Motorola tosses in Milestone XT720 handset

Motorola Milestone

Android seems to have got strong hold over most of the newer handsets available in the market today. Motorola has introduced the Milestone XT720 handset that flaunts a 10.9mm slim profile. It has been equipped with an 8MP camera accompanied by Xenon flash and 10 x digital zoom. The camera is capable of shooting 720p HD videos and also lets users to view and share the videos with others.

The phone is adorned by a 3.7” display exhibiting 480 x 854 WVGA resolutions which lets users enjoy high quality web content, games, videos or photos. This Android 2.1 powered device facilitates users with enhanced media and mobile internet capabilities along with faster browsing capabilities. Users can open up to eight browsing windows simultaneously. The gadget provides users with memory of up to 8GB and is embedded with a microSD slot that allows the memory capacity to be expanded by up to 32GB. Users can access numerous apps available through the Android Market with this handset.

“Milestone XT720 is one of the most powerful phones in Motorola’s current smartphone range. Slim, sophisticated and technically savvy, Milestone XT720 is a high performance device designed for those who are actively engaged in both their work and social lives,” affirmed Ralf Gerbershagen, VP and GM, Motorola’s Mobile Devices business, Western Europe. “With Milestone XT720, Motorola has taken yet another step towards eliminating the barriers for consumers to creating and consuming media on the go.”

This smartphone possesses smart image capture that includes easy panorama, face detection and face filter abilities. It also integrates red eye reduction, camera shake prevention functionality and allows users to take six shots consecutively. The handset comes with an HDMI cable that allows users to view videos captured through the phone on HDTV. Apart from letting users personalize up to five home screens, the handset uses Motorola’s UI that enables easy and smooth screen scrolling.

The Milestone XT720 comes pre-loaded with Motorola’s proprietary Motonav turn-by-turn navigation application as well as an array of Google mobile apps such as Google Maps, Gmail and Google Search. Its multi-tasking ability lets users’ mange several accounts into separate inboxes for work and personal use as well as alter their documents while on the move.

The pricing and availability details of the Milestone XT720 handset are still unclear.