TD Staff 
With CES 2012 starting in three days time, Motorola has announced the arrival of two low-priced Androids namely MOTOLUXE and DEFY MINI. Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, both of these SmartPhones are expected to go live by February, around the globe except China. Motorola has already released MOTOLUXE in China, as Motorola XT615 while DEFY MINI will soon be made available for sale as Motorola XT320.
Motorola MOTOLUXE (XT615)
Motorola comes laden with 4-inch capacitive touch screen that offers a resolution of 854×480. On the inside, we have a 800MHz processor, Adreno 200 graphics processing unit,1GB ROM and 512 RAM, sourced by 1400mAh battery that will give you a talk time of upto 6.5 hours and 19hours on standby. MicroSD crd slot is provided to increase memory capacity up to 32 GB. Motorola MOTOLUXE sports an improved 8MP AF rear camera and a front VGA camera for video calling. Also provided is a lanyard slot that has lightening effect, springing to life whenever you miss a call or have SMSes or Emails waiting for you. Soon to be launched, Motorola MOTOLUXE will be made available in two colours white and licorice.
Specifications
- 4.0-inch, edge to edge touch screen offering a 854 x 480 pixel resolution
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
- 512 MB of RAM
- 1GB of ROM
- 800 MHz single core processor
- 8 megapixel AF camera with LED flash, front facing VGA camera
- GPS with A-GPS support
- Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
- 1400 mAh battery
Motorola DEFY MINI (XT320)
As the name suggests, this is a mini-er follow up of Motorola DEFY. Motorola DEFY MINI is a dust-free and waterproof SmartPhone that features a 3.2 inch scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass Screen. On the inside, DEFY MINI has a 600MHz single core processor, 512MB of ROM, 512MB of RAM and a 1650mAh battery. 3MP image snapper is rendered at its rear while a lower resolution VGA camera, can be found at the front. All in all, Motorola DEFY MINI is a rough and tough SmartPhone boasting of Instrument Dashboard, that allows easy access to user’s favourite apps and has a microSD card slot for memory expansion.
Specifications
- 3.2-inch Corning Gorilla Glass touchscreen offering 480 x 320 pixel resolution
- Android 2.3 Gingerbread
- 600 MHz single core processor
- 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
- GPS with A-GPS support
- Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP
- 3 megapixel camera with LED flash, front facing VGA camera
- 1650 mAh battery
- 3.5 mm handsfree socket
- Stereo FM radio with RDS
As mentioned earlier, both of these SmartPhones operates on Android 2. 3 Gingerbread, but we don’t know yet whether or not they will be upgradable to the latest Ice Cream Sandwich OS. At the time of reporting, there was no confirmation on the pricing though Motorola claims that pricing of both the SmartPhones will be easy on consumers.
