Bq Aquaris E5 HD

Description

A solid entry-level smartphone. The Bq E5 HD was one of the first commercially available Ubuntu Touch devices!

Features & Usability

Media and communication State: Community maintained

Automated Usability (beta)

Boots and runs well, essential features work correctly. It can be used as a mobile device running Ubuntu Touch OS. Recommended for advanced users.

Actors:
Manual brightness
Notification LED
Torchlight
Vibration

Camera:
Flashlight
Photo
Video
Switching between cameras

Cellular:
Carrier info, signal strength
Data connection
Dual SIM functionality
Incoming, outgoing calls
MMS in, out
PIN unlock
SMS in, out
Change audio routings
Voice in calls
Volume control in calls

Endurance:
24+ hours battery lifetime
7+ days stability

GPU:
Boot into UI
Hardware video playback

Misc:
AppArmor patches
Battery percentage
Offline charging
Online charging
Recovery image
Reset to factory defaults
SD card detection and access
RTC time
Shutdown / Reboot

Network:
Bluetooth
Flight mode
FM radio
Hotspot
WiFi

Sensors:
Automatic brightness
GPS
Proximity
Rotation
Touchscreen

Sound:
Earphones
Loudspeaker
Microphone
Volume control

USB:
MTP access
ADB access

Working

Confirmed, depending on the maintenance

Not Working

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Partial

Working to some extent but with issues

Global Issue

Issue is not specific to this device

Untested

Subject to port development

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 E5 HD

Specifications

CPU	Arm Cortex-A7 Quadcore @1300MHz
Chipset	MediaTek MT6582
GPU	ARM Mali-400 MP2 Dual Core @500MHz
Storage	16 GB
Memory	1 GB
Android Version	Android 4.0, upgradable to Android 4.4.2, ubuntu edition Ubuntu 15.04
Battery	Li-Po 2500 mAh
Display	5 inches, 68.97 cm2 (~68,58% screen-to-body ratio), 750 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Rear Camera	13MP 4128x3096, 2MP 1920x1080@30fps
Front Camera	5MP 2560x1920, 0.3MP 640x480@30fps
Architecture	armV7
Dimensions	142 x 71 x 8,7 mm (5.6 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight	134 g (4.73 oz)

Bq Aquaris E5 HD devices that are sold with Android have a locked bootloader, so those need to be manually unlocked by installing the manufacturers Ubuntu image before switching to UBports’ release of Ubuntu Touch.

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.

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!