LG X Power 2 is now available through Canadian carriers for $250 outright

LG’s follow-up to the battery-focused X Power, the X Power 2, is now available at almost every major Canadian carrier for around $250 outright.

The device is available as of today through Fido, Bell, Bell MTS, Virgin Mobile, Videotron and Freedom Mobile, while a Telus spokesperson tells MobileSyrup the device will arrive at Koodo and Telus “later this month.”

Specs

LG X Power 2

LG X Power

Display

5.5-inch 720 x 1280p IPS LCD display with ~267 ppi pixel density

5.3-inch 720 x 1280 HD IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 3

Processor

Quadricœur Qualcomm Snapdragon 425

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 1.3GHz quad-core cortex-A53

RAM

1.5GB RAM or 2GB RAM

2GB RAM

Storage

16GB expandable by microSD up to 256 GB

16GB (microSD up to 256GB)

Dimensions

154.7 x 78.1 x 8.4 mm

148.9 x 74.9 x 7.9mm

Weight

164g

139 grams

Rear Facing Camera

13-megapixel, autofocus, LED flash

8-megapixel

Front Facing Camera

5-megapixel, LED flash

5-megapixel

OS

Android 7.0 (Nougat)

Android Marshmallow 6.0.1

Battery

Non-removable Li-Ion 4500 mAh battery

Li-Ion 4,100 mAh with Quick Charge 2.0

Network Connectivity

GSM/ HSPA / LTE

Works with all major Canadian carriers. GSM/CDMA/HSPA/EVDO/LTE.

Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Accelerometer, proximity, compass

SIM Type

Nano SIM

Nano SIM

Launch Date

February 24, 2017

May 1, 2016

Misc

microUSB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.2

Not waterproof, MicroUSB and 3.5mm headphone ports, no fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

The pricing at each carrier is listed below:

• Fido: As low as $0 on a two-year term with a ‘Plus10’ talk and text plan for $45 per month. $299 outright.
• Telus: Yet to launch.
• Koodo Mobile: Yet to launch.
• Bell: $29.99 down on a two-year voice term with a rate plan starting at $32 per month. $249.99 outright.
• Bell MTS: $29.99 down on a two-year term with a rate plan starting at $35 per month. $249.99 outright.
• Virgin Mobile: $29.99 down on a two-year term with a ‘Silver’ plan starting at $40 per month. $249.99 outright.
• Videotron: $0 down on a two-year term with a plan starting at $49.95. $79 down on a two-year term with a plan starting at $39.95. $269 outright.
• Freedom Mobile: $0 down with $15 per month My Tab Boost (also currently $0 down on $10 and $5 My Tab Boost after (up to) $160 My Tab Bonus when combined with a plan starting at $40. $280 outright.

The LG X Power 2 stocks a massive 4,500mAh battery and runs on an octa-core 1.5GHz Cortex-a53 MediaTek MT6750 chipset, which LG says provides the device with a weekend’s worth of charge or, in more technical terms, sustains 15 hours of video playback or 14 hours of direction navigation.

The device also has a 5.5-inch 720p display and a 13-megapixel rear camera/5-megapixel front camera package, both with flash. The Canadian variant packs 1.5GB RAM with 16GB of internal storage and MicroSD support. The device is shipping with Android Nougat 7.0.

MobileSyrup will update this post once the device arrives at Telus and Koodo.