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Motorola announced the smaller successor of the DEFY Android-based mostly smartphone earlier this month. Dubbed Motorola DEFY MINI, the handset is expected to hit shelves in the UK sometime in February for about $ 225 (170 EUR) outright.
Motorola Mobility is trying to take on the budget-friendly smartphone market with the DEFY MINI and MOTOLUXE Android gadgets. The handset maker plans to release each smartphones in the following regions: Europe, South America, and China.
Although the DEFY MINI is the significantly less-featured version of the unique Motorola DEFY, the smartphone comes with the identical rugged functions. The mobile phone is dust and water resistant. In addition, the phone’s show attributes Corning Gorilla Glass coating.
Motorola DEFY MINI is powered by Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread operating method and MotoSwitch user interface, which permits end users to modify amongst distinct profiles with a single tap.
In fact, MotoSwitch is a intelligent consumer interface that learns which apps the phone’s owner utilizes the most, or which persons he/she calls most frequently. With this information the UI populates the phone’s property screen to make it easier to entry.
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Hardware-wise, the DEFY MINI is outfitted with a minimal-efficiency 600 MHz single-core processor and packs 512MB of ROM, 512MB of RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).
The cellphone comes with a good 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution, as well as dual cameras (3-megapixel rear photo snapper and VGA front-facing camera).
Even however Motorola did not say something about a attainable release of the DEFY MINI in the United States, the telephone has just been spotted at FCC (Federal Communications Commission) by the folks over at WirelessGoodness.
Apparently, the smartphone has just received approval for GSM bands 850/1900 and WCDMA bands II and V, along with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi support. This matches with AT&T’s network in the United States, however we need to wait for an official word on it.
