Specification of Aakash Tablet Computer, the cheapest Tablet computer

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,