Here the advanced version of Aakash Tablet is launched by Datawind in association with the HRD Ministry. Aakash-2 has improved feature, performance and enhanced user experience than its predecessor Aakash.
In terms of performance the new version is much student friendly and a leap ahead of the original.
The CPU is 1 GHz, as opposed to the earlier, wimpy 366 MHz. However, the 512 MB of RAM is still a bottleneck on the ICS platform. It hasn't been stated whether Google Play is supported, so we don't yet know whether students can install apps and games from the online store without restrictions. Here are the full specifications of the Aakash-2:
- Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
- ARM Cortex A8 1GHz with 512 MB of DDR3 RAM.
- 4 GB internal storage, 32 GB microSD support.
- 7", 4-point Capacitive multi-touch display with pixel dimensions of 800x480.
- 0.3 megapixel front VGA camera.
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPRS
- Mini-USB port with OTG, 3.5 mm audio jack, G-sensor.
- 3200 mA Li-ion battery with up to 3 hours of backup.
- High Quality video streaming and video playback
- DOC, DOCX , PPT,PPTX,PPT,PPTX,XLS,XLSX,ODT,ODP documents are supported
Aakash-2 Tablet is available at a subsidized price of Rs 1130 , for Indian student , and a commercial version of Aakash-2 branded as UbiSlate 7Ci , is available at Rs 4499 on Datawind's website.
The original Aakash has been mired in controversy due to delayed shipment, with pre-order payments having been made months in advance. We really hope the subsidised tablet, which was meant for students, will reach its intended users this time around.
