BQ (former name: Mundo Reader) was a Spanish company brand of user electronics devices, such as
smartphones,
tablets,
e-readers and
3D printer
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s among other products.
Among BQ's most notable products are the first AndroidOne mobile phone in Europe (the
BQ Aquaris A4.5
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), as well as both the world's first mobile phone and tablet running the
Ubuntu Phone operating system, (the
BQ Aquaris E4.5
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. The device shipped with Android versions starting from v4.0 and can be updated to Android 4.4.2 ...
and
BQ Aquaris M10
The Aquaris M10 and Aquaris M10 FHD are Android tablets from the Spanish manufacturer BQ that were released to market in October 2015. The devices shipped with Android 5.1 (Lollipop). BQ elected not to skin the operating system and as such it ...
). In 2018, the Vietnamese conglomerate
Vingroup acquired 51% share of BQ and active in Vietnam under the name of
VinSmart.
History
The company started its business in 2009 importing e-readers from Asia.
In 2010 it started to produce its own tablets and e-readers.
In 2013, the company had 600 employees and it produced 400,000 tablets and 100,000 e-readers.
In 2014, the company entered the Portuguese market.
In 2015, the company produced a smartphone (
BQ Aquaris E4.5
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. The device shipped with Android versions starting from v4.0 and can be updated to Android 4.4.2 ...
Ubuntu Edition) that runs the
Ubuntu operating system.
In 2016, the company released the
BQ Aquaris M10
The Aquaris M10 and Aquaris M10 FHD are Android tablets from the Spanish manufacturer BQ that were released to market in October 2015. The devices shipped with Android 5.1 (Lollipop). BQ elected not to skin the operating system and as such it ...
Ubuntu Edition tablet.
By 2020, bq appears no longer to be in the phone market, with all devices removed from the company's web-page. The English language home-page now presents Robotics, 3D-printing and product development consulting as the focus of the company, at least internationally.
In 2021 their web-page informed visitors that it had ceased business operations and only made available links to software downloads for the 3D-printer Witbox Go and to their educational offerings.
Revenue, by year:
* 2014: 202.5 million euro.
* 2013: 115 million euro.
* 2012: 37.3 million euro.
* 2011: 25 million euro.
* 2010: 3.8 million euro.
Mobile phones and tablets
AndroidOne:
*
BQ Aquaris X2 Pro
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*
BQ Aquaris X2
*
BQ Aquaris A4.5
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Android high-end:
*
BQ Aquaris X Pro
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*
BQ Aquaris X
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*
BQ Aquaris X5 Plus
*
BQ Aquaris X5
Android mid-range:
*
BQ Aquaris M5
*
BQ Aquaris E4.5
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. The device shipped with Android versions starting from v4.0 and can be updated to Android 4.4.2 ...
*
BQ Aquaris E5
Android Cyanogen:
*
BQ Aquaris M5
*
BQ Aquaris X5 Cyanogen Edition
Ubuntu Phone:
*
BQ Aquaris M10
The Aquaris M10 and Aquaris M10 FHD are Android tablets from the Spanish manufacturer BQ that were released to market in October 2015. The devices shipped with Android 5.1 (Lollipop). BQ elected not to skin the operating system and as such it ...
*
BQ Aquaris E4.5
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. The device shipped with Android versions starting from v4.0 and can be updated to Android 4.4.2 ...
*
BQ Aquaris E5
Other:
*
BQ Aquaris E6
*
BQ Aquaris E4
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See also
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VinSmart
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List of mobile phone makers by country
*
Comparison of tablets
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Comparison of bq smartphones
References
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Electronics companies of Spain
Spanish brands