Motorola Milestone XT720

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Motorola Milestone XT720
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Manufacturer Motorola Mobility
Product familyMilestone
Type Smartphone
Release dateJuly 2010;13 years ago (2010-07)
Introductory price€558.99 [1]
Operating system Android 2.1 (customs up to 4.0.4)
CPU TI OMAP 3440 Arm Cortex A8 720 MHz [2]
Memory256 MB RAM [2]
StorageOnboard flash memory: 512 MB
Removable microSDHC: 8 GB (included), expandable up to 32 GB
Display854×480 px (0.41 MP) TFT LCD, 3.7 in (94 mm), FWVGA, 265 ppi, 16 million colors (24 bit), Gorilla Glass [3] [4]
Graphics PowerVR SGX 530
SoundMono
Input [2]
CameraBack: 8.0 MP, with 720p (1280×720 px) video at 24 fps or higher), geotagging, xenon flash, autofocus.
Touch to focus with easy panorama, face detection, multi-shot (6 shots in a row), face filter, red eye reduction, camera shake prevention, scene controls and effects
Connectivity

Quad band : [2]

  • WCDMA 1700/2100
  • GSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • HSDPA 10.2 Mbps (category 9/10) / 7.2 Mbps (category 7/8)
  • EDGE Class 12
  • GPRS Class 12
  • HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Power1390 mAh (BP6X)
Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery,
talk time: 270 minutes (3G), 540 minutes (2G), standby time: 320 hours
Dimensions115.95 mm (4.565 in) H
60.9 mm (2.40 in) W
10.9 mm (0.43 in) D
Mass160 g (5.6 oz)
Website Official website

The Motorola Milestone XT720 (known simply as "Motorola XT720") is an Android-based smartphone manufactured by Motorola Mobility, originally released in July 2010. [5] Announced in June of that year, it was the first Motorola Android phone with xenon flash. [6]

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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. [2]

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. [7] It also includes microSDHC support with bundled 8 GB card. It features the Gorilla Glass resistant coating. [3] [4]

It includes an ambient light sensor, a proximity sensor, a microphone, a magnetometer (Compass), a 3-axis accelerometer, and an aGPS. [2]

The phone's "slide-to-unlock" feature was part of Apple Inc.'s German copyright infringement lawsuits against Motorola Mobility, which Apple won in two separate judgments in 2012. [8]

Media

If supports the following media formats:

Carriers

The following carriers sold the Motorola Milestone XT720:

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. [9] It has slight differences compared to an earlier update provided by Hellmonger [10]

Third-party upgrades

Hellmonger, a xda-developers user, released an Android 2.2 upgrade six months prior to Cincinnati Bell's upgrade. [11] RouthMape

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