BQ Aquaris X5 with Cyanogen OS 12.1, Snapdragon 412 SoC announced

Spanish telecom group Telefonica has teamed up with BQ to introduce Aquarius X5 smartphone running Cyanogen OS 12.1 in Europe. The BQ Aquaris X5 packs a 5-inch HD screen, powered by quad-core Snadragon 412 processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. It is equipped with 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5-megapixel front facing camera that also has LED flash for capturing better images in low lighting conditions. There is also support for dual-SIM and 4G LTE connectivity.

BQ Aquaris X5 Specification

Display: 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display with NTSC 85% and Asahi Dragontrail glass protection
Processor: 1.4 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 412 (MSM8916T) processor with 465 MHz Adreno 306 GPU
RAM and Storage: 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
Camera: 13MP rear camera with dual LED Flash, Sony IMX214 sensor with f/2.0 aperture, 5P lens,1/3.06″ sensor size and 1080p video recording | 5MP front-facing camera, 4P lens, f/2.0 aperture, Samsung 5E2 sensor, LED flash
OS: Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop
Connectivity: Dual SIM, 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
Battery: 2900 mAh battery
Dimensions: 144.4 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm | Weight: 148g

The BQ Aquaris X5 Cyanogen will be available in Spain starting from today through Movistar commercial network priced at 209 Euros ($225 | Rs. 15,000). The availability in other regions like Germany and UK will start in the coming weeks, as for other countries the device will be gradually launched through 2016.

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