Motorola Canada announces Motorola DEFY PRO for Rogers

Motorola DEFY PROMotorola Canada today announced the upcoming Motorola DEFY PRO, a rugged smartphone (IP67-certified for resistance against scratches, spills and dust) packing a physical QWERTY keyboard. Like the Motorola MOTOLUXE, it also comes with a number of Motorola widgets such as Social Graph and Activity Graph.

“DEFY PRO offers the complete package – a life proof device with an elegant design packed with smart technology from Motorola,” said Darren Seefried, national account director, Motorola Mobility Canada. “Whether you’re chilling poolside or stuck burning the midnight oil at the office, this phone is built to keep up and provides users with peace of mind.”

Motorola DEFY PRO specifications:

  • Processor: 1GHz
  • Operating system: Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread
  • Cellular connectivity: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band UMTS
  • Other connectivity: GPS/A-GPS, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0
  • Display: 2.7-inch HVGA (320×480) with Corning Gorilla Glass
  • Input: Capacitive touchscreen and physical QWERTY keyboard
  • Storage: 4GB onboard and microSD cards up to 32GB
  • Rear-facing camera: 5MP with LED flash and FWVGA video capture
  • Front-facing camera: VGA
  • Connectors: 3.5mm audio jack
  • Battery: 1,700mAh
  • Dimensions / weight: 110 x 66 x 11.95 millimeters / 115 grams
  • Other: FM radio

The Motorola DEFY PRO will be available exclusively to Rogers later this summer. Pricing was not announced.

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