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Motorola Milestone XT720

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Manufacturer
  
Motorola Mobility

Type
  
Smartphone

Product family
  
Milestone

Introductory price
  
€558.99

Motorola Milestone XT720

Release date
  
July 2010; 6 years ago (2010-07)

Operating system
  
Android 2.1 (customs up to 4.0.4)

The Motorola Milestone XT720 (known simply as "Motorola XT720") is an Android-based smartphone manufactured by Motorola Mobility. It is the first Motorola Android phone with xenon flash.

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Features

Features of the phone include a TI OMAP 3440 ARM Cortex A8 720 MHz CPU, 256 MB RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g networking, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, micro-HDMI 1.4 (type D) port, with 720p video output, micro-USB 2.0.

It also features an 8 megapixel digital camera with xenon flash, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangeable battery, 3.7 inch 854×480 px multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display. It also includes microSDHC support with bundled 8 GB card. It features the Gorilla Glass resistant coating.

It includes an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, a microphone, a magnetometer (Compass), a 3-axis accelerometer, and an aGPS.

Media

If supports the following media formats:

  • Audio: AMR-NB/WB, MP3, PCM, WAV, AAC, WMA eAAC, eAAC+, OGG
  • Video: MPEG-4, H263, H264, WMV
  • Carriers

    The following carriers sold the Motorola Milestone XT720:

  • Cincinnati Bell
  • Vidéotron
  • Wind Mobile
  • Ntelos
  • Cellular One
  • Software upgrades

    Motorola is unwilling to upgrade the Android 2.1 operating system preloaded on the Milestone XT720. Nevertheless, wireless operator Cincinnati Bell as well as third-party developers have provided means to install the Android 2.2 operating system on the XT720. Such upgrades are not certified by Motorola and involve the rooting of the smartphone.

    Cincinnati Bell

    Cincinnati Bell certified a 2.2 software upgrade that can be installed by anyone who owns this phone or by the service provider's store representatives for their customers. It has slight differences compared to an earlier update provided by D3xter.

    Third-party upgrades

    D3xter, a xda-developers user, released an Android 2.2 upgrade six months prior to Cincinnati Bell's upgrade.

    References

    Motorola Milestone XT720 Wikipedia