A new phone from the Spanish company BQ will arrive in June

Jun 2, 2015 09:01 GMT  ·  By

BQ has just announced that the new Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition will be available across Europe mid-June, making this the second phone with Ubuntu from the same company.

BQ and Canonical are forging a long-lasting partnership, and now a new phone powered by the Ubuntu operating system has been announced for European consumers, the Aquaris E5 HD. This new device follows the February launch of Aquaris e4.5, which has been very well received by the community.

As you would expect, the new phone from BQ is different from their current offering, and it features more powerful hardware. Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition comes with a 5-inch IPS HD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels (380 cd/m2), a MediaTek quad-core Cortex A7 CPU at 1.3 GHz, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal storage.

The rear camera has a 13MP BSI sensor with Largan lense, and the frontal camera sports a 5MP sensor, not to mention the fact that dual flash and Full HD video recording (1080p) are also available. Also, just like Aquaris e4.5, the new model has dual-SIM functionality, making it much easier to connect to a different operating at the same time.

BQ will also ship a convergence device

One of the things that Canonical wants to have on the market is a convergent device capable of connecting to a PC and run as a full desktop. Judging by what has been revealed until now, BQ is the company that will deliver it, although not many details have been shared.

“Working with Canonical on bringing the Aquaris E5 Ubuntu Edition has been very satisfying. We share the same philosophy as them along with the same commitment to the Open Source Initiative. At BQ, our goal is to help people understand technology, encourage them to use it and inspire them to create it. That´s why the opportunity for creation that Ubuntu affords is fundamentally important to us”, notes Alberto Méndez, Alberto Méndez, CEO of BQ.

Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Editio will be available for purchase in a couple of weeks, across the entire European Union from the BQ online store for €199.90 ($218).

BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition
BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition

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