Defy+ vs SE Xperia Mini Pro and SE Ray / Recommended ROM for Defy+

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How does the Defy+ compare to Xperia Mini Pro and Ray phones. I want to recommend to my cousing sister.

We looked at Ace, Wildfire S, Xperia series, Ray, Galsxy SLCD (I have this one)

Defy+ seems to have good features at a fair price. Is the phone good?

Originally Posted by jesrani

How does the Defy+ compare to Xperia Mini Pro and Ray phones. I want to recommend to my cousing sister.

We looked at Ace, Wildfire S, Xperia series, Ray, Galsxy SLCD (I have this one)

Defy+ seems to have good features at a fair price. Is the phone good?

I think below the 20k range Defy plus is the best .. for the features and its cost..

It counts only if u are ready to root ur mobile ..

Because Motorola sucks in giving software updates and most probably it will remain in GB only ..

Apart from these ..its the best ..Life proof

My vote goes for DEFY+, too, because of the superior build quality.

Besides that, no official ICS update is a minus, but CM9 will be available soon enough. On the stock Gingerbread, DEFY+ does everything and opens everything. Really, everything works! That's why I loved it from the beginning.

Other than stock, there are some stable CM and MIUI versions available for it and they will improve the experience further, with good looks and better speed, you know how it goes...


One more huge plus is that "Lifeproof" feature It's true. (Read the short story in my signature )

Cheers!

@kanna91 and @niksy+, thanks for the replies.
My sis is not going to change ROMS, maybe I can do it for her once initially. I have experience with flashing my Galaxy SLCD, don;t know if this would be similar.
Which ROM is recommended?

I would advise you to try the latest stable CM7.1.0-11. That's what I use and it's stable for the average user. (no need for troubleshooting skills and such)
I cannot say anything about MIUI or similar.

I don't think your sister is a great gamer. The stock ROM is enough. Is not as speedy as Cm7 but it has less bugs. And the battery is better. I tried CM7 but I come back to my default ROM (in Romania 2.3.5 it the official one). Just root it, delete 7player, task manager, cardio trainer and zinio and install RAM manager from android marker. The free version has just balance profile but is enought. Is not a app killer because this drains bat but optimise the RAM usage (less lag). Believe me, it works. The developer is one of us, a XDA member.
For CM7, you should wait for the final version.

For a girl, Xperia Ray looks better than Defy. I asked my girlfriend and she told me that. For me, as a male, Defy looks better. Also, Ray will receive ICS update...official. But that's not very important for a girl: she will want a good looking phone, without functionality problems.

A girl, huh? My girlfriend likes my DEFY+, but wants a RAZR MAXX

Best ROMs I know about are MIUI Pikachu Edition and CM White Rabbit Edition. I'm getting 3 days battery life with Pikachu.

Anyway, I don't know, really... I don't like pointing people in the wrong direction :/ I've set up my phone real nice now, but it took a while and, like you said, your sister won't be up for that...

All I can say is that DEFY(+) is a really well built phone.

If I was going to buy an Android now, I would choose a phone with unlockable bootloader,
from a brand that could guarantee upgrade for at least Ice Cream Sandwich.

Get MIUI. Chicks dig it.

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Originally Posted by royale1223

Get MIUI. Chicks dig it.

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Yep, would be mu recommendation as well if you want to install a ROM (alone because of the beautiful UI.design). Although there are less ROMs for the Plus (compared to the og Defy) I think the Pikachu Edition should work fine, installing ROMs on the phone is super easy.
If possible, I'd go into a store and try these phones, look which suites her needs best.
It is a nice phone with a good price, not really sexy but reliable. Speed is acceptable, camera is ok. The screen is bigger than the one one the other phones you mentioned (except Galaxy S which is better overall imho).