Motorola brings smatphone with CrystalTalk tech

BANGALORE, INDIA: 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.

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“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 hotspots, 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.”

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According to a press release, 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.

The handset also comes with 5MP camera with flash, digital zoom and auto focus. 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 release added.

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

Motorola DEFY is available in India at a “Best Buy”4 price of Rs 18,990 (MRP: Rs 21,990).