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Motorola Defy+ MB526 review: 2011 Defy refresh 1 GHz.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2011·$350
Overall
68/100
Class rank
#11 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Defy+ MB526.

Motorola's 2011 Defy+ refresh bumped CPU to 1 GHz + 1,700 mAh battery, kept IP67 ruggedization.

01Display

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2011.

TypeCapacitive TFT
Size3.7"
Resolution480 x 854

02Performance

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

ChipsetTI OMAP 3620
CPU1 GHz Cortex-A8
RAM512 MB

03Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Main5.0 MP AF + flash

04Battery

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 71-point average for mid-range phones of 2011.

Capacity1,700 mAh (removable)

05Software

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2011.

What works
  • 1 GHz CPU upgrade.
  • IP67 retained.
  • 1,700 mAh bigger battery.
  • Gingerbread out-of-box.
What doesn't
  • HVGA only.
  • 512 MB RAM.
  • Same plastic body.
  • No update beyond 2.3.
Cross-shop it against
HTC Desire S
$450 · score 72/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .