The Aakash is an Android-based tablet computer produced by British company DataWind. It is manufactured by the India-based company Quad, at a new production centre in Hyderabad, under a trial run of 100,000 units. The tablet was officially launched as the Aakash in New Delhi on October 5, 2011. The Indian HRD ministry projects introduction of an upgraded second-generation model called Aakash 2 in April 2012.
The Aakash is a low-cost tablet computer with a 7-inch touch screen, ARM 11 processor and 256 MB RAM running under the Android 2.2 operating system. It has two universal serial bus (USB) ports and delivers high definition (HD) quality video. For applications, the Aakash will have access to Getjar, an independent market, rather than the Android Market.
The device was developed as part of the country's aim to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities in an e-learning program. Originally projected as a "$35 laptop", the device will be sold to the Government of India at US$50 until further orders are received to obtain the $35 committed price, and will be distributed to university students for free. A commercial version of Aakash is currently marketed as UbiSlate 7+ at a price of $60.
The Ubislate website accessed 2012-02-07 informs that a lakh Ubislate 7+ devices are being pre-booked each day, bookings are being taken for March, capacity for February being sold.
SPECIFICATION:-
As released on 5 October 2011, the Aakash features an overall size of 190.5 x 118.5 x 15.7 mm with a 180 millimetres (7.1 in) resistive touchscreen,[20] a weight of 350 grams (12 oz) and using the Android 2.2 operating system with access to the proprietary marketplace Getjar (not the Android Market), developed by DataWind.
The processor runs at 366 MHz; there is a graphics accelerator and HD video coprocessor. The tablet has 256 MB RAM, a micro SD slot with a 2 GB Micro SD card (expandable to 32 GB), two USB ports, a 3.5 mm audio output and input jack, a 2100 mAh battery, Wi-fi capability, a browser developed by DataWind, and an internal cellular and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) modem. Power consumption is 2 watts, and there is a solar charging option.
The Aakash is designed to support various document (DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP,PDF), image (PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF), audio (MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA) and video (MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV) file formats and includes an application for access to YouTube video content.
| Specifications | Aakash | UbiSlate 7+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | 2,500 | 2,999 |
| Central processor unit speed | ARM11, 366 MHz | ARM Cortex-A8, 700 MHz |
| Random-access memory | 256 MB | 256 MB |
| Battery | 2100 mAh | 3200 mAh |
| Operating system | Android 2.2 Froyo | Android 2.3 Gingerbread |
| Network | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi + GPRS phone network |
| Phone Call | No | yes |
| Screen | Resistive | Resistive |
| App Store | GetJar | Android Market |
| Made in | India | India |
Will have a micro-SD slot, and a 2 GB micro-SD flash memory card, upgradable to 32 GB, to store user data and programs not run from ROM. In Android 2.3 some applications and data can be moved from the ROM to the memory card.
Memory: ROM size has apparently not been stated by Datawind, but is estimated to be either 256 MB or 2 GB. Both tablets have graphics processing cards, but the graphics memory size and GPU speed have not been stated .
Google Android Market: Aakash has no SIM card and insufficient processing power to use Google's Android Market, and will instead use the GetJar Marketplace. UbiSlate-7+ also will not have access to Google's Android Market confirmed by Google.
Network: Aakash supports wireless local area network (wireless LAN, Wi-Fi). It does not support GPRS/3G cellular networks. UbiSlate-7+ has GPRS Internet connection, a 2.5 generation Internet connection. Both tablets support an external 3G USB modem.
Browser
Datawind announced that their browser will use data compression technology to speed up data transmission. Compressed data such as ZIP files, JPEG images, MP3 audio, MPEG video will be transmitted at the basic speed, while uncompressed data will transmit typically at speeds up to 6 times faster, depending upon its nature. If and when successfully combined with Server-side web compression, 1G Analog Internet service might actually be able to compete with 2G or 3G digital internet service. Datawind alleges that their browser can give up to 30 times faster speeds.Book your Akash Tablet: Click here..!!
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