Huawei P20 Pro Twilight variant comes to Canada starting Sept. 6th

Twilight is coming. Nope, not the vampire movie. We’re talking about the iridescent, gradient colour of the Huawei P20 series. The Twilight version for the P20 Pro is coming to our shores starting September 6^th. It’ll be available through Bell, Rogers, TELUS, and SaskTel. Huawei was able to achieve this interesting shade by applying eight alternating layers of oxides and nitrates on the glass. They made use of five layers of colour coating, one diamond-like carbon layer, and two layers of anti-fingerprint coating. If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on this version, then your wait is almost over.

Sony Xperia XZ2 comes to Bell and Freedom Mobile

Sony Canada has just announced that its newest device: the Sony Xperia XZ2 has landed on our shores. It’ll be available through Bell and Freedom Mobile as well as many The Source locations across Canada. For contract pricing, the Xperia XZ2’s plan on Bell starts at $299 on a Premium Plan. It comes with a $200 trade-in offer that runs until the end of June. Outright pricing through Bell is at $1,099. If you get it through Bell, the carrier promised to bring next generation network speeds to the Xperia XZ2.

Now, if you want to get it through Freedom Mobile, it starts at $0 on a MyTab $20 and $50 plans. Outright pricing through Freedom is at $1,000.

Update on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 10:59PM by Nicole Batac

Updating pricing for the Bell plans. It starts at $99 on a Premium Plus Plan and it's also available at $299 on a Premium Smartphone Plan.

Sony Mobile and Bell promise increased Gigabit LTE speeds on Xperia XZ2 devices

Sony and Bel say Canadians will be able to experience the next generation of network speeds with this ground-breaking smartphone starting in late spring of this year. While this is not 5G, it represents the fastest performance on 4G LTE networks where hardware supports it.
 
The new Xperia XZ2 features the Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with X20 LTE. The Xperia XZ2 brings a new haptic experience, adding the perceptual sense of touch so you can feel your viewing and listening experience. Canadians will be able to feel every beat, action and reaction with Xperia XZ2. Sort of like 3D touch that the iPhone has had for two generations now.

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Moto Z2 Play is now in Canada

Motorola just unveiled its newest smartphone, the Moto Z² Play, and the said device is now available in Canada. With a retail price of around CA$800, the Moto Z² Play gets an extra Moto Mod in the box, while supplies last, that is. If you get the unit through Bell Mobility, Bell MTS, Freedom Mobile, and SaskTel, this device gets the new JBL SoundBoost 2 included with it—giving you an additional value of $114.99. The new Moto TurboPower Pack Mod and Moto GamePad are said to be coming this summer.

The Moto Z² Play now comes in a thinner, lighter, all-metal unibody design and has a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display and a water-repellant coating. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 2.2GHz octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM and promised battery life of up to 30 hours on a single charge. TurboPower charging tech promises up to eight hours of battery life in just 15 minutes. Its 12-megapixel rear camera combine laser and dual autofocus and promises to capture 25 percent more light than the previous generation. 

Update on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 10:08PM by Nicole Batac

Updated the post to reflect that the Moto Z² Play has 3GB RAM instead of 4GB RAM.