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Bell to release the Motorola XT860 4G on August 9th

By on July 31, 2011 at 6:19pm in Bell Mobility News, Mobile News


Super-super-super-superphone! Who’s ready for the 4th Bell “Superphone” to arrive? We’ve already seen the Samsung Galaxy S II, Motorola ATRIX and the HTC Sensation launch. Bell stated a few weeks back that the Motorola XT860 4G will be available sometime “this Summer”, today we bring you great news for those wanting this Android beast. Thanks to one of our tipsters we’ve been informed that this will officially be available on Tuesday, August 9th. No word yet on price points but this will probably follow the trend of the others and come in around $549.95 – $599.95 no term.

Bell states that their “Superphone” must have a dual-core processor, a minimum 4-inch high-res display and is capable of speeds of up to at least 14.4 Mbps. The specs of the XT860 4G meet all these requirements and comes with a 4.0-inch qHD touchscreen display, a dual-core 1GHz processor and reaches peak download speeds of 14.4 Mbps. In addition, this comes with Android OS 2.3, 8-megapixel camera that records 1080p HD videos, Wi-Fi and also has a full 5-row slide out QWERTY keyboard.

We’ll have more info soon!
(Thanks tipster!)

Related posts:

  1. Bell rumoured to launch the Motorola XT860 (Milestone 3) August 4th
  2. Motorola XT860 4G officially coming to Bell “this summer” (dual-core Android 2.3)
  3. Defined: A Bell “Superphone” has 3 distinct characteristics
  4. Bell to release the Samsung Galaxy Gio this August

Discussion

31 comments for “Bell to release the Motorola XT860 4G on August 9th”

  1. Looks good. I’m thinking about getting phone with a physical keyboard. This might be the one.

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    Posted by Reggie Noble | July 31, 2011, 6:26 pm
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  2. One of the best phones if it will actually get updates.

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    Posted by mda | July 31, 2011, 6:31 pm
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  3. How much ram does it have? It’s a tempting phone, but Motorola hurt my feelings with the Telus Milestone crap. I’ll never buy another one of their products.

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    Posted by Anthony E | July 31, 2011, 6:36 pm
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    • It has 512 Ram

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      Posted by Jake | July 31, 2011, 6:43 pm

    • Unless you absolutely need a keyboard, I would suggest the atrix over this one just for the gig in ram alone.

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      Posted by Monsterduc | July 31, 2011, 8:41 pm

    • Agreed. The Milestone was ok at 2.1. Since the “official update” to 2.2 (what a debacle) it’s been nothing but a POS. Not to mention the fact that it took them over a year to release it over its Droid counterpart. You can also add a locked bootloader to the list of their assaholic choices. Motorola will never get my business again.

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      Posted by Me Ted | August 2, 2011, 12:06 pm

  4. Nice specs, just a shame it’s a Motorola. So, not a phone to buy if you want custom roms. Stick with the Sensation for that, it will be unlocked in due time.

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    Posted by charrion | July 31, 2011, 6:38 pm
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    • it is unlocked and s-offed via unrevoked+alpharevx now

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      Posted by cstew | July 31, 2011, 7:11 pm

  5. I would have preferred if they also included minimum RAM for their super phone segment, because 512MB RAM will cripple the dual-core CPU vs something like the S II or its bigger brother the Atrix, both have 1GB of dedicated RAM.

    For the same price, if the keyboard wasn’t a selling point, the Galaxy S II or their own Atrix model would perform much better overall with less lag, and therefore a much better buy in price/performance comparison.

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    Posted by aka | July 31, 2011, 7:14 pm
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    • I have used this phone at a motorola road show last month and it actually runs a lot smoother than the Atrix, and the motorola rep was the first one to admit this. They said due to the fact of not making a lapdock for it, they didn’t feel it need the extra ram. Don’t judge the phone till you use it.

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      Posted by Jake | August 1, 2011, 10:15 am

    • @Jake
      I won’t. I’ll simply judge the company based on its history.

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      Posted by Me Ted | August 2, 2011, 12:08 pm

  6. Another dual core smart phone errr “super phone” according to Bell. Sadly, its a Motorola and its not in my interests even though it has a QWERTY keyboard.

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    Posted by EmperumanV | July 31, 2011, 8:09 pm
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  7. imo there are too few GOOD android qwerty phones out there. Desire z is still the best after 1 year.
    This is better but unfortunately it is probably bootloader locked.

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    Posted by shoo | July 31, 2011, 8:14 pm
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    • Since I have no intention to mod/unlock the phone, a bootloader lock is of no consequence to me. If there’s no OS upgrade after a year but the phone still works fine (since these specs are sweet) and apps work, how is that such a bad thing?

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      Posted by Neal | August 5, 2011, 2:43 pm

  8. One of the cores will be dedicated to just running blur.

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    Posted by roman129 | July 31, 2011, 8:15 pm
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  9. If you want a keyboard this is the phone to get.

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    Posted by KingK | July 31, 2011, 8:33 pm
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  10. Bells lineup is impressive, starting with the sgs2. Love the phone. Too bad Fido doesn’t wake up.

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    Posted by Tim G. | July 31, 2011, 9:54 pm
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    • at least Fido’s at Rogers hand, but look at Telus. first hand telco and still snoring !…

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      Posted by danion | August 1, 2011, 2:02 pm

  11. All you guys do is complain! Nothing’s ever good enough.

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    Posted by JaYK | July 31, 2011, 10:35 pm
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  12. Moto blows but atleast Bell tries unlike Telus

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    Posted by Danny1983 | July 31, 2011, 10:47 pm
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  13. I will never but Motorola devices again! I had the Q and it was garbage then 4 years later I tried the Milestone another mistake! Do not be fooled by the hardware specs the Motorola software will kill it. Done with Motorola.

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    Posted by scotiaguy | July 31, 2011, 10:51 pm
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    • Agreed that I am never getting a Motorola again, but custom romming (CM6) my Milestone brought it back to a usable state until I can get my hands on a Galaxy SII or Nexus Prime.

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      Posted by monsterduc1000 | July 31, 2011, 11:56 pm

    • Your are wrong about the Q, the Q and the Qh were the best qwerty phones (shaped like a bb) with windows 6.5 out there.

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      Posted by mda | August 1, 2011, 8:00 am

  14. upcoming Xperia Pro from Fido or Motorola XT860 from Bell?

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    Posted by Big 3 | July 31, 2011, 11:27 pm
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  15. Bell is really milking this “4G” nonsense… EVERY FREAKING thing they release now is Blablabla 4G.

    I was looking through phones in the Hong Kong carriers, none of this “4G” 3G garbage.

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    Posted by EH | July 31, 2011, 11:37 pm
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  16. You need to have you head examined if you get a Motorola considering their behavior with the Xoom. For those who don’t know, they’ve abandoned it for users that are outside the U.S. Americans have got use of their sd cards and usb, and Canada do not. They misrepresented the Xoom in their marketing, translation, they cheated anyone who thought they could upgrade their memory with an sdcard and have full use of their usb connection. I see no reason to think they would behave any differently with their handsets. Motorola cannot be trusted by Canadians.

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    Posted by Sam | August 1, 2011, 12:51 pm
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  17. Motorola is incredible.always.ty

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    Posted by ty watts | August 1, 2011, 9:25 pm
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  18. Using an unlocked Samsung Galaxy s2 on the Rogers network, this phone rocks, seriously fast and light weight. Actual speeds are 4.3Mbps down and 1.1Mbps up on an HSPA+ connection. Loving android as an ex blackberry user, no more spinning clocks! Hard transferring from a real keyboard to a virtual one but getting used to it. I’m not a moto fan, 512MB of ram seems low for a “super phone” and 1.2ghz processors seem to be the standard right now so not sure why the 1ghz one in the moto.

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    Posted by Toff | August 2, 2011, 12:38 pm
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  19. Not sure what the point is of buying a 4G phone to run on a 3G network. Sort of like having a formula one racer and living in the backwoods

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    Posted by neil | August 2, 2011, 2:29 pm
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  20. lol this phone looks awesome. geez greedy people always want more.

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    Posted by Lucas | August 6, 2011, 1:15 am
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