Motorola MILESTONE 2 / Motorola MILESTONE 2 A953

Great keyboard, industrial style design is well built, smooth slider, excellent display, latest version of Android

Touch-sensitive menu keys, feels a little slower than alternative Android handsets, design won't suit all tastes

The Motorola Milestone 2 is a very similar smartphone to its predecessor. However, the Milestone 2's improved keyboard, HD video recording and faster processor are all welcome improvements and make it well worth considering if you're after an Android...

Quad-band GSM and dual-band 3G with HSDPA and HSUPA support ; 3.7" 16M-color capacitive touchscreen with WVGA (480x 854 pixels) resolution ; Scratch-resistant Gorilla glass ; One of the slimmest QWERTY side sliders ; TI OMAP3630 1GHz CPU, PowerVR...

The internal 8GB of storage is for apps only ; Side sliding mechanism is not spring-assisted ; DivX and XviD playback has its issues ; Non hot-swappable microSD card slot ; No FM radio

Great phones are never good at just one thing. The Motorola MILESTONE 2 can do a lot and it can do it right for a lot of different users.

Rock solid metallic body and keyboard ; Great, responsive screen ; Good camera, fantastic 720p video quality ; Fast, glitch free operation ; Some great media and connectivity features via Motoblur

Tatty-looking, bloated Motoblur widgets ; Below average battery life ; Poor video file support ; Keyboard is a little too small for easy use ; Terribly clunky Motoblur Facebook and Twitter integration

This time last year the Motorola Milestone won itself a fair few fans thanks to being one of the few high-spec Android phones to come with a QWERTY keyboard attached to it.

Great keyboard, industrial style design is well built, smooth slider, excellent display, latest version of Android

Touch-sensitive menu keys, feels a little slower than alternative Android handsets, design won't suit all tastes

Having launched just six months ago, the £25-per-month price tag of the Motorola Milestone 2 is very reasonable. We found ourselves more often turning to its more compact sibling, the Defy, but this remains a top choice if your requirements are...

Outstanding keyboard ; Decent performance ; Swype onscreen keyboard alternative ; Battery Saver and Data Meter apps

Touchscreen feels sticky and can be slow to respond ; MotoBlur confuses messaging and social media more than it aligns them

It's not all just more of the same though; the Milestone 2 can tether up to five devices to act as you own mobile wifi hotspot, although it will depend on your network which may choose to charge you extra for this functionality. And because the handset...

• 480 x 854 pixels screen resolution ; • QWERTY keyboard ; • Gorilla Glass display ; • Motoblur User Interface ; • Multi touch input method ; • Proximity and Accelerometer sensor ; • 8 GB system storage ; • 3G connectivity ; • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n ;...

• 8 GB internal storage is for applications only ; • Sliding mechanism is devoid of spring-assist ; • DivX and XviD playback has certain issues ; • Micro SD card slot is not hot swappable ; • Absence of FM radio

So what can we conclude about the Motorola Milestone 2? Well, the device might not be the best Android handset in the market, but it has enough features to keep you interested. They are not the best when it comes to upgrading their softwares either,...

The Motorola Milestone 2 is one of the best QWERTY Android sliders available. It competes directly with the HTC Desire Z, but with a faster processor, and a better UI with Motoblur, I find the Motorola Milestone 2 a slightly better deal and I would...