A presentation dedicated to the official entry into the Russian market of the BQ company took place. For a manufacturer that produces (among other things) smartphones, BQ has a very unusual philosophy: the company actively supports and focuses on "makers" - people who can create something on their own, on an engineering, rather than consumer, approach to gadgets. This is reflected in the range of smartphones with tablets, where among the standard models on Android there are modifications to Ubuntu, Cyanogen and android one, and other BQ products such as 3D printers, educational robotics and smart toys. All products created by BQ are open source.

BQ was founded in 2010 and is part of the Mundo Reader technology holding, which unites enterprises involved in the development and production of electronic devices and accessories.

For people who are serious about 3D printing, BQ should be well known for its Witbox model, one of the most popular closed-frame consumer 3D printers.

Even more enthusiastic followers of the RepRap philosophy should be familiar with the name Hephestus - one of the most inexpensive "models to build" on the market today.

Hephestus 2 was shown at the presentation, this a new version A 3D printer equipped with a stable metal body (free of printed elements), an improved sled and an extruder that supports stable printing with Flex plastic. The price by today's standards will be, again, democratic - in the region of 60-65 thousand rubles. Sales will begin towards the end of the year.

Even Russified interface is provided.

BQ also offers various assembly kits simple robots, and finished robots. This toy is called ZOWI, the body for it is printed on a 3D printer, works on the basis of a proprietary board and can flicker, dance and move. However, it can be reprogrammed using simple application Bitbloq available on both PC and Android.

To the mass public (and now in Russia) BQ is known as a manufacturer low-cost smartphones, whose sales (without reference to mobile operators) the company ranks second in its homeland, Spain. Sales of the Aquarius E series (including the E5 models on Ubuntu, 15,500 rubles) and Aquarius M (19,000-23,000 rubles, depending on the screen size and memory capacity) have already started in Russia.

Sales of the top line Aquarius X5 will begin in March next year. Cost per Russian market has not yet been determined, but you can start from the European price of 229 euros. This thin (7.5 mm) smartphone with a large (2900 mAh) battery, 13-megapixel main camera, 5-megapixel front camera and a 5-inch 720×1280 pixel screen that runs on the Qualcoom Snapdragon 412 platform and is equipped with 16 GB of flash memory and 2 GB of RAM.

Market mobile devices is growing at such a fast pace that it is very difficult to keep track of which players appear on it and which ones disappear. If we all know about companies such as Nokia, Samsung or Lenovo, then people most often have not heard about lesser-known brands from China or even from small European countries.

Therefore, within the framework of this article, I would like to mention the BQ brand. Phones, the country of origin of which is Spain, are not so widely advertised in the mobile device market. According to sales statistics, the company's devices account for only 3 percent of all smartphones in their country. Despite this, the company has a turnover of more than 200 million dollars a year.

About company

The devices known under the BQ brand are phones whose manufacturer is called Mundo, a Spanish company that started operations back in 2009. The start of the success of this group was the import of cheap electronics from China, mainly - e-books, the first mobile phones and some accessories. Smartphones as such, except then really did not exist.

Seeing the success, those who are now releasing (the country of origin, as already noted, Spain) have opened their own development. A design line was formed (phones, however, look typical for many touch devices) and the brand under which they started production. As time has shown, this decision was quite successful. This allowed to some extent attract buyers to BQ phones, the country of origin of which is the homeland for most of them.

BQ Products

You can see what the company's products are on its official website. A catalog is opened here, which presents mobile phones, as well as 3D printers. Of course, there are phones in the BQ catalog. Who is the manufacturer of them, it is not difficult to guess.

All prices for goods are indicated in euros, ordering from the official website is possible only for residents of Spain. Of course, the customer pays for shipping. Each of the lots on the portal has a description, a small overview, and a section that shows the accessories available for order. Last Opportunity very useful for those who buy BQ (phones). The country of origin of these covers and films is Spain, so you should not expect a catch in terms of quality. Of course, because of this, the price of accessories here is higher than, say, at the Aliexpress auction. Quality, as you know, too.

Device Features

If you carefully study BQ (phones whose country of manufacture is also Spain), it will actually not be easy to identify the difference with Chinese gadgets. These are ordinary Android or Ubuntu touch-smartphones equipped with the same processors and graphics engines as Chinese products from little-known manufacturers. As a rule, this is MediaTek MT6592. If we talk about screens, then we will not find anything new here either - the models come with displays equipped with an IPS matrix.

Reviews

As shown by the few characteristics that we managed to find on the Internet from those who have already purchased a model of this company, BQ (phones) are distinguished from Chinese ones by the country of origin. This is Spain, where labor is paid higher, but its quality at the same time complies with world standards. If the phone had come to us from somewhere from the factory in Guan Zhou province, it would most likely have had a gap in the lid and it would have been possible to determine the budget nature of such a model by touch.

BQ - phones, whose manufacturing country is not famous for such a large number of fakes and various production "blunders" as China, are somewhat different in this regard: the panels sit tightly, and the phone is quite pleasant to the touch.

Prices

True, and the buyer pays for this. On the official website, as already noted, the price is set for the models that are on sale. It can be determined for each of the smartphones and thus compare what the company offers and at what price. So, the cheapest BQ model can be purchased for only 169 euros. For this price, the buyer receives a device running on the MT6735 processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz and with the Android 5.1 operating system. There are also two cameras - with a resolution of 8 and 5 megapixels, as well as options such as Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth, GPS.

Another (the most expensive device in the BQ line) is offered at a price of 310 euros with an MT6592 processor (2 GHz frequency) in a metal case with Android 4.4.4. Other characteristics are not much different from the previous, cheaper model.

Other BQ

There is another company called BQ. To be more precise, this is BQ Mobile. It is imported into our country by a domestic distributor, while telephones are manufactured in China. The prices set by the sellers of these models are several times lower.

Characteristics of BQ Mobile

True, in order to understand why this is so, some descriptions of models from BQM should be given. First, they are all buttons. That is, there is no need to talk about the presentation of smartphones with a touch screen, as can be seen in the model line of the Spanish company BQ. Secondly, each of the devices claims its own unique design and some special image. For example, there is an apparatus with a device for opening beer; mobile phone for 3 SIM cards the size of a lighter and some other cool models.

They are inexpensive - about 2 thousand rubles. At the same time, it is difficult to say how reliable these phones are - the country of origin of the brand is China. But Russian representatives are quite actively promoting it on the device market - there is a website on the Internet that sells such models. Here you can find incredibly enticing descriptions, photos and, of course, great product reviews. True, if you read the reviews on the Internet, no one takes the moves of this company seriously.

By installing a mechanism for opening beer, for example, no major brand will conquer the market, except for Russian distributors. The phones themselves, labeled as representatives of the BQ line on the case, are most likely made to order with that name in order to play on the delusion of the buyer, who may have heard about the high quality of BQ products before. At the same time, of course, it will most likely be too naive to expect that such a phone will serve for a long time and reliably.

BQ Mobile is a brand that is not so long ago created and releases mobile technology in Russia. The main difference between smartphones, tablets and accessories for them is very low price. The name of the company is an abbreviation, which stands for "Bright and quick". The history of the company begins in 2013, when Vladimir Puzanov, the founder of Novaya Liniya, decided to produce his own line of mobile equipment, despite the fact that in Russia there are many difficulties with the release of such a product. And although the manufacturing country is Russia, all the capacities are concentrated in China, thanks to which it was possible to reduce the cost of BQ smartphones to a minimum.

About company

One of the features of BQ Mobile is the way it is called, and this name is consonant with the name of one of the Spanish brands that produced gadgets much earlier, registered this trademark earlier (in 2009) and already managed to sue the Russian BQ. However, one should not think that the history of development Russian company only starts in 2013. Back in 1999, Vladimir Puzanov and his company worked in the field of distribution, which allowed them to fully explore all the specifics of working in this market niche. As a result, the company proved to be a specialist in consumer demand trends, and this, in turn, gave a powerful start to the newly created BQ company. In just the first year of operation, the smartphone-producing company BQ sold about one million gadgets! Moreover, the company annually increases sales and production by at least 500,000.

Brand Principles

The main principles of the company's activities are:

1. Low product price. Thanks to this pricing policy The company managed to cover the widest possible target audience: almost everyone can afford a phone from BQ.
2. original model names. We all know that today the device market is literally crowded, and it also includes gadgets with a very low price. Therefore, you will not surprise anyone with just one pricing policy - you need to be creative in everything. The developers here did their best and came up with their own, original name for each model. For example, many gadgets are named as world famous cities such as Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Munich, Toronto and so on.
3. Unusual design and powerful specifications. You can't go far with names and prices alone, right? One of distinctive features smartphones BQ is unique modern design case complete with powerful technical indicators. For example, the battery holds a charge perfectly, almost every model is designed for 2 SIM cards, the volume internal memory- at least 8 gigabytes with the possibility of expanding by another 128 GB, as well as some gadgets from the line support smart gestures.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOne of the main features of the brand are very modest displays and a push-button keyboard. Initially, BQ phones were just like that and entered the market. The design of gadgets is worthy of attention - the phones are very stylish and look "manly" - for example, BQ Ferrara. Also one of the most popular models is the New York II mobile phone, which looks like the once popular phones from Siemens. Its average price is about 700 Russian rubles. What other company can boast of such a pricing policy?

To date, BQ mainly produces budget smartphones in Russia. By the way, in the ranking of the best devices from BQ for 2016-2017 is the BQ 5032 Element. Someone may be dissatisfied with the fact that the company's production facilities are concentrated in China, but this is not a drawback at all, because almost all global smartphone manufacturers, even Apple, work on the same principle, so it makes no difference where the device is assembled. With all this, the BQ brand is constantly working to improve the quality of its products and expand its range - in addition to smartphones, the company can also boast of its tablets and many different accessories.

BQ's customer base is very extensive: about one and a half thousand companies have already signed contracts for wholesale purchases of Russian brand products. And target consumers are contacted by about 15,000 communication stores that have signed a contract directly with BQ. However, one should not think that due to the low price of products, the company receives an average profit from the production and sale of the product. On the contrary, the company brings remarkable income, because out of all 40 million smartphones sold in Russia, about 5% are smartphones from BQ.

The mobile device market is growing at such a fast pace that it is very difficult to keep track of which players appear on it and which ones disappear. If we all know about companies such as Nokia, Samsung or Lenovo, then people most often have not heard about lesser-known brands from China or even from small European countries.

Therefore, within the framework of this article, I would like to mention the BQ brand. Phones, the country of origin of which is Spain, are not so widely advertised in the mobile device market. According to sales statistics, the company's devices account for only 3 percent of all smartphones in their country. Despite this, the company has a turnover of more than 200 million dollars a year.

About company

The devices known under the BQ brand are telephones whose manufacturer is called Mundo Reader. This is a Spanish company that started its activity in 2009. The start of this group's success was the import of cheap electronics from China, mainly electronic books, the first mobile phones and some accessories. Smartphones as such, except for the Apple iPhone, did not really exist then.

Having seen the success, those who are now releasing BQ phones (the country of origin, as already noted, is Spain), have opened their own development. A design line was formed (phones, however, look typical for many touch devices) and a brand under which they started production. As time has shown, this decision was quite successful. This allowed to some extent attract buyers to BQ phones, the country of origin of which is the homeland for most of them.

BQ Products

You can see what the company's products are on its official website. Here is a catalog that contains mobile phones, tablet computers as well as 3D printers. Of course, there are phones in the BQ catalog. Who is the manufacturer of them, it is not difficult to guess.

All prices for goods are indicated in euros, ordering from the official website is possible only for residents of Spain. Of course, the customer pays for shipping. Each of the lots on the portal has a description, a small overview, and a section that shows the accessories available for order. The last possibility is very useful for those who buy BQ (phones). The country of origin of these covers and films is Spain, so you should not expect a catch in terms of quality. Of course, because of this, the price of accessories here is higher than, say, at the Aliexpress auction. Quality, as you know, too.

Device Features

If you carefully study BQ (phones whose country of origin is also Spain), it will actually not be easy to identify the difference with Chinese gadgets. These are ordinary Android or Ubuntu touch-smartphones equipped with the same processors and graphics engines as Chinese products from little-known manufacturers. As a rule, this is MediaTek MT6592. If we talk about screens, then we will not find anything new here either - the models come with displays equipped with an IPS matrix.

Reviews

As shown by the few characteristics that we managed to find on the Internet from those who have already purchased a model of this company, BQ (phones) are distinguished from Chinese ones by the country of origin. This is Spain, where labor is paid higher, but its quality at the same time complies with world standards. If the phone had come to us from somewhere from the factory in Guan Zhou province, it would most likely have had a gap in the lid and it would have been possible to determine the budget nature of such a model by touch.

BQ - phones, whose manufacturing country is not famous for such a large number of fakes and various production "blunders" as China, are somewhat different in this regard: the panels sit tightly, and the phone is quite pleasant to the touch.

Prices

True, and the buyer pays for this. On the official website, as already noted, the price is set for the models that are on sale. It can be determined for each of the smartphones and thus compare what the company offers and at what price. So, the cheapest BQ model can be purchased for only 169 euros. For this price, the buyer receives a device running on the MT6735 processor with a clock frequency of 1 GHz and with the Android 5.1 operating system. There are also two cameras - with a resolution of 8 and 5 megapixels, as well as options such as Wi-Fi, 4G, Bluetooth, GPS.

Another (the most expensive device in the BQ line) is offered at a price of 310 euros with an MT6592 processor (2 GHz frequency) in a metal case with Android 4.4.4. Other characteristics are not much different from the previous, cheaper model.

Other BQ

There is another company called BQ. To be more precise, this is BQ Mobile. It is imported into our country by a domestic distributor, while telephones are manufactured in China. The prices set by the sellers of these models are several times lower.

Characteristics of BQ Mobile

True, in order to understand why this is so, some descriptions of models from BQM should be given. First, they are all buttons. That is, there is no need to talk about the presentation of smartphones with a touch screen, as can be seen in the model line of the Spanish company BQ. Secondly, each of the devices claims its own unique design and some special image. For example, there is an apparatus with a device for opening beer; a mobile phone for 3 SIM cards the size of a lighter and some other cool models.

They are inexpensive - about 2 thousand rubles. At the same time, it is difficult to say how reliable these phones are - the country of origin of the brand is China. But Russian representatives are quite actively promoting it on the device market - there is a website on the Internet that sells such models. Here you can find incredibly enticing descriptions, photos and, of course, great product reviews. True, if you read the reviews on the Internet, no one takes the moves of this company seriously.

By installing a mechanism for opening beer, for example, no major brand will conquer the market, except for Russian distributors. The phones themselves, labeled as representatives of the BQ line on the case, are most likely made to order with that name in order to play on the delusion of the buyer, who may have heard about the high quality of BQ products before. At the same time, of course, it will most likely be too naive to expect that such a phone will serve for a long time and reliably.

Today there is an opportunity that allows people to purchase at a low price quality phone. It is also very pleasing that each user can customize their smartphone to suit their requirements, and it will not freeze, have good autonomy, and satisfy the user in all respects. However, each person has his own selection criteria, according to which a person chooses high-quality mobile equipment for his use. find powerful smartphone now it will not be difficult, but when buying it is worth weighing the pros and cons, as well as visiting the forums where you can find more information about desired device. Today we decided to rank the best smartphones from BQ 2017 model year, which will examine in detail five models in terms of price-quality ratio.

BQ-5052 Sense

Inexpensive but good smartphone with a small screen, the resolution of which is 960 by 450 pixels. Because of operating system Android of this device has been upgraded to 5.1 version, and 512 megabytes of RAM has been built into the mobile phone, users can enjoy working with many applications. Built-in memory is 4 gigabytes, which is enough to store your own documents in your smartphone. The device works perfectly with two SIM cards in alternate mode.

Main characteristics:

• Android - 5.1;
• Main camera - 5 MP;
• Battery - 2000 mAh;
• RAM - 512 megabytes;
• Memory - 4 gigabytes;
• 5-inch screen, resolution - 960 × 450;
• Graphics - Mali-400 MP2;
• Processor - Spreadtrum SC7731G;

Pros:

1. Stylish in appearance;
2. Low cost;
3. Quality screen;

Minuses:

1. This smartphone cannot run resource-intensive applications or games;
2. The battery is barely enough for one day of use;

BQ-6050 JUMBO

This is an incredible cell phone with very ideal features. The smartphone has great potential, and all due to the fact that you can run it without problems great amount various applications, and this worthwhile gadget with a large screen will work correctly without showing any freezes or brakes. However, it should be understood that each state employee has weak sides, and this rule also applies to this smartphone. Many people are sure that all budget novelties have lately come with a weak external speaker, and therefore the BQ-6050 JUMBO model is difficult to use during calls, the interlocutor is barely audible in rooms with increased volume.

Main characteristics:

• Android - 6.0;
• Processor - MediaTek MT6737;
• Video processor - Mali-T720 MP2;
• Built-in memory - 16 Gb;
• RAM - 2 gigabytes;
• Battery – 4900 mAh;
• Camera - 16 MP, Front - 8 MP;
• Display diagonal - 6 inches, resolution 1280 × 720;

Pros:

1. Perfect display;
2. Incredible build quality
3. Good sound in headphones;
4. Not a high price;
5. Good equipment;

Minuses:

1. Weak vibration when calling;
2. Low audibility of the interlocutor through the external speaker of the smartphone;

BQ Mobile BQS-5020 Strike

In third place in the ranking of the best BQ smartphones for 2017 is a model with good sound - BQ Mobile BQS-5020 Strike. Perfectly crafted Android combined with an increased RAM and improved processor, makes this reliable smartphone very popular today. Many people are sure that it is good to use it in solving various problems. This can be editing new documents, creating them, maintaining spreadsheets, and so on.

Main characteristics:

• Screen 5 inches, 1280 × 720 - resolution;
• Android - 6.0;
• Camera - 13 MP;
• 8 gigabytes - ROM;
• RAM - 1 Gb;
• Battery - 2000 mAh;
• Graphics - Mali-400 MP2;
• Processor - MediaTek MT6580;

Pros:

1. Updated operating room android system;
2. Permissible price;
3. Perfectly copes with everyday tasks;
4. The main camera works perfectly, excellent pictures are obtained;

Minuses:

1. The battery drains quickly;
2. There are problems with applications from the Google developer;
3. Touch Screen freezes at times;

BQ Aquaris U Lite

Everyone wants to choose the best smartphone, and each of the users has many selection criteria. Someone pays attention to performance, others look at time battery life, and still others generally prefer to see an incredible camera on a smartphone. And, if you look at the BQ Aquaris U Lite in detail, you can understand that this smartphone has no visible flaws. His reviews are very positive, and they indicate that this device turned out to be a chic device from BQ.

Main characteristics:

• RAM - 2 GB, ROM - 16 GB;
• Main camera - 8 MP;
• Battery - 3080 mAh;
• Screen - 5 inches, resolution - 1280 × 720;
• Android - 6.0;
• Processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917;
• Graphics - Adreno 308;

Pros:

1. High quality display;
2. Nimble performance;
3. Quite loud, both in headphones and through speakers;
4. Perfectly shoots at any time of the day;

Minuses:

1. The power adapter is not included;
2. The case rattles at times, this indicates a poor-quality assembly;

BQ Aquaris X5 Plus 16Gb

The powerful BQ Aquaris X5 Plus 16Gb smartphone took the first place in the TOP. It has a large battery, there is support for 4G network. Despite the fact that it was released in 2016, it is still in demand, and all due to the fact that it is not so difficult to buy a quality smartphone within an affordable price, but the BQ Aquaris X5 Plus 16Gb offers users an incredible quality performance, good design and a bunch of other pleasant moments.

Main characteristics:

• Android - 6.0;
• Screen - 5 inches with a resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels;
• 16 million pixel main camera;
• Memory - 16 gigabytes;
• RAM - 2 Gb;
• Battery - 3200 mAh;
• GPU - Adreno 510;
• Processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976;

Pros:

1. Ability to use two SIM cards at the same time;
2. bright and clear screen with a pleasant color rendition;
3. In terms of performance, an extremely smart device;
4. Clear speaker sound

Minuses:

1. The fingerprint sensor is extremely weak;
2. In low light, the main camera shoots extremely poorly;

Conclusion

Having fully studied the rating of the best BQ smartphones for 2017, each person will be able to deal with the question: - “Which is better to choose a smartphone from BQ”. The choice depends on the purpose for which you will use the device you need, starting from this, you need to consider the parameters of the model. After weighing all the pros and cons of a smartphone, you can choose what suits you best and purchase it at a bargain price.