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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Huawei hopes to make a big splash in North America with Google-backed Nexus flagship

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The device, together with the cheaper and smaller LG made Nexus 5X, were announced weeks ago, but while the Nexus 5X is available to ship right now, the Nexus 6P remains curiously Out of Stock in Google's online store.

Not exactly a household name in smartphones, Chinese telecoms giant Huawei is actually the third largest phone vendor in the world with a heavy presence in Asia where it is common for consumers to carry two or even three devices under various carriers. Huawei is using its Google-backed Nexus 6P flagship to get noticed in the US and Canada as well as showcase their design and engineering talent.

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