The GSM version of the Motorola Droid was launched in the UK as the Motorola Milestone. Despite being released in the UK and Germany, the popular Android phone has yet to make its way to the rest of Europe. It soon could be heading to the rest of Europe, as reports are coming across that Bulgarian telcom VIVACOM will be carrying the Motorola Milestone.
MobileBulgaria.com (they would know) has reported that the Motorola Milestone will be coming to the Republic of Bulgaria on March 20th. The phones will already have Android 2.1 on them, which is a really nice touch considering that German and British Milestones haven’t gotten the Android 2.1 update yet. The phone will cost Bulgarians лв649 ($453) with a two-year service contract. The service plan is VIVACOM’s UniCall XL deal, which offers 100 hours a month and 100 MB of complimentary data.
Unlike the crippled North American version which had multi-touch disabled out of the box (likely due to an agreement with Apple), the Euro Milestone had full multi-touch. European users should be happy since the Motorola Droid/Milestone was pretty well received by critics and was generally hailed as the consummate Android phone (until the Nexus One, and even with its high price, that’s debatable).
To recap the phone itself, the Motorola Droid/Milestone has a 3.7-inch screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a ARM A8 processor clocked at 550MHz, 256MB of RAM and a 5-megapixel camera. Why isn’t the device called the Droid outside the US? Verizon Wireless, the telcom who carries the device in the United States, licenses the name “Droid” from LucasFilm, who owns it because of Star Wars, believe it or not. All other international carriers, including the Canadian telcoms, all call it the Milestone.
Unlike the crippled North American version which had multi-touch disabled out of the box (likely due to an agreement with Apple), the Euro Milestone had full multi-touch. European users should be happy since the Motorola Droid/Milestone was pretty well received by critics and was generally hailed as the consummate Android phone (until the Nexus One, and even with its high price, that’s debatable).
To recap the phone itself, the Motorola Droid/Milestone has a 3.7-inch screen, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a ARM A8 processor clocked at 550MHz, 256MB of RAM and a 5-megapixel camera. Why isn’t the device called the Droid outside the US? Verizon Wireless, the telcom who carries the device in the United States, licenses the name “Droid” from LucasFilm, who owns it because of Star Wars, believe it or not. All other international carriers, including the Canadian telcoms, all call it the Milestone.
