Motorola Launches Water Resistant DEFY XT & DEFY Mini Smartphones In India

Motorola Mobility has launched two new smartphones  in the DEFY series – Motorola DEFY XT and dual-SIM Motorola DEFY MINI. Both these phones are water-resistant, scratch-resistant, dust-proof, and come with a large battery for longer talk times.

Motorola DEFY XT features a 3.7″ inch screen, 5 MP camera and a VGA front camera. This smartphone runs on Android 2.3 and has a 1650 mAH battery, which is expected to give 9.5 hours of talk time. Motorola DEFY XT is priced at Rs. 16,190 and will be available at selected retailers from 8th June, 2012 on-wards.

Motorola DEFY XT Features:

• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• 115 x 58.5 x 11.95 mm
• 850/2100 UMTS; 850/900/1800/1900 GSM; GPRS/EDGE Class 12
• 3.7” inch FWVGA display, capacitive touch and scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass
• 5 MP Auto Focus camera with flash
• Front VGA camera
• Water resistance and repellent and Dust resistant, IP67 certified
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
• 1 GHz processor
• 512 MB RAM
• GPS/aGPS
• 1700 mAh battery for up to 9.5 hrs Talk Time and up to 20 days Standby Time
• Video recording – MPEG4, H.263, H.264, 30fps@FWVGA

On the other hand, Motorola DEFY MINI features a 3.2″ inch screen and 600 MHz processor. It sports a 3 MP back camera and a VGA rear camera. Motorola DEFY MINI too runs on Android 2.3 and has 1650 mAh battery. Priced at Rs. 11,490, this phone will start retailing from June 20, 2012.

Motorola DEFY MINI Features:

• Android 2.3 Gingerbread
• Dual-SIM
• 3.2″ HVGA with capacitive touch with scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass
• 3 MP camera with flash
• Front VGA camera
• MicroSD card support (up to 32Gb)
• Water resistance and repellent and Dust resistant, IP67 certified
• WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
• 600 MHz processor
• 512 MB RAM
• GPS/aGPS
• 1700 mAh battery for up to 9 hrs Talk Time and up to 11 days Standby Time
• Capture/Playback/Streaming MPEG4, H.263, H.264, 30fps@HVGA

“Our original Motorola DEFY was a hit all over Asia. We are now expanding our portfolio of water-resistant smartphones to give you more choices without having to break your wallet,” said Rajan Chawla, country head (sales and operations), India, Motorola Mobility.