It's now available at five carriers across the country

Aug 24, 2015 06:34 GMT  ·  By

Unveiled earlier this month, the Moto X Play is already available for pre-order in the UK and other European countries, but the smartphone has been barred from the US.

According to Motorola, the Moto X Play will not make it to United States, though rumor has it the smartphone will eventually be released in the country through Verizon Wireless, but under a different name: DROID Maxx 2.

On the other hand, customers in Canada won't have the same issue since Motorola confirmed the Moto X Play would be launched in this country as early as this month.

True to its promise, the Moto X Play has been made available for purchase in Canada, so customers can now get it for only $300 outright via Videotron and SaskTel carriers.

In addition, the smartphone is also available on Koodo, Telus and Bell, so there are plenty of options for those who really want Motorola's latest mid-range Android smartphone.

There's also the option to buy the Motorola Moto X Play for only $38 with a new 2-year agreement and the usual monthly installments.

Those interested in acquiring the device should know the Moto X Play is available in both black and white color options. Moreover, the phone features replaceable flip shells and Moto Maker customization.

It comes bundled with Motorola TurboPower 25 Charger

Spec-wise, Motorola Moto X Play comes equipped with a 1.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, an Adreno 405 graphics processing unit and 2GB of RAM.

In addition, the smartphone packs either 16GB or 32GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card slot.

The Moto X Play sports a large 5.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports full HD (1080p) resolution and features Corning Gorilla Glass 3 coating.

It's also worth mentioning that phone is IP52 certified (water repellant nano-coating) and ships with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system right out of the box.