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CAT Phones and Motorola Defy Future Uncertain as Bullitt Group Declares Bankruptcy

Oğuz Çakır — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:11:43 +0000

Competition is heating up in the smartphone market. Big players like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, and others are in a fierce race to outdo each other and grab a larger market share. While even the major companies face challenges, smaller manufacturers find it tough to shine. To stand out, they focus on differentiating factors like durability in their products. However, sometimes, even that isn’t sufficient. Bullitt Group, the company behind the rugged smartphones of Caterpillar (Cat Phones) and Motorola Defy, is now closing down. Here are the details…

The End for CAT Phones and Motorola Defy as The Bullitt Group Bankrupt

Bullitt Group, known for rugged phone brands like CAT and Motorola Defy, has filed for bankruptcy. The British company had been facing challenging times and attempting to undergo restructuring. Despite these efforts, the management declared bankruptcy as a last resort. Many of the company’s employees have been laid off, and the fate of Bullitt’s brands and products remains uncertain.

Actually, the financial crisis within the company was no secret. In fact, as I mentioned, a restructuring was in the works. According to the plan, Bullitt would transfer the smartphone department to a new company operated by creditors. Both existing brands like CAT would be assessed, and the necessary funds would be available to focus on the British manufacturer’s satellite connectivity solutions.

For example, Bullitt introduced the first consumer phone, the CAT S75, capable of satellite messaging without the need for special external hardware before Apple. However, all these plans fell apart. With the bankruptcy decision, the future of initiatives like CAT’s became uncertain. Yet, it’s worth noting that bankruptcy may not be the end, and CAT could potentially continue its journey in the smartphone market under a different parent company in the future.

Motorola Defy rugged phone with 5,000mAh battery approved in Brazil

Pranav Sawant — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:25:45 +0000

Back in June 2021, Motorola launched the Defy rugged smartphone in the European market with specs like Gorilla Glass Victus protection, a triple camera setup, and a big battery. But despite its launch, the phone is still nowhere to be seen in Brazil. Now, the Motorola Defy has been approved by National Telecommunications Agency in Brazil hinting at a sooner launch.

The certification shows a phone with model number XT2083-8 which is nothing but the Motorola Defy rugged smartphone. It has received approval from the Brazilian telecommunication authority confirming its release in the region.

Furthermore, TudoCelular has managed to share some of the phone’s images which gives us a clear look at the phone. The smartphone has a large display and boasts a triple camera setup with a 48MP main, a 2MP macro, and a 2MP depth. We also get to learn the details of the charging adapter. The adapter here has a 20W fast charging speed.

Other than this, the phone’s already available in some other European markets. It comes with a 6.5-inch dew-drop notch display with an HD+ resolution. It has Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection which is rare in budget-centric phones.

The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 20W fast charging. The phone comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and runs on Android 10 out of the box.

Since it’s a rugged phone, it has an IP68 water-resistant rating and can be used in extreme temperatures from +55 degrees celsius to -25 degrees celsius.

The Motorola Defy is a rugged mid-range phone with Gorilla Glass Victus

Habeeb Onawole — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:34:50 +0000

If you have always wanted a Motorola rugged smartphone, then the new Motorola Defy is definitely for you. The Motorola Defy is the first rugged phone made by Bullitt Group, the company behind CAT and Land Rover-branded rugged phones. A few months ago, it was announced that Motorola had signed a partnership with the UK-based company to make Motorola-branded rugged smartphones.

Motorola Defy Design

Personally, the Motorola Defy is one of the better-looking rugged phones with its camera layout that fuses seamlessly with the cross-hatching design of the toughened polycarbonate back. True, the bezels are huge but that is not uncommon for rugged phones.

Motorola has also added a lanyard to the bottom corner of the phone and an inscription that reads “Dust. Water. Drop. Proof”. The phone is available in Black and Green.

Motorola Defy Specifications

The new rugged phone has a 6.5-inch HD+ screen with a waterdrop notch and Gorilla Glass Victus. The only other mid-range phone with Corning’s screen protection solution is the Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G.

The Motorola Defy has a Snapdragon 662 processor and comes in a single configuration with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. There is also a MicroSD card slot that will allow users to add more storage.

For cameras, you get a 48MP main camera on the back along with a 2MP sensor for macro photos and another 2MP sensor for depth of field. The front-facing camera is an 8MP sensor. Below the cameras on the back is a fingerprint scanner.

The Motorola Defy will survive drops from a height of up to 1.8 meters as long as it lands on its sides or corners. It has an IP68 rating but Motorola advises that users rinse the device when used in saltwater, including the audio jack and USB connector, to prevent salt corrosion. The device will also work in extreme temperatures from +55°C to -25°C and users can clean it with soap or sanitizer.

There is a 5000mAh battery inside the phone and it has support for 20W fast charging. It ships with Android 10 out of the box with Motorola’s My UX on top.

Motorola Defy Price and Availability

The Motorola Defy will go on sale starting next week for €325.

Motorola Defy series tipped to launch soon but it won’t be coming to India

Jed John Ikoba — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:31:22 +0000

Earlier in February this year, a Motorola model appeared on both Google Play Console and GeekBench bearing the moniker Motorola Athena (Defy). The name suggests the unannounced smartphone would be a re-enactment of the classic Motorola Defy which was first launched in 2010. The Defy happened to be the first Android phone ever to have water and dustproof capabilities.

Since the Play Console and GeekBench listing of the Defy, there have been no other details regarding the specs and launch. However, that has changed as popular tipster Ishan Argawal has reportedly hinted that the Lenovo-owned brand will launch the Defy series soon. This throws up the possibility of the company releasing more than one smartphone. It could also be that we’ll get to see successive models yearly but this will depend on how the series is received in the market.

Unfortunately, for fans in India, the Defy series won’t be meeting with them as the tipster also added that the series will only be launched in markets outside India. However, he failed to mention the markets where the smartphone(s) will be unveiled.

While we are unsure if this news is accurate, it is safe to expect the Motorola Defy any time soon.

As for the expected specifications of the Motorola Defy (Athena), the Google Play Console listing shows that the smartphone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor paired with 4GB of RAM. The phone will also run on Android 10 OS and will have a screen with HD+ resolution. The Play Console listing gave us a view of the front screen showing a waterdrop notch on top of the screen. The way the back cover wraps around the screen to create tightly sealed edges also suggests it may equally come with waterproof and dustproof properties. Recall that the original Motorola Defy was water-resistant and dustproof.

We expect more details of this smartphone to emerge a time goes by.

Motorola Athena (Defy) with Snapdragon 662 surfaces at Google Play Console and Geekbench

Anvinraj Valiyathara — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:31:41 +0000

Earlier today, a Motorola phone labeled as “Bullitt Motorola Defy” appeared on Geekbench today. The listing suggests that the smartphone is codenamed as “bathena.” According to a report by My Smart Price, the same Motorola phone appeared as Athena at the Google Play Console and names like Motorola Defy, bathena, and Athena in the Google Play Console supported devices list. Hence, it appears that the Motorola Athena and Defy are one and the same phone.

On Geekbench (first spotted by Abhishek Yadav), the handset was spotted with 4 GB of RAM and Android 10 OS. The listing further revealed that it is powered by a Qualcomm processor that has a base frequency of 1.80GHz. The source code of the listing revealed that the SoC has Adreno 610 graphics onboard. It scored 1523 in the single-core and 5727 in the multi-core tests of Geekbench.

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The Google Play Console listing of the device reveals that is powered by a Qualcomm processor that has a sm6115 model number and it has Adreno 610 GPU. The listing confirms that it is powered by the Snapdragon 662 mobile platform. The SoC is coupled with 4 GB of RAM and it runs on Android 10 OS.

The Motorola Athena smartphone’s image that has appeared in the Google Play Console listing reveals that it has a teardrop notch display. It supports an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels and a 280ppi pixel density. The other details of the smartphone are under wraps. Its final product name is not known yet.

Motorola is already selling the Moto G9 smartphone with a Snapdragon 662 chipset, 4 GB of RAM, and HD+ display. The same phone is selling as the Moto G9 Play in Europe. It remains to be seen what different features are available on the Motorola Athena phone as compared to the Moto G9/G9 Play.