The phone can be preoordered from the official website

Jun 9, 2015 12:19 GMT  ·  By

The latest Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition from the Spanish company BQ is now available for purchase on the official website. This latest Ubuntu phone was announced just a couple of weeks ago and it's finally here.

BQ has been quick to release yet another Ubuntu phone after the previous e4.5 Aquaris Edition, which proved to be a very successful model. The first flash sales went very well and it looks like a lot of people have ordered this particular more. Now the company is looking to expand its grip on the Ubuntu market, at least in Europe, with a new slightly improved model that comes with a bigger screen and a better camera.

Canonical works around the clock to provide updates for Ubuntu Touch and some of their latest releases have been received very well by the community. In fact, the last update brought some major improvement for the battery life and users have been quick to notice it.

Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition to ship after June 22

If you were hoping to get your BQ Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition in your mail soon, you will probably be a little bit disappointed because it might take a while until shipping starts. In any case, you can now preorder it.

"Excited to announce that the new Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition is now available to preorder from the +BQ online store! Available in the European Union only. The phone hosts an impressive set of features including HD screen resolution, faster processor speed and increased camera pixel quality," wrote Canonical on the official Google+ account.

The Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition features a 5-inch IPS HD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels (380 cd/m2), a MediaTek quad-core Cortex A7 CPU at 1.3 GHz, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB of internal storage. It also sports a 13MP BSI sensor on the back and 5MP sensor on the front. Users should also know that this is dual-sim device.

You can find more details about the Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition in our original report.