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Aakash tablet



Finally then end to such a long wait has come. Datawind has finally launched the Ubislate7 in India whose student name is Aakash tablet. This ultra low cost tablet has some incredibly great features which can surely compete with few other computing devices.

The tablet is priced at Rs 2,500 and at Rs 1,500 for students which is far more cheaper than any other tablet available in the market.



Mr Suneet Singh Tuli(CEO of Datawind) says- "This is a made in India product. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to do this. The final goal is to provide the same features at a lower cost or provide better functionality and features at the same cost."

The tablet became so popular among people that the first stock was sold out in merely a few hours. The next stock will be coming in january soon. Even the bookings for the month of feb are over now.

It comes with a configuration as follows-


  • Hardware:
    • Processor: Connexant with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor
    • Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM / Storage (Internal): 2GB Flash
    • Storage (External): 2GB to 32GB Supported
    • Peripherals (USB2.0 ports, number): 2 Standard USB port
    • Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800x480 pixel resolution
    • Input Devices: Resistive touch screen
    • Connectivity and Networking: GPRS and WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
    • Power and Battery: Up to 180 minutes on battery. AC adapter 200-240 volt range.
  • Software:
    • OS: Android 2.2
    • Document Rendering
  • Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
  • PDF viewer, Text editor
  • Multimedia and Image Display
    • Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
    • Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
    • Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
  • Communication and Internet
    • Web browser - Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
    • Separate application for online YouTube video
    • Safety and other standards compliance
  • CE certification / RoHS certification
    • Other: Additional Web Browser: UbiSurfer-Browser with compression/acceleration and IE8 rendering.




Presently no other company is able to provide a tablet at such a low price as this. It comes with three accessories namely a car charger, external antenna and a keyboard case.

Few of the features of Ubislate7 are-

  • Unbeatable Price:
    • Only Rs.2,500 for the UbiSlate
  • High Quality Web Anytime & Anywhere:
    • WiFi: Allows fast Youtube videos at hotspots
    • Fast web access even on GPRS networks, across the country using DataWind’s patented acceleration technology
    • Web, Email, Facebook, Twitter and much much more!
  • Multimedia Powerhouse:
    • HD Quality Video
  • Watching movies in the palm of your hand on a 7” screen
    • Audio library software helps manage your full collection of songs
  • Applications Galore with Android 2.2:
    • Games
    • Productivity software: Office suite
    • Educational software
    • Over 150,000 apps!
  • Full sized-USB port & Micro-SD slot:
    • Expand memory to 32GB
    • Use any ordinary pen-drive
    • Even plug-in a 3G dongle
Even the commercial or the updated version of Ubislate that is Ubislate7+ is here too which is priced at a slightly higher price of Rs 2,999 and you can pre book it  here.



At the launch of Ubislate Kapil Sibbal said-
"The rich have access to the digital world, the poor and ordinary have been excluded. Aakash will end that digital divide."


There have been many who have been praising it all over.

At a price of this, it is worth buying it.

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