Motorola Defy Mini XT320 Review - The Rugged Entry-level Android Smartphone
If you are looking for the very compact and pocket-friendly rugged smartphone, then you may want to check out the Motorola Defy Mini XT320. Same with the original model, this device is waterproof and dustproof as well, but of course you will find out some differences in its specs and features
If you are looking for the very compact and pocket-friendly rugged smartphone, then you may want to check out the [**Motorola Defy Mini**](http://www.plimbi.com/review/19521/motorola-defy-mini-xt320 "Motorola Defy Mini XT320 Review - The Rugged Entry-level Android Smartphone") XT320. Same with the original model, this device is waterproof and dustproof as well, but of course you will find out some differences in its specs and features. Therefore, let’s have a closer look at the below technical specifications overview of *Motorola Defy Mini* for your personal consideration.
**Design**
Since [Motorola](http://www.plimbi.com/review/16131/motorola-atrix-hd-mb886 "The Motorola Atrix HD (MB886) Review - The Slim and Tough Smartphone with Smart Actions App for the Longer Battery Life") Defy Mini is a ruggedized Android-based smartphone, you will discover that the entire ports and sockets are all covered with plastic caps so it will be stay protected from water and dust indeed. The device measures 109 mm in height, 58.5 mm in width, 12.6 mm in depth and weighs about 107 grams. With this thickness, this smartphone can be considered as the thick device as compared to others. The screen measures 3.2 inches with Corning Gorilla Glass protection that will keep it secure from scratches. It has an enough pixel density of 180 ppi which will deliver the quite bright display in outdoors and it comes with reasonable screen resolution of 320x480 pixels.
**General Performance**
In terms of hardware specs, Motorola Defy Mini comes packed with a below average 600 Mhz processor combined with the 512 MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM. The device has microSD card slot for memory expansion with the maximum capacity of 32 GB. For the operating system, users will have to be satisfied with the Android OS 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) and unluckily it’s not upgradable to [Android 4.0](http://www.plimbi.com/review/17681/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-review-the-first-incredible-product-with-4g-lte-and-android-40 "HTC DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE Review - The First Incredible Product with 4G LTE and Android 4.0") due to its low hardware specs. But, there will be one useful feature called MotoSwitch UI 2.0 that will enable users to switch between personal and work modes along with the LED alerts or charge notifications.
**Camera and Multimedia**
For the budget-friendly smartphone, the 3 megapixels camera can be considered as the reasonable match. This camera has the maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels along with LED flash, geo-tagging and camcorder features. At the front side, there’s a 0.3 megapixels secondary camera for video-calling necessity. Users will also be given the [music](http://www.plimbi.com/news/10896/nokia-music-streaming-service "Nokia Music Streaming Service Launches in America") and video players which support for several formats AMR, MP3, MIDI, AAC, AAC+, eAAC MPEG4, H.263, and H.264. In addition, the device supports for streaming video playback.
**Battery Life**
The company states that the standard battery of 1650 mAh will deliver the talk-time up to 580 minutes in 2G mode or up to 540 minutes in 3G mode. This battery will also provide the standby time of up to 420 hours in 2G or up to 360 hours in 3G mode. This is apparently above the average of battery capacity as opposed to others.
**Price, Pros and Cons**
The selling price of Motorola Defy Mini is around $225 (off contract). The benefits of this smartphone are the very compact dimension, waterproof/dustproof resistant design, scratch-resistant display and also the helpful MotoSwitch UI. The downsides of this device are definitely the low processor, limited internal storage, it doesn’t upgradable to latest Android OS and it sports the below average camera specs. But overall, this [smartphone](http://www.plimbi.com/news/11010/lg-launches-optimus-g-flagship-smartphone-quadcore-s4-pro-lte-2-gb-ram-ics-and-13-mp-camera "LG Launches Optimus G Flagship Smartphone: Quad-Core S4 Pro, LTE, 2 GB RAM, ICS and 13 MP Camera") will do the job for you especially if you are a clumsy smartphone user and looking for the low-priced Android handset. [IS]
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If you are looking for the very compact and pocket-friendly rugged smartphone, then you may want to check out the [**Motorola Defy Mini**](http://www.plimbi.com/review/19521/motorola-defy-mini-xt320 "Motorola Defy Mini XT320 Review - The Rugged Entry-level Android Smartphone") XT320. Same with the original model, this device is waterproof and dustproof as well, but of course you will find out some differences in its specs and features. Therefore, let’s have a closer look at the below technical specifications overview of *Motorola Defy Mini* for your personal consideration.
**Design**
Since [Motorola](http://www.plimbi.com/review/16131/motorola-atrix-hd-mb886 "The Motorola Atrix HD (MB886) Review - The Slim and Tough Smartphone with Smart Actions App for the Longer Battery Life") Defy Mini is a ruggedized Android-based smartphone, you will discover that the entire ports and sockets are all covered with plastic caps so it will be stay protected from water and dust indeed. The device measures 109 mm in height, 58.5 mm in width, 12.6 mm in depth and weighs about 107 grams. With this thickness, this smartphone can be considered as the thick device as compared to others. The screen measures 3.2 inches with Corning Gorilla Glass protection that will keep it secure from scratches. It has an enough pixel density of 180 ppi which will deliver the quite bright display in outdoors and it comes with reasonable screen resolution of 320x480 pixels.
**General Performance**
In terms of hardware specs, Motorola Defy Mini comes packed with a below average 600 Mhz processor combined with the 512 MB of RAM and 512 MB of ROM. The device has microSD card slot for memory expansion with the maximum capacity of 32 GB. For the operating system, users will have to be satisfied with the Android OS 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) and unluckily it’s not upgradable to [Android 4.0](http://www.plimbi.com/review/17681/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-review-the-first-incredible-product-with-4g-lte-and-android-40 "HTC DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE Review - The First Incredible Product with 4G LTE and Android 4.0") due to its low hardware specs. But, there will be one useful feature called MotoSwitch UI 2.0 that will enable users to switch between personal and work modes along with the LED alerts or charge notifications.
**Camera and Multimedia**
For the budget-friendly smartphone, the 3 megapixels camera can be considered as the reasonable match. This camera has the maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels along with LED flash, geo-tagging and camcorder features. At the front side, there’s a 0.3 megapixels secondary camera for video-calling necessity. Users will also be given the [music](http://www.plimbi.com/news/10896/nokia-music-streaming-service "Nokia Music Streaming Service Launches in America") and video players which support for several formats AMR, MP3, MIDI, AAC, AAC+, eAAC MPEG4, H.263, and H.264. In addition, the device supports for streaming video playback.
**Battery Life**
The company states that the standard battery of 1650 mAh will deliver the talk-time up to 580 minutes in 2G mode or up to 540 minutes in 3G mode. This battery will also provide the standby time of up to 420 hours in 2G or up to 360 hours in 3G mode. This is apparently above the average of battery capacity as opposed to others.
**Price, Pros and Cons**
The selling price of Motorola Defy Mini is around $225 (off contract). The benefits of this smartphone are the very compact dimension, waterproof/dustproof resistant design, scratch-resistant display and also the helpful MotoSwitch UI. The downsides of this device are definitely the low processor, limited internal storage, it doesn’t upgradable to latest Android OS and it sports the below average camera specs. But overall, this [smartphone](http://www.plimbi.com/news/11010/lg-launches-optimus-g-flagship-smartphone-quadcore-s4-pro-lte-2-gb-ram-ics-and-13-mp-camera "LG Launches Optimus G Flagship Smartphone: Quad-Core S4 Pro, LTE, 2 GB RAM, ICS and 13 MP Camera") will do the job for you especially if you are a clumsy smartphone user and looking for the low-priced Android handset. [IS] 
