Motorola MILESTONE 2For many mobile phone users, the name Motorola conjures up an image of a former world leader that has miserably failed in the presence of a more user-friendly Nokia in their early years and lately with a string of disappointing handsets that are copycats of previous success stories like its pioneering RAZR line.  But the image aside, it looks like Motorola is seeing a resurgence of its former self by making the rights moves, like adopting Android without batting an eyelash and bringing impressive handsets to its markets.  It just recently launched is Motorola DROID in the US and soon-to-be-released Motorola Milestone in Europe in time for the holidays.

Remarkable Features

The DROID may have features that can give would-be iPhone buyers some pause, most pundits are saying this is the phone that just might catapult the Android handset as a mainstream mobile phone to reckon with, not to mention the fact that this is the world’s first smartphone on the Android 2.0 platform.  It is also the world’s thinnest full QWERTY slider touchscreen at a mere 13.5 mm thickness.

Hardware wise, the Motorola DROID boasts the same 3G/UMTS and HSPA broadband data connectivity as well as WiFi and Bluetooth features of most other flagship phones.  Even its 5.0 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash, geo tagging and DVD-quality video recording puts it the top of the imaging totem pole.  Other features like GPS, A2DP support, micro SD expandability up to 16GB, 3.55mm headphone jack and a gorgeous 3.7” capacitive touchscreen display with wide VGA resolution are shared with many other upscale handsets.

But what really sets the Motorola DROID apart is its Google and Verizon backing. You have Google apps working on its Google Android OS as well as a Google Maps navigation system that’s not only free by is as capable as any spoken turn-by-turn guidance system out there.

Then you have the nearly flawless voice and data network of Verizon behind it.  Everything is working in favour of the DROID to give Motorola the break it needs to recapture its market leadership.

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