Smartphone BQ-5000G Velvet Easy - advantages and disadvantages

Today it is quite difficult to find an affordable and, at the same time, reliable smartphone. Sometimes popular models of famous manufacturers significantly exceed the user's budget, and in this regard, the question arises: which company's device is better to buy in order not to miscalculate in price and get decent characteristics. And here comes a young Russian firm - BQ with its modern and budget gadgets, one of which is the BQ-5000G Velvet Easy.

BQ Mobile

Since this manufacturer appeared in 2014, there is very little information about the products, as well as about the company itself. And to clarify the situation, a few words should be said about the organization itself.

BQ Mobile started its life in 2014 and sells budget tablets, smartphones and accessories for them. A trademark is registered in Russia, but production facilities are located in China. So it was possible to get the minimum cost of the product. From the very first days of work, BQ Mobile has occupied the niche of budget smartphones. To date, the situation has not changed.

The company is also actively engaged in the study of consumer demand trends and the development of the client base. Thanks to this, BQ sold more than 1 million devices in its first year of operation. And in view of a well-constructed policy, the company is increasing sales by an average of 500 thousand units every year, which allowed its products to take 5% of all smartphones sold in Russia in 2017.

Basic principles of the company

The main principles of the company's work are as follows:

1. Ensuring the low cost of the final product, aimed at the maximum number of consumers.
2. Uniqueness of product names. Each model has its own personal name.
3. Constant improvement of characteristics - price / quality. The company is constantly working on introducing new technologies into its products.
4. The uniqueness of the design of all manufactured gadgets.

BQ-5000G Velvet Easy specifications

This smartphone model is the newest product of BQ Mobile. From this device, one should not expect outstanding performance in terms of equipment level due to its low price. Since the gadget was released in September 2018, it has not yet gained popularity and received any feedback from users. The main purpose of the model is the consumption of media content and long-term work in offline conditions.

Design

This model will be able to please the user with its individual design. In smooth, but at the same time strict contours of the body, a certain style can be traced, which will definitely appeal to many users. The gadget is available in three colors: black, gray-blue and red-purple. The case itself is made of high quality plastic.

At the bottom of the front panel are touch-sensitive gadget control buttons, and above the screen is the front camera, proximity sensor and light.

The back cover is almost empty. The main camera lens and the flash diode are located in the upper left corner. And at the bottom of the case is the BQ logo below which there is a slot for the main speaker.

On the right side of the case is a neat volume rocker and a power / lock button for the gadget.

Screen

Smartphone BQ-5000G Velvet Easy is equipped with a simple TN matrix with a diagonal of 5 inches and a resolution of 480 x 854 pixels. The PPI is 196 pixels per square inch. The screen occupies only 66% of the total area of ​​the front panel, which is not much, but quite enough for comfortable watching videos or games.

Main camera

The main camera is represented by a 5.04MP unit with a working resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels and digital zoom. The shooting speed is 30 frames per second. The maximum shooting resolution in video mode is 1280 x 720 pixels. This is enough to create decent quality photo or video files. From the functionality in the system, everything is standard: touch focus, auto focus of the image, panoramic shooting mode and face recognition, etc.

Video content playback is available in the following formats:

• 3GPP;
• MP4;
• AVI;

Front-camera

The BQ-5000G Velvet Easy has a simple 1.92 MP front camera. Maximum photo resolution is 1600 x 1200 pixels and video is 640 x 480 pixels. Such indicators are not enough for gorgeous selfies, but it is quite enough for making video calls or holding conferences.

Audio

Comparable to the price range. In this device, the system for playing audio files can please. In standard applications, there is an audio player that supports all modern audio formats and produces quite decent sound. For additional settings, an equalizer is built into the program, which allows you to set a sound that is comfortable for your ears. And for the possibility of connecting a wired headset, the smartphone is equipped with a 3.5 mm jack connector.

This model has an FM radio. Only for its full operation it is necessary to connect a wired headset to the device.

Device dimensions

This smartphone model has very small dimensions:

• width: 73.2mm;
• length: 143 mm;
• thickness: 10mm;

The light weight of the device is also pleasing - only 149 g. Thanks to these parameters, the device fits comfortably in the hand and does not cause discomfort when used.

Power part

Operating system

The new BQ-5000G Velvet Easy model runs on Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition) operating system. This variation of the operating system is designed specifically for low-performance smartphones and has features specially optimized for this purpose. The word "optimization" means that all applications installed by default require 50% less resources compared to the regular version of Android. This solution allowed to significantly speed up the operation of the device and make life easier for the user.

CPU

This smartphone is equipped with a budget quad-core Mediatek 6580 M processor from the Cortex A7 family. Which provides an operating frequency of cores up to 1.3 GHz. The power core is paired with a Mali 400 MP 2 video chip. This type of dual core video processor provides video file scaling up to 1080p.

Memory

The processor of the smartphone is supported by 512 MB of RAM. The total performance of the power core and RAM. Enough to work with the office suite of applications, not demanding games and watching video content.

For long-term data storage in the BQ-5000G Velvet Easy model, the built-in 8 GB chip is responsible. And if there is not enough capacity in the gadget, you can install a Micro SD memory card up to 64 GB.

Battery

Model BQ-5000G Velvet Easy boasts good autonomy. Due to the limited number of additional functions, the unit consumes a very small amount of energy. The phone uses a removable Li-Ion battery with a working capacity of 2150 mAh. This capacity is enough for 15 hours of continuous playback of audio files or 12 hours of audio calls. To work with demanding applications (games, etc.), charging is enough for about 4-5 hours of work.

Communication and communications

SIM card support

This device supports dual Micro SIM. Which, by means of adjustment, can work both alternately and in parallel to each other.

Connectivity

Smartphone BQ-5000G Velvet Easy has on board a full package of possible connections to support communications. For a stable Internet connection, the device is equipped with 3G capability and a Wi-Fi antenna operating at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.The model also works with a GPS navigation system, which provides a sufficient signal level for comfortable work with the service.

To support external communications, there is a Bluetooth 4.2 device and a Micro USB connector for connecting to a computer.

Communication standard

For the possibility of a stable connection with a mobile operator, the device supports GSM communication standards - 850MHz; 900MHz; 1800MHz; 1900MHz; and UMTS - 900MHz; 2100MHz.

Equipment

The standard equipment of the device contains the following parts:

• Smartphone;
• Battery;
• Charger;
• USB - cable;
• Warranty card;
• User manual;

As a result

• Low price;
• Great battery life;
• Optimal ratio of price and characteristics;
• Quality assembly;

• Low performance;
• Mediocre screen;

All characteristics are given in the table: