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.

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.

Motorola launches the Moto E4 for value tier market

Aiing to offer sensible smartphone solutions for every budget, Motorola has revelaed the Moto E^4, which will be available in Canada beginning June 22 at Freedom Mobile for $200 CAD and will be available unlocked at various retailers for $249 CAD.

Moto E⁴ features a brilliant 5” HD display and elegant metal design. Quickly update your status and stream videos with ease, all powered by the quad-core processor and 4G speed of Moto E⁴.

Moto E⁴ also has an 8MP autofocus camera, so you never have to miss another perfect photo opportunity. Plus, you’ll be able to take selfies worth sharing, even in low light conditions, with the 5MP front camera.

And with the 2800 mAh battery* of Moto E⁴ you won’t have to worry about recharging when you’re out and about, since you can keep going for hours on a single charge.

Source: Motorola

WIND mobile rebrands, is now known as Freedom Mobile, forms new LTE network

WIND Mobile, which was one of the challengers to the 'Big Three' wireless carrier oligopoly in Canada, announced that it has rebrandred as Freedom Mobile with,  "a renewed promise to deliver affordable wireless to value-conscious Canadians."

"As WIND Mobile, we built a strong foundation of more than a million customers," said CEO Alek Krstajic. "And as Freedom Mobile, we are reaffirming our commitment to them and to the core principles of our business – value, transparency and fairness."

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