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 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.
Samsung Mobile Application Processor S3C6410 based on ARM11 core at 667 MHz/800 MHz
128MB DDR 133/333 MHz SDRAM
1GB 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 (480Mbit/s)
Runs Ubuntu Linux
2000mAH rechargeable lithium polymer battery
Dimensions: 120x74x14mm
Weight: 160 g
