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Motorola Announces Defy in India – A Smartphone that is Built to Withstand All that Life Throws Your Way

Utilize the 3G mobile hotspot1, enjoy easier text input using one continuous finger motion, on your dust proof and water resistant DEFYTM

Motorola Defy Review

Motorola Mobility India Private Limited today announced DEFY™ in India – a slim, pocketable Android™ 2.1 smartphone that comes equipped with advanced web browsing capabilities and a 9.3cm (3.7inch) high-resolution touch screen display that provides edge to edge views of your favourite photos, videos and websites.

“DEFY has been designed to handle everything that life throws your way,” said Faisal Siddiqui, country head of India, Motorola Mobility. “With all the features consumers expect in a smartphone, DEFY packs advanced web browsing, entertainment and messaging capabilities as well as a design that withstands the challenges of everyday life. With the DEFY you can access 3G mobile hotspots1, resize widgets, enjoy a display resistant to the elements that stays with you  in your adventures and easier text input using one continuous finger motion.”

Motorola DEFY is dust proof and water resistant protecting you from life’s little challenges like a sudden rain shower, spilt drink, or dropping your phone in the sand. It also features a large, resilient display that has outstanding protection against scratch damage .

CrystalTalk® PLUS vanquishes noisy environments with two microphones which intelligently filter out background noise and amplify your voice so you don’t have to shout.  An Adobe® Flash® Lite® enabled browser and 9.3cm (3.7inch) WVGA screen allow users to view more of the Web than standard browsers. The pinch to zoom feature in DEFY allows for advanced browsing and navigation. DEFY also features Swype for even easier text input using one continuous finger motion.

Create your own entertainment with the 5MP camera with flash, digital zoom and auto focus that lets users capture the best of their social life. DEFY is Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)-enabled to stream, store and share content with compatible devices around the home like HDTVs, game consoles and PCs.

The Connected Music Player brings song lyrics to your songs and enables you to discover, buy and download music2, right from your phone. Choose from thousands of applications, widgets and games from Android Market™ and enjoy access to Google™ services including Google Search™, Google Maps™ and Gmail™.

Additional Features Include:

•    Android 2.1-powered with pinch to zoom
•    Enjoy talk time of upto 400 mins and standby time of upto 400 hours
•    Camera: 5MP, digital zoom, auto focus, LED flash
•    Special Features: utilize 3G mobile hotspots, resize widgets
•    Size: 59 x 107 x 13.4 mm
•    Connectivity: 0.35cm (3.5mm) headset jack, USB 2.0 HS, Corporate Sync,  BOTA,  NGP, Bluetooth3 A2DP, OMA DM
•    Messaging/Web/Apps: MMS, SMS, Email (Corporate Sync,  Google Mail,  POP3/IMAP embedded,  Yahoo Mail) IM (Embedded – WVIM, GTalk), WebKit with Adobe® Flash® Lite® 3
•    Audio: FM Radio Receive, AAC,  AAC+,  AAC+ Enhanced,  AMR NB,  MP3,  WMA v9
•    Video: capture/playback/streaming, H.264 (VGA-class video playback at 30 fps), MPEG-4
•    Location Services: aGPS (assisted), eCompass
•    Memory is expandable upto 32GB; 2GB microSD card inbox

Pricing and Availability of Motorola Defy in India – Motorola DEFY is available in India at a “Best Buy”4 price of Rs 18,990 (MRP: Rs 21,990).  With Motorola DEFY you get a 2GB microSD card in-box. For additional information, please visit www.motorola.com/in or call 1800 3000 4343 or email info.in@motorola.com.

1 Some functions need to supported by Wireless Internet Access, such as Wi-Fi or WAPI. Network and/or SIM card dependent feature, not available in all areas. Airtime, data charges, and/or additional charges may apply. Please contact your service provider for more information.
2 The unauthorized copying of copyrighted materials is contrary to the provisions of the Copyright Laws of the United States and other countries. This device is intended solely for copying non-copyrighted materials, materials in which you own the copyright, or materials which you are authorized or legally permitted to copy. If you are uncertain about your right to copy any material, please contact your legal advisor.

3 This device supports Bluetooth A2DP, HSP, and HFP profiles. For Bluetooth devices to communicate with one another, they must utilize the same Bluetooth profile. To determine the profiles supported by other Motorola devices, visit www.motorola.com/bluetooth. For other devices, contact their respective manufacturer. Certain Bluetooth features including those listed may not be supported by all compatible Bluetooth-enabled devices, and/or the functionality of such features may be limited in certain devices, or by certain wireless carriers. Contact your wireless carrier about feature availability and functionality.

4 “Best Buy” represents the price at which Motorola believes its handsets are ordinarily available in the market. Motorola does not undertake any resale price maintenance or purport to fix the resale price of its products. Motorola retailers and suppliers are free to sell Motorola products at a price that they consider appropriate, which, subject to the Maximum Retail Price/MRP for the relevant product may be higher or lower than the “Best Buy” price indicated above.

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