Motorola DEFY: First Impressions

    imageIn early October, I wrote news about the possibility of pre-ordering the Motorola DEFY device . On approximately the 15th, it appeared in stock at most European online stores, and parcels with phones inside rushed to their new owners. Two weeks later, the device reached me.

    When I first met the device, I was surprised in a pleasant way, because the device turned out to be less (the thickness, which was cried about in the comments, is invisible, and the device itself seems like a “little bump”), the screen appeared larger, the assembly is very high-quality, everything is in its place, the phone lies in your hand comfortably and looks at least 25 thousand .

    Rummaging around a bit and finally skipping registration in MotoBlur (I still can’t say how I got it), the first launch was made. Yes, the first time it was loaded for a long time, but this is only the first time. Having quickly connected to Wi-Fi (they did not make friends right away, but after rebooting the router for some reason everything fell into place), a link was made to the Google account.

    A little later, the root was obtained using the z4root application(in the market it is searched without problems). Again, this action went against the comments on the article. It was stipulated that motorola are very well protected and it would not be easy and soon to get a root, but even before the device appeared in the warehouse, craftsmen were found. The most important question that is still relevant for me is the possibility of getting rid of MotoBlur. It is really unpleasant (for me personally) and eats memory even in the background. I’m just deleting standard programs slowly and there haven’t been any problems so far.

    For those who doubted that the device can withstand water - the device is really not afraid of water, I checked it more than once, so the video on the network is not a fake. For those who doubted the battery, I don’t know how other devices behave with a similar processor frequency and RAM size, but this device gives me a day with active use (not to be confused with “I don't release it”), which I am pleased with. The screen is durable, but scratches are visible at an angle, although when the display is on, there is not even a hint of them. I still buy a little film myself later.

    Now about the disappointments. Despite the smart work, the phone practically does not take out on the street. At the current temperature in Siberia (this is from −10 to −25), the screen and touch buttons refuse to react to frozen fingers (and the situation is similar with warm ones). You have to do the following: lock the device, unlock, check whether it works; if it doesn’t work, then repeat. Usually, after you press power, the screen responds to unlocking (it allows you to pull the “strip”), but then it immediately dies. This very problem has caused me a lot of inconvenience and will deliver a lot more, because there is still a whole winter ahead, and frosts will not be limited to −35 degrees. On the other hand, I myself am to blame, because in the instructions all of a sudden! there is such an item as:
    “Avoid temperatures below 0 ° C / 32 ° F or above 45 ° C / 113 ° F.”
    I hope that somewhere there is such a cover so that the antenna catches the phone to keep warm? If so, let me know.

    On this, the surprises for me ended. Although some also point to a problem with the speaker. Other problems are solved.

    PS I did not personally take pictures of the phone, shoot videos, conduct various tests, because all of this is full on the Internet, but no full opinion has been published from any of the Russian users :)

    UPD. Yes, I completely forgot. Most also wondered if the phone would be localized. At the moment I am using completely English localization (it’s more convenient for me), except for the Russified desktop and a couple of programs. But they promise localization, because Apparently, the device will be sold here. It is likely that the Russian firmware will be immediately on Froyo. For those who can’t wait, there is a special Morelocale application that will solve the problem of localization of percentages by 60-70.

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