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Aakash Tablet: Product Review, Specs, Pics, Price and Insights From the Maker Himself

By on 2:06 pm , October 6, 2011 in Mobile, News, Technology

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Student of Information and Technology at IIIT-Allahabad. A programmer by chance and a blogger by heart. Staunch Roger Federer fan and loves reading novels. Wishes to make it BIG in life which acording to him is too short to do everything that he wants to. Read his personal musings on jack & spades Follow his tweets on @goofynish
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  • http://bhardwajme.blogspot.com Abhishek Bhardwaj

    Cool, very nice review and that too when the tablet is launched yesterday only.
    How did you get the device so early ?
    Congrats for writing such a post.

    • Nishant Garg

      Thanks for the comment. Yes we were one of the lucky ones who were handed the device for the testing phase and reviewing it for further enhancement. thanks again :)

      • Mahesh Bhat

        Hey Nishant, Does it have a SIM card slot?
        by the way thanks for your wonderful review about the ptoduct

        • Nishant Garg

          The current version does not have a slim card slot but the commercial version due to be released in december is proposed to have one. Thanks for the appreciation :)

        • Nishant Garg

          The student version released for reviewing does not have a SIM card slot but the commercial version is proposed to have one, to be released in Dec.

  • Manish rajora

    Impressive review and balanced remarks…..great …me too working in Allahabad…

    • Nishant Garg

      thanks for your appreciation :)

  • Hassan Abaza

    do u think they can integrate this tablet to work with other languages than english or that will be a hard task. Also if someone wants to buy a big quantity and ask to buy a more expensive screen would that be possible?

    • Sabya

      Supporting other languages should be easy. It is an Android device basically. If Google has support for a language , applications can be built with that language’s font.

      • Sundar

        Actually, last I checked, Android didn’t have Unicode support and google didn’t seem very eager about adding it. Some apps hack around this, but it’s a worrying fact when considered in the context of this tablet.

      • Sahaja

        Most Android 2.2 devices do not support Indian scripts. To do that properly they need to support Unicode + complex script rendering. This is not included in Android 2.2 – though Samsung seem to have added it to some of their Android phones.

      • Nishant2008_kumar

        Can i know ur complete name. Do u belong to ranchi

  • Soumyadeep

    bhaiwa i study in class 9 and i booked this tab.when will i get it and can we download other apps????????????????

    • Saif Alvi

      hey how did you booked it can you tell me i also want to book it

      • Nishant Garg

        I did not book the Tablet, it has been given to 500 students all across the country for testing and reviewing. I am one of them :)

        • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000014935721 Saif Alvi

          so how did you got that …..

    • Nishant Garg

      the commercial version is proposed to release in December. apps can be installed by adding the APK files into the device. The Tablet does not have the Android Market.

  • Rakesh

    This is quite great. Thanks to Nishant Garg for this wonderful information. We are definitely looking for the public release of this product with more those missing feature available.

    • Nishant Garg

      Thanks for the appreciation :)

      • Arvind Pariti

        Hey i had booked a tab ubislate 7+ can u plz confirm it this is a 3g version or not…

        • Arvind Pariti

          nd some people are saying it runs on android 2.2 and some are saying it runs on 2.3 gingerbread..plz tell me which version it has..I’m asking about the upgraded one….

      • vetri

        i had booked and wen can i get it .is there is any payment prosses before getting it

  • Sachidananda

    This is really great.But how users will get service?

    • Nishant Garg

      The device comes with 1 year replaceable warranty and the company (Datawind) would provide service to the users!

  • Jayram Eee

    anotheer milestone by INDIA

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  • Pradeep Nirwal

    I am the student but i want to purshase the commercial version of this tablet not the student version bcoz commercial version is a phone…..

    the feaure’s of commercial version are :-

    Unbeatable Price:
    Only Rs.2,999 for the UbiSlate
    Monthly internet charges: Rs.98 / 2GB
    High Quality Web Anytime & Anywhere:
    Connect via GPRS or WiFi
    GPRS: Embedded modem eliminates the need for external dongles and allows Internet access everywhere
    WiFi: Allows fast Youtube videos at hotspots
    Fast web access even on GPRS networks, across the country using DataWind’s patented acceleration technology
    Web, Email, Facebook, Twitter and much much more!
    Multimedia Powerhouse:
    HD Quality Video
    Watching movies in the palm of your hand on a 7” screen
    Audio library software helps manage your full collection of songs
    Applications Galore with Android 2.2:
    Games
    Productivity software: Office suite
    Educational software
    Over 150,000 apps!
    Full sized-USB port & Micro-SD slot:
    Expand memory to 32GB
    Use any ordinary pen-drive
    Even plug-in a 3G dongle
    And It’s a Phone!

  • udit

    please guide me on booking this tablet… i really want to buy it,, but i dunno how to book it..

  • Gaurav59592

    nice tablet

  • Gaurav59592

    i want to buy this tablet, how i can book

    • Nishant Garg

      Currently the tablet has only been given to a limited number of students for testing phase. The commercial version is proposed to release in December. Check the official site http://www.ubislate.com/ for further updates.

  • Venetia Ansell

    Hi Nishant,
    Thanks very much for the review. I’m doing an article on the tablet and would be keen to ask you a couple of questions by email/phone. Would that be possible?
    My email address is v.ansell@macmillansolutions.com.
    Thanks
    Venetia

    • aakash

      for more information to buy this tablet call me at this no.-09827669530

  • Aditya3490

    how we get this.

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  • nilesh2s04

    what if they bring capacitve nd tft two diff models i guess many ppl can pay for a lil bit more

    • Nishant Garg

      It wasn’t their (Datawind’s) choice. The govt set the upper limit for the price, they had to limit themselves within the range. The capacitive screens is in consideration and should be included in the commercial version in the future, as stated by the CEO Mr Tuli.

  • Venkat Rn

    May be NarayaMurthy feel happy by seeing this innvoation from an IITian..

    good.. but i am agreewith him in that case.. otherwise.. why that many suisides in IITs .. one side great innovations… from IIT.. the premier intellectual institues of india

  • Carbonetra

    I think the manufacturers can develop 3 versions of this product. With increase in the performance the can add a few grands in the price. If $22 is the import charges for capacitive touchscreen against $4 for resistive one , we can have a tab with capacitive touch too without getting our pockets burnt. Similarly other features can be added provided the cost doesnt shoot up! Greater options to choose from will facilitate a great number of customers to bring this cute tab and get pleased.

  • Raghunathan A

    Best review about the device! Let us know the updates about the device!

  • Tapan Mallik

    Dear Nishant,

    First of all thanks for such a good review.
    I just wanted to know how the USB ports are working after we insert a Memory stick.
    Is it opens automatically as in Desktop Pc it opens or its a totally different application to dealwith?
    Its totally a new concept which is missing in Ipad and also in Galaxy Tab.
    It wil be better if you can tell us if you have the device in hand regarding the USB experience.
    Camera will be an added advantage for commercial purpose.

    Best Regards,
    Tapan

    • Nishant Garg

      The USB drives are treated same as a micro-sd card and opens in the file manager app. Yes this feature is new and probably among the best ones in the tablet. Thanks for the appreciation :)

    • Nishant Garg

      Tapan, sorry for the delay in answering.
      The Tablet treats a USB as a Micro SD card and hence you need to open up the file manager to access the data in the USB.
      The standard USB ports are by far among the best features of the Device.

      • Tapanmallik02

        Thanks Nishant…:)

  • Anant

    very nice review Nishant. I want to know whether it supports all android market apps or only some of them. Also Which video formats can it play?

    • Nishant Garg

      The inbuilt movie player app only plays .flv files but you can always install player apps which support different formats!

  • Sergio Soto

    Buenas tardes, muchas gracias por el articulo, tus especificaciones son muy buenas, soy de Colombia, por casualidad sabes para cuando estén llegando a este país o al continente americano, estoy muy interesado en obtener una, por su precio y funcionalidad, estaré atento a sus respuestas.

    Muchas gracias, disculpen que no hable inglés.

  • gokulkumar

    hey provide more details

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  • Guest

    i would like to buy this device. for me the most imp use of any handheld device is to read pdf/epub/djvu/etc … a mobile phone is pretty useless for this whichever OS it has. akaash sounds like a very good fit for my needs.

  • Jeevabems

    how can i buy this?

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    wen we will get dis i am in 10nth class

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    awesome tab!!!!

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  • Farahada

    i m buying

  • Stribhuvane

    is there camera in akash tablet 7

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  • Priyanka Salunke710

    please give the letest version to the student

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  • electronics keralam

    DONT BUY AKASH TABLET IT IS CHEAP SUB STANDARD CHINESE TOY…YOU WILL LOST YOUR MONEY LIKE ME…PLEASE READ CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AGAINST DATA WIND THE MAKER OF AKASH TAB….http://www.grahakseva.com/complaints/59792/datawind-cheated-me-for-ubislate