Motorola Defy and Defy+

AndroidFan

AndroidFan

Peak Oil is real!
Soumik said:
Ok... Its official... Defy has got Froyo... :D
Update process was pretty simple. Connect your device to a PC/laptop with net connection. Download Motorola Software Update tool. Open it. It recognizes your phone and checks for updates. If its there, will download the update while checking. Then, will instal it. Phone reboots, close the software and disconnect your phone, reboot it once more.. and you are done. :)
Nothing other than contacts will be deleted.
My firmware version is now 2.2.2 :)

Changes :
Loads of minor UI changes. Installs task manager and a few other apps.(Nothing useful that i already didnt have)
Gallery app changed to a more traditional look and feel. (Far better than the old one)
Lots of UI optimization. Made the phone very very fast indeed. Whatever small lag that used to come while scrolling though the huge menu screen is gone. Transitions are a lot more fluid. Game loading time reduced slightly.

Advanced Quadrant score with Eclair - 1050-1083
Advanced Quadrant score with Froyo - 1190-1243
(depending on how many apps running in the background)

Whatever change they made to the software... the camera seems to be creating a slightly better image than earlier. - liked
The touch sensitivity seems to increased/shifted a bit - dislike, cause its causing unnecessary selection when i want to scroll through menu.
Battery life seems to have improved slightly, but will have to wait a few days to confirm that.

Quite happy with the upgrade. Seems i got quite a bargain of a device for 15K. :)

I did face one problem after the update that when i used my old memory card(i was using that earlier)... the phone just hung up after restarting. As soon i would click to open anything, it would just hand up.
I changed the memory card with the one that came with the phone.. and its working perfectly now. I have loaded the 2GB fully and moved all the apps to the sd card(they move the entire data with a small amount left on the phone memory.. probably registry type files). There's only about 40 Mb free now.. still no hangs or hiccups. Not quite sure what happened to the old card. Anyways, i had everything backed up to PC anyways, so no harm done.
Click to expand...


Congratulations...
 
OP
Soumik

Soumik

Padawan
Just a rumour... but Defy owners have something to look forward to...
Gingerbread leak on Defy
An official Gingerbread ROM for Defy in the making. Can this be indication that Moto is really working on a Gingerbread update for Defy within weeks of its first official Froyo release? :)
 
desiibond

desiibond

Bond, Desi Bond!
Soumik said:
Just a rumour... but Defy owners have something to look forward to...
Gingerbread leak on Defy
An official Gingerbread ROM for Defy in the making. Can this be indication that Moto is really working on a Gingerbread update for Defy within weeks of its first official Froyo release? :)
Click to expand...

I won't really get excited unless there is an official release. Moto has abandoned work on udpates on few of its phones in the past.
 
OP
Soumik

Soumik

Padawan
^^ Hmmm.. not that i was expecting, but the rumour of an official release actually got me going. I better not keep high hopes for it and be happy with Froyo for now. When i get bored, will root it and apply a custom Gingerbread on it. :)

I really want to buy the memory card now. Cant keep enough songs on a 2GB card. :( Can you tell me where to get the card from? I would like it if i can go and get it directly from a shop in Bangalore. I went to a few shops last week and they said that there is no such classification like Class 2, or Class 6 etc. No one even knows what speed rating are!!! So, if u know some knowledgeable shops, please let me know. :) If not, some reliable online shop. I am not getting sandisk class 6 or class 10 16 gb in letsbuy, and flipkart isnt showing the speed rating.
 
Sarath

Sarath

iDota
Dont buy online. Its too much of a hassle. Your call though.

I saw class 4, 6 and 10 cards in many shops associated with photography. Either photostudios or ones selling cameras and such. Although most of them were SD cards I vaguely remember seeing a few micro SD ones. Try them out.

I am in search for a 16GB class 4/6 micro SD card for my xperia too.
 
S

sureshk

Right off the assembly line
hey OP
Do u know the present market price of defy ??
which is best galaxy sl or defy or wildfire s ?
for rugged use
i hear all the above three have gorilla glass ??? is it true ?
 
baccilus

baccilus

Cyborg Agent
What's wrong with buying online? I just bought a pen drive from flipkart and I am pretty happy about it.
 
OP
Soumik

Soumik

Padawan
^^ Nothing.. I bought my phone from Letsbuy. :) But i am not getting 16GB microsd card of class 6 or above in either flipkart of letsbuy. Please let me know if you know any place i can go for. BTW... i somehow dont trust eBay, let me know if there is anything else.

hey OP
Do u know the present market price of defy ??
which is best galaxy sl or defy or wildfire s ?
for rugged use
i hear all the above three have gorilla glass ??? is it true ?
Click to expand...

Current market price of Defy is quite higher than the online price. Get it online if you are buying it. Market price would be around 17.5-18K. You can get it at 16K from letsbuy using coupon code.
Among the 3 phones u mentioned, cancel Wildfire S, its slightly below the league of the other 2. For rugged use i would suggest Defy, slightly cheaper and far better built than galaxy sl (Its actually water and shock resistant :)). But galaxy sl has a larger better screen and better camera(though without flash).
So, it depends on your needs as to which one you want. Hope this helps.
 
S

sureshk

Right off the assembly line
tnks soumik .

samsung google nexus s is available at 19.9 k (without discount coupon)
so wat do u say ?
defy or galaxy sl or nexus s ??
mentions its merits and demerits if u know ..
 
bongourav

bongourav

Broken In
Hi Soumik,

I intend to buy a Defy probably in the next month. Since you are a Defy owner, I could not find anyone better for advice.

My utmost concern is the faulty earpiece problem which I've read a lot about on the Internet.
 
saurabhpatel

saurabhpatel

Journeyman
Just got back from Atta Market (Noida) after buying Moto Defy for a friend...
price quoted 15.8K
Offloaded an Old Corby and got the Deal at 13K with a leather pouch :D
Good deal I guess :)
 
T

Techfreak2

Right off the assembly line
bongourav said:
Hi Soumik,

I intend to buy a Defy probably in the next month. Since you are a Defy owner, I could not find anyone better for advice.

My utmost concern is the faulty earpiece problem which I've read a lot about on the Internet.
Click to expand...


Is Motorola defy upgradle to 2.3 [Gingerbread].
 
OP
Soumik

Soumik

Padawan
15.8 is a great price for Defy Congrats.. :)

It comes with 2.1, atleast mine did, not sure abt the latest models. Upgrade is very simple, so dont have to worry abt that.

Officially, no words on its support of 2.3, but Moto seems to be working on it.

At 19.9 Nexus s is high VFM,a nd at 15.8, Defy is also high VFM. :) Depends on ur budget. I had the budget, so i would have gone for Nexus S.

Sorry for late reply guys, hardly any time to go online these days. :(
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom