Motorola DEFY Disadvantages

Motorola DEFY review 

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Introduction

This is no protocol droid, no phone made for walks in the park. It’s the Motorola DEFY and it isn’t afraid of what comes next. Good. Coming up is one of our reviews. And we’re having the pleasure of the first and only ruggedized Android GSM phone. It’s finally beginning to make sense – droids are dustproof, scratch and water-resistant.

But wait a minute. That’s on the outside. Under layers of rubber and muscle, the DEFY is a true smartphone, a socialist and an entertainer.

Key features

• World’s first durable Android smartphone
• Scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass screen, dustproof and water-resistant (no official certification)
• 3.7" capacitive TFT touchscreen of WVGA (480 x 854) resolution, 16M colors
• Quad-band GSM/EDGE, HSDPA 900/2100
• Android OS 2.1 Eclair with custom MOTOBLUR UI
• TI OMAP3610 800 MHz processor
• 512MB RAM, 2GB onboard storage
• microSD card slot (up to 16GB), 2GB card included
• 5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash and geotagging
• VGA video @ 30fps
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (with A2DP) connectivity
• Built-in GPS receiver, digital compass
• microUSB port, charging enabled
• Standard 3.5 mm audio jack
• FM radio with RDS
• Accelerometer for UI auto-rotate
• Active noise cancellation with a dedicated mic
• Nice social networking integration
• Swype text input
• Web browser with Adobe Flash Lite
• Very good audio quality
• Awesome web-connected music player
• Video player has Xvid video support

Main disadvantages

• Android 2.1 is an outdated OS version
• Limited storage for installing apps
• No smart dialing
• No HD video recording
• No DivX video support out of the box
• Equalizer controls are not within the music player
• No secondary video-call camera