Moto X to Be a Rogers Exclusive in Canada

Moto X, the upcoming Android-based handset from mobile phone maker Motorola, is expected to arrive on shelves in Canada as soon as the next month, and might prove to be a Rogers exclusive, new reports on the matter suggest.

According to a leaked internal document that emerged over at MobileSyrup, the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean-powered smartphone is indeed set to land on shelves at this carrier, with no other network having it available, at least in the beginning. Furthermore, Moto X is expected to provide support for the wireless carrier’s 4G LTE network when available, said leaked document unveils.

No specific info on the price tag of the Moto X has been provided, and details on its exact launch date are still missing, but it might not be too long before all these are made official, so stay tuned.

Moto X to land in Canada next month, exclusively at Rogers
Image credits to MobileSyrup

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Xiaomi Mi3 Emerges in Benchmark with Tegra 4 CPU and 1080p Screen

Chinese mobile phone maker Xiaomi has been long rumored to plan the launch of a new device in its popular Mi series, namely the Xiaomi Mi3, which has been reportedly spotted in benchmarks with an Nvidia Tegra 4 processor inside.

The upcoming smartphone was spotted on the website of GFXBench, where it shows benchmarking results better than those of Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One, it seems. The mobile phone is also said to pack a full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) touchscreen display, while having its processor clocked in at 1.8GHz.

Furthermore, the handset is said to be powered by Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, unlike the current Xiaomi phones, which are powered by OS flavors up to Android 4.1. Unfortunately, no specific info on when the handset will arrive on shelves has been provided.

Xiaomi Mi3 spotted in benchmark
Image credits to MyDrivers via GizChina

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Motorola DROID MAXX Leaked Press Photo Emerges

Mobile phone maker Motorola is reportedly getting ready for the launch of a new series of smartphones on the network of wireless carrier Verizon, and a recently leaked press shot appears meant to provide us with a glimpse at one of them, namely the so-called Motorola DROID MAXX.

The image emerged online courtesy of @evleaks, which claims that the phone will feature the model number XT1080M. Given that Motorola is also expected to release a certain DROID Ultra at Verizon, with model number XT1080 attached, the DROID MAXX is supposedly set to arrive as an extended battery version of it.

Two other Motorola smartphones are expected to land at Big Red soon, namely the DROID Mini (XT1030) and Moto X (XT1060), although no official confirmation on the matter has emerged until now.

Motorola DROID MAXX
@evleaks on Twitter

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