A much more advanced and upgraded version of world's cheapesttablet, Aakash has been developed and is ready to be released in India. Aakash 2 will be updated with the latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and will start its production in July or August.
Aakash 2 was lauched in IIT Bombay. DataWind is manufacturing it.
Aakash 2 has gone through many upgradations from operating system to processor to touchscreen and improved battery. All have been improved to provide a complete computer like experience.
IT Minister Kapil Sibal said, "Aakash is no longer just a device that only consumes content. Through the efforts of IIT-B, Aakash is now a device that creates content."
There has been delay in the launch of this tablet but IT minister didn't provide an answer to it.
"Unfortunately, there was some delay in taking this project forward for reasons that I don't want to go into now," Mr. Sibal said.
Lets take a look at the features and specifications of upgraded Aakash 2 tablet:
Aakash 2 tablet will operate on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It will generate its power from 800MHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor.
Aakash 2 tablet will be topped with a 7-inch capacitive multi-touchscreen
The Aakash 2 will come with 256MB of RAM and 2GB internal storage.
Aakash 2 tablet will run on Li-ion Polymer 3200 mAH battery that will give the tablet a working time of 3 hours.
Aakash 2 tablet will boast Wi-Fi and GPRS features (with SIM and mobile functionality).
Output ports of Aakash 2 tablet are a micro SD card slot and a USB port. It does not have 3G capability.
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