The SmartQ 5 is a budget mobile Internet device manufactured by the Chinese company Smart Devices. It was officially announced 11 February 2009.
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 browserFBReader e-book readerClaws email clientSMPlayer multimedia playerAbiword word processorGnumeric spreadsheetTransmission torrent clientSonata music playerPidgin instant messengerEvince PDF/document readerrgbPaint painting programGDebi package installerPCMan File ManagerIt 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.
Samsung Mobile Application Processor S3C6410 based on ARM11 core at 667 MHz/800 MHz 128MB DDR 133/333 MHz SDRAM1GB NAND FLASH (256 MB usable for storage)AC97 audio codec & PCM 24-bit audioSoC graphics unit, OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0, 4M triangles/sec @133Mhz (Transform only)Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/gIntegrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR800x480 resolution resistive touchscreen LCD, 4.3", 16.7 million colorsSDHC card slot (up to 32 GB)Headphone output power up to earphone 40 mW, frequency Response 20 Hz-20.000 Hz SNR 94dBInternal microphoneUSB 2.0 OTG port (480Mbit/s)Runs Ubuntu Linux2000mAH rechargeable lithium polymer batteryDimensions: 120x74x14mmWeight: 160 g