Aakash 2
The Aakash 2 (also sold as the Ubislate 7Ci) is an Android-based tablet computer produced by British company DataWind. In an announcement in March 2012, the Telecom Minister, Mr. Kapil Sibal, who was also in charge of Ministry of Human Resources and Development had announced that DoT (Department of Telecom) had cleared the proposal to distribute 50 lakh (5 million) units of tablet PCs to students. It is the follow-up to the Aakash tablet.
| Developer | DataWind |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | VMC Systems, Hyderabad |
| Type | Tablet computer |
| Generation | Second |
| Operating system | Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich |
| CPU | Allwinner A13 (ARM Cortex A8 @ 1 GHz processor ) |
| Memory | 512 MB RAM |
| Storage | Flash memory Internal: 4 GB flash External: 2 to 32 GB microSD slot |
| Display | 800 × 480 px 7 in (18 cm) diagonal |
| Sound | Built in microphone; stereo earphones; 3.5 mm jack |
| Input | Multi-touch Capacitive Touch screen |
| Camera | Front VGA |
| Touchpad | Capacitive |
| Connectivity | Mini-USB Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) |
| Power | 3000 mAh li-po battery |
| Predecessor | Aakash |
| Related | UbiSlate 7C |
| Website | http://www.akashtablet.com/ |
The Minister had also announced that C-DAC and IIT-Mumbai would together be responsible for the specification, quality, and testing of Aakash 2. An updated version was launched on November 11, 2012.
Retail(start) price of Datawind UbiSlate 7Ci as of the end of 2013, is about 30 GBP in UK(Europe), about 150 PLN.