- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Motorola DEFY
- Android 2.2 Froyo
- 3.5G
- 3.7"
- 0.8 GHz
Released October, 2010
Rated 50% by by TrustedReviews (May, 2012)It is indeed smaller and lighter than your average handset, making it perfect for keeping your camping clobber as small and lightweight as possible.
Conclusion Check out the Motorola DEFY
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the Motorola DEFY
0.8 GHz
Android 2.2 Froyo 3.5G
Rated 50% by by TrustedReviews (May, 2012)It was a rugged, waterproof smartphone that actually looked quite sleek and had all the smartphone essentials.
screen size
3.7"
4.3"
4"
DEFY by bpIf you want a fancy big screen super fast latest and greatest phone this probably isn't for you.
screen resolution
DEFY by c|net (Nov, 2010)With its 16 million colors and 480x854-pixel resolution, the screen looks quite stunning.
DEFY by c|net (Sep, 2012)With a low 854x480-pixel resolution, the phone's screen certainly won't blow you away with its sharpness or color production.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
processor
DEFY by ert_medic (Jul, 2012)If this phone was 4g with a dual core processor and a front facing camera, I'd give it 5 stars without hesitating.
DEFY by c|net (Sep, 2012)Powered by an ancient single-core 1GHz Snapdragon S1 processor paired with a small 512MB allotment of RAM, the phone felt very sluggish and practically lurched through menus and applications.
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 8 MP | 20 MP |
DEFY by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)The Motorola DEFY packs a 5 megapixel camera with a maximum resolution of 2592х1944 pixels.
DEFY by c|net (Nov, 2010)The Motorola Defy has a decent 5-megapixel camera, but we wished the photo quality were a little better.
Performance Real world tests of Motorola DEFY
cpu speed
DEFY by Garth-Todd (Apr, 2011)This phone has an 800MHz processor (same speed as the original Droid) and rarely lags, hangs up, or freezes on me.
DEFY by Jennifer-Dulo--Gwenhwyfar (May, 2011)Although this is an issue, I kind of accepted the fact that for the ruggedness of the phone (I have dropped it many times, and it still works like a charm)I had to give up some processor speed.
browser benchmark
DEFY by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)The Motorola DEFY has great connectivity features – quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE fast dual-band 3G with 7.2Mbps downlink speeds and 2Mbps HSPA.
DEFY by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)YouTube worked fine (if a bit slow), but the other video sharing site we tried didn’t do so well.
download speed
talk time
399 min
900 min
300 min
DEFY by c|net (Sep, 2012)Motorola rates the Defy XT's 1,650mAh battery as providing 5 hours and 30 minutes of talk time.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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3.5 mm -
Android Market (Android) -
Capacitive -
5 MP -
Protected against the elements--and accidents -
118 g -
Listen to music and news from local radio stations -
Share your cellphone's data plan with other devices
cons
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0.8 GHz -
640 x 480 @ Unknown -
None -
2,552 ms -
Android 2.2 Froyo -
Single core -
Oct, 2010 -
Some newer payment by phone methods require NFC -
1.95 GB -
Doesn't support the fastest, most reliable networks -
13 mm -
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Cannot detect when the tablet is rotated
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 133 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by edwzeus (Feb, 2013) Rated 60% by by Tried-n-True--BeSmarterThanYesterday (Dec, 2010) Rated 100% by by Sushigoya |
Screen
Motorola DEFY | Rated 80% by by Robert-Beier (Dec, 2010)The screen is not huge, but it's not small either; it is bright and very easy to read.
Motorola DEFY | Rated 100% by by Maria-Martinez (Dec, 2012)Excellent smartphone resistant to all good fast good camera sensitive screen everything a phone should have this cost thank you very much.
Motorola DEFY | Rated 90% by by TrustedReviews (Jul, 2012)The display fills a large portion of this glass panel and below it sit four touch sensitive buttons (Menu, Home, Back, Search).
Durability
Motorola DEFY | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)Unboxing the DEFY, we were pleasantly surprised with how compact this handset was (especially for a rugged full-touch smartphone).
Motorola DEFY | Rated 80% by by Mama23Girls (Apr, 2011)I LOVE this phone....I am known to be a bit...oh...careless with electronics (goodbye iPod touch in the toilet, and Blacberry in the tub) so when I saw water RESISTANT I thought awesome!!! So when it was time to upgrade from my old phone (Nokia Nuron) I picked one I may not kill right away, so far so good.
Motorola DEFY | Rated 100% by by Sam (Apr, 2012)Highly recommend this phone, especially if you mainly use your phone outdoors, it can withstand most conditions and is rugged enough to take a fall.
Apps
Motorola DEFY | Rated 100% by by Felipe-Neira-Ochoa--ipecuador (Aug, 2011)I would recommend this phone to anyone traveling, getting wet, into sports, but that also have work and internet needs to fulfill... like email, chat... etc..
Motorola DEFY | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)The Music player on the Motorola DEFY takes the same approach as the Messaging app – it puts all the music related things in one place.
Motorola DEFY | Rated 77% by by c|net (Nov, 2010)But if you're not happy with Gmail, you can easily add your own POP3/IMAP server, and the Defy is compatible with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync as well.
Battery
Motorola DEFY | Rated 100% by by edwzeus (Feb, 2013)All in all good phone for the money don't overnight shipping is additional 60.00 and if located on east coast would receive pretty fast , i needed asap so went with huge shipping charge.
Motorola DEFY | Rated 77% by by c|net (Nov, 2010)The Motorola Defy has a 1,540 mAh lithium ion battery and has a rated battery life of 8 hours of talk time and 18 days' standby time.
Motorola DEFY | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)The Motorola DEFY is powered by a promising Li-Ion battery quoted at up to 238 hours of standby and 6 hours 48 minutes of talk time.
Video
Motorola DEFY | Rated 80% by by Robert-Beier (Dec, 2010)The picture quality is not the best, but it is decent; I only wish it had HD video, but for quick videos on the fly it gets the job done.
Motorola DEFY | by GSM Arena (Dec, 2010)Far from impressive on paper, but in reality videos turn quite nice and are a joy to watch.
Motorola DEFY | Rated 63% by by c|net (Sep, 2012)Tew/CNET). That said, while still-life shots indoors were far from crisp, colors looked natural and exposed correctly, with the camera selecting the correct white-balance setting.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple iPhone 5 Most built-in storage Apple iPhone 5 vs Motorola DEFY |
 | 2 | Sony Xperia acro S Better than usual battery capacity Sony Xperia acro S vs Motorola DEFY |
 | 3 | Huawei Ascend G300 Rated the best by consumers Huawei Ascend G300 vs Motorola DEFY |
 | 4 | Sony Xperia go Lightest Sony Xperia go vs Motorola DEFY |
 | 5 | HTC One V 4-way tie: Has a gyroscope HTC One V vs Motorola DEFY |
 | 6 | Samsung Rugby Smart Screen uses OLED technology Samsung Rugby Smart vs Motorola DEFY |
 | 7 | Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 Longest battery life during active use Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 vs Motorola DEFY |
 | 8 | Samsung Galaxy Proclaim 7-way tie: Supports Flash Samsung Galaxy Proclaim vs Motorola DEFY |
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