Motorola’s advertising slogan for the Defy is that it’s ‘Party Proof’. That means, according to the advert, you can take it to Brazil, splash it with cocktails, drop it on the dancefloor and still call a cab home and text your friends to say you made it back. This robust design, perhaps more than a squillion apps, is of real use to consumers.
Newly updated, the Defy+ now offers all its previous superb Android features, but with a faster processor and a newer version of the software. Enhanced with Motorola’s MotoBlur interface, it can integrate your social networks and it is also an excellent media device, integrating FM radio with web radio. The responsive screen looks very good, although it’s let down most often by the Defy’s poor camera. For a device that wants users to take it out partying, that seems a peculiar omission.
With decent value contracts on offer and a phone that promises to last far longer than most, it’s hard to fault the Defy. That’s not to say it’s even Motorola’s best phone (see the Atrix, above), but it’s an excellent device.
Score: 4/5
Operating System: Android 2.3
Screen: 480x854 3.7”
Processor: Single core 1GHz
Battery (Talk time): 7.1hrs
Camera Resolution: 5 Megapixels
Weight: 118g
Memory: 2gb plus Micro SD slot
Newly updated, the Defy+ now offers all its previous superb Android features, but with a faster processor and a newer version of the software. Enhanced with Motorola’s MotoBlur interface, it can integrate your social networks and it is also an excellent media device, integrating FM radio with web radio. The responsive screen looks very good, although it’s let down most often by the Defy’s poor camera. For a device that wants users to take it out partying, that seems a peculiar omission.
With decent value contracts on offer and a phone that promises to last far longer than most, it’s hard to fault the Defy. That’s not to say it’s even Motorola’s best phone (see the Atrix, above), but it’s an excellent device.
Score: 4/5
Operating System: Android 2.3
Screen: 480x854 3.7”
Processor: Single core 1GHz
Battery (Talk time): 7.1hrs
Camera Resolution: 5 Megapixels
Weight: 118g
Memory: 2gb plus Micro SD slot
