DataWind has announced the completion of delivery of 100,000 units of its low-cost tablet., the Aakash 2.
The total delivery included 98,000 Aakash 2 devices and 2,000 units of tablets with DataWind’s recommendations for Aakash 3, at a price of Rs 2,263. One of the world’s cheapest tablets, the tablet is spec'd competitively in comparison to other low-cost slates and is said to be half the price of a similarly-outfitted tablet in the market.
The 7-inch WVGA display is manufactured at India’s only touch-screen manufacturing facility in Amritsar. Under the hood of the Aakash 2 is a Cortex-A8 1Ghz processor of the same calibre as the original iPad; in addition, there is 512MB of RAM.
The low-cost Aakash 2
Internal storage is capped at 4GB, but can be supplemented by up to 32GB through the microSD card slot. The tablet supports external 3G and EVDO dongles, besides the built-in Wi-Fi support. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the tablet has a VGA camera and a gyro sensor. Commercially, the device is sold as the UbiSlate 7Ci.
DataWind has also recommended specifications for the next-gen Aakash 3 and has shipped a limited number of these devices for early testing. Aakash 3 has an embedded quad-band Edge modem allowing for both cellular voice and data functionality. This allows the device to be used both as a smartphone and also for ubiquitous Internet connectivity with a regular SIM.
In addition to delivering the pending Aakash 2 units, DataWind also announced it has completed deliveries of its pre-paid backlog with less than one percent of pre-paid backlog customers remain pending, due to lack of courier coverage or contact information. New orders for the UbiSlate devices will now be processed within 72 hours.
The total delivery included 98,000 Aakash 2 devices and 2,000 units of tablets with DataWind’s recommendations for Aakash 3, at a price of Rs 2,263. One of the world’s cheapest tablets, the tablet is spec'd competitively in comparison to other low-cost slates and is said to be half the price of a similarly-outfitted tablet in the market.
The 7-inch WVGA display is manufactured at India’s only touch-screen manufacturing facility in Amritsar. Under the hood of the Aakash 2 is a Cortex-A8 1Ghz processor of the same calibre as the original iPad; in addition, there is 512MB of RAM.
The low-cost Aakash 2
Internal storage is capped at 4GB, but can be supplemented by up to 32GB through the microSD card slot. The tablet supports external 3G and EVDO dongles, besides the built-in Wi-Fi support. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the tablet has a VGA camera and a gyro sensor. Commercially, the device is sold as the UbiSlate 7Ci.
DataWind has also recommended specifications for the next-gen Aakash 3 and has shipped a limited number of these devices for early testing. Aakash 3 has an embedded quad-band Edge modem allowing for both cellular voice and data functionality. This allows the device to be used both as a smartphone and also for ubiquitous Internet connectivity with a regular SIM.
In addition to delivering the pending Aakash 2 units, DataWind also announced it has completed deliveries of its pre-paid backlog with less than one percent of pre-paid backlog customers remain pending, due to lack of courier coverage or contact information. New orders for the UbiSlate devices will now be processed within 72 hours.
