| Motorola fanatics may now commence the rejoicing, | | | | - Android 2.1 |
| for T-Mobile has appended a brand-new model to its | | | | - 512 MB RAM |
| fantastic smartphone anthology. As of September 13, | | | | - MicroSD memory slot for up to 32 GB extra |
| 2010, news of the Android Motorola Defy | | | | storage |
| smartphone has been made public; described by | | | | - 2 GB of internal storage |
| InfoSyncWorld (and numerous other phone | | | | - 800MHz OMAP3610 processor |
| resources) as being "rugged", this little gizmo certainly | | | | - Latest version of MOTOBLUR (includes Connected |
| lives up to its name wit h its scratch-, water-, and | | | | Music Player) |
| dust-proof body. That is, indeed, quite rugged as far | | | | - Android Media Player and FM radio support |
| as any device, not just a phone. The word choice is | | | | This new design is actually quite basic in terms of |
| a little paradoxical, though, since 'rugged' means | | | | smartphones and Android phones, but T-Mobile is |
| 'jagged' or 'rocky', whereas this smartphone is very | | | | marketing this device chiefly for its ability to |
| slim and smooth. T-Moblie might want to pick up a | | | | withstand water, dust, and scratching. Compare this |
| thesaurus when they decide to name their next | | | | to Nokia's new line of smartphones - Nokia phones |
| model - what they mean is the phone is impervious | | | | may be immune to scratches, but they are not |
| to certain types of damage, but they probably | | | | water-resistant or dust-proof. Basically, the Motorola |
| wouldn't sell the phone as well by explaining it with a | | | | Defy is a smartphone you can take camping, |
| term that contains the word 'perv.' | | | | white-water rafting or rock-climbing, whereas other |
| The Motorola Defy boasts several other exciting and | | | | smartphones are a bit more delicate. So if you |
| fascinating features besides its invulnerable exterior. | | | | partake in a lot of outdoor activities, but like to keep |
| These attributes include: | | | | your phone handy, you can place your trust and |
| - Scratch-resistant 3.7 inch HVGA touch screen | | | | confidence in this model to remain functional after |
| - WiFi support | | | | the camping trip has come to an end. |
| - Battery life of 6 hours talking, or 10 days stand-by | | | | Also, as a final note, the price of this thing has not |
| - 5 MP flash auto-focus camera | | | | yet been released. But if it's anything like other |
| - DLNA-enabled | | | | recent smartphone releases, expect to pay several |
| - Adobe Flash Lite | | | | hundred dollars. The Nokia Symbian E7 has almost the |
| - Dual microphones paired with Motorola CrystalTalk | | | | same size touch screen and will retail at $644, so you |
| Plus | | | | should probably start saving up now if you want one. |