Motorola Milestone
For a handset that appeared to source such a stir in the US when it launched last year, the Motorola Milestone (called the Droid in the US) has scarcely raised a swell this side of the pond. No network has signed up for the stratagem – actually, only Orange lists Motorola phones at all in the UK – and whereas fanatics shattered up the first batch from online seller Expansys before Christmas, it has all away very silent since then.
It’s easy to perceive why Motorola might now be feeling awhile ashamed about its much overhyped iPhone killer. There is a novel kid on the block: Google’s Nexus One, which sports an updated edition of the Android operating system that the Milestone comprises, a better screen and a sexier look.
It’s similarly easy to see why Google has got wretched with mobile handset constructors putting its progressively sophisticated Android software into a cluster of ugly bricks and decided that it wanted to be in comprehensive control of its own phone so as to stop the iPhone thieving the smartphone display. From the lackluster T-Mobile Throb and the bumpy Motorola Dext to the HTC Hero, with its bizarre “chin”, and the temperamental Samsung Galaxy i7500, Android strategies have barely been trend setters.
