Motorola Defy+ Rugged Android phone now available in India for Rs.17990

Motorola Defy+ that is the successor of the Motorola Defy is now available in India. The phone was announced this August and it features 3.7 inch (480 x 854 pixels) display and is Water and scratch resistant and dustproof. It is powered by 1GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It comes with a 5 MP camera with LED/Supercap flash with video recording at 30 fps. It is 13.4 mm thick and weighs 118 g.

Other features include 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, Mulit-format audio and video player (MP3, MPEG-4, H.264, AMR NB, WMA v9) that can playback videos up to 30 fps. It has 512MB RAM, 2GB internal memory that is expandable up to 32GB with MicroSD. The connectivity features include, 3G (HSDPA 7.2 Mbps), Wi-Fi 802.11 b,g,n, Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR, aGPS and USB 2.0. It comes with a 1700 mAh that offers up to 6.8 hours talk time and up to 9.9 days standby.

This would also be a great competitor to the recently launched Sony Ericsson Xperia Active. The priced difference between the Motorola Defy that was launched earlier this year and the latest Defy+ is negligible. The Motorola Defy+ is priced at Rs.17,990 and available in the Indian Market and the online retailer Flipkart.