Motorola Defy Preview

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

The handset comes total with a three.7 inch capacitive touchscreen, which means despite its extra durability, it nonetheless supplies all the capabilities you would anticipate from a smartphone. As the large 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 quick to send messages.

The Motorola Defy packs a speedy 800MHz processor, and comes equipped with Android 2.1. An update to two.1 (Froyo) will be accessible, though Éclair gives you with a lot of functions, which includes 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 web pages. You can pick specific contacts to appear in the live stream, so it does not get cluttered, alongside RSS feeds. MOTOBLUR also allows you to remotely access your phone's specifics internet, and backs up your data.

A 5 megapixel camera is also supplied, complete with LED flash, image stabilization and geotagging. Taking into consideration its water resistance, it may even be capable of taking fine quality pictures under water. A video player is also included, and footage can be viewed back on the handsets big display. Its built in media player will also maintain 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 working with 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 uses 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 web is fast and straightforward employing its 3G and WiFi connectivity.

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