BQ Aquaris E4.5 explained

BQ Aquaris E4.5
Codename:Krillin[1]
Manufacturer:BQ
Series:BQ Aquaris series
Modelnumber:03BQAQU20
03BQAQU30
[2]
Released:Android Edition 1 June 2014
Ubuntu Edition 11 February 2015
Successor:BQ Aquaris E5
Type:Touchscreen smartphone
Form:Slate
Weight:1231NaN1
Os:Android, Ubuntu Touch
Soc:MediaTek MT6582
Cpu:Quad-core Cortex A7 up to 1.3 GHz MediaTek
Gpu:Mali 400 up to 500 MHz
Memory:1 GB
Storage:8 GB
Battery:2,150 mAh
Display:4.5inches 960x540 pixel (240 Pixels per inch)
Rear Camera:8 megapixel f/2.4, focus range 0.1 m~infinity, lens number 4P, lens size 1/3.2", dual flash and autofocus
Front Camera:5 megapixel

The BQ Aquaris E4.5 is an Android smartphone from the Spanish manufacturer BQ that was released to market in June 2014 as a budget dual-SIM phone.[3] The device shipped with Android versions starting from v4.0 and can be updated to Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). BQ elected not to skin the operating system and as such it retains the unmodified "Google Experience".

Ubuntu Edition

The Aquaris E4.5 is notable for being the first commercially available phone to carry the Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system.

On 9 February 2015, BQ in partnership with Canonical launched the [4] and it began a gradual release in the European Union through a series of online flash sales.[5]

BQ would later follow a similar pattern with the Aquaris E5, releasing it first with Android and then with Ubuntu Touch.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ubuntu Phone Partner 'Bq' Holding Mystery Press Event Next Week. OMG Ubuntu. 21 November 2014 . 20 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Bq Aquaris E4.5. Phonemore. 30 November 2014 . 20 June 2015.
  3. Web site: bq Aquaris 4.5 Review. Android Emotions. 20 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150622180038/http://android-emotions.com/bq-aquaris-4-5-review/. 22 June 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  4. News: Canonical Launches First Ubuntu Phone With Spain's BQ . . Robin . Sinha . 9 February 2015 . 20 April 2015.
  5. Web site: bq - Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition. Life at your fingertips. . . 20 April 2015 . 29 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429103835/http://www.bq.com/gb/ubuntu.html . dead .