On 5th October Aakash Tablet was launched by Indian HRD minister Kapil Sibal. It is manufactured by company Datawind in Hyderabad. Specification is of Aakash tablet computer that would be available to students via government subsidy.
Hardware
Dimension or Form Factor | Length - 190.5 mm Width – 118.5 mm Height – 15.7 mm |
Display/Input device | 7” resistive touch screen |
Resolution | 800x480 pixel resolution |
Weight | 350 Grams |
Processor | Connexant 366 Mhz processor with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor |
Network Connectivity | Wi-fi enabled IEEE 802.11 a/b/g |
Connectivity | two USB 2.0 full USB port |
Memory (RAM) | 256Mb |
Storage (internal) | 2Gb Flash |
Storage (external) | 2 Gb to 32 Gb microSD supported |
Battery | 2100 mAh, up to 180 minutes, NDTV has reported that 1.5 to 2 hours when watching full HD videos |
Audio out | 3.5 mm port |
Software
- Operating System – Android 2.2
- Apps store – GetJar no support for Android market place
- Document rendering - Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
- PDF Support – Yes, PDF viewer
- Text Editor – Yes
- Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
- Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
- Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
- Web browser - Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
- Separate application for online YouTube video
Cost and Pricing
- Initial Cost : Initially cost of production for Aakash tablet is around INR 2276 (Around 50$)
- Price : Student will get the device in around 35$ (INR 1730), government will bear the subsidy.
Note : Specs is for student edition that will be available by institutions of study
Source : NDTV,
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