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Motorola Defy
MB525, ME525| Global Score | |
| 46.9 | 51.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | Motorola |
| Symbian 9.4 | Android 2.2, 2.1 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 4.61 x 2.18 x 0.63 inches | 4.21 x 2.32 x 0.53 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 4.16 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 149.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.7 inches |
| 360 x 640 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 210 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | TI OMAP 3630 chipset |
| ARM11 (Single-Core 434 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX530 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 6.48 | 7.29 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 2 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 3.22 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.80 aperture | -- |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (VGA) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1540mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 430 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time | 400 hours standby time 6.7 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 3.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Motorola Defy is slightly better than the Nokia N97 US, getting a 51.6 score against 46.9. The Motorola Defy counts with Android 2.2 OS, and Nokia N97 US counts with Symbian 9.4 OS. Motorola Defy is a a lot lighter and thinner cellphone than the Nokia N97 US. The Motorola Defy counts with a little bit better looking display than Nokia N97 US, because it has a quite larger screen, a greater pixel number per screen inch and a better 854 x 480 pixels resolution.
The Motorola Defy has a superior processor than Nokia N97 US, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Defy also has 384 MB more RAM and a graphics processing unit. Nokia N97 US counts with a way bigger storage to store more games and applications than Motorola Defy, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Motorola Defy counts with a bit better battery life than Nokia N97 US, because it has a 3% greater battery size. Nokia N97 US captures way better photographs and videos than Motorola Defy. Both have the same (VGA) video quality, the same resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rates.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Motorola Defy is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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