BQ Aquaris U


BQ Aquaris U features a 5.0-inches IPS A-SI LCD touchscreen HD display, fits into the dimensions that measure at 71.5 x 145 x 8.3 mm and weights at 140g. 

Its powered by Qualcomm’s 64-bit Snapdragon 430 MSM8937 octa-core processor, which consists of eight Cortex A53 cores and Adreno 505 GPU alongside 2GB of RAM memory. The internal storage is 16GB and supports external storage expansion through microSD card. 

This 5.0-inches device has a 13-megapixel Samsung 3L8 camera on the back with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, 5p lens alongside a 5-megapixel Omnivision OV5675 front-facing camera for both selfie and video calls. 

BQ Aquaris U is compatible with multiple LTE network bands and supports dual SIM, hence users are able to insert two SIM cards together. Other key features/specs are USB OTG, NFC, 3.5mm audio jack, multiple sensors, Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, as well as a micro USB port instead of reversible USB Type-C. 

Android 6.0 Marshmallow version is the operating system of BQ Aquaris U. It does come with 3,080 mAh of battery juice (non-removable). BQ Aquaris U has a fingerprint sensor on the back panel, right below the camera lens. This Marshmallow flavoured smartphone is available in grey and gold colors and costs around EUR 180.