Motorola Defy Mini XT320

  • Released 2012, February
    107g, 12.6mm thickness
    Android 2.3.6
    512MB 512MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 3.2"
    320x480 pixels
  • 3MP
    Video recorder
  • 512MB RAM
  • 1650mAh
    Li-Ion

Motorola Defy Mini XT320 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900
  HSDPA 850 / 2100
Speed HSPA
Launch Announced 2012, January. Released 2012, February
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 109 x 58.5 x 12.6 mm (4.29 x 2.30 x 0.50 in)
Weight 107 g (3.77 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
 Dust/water resistant
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 256K colors
Size 3.2 inches, 30.5 cm2 (~47.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~180 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
 Touch sensitive controls
Platform OS Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread)
CPU 600 MHz
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 512MB 512MB RAM
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single VGA
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player
MP4/WMV/H.264 player
Document viewer
Photo viewer/editor
Organizer
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 504 h
Talk time Up to 10 h
Misc Colors Black
SAR 1.08 W/kg (head)     1.49 W/kg (body)    
Price About 160 EUR

Motorola Defy Mini XT320 - User Reviews

  • Please where can I get the screen to buy. I need it and it's urgent. Please help.

  • My mobile data is not enabling even after switching mobile data on. Need help because since I bought the phone am only using wifi to access internet

  • Used to have this phone. The only good thing was the build quality, the rest were pretty mediocre, now I've upgraded to Sony Xperia M4 Aqua which costed the same as the Defy Mini I bought 4 years ago and has the dust and water proof features that I like.

  • hard reset is the solution, check you tube if you don't know how to do it cheers

  • try to hard reset it, i had the same issue and after i did the hard reset all are fine, you can check the youtube for hard reset if you don't know how to do it ;) hope you didn't throw it away...~

  • My defy mini can not boot after installing some apps, motorola logo only flashes on the screen

  • I have moto defy minni but hv a big pro phone can't properly power on just go one step screen steel last m otherwise phone is switch off plz slow

  • despite e phones internal memory its quite ok...ive had t fo sme years now and its still in gud shape very gud screen..dnt know hw many tyms t fell bt hey no scrarch...and t z portable..gud picture quality too

  • the best mini phone i have. better than samsung galaxy y that hav the same features. good sensitive touch screen,fast n the best of all save battery life.keep on hangin' tough Motorola. i love u always.

  • I was changing my sim card from this phone and insert another sim but unfortunately the screen goes blue when start now I am not able to use it does anyone know what is the problem. Please help

  • I own this phone since November 2013 and want to root this. Do any one know how could I do this or is there any ICS available for this model. Please help.

  • I have done it. And it's perfectly working for me. I have a lot of apps but I'm still having 70mg free internal memory

  • Great phone. Only problem is the internal memory. Very Fast phone. Very nice body. I love it.

  • I like this phone because of it's durability. It has fell several times but nothing happened to it. My only problem is it's internal memory. 160mg. And it's filled with bloatware. Stupid and useless apps. But all the same, the phone is good for it's price

  • Just open xda developer and you will find a bunch of tricks to root it..btw love the phone

  • No Sd card avaible?

  • Does anyone know how to root this phone? It's awesome, good looking and nicely rugged but the bundled apps and the little internal memory are a problem. I've tried with one click, universal androot, unlock root and even with batch files and can't root it. It doesn't have fastboot though. I would be glad if I could root it.

  • Purchased my phone 06/05/2013.. Had to send back when it suddenly stopped working, returned with data difficulties. Sent away again a month later when unable to charge phone. Curious to know if there is a recall on this model as I have been given information that this particular model is faulty?

  • would have been OK but for the bloatware you can't easliy remove and the puny inernal memory. maybe moto did this to keep people buying their bigger more expensive phones? I'm on my second and once the conract is over it will be given to the kids, rooted so they can play games on it. Not much use otherwise.

  • I'm on my second one of these and will ditch it as soon as possible. The bloatware the carrier and Google provide fill up the 160Mb or so of internal memory very quickly. You might get half a dozen apps on if your are lucky. My first one was in for repair within 2 months then back twice with a BSoD at the end. Second is about as useful. a good idea ruined by Google's bloatware.

  • Feature packed phone with a good battery life. Data connection is excellent as is the hotspot and GPS. I especially like the built in fitness mode and compass. A very practical phone especially for out and about.

  • not dust proof , not anything , just a crap device ! i work in a dusty enviroment , and i had a samsung , i tought this will be an upgrade. the earspeaker started to make funy noises. no bluetooth transfer for audio , bugs in the os. motorola a crap phone owned by a crapp company GOOGLE

  • dowload link2sd

  • Does this phone have a restriction for video filming? Can I make a video for let say 2-3 hours?

  • I agree, generally speaking, phone is great for its price, running really fast for 600MHz CPU, but internal memory is a problem. A huge one!

  • i wouldnt say its too bad bt surely the main prblm is its internal memory.......its realy very low!!!wapp alone take more dan 25 mb to 35 mb!!so memory problm always occurs! bt besides gorilla screen is d nly best thng in dis n camera too

  • Yes.

  • Do these phones have a front camera?

  • Helo shina. Yep u can solve this problem by uninstalling so many app. If u download and using so many app thn may b u get again n again the same arror problem. If u do use only FB thn xt320 good perfectly.

  • It was on offer from Amazon at only E65

  • Hey, how can I root my phone? I'm having the same problems with the internal memory.

  • Yes, he can.

  • I was given this phone as a gift so I can't complain too much, but I would've been very annoyed if I'd bought it myself. The internal memory is very limited (165MB) and it's crammed with bloatware, so there is almost no scope for installing new apps. Worse, once Google Play and the apps I never use � Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. � had updated, I was continually getting urgent notifications about the memory being low, in spite of having a 32GB SD card installed. In the end I got so frustrated I went through the process of rooting the phone � which was decidedly difficult and fraught � and learned how to uninstall all the stuff I don't want. It's been an arduous journey but I've finally got it working pretty well. Another major annoyance is it won't work for voice calls using VoIP apps like Skype, Viber, etc. � neither through WiFi nor 3G. This is apparently due to how the phone streams data and cannot be fixed. One final major annoyance is the fact that Motorola have abandoned the phone and won't be updating the Android version beyond Gingerbread, in spite of the fact its hardware is perfectly capable of running ICS and/or JB. So unless some enterprising hacker comes up with a working method for updating it, many of the newer Android apps simply won't work on it. This is particularly galling, given that the main selling point of this phone was its long life due to its durability. Needless to say, I wouldn't have another Motorola device thrown at me.

  • from which seller did you purchase it so cheap?

  • please can this phone skype with video ?

  • I found this mobile just impossible to figure out how to use. Just deleting a text message is a mystery. The user guide is simply appalling. £50 thrown away as I am sure the mobile will be too.

  • Have had my phone for 3 weeks, got it for £54 pounds ($82) brand new off ebay. So far i am very impressed with pros far outweighing the cons. Pros: * Very low cost * WiFi & 3G * 7 home screens for your shortcuts & widgets * Decent Ram 420MB (more than my Xperia mini has) * good sound (loud & clear) * 3.2" screen (nice for those who want a small phone but not too small) * 3.2MP camera * Front facing camera * Impressive battery capacity of 1650mAh which can last a long time between charges Cons: * Contains Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread (which is understandable since the phone was released in Feb 2012) but it's not upgradable to ICS :( * The internal phone storage memory is only 165Mb so i tend to use apps that can be installed to SD card * Has alot of bundled software installed which (unless you root your phone) cannot be uninstalled which is stupid considering how the internal storage memory is so small. In response to the cons sure it sucks that i cant upgrade to ICS but Gingerbread is still a decent Android version and to combat the lack of phone storage memory i tend to use App2SD compatible apps and am careful about what apps i install to the phones storage since the space is limited. I am considering getting the phone rooted so i can remove the bundled software which would free some space in the internal memory, for example Quickoffice app alone takes up 17MB. Having paid only £54 pounds ($82) i was not expecting much but i must say i have been pleasantly surprised. IMO this phone is an absolute bargain and must be considered for those on a tight budget or those who want a cheap 2nd phone. Value for money 9/10

  • Best phone I've ever used.

  • Mine wont read my sim, would anyone have advice on how to fix this? It's in otherwisr mint condition only had it 2 months please help!?

  • You have to hard reset the phone, search up on youtube how to do it but be aware that you will lose everything if it's not saved to memory card

  • How do I set up my hotmail e-mail account, please. Nobody can figure it out. I'm on 3 network, even they can't/won't help me. Any help setting it up would be great, thanks.

  • How do I unlock My xt320 phone if I cant remember my email account?

  • Specs are not false, many of smartphone manufacturers do that, because there actually is 512MB of ROM (and RAM), but they usually do not mention user-available amount which is, in this case 165MB ROM and about 422MB RAM.

  • Apsolutely, I checked with several benchmarks and system stats apps and I was switching from software renderer to hardware (adreno) in its system files after rooting, there are few code lines which contain "adreno200". That's why I'm pretty sure that this phone has Adreno 200 GPU.

  • A warning. Internal memory is only ,150mb(Ish) after all stock apps updated nothing else installed I had 2 mb of space free. Every App forced itself closed constantly.this thing says ROM is 512 mb.its got false specs

  • good cheab phone but a little laggie

  • Hey, buddy are you really sure that xt320 has gpu? because, gsmarena not include it on their specifications. but some sites do..

  • this is xt320 not xt 321. xt320 has only 1 sim. but xt 321 has dual sim.

  • Hey Buddy, is it true that , this Smartphone has Adreno 200 GPU? Please, let me know.

  • it's about 85� here in greece.. not 160 :)

  • Does this phone has 3G for both sims cos Samsung grand n Samsung s duos only run on single sim for 3G

  • Nice interface and big battery from Motorola - good phone.

  • Not without root and custom ROM. As far as I know, there is still no custom ROMs for XT320/XT321.

  • cxan this phone upgrade to jelly bean 4.1?

  • hey buddy.. i have a suggestion.you should do a hard reset.turn it off then you should hold the volume button down while pushing the power button on until you see the android sysytem recovery.then select wipe data/factory reset,push power button to enter.try this process and let me know if would help!cheers!

  • I have brought this phone and after the experience I think its okay but not worth the money, the internal memory is not good u cant download alot of apps with out it saying the phone memory is running low. its bad

  • Hi friends, i want to buy this one,tell me i will buy it or not.

  • I got this phone yesterday and already it is the best phone I have ever had. Swype typing is AMAZING and so easy to adapt to. It does everything I want a phone to do and a whole lot more. I traded my Blackberry 9320 to get this phone and I am so glad I did. this phone does the technical stuff but simply, I cant find a fault with this phone. I was going to get the LG optimus e400 but they didn't stock it but they recommended this one instead, I am so glad they did, it is CHAMAZING! I lOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT, SO WILL YOU. WELL DONE MOTO! EVEN BETTER IS THE PRICE, £59.00 IT'S A STEAL. BUY IT, NOW.

  • Contact motorola customer care 180030004343 (india)

  • I have a XT320 motorola phone. I have a pattern to open up but my son 5 year old son tried to open it and he had exceeded the limited number of attempts. Now its asking for my goggle account that is email and password but I didnt enter any goggle account at the begining. I can still receive calls but cant dial out. I only receive notifatction of massages but cant view it. Can you help me pls. Appreciate you help pls

  • Dunno exactly the speed, but I must admit, it has really fast internet when connected on reliable router (ISP). When downloading torrent (yes, you heard right, torrent) on 4Mb/512kb ISP, DL speed is about 450kb, upload between 2 and 11kb...

  • What upload download speed can it give when hot spotting for nexus 7 ?

  • Wrong, they both have Adreno 200. Checked in its system directory...

  • this phone have no gpu. Version xt321 have adreno.

  • Oh, thanks a lot

  • Of course, we are talking about LOW QUALITY here, ofc, combination of 600MHz Qualcomm and Adreno 200 are not enough for Medium or High quality settings. My opionion is that the games with quality setup still look beautiful, even on low settings.

  • Wow, ok.. Thanks

  • Well, suprisingly big amount of games; Temple Run, Angry Birds, Boost 2, Bad Piggies, POTC, Asphalt, Dead Trigger (game predefined for Tegra devices!!!), Ethernity Warriors 2, Epic Citadel and many other...

  • Hi , can this mobile device play games at all ? Talking about the processor.

  • My motorola XT320 need to download google on my screen for first time , how?

  • Too bad buddy... Works perfectly good for me.

  • Happens to me when I switch to video mode... It sucks!

  • Can someone help...the camera does not work on my phone- message comes up "Sorry!The application Camera (process com.android.camera) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" Then I have to hit "force close" Anyone else come up against this - is it a fault with my phone or a general fault?

  • karoto: Thanks a lot, sounds great!

  • please, someone tell me, how to silent the camera on this cell. I Had wiht several app to try silent, but anyone it works. I try with silent camera, y a lots more. help me please !!! how to do this?

  • Omar it has a blue led light when you have a message and email or missed a call

  • Can anyone tell me if this phone has some sort of visual indication of missed calls/messages when the screen is locked? Alternatively, does an application like Remind Me work on this? Thanks.

  • Why no this phone IP67?

  • Why you all post that xda has the way for rooting , it's true that the rooting method was posted there but the solution for all firmwares to be rooted was released on droidevelopers.com !!!

  • The phone must be discharged fully for the first time and then fully charged without interupting. Actually, it is good to do that procedure few times during first month of usage. If you did't done it at least 2 times, do it ASAP, otherwise, batterylife can be reduced a lot. Also, batterylife depends on phone usage. If you use your phone a lot, it will drain more battery, when I don't use mine too much, battery can even last up to 3 days for me! It all depends on you...

  • on my motorola battery life is ver short about 24 hours :/ how about you?? is this normal

  • Already rooted, root procedure available on XDA forums.

  • Love this phone,had it a few weeks,great music player,and radio,and wi-fi,..front back cameras,good for skyping,picture quality surprisingly good for 3mp fixed focus,battery life great,med/heavy use internet/wifi,..2 days,.solid reliable phone,.. Cant wait for root, be even better!! :)

  • ASAP post the root procedure pls...

  • Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah ! I Rooted my defy mini xt321 :)

  • I followed procedure, but, as I read on XDA, TinBoost v6.0 (unfortunatley mine has v6.0) cannot be rooted... Android: 2.3.6. Gingerbread Kernel: 2.6.38.6+ Buildsrv: buildsrv@lxdex2 #1 Version: 0A.1F.3A Flex: WE_Retail_CEE_v5_0524_FLEXTNBST Mainrange ver: 76XXU-USMEKOLYM-109806-7499 Software: TNBST_4_0A.1F.3ARPS Anyone got the same problem? Some guys suggested me a firmware flashing but I am apsolutely shure that rooting can be done without that. Any ideas?

  • the root was for the unlocker's mobile xt320 with some firmware... only his firmware are supported it seems... I am glad that my root is not far away now... Love Motorola and Its fans :) My mob xt321 (Ind).

  • Are you joking? Is this really working?!?!?

  • http://ready2XT320 Rooted, Working Root Method ...&page=43 I am using XT321, its not yet rooted...

  • hi, Using bulidin camera app, download silent camera app it won't make sound... Its working good...

  • Yep

  • please does instagram work on this phone ?

  • Well, this phone is actually working pretty good for 600MHz, it would work unbelievable good with its stock clock (or 800MHz), or overclocked (1GHz). Come on hackers! Unlock this wierd phone!

  • No point using Flash plug in on a 600mHz processor btw

  • i m having some problem in my set can anybody help me.......

  • i use defy xt for outdoor sports like roadcycling to record route. best device so far. when i take a long ride to less populated area,since battery lfe is so much important, i appreciate slow cpu and smaller screen than original defy. all the design decision made here feels right.

  • no interest.......

  • Ahahahahahha.......NO.

  • 33

  • Have this phone TV out?

  • Solid, especially when using additional EQ app. It also depends of track's original volume (not all tracks are equally loud).

  • 11,290/- in flipcart

  • what is the maximum power of the speaker, if anyone can comparison? thank you

  • what wifi chipset does it have (broadcom, ath)?

  • Have problem

  • Around 5k, karbonn A5 and micromax A52 are good.

  • Does anyone know how to get rid of the sound of the camera ???

  • Keeps goood conection. Flexable antenna. Works great in deep forests were others are out of range. Small size. Not so large screen saves batery power. I like it !

  • I have more than 240 mb ram free.

  • Looks good but fails to send txts doesnt loads photos and apps crash alot doesnt have much memory and constantly uninstalling apps

  • Don't know for the price, it depends of state you live in. Camera is average, if you are a must-have-zillion-pixels guy, stay away from this phone. For a common daily use and taking snapshots with buddies (including underwater pics), it is OK. Head phone quality depends of headphones (I must admit that the stock ones are quiet as hell). I use Panasonic headphones and Equalizer application. It sound incredibly good. Also all that quality and hearing depends of the bitrate of MP3 track you play...

  • That is actually a negative side of waterproof phones. Its microphone is well protected and it cannot "catch" sounds from larger distance (like on normal phones). It's good when you are talking on it, person you are speaking with hears you loud and clear, but unfortunately, when recording videos, distance problem is happening.

  • U guys can tell me...how much price of motorola defy mini? how its camera clearity? and how its sound in headfone?

  • Fake , is not root

  • Does anyboody know any fix for the low sound on the video recording? The video is ok but the recorded sound is very low. Thx

  • and it has adreno 200 encharded at the gpu so please update the specification ..or maybie you error the people....sorry for my bad English im from Romania :)

  • I agree and regret because not buying the new phone later on. Tippo is ICS out-of-box, dual-core, but, unfortunately, not rugged and I heared that it's touchscreen is like one in LG KP500 Cookie, only capacitive.

  • There is a HUGE difference between ROM and internal memory. They are both internal, but the ROM is the one you cannot access (used only by OS, Gingerbread). Application memory or user memory or internal memory of this phone is 165MB (not mentioned in gsmarena.com specs; huge mistake (small ammount) of engineers from Motorola).

  • instead of this v can go for sony xperia tippo dual...

  • I agree with a same-thinking man...

  • Has anyone successfully rooted this device? If so, could you share how?

  • 512Mb

  • About 165MB (without stupid bloatware and updates)...

  • hey, i want to buy a touch screen android phones but my budget is 5000, so plz tell me wich moile is better to me.

  • what is the internal memory of this phone as it is not mentioned in the description.?? Sombody plzz reply ,,

  • Incredible!! It even runs The Dead Trigger (on low settings, but still!)!!

  • Sooooooooooooo NOT TRUE. My friend had Xperia Active and one day he accidently droped his phone into non-salt lake, phone sunk on depth of few centimeters. Screen broken, MBO fried because of water breach, in other words TOTALED! He repaired it but the phone is crashing and restarting for no reason even today. Now he has XT320, just like me and he thrown it in water on purpose (the phone flied few meters and fall in much deeper water). He dived it out, cleaned it, no problem.

  • Bought the phone yesterday, currently charging 8h. Firs impressions are great. There is no lag, no slowing down. Touch screen is fluid and user friendly. Google play works fine, as does WI-FI. Camera is mediocre at best, but led lamp is a nice feature. Bought it mostly because of size and shock absorption. 3.2 inch screen is just the right size for me, because i don't like new "TV" phones. I like it simple. Beats Samsung Mini in my opinion, had both in hand, but screen resolution and display on defy mini had won the fight. If u plan on buying a entry level smartphone, and u appreciate battery life and small size smartphone go ahead and buy it, you will not regret it. Cheers!

  • I using defy mini .it works good as not less than a bigger one.first satisfaction is require.the Swype helps a lot in being faster

  • I using defy mini .it works good as not less than a bigger one.first satisfaction is require.the Swype helps a lot in being faster

  • For some reason, I think that we are talking about MOTOROLA here. We all use to do that until your opinion. Maybe someone doesn't have enough money to buy S3, remember?

  • i agree, this is a very good phone for average users.

  • First of all, it is a complete reliable phone, u can download torrent and do whatever the other phones can. It is not slow as a guy said below, it's pretty good for internet surfing and i also use it as a DS cause i got a ds emulator workin on it :P I suggest buing it to poeple who want a good phone withan average cost! If your expectations surpass the qualities of this phone then u have to pay much more :P

  • For a common daily use, watching movies, browsing internet, playing games, listening music or even using GPS (which is precise as Garmin Nüvi!) is working well, but if you are trying to break into Pentagon or UN, it becomes slow. Camera could be better, but for that cost, it is perfect.(can't wait for custom ROM (stable)). If you are not Facebook generation freak who needs 10000 cores on mobile phone and 1000000000 cores on a PC, it is perfect choice.

  • dont buy this this s**t is very slow. pls pls pls dont buy it

  • Iam planing to buy this mobile, but i need to know whether google play works well or not, and can we download torrents on this mobile

  • ahahahhahahahahhaha, 140mb mitaka, 140mb!

  • 2GB

  • what is d internal memory of defy mini?

  • what is the internal memory of moto defy 320

  • Any info about ROOT? Maybe someone wants to share with us mortals X)

  • Compact/Dedicated Camera isn´t always with you. I've compared two smartphones/cameras 3mpx in reviews. :)

  • I dont understand why people are always banging on about phone cameras. they are an additional feature... if you are after a good quality shot then why not spend your money on an actual camera?

  • Does anyone recomand this phone? I am interested in a good battery life. Is it too much to pay 150 euro for it? (that's the price around here). Thank you

  • Galaxy Mini 2 is a serious competitor. Camera is better.

  • Defy plus also has the same covers for charger and headphones but is a similar size to defy mini with larger screen

  • Its phone! Not PC.

  • I had this phone for 2 months, and I am satisfied with it. Battery life is the BEST I have seen. It can last for 7 days (170h ON), no joke, 7 full days with 30min of calls, and 4min wifi per day. If I use more network or games then it will last 4-5 days, just superb.

  • I'm thinking on getting this phone cause my last Motorola was veeery resistent but i want to know if i can download skype app and if it works well. Anybody ever tried?

  • I thinking on getting this phone cause my last motorola was veeery resistent, but i want to know if i can download skype and if it works well. You guys ever tried it?

  • Calls Sound is good?

  • 600mhz ? is bad smartphone!!!!!

  • Thanks :)

  • Defy mini has MUCH better battery life, more internal memory for storage, a newer version of Android, and is also waterproof. In GBR only 80BPS! HTC may be faster because Motorola phones are known to be slow and can lag

  • Speed depends on how many apps you have, how much ram is being used at the time, etc. I used to have many apps which slowed mine down a lot but i deleted quite a few and now it's fairly quick

  • Yep, gray-black (like on picture), orange-black (side-buttons are orange, battery cover is black, I got that color) and orange-orange (side-buttons and battery cover are orange).

  • Do u know if this cellphone have more than one color}?

  • This phone become avaiable 6 months ago. It is a low-range phone, seems very simple AND THERE OS STILL NO ROOT PROCEDURE? Anyone got any useful (and true) information?

  • Hey, i was just wondering if you could help me? Id like to know which phone is better, this Motorola Defy Mini, or HTC Explorer?

  • So, actually, there is still no root?

  • Out of the box, and already going to the service center! I have the apprently well known Motorola speaker problem (http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2010/12/10/motoro­la-defy-suffering-speaker-problems/)

  • Sorry guyz, i'm wrong about root, 4 now it's impossible install superuser and busybox... but all of u can install a sdk android and permit move some apps to sdcard... please try this blog in brazilian portuguese but dont ask questions, the owner of blog dont answer, i've already tried this!!

  • The Processor is just 600Mhz, will this effect on Internet Browsing? will it become slow?

  • Hi guys, i like this mobile but afraid to buy when considering its 600 mghz c.p.u & 3 mp camera.. Htc explorer cost 8.5k and this mobile cost almost 3k more for dual Sim feature. my another doubt is how would this dual Sim feature functions? Can i get calls & msgs while browsing..?

  • M9, share information with us, please, how did you root your XT321?

  • Depends on how much it costs but it should be worth it since it is water and dustproof which VERY useful - if the phone gets dirty you only need to wash it

  • About the processor.... phones are not made just for games. They are made for talking. Tablets are good for games.

  • go for defy+ !!! or defy if u don't have a bigger wallet

  • somebody tells us how to root it..

  • Hey, can you paste me a link for rooting, I was looking for appropriate (and safe) rooting program for a long time, you will save me pal Thanks in advance!

  • How you rooted? please help me...

  • It's really waterproof and dust resistant!! With a good custom rom, rooted and overclocked, i got 800Mhz, ICS 4.0.3 (very stable), videocalls with skype and 7Mbps with 3G... Everything only for 100$... and my phone is XT321, with dual-sim...

  • No it is the best phone ever

  • Its slow because it has a useless processor and its chunky because of its water and dustproofing abilities

  • Something must be wrong with your battery because mine lasts for ages

  • Camera processor internet speed gaming Is slow screen is tiny LED isn't good charger and headphone covers are very fussy....this phone has many uses but is not very good at those uses i wish i had just got the defy plus

  • Just bought it for £80. As a secondary phone. Given this price and the fact it is not my primary (I use my primary like crazy...), this is a very good phone, rough, functionnal. For this secondary/outdoor use, the CPU is not a problem so far. Only drawback, it has not been rooted yet!

  • good and stylish mobile but cpu 600mh big disadvantageous

  • This phone was already released in the Philippines at 8.9 Thousand Pesos (Php). Suprisingly, this was a dual sim card android phone. :)

  • What about rooting? Is there any chance that this phone will be able to root? Especially because its low internal memory, 800MHz processor which is factory limited to 600MHz (WHY WHY WHY?). I searched on XDA forums, but no luck, there is still no secure rooting procedure. Does anybody knpw is there currently any way to root this phone?

  • Ive had the defy mini xt320 for 2 months now and the screen is already cracked it cracked the second time it fell so to me the phone isnt as resistant as it promised i bought it because i knew i couldnt have a delicate phone because i knew i was going to drop it. Even a iphone screen is more resisting as the defy minis "gorilla glass" but apart from that i did realy like the phone i was even able to take pictures of me and my freinds under water the phone does lack in processor but it gets the job done and it runs apps its not expected to using the browser can be a bit annoying because it allways stops running. The screen has a very bright color and i love the notification light they added gaming on the defy mini is good not great since it lacks in processor but atleast they run pretty well the front faceing camera is realy for nothin because its not skype certified and when i used skype the video call was lagging alot i noticed that the phones speaker dosnt sound too good after taking the phone underwater but its nothing to worry about. WARNING the defy mini dan go underwater a few meaters trust me ive tested it but dont push its limits dont take it realy deep or take it scupa diving or anything like that because simply the phone will break not that ive seen it happen but i know the phone is no designd for so much presure. The 3mp camera i did not like. The led flash is realy bad and dosnt work to good so i like the phone at first but as soon as the screen cracked ive even had thoughts of buying a blackberry even thoe im a android user because somtimes i cant stand this phone

  • Is this Mobile is Worthfull

  • is this phone support video calling? plz tell me.

  • At around 10k xperia mini pro is not in line 4 ics as its hardware capabalties doesnt support it xperia ray is @17000 rs at flipkart that wud get ics bt nt any device at around 10k and defy mini wnt get ics update

  • I got one, and it support skype videocalls. Despite having 600mHz processor its very smooth. I recomend this phone.

  • I really want this phone. Is there any major problems with it?

  • from the technical specifications, i saw 600MHz processor, 512MB RAM. My doubt is 1) will this mobile hang?(get stuck, not responding) 2) will 600MHz be sufficient for average performance? and most applications(should not hang, take too much time to load.) 3)How good is the camera? Quality of pictures taken, quality of video recording? ( resolution and frame rate.)

  • from the technical specifications, i saw 600MHz processor, 512MB RAM. My doubt is 1) will this mobile hang?(get stuck, not responding) 2) will 600MHz be sufficient for average performance? and most applications(should not hang, take too much time to load.) 3)How good is the camera? Quality of pictures taken, quality of video recording? ( resolution and frame rate.)

  • When will this be available in the Philippines?

  • well i think u meant 10000 not 1000..well u have xperia mini for around 7500,mini pro for abt 8500 n ray fr abt 11000 rupees(all wid seller warranty)not manufactures warranty ..in india..or u can find these deals on ebay..n all these n more in xperia lineup wil get ics update

  • Will this phone get the ics update anywhere in the future or otherwise can you recommend me some phone with ics in the range of 1000 rs.

  • You just download Skype from AndroidMarket and it support both voice and video. So it works on my XT320. I like it!

  • great phone

  • Seems that is can skype indeed:

  • Does it support skype videocall, DivX, Xvid format video,and can it be rooted? How about the battery backup?

  • My first 'smartphone'. Wish I hadn't bothered as the battery won't even see out a working day. The official figures are a joke. I have all radios turned off bar 3g, and haven't used apps more than about 5 mins.

  • yes it will

  • dual sim defy mini announced in India... available in stores from 20th of June...Price 11k...

  • Does anyone knows if Motorola Defy Mini has and can use video call on SKYPE?

  • Is this better than htc explorer?

  • 798 kn :)

  • Great pre-paid handset here in AUS. Using it to replace the Huawei X1 which hardly sells to anyone.

  • Today I bought this phone for 80 E here in croatia, all new, so far so good. In my case far more better then mine before phone (lg optimus gt540) especially in terms of quality build.

  • Hey, listen michael it is a cool foneif all UK gone for a bad one then will you go also... it is simply a smart phone . YOU cant ignore for the people;).

  • I got this phone in UK. Not bad for less than £80.

  • Nobody cares about the UK though. ;)

  • Virtually nobody buys a Motorola in the U.K. Enough said!

  • Well Croatia Prepaid package is 105Euro, Cool Phone Catastrophic camera

  • Well it clearly says in their UK website that it supports Adobe Flash 10.1. Link:

  • So far i dont think it has even been rooted... :/

  • Sony Xperia Neo L is not a budget phone and cannot be compared to Defy Mini. Neo L has 4 inch screen and it will cost more the 400 $......

  • Neo L is budget phone? I thought it is midrange phone.

  • Wait for the release of "Sony Xperia Neo L" first budget sony phone with android 4...

  • it looks likea afake performance rate 9.0 before and 8.5 for what a 600 mz proc>? even the old defy was faster or the SAR

  • It sounds like a fake review. Wait for gsmarena review.

  • c5 03 etc do not have front facing camera for video calls so u should forget skype video calls while defy mini certainly provided the Front facing camera and its a rugged phone water resistance dust proof unlike c5 03

  • If its price will Rs. 8000 then it'll call best phone for India. I want this phone in Rs. 8000. Becz if u go for nokia c5 03 or 500 u get 5 mp camera symbian belle+1ghz processor,multi touch etc(nokia500). Nd Moto hav 3.2 mp camera, 600mhz pro. Etc so i thinj its price shuld less then 8500.

  • I'm confused. Recently Motorola launched in Brazil EX 321 Mini, which looks similar to this, but is dual chip. Is this XT 321 Mini a nickname for this XT320 in its Brazilian version? As far I could realize, 320 does not mention anything regarding Dual chip capability

  • Adreno 200 comes handy for some games. I hope CPU can be overclocked to at least 800Mhz

  • Thanks...... Is it real it have adreno 200? Any confirmation? I am sorry to ask......

  • CPU 7225A GPU 200

  • It appears to have a Qualcomm MSM7225A-1, which is a Snapdragon S1 but clocked at 600MHz, with an Adrenno 200 GPU.

  • Whats e price of defy mini in india?

  • Is anybody having more info about CPU & GPU ?

  • when buying a smart phone battery life and processor speed is 2 of those important things to consider just sayn

  • Gud midrange fone. Better than htc explorer

  • When we are able to see the GSMARENA review?

  • Disappointed.... The device is slow and quite chunky. The responsiveness leaves to be desired... A part from that okish

  • Waiting for gsmarena review..........

  • Gaffar market

  • it is available in banglore

  • Could anyone please urgently tell where is it available in India right now, i need to buy it immediately.

  • it certainly is, but according to our sellers (Czech Rep.) it HAS autofocus. But it has not. Sellers say that information was directly from Motorola and they are sorry for inconvenience. Besides, Sony Ericsson XPERIA Active is for about the same price in here. And it has 1000 MHz.

  • this device is a low-budget device, $175

  • nice phone. I have one. Unfortunately, two main problems: 1) quite slow sometimes (600MHz taking it's toll) 2) FIXED FOCUS!!! camera. today? WTF? great way how to let us down motorola. Processor should be at least 800 and AF is a must today!

  • looking forward for review, and please make nice crash test, drop ir hard, push it to the edge !

  • Where is the review?

  • Its already launched in india on 27/1/2012 and its a awsome andriod of latest version 2.3.6(gingerbread) it has dust proof water proof and scratch proof and we can record the video under water 640p at 30fps and its display is 3.2inch capacitive with amoled grilla glass display and it comes just 10,000 in indian markets go for it its awesome

  • its nice. i can call now. its good for calls.

  • Wateproff? Can i record vids under water?

  • seems promising.162 pounds is much wud wait for price cut down.

  • Nice mobile.. it is something good interms of lowend androids this one is best after i saw motorola charm (the best qwerty desingn mobile ever) nice work moto!

  • Its the best smartphn for android newbies :) loved this much better than tiny sized screen of xperias

  • Lol fan

  • No ics, no upgrade(same with defy+), downgrade specs, with a smaller screen! = this phone really a waste of bucks! speaking of ruggedness with small screen(which really sucks for a smart phone), go for xperia active! 1g processor compare to 600mhz of this phone! and xperia active comes with liveview watch, 2 back cover of the phone, and a strap.

  • Ugh! A 600 MHz CPU and an operating system of Android 2.3.6, this is a laggy phone. Android phones needs more processing power to run apps.

  • Is it better than Motorola Fire XT?

  • I agree with u but if u are so impatient i think u can buy this from ebay or amazon?

  • WTF, why does Motorola always look down on Indian Market ? I have seen many times, they never release their best/latest mobiles in India. Motorola r u hearing ?

  • nice phone i want to buy it,when will it come to indian market

  • hahahaha. illegal immigrants? frm tht i cnt whether u r fo or against. bt thanx fo mekin me laugh. personally i luv motorola. only tht th brand's latest mobels are nt tht mch available in zimbabwe whr i live.

  • the problem with moto is thier customer service is too poor u will not be able upgrade the software later my clip mb220 is at home i can't upgrade it because i buy it pay as u go .they should emulate htc every phone they produce they upgrade it to the next software .xt320 is good for careless people and those who are on internet 24/7 moto keep it up

  • Perfect for illegal immigrants waiting to jump on a boat in France to go to uk.. Resist sand and water, what more to ask? Plus good connection to call other illegals in uk, in case you need to hide in trunk.... :)

  • I loved the specs, finally a phone with enought battery + slow processor = A smartphone for at least one whole day.

  • good phone for this price range 170 to 200 euro!good battery dust water resist etc.But for me has a high sar 1.06 ear1.49 body.So i will look elsewere...

  • Motorola Defy Mini XT320 is poor battery ? how many an hour battery it ?

  • Its powered by a 600mhz MSM 7227A processor (S1). Its armv7 flash 11 capable. It has a front cam, Adreno 200, Gorilla glass, good build quality. And am expecting a price around 220-250$. The 800mhz processor on Samsung Galaxy Ace, is a MSM7227T (armv6). Its not capable of playing flash 11. Check Gsmarena's HTC Explorer review. Only thing to be worried about is poor moto aftersales support. And this handset has only 120mb internal memory.

  • when will it come to india?can android 4 be upgraded?

  • In Motorola Milestone is 600MHz proc and only 256MB ram but is still good phone.And processor can be overclocked,so... And with this resolution of screen can be fast enough!

  • I think 600MHz today is a bit underpowered for more and more apps coming out today--even 800MHz. A few months after buying this phone it might practically be an expensive feature phone--stuck with old apps that can run at decent speed. Specs don't say how many cores are running though. Will this be going up against the Sony Xperia Active?

  • i like it!,any news of when it will be launched i latin america?

  • Some sourses say Defy Mini has that gpu and it would be logical because it should have flash in the browser. nobody knows fro shure though because it has not been launched yet.

  • No GPU?

  • very nice phone.....!!! i will buy it.

  • Im planning to buy a new mobile and im stuck between the defy mini & htc explorer. does defy mini have an adreno 200 by chance, cause if it does then i'll buy it???

  • Yeah dude u are right ..many ppls here dnt even knw which devices to compare with.m gonna buy this cute piece ;-D

  • Hey wow u are nice,i wnt to buy u dear,, when are u coming to india..defy mini?

  • data accessing is very nice

  • I am very glad to see that Motorola has taken the lead on addressing an inherent issue with all Android devices i.e. poor battery life, first with the Razr Maxx and now with the Defy Mini. Way to go Motorola!!

  • Hello! Can u help me. I love the features given in this phone, but the only thing it lacks 800mhz cpu. But if the processing n brownsing is good then manageable. N can it be upgraded to ics version in future.

  • Its nothing about 600Hz processor. 2.3 will run on 600 or 800Mhz processor . if its have enough ROM and RAM.

  • Really very good phone. It have every thing. nothing will miss if we purchase this. really well done motorola. price it very well.

  • This is a junk phone with 600 MHz Processor... Android works well above 800 Mhz processor...

  • check tjis

  • plz make defy available in india within last week of jan ,i am desperate 2 buy 3 of it ,, one 4 me one 4 bro one 4 cousin etc if I left wid money again!! unique feature n wil stand,,

  • I Believe this phone can Attract the market if it competes in the 7k Category. The Display needs to be minimum 3.5" and 800ghz processor to have a 10K pricing.

  • Very poor specification.. should be priced around 7K

  • yes. it may cover a good ground....I hope after seeng the specs and especially price (10000- heard)

  • Looks like htc wildfire s

  • About the CPU: ARM Cortex-A5 (ARMv7-A) clocked at 600Mhz, Embedded DSP (GSM, GPRS/EGPRS Multislot Class 12, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA, MBMS baseband), Embedded gpsOne GPS module, Enhanced Qualcomm Adreno 200 GPU Like the Huawei X3 it has a dedicated GPU chipset, unlike it, it has an updated CPU... So experience should be nice if Motorola doesn't fill it with bloatware. Price is a bit higher than what I was expecting ... but it has quite some battery and toughness that many others of this grade lack. Sadly being Motorola it is not sold here, so Huawei X3 ate the market for it.

  • I need this mobile in dual SIM.....

  • This phone is going to blow the market away. 9/10 is the rating for this phone gsm arena though 8.8 certainly reflects what we see ahead. for those stupid ppl comparing it with defy+,man grow up, this phone is at the moment priced to be a 10k phone and has a direct competition with htc explorer and when you add the big battery life it will give(almost double of htc explorer),plus camera with flash and yes a secondary camera it will be the best buy of 2012. htc explorer is much faster than galaxy y and wildfire s,,,go try yourselves because of the newer chipset processor (better than the 800 mhz pro chip galaxy y has. and this monster moto has the same chipset plus no htc sense hence making it faster and cleaner so end of the story what you get from moto defy mini is faster,longer battery life,dual camera with flash, waterproof(ask a apple user what that means),fall proof(gorilla glass display and a pocket friendly size and a price of 10k. ( i am a apple and SOny user, but i am buying this monster for sure, too good to ignore man. ( 10/10 if they had removed the mini logo and made it 3.5 inch and 1 ghz pro but that would have increased the price so its a perfect price and going to beat all.( live with walkman dissapointed when it launched for 14.5 k, instead of 12 so moto defy mini the market for 10k phones is all yours, enjoy!!!!

  • This so called Mini is the same size as Defy yet the spcs are inferior in almost every way. I can see no reason for this device to exist.

  • Awesome

  • I hope the future defy with a much more improved edition,with the following features. 1.change the display LCD pixel to 960X540 WITH 3.7 inch(Too big is bad for standby time) 2.Core Cpu chipset from 1 GHz TO 1.4GHz, 3.Camre from 5 Mega pixel to 8 Mega pixel, 4. vedio recording support 1080P 5.intel ram to 4GB. 6. Battery to 2000mah. oomphy, that would be the most excellent & shining ones ,dreamer gadget We're looking for! Small but super strong! If really come to true,we'd buy and introduce friends buy. It suits most fans of mobile worldwide. I believe!

  • it doesnt have GPU and chipset in it ?,how can a great pixel videos can run in it ?

  • this motorola mini defy (which is 109 mm) is bigger than the motorola defy (which is 107 mm)

  • (-) no GPU, processor 600mhz, camera 3mp, no update to ICS (+) water resist, gorilla glass, dust proof, great battery similar with Motorola Charm?

  • can smbdy tel me which type of chipset is used in this device?

  • I want to buy this for my gf as soon as its out. I have a defy + and its awesome. But she wants a similar smaller phone. This one is ideal. Any idea when it will be available guys?

  • What the use of laptop if it contains all new faetures but has older,slow processor.same thing happening with this phone.in todays market there no place for bad performer.it has only 600MHz processor.still rating is 8 out of 10.how?why?

  • I'm pretty sure the display of this smartphone will be a lot of pixel. It has low color scheme.

  • I can live with it's specs, other than the size! At 109 x 58.5 x 12.6 mm vs the 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm of the original defy and defy+, what's "mini" about it? Seems 'budget' would have been a better moniker than 'mini'. I'd have preferred that they followed the design of the original defy's in the sence that the screen takes up just about the entire face of the phone (i.e. minimal bezel & plastics on the front), just shrunk down to the 3.2" screen for a decent small phone.

  • If one considers the Adreno 200 GPU powered Huawei X3, the 600Mhz CPU is enough. I hope this device as a similar GPU backing up the CPU. Also, I hope that the bootloader is not hopelessly locked. Add the resilient build paired with a simple design ... nice :3 If cheap enough and snappy enough, this phone can sell a lot, just not in my country where Motorola doesn't sell anything at all (you can't find any new motorola device on sale).

  • i think the processor is 600 mhz, while Galaxy 3 is 667

  • Any one sure about GPU is present or not ?

  • nice handset,, i really need 1 smart phone for my self.. but price does matter.. so what will be the price of this phone??

  • best cell phone i ever seen in such a amazing budget . like- front camera , 1650 mah battery . dislike- bluetooth version is 2. otherwise features are superb. i will damm sure this model will make history for motorola.

  • This might be the handset that fits for me..

  • I am waiting for this arrival. Will it available in saudi arabia?

  • Since it's a rugged phone, that lock is supposed to hold the back cover in case the device is dropped to the floor or make sure water won't get into it.

  • I surely hope that Motorola is going to make it a budget phone, because the same specifications can be found on the Samsung Galaxy 3

  • What's with the lock/unlock slide switch on the back of handset?

  • Good.. But low processing power . Even the galaxy y has 800mhz processor.

  • does it have good sound quality in headset?

  • best spec budget phone. Gsmarena! Kindly give the processor info.

  • Is indestructible too??

  • The target customers for all-weather Androids is not as sensitive to 3-4 mm extra thickness in return for a hefty 3000 mAh battery. Instead the manufactors beat around the bush with the usual standard 1200-1650 MAh crap. At least ONE manufactor should release at least ONE all-weather model for us who prioritize extensive battery-juice above anything else. Thats all Im asking.

  • Yes It Has A Camera Button .

  • Is indestructible too??

  • "Mini" can refer only to the technical specs here (like CPU screen resolution, etc). The Defy+ is in fact 2mm shorter in length, just half a mm wider and 1 mm thicker. Why call it "mini" then if the original is about the same size? I don't get it... Pls enlighten me

  • which 6oomhz processer armv7 or armv6 and also does this have gpu .pricing important for this phone if it come to 10k inr i will definitely buy

  • does it have a camera button?

  • Excellent phone!!!But MOTOROLA should launch SAME Model in Dual SIM Version,If they want to continue in markets which is dominated by Samsung,Apple,HTC...

  • copy cat of htc design! yucky moto!

  • This should be the specs of a lower end smartphone. The battery, front facing cam and memory are great features.

  • support flash??

  • poor CPU!

  • A great addition to this mid-range phone: VGA secondary camera. I hope this awake competition (Samsung, Sony, LG, and others) and copy this great feature. The only con: no GPU :(

  • this is just stupid the phone is BIGGER than the defy and its screen is much smaller, everything else is a lot worse and it's not even going to be 50% cheaper, I'm betting like 15% Anyway, the Defy+ is free on 18 month contract for like $20 a month, what's the need for this phone?

  • defy mini has only 600MHz processor very similar to htc wildfire s.its only advantage with over htc wildfire s is front vga camera.if this phone comes with alteast 800MHz processor it will be strong competetor to sony ericsson live with walkman.

  • camera is not so good 3.2mp to old fashion

  • Nice to see that it has the front facing camera that is absent from the original Defy/Defy+.

  • it is super idea. and DEFY+ is soled in big quantities and very good ratings! people love it!

  • Does Motorola Defy Mini have green lens of SOC , If yes, it would be good for xda developers to port out a good rom for original defy of green lens.

  • This is the stupidest idea from Motorola. The original defy was a masterstroke. The froyo update was the first mistake. Then the Defy+ did not provide any real increase in the specs. Now they are trying to use the same body to fit a smaller screen with a weaker battery. All the have to do is upgrade the cpu, camera,os, and battery. Making a smaller screen will totally destroy the clean look we all love in the defy.Hope this never reaches the market.

  • Defy+ and defy having 3.7" screen not 3.5.

  • Defy+ and defy mobile already 3.5 inch its mini so 3.0 inches prefereble

  • Wow im really lovin it im waiting for this :-)

  • nice one.. i like it....

  • It's a cool little phone. Good job Motorola. There are people who hate big smart phones. Honestly, I am different, and I would like to have a big waterproof phone. I hope that next year I will see some 4+ inch waterproof smart phones. :D

  • wow cool.. gud job motorola.. it shud hav atleast 3.5 inch screen