Aakash 2 Tablet Now on Android 4.0

Indian made Aakash tablet a that sells for the equivalent of $35 for students and teachers. The best thing you can say about that original tablet was that it was cheap since it ran significantly outdated hardware. The new version of Aakash tablet is coming that will get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the operating system.

To Support ICS 4.0 The tablet gets a single core 800 MHz processor and 256 MB of memory with 2 GB of storage space.The Aakash 2 will feature a 7 inch capacitive multitouch display and a faster single core CPU. It puts many big companies to shame when a product 20 times cheaper gets Android 4.0 before their tablets.



Popularly known as the world’s cheapest tablet, Aakash tablet project has been provided about Rs 765 crore in Indian Union Budget 2012-2013, which is expected to start the second phase of the Aakash project to start in April 2012.

Aakash 2 Tablet Features

• Anytime & Anywhere Internet access with Cellular connectivity for only Rs. 98/- per month (in India only)


• 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 and much much more!


• High Quallity Video Streaming & HD Quality Video Playback


• Games, Full Office suite, Educational software, Over 150,000 apps!


• Expandable memory to 32GB


• Use any ordinary pen-drive


• Even plug-in a 3G dongle


• And it's a Phone to make/receive voice calls