SmartQ 5

SmartQ 5
ManufacturerSmart Devices
TypeMobile Internet Device / Portable Media Player
CPUSamsung 1176 Mobile Application Processor based on a S3C6410 ARM11 at 667 MHz/800Mhz
Memory128MB DDR 133 MHz SDRAM (can be overclocked to 333 MHz)
StorageSDHC card slot (up to 32 GB)
GraphicsSoC graphics unit, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0, 4M triangles/sec @133Mhz (Transform only)
ConnectivityWi-Fi, USB On-The-Go. USB Mini-B plug, Bluetooth
Dimensions120x74x14mm
Weight160g
Websitewww.smartdevices.com.cn

The SmartQ 5 is a budget mobile Internet device manufactured by the Chinese company Smart Devices. It was officially announced 11 February 2009.

Overview

The SmartQ 5 comes with a custom version of Ubuntu Linux installed which is adapted for use with a touchscreen. It uses the LXDE desktop environment.

Ubuntu's main pre-installed applications are:

It is possible to install another Linux besides the default OS. Several Linux distributions like Mer Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine and a ported Android support the SmartQ 5.

Smart Devices has obtained a Windows CE 6.0 royalty, the OS has been made available on the official site. Although a license from Microsoft needs to be purchased to activate Windows CE.

Specifications

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Samsung Application Processor S3C6410". En.smartdevices.com.cn/. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "SmartQ 5 Specifications". Samsung.com. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  3. ↑ "Official Smart Devices Site". Smartdevices.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  4. ↑ "SmartQ 5 MID scores itself Ubuntu, a ridiculously low price tag". Engadget.com. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
  5. ↑ "Smartdevices will release WinCE operating system". Smartdevices.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2009-07-02. Retrieved 2009-11-22.