The Motorola Milestone XT720 (known simply as "Motorola XT720") is an

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-based

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manufactured by

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, originally released in July 2010. Announced in June of that year, it was the first Motorola Android phone with

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Features

Features of the phone include a TI OMAP 3440

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720

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CPU, 256 MB

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802.11b/g networking, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, micro-

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1.4 (type D) port, with

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video output, micro-

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2.0. It also features an 8

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with xenon flash, a standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, interchangeable battery, 3.7 inch 854×480 px

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display. It also includes

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support with bundled 8 GB card. It features the

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resistant coating. It includes an ambient light sensor, a

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, a microphone, a

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(

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), a 3-axis

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, and an aGPS. The phone's "slide-to-unlock" feature was part of

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's German

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lawsuits against Motorola Mobility, which Apple won in two separate judgments in 2012.

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: *

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Software upgrades

Motorola is unwilling to upgrade the Android 2.1 operating system preloaded on the Milestone XT720. Nevertheless, wireless operator

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. It has slight differences compared to an earlier update provided by Hellmonger.

Third-party upgrades

Hellmonger, a

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user, released an Android 2.2 upgrade six months prior to Cincinnati Bell's upgrade. RouthMape

Gallery

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References

External links

*
Website at GSMArena

Motorola XT720 upgrade Android 2.3.7 CyanogenMod 7.1.0
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