It seems as if Motorola has found its sheet anchor with new Android and Windows Mobile smartphones. The first Android smartphone is the Droid which is sold in Germany as the Motorola Milestone. In Germany, the Motorola Milestone is available at Vodafone stores for EUR 499.90 or at O2 Germany stores for EUR 481.00 without contract. My judgement after having testing the Motorola Milestone for a short time: With a great touchscreen, a real QWERTZ keyboard and the Android 2.0 operating system the Milestone is surely the most powerful Android smartphone currently available, but multimedia capabilities trail behind other smartphones.

When you want to buy the new Android smartphone Motorola Milestone without a long minimum term cell phone contract in Germany, expect prices beginning at EUR 459.00. That’s how much the Motorola Milestone costs at the online store of discount mobile phone provider Simyo, including delivery of the new smartphone. At other German online stores such as Amazon.de buyers of the Motorola Milestone pay at least EUR 463.00 when they do not agree to a new mobile phone contract. Operator O2 Germany sells the Motorola Milestone for EUR 481.00 without contract, Vodafone for EUR 499.90.

The new Android 2.0 (Eclair) smartphone Motorola Milestone (the GSM version of Motorola Droid) will be available in Germany at O2 Germany and Vodafone stores. O2 Germany will sell the Motorola Milestone for 481 euros without contract, Vodafone has not revealed any prices yet. At German online stores the Motorola Milestone will be available for prices beginning at 450 euros without contract.