Countdown to Motorola Milestone UK!
After spending so much time staring jealously at our American cousins with their shiny new verizon Droids, finally our wait is nearing an end.
Expansys, the UK electronics retailer has announced that they will launch the UK exclusive for the Motorola Milestone in the run up to Christmas.
Since the handset’s launch in the USA, coupled with a mega $100 million marketing budget, the devices has gone on to become the fastest selling Android handset with estimates of as much as 700 000 units sold to date. ( according to cnet). If this trend continues, it will easily dwarf the sales of the trusty Tmobile G1.
The main selling points of the handset are
- First Handset to be launched with Android 2.0 ( see my post on android 2.0 Eclair)
- Thinnest Android phone with slide out keyboard
- Massive 3.7inch high resolution display
- Superfast Processor
- Multitouch user interface
- 5Mp camera with Flash
- Google Maps navigation -allows turn by turn directions using Google Maps.
- is compatible with a stream of accessories such as a car mount and bedside dock, turning it into the ultimate alarm clock.
This is the second Motorola handset which has been launched onto the market after the Motorola Dext ( review coming soon!) . Unlike the Motorola Dext, the milestone is a branded “with google” handset, which means that it is unlikely to receive the much lauded, MOTOBLUR Customization. The handset is due to be delivered on 7th December 2009 and is up for pre-order now. This wonder handset will set you back £449.99 (or one really awesome Christmas present) or £50.00 one off and £35.00 per month on an 18month Tmobile contract.
Motorola MILESTONE page on Expansys.com UK.
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Contrary to what you write the Milestone is NOT a “with Google” device. I know because I have one (they are already sold in Germany and Italy).
Wow, that’s a nice bit of kit… maybe I should of held off a while longer since the Galaxy seems to be getting over looked by Samsung
I still think the Samsung Galaxy is a great phone. I am sure that Samsung are waiting for Android 2.0 before it updates. I am not sure why Google even bothered to go from 1.5 to 1.6 and then release 2.0 litterally a week later.
I am sure there is a valid reason, but I can’t see it.
I love how if the US is lucky enough to get a decent phone launched in the first place, they inevitably make it inferior in some way. I hope it doesn’t end up like the whole Touch Pro/Diamond processor/memory difference.
Nice phone though, keep toying with the idea of getting one, then hesitating because it isn’t Android. 24fps is actually much preferred to 30fps. Almost all movies you watch is shot in 24fps because it is much closer to human sight.