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Motorola DEFY XT XT556
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Full Specifications September 3, 2026
Motorola DEFY XT XT556 Android 2.3
Motorola · 2012

Motorola DEFY XT XT556

Motorola DEFY XT XT556 Android smartphone. Announced Jul 2012. Features 3.7″ display, 5 MP primary camera, 1650 mAh battery, 512 MB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass.

Display 3.7"
RAM 512 GB
Storage 1GB 512MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
Camera 5 MP
Battery 1650 mAh
OS Android 2.3
Build 130g, 12mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2012, July. Released 2012, July
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1.0 GHz

Display

Type TFT
Size 3.7 inches, 37.7 cm 2 (~56.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~265 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother Touch sensitive controls

Memory

Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 512MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@30fps

Selfie camera

Single VGA

Body

Dimensions 115 x 58.5 x 12 mm (4.53 x 2.30 x 0.47 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth Yes
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0

Network

Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264 player Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input

Misc

Colors Brown
SAR 1.45 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)
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In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2012, July. Released 2012, July
Status Discontinued
OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU 1.0 GHz
Type TFT
Size 3.7 inches, 37.7 cm 2 (~56.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~265 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
displayother Touch sensitive controls
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 1GB 512MB RAM
Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 480p@30fps
Single VGA
Dimensions 115 x 58.5 x 12 mm (4.53 x 2.30 x 0.47 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
bodyother IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Type Removable Li-Ion 1650 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth Yes
Positioning GPS, A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Technology CDMA / EVDO
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Speed EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
featuresother MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player MP4/WMV/H.264 player Document viewer Photo viewer/editor Organizer Voice memo/dial Predictive text input
Colors Brown
SAR 1.45 W/kg (head)     1.48 W/kg (body)
Price About 160 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
37.5/100
Entry-level

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Processor 36.8
Display 51.7
Camera 32.3
Battery 33.8
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