varuog
Journeyman
That's exactly whats going on my mind too.
Is it worth the wait (and the extra price) for Defy+ ??
giprabu
In the zone
1) IMO You need not wait .. coz with the introduction of defy+, the price of defy
will go down further and it would be a real best buy .
2) In India the price would be around 18-19k (atleast for first two months)..
Defy still sails at 16.5k in showrooms in Chennai.
3) Defy already got it !! (MIUI and CM7..).The defy+'s rom might get matched
for defy too...
4) Haven't tried any heavy games. other simple ones work fine.. Defy has a
decent gpu and games will work fine.
Defy+ has 1GHz cpu which actually should consume an extra % of battery and thats why it is coming with 1700mAH.. So the ratio, 800Mhz-1540mAH and 1GHz-1700mAH remains almost same.
If defy+ would have come with a secondary cam, then the extra money would've been well justified.
OP
Soumik
Padawan
^ Defy+ is really not a new phone. Its Defy with a bigger battery and new ROM. The leaked ROM already works on Defy which offers overclocked CPU and 720p recording for Bayer lens module devices. So.. its really not worth the wait.
And it will be a real long wait if you ask me, and everyone knows that Defy+ is nothing but a marketing gimmick, so they will pull out Defy before they launch Defy+, and start over the price from 18-19K.
Defy has got a very Decent GPU. I am still on stock Froyo.. and Games like Asphalt 5 and NFS Shift run flawlessly on it.
Ppl should only go for Defy+ if they are afraid to mod your device. If you are not, there is really no need for paying the extra cash for the same device.
Oh yeah, as Defy+ is launching, Defy will definitely NOT get official gingerbread update.
And it will be a real long wait if you ask me, and everyone knows that Defy+ is nothing but a marketing gimmick, so they will pull out Defy before they launch Defy+, and start over the price from 18-19K.
Defy has got a very Decent GPU. I am still on stock Froyo.. and Games like Asphalt 5 and NFS Shift run flawlessly on it.
Ppl should only go for Defy+ if they are afraid to mod your device. If you are not, there is really no need for paying the extra cash for the same device.
Oh yeah, as Defy+ is launching, Defy will definitely NOT get official gingerbread update.
arjundg
Broken In
Then, it would be very unfortunate. But, we can always apply the released Defy+ ROM.
giprabu
In the zone
My defy has a green lens.. So if I use the rom of defy+, is it like, i won't be able to use my cam at all ?? or only the 720p feature alone won't be available ??
Zangetsu
I am the master of my Fate.
Lens?? u mean the camera lens in it?
arjundg
Broken In
I think he means the Red or Green lens in Defy. I got a Red lens, bought 1 month back from Letsbuy!
Motorola DEFY -TI OMAP 3610 processor(can be overclocked to 1ghz)
Motorla DEFY+ -1 GHz TI OMAP 3620 processor(must be able to overclocked upto
1.2ghz)
Motorola DEFY+ will be available from September in Germany
at the recommended retail price of 269 euro without contract
including tax according to motorola
so i think its wise to wait for DEFY +
Motorla DEFY+ -1 GHz TI OMAP 3620 processor(must be able to overclocked upto
1.2ghz)
Motorola DEFY+ will be available from September in Germany
at the recommended retail price of 269 euro without contract
including tax according to motorola
so i think its wise to wait for DEFY +
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varuog
Journeyman
What about the availability and speculated pricing in India?
BTW, I have made up my mind to wait for the Defy+. So I am just keeping my fingers crossed expecting an early release here.
It's possible that you have green lens and it's a bayer's camera model. Mine is so. I am currently using ROM GB 2.3.3 v 112. And have no problem. Cell is overclocked at 1.2 ghz, and interesting thing is am loving blur. Now my pc identifies my cell as mb526. If any one is interested in details, let me know.
anshul_sood
Broken In
After defy+ launch, defy price will drop 1-2 K further. Also Defy+ rom might be modified to work with defy as it has essentially the same hardware. So just keep your fingers crossed.
sach1000rt
Journeyman
Its price has dropped considerably since launch. by that time they may stop selling it. but interesting thing is galaxy s is still selling in some places at 20k.
so if gootorola(dont know what to call) takes the way as samsung then it may come down to 13k.
giprabu
In the zone
How does it now handle live wallpapers..??
My defy lags when i use live wp in stock rom...
..And how does your battery life is now..? (coz its now running at 1.2ghz rite)...
anshul_sood
Broken In
He is using different processor states. 1.2 GHz for load and lower clocks than stock for idling. So battery is not affected, sometimes the battery life even improves
giprabu
In the zone
switching between those two states are automatic or changed manually(this must be cumbersome) ??
are you using defy ?