android. I diagree with this phone being heavy and bigger. I have used many smart phones, Palm 650/HTC Kaiser, HTC Touch, Tmobile G1 Android and Milestone is miles ahead ! Techtree, please use smartphones in general to see how much better milestone is compared to others

Aditya

,Delhi, on Jun 09, 2010 11:45 AM

Been using the milestone for over 2 months now. Very happy with it's performance. The keyboard is actually fine but takes some getting used to. This phone is great - and for a business user who wants android and qwerty, nothing comes close. Cons - occasional (twice-thrice a week) random restart, locked firmware

Saket Iyer

,Navi Mumbai, on Jun 08, 2010 09:55 AM

Oh yeah! Everytime Motorola releases a phone, they always dream to change the fate of the doomed company. Sadly the phone is far from their dreams. Hope the company splits and closes the Mobile phone division once and for all. Every phone is overhyped, and soon people realise its nothing revolutionary.

anurag

,kolkata, on Jun 07, 2010 03:00 PM

it completely revived motorola not possibly..it topped the US charts coming 2nd to the iPhone

Stavan Desai

,Vapi, on Jun 07, 2010 08:49 PM

could u do a review of SE Hazel...??

kaushik

,kolkata, on Jun 07, 2010 04:53 PM

pretty biased review (may be because of the "epic" pr goof up :P . i am using the milestone and also used the nexus one from my friend. the overclocked milestone is miles ahead... definitely...

Rohan

,TechTree, on Jun 07, 2010 05:03 PM

It's just not about the speed. It's about the form factor and the sleekness of the two phones. I thoroughly believe the Milestone is a good buy, only if you need a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Else a Nexus One will serve one better

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