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:
Midori web browser FBReader e-book reader Claws email client SMPlayer multimedia player Abiword word processor Gnumeric spreadsheet Transmission torrent client Sonata music player Pidgin instant messenger Evince PDF/document reader rgbPaint painting program GDebi package installer PCMan File Manager It is possible to install another Linux besides the default OS. Several Linux distributions like Mer 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 Samsung Mobile Application Processor S3C6410 based on ARM11 core at 667 MHz/800 MHz 128 MB DDR 133/333 MHz SDRAM 1 GB NAND FLASH (256 MB usable for storage) AC97 audio codec & PCM 24-bit audio SoC graphics unit, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0, 4M triangles/sec @133Mhz (Transform only) Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR 800x480 resolution resistive touchscreen LCD, 4.3", 16.7 million colors SDHC card slot (up to 32 GB) Headphone output power up to earphone 40 mW, frequency Response 20 Hz-20.000 Hz SNR 94dB Internal microphone USB 2.0 OTG port (480 Mbit/s) Runs Ubuntu Linux 2000mAH rechargeable lithium polymer battery Dimensions: 120x74x14mm Weight: 160 g
See also SmartQ 7 SmartQ V5 SmartQ V7 SmartQ R7
References
External links Official English Smart Devices site Main English Community offering a blog, a board and a wiki Android Covia Forum Chronolytics Embedded Systems Platform Technologies SmartQ MID Forum