Details of Aakash Tablet - SOLD OUT: Buy UBISlate 7+

Want details of Aakash Tablet? Wish to know how to buy Aakash tablet? You can't. Shocked? Yes, you cannot buy Aakash tablet anymore. It was a limited edition production and is now marked SOLD OUT. Check out your options and dont forget to read a review of Aakash by a real user. Actually, two reviews! 

How can Aakash sell out without even coming to market? I don't know the exact answer. I can figure out Data Wind manufactured a very limited number of Aakash tablets that were distributed to some lucky students. I don't know the exact number. Maybe you remember the number of tablets distributed by Mr. Sibal on the launch of Aakash in India. Maybe, that was the only number of Aakash tablets manufactured by Data Wind.

If you were looking for commercial version of the Aakash tablet, you need not worry. Data Wind has come up with an advanced version of Aakash. People in India are calling it Aakash 2 while Data Wind calls it UBISlate 7+. It says UBISlate 7 was Aakash and is no more available. If you are looking for the student version, please see the "details of Aakash tablet" section at a later time. There is no information about it as of now. If you can cite any source about it, I will be grateful.

Before covering details of Aakash 2 tablet, let me explain why Aakash tablet sold out.

According to Data Wind, the government had asked it to replace tablets that come for repairs. This means even if there is a small fault in Aakash tablet, Data Wind has to replace it with a new Aakash (UBISlate 7) tablet. That would mean a huge loss to the company. They were said to be negotiating with the government on the issue. I did not hear anything after that except that Aakash was sold out.

Since the original model is no longer being manufactured, the customer is left with two choices:

1. Get the older model repaired or

2. Pay extra for the updated Aakash 2 (UBISlate 7+).

Indeed it is a well planned move and I support it. After all, why should the government insist on replacing the entire unit each time a tablet has problems. That demand by GoI is simply unacceptable. Even I would have done the same if I were in place of Data Wind.

I do not know about the after sales service for Aakash 2 or UBISlate 7+ tablet. However, I assume it would be repairing instead of replacing entire unit.

Price: Rs: 2999 (USD 60) for commercial version

            Rs: Unknown for student version. I don't know if there will be a student version for UBISlate 7+ or as they call it, the Aakash 2 tablet.

Processor: Cortex A8 (700 Mhz)

Memory : 256MB RAM

Internal Storage: 2GB Flash

External Storage: 2GB to 32GB

Standard Peripherals: 2 USB ports

Display: 7" with 800x480 res

OS: Android 2.2

PDF viewer, Text editor

Multimedia and Image Display

Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF

Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA

Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV

Communication and Internet

Web browser - Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, JavaScript 1.8 compliant

Separate application for online YouTube video

These are the details of Aakash tablet version 2 or rather, UBISlate 7+, which is an advanced version of GoI envisioned Aakash tablet.

Data Wind says UBISlate 7+ will hit the Indian market in late January 2012. At the moment, you can go to ubislate.com and prebook the Aakash 2 tablet (Available as UBISlate 7+).

Hi All,

Above all I would like to inform you that I am keeping a pin attached to my pen drive and using a HB pencil as home made stylus to operate this (not) so easy fully indian device, if this is how we have to operate then I am really very sorry I dont even need a replacement of the device. There are no ear phones which has been given, I am using my phone's ear plugs to listen to video or music, I have to use these because there is no internal speakers attached. This has been made for the student to listen to the online lectures of the different colleges and schools, now my question is how many schools and colleges are WIFI activated, there are applications like notepad, word, excel and blah blah, but how can a student write on this if the touch of the device is so hard to push, sir, this is totally unacceptable as this is not more than a toy rather than a equipment on which an Indian should feel proud.

I am giving you a list of defects which are prevailing in this device.

1. It hangs alot and I have to use a pinhole to reset it very often.

2. While charging it gets hot and some time I had a feel that It might explode due to excessive heating, again this is big security hazards for student, I would not give this device to my kids if this is the case.

3. Battery backup is very less.

4. There is no sound control given on the device, while watching a video or song you need to stop the  video and then go to settings and then control sound, there is no multitasking , are we living in stone age?

5. There is no provision for attaching this device to Ethernet, I have spent extra 3500/- to convert my broadband into Wireless.

6. The touch of the device is so hard to use and I am using a HB pencil to scroll and push.

7. There are games installed in the device as an entertainment pack, please try to play these games. Its real stupid games.

Keeping all these points I personally feel its of no use , the only thing I would be settling would be "REFUND ONLY".

Thanks and Regards

Avnish Laroiya

I had booked akash tablet (ubislat7) & received it on 16 jan-2012 & made payment through debit card in favour of "bright telecom india (p) ltd on 26 december 2011.

Description of product: akash tablet

imei no:p314112940169801

payment mode:online,debit card

date of payment:26 dec 2011

first of all, I received it too late then ubislate is not working properly.

These are the problems in ubislate7

1.No sound available but shown on caton label of ubislate (akash tablet).It is also shown on authorized website of akash.There is nothing on the name of sound.

2. No video support in ubislate7.Any format file for video is not working.It had been declared on its own website that it support for mp3,mp4 avi & flv formats.Mr. Sunnet tuli & its organization is misguiding the nation & peoples in india

3.It hang over & show force end at every step.

4. It has resistive screen but it doesnt mean to tolerate pain while pressing the scrren.

5. There is no battery charging indicator & no time has been mentioned.Is indian have free time to spend for particular work.

6.No accessary had been provided as had been mentioned on website.There is only single,sort cable charger.

7.No operation manual to operate ubislate & to resolve technical enquries related ubislate

Anuj