[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pulec:
I love my Defy+, I have it since end 2011 (back when it was fresh new) and I got some MB525 as a backup and I will probably get another MB526 for spare and bunch of batteries and some Otterbox cases.

I am using Quarx's nightly KitKat's ROMs and while I got some weird freezing issues when the phone resets time to 1.1.1970 (unix 0) which happens when I play with network too much, switching to airplane, turning of the mobile network or wifi too often, update or wipe will always fix it and I am up and running again.

BUT, its only 512MB ram and I sometimes get into situations where I need to check my email quickly and do a quick maps search or a quick photo and its just too slow, or in worst case it crashes.

Its mostly the nightly ROM and my weird airplane mod mood swings (I don't receive calls too much so I have airplane mod mostly on to save battery and I like the idea of not having GSM waves around me (yes I am paranoid)).

I would love if just someone would stuff more RAM and better CPU into the Defy+ and push the phone to the Android 5 or even 6, but that is not an option. :(

So while I will definitely keep my Defy(s) around for festivals, concerts and crazy pubs nights where I can just throw the phone into beer glass I can't stop thinking about getting new Motorola.

So far Moto G 3rd gen with 2GB of RAM seems like best option, HW is fast enough, I think I can live with 5" size and phone seems to be well built, it just has everything I would expect from it and I really like the clean Android and possibility to upgrade to Android 6. Only downside is that I can't get the 2GB version anywhere in Czech Republic so I might try Amazon or eBay and get it from some India's sellers, which I am quite afraid of...

There is also option to go with 4.7" 1st gen Moto X or Moto Droid Maxx/Ultra or the 4.3" Droid Mini, but these phones are few years old and by doing quick search here on XDA I only saw ROMs for 5.1.1 (some of the phones might be only KitKat tops), but from few Hong Kong ebay shops (I am not allowed to post external links, please google "eBay linda1023" or eBay hugetony) I saw really nice prices, perhaps suspiciously nice.

Its all nice, but I want my next phone to last me at least 4+ years like the great Defy+ does and I would really like to have latest possible Android software.

tl;dr: I am looking for replacement of Defy+, phone under 5" preferably with 2GB of RAM and microSD card slot, IP 67+ would be awesome, but I am just fine with some water splash resistance and since I will definitively use otterbox (or similar quality) case (because I am an idiot and I drop my phone a lot) I think most current phones build quality would suffice. Price should not reach over $230.

I do not require warranty, I am ok with used phones, buying from eBay or used Amazon.

The option to upgrade to latest android OR the active XDA community pushing latest software (nightly is fine) is really important to me, I would absolutely hate to be stuck on Android 4.2, but staying on Android 5.1.1 would probably be OK even for few years.

What I do on the phone? Calls, SMS, music using Gone Mad Music Player, local magazine reading, some light eBooks reading (my Nook Simple Touch is the primary device for that), occasional web browsing.

What I would except from the phone? Sync my google mails under one minute when on 3G network (it takes at least 3 minutes sometimes with my Defy+, I guess because of sync priorities), launching camera app and taking photos under 3s, GPS location under one minute and just general reliability and at least two days uptime without heavy use.

So what other options I have besides Moto G 3rd edition (2015), Moto X 1st gen (I didn't find good price for 2nd gen) Motorola Droid Maxx/Ultra/Mini?

For what phones you have been able to betray Defy+?