Motorola Defy - the ultimate biker's phone

[NordieBoy]

A touchscreen isn't really usable when it's wet though...

The one on the Active is.

[Nobby]

It seems so... wasn't on the market when I decided to by a outdoor-type smartphone... the screen is a little smaller then the Defy's, the rest seems similar, I would give it a try if were searching for a new one now

[haydes55]

I just got me a Defy + for under $400 new solves the issues with the defy with a better processor and on a later Android software.

Also got me a Gel/plastic case for it (mainly because I must be weird and I don't like skinny phones. Most phones these days are so skinny I can't hold them in one hand and have a good enough grip to txt).

This is to replace my iPhone 3g which survived 4 days in my possession before I broke it. (never touching an iPhone piece of crap ever again).

Had a nokia that lasted me 2.5 years, still working perfectly, decided to upgrade because the screen is scratched something wicked haha.

I'll let you all know how the Defy + goes after a week or so of playing around with it.

[NordieBoy]

But can you go fishing with the Defy?
Where do you tie the line?

[BMWST?]

views on the motorola atrix 2? seems to be better featured then the defy or am i missing something?

[Scuba_Steve]

views on the motorola atrix 2? seems to be better featured then the defy or am i missing something?

Atrix isn't rugged, is it??? Ruggedness is the key feature of the Defy

[BMWST?]

Atrix isn't rugged, is it??? Ruggedness is the key feature of the Defy

ahhhaaa you are right

[Swoop]

The only annoying bit is the slidey-thing that holds the back in place.
Another reason why gaffertape was invented.

[haydes55]

The only annoying bit is the slidey-thing that holds the back in place.
Another reason why gaffertape was invented.

I got a TPU (harder than silicon) case for mine so that doesn't bother me, taken it to several mosh pits, dropped in puddles and been soaked in my jacket pocket for an hour ride through rain so far. It goes slow/freezes once every few days so I need to remember to reboot it every few days, when I turn it off every night it works sweet. Best part is the screen is scratch free

[Swoop]

I got a TPU (harder than silicon) case for mine so that doesn't bother me, taken it to several mosh pits, dropped in puddles and been soaked in my jacket pocket for an hour ride through rain so far. It goes slow/freezes once every few days so I need to remember to reboot it every few days, when I turn it off every night it works sweet. Best part is the screen is scratch free

I hear ya!
I'm not interested in a protector case though, as I want to keep it small in the pocket (main reason I didn't go with a Galaxy3).
Oddly the screen doesn't allow post-it notes to stick to it, so I'm not sure what the glass is coated with.

[haydes55]

I hear ya!
I'm not interested in a protector case though, as I want to keep it small in the pocket (main reason I didn't go with a Galaxy3).
Oddly the screen doesn't allow post-it notes to stick to it, so I'm not sure what the glass is coated with.

Try download an app that lets you put post-it notes on the screen and never need paper again

Took me a while to find the app store but now I have some bike games and actually useful apps like a torch.

[Swoop]

Try download an app that lets you put post-it notes on the screen and never need paper again

I already have an app like that. Quite handy.
I wrote out the rego of GIJoe1313's stolen lil' Hornet to put onto my tacho. Transferring from office to bike, I attempted to stick it onto the clean glass surface of the Defy, but it was most certainly not sticking! It happily attached to the plastic of the tacho however.
Strange.

[haydes55]

I already have an app like that. Quite handy.
I wrote out the rego of GIJoe1313's stolen lil' Hornet to put onto my tacho. Transferring from office to bike, I attempted to stick it onto the clean glass surface of the Defy, but it was most certainly not sticking! It happily attached to the plastic of the tacho however.
Strange.

If your screen is anything like mine it might be all the greasy finger smudges haha

[nallac]

My Nokia N9 doesn't like puddles at all..... so i found out today..

[Mushu]

I bought the new defy a month or so ago and I'm very happy with the shock and water proofing on this device. So far I have done several things that would have destroyed the galaxy s3 I was going to buy before I decided on the defy, its been dopped onto concrete from 6 ft or so about 5 or 6 times and I dropped it in a bucket of water to test the waterproofness of the thing.

The only area where I don't think it's as good a my old phone (HTC Wildfire S) is the music player, which I tend to use when I ride and I can't even find a suitable one in the play store or whatever it's called. Currently using Mixzing or something which works well but has too many unnecessary web features which are nice but they use my data and slow down the app. My defy randomly locks up and requires battery removal but this only seems to happen every few days, I'm thinking about upgrading to ICS to see if that fixes the problem I've been trauling the cyanogen forums to make sure I download all the right files (there's a few different versions of the defy).And firefox browser isn't very stable on it either so I'm looking for an alternative browser aswell

The best gps speedometer that I have found is called ZPDash it has an awesome HUD function (pity it's only good at night, in the cage) but I have used it on a couple of long trips including when I drove from Christchurch to Wangarei to pick up my new bike and found it very easy to maintain a speed when it is shown directly in your field of vision

Sent from my XT535