Specifications
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, 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.
Comparison of past and present Aakash tablets
| Tablet name | Company | Price (INR) | CPU speed | Internal Storage (RAM) | External Storage (SD Card) | Battery | Operating system | Network | Phone Call | Screen | Android Store | Launch Date | Manufactured in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakshat | HCL | 2,200 | 366 MHz | 256 MB | 2 GB | 2100 mAh | Android 2.2 Froyo | Wi-Fi only | VoIP only | 800x480 px Resistive screen | No | Canceled | India |
| Aakash / Ubislate 7 | Datawind | 2,500 | ARM11, 366 MHz | 256 MB | 2 GB (expandable up to 32 GB) | 2100 mAh | Android 2.2 Froyo | Wi-Fi only | VoIP only | Resistive | No | December 2011 | China |
| UbiSlate 7+
(discontinued) |
Datawind | 3,000 | ARM 11, 366 MHz | 256 MB | 4 GB (expandable up to 32 GB) | 3000 mAh | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | Wi-Fi + GPRS phone network | Yes | Resistive | No | April 2012 | China |
| Ubislate 7Ri
(discontinued) |
Datawind | - | ARM Cortex-A8, 1 GHz | 512 MB | 4 GB (expandable up to 32 GB) | 3000 mAh | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich | Wi-Fi | VoIP only | Resistive | Yes | April 2012 | China |
| Ubislate 7R+
(discontinued) |
Datawind | - | ARM Cortex-A8, 1 GHz | 512 MB | 4GB (expandable up to 32 GB) | 3000 mAh | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich | Wi-Fi + GPRS Phone Network | Yes | Resistive | Yes | April 2012 | China |
| Aakash 2, UbiSlate 7Ci | Datawind | 3999 | ARM Cortex-A8, 1 GHz | 512 MB | 4 GB (expandable up to 32 GB) | 3000 mAh, 3hrs battery time | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich | Wi-Fi only | VoIP only | 7-inch, 800×480 px capacitive display | Yes | 11 November 2012 | |
| Aakash 3, UbiSlate 7C+ | Datawind | 4999 | ARM Cortex-A8, 1 GHz | 512 MB | 4 GB (expandable up to 32 GB) | 3000 mAh, 3hrs battery time | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich | Wi-Fi + GPRS | Yes | 7-inch, 800×480 px capacitive display | Yes | 11 November 2012 | |
| Aakash 3, UbiSlate 7C+ | Datawind | 5999 | ARM Cortex-A8, 1 GHz | 512 MB | 4 GB (expandable up to 32 GB) | 3000 mAh, 3hrs battery time | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich | Wi-Fi + EDGE | Yes | 7-inch, 800×480 px capacitive display | Yes | 11 November 2012 |
Storage: Some of the above tablets 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' 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. Aakash 2 will have access to Google's Android Market confirmed by Google.
Network: Aakash supports wireless local area network (wireless LAN or Wi-Fi). It does not support any cellular networks. In addition to Wi-Fi, UbiSlate-7+ has GPRS Internet connection, a second generation Internet connection. External 3G USB modem is not supported.
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