The first 'production' smartphone running the Ubuntu operating system is finally here. Designed and marketed by the Spanish company BQ (not to be confused with the Chinese company BQ Mobile) and made in China, the first Ubuntu Phone is based on the 4.5-inch BQ Aquaris E4.5, which normally ships with Android 4.4. Included with the BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition are two copies of the quick-start guide (in four languages each, one of the eight being English), a charger (with a built-in two-pin continental mains plug) and a 1-metre USB-to-Micro-USB cable. A comprehensive User Manual is available for download from the BQ website. The list price for the Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition, which is only available in the EU, is €169.90 (~£125).
BQ started off in 2009 as Booq, designing and manufacturing e-readers. In 2010 the brand name was changed to BQ (owned by Mundo Reader SL). The company now designs and manufactures a range of e-readers, mobile phones, tablets, 3D printers and educational robots.
WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT'S NOT
Before delving into the operation of the phone itself, let's be clear about what this phone is, and what it is not.
The BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition is a moderately specified smartphone (240ppi screen, 1.3GHz MediaTek SoC, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal storage, 802.11b/g/n wi-fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, HSPA+), running Ubuntu (for Phones) as its operating system, that retails at an affordable price. It demonstrates that Ubuntu (for Phones) doesn't need cutting-edge high-specification hardware to run, and it allows early adopters to buy an Ubuntu phone at a relatively low entry point (around £125). As it stands, Canonical acknowledges that Ubuntu (for Phones) is a work in (rapid) progress and is not yet fully formed and ready for the mass market.
i have still not reviewed the phones myself these info is based on the sources i get stay tune and stay updated we will come with more of what we get from sources
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