If you are in the United Kingdom and have a preference for Motorola Android smartphones, and perhaps have had your eye on the Motorola Defy Mini XT320 as a SIM free handset, then you just might like to know that you can now purchase the Motorola Defy Mini as of right now as an unlocked and SIM free device.

Thus for those in the UK that wish to pick up the Android 2.3 Gingerbread rugged handset, the Motorola Defy Mini is now available to purchase from the Clove, unlocked and SIM free for an asking price of £162 inclusive of VAT, that ‘s roughly €194.17.

However, if you are not in too much of a hurry to own the Motorola Defy Mini, and can hold on for a few more days you can save yourself a few quid, because you can pre-order the Motorola Defy Mini from Amazon UK right now with an expected release date of the 7th of April, as a SIM free handset commanding a price tag of £154.99, roughly €185.88.

Just in case you may have forgotten what the Motorola Defy Mini offers, the handset is the smaller sibling of the Motorola Defy+ and thus retains that ruggedness along with protection against dust and water, and features a 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen along with a 3 megapixel rear facing camera with LED flash, VGA front facing camera, 600Mhz processor, 512MB ROM, 512MB RAM, WiFi, Bluetooth, A-GPS, microSD expansion up to 32GB and a 1650mAh battery.

So, are any of our UK readers looking to snap up the rugged Motorola Defy Mini as a SIM free handset?