Motorola Milestone XT720 in India Now

Folks over at FoneArena have reported that Motorola is silently launching its Milestone XT720 in India. The device, which is apparently available at least in Bangalore as of now, is priced at Rs. 30,000. Motorola, however, is yet to officially announce the launch of this one.

Note that Motorola already has a "Milestone" on sale in India which is known as the Motorola "Droid" elsewhere. We are talking about another Milestone here - the XT720. This phone does have similar hardware to the existing Milestone including a 3.7-inch screen, 8 megapixel camera, (up from 5 megapixel on the Milestone), 720p HD video recording. This one, however, comes sans the slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The XT720 comes with Xenon flash - probably the first Android handset to sport one. The XT720 also comes with an HDMI port supports HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It currently comes loaded with Android 2.1 - a stock version at that. So, those of you who were waiting for the Nexus One and were disappointed that it never came to India now have another chance at getting a stock Android phone.

While the specs do sound quite contemporary, you might be somewhat let down by the 720 Mhz ARM Cortex A8 processor.

Affordable handsets from Motorola

Motorola has added five new models to its popular ‘Motoyuva' range of entry-level mobile handsets, a move aimed at consolidating its position in the fast-growing low-cost handsets market. The five new handsets are priced between Rs.1,490 and Rs.2,890 and equipped with user-friendly applications and latest multimedia features.

“Our aim is to meet the changing needs of our Indian consumers and make mobile communication available to the widest possible audience. These five new mobiles deliver just that by offering affordable solutions for talking, texting, taking photos and listening to tunes,” said Andrew Morley, Vice-President, Marketing (Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Asia), Motorola Mobile Devices & Home. The company is also offering one-year replacement warranty on these handsets.

Motorola Shadow Confirmed As Google Phone

The Motorola Shadow has been doing the rounds for a few weeks and has even been linked with a potential deal with Google to become the next Google Nexus. However, it looks like Motorola will be following Google’s lead and offering the handset straight to retail. Find out more about the Motorola Shadow after the jump..

Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha has been speaking publicly about the firm and its focus shift from mobile phone to smartphone manufacturer, stating ‘We are just at the beginning stage of our transition to a smartphone company.’ What’s more, he also firmed that the Motorola Shadow is a Google Android smartphone and will be released later this year.