BQ-5000G Velvet Easy smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

Today, it is quite difficult to find an affordable yet reliable smartphone. Sometimes popular models of famous manufacturers significantly exceed the user's budget, and in this regard, the question arises: Which device is better to buy from which company, so as not to lose the price and get decent characteristics. And here comes a young Russian firm - BQ with its modern and budget gadgets, one of which is 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 company began its life in 2014 and is engaged in the sale of budget tablets, smartphones and accessories to them. The trade mark is registered in Russia, but production facilities are located in China. So we managed 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 state of affairs has not changed.

The company is also actively engaged in studying consumer demand trends and developing a client base. Thanks to this, BQ has sold over 1 million devices in its first year of operation alone. And in view of a well-built 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 are the following:

1. Ensuring a 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. Continuous improvement of performance - 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 from BQ Mobile. One should not expect outstanding performance from this device in terms of equipment level due to its low price. Since the gadget was released in September 2018, it has not yet had time to gain popularity and receive any feedback from users. The main purpose of the model is the consumption of media content and long-term work in autonomous conditions.

Design

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

At the bottom of the front panel, there are touch buttons for controlling the gadget, and above the screen there is a front camera, a proximity sensor and light.

The back cover is almost empty.The main camera lens and flash diode are located in the upper left corner. And at the bottom of the case there is a 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 viewing of 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 a digital zoom. The shooting speed is 30 frames per second. The maximum recording resolution in the video mode is 1280 x 720 pixels. This is quite enough for creating decent quality photo or video files. From the functionality of the system, everything is standard: touch focusing, 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 1.92MP front camera. The maximum resolution of a photo is 1600 x 1200 pixels, and a video is 640 x 480 pixels. Such indicators are not enough for gorgeous selfies, but for making video calls or holding conferences, it is quite enough.

Audio

Comparable to the price category. In this device, the audio file playback system can please. The standard applications have an audio player that supports all modern audio formats and produces quite decent sound. For additional settings, an equalizer is embedded in 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 socket.

This model is equipped with an FM radio. Only for its full operation, you need to connect a wired headset to the device.

Dimensions of the device

This smartphone model has very small dimensions:

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

The low 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 during use.

Power section

operating system

The new model BQ-5000G Velvet Easy 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. Optimization means that all applications installed by default require 50% less resources compared to the regular version of Android. This solution made it possible 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 backed by 512 MB of RAM. The total performance indicators of the power core and RAM. It is enough for working with office suite of applications, not demanding games and watching video content.

For long-term data storage in the BQ-5000G Velvet Easy model, an integrated 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

The BQ-5000G Velvet Easy boasts good battery life. Due to the limited number of additional functions, the machine consumes very little 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 unit supports dual Micro SIM.Which, by setting, can work both alternately and parallel to each other.

Connectivity

The BQ-5000G Velvet Easy smartphone has a full package of possible connections on board to support communications. For a stable Internet connection, the device is equipped with 3G capability and Wi-Fi antenna operating at 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 a stable connection with a mobile operator, the device supports GSM - 850MHz communication standards; 900MHz; 1800MHz; 1900MHz; and UMTS - 900MHz; 2100MHz.

Equipment

The following parts are included in the standard equipment of the device:

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

As a result

• Low price;
• Long battery life;
• Optimal price / performance ratio;
• High-quality assembly;

• Poor performance;
• Mediocre screen

All characteristics are shown in the table: