Finally the world’s cheapest Aakash Ubislet Tablet was launched by the Indian government. The device was earlier named as Sakshat. Later on the name was changed to Aakash which means sky. The tablet is designed by datawind. a UK company which has been working on it from past few months.
The tablet will hit the market mostly in November. And amazingly the price in retail stores is just 60$ which is around Rs 2250 per unit and 35$ for students in India which is around Rs 1750 per unit. The model is named as Ubislet with android 2.2 as inbuilt.
Aakash tablet has been developed as part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology which aims to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities on the subcontinent in an e-learning program.
Basic Version of the Aakash tablet for students will come in partnership with Aircel which would provide SIM cards which can then be used for accessing the internet through the 3G network and it also features telephony to make and receive calls over GSM band.
Basic Version of the Aakash tablet for students will come in partnership with Aircel which would provide SIM cards which can then be used for accessing the internet through the 3G network and it also features telephony to make and receive calls over GSM band.
Aakash Tablet Price and Availability
The Aakash Tablet has been manufactured and designed completely in India. The Indian government is buying 100,000 tablets from DataWind for INR 2,250 (USD$45) per unit and will be available to students across India. The Indian Government hopes to deliver 10 million tablets at a target price of INR 1,750 (USD$35) per unit.
Commercial version of Aakash tablet named as Aakash Ubislate 7 tablet will be available from November for INR 3000 (USD$60) recently announced by Datawind. It will come with added features like an In-built cellular modem and SIM to access internet. You will be able to buy Ubsilate 7 tablet online or in retail stores from November.
Commercial version of Aakash tablet named as Aakash Ubislate 7 tablet will be available from November for INR 3000 (USD$60) recently announced by Datawind. It will come with added features like an In-built cellular modem and SIM to access internet. You will be able to buy Ubsilate 7 tablet online or in retail stores from November.
This device will be very useful to the students around India. The device is also known as the 35$ tab, which will be a valuable educational tool for graduate students and a milestone in Indian Govt. Development from a tech services country. Besides this, Aakash will bring huge competition to other tablets like iPad, Samsung galaxy and newly released models in India. Ever since the news passed that the India government has released Aakash, most of the students have stopped buying the iPad and Samsung galaxy tab.
Aakash Ubislet Tablet Awesome Features:
- The first and foremost important feature of this tablet is its price; at an unbeatable price of Rs.2, 999 and Rs.98/2GB monthly internet charges.
- The high quality web can be used anytime and anywhere. You can connect via GPRS or WiFi. The embedded modern eliminates the need for external dongles and allow high internet access everywhere. The WiFi will allow you to stream videos much faster in YouTube. Fast web access even on GPRS networks. Web, Email, Facebook, Twitter and much more.
- HD quality video.
- A 7″ touch screen with audio library software which helps you manage your full collection of songs. Also you can watch movies with beautiful clarity and pixel rate.
- In-built android 2.2 which allows you to download new applications, games and many other software’s. You will also get productivity software for office suite. And also a educational software and over 150,000 apps.
- The full sized USB port and Micro SD slot are additional features. The memory can be expanded up to 32 GB. You can also you an ordinary USB pen-drive or even plug-in a 3G dongle.
- The best part is, It’s a phone.
Aakash Tablet Specifications and Features
Aakash Ubislate 7 Android tablet is powered with a 366 MHz Connexant Processor, runs on Android 2.2 Froyo OS. Below are the full list of Aakash Hardware and Software. It weighs only 350 grams and it comes with a 1 year warranty.
Aakash Tablet Hardware
- Display and Screen Resolution- 7-inch Multi-touch Resistive Touchscreen with screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixel
- CPU- 366 MHz, HD video, Connexant Processor, and Graphics Accelerator
- RAM- 256MB
- Wi-Fi enabled (802.11 a/b/g) and GPRS (3G support via Dongle)
- Mini and Full USB
- SIM card slot and miniSD card slot
- 3.5 mm Headset jack
- Storage- 2 GB of onboard memory with expandable up to 32 GB microSD memory card
- Battery- Rechargeable non-removable lithium-polymer battery with Solar charging option.
- Stand By Time- 2 or 3 hours at one stretch.
Aakash Tablet Software
- OS- Android 2.2 operating system
- Web browsing, video conferencing, PDF viewer, Text editor
- Documents formats- DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
- Image formats- PNG, JPG, BMP, GIF
- Audio formats- MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
- Video formats- MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
- Web browser – Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
- Separate application for online YouTube video
- Over 1.5 lakh applications
Aakash Ubislet Tablet Accessories Details :
Now finally when it comes to the accessories, the tab contains a full set of accessory options. You can find a
- Car charger.
- External antenna
- Keyboard care
- And the best part is, you can convert it into a laptop anytime you want.
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