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The '''Motorola Defy''', also known as Motorola Defy A8210 & MB525, is an [[Android (operating system)|Android]]-based [[smartphone]] from [[Motorola]]. It fills a unique market segment, by being one of the only small, [[IP Code|IP67]] rated smartphones available. It is water-resistant, dust-resistant, impact- and scratch-resistant by merit of its port covers and [[Gorilla Glass]] screen.<ref name="clove">{{cite web |url=http://www.clove.co.uk/motorola-defy |title=Motorola DEFY |publisher=Clove Technology |accessdate=2011-03-09}}</ref> The phone has been launched [[SIM lock|unlocked]] in Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, India, Thailand, Spain, the UK, Turkey, Romania and Greece under various networks and is distributed exclusively by [[T-Mobile USA|T-Mobile]] in the US, [[TELUS]] in [[Canada]] and [[Telstra]] and [[Optus]] in [[Australia]]. An updated version of the original MB525, '''Defy+''' (MB526) is also available.
The '''Motorola Defy''', also known as Motorola Defy A8210 & MB525, is an [[Android (operating system)|Android]]-based [[smartphone]] from [[Motorola]]. It fills a unique market segment, by being one of the only small, [[IP Code|IP67]] rated smartphones available. It is water-resistant, dust-resistant, impact- and scratch-resistant by merit of its port covers and [[Gorilla Glass]] screen.<ref name="clove">{{cite web |url=http://www.clove.co.uk/motorola-defy |title=Motorola DEFY |publisher=Clove Technology |accessdate=2011-03-09}}</ref> The phone has been launched [[SIM lock|unlocked]] in Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, India, Thailand, Spain, the UK, Turkey, Romania and Greece under various networks and is distributed exclusively by a number of carriers, including [[T-Mobile USA|T-Mobile]] in the United States, [[Telus]] in [[Canada]], and [[Telstra]] and [[Optus]] in [[Australia]]. An updated version of the original MB525, '''Defy+''' (MB526) is also available.


==Description==
==Description==

Revision as of 01:18, 19 December 2012

Motorola Defy A8210
ManufacturerMotorola Mobility
Compatible networksQuad band GSM with GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz in all regions)
Dual band UMTS with HSPA+/HSUPA (850/1700/2100 MHz in the USA, 900/2100 MHz in Europe, and 850/2100 MHz in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand)
First releasedOctober 1, 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-01)
SuccessorMotorola Defy Plus
TypeSmartphone
Form factorSlate
Dimensions4.21 in (107 mm) H
2.32 in (59 mm) W
0.53 in (13 mm) D
Mass118.0 grams (4.16 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 2.1-update1, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.3.4 (beta) with enhanced Motoblur; 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich(CyanogenMod) & MIUI [1]; 4.1.2 Jelly Bean(CyanogenMod)[1]
CPU800 Mhz TI OMAP3610-800 (or OMAP3630-800)
GPUPowerVR SGX 530
Memory512 MB RAM
Storage2 GB, internal storage (approx. 1.2 GB available)
Removable storagemicroSDHC supports up to 32 GB
Battery1,540 mAh
internal rechargeable Li-ion (replaceable)
Display3.7 in (94 mm) S-TFT FWVGA 854×480 px using Gorilla Glass
Rear camera5 megapixel (2,560 × 1,920)
LED flash
Data inputsCapacitive touchscreen display
Otherbuilt-in FM radio, requires headset/headphones cable to be plugged in to the audio jack to function, as this cable serves as antenna.
SAR1.52 W/kg (head)
1.53 W/kg (body)
References[1][2]

The Motorola Defy, also known as Motorola Defy A8210 & MB525, is an Android-based smartphone from Motorola. It fills a unique market segment, by being one of the only small, IP67 rated smartphones available. It is water-resistant, dust-resistant, impact- and scratch-resistant by merit of its port covers and Gorilla Glass screen.[3] The phone has been launched unlocked in Germany, France, Italy, Hungary, India, Thailand, Spain, the UK, Turkey, Romania and Greece under various networks and is distributed exclusively by a number of carriers, including T-Mobile in the United States, Telus in Canada, and Telstra and Optus in Australia. An updated version of the original MB525, Defy+ (MB526) is also available.

Description

The phone is a bar format with a touch screen and four Android touch buttons on the front. It has Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b-1999, IEEE 802.11g-2003, IEEE 802.11n-2009),[4] 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, speakerphone, 800 MHz TI OMAP3630 processor, a 3.7 in (9.4 cm) FWVGA LCD. Lacking a physical keyboard, the phone instead provides the Swype virtual keyboard and an alternative multi-touch QWERTY keyboard.[5] The Defy shares its platform with Motorola Bravo though there are minor differences in exterior design, 3G band, lower resolution camera without LED flash and non-weather resistance. The Defy is "water-resistant" with all covers closed (battery, USB, and audio jack).

Hardware

The Defy CPU/GPU is TI OMAP3 architecture OMAP3630 and the PowerVR SGX530. The OMAP 3 is the industry's first 45-nm CMOS processor set at 800 MHz in ARM Cortex-A8 superscalar microprocessor core.[6] Under-clocked CPU frequencies (below ARM manufacturer specs of 1GHz) & high CPU voltage levels on the stock phone, led to much lower performance and battery life on stock settings than the hardware is capable of. This can be modified on rooted phones, using 3rd party tools (e.g. SetVSel app) or custom ROMs, with stable performance over 1GHz being common.

A minor hardware change and possible hardware refresh on MB525 models was observed, mainly noticeable by the camera lens being red ('Bayer' camera), instead of green.[7]

Two successors models Motorola Defy Plus and Motorola Defy Mini have been released.[8] The Defy Plus uses a 1GHz processor setting by default, a higher resolution camera and a 1700MAh battery.

The Defy Mini variation uses a 600 MHz CPU, 512mb RAM and a 3.2 inch screen, with a 320x480 resolution (180 dpi). The Mini is targeted at the low-end category of smartphones.

Customisation

Although the boot loader is locked, techniques exist to root the phone and load after market ROMs. CyanogenMod is an example ROM. An official CM7.x build is available, and unofficial builds of CM10 supporting Android 4.1.2 (as at October 2012) and custom kernels (using the 2nd Boot method). There is an active user community, contributing guides for improvements, e.g. extending battery life, etc. The XDA Developers Forums are popular with Defy users.

(See also Manufacturer Criticism below).

Manufacturer criticism

There is speculation the phone was intentionally crippled with lower CPU frequency settings to avoid competing with other Motorola devices like the Atrix and to allow a later Defy+ model (which are otherwise nearly identical to the Defy apart from camera and slight battery improvement). The higher than necessary voltage levels were speculated to be an attempt to reduce support costs for faulty batteries.

Despite being perfectly capable of running newer versions of Android (e.g. 4.x), Motorola failed to provide later versions and didn't meet announced release dates on earlier versions (e.g. 2.3). The use of a locked boot loader, which prevents initial boot kernel upgrades and source code auditing, has also led to strong criticism of Motorola for failing to make this available (particularly as upgrade support continued to drop).

These limits are speculated to be examples of planned obsolescence, which has led to after-market correction (attempts?) by user communities.

After-market battery

Unlike many smart-phones, the Defy battery has a user replaceable battery.

An after market, 1700MAh replacement battery is available from Mugen Power (model HLI-BF5XSL) to replace the 1540MAh battery on original Defy MB525 models.

Competitors

The Defy's IP67 rating is shared by very few other phones. Other ruggedized phones, not all IP67, include:

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "ICS "CM9" Experimental Builds for the Defy!". XDA Developers. Retrieved 7 February 2012. Cite error: The named reference "developermotorola" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Motorola DEFY - Full phone specifications". GSMArena. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Motorola DEFY". Clove Technology. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  4. ^ Lee, Nicole (3 November 2010). "Motorola Defy Specs (T-Mobile)". CNET Reviews. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Motorola Defy: Android 2.1 goes rugged with water, dust and scratch resistance". Engadget. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  6. ^ "OMAP3630 Processor". Texas Instruments Inc. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Motorola DefyPlus". Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Defy Plus". Retrieved 16 September 2011.

External links

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