An Outdoorsy Phone Running Android: Motorola Defy [Android]

Billing this as a rough-’n-tumble phone, Motorola’s Defy doesn’t particularly wow on the specs-front, but can be a good Android alternative to those rugged phones Samsung keeps churning out.

The screen is solely a 3.7-inch WVGA job, the camera a none-too-shabby 5MP effort, and the DLNA support is most definitely welcome. It’s that adversity inside the face of dust and water (it’s only waterproof, not waterproof, mind) and scratch-proof screen which clumsyitis sufferers will approve of.

Out in Europe later this year. [ Motorola Defy ]

BASINGSTOKE, September 1, 2010 – Motorola today announced DEFY™ enhanced with MOTOBLUR™. Motorola DEFY is a slim, pocketable Android™ smartphone that comes equipped with advanced Web-browsing capabilities and a 3.7″ high-resolution touch screen display that gives edge to edge views of your favorite photos, videos and websites.

” DEFY has been designed to deal with everything that life throws your way,” said Alain Mutricy, senior vice chairman, portfolio and device product management, Motorola Mobility. ” With each of the features consumers expect in a smartphone, DEFY packs advanced web browsing, entertainment and messaging capabilities in addition as a design that withstands the challenges of lifestyle.”

Motorola DEFY is dust proof and waterproof protecting you from life’s little challenges like a sudden rain shower, spilt drink, or dropping your phone within the sand. It also contains a large, resilient display that has outstanding protection against scratch damage. CrystalTalk® PLUS vanquishes noisy environments with two microphones which intelligently clear out background noise and amplify your voice so you don’t should shout.

Motorola DEFY also features the newest version of Motorola’s unique solution, MOTOBLUR, which makes it even easier to control your whole emails, messages and social updates in one easy place with the additions of filtering, resizable widgets, added corporate security and a versatile battery manager.

An Adobe® Flash® Lite® enabled browser and 3.7″ WVGA screen allow users to view more of the internet than standard browsers. Create your personal entertainment with the 5-megapixel camera with flash, digital zoom and auto focus that lets users capture the right of their social life. DEFY is Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)-enabled to stream, store and share content with compatible devices around the home like HDTVs, game consoles and PCs.

The Connected Music Player brings song lyrics on your songs and allows you to discover, buy and download music, right from your phone. Pick from over 70,000 applications, widgets and games from Android Market™ and revel in access to Google™ services including Google Search™, Google Maps™ and Gmail™.

Availability
DEFY will probably be available in Europe beginning Q4 2010. For additional info please visit www.motorola.com/DEFY

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