The affordable Aakash tablet, yet another Android pad, was released in December and already Datawind, the developer, has too many orders to fill. The Aakash tablet sold out almost immediately, proving that Datawind did not anticipate the demand for such a low-end Android pad / tablet PC.
The pre-orders that Datawind began taking in December had no money involved, which means they weren’t technically cash pre-orders but were more like physical reservations for those who waited first. Keep in mind however that the Aakash tablet is just now ready for shipping.
In the time since the orders began, Datawind has collected over 1.4 million pre-orders for the Aakash, and the more expensive UbiSlate 7+ upgraded model. In fact, The Times of India claims the sales went up to 1.4 million in just two weeks.
The general consensus here is that the Aakash tablet, and its upgraded model (UbiSlate 7+), are very, very popular. The official UbiSlate site shows that pre-orders for January and February are completely sold-out, but anyone interested can still get an order in for March.
Both Android pads were designed with students in mind and support a wide selection of word processing and application document formats (DOC, TXT, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT and ODP). The UbiSlate Android pads also support standard PDF viewing for use with Adobe format documents.
It’s also worth noting that both the Aakash tablet and the UbiSlate 7+ Android pad supports xHTML 1.1 and JavaScript 1.8 for internet browsing, which essentially means they adequately meet standard browsing specifications.
The Aakash (UbiSlate 7) Android tablet and the UbiSlate 7+ Android pad include a 7″ resistive touchscreen LCD display with a supported 800×480 pixel resolution.
Aakash Tablet (UbiSlate 7) and Android Pad
The Aakash tablet ships with the Android 2.2 operating system, and is powered by an ARM11 366MHz processor, 256MB of installed memory/RAM and a 2100 mAh lithium ion rechargeable battery. The lower-end Aakash model Android pad only includes WiFi functionality for use with home wireless networks or wireless hot-spot locations.
The Aakash Tablet is on sale now for Rs. 2,499 (Indian Rupees), which is roughly $50 ($47.59).
The pre-orders that Datawind began taking in December had no money involved, which means they weren’t technically cash pre-orders but were more like physical reservations for those who waited first. Keep in mind however that the Aakash tablet is just now ready for shipping.
In the time since the orders began, Datawind has collected over 1.4 million pre-orders for the Aakash, and the more expensive UbiSlate 7+ upgraded model. In fact, The Times of India claims the sales went up to 1.4 million in just two weeks.
The general consensus here is that the Aakash tablet, and its upgraded model (UbiSlate 7+), are very, very popular. The official UbiSlate site shows that pre-orders for January and February are completely sold-out, but anyone interested can still get an order in for March.
Aakash Tablet and UbiSlate 7+ Android Pad Specifications
The Aakash tablet and the UbiSlate 7+ android pad are quite similar with exception to slight hardware changes between the lower end model and the upgraded version. Both UbiSlate android pads include 2 full size USB ports and a microSD slot for external memory upgrades (with support for up to 32GB total microSD external storage) and 2GB internal storage.Both Android pads were designed with students in mind and support a wide selection of word processing and application document formats (DOC, TXT, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT and ODP). The UbiSlate Android pads also support standard PDF viewing for use with Adobe format documents.
It’s also worth noting that both the Aakash tablet and the UbiSlate 7+ Android pad supports xHTML 1.1 and JavaScript 1.8 for internet browsing, which essentially means they adequately meet standard browsing specifications.
The Aakash (UbiSlate 7) Android tablet and the UbiSlate 7+ Android pad include a 7″ resistive touchscreen LCD display with a supported 800×480 pixel resolution.
Aakash Tablet (UbiSlate 7) and Android Pad
The Aakash tablet ships with the Android 2.2 operating system, and is powered by an ARM11 366MHz processor, 256MB of installed memory/RAM and a 2100 mAh lithium ion rechargeable battery. The lower-end Aakash model Android pad only includes WiFi functionality for use with home wireless networks or wireless hot-spot locations.
The Aakash Tablet is on sale now for Rs. 2,499 (Indian Rupees), which is roughly $50 ($47.59).