Motorola Defy Preview

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The Motorola Defy is 1 of the 1st rugged smartphones we've observed, its rubberised casing and Gorilla Glass protected display making the handset immune to dust, scratches and even water. Motorola claim the handset can spend 10 minutes in water up to 10m deep, its headphone and USB ports even protected by rubber stoppers.

The handset comes complete with a three.7 inch capacitive touchscreen, which indicates in spite of its extra durability, it nonetheless supplies all the functions you would expect from a smartphone. As the massive display comes to the edges of the screen, it nonetheless looks like a high-end smartphone, in spite of its rubber chassis. No physical keypad is supplied, as you are equipped with an on-screen keypad, which makes it equally as fast to send messages.

The Motorola Defy packs a speedy 800MHz processor, and comes equipped with Android two.1. An update to two.1 (Froyo) will be on the market, despite the fact that Éclair supplies you with a lot of features, such as integrated Google apps such as Search, Goggles and Maps. The handset also comes with MOTOBLUR, which makes it possible for for Motorola's customer user interface to be displayed on the homescreen, complete with live re-sizeable widgets and a stream of updates from all your favourite social networking websites. You can choose specific contacts to appear in the live stream, so it does not get cluttered, alongside RSS feeds. MOTOBLUR also enables you to remotely access your phone's information on the internet, and backs up your data.

A five megapixel camera is also supplied, complete with LED flash, image stabilization and geotagging. Taking into consideration its water resistance, it may well even be capable of taking good good quality photos under water. A video player is also included, and footage can be viewed back on the handsets massive display. Its built in media player will also keep you entertained, as not only can you play your own music, you can stream music and videos straight from the internet. With 2GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 32GB using a memory card, you are supplied with a lot of storage for all of your files.

The Motorola Defy also comes total with CrystalTalk Plus, a new feature which utilizes dual microphones to amplify your voice alongside noise cancellation technologies, to make talking on the telephone clearer.

Android WebKit browser comes pre-installed, and browsing the internet is quick and effortless utilizing its 3G and WiFi connectivity.

The Defy has an expected release date of October 2011, while no official pricing has been mentioned.