Motorola Milestone XT720

{{Short description|Android-based smartphone}}

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| name = Motorola Milestone XT720

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| manufacturer = Motorola Mobility

| family = Milestone

| type = Smartphone

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| releasedate = {{Start date and age|2010|07}}

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| price = €558.99{{citation |url=http://blog.phoneslimited.co.uk/2010/06/15/motorola-milestone-xt720-release-date-price/ |title=Motorola Milestone XT720 Release Date & Price |publisher=phoneslimited.co.uk |accessdate=2011-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821105405/http://blog.phoneslimited.co.uk/2010/06/15/motorola-milestone-xt720-release-date-price/ |archive-date=2011-08-21 |url-status=dead }}

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| os = Android 2.1 (customs up to 4.0.4)

| power = 1390 mAh (BP6X)
Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion polymer battery,
talk time: 270 minutes (3G), 540 minutes (2G), standby time: 320 hours

| cpu = TI OMAP 3440 Arm Cortex A8 720 MHz

| storage = Onboard flash memory: 512 MB
Removable microSDHC: 8 GB (included), expandable up to 32 GB

| memory = 256 MB RAM

| display = 854×480 px (0.41 MP) TFT LCD, {{convert|3.7|in|mm|abbr=on}}, FWVGA, 265 ppi, 16 million colors (24 bit), Gorilla Glass

| graphics = PowerVR SGX 530

| sound = Mono

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| camera = Back: 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

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Quad band:

  • 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

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| dimensions = {{convert|115.95|mm|in|abbr=on}} H
{{convert|60.9|mm|in|abbr=on}} W
{{convert|10.9|mm|in|abbr=on}} D

| weight = {{convert|160|g|oz|abbr=on}}

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| website = {{URL|http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/XW-EN/Consumer-Products-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/MOTO-XT720-XW-EN|Official website}}

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The Motorola Milestone XT720 (known simply as "Motorola XT720") is an Android-based smartphone manufactured by Motorola Mobility, originally released in July 2010.{{Cite web|title=Motorola MILESTONE XT720 - Full phone specifications|url=https://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_milestone_xt720-3375.php|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.gsmarena.com}} Announced in June of that year, it was the first Motorola Android phone with xenon flash.{{citation |url=http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_milestone_xt720_now_official_the_first_xenonish_droid-news-1716.php |title=Motorola Milestone XT720 now official, the first Xenon-ish Droid |publisher=GSMArena |accessdate=2011-09-16}}

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.{{citation |url=http://developer.motorola.com/products/milestone-xt720/ |title=Motorola Milestone XT720 – Specifications table |publisher=Motorola Mobility, Inc |accessdate=2011-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924173555/http://developer.motorola.com/products/milestone-xt720/ |archive-date=2011-09-24 |url-status=dead }}

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.{{Cite web|last=Cha|first=Bonnie|title=Motorola Milestone XT720 (unlocked) review: Motorola Milestone XT720 (unlocked)|url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/motorola-milestone-xt720-unlocked-review/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=CNET|language=en}} It also includes microSDHC support with bundled 8 GB card. It features the Gorilla Glass resistant coating.{{citation |url=http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/full-products-list |title=Gorilla Glass – Full products list |publisher=Corning |accessdate=2011-09-19 |archive-date=2013-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530110845/http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/full-products-list |url-status=dead }}{{citation |url=http://www.fonearena.com/blog/27267/motorola-milestone-xt720-review.html |title=Motorola Milestone XT720 Review |publisher=FoneArena |date=2010-12-01 |accessdate=2011-09-19}}

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

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.{{Cite web|last=Pachal|first=Pete|title=Apple vs. Google: Who Owns Slide-to-Unlock on Phones?|url=https://mashable.com/2012/02/17/apple-google-slide-to-unlock/|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Mashable|date=17 February 2012 |language=en}}

= Media =

If supports the following media formats:

  • Audio: AMR-NB/WB, MP3, PCM, WAV, AAC, WMA eAAC, eAAC+, OGG
  • Video: MPEG-4, H263, H264, WMV

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.cincinnatibell.com/milestoneupgrade/ |title=Motorola Milestone Upgrade |publisher=Cincinnati Bell |accessdate=2011-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924074410/http://www.cincinnatibell.com/milestoneupgrade/ |archive-date=2011-09-24 |url-status=dead }} It has slight differences compared to an earlier update provided by Hellmonger.{{citation |url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115558&page=17|title=Official cincinnati bell froyo RELEASED |date=8 June 2011 |publisher=xda-developers|accessdate=2011-09-18}}

= Third-party upgrades =

Hellmonger, a xda-developers user, released an Android 2.2 upgrade six months prior to Cincinnati Bell's upgrade.{{cite web|url=https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-the-xt720-xda-special-final-rc2-hellmonger-edition.1217498/|title=DISCONTINUED - ROM Hellmonger's XT720|work=xda-developers|date=2011-08-14|accessdate=2011-08-14}}

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Gallery

Motorola Milestone XT720 back.jpg|Rear side

Motorola Milestone XT720 front horizontal.jpg|Default browser displaying Wikipedia

Motorola Milestone XT720 with Xenon flash and red eye strobe return system.jpg|While capturing photo

References

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