Bq aquaris 5 hd: technical characteristics, availability and price.

After comparing the entire Bq Aquaris family with the Motorola Moto G, now it is time to dedicate ourselves in detail to the older brother of the range: the Bq Aquaris 5 HD. A smartphone practically the same as the standard Bq Aquaris 5 model, only that it seeks to cover the deficiencies in the quality of the screen of this one, presenting a higher resolution. The Professional Review team will now be in charge of detailing its specifications, stay tuned:

- Screen: Capacitive multi-touch HD with a size of 5 inches and a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, which gives it a density of 294 pixels per inch. It features IPS technology with a viewing angle of 178 degrees, so we will not lose detail of what happens on our smartphone, regardless of the position we are in. Videos and movies are played in an aspect ratio of 16: 9.

- Processors: It features a Quad Core Cortex A7 1.2GHZ SoC and a PowerVR Series5 SGX544 graphics chip, accompanied by 1GB RAM. Its operating system is Android in version 4.2 Jelly Bean.

- Camera: the Aquaris 5 HD has an 8 megapixel rear lens, also equipped with a proximity sensor, brightness, Dolby ™ sound technology, LED flash and autofocus. Its front camera is 1.2 megapixels, enough for making video calls or selfies for our social networks. It allows video recording, although its resolution has not transcended.

- Regarding its connectivity, we can say that it is basic in nature, with 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS (A-GPS and EPO: Extended Prediction Orbit) being present. As we can see, this smartphone does not offer 4G support, so fashionable today.

- Regarding its internal memory: it has a 16 GB model, expandable up to 64 GB via microSD card.

- Design: The Bq Aquaris 5 HD is 141.8mm high x 71mm wide x 9.1mm thick and weighs 170 grams. The novelty with respect to the normal Aquaris 5 is its thickness, managing to be a little thinner thanks to the 0.8 mm less it presents.

- Battery: it has a capacity of 2100 mAh, 100 mAh less than the normal model. It is not the smartphone with more autonomy, but in relation to its range and price, it is not bad.

- Other features: the terminal also has other functions, such as the accelerometer, calculator, mail client, calendar, clock and alarm, video, audio player, photo viewer, file explorer, FM radio, microphone, speaker, etc.

- Price and availability: the Bq Aquaris 5 HD can be found on its official website for 199.90 euros, starting price also for the standard Aquaris 5, which have been forced to reduce its cost by 20 euros (179.90 euros) to keep both devices on the market. By selling free, we can adapt it to the conditions we have with our operator.