Huawei P10 and P10 Plus Coming to Canada

HUAWEI's P10 and P10 Plus smartphone line will be coming to Canada when it is commercially available later this spring. Rogers, Fido, Bell and Videotron will sell the P10 in stores across Canada, while Rogers will be the exclusive distributor of the P10 Plus. The announcement marks the first time Tier 1 North American operators will make available HUAWEI’s flagship device through retail outlets, and the first time Canadians will have access to these devices.

“We are pleased to be the lead partner with HUAWEI in Canada as we launch the P10 series,” said Dirk Woessner, President, Consumer Business Unit, Rogers Communications. “We want to offer our customers the best selection of premium smartphones and we’re excited to bring them the P10 and P10 Plus. Customers around the world have embraced the P series and we think our customers are going to love its features too.”

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Samsung to launch the Galaxy S8 on March 29

We’ve known for a while now that Samsung wasn’t planning on releasing its latest flagship at Mobile World Congress this year. But they did use MWC 2017 to announce when they are planning to unveil the Galaxy S8. The launch will be held in New York on March 29^th. After the disaster that was the Galaxy Note7 recall, Samsung wants to get things right this time. The S8 is rumoured to be sharing a lot of the LG G6’s features, such as slim bezels, higher screen-to-body ratio, dual-camera setup, wireless charging, and waterproof design. And to make sure the Note7 debacle doesn’t happen again, Samsung has a new, lengthier battery testing process.

Source: CNET

Lenovo reveals the new Moto G5 in MWC

Lenovo's brought out the update to its mid-range model in the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus. Clad in an aluminium and glass enclosure, the Moto G5 dresses up the budget-phone line with a sleeker look and feel but without compromising on the durability and reliability that the Moto G line has built its reputation on.

Moto G5 features an octa-core Snapdragon 430, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, a 13 megapixel rear camera with a f/2.0 aperture, a fingerprint sensor that doubles as a gesture control. Moto Actions are also included and the Moto G5 will have a Turbo charging technology that promises 6 hours of use on a 15 minute charge. Stay tuned for more Canadian-specific details.

This is the reimagined Nokia 3310

The new Nokia 3310 is slightly rounder but with a slightly bigger color display and Snake, let’s not forget the iconic game. As promised, HMD Global has reintroduced the iconic basic phone for a new generation. Aside from Snake, the phone gets some of its must-have features—a great battery life and, hopefully, an almost indestructible build, too. It has a 22-hour talk time and standby time of up to a month. It has a 2.4-inch polarized and curved display that HMD boasts can be easily read even under sunlight. The back cover and battery are removable. And unlike its predecessor, this one sports a 2-megapixel camera. It also charges via microUSB this time, meaning you don’t need the proprietary Nokia pin charger of yore. Plus, it runs on an updated version of the original’s S30 software.

Available in Warm Red, Yellow, Dark Blue, and Gray, it seems to be a nod as well to the colorful devices Nokia has been known to produce. It’ll retail for €50 (around CA$70) and will be available around the second quarter of the year. If you’re looking for a more basic device or just want to bask in the nostalgia, this might be worth looking into.

Source: Nokia + The Guardian