Spanish phone maker BQ have jumped the gun and announced their new Aquaris M range today in Madrid rather at MWC next month.
BQ recently beat Meizu to the launch of the first production Ubuntu phone, have just launched 3 new smartphones under the new Aquaris M range.
The M5.5 and M5 (5-inch and 5.5-inch) come with Android Lollipop as standard, an octacore Snapdragon 615 processor, 5 mega-pixel front and 13 mega-pixel rear camera. The smaller M4.5 features an 8 mega main camera, and Mediatek 64bit processor.
All 3 phones come unlocked and will accept dual SIM cards plus Micro SD memory expansion. Pricing and a release date haven’t been confirmed, but expect to see the phones at MWC.
Press release follows:
Madrid, 24 February 2015.- BQ presented today in Madrid three terminals, Aquaris M5.5, M4.5 Aquaris Aquaris and M5, which expand the Aquaris family.
The Aquaris M devices have been designed and developed entirely in Spain and its design has prevailed ergonomics .The frames have been reduced to a minimum to optimize space electronics and getting smaller dimensions. The position of the side buttons has shifted for comfort in the interaction.
All models will be available in two versions: white and black. Its outer housing is composed of a first polycarbonate impact resistant quality. Their finishes, of Swedish origin, consisting of a bilayer solution with UV protection and anti-fingerprint terminals providing a unique touch that repels dirt.
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Aquaris M5.5, M4.5 Aquaris Aquaris M5 and incorporate screens Quantum Color + , a technology that achieves a much narrower spectrum of light, reaching over 90% of NTSC. Your Antifingerprints coating prevents fingerprints on the surface of the screen and makes cleaning easier.
The Aquaris M models will include 4G connectivity and Android Lollipop . As for the processors, Aquaris Aquaris M5.5 M5 and mounted one Octa Core Snapdragon 615 and a graphics Adreno 405 and Aquaris M4.5 one MediaTek 6735 Quad Core 64-bit graphical Mali 450 MP2 . BQ remains committed to autonomy, including LiPo batteries from 2400 mAh.
The Aquaris M terminals will have front and rear cameras with flash: M5.5 and Aquaris Aquaris M5 Mpx 5 and 13 respectively, and Aquaris M4.5 5 and 8MP. The devices will have between 8 and 32 GB of internal memory, expandable via SD.
Like all smartphones BQ, the Aquaris M devices will be free and dual micro-SIM, which may be used with two micro-SIM cards even different operators.
The terminals, the final specifications may vary progressively reach the market from May 2015 and lived with the E. Aquaris range
BQ will be at the Mobile World Congress 2015 with Aquaris Aquaris E4.5 M and Ubuntu Edition, the first multimedia device with Ubuntu operating system.
If I were a phones designer all of you would pleasantly surprised ! I can do amazing design
and best phones shapes with minimal bezels !
http://i.imgur.com/Kiqco5V.jpg
I’d like to know if i can get these shipped to Pakistan !
also , i hope the pricing is kept BELOW $200 for BOTH the sets to be successful in an already bloated and unforgiving market!
oh one more thing , this is Giz-CHINA , right ? why the EU manufacturers are being talked about ? havent they got lots of their own sites?
Is this really designed and engineered in spain By local spanish engineers and businessmen…?
Or is this the pet project of a chinese businessman who setup “new european” companies to get a better marketing position for the chinese market.