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BQ (company)
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BQ (former name: Mundo Reader) was a Spanish company brand of user electronics devices, such as smartphones, tablets, e-readers and 3D printers among other products.
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Among BQ's most notable products are the first AndroidOne mobile phone in Europe (the BQ Aquaris A4.5),[1][2][3] as well as both the world's first mobile phone and tablet running the Ubuntu Phone operating system, (the BQ Aquaris E4.5 and BQ Aquaris M10).[4][5][6][7] In 2018, the Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup acquired 51% share of BQ and active in Vietnam under the name of VinSmart.[8]
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History
The company started its business in 2009 importing e-readers from Asia.[9] In 2010 it started to produce its own tablets and e-readers.[9]
In 2013, the company had 600 employees and it produced 400,000 tablets and 100,000 e-readers.[10]
In 2014, the company entered the Portuguese market.[11]
In 2015, the company produced a smartphone (BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition) that runs the Ubuntu operating system.[12]
In 2016, the company released the BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet.[13]
In August 2016, the Spanish company BQ, about which this article is written, filed a lawsuit in the Moscow Arbitration Court against the Russian smartphone manufacturer Antares LLC for the use of the BQ trademark. The Spanish company demanded three million rubles, but the Russian company claimed that it was using the brand legally. The court sided with the Russian company.[14]
Revenue, by year:
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Mobile phones and tablets
AndroidOne:
- BQ Aquaris X2 Pro
- BQ Aquaris X2
- BQ Aquaris A4.5
Android high-end:
Android mid-range:
- BQ Aquaris M5[20]
- BQ Aquaris E4.5
- BQ Aquaris E5
Android Cyanogen:
Ubuntu Phone:
Other:
- BQ Aquaris E6
- BQ Aquaris E4
See also
References
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