Perhaps since there are still lots of consumers who prefer the smartphone with QWERTY keypad, Motorola has unveiled the Motorola Defy Pro to the market. This smartphone comes with the BlackBerry-inspired design along with its notable QWERTY keypad. The company also claimed that this is a rugged Android device simly because it’s water-proof and dust-proof as well. So now, let’s take a look at the rest of technical specifications of this rugged Android smartphone.
At the first glance, the general design of Motorola Defy Pro looks like the BlackBerry Bold or BlackBerry Curve series. You will also notice that the shape and keypad layout look very similar to the some BlackBerry handsets. Above the physical QWERTY keypad, you will see the 2.7 inches TFT capacitive display which has been protected by the Gorilla Glass.
In terms of hardware specs, the phone boasts single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A processor chip for mobile and also it comes with Adreno 200 graphics chip for graphical acceleration. Towards the operating system, the company has pre-loaded this smartphone with Android OS 2.3.7 (Gingerbread) combined with the customized user interface from Motorola called the Motorola Blur UI. Having these specs, this handset can considered as either low-end or mid-range Android smartphone.
For the photography needs, there’s a 5 megapixels camera on the back side along with the single-LED flash light and auto-focus feature. With this camera, user can capture image with the maximum resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels. The camera can also be functioned as the HD camcorder with the quality of 720p. There will be also the geo-tagging feature and the secondary camera for video calling. To store the multimedia files, there’s built-in storage of 1 GB which can be expanded with micro SD card.
Apparently, the company has intended this smartphone for the active business people since the phone has been equipped with the QuickOffice application. When using this app, anyone can edit documents like Spreadsheet, Power Point, Excel and Microsoft Word easily. There will be also the MotoPrint feature found in this phone which can make the business activity even simpler. By using this feature, people can directly print documents from the phone itself to the supported MotoPrint printers.
To access the 2G network, the phone runs on quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900) and to access the 3G network it runs on dual-band HSDPA (900/2100). User can also use the HTML web browser for the full web browsing experience. You will also get the complete Google services like Google Maps, Google Drive, Google Navigation, Google Mail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, Google+ and Google Play. For the local connection and wireless networking, the phone comes equipped with the Bluetooth with A2DP, DLNA, microUSB 2.0 along with the Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (Wi-Fi hotspot).
The price range of Motorola Defy Pro is around $249.99 which is comparable with HTC Desire V and Samsung Galaxy Ace. The benefits of having this smartphone are the rugged design, scratch resistant display, comfortable QWERTY keypad for faster typing activity and complete business and Google services. On the downsides, this smartphone comes with smaller display size and it isn’t upgradable to the latest Android platform. [IS]
