Samsung Xcover VS Motorola Defy Mini - a battle of rugged models

Samsung Xcover and Motorola Defy Mini are both rugged models in the sense that they can take on dust and water without any problems. This makes these phones the prefect device for the outdoor enthusiast. Both the phones are android devices but differ in the specs and features.

Features and specifications of Samsung Xcover and Motorola Defy Mini

Samsung Galaxy Xcover

Motorola Defy Mini

DISTUINGUISHED FEATURES

Display

Type

Capacitive with multi touch capabilities

TFT capacitive with Corning Gorilla kind touch controls

Size

3.65 inches,320 x 480 pixels

3.2 inches, same resolution

CAMERA

Rear

3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus

Same

Front

No

Yes, VGA model is supported

Video

Yes, available

Same

LED flash

Available

Yes

Geo tagging

Supported

Same

STORAGE CAPACITY

Phone book

Unlimited records

Same

Call records

Any number of records

Same

Internal

150 MB

512MB

External

Provision given

Same

Card slot

MicroSD with up to 32 GB expandable

Same

RAM

512 MB

512 MB

DATA MANAGEMENT

GPRS

Yes, Class 12

Available

EDGE

Supported

Same

3G

HSDPA

HSDPA all frequency bands supported

WLAN

Wi-Fi with hotspot

Wi-Fi with DLNA , direct and Wi-Fi hotspot all features enabled

Bluetooth

Yes, Version 3.0

Yes, only version 2.1

Infrared Port

No

Same, not available

USB

Yes, Version 2.0 with microUSB connector

Same

GPS FACILITY

Yes, with GPS support

Same

GENERAL FEATURES

NETWORK SUPPORT 

2G Network

GSM all frequencies

Same

3G Network

HSDPA

HSDPA , but here more frequency bands supported

ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES

Audio Player

Yes, plays multiple formats

Same

Video Player

Multi-format player

Yes, again same

Games

Yes

Supported

FM Radio

Stereo FM

Same

POWER MANAGEMENT

Battery Type

Standard 1500 mAh

Li-Ion 1650 mAh

Stand By

640 hours stand by time

504 hours, it is less

Talk Time

13 h 20 min for 2G and up to 11 h for 3G networks

Here it is 10 hours talk time

Dimension

121.5 x 65.9 x 12 mm

109 x 58.5 x 12.6 mm

Weight

100 g

Little higher at 107 g

Operating system

Android v2.3

Android v2.3.6

CPU

800 MHz Marvell

600 MHz processor

Samsung Xcover’s price in India is not announced but is expected to be somewhat below Rs. 20, 000/- and Motorola Defy Mini’s price in India is also not clear as for now, but it is expected to be less than Samsung Xcover model.