The BQ Aquaris 5, an interesting offer with a big shortage

I had the phone a couple of weeks now in use and have to say I'm actually quite pleased. The device can what most well-known brand mobile phones can also, in addition, it has a fast processor and a very nice Octacore display. The mobile phone also has a few Alleinstellungsmerkmane which I personally find quite interesting. So the color of the notification LED can be changed manually. So you can see exactly what you get (email, WhatsApp, or whatever) has provided you memorized what color you what set :)

What I did not like so much is the solution as the SIM card is inserted. This we packed in a way carriage and thus led to the phone. This is quite tricky but since you're now not every day changes the SIM card so you can safely live well.

The same problem exists in slot for the SD card. Here Although there is no carriage; hence the cover is only using the Finder to open hardly. For this it needs a tool (a small tool is the mobile phone for, or alternatively a knife, paper knife paper clip or other)

The display is large but just in the context that I find unacceptable for a cell phone. The resolution is really great.

The speakers deliver a good sound (for a phone), headphones I have not tested.

What is striking and was a bit of getting used to for me is the fact that the mobile phone is unusually light. It feels more like a toy than for a real phone but that's no reason to excessive criticism

Everything good you might think, and yet I let the phone go back, why? For one reason, but again outweighs all the positive qualities and for me is an absolute exclusion criterion. The battery.
It keeps me in normal use approximately half a day and I use the phone during the day actually only for e-mailing and for WhatsApp. When playing the battery lasts no longer than 3-4 hours. That's just not enough for me. I've probably already read in advance that the battery is the weak point of the phone should be, but that he would give up easily I did not expect.

I've watched the display and in principle already in the moment in which I the phone from the network are taking away 2-3% battery power.

Normally, this is for me in the office not even the big problem. I could also leave the cell phone theory all day on the network, but when I'm traveling and must have feared even at 100% charge in the morning At noon that the phone runs out then, this is for me, unfortunately, a point that I can not accept ,

It has already become accustomed but that you have to invite modern smartphones overnight throughout the day was already on.

Although I have found a way to elicit a slightly longer battery runtime and that if one sets the screen brightness automatically. Unfortunately, it is then quite dark and of the great Full HD screen has not much more.

I now have the Honor 6 of Huawei in the test and think that I will keep this. Although it is about 80 more expensive than the BQ, for it is but again faster (making sure the 3GB noticeable) and the battery lasts. In addition, this phone has several power-saving features that prolong battery life again. The BQ does not have this, unfortunately.