HTC One X Released in Canada
The HTC One X will launch for AT&T on May 6, but the device has already been released in Canada through Roger's network.
"HTC, a global designer of smartphones, and Rogers, Canada's largest provider of wireless voice and data services, today announced the new HTC One X smartphone is now available in Canada running on Canada's fastest and largest LTE network," said HTC in a press release.
HTC promised that the new smartphone would deliver a much more efficient picture taking experience.
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"People take photos on their phone more than any activity other than making phone calls, as evidenced by half of the photos uploaded to Facebook last year coming from a mobile device," said Rick Babington, executive director of HTC Canada.
"With the importance of photos in people's lives and the need for better quality audio on smartphones, HTC focused on creating a camera and audio experience that customers will love and use daily," he continued.
The Roger's Wireless HTC One X comes with an exclusive, "beautifully crafted polycarbonate unibody that has the ruggedness of metal but is super lightweight." It also comes with a high gloss piano finish and a matte back.
"We're excited to exclusively bring our customers the HTC One X and the premium mobile experience it brings as Canada's first smartphone with Beats Audio and the first of the HTC One series," said RajDoshi, Senior Vice President, products, Roger's Communications.
"Operating on Canada's fasted and largest LTE network will allow customers a best-in-class audio and picture experience to upload images quickly, download albums and stream HD music videos, with virtually no delays or buffering," added RajDoshi.
Specifications on the One X include a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, a 4.7-inch Super LCD display with 1280 x 720 pixels, and an 8-megapixel camera that includes an ImageChip that kicks up picture processing.
