Gadgetory

hi guys is Brian Bennett for cnet com and today we're taking a first look at the Motorola Defy XT now this device is rugged it costs 9999 basically a hundred dollars on US cellular and runs Android Gingerbread 23 also has a 3.7 inch display here as well as a 5 megapixel camera on back but what really makes this phone special are the rugged qualities that it has can survive dust and water and shocks to the screen thanks to a gorilla glass coating to make sure that the Motorola Defy XT is secure from the elements you basically have to flip this switch here to make sure that the back cover is locked so this phone is basically built to survive any kind of abuse you can give it specifically if I drop it like this in the dirt and there's lots of sand covering all the ports and everything that's pretty scary brush it off phone looks like its operating just fine though have to say it's very dirty we got to clean this off ok so now this one is really dirty it's covered in dust and dirt and we got to get this clean so all you got to do just pour water on it and thanks to the flaps that are covering all the ports and stop them up like rubber stoppers this is not a problem at all as a matter of fact you can submerge this phone for half an hour without any problems let's take a look looks like it's running just fine looks pretty clean no damage whatsoever this has been a first look at the Motorola Defy XT for US cellular be sure to take a look at our full review at cnet com