Motorola Defy XT Review & Pros And Cons

Picture of the Motorola Defy XT, by Motorola

The Defy XT can defy water, dust, and scratches thanks to its rugged body and Corning Gorilla glass screen. But its front-facing camera is only a VGA (which might make your video calls a bit grainy) and we believe the 1000Mhz processor and 1GB internal memory could have been better.

On-paper Star rating:

First, the Cons:

Unusually high radiation level:

We don't want to sound alarming but, according to some sources, this phone has a 1.48 watts per Kg SAR rating (the level of radiation it emits), on a scale of 0 to 1.60! Anything below 1.60 is still considered safe by the U.S. government but, at least be aware that most other phones have a SAR rating lower than this one's.

Where is the HDMI port?:

The Defy XT can record fancy (854 x 480 pixels) clips. Great! But we couldn't confirm whether it had an HDMI port or not. HDMI, which lets you connect to an HDTV, is not essential, but would be great on an HD phone.

Smaller touch screen:

We hope you don't have big hands, since the Defy XT's touch screen has a smaller display surface to press on than many other smartphones. According to our calculations, it has a 5.85 square inch-display while

Just a TFT?:

TFT displays are fine (they used to be the finest of the finest), but in such a high-performance phone, we expect AMOLED, or even SuperAMOLED displays, renowed for their better brightness in sunlight, richer contrast and lower energy consumption.

Unknown weight:

It's frustrating that we were not able to find information about its weight.

And Now, the Pros:

Rugged:

It is touted as more resistant to water, dust and shocks.

Swype:

With Swype, you can enter text just by moving a finger over the letters you would normally type on a regular keyboard.

** This phone is also known as: Motorola XT556, US Cellular Defy XT

*** These pros and cons are spotted automatically based on our analysis formula and the specifications we have in our database for this item. If you see a mistake, please let us know.


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* Prices shown are only indicative. They were recently fetched by our system and may have changed meanwhile.

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