The Motorola DEFY has its name and marketing for one reason: it can defy almost anything. I’ve had a unit with me from Motorola for about 24 hours, and I can say the following: Scratch proof? Check. Dust proof? Check. Waterproof? Almost.

The Motorola DEFY is also a waterproof phone running Android 2.1 with a newer edition of MOTOBLUR. After thanks and speaking to my Motorola contact, I mentioned that I wanted to take a swim with it in the pool downstairs (that a few of you might have seen in a recent tweet of mine). The deepest the pools are is 6 feet, so it’s decent. When I presented this “test” to my contact, I was told that it would be a great way of testing the Motorola DEFY’s prowess to the elements.

So obviously, since I was given the “OK, go”, I stepped out and walked from one side of the pool to the other, occasionally dipping the DEFY into the water. After checking it once, I found that it was indeed waterproof. So I could get cocky, right? I opened the camera app, switched to video, and played like a child with a rubber ducky in the pool.

Success: it was still functioning. For now.

Since I had originally told my contact that “I’ll take a swim”, then common-sense could only say that I’d go underwater with the DEFY. And so I did. Turns out, the Defy really was waterproof. After having my fun for 5 minutes, I settled the Defy on the ground (since it’s scratch-proof) and called it quits.

7 minutes into my visit to the pool.

And it froze. Trying to unlock the Defy was unsuccessful, so like any true tech blogger I didn’t panic and removed the very secure battery cover, which has a lock switch to keep water out. Everything was dry and factory fresh, so I removed the battery. Re-inserted, powered on, and all looked well. But still, it wouldn’t react to my touch. Currently the Defy is air drying, and now bits of perspiration can be seen at the top corners of the screen.

I’ll report back to see if the Defy really is in fact, not as advertised, to put it lightly.

Update: So far, no go. It’s been 12 hours and this Defy isn’t functioning. And before you ask: all flaps to ensure water-resistance were closed, refer to my unboxing of it to see the flaps properly closed.