BQ Aquaris M10 FHD

Description

The first Ubuntu tablet and the first to offer desktop-mobile convergence, the rear camera shoots surprisingly good stills, particularly HDR mode. A quad-core powers the M10, 64-bit MediaTek MT8163 SoC clocked at 1.3GHz in the HD model and 1.5GHz in the FHD model reviewed here. The GPU is a Mali-T720 MP2, clocked up to 520MHz (HD) and 600MHz (FHD). Both models have 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, which can be expanded by up to 64GB by plugging a card into the external MicroSD slot.

Features & Usability

Functioning well

Automated Usability (beta)

Runs very smoothly without any flaws. The experience on this device will be comparable to other mobile OSes on the market.

Actors:
Manual brightness
Notification LED
Vibration

Camera:
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

Endurance:
24+ hours battery lifetime
7+ days stability

GPU:
Boot into UI
Hardware video playback

Misc:
Anbox patches (deprecated)
AppArmor patches
Battery percentage
Offline charging
Online charging
Recovery image
Reset to factory defaults
RTC time
SD card detection and access
Shutdown / Reboot
Wireless External monitor

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
FM radio
WiFi

Sensors:
Automatic brightness
GPS
Rotation
Touchscreen

Sound:
Earphones
Loudspeaker
Microphone
Volume control

USB:
MTP access
ADB access
Wired External monitor

Working

Confirmed, depending on the maintenance

Not Working

If there is a link here, follow it to learn more' '

Partial

Working to some extent but with issues

Global Issue

Issue is not specific to this device

Support with casual testing

Some things are just so important that they need to be tested every day, every week, every month. Just hang around in QA group and try out the stuff that gets flagged. Without your help the developers may sit there for days more, trying to figure out the puzzle.

Join and introduce yourself “Hi, my name is X, and I own Z. How can I help?” that will do fine ;)

Unless you want to step up to become our Test Manager, but that is a whole different story.

Release channels

This device gets updates through these channels, learn more about OTA updates

Ubuntu Release	Channel	Version	Release Date	Description
Xenial	stable	OTA-24	11/21/2022	Stability over newer features (recommended)
Xenial	rc	2022-W47	11/21/2022	Testing before the next stable release
Xenial	devel	2023-02-02	2/1/2023	Daily built development releases
Xenial	edge	2022-11-21	11/21/2022	Here be dragons

BQ Aquaris M10 FHD

Specifications

CPU	Quad-Core Cortex-A53 1.5Ghz
Chipset	MediaTek MT8163A
GPU	Mali-T720MP2
Storage	16GB
Memory	2GB
Android Version	Android 5.1
Battery	7280 mAh
Display	1920x1200 pixels, 10.1 in
Rear Camera	8MP
Front Camera	5MP

BQ M10 FHD devices that are sold with Android have a locked bootloader, so those need to be manually unlocked by installing the manufacturer’s Ubuntu image before switching to UBports’ release of Ubuntu Touch.

Port Resources

Contributors

BQ

Phone maker

How to install Ubuntu Touch OS

You can install Ubuntu Touch on this device using the UBports Installer on your computer.

Make sure your device is unlocked and the required Android version is installed, follow the device-specific instructions below:

If the device is running Android, it needs to be manually unlocked for the Installer to work. This is achieved by first installing a very old version of Canonical's Ubuntu Touch using an OEM tool, which is a manual process. Click the link below to find out more. If the device is already running Ubuntu Touch, you can simply ignore this message.
Please double-check that your device is a Bq M10 FHD (frieza). If you have the HD version (cooler), you have to select that instead.

Linux

snap (try me first)

Debian

deb

AppImage

x86

Windows & Mac

Windows

exe x86

Mac

dmg x64

Failed to install?

The world hasn't come to its end yet. Try our troubleshooting channel on telegram group or try older versions of the installer if the problem keeps occurring. Lastly, you can guide throught the problem with our support team. Good luck!