What is the difference or is it the same phone? I've been pondering this for a while now, but never ask the question.
if i had both i would tell you
ha ha... two different phones... got it
gotbst05 said:
What is the difference or is it the same phone? I've been pondering this for a while now, but never ask the question.
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The difference between the Droid and the Milestone is that the Droid has a slightly higher clock speed (600MHz compared to 550), but the biggest thing is that it has an unlocked bootloader. That enables the use of full custom ROMs, whereas the Milestone is quite limited due to its locked bootloader.
actually the main difference is that droid is CDMA (no sim card) as compared to european milestone (sim rad). so the difference is the radio used. AFAIK other hardware used is the same on both.
also the droid has unlocked bootloader as compared to locked milestone.
edit> and there was some type of qwerty keyboard on droid that wasn't on milestone I think - the flat keys version.
Offcourse milestone is worst as the Droid is already unlocked and 600Mhz instead of 550 in mIlestone
as said above. droid has other radio and unlocked bootloader.
Each device requires a different kernel, and each has different options / modules. For "identical" phones, it is surprising how much has to be changed in a rom to port from one to the other.
Multi touch support
Also i do believe the Droid (stock at least) did not come with multitouch suport, whereas the Milestone does come with it. Apart from that, all as been said.
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Is motorola ever gonna release the droid x with gsm bands? maybe call it milestone x , theyve just released the motoroi x in mexico a droid x cdma but with a different name
There already is a GSM model.
But the GSM model's screen has 800x480 resolution instead of 854x800, which isn't an issue.
What is a big let down on the GSM model is that it lacks the HDMI-out and has a smaller internal memory (2GB vs 8GB).
However it makes up for this by having more RAM, 768MB rather than 512MB.
The GSM model however gets improvements on the software side by getting rid of MotoBlur (or NinjaBlur) and the locked bootloader, and includes an online remote-wipe application.
Got it?
No?
The Motorola Droid X GSM version is infact the HTC Desire HD!
ekin said:
There already is a GSM model.
But the GSM model's screen has 800x480 resolution instead of 854x800, which isn't an issue.
What is a big let down on the GSM model is that it lacks the HDMI-out and has a smaller internal memory (2GB vs 8GB).
However it makes up for this by having more RAM, 768MB rather than 512MB.
The GSM model however gets improvements on the software side by getting rid of MotoBlur (or NinjaBlur) and the locked bootloader, and includes an online remote-wipe application.
Got it?
No?
The Motorola Droid X GSM version is infact the HTC Desire HD!
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that was funny! as far as i know the desire hd as locked bootloader too!
milestone help...
Currently I'm not under contract with any carriers, was using my nexus one on local carrier and traded that for an iphone 4. Sold that and currently using a samsung vibrant which only cost $160.
I can get a milestone for free with a 2 year contract, but I ll probably just use the vibrant mainly. Would the milestone be a good backup android device? It seems out dated to me already, should I just stick with a blackberry bold (even more outdated)????
How is the milestone rooting? custom roms? read about bootloader being locked? Is it fairly simple to unlock? I have unlocked nexus one bootloaders, rooted, etc.... Vibrant rooted, unlocked carrier etc.... Any input on the use of this device? thanks
Milestone!
The Android OS is much better. RIMs Push-E-Mail Service is great but that's it.
But don't use a Milestone if you could have a Milestone 2 (Droid 2).
What is the diffrence between these two also i have a Verizon would that be a a855 then? Im new on here im getting a phone i got off of Ebay i dont have it yet but it says Verizon also with qwerty keyboard
cell2011 said:
What is the diffrence between these two also i have a Verizon would that be a a855 then? Im new on here im getting a phone i got off of Ebay i dont have it yet but it says Verizon also with qwerty keyboard
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The difference is that the Verizon A855 is also called The Droid 1. It has an unlocked bootloader, allowing users to flash custom kernels onto it.
Whereas, the Milestone is almost identical to the Droid, it does not have an unlocked bootloader. We can still flash custom ROMs, but not true ROMs, because we don't have access to the kernel.
Another important note is that the A855 "Droid" is not compatible with any GSM networks but the A853 Milestone is.
There are also two types of Milestone's. Standard EU and Telus.
I was poking around on the Brazil's XT860 site this evening and found the Milestone 3 (that is the branding) has Motoblur on it.... Which probably explains why the XT860 isn't branded as a Milestone. My question is, what is the difference in model number? If they release an update before Bell does, can we use that instead of waiting for Bell to get off their butts?
Here is a link to the Milestone 3 support site:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/BR-PT/Consumer-Support/Mobile-Phones/Milestone3_with_MOTOBLUR
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I was poking around on the Brazil's XT860 site this evening and found the Milestone 3 (that is the branding) has Motoblur on it.... Which probably explains why the XT860 isn't branded as a Milestone...
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Wait... So you're saying the Bell XT860 does or does not have MotoBlur..?
danifunker said:
I was poking around on the Brazil's XT860 site this evening and found the Milestone 3 (that is the branding) has Motoblur on it.... Which probably explains why the XT860 isn't branded as a Milestone. My question is, what is the difference in model number? If they release an update before Bell does, can we use that instead of waiting for Bell to get off their butts?
Here is a link to the Milestone 3 support site:
http://www.motorola.com/Support/BR-PT/Consumer-Support/Mobile-Phones/Milestone3_with_MOTOBLUR
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All D3 and Milestone 3 comes with motoblur, is just a nicer version of the old motoblur seen on the older models.
Even the D2g, upgraded to the latest FW has the same flavor of motoblur, way different than the original one.
I'm sure ther are pieces of motoblur on the Bell XT860, but if you review some of the features ofhe Milestone 3 (the brazil version) it mentions Motoblur in the literature. I was also snooping around different forum sites (including this one) and people have uncovered a motoblur launcher on the XT860 but the software isn't fully up to par so it doesn't really work well...
Hi,
I live in Israel and about 3 weeks ago got a Droid Turbo from the US (its the 64GB Ballistic Nylon version).
Overall the phone works fine here, I think the reception is not the best comparing to my good old HTC One X but I will have to do more tests in that area.
Anyway, because the Moto Maxx is an international version of the Turbo I was wondering if it is possible to use the Moto Maxx stock rom on my Turbo?
The reasons I thought about it is because I really don't like the Verizon's softwares, partially because I have no use in them here and I don't like being forced to have softwares I didn't install myself
The second and main reason is because the Moto Maxx is an international version so I think it will be more compatible with my country's network requirements.
Do you guys think it can be done? I think both versions are identical so I can't think of any reason why it won't work.
According to GSMArena.com the only differences are:
One of the LTE bands (13 vs 17):
Droid Turbo: LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 13).
Moto Maxx: LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 17).
And the screen types (though I think Super AMOLED and OLED screens are exactly the same):
Droid Turbo: Super AMOLED screen.
Moto Maxx: OLED screen.
So to sum it up, did I get it right or have I just waisted 3 minutes of your life...?
Thanks guys !
no, it cannot be done
Bobboman said:
no, it cannot be done
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Care to elaborate on your answer...?
Thanks !
No, it's not feasibly possible to install Moto Maxx software on a Turbo, especially without a bootloader unlock. With a bootloader unlock, it may be possible, but the Turbo doesn't even have root yet. As for your dislike of the Verizon apps, it's possible to "disable" (disabling them hides them as well) them. I can send you a guide link if you want.
i would also like to point out that the two devices don't even share the same Cell Radios sou you could end up bricking your phone even with an unlocked bootloader
Rotem_46 said:
Hi,
I live in Israel and about 3 weeks ago got a Droid Turbo from the US (its the 64GB Ballistic Nylon version).
Overall the phone works fine here, I think the reception is not the best comparing to my good old HTC One X but I will have to do more tests in that area.
Anyway, because the Moto Maxx is an international version of the Turbo I was wondering if it is possible to use the Moto Maxx stock rom on my Turbo?
The reasons I thought about it is because I really don't like the Verizon's softwares, partially because I have no use in them here and I don't like being forced to have softwares I didn't install myself
The second and main reason is because the Moto Maxx is an international version so I think it will be more compatible with my country's network requirements.
Do you guys think it can be done? I think both versions are identical so I can't think of any reason why it won't work.
According to GSMArena.com the only differences are:
Thanks guys !
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Out of curiosity, why didn't you just buy a Maxx instead of the Turbo?
spinach.chin said:
Out of curiosity, why didn't you just buy a Maxx instead of the Turbo?
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Well, I got the turbo for $530 brand new and the Maxx was over $700 so...
r3pwn said:
No, it's not feasibly possible to install Moto Maxx software on a Turbo, especially without a bootloader unlock. With a bootloader unlock, it may be possible, but the Turbo doesn't even have root yet. As for your dislike of the Verizon apps, it's possible to "disable" (disabling them hides them as well) them. I can send you a guide link if you want.
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I meant after the Turbo will get root or bootloader unlocked of course, I guess I should have mentioned it before
About disabling the softwares, thanks for that but I have already done that
Bobboman said:
i would also like to point out that the two devices don't even share the same Cell Radios sou you could end up bricking your phone even with an unlocked bootloader
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What do you mean by different Cell Radios ? The only difference I saw was the LTE band (13 vs 17). I'm not even sure what that means but I can get LTE right now.
Thanks guys !
Rotem_46 said:
Well, I got the turbo for $530 brand new and the Maxx was over $700 so...
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Ahh, yeah I can see that!
Well, hopefully before long we'll have root and then you can get rid of all the stuff you don't want!