{"id":16531,"date":"2011-09-23T11:53:22","date_gmt":"2011-09-23T11:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16531"},"modified":"2011-10-18T10:37:46","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T10:37:46","slug":"the-road-ahead-motorola-defy-and-nokia-n9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2011\/09\/the-road-ahead-motorola-defy-and-nokia-n9\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road Ahead: Motorola Defy+ and Nokia N9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16846\" title=\"header nokia motorola flat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/header-nokia-motorola-flat.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/header-nokia-motorola-flat.png 710w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/header-nokia-motorola-flat-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/header-nokia-motorola-flat-450x190.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This article series looks at the upcoming releases from top smartphone manufacturers, almost all of which are looking like they&#8217;ll be released over the next two or three months.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an exciting time to be buying a smartphone, with cool phones like the iPhone 5, the HTC Vigor and the Galaxy Note coming out. Many of these new phones are sporting much wider displays, some of which are capable of 720p, and CPU power is also vastly increasing.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;ll be looking at Motorola&#8217;s Defy+ and Nokia&#8217;s N9.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><strong><\/strong>Motorola&#8217;s Upcoming Releases: Defy+<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16504\" title=\"DefyPlus_Poster\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/DefyPlus_Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/DefyPlus_Poster.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/DefyPlus_Poster-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/DefyPlus_Poster-450x321.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Motorola Defy+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Defy+ is Motorola&#8217;s upgrade to their rather popular everything-resistant phone, the original Defy. The new phone has a faster processer and improved battery.<\/p>\n<p>Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Water resistant<\/li>\n<li>Drop resistant<\/li>\n<li>Scratch resistant<\/li>\n<li>Dust resistant<\/li>\n<li>Android Gingerbread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Release Date: <strong>Late September<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Certainty: <strong>95%<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll be here, sometime quite soon, although we don&#8217;t have a date nailed down yet.<\/p>\n<p>Accessories:<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got a host of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/motorola\/defy-plus\">Motorola Defy+ accessories<\/a> for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/sim-free-motorola-defy-31542\">SIM free Motorola Defy+<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/motorola\/defy-plus\/cases\">Motorola Defy+ cases<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/motorola\/defy-plus\/chargers\">Motorola Defy+ chargers<\/a>. Hurrah!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Nokia&#8217;s Upcoming Releases: N9<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16497\" title=\"Nokia-N9_group_1-small1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Nokia-N9_group_1-small1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Nokia-N9_group_1-small1.jpg 710w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Nokia-N9_group_1-small1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Nokia-N9_group_1-small1-450x372.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>Nokia N9<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The N9 is one of the most anticipated phones of 2011, after a series of clever promo videos were released featuring its advanced, yet ill-fated MeeGo operating system. In the Nokia flagship store in Finland, all pre-orders for the 64GB version have been filled after three days, hinting that the phone and its OS may not be as dead as previously expected.<\/p>\n<p>Features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>MeeGo operating system<\/li>\n<li>3.9&#8243; AMOLED screen<\/li>\n<li>8 megapixel camera with 720p video capture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Release Date: October<\/p>\n<p>Certainty: 80%<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/sim-free-nokia-n9-16gb-black-30882\">sim free Nokia N9<\/a> will be released in Finland and Australia, but won&#8217;t be officially released in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Accessories:<\/p>\n<p>Here at Mobile Fun, we&#8217;ll be stocking both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/sim-free-nokia-n9-16gb-black-30882\">unlocked Nokia N9<\/a>\u00a0and a full range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/nokia\/n9\">Nokia N9 accessories<\/a>, including really nice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/nokia\/n9\/cases\">Nokia N9 cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>So what do you think of Motorola and Nokia&#8217;s lineup? Please let us know via the normal social media channels, or leave a comment below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow, we&#8217;ll be looking at LG&#8217;s offerings, including the mysterious LU6200.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/loveyourmobile\">Reach us on our Facebook page at Love Your Mobile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/mobilefun\">Talk to us on the Mobile Fun Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/103496297914902923789\/posts\">Reach me personally on Google Plus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article series looks at the upcoming releases from top smartphone manufacturers, almost all of which are looking like they&#8217;ll be released over the next two or three months. 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