Bq It is an interesting Spanish brand of low cost tablets that we have already told you about on numerous occasions. This company is characterized by putting equipment on the market that can be an alternative to the most popular tablets. Although they tend to have somewhat lower specifications, they are always an attractive option for those consumers who prefer to have a little less power in some area and, in exchange, make a lower outlay. Take a look at Bq Curie 8, your new proposal.
Today we present you Bq Curie 8 a tablet designed to serve as a cheap alternative to those users who have a predilection for the screen format of the iPad. What is really new about this device is its aspect ratio 4:3, characteristic of Apple tablets, when Android tablets usually bet on a screen of 16: 9 proportions. The difference between the two sizes is important, although it may not seem so, and marks one of the fundamental distinctions that exist between iPad mini y Nexus 7. In this article we explain it.
While the conventional aspect ratio in Android tablets resembles that of current television screens, the 4: 3 format, which presents equipment such as the iPad and the iPad mini, is similar to that of a folio. In the comparison that we have cited above, we see how the browsing experience that this type of screen provides can be more comfortable. The best thing about the iPad mini, however, is perhaps the fact that it managed to fit an almost 8-inch screen in a relatively small case, especially with regard to the side frames, something that the Bq Curie 8 failed to reproduce.
In this sense, as might be expected, the design of the iPad mini it is almost insurmountable. Its measurements are 20cm x 13,4cm x 7,2mm, while the Bq has dimensions of 19,9cm x 15,5cm x 9,8mm. However, the resolution of both screens is exactly the same, 1024 × 768, and that is a point in favor of the Curies 8, which also stands out for other aspects: Jelly Bean, 1GB of RAM compared to the 512 of the iPad mini, and the possibility of expanding the storage capacity with a MicroSD card.
For more information, you can take a look at the team on the Bq page and buy it for just under 170 euros.