features. Where the earlier one felt raw, this version looks more like
a finished product: thinner, lighter, and perhaps a little sturdier.
The 7” screen is now capacitive multi-touch (800x480), with
better response and brighter looks. Placed alongside the older
Aakash 1, the difference is stark. The 7Ci is half the thickness,
and weighs 286grams against the former’s 398grams.The Aakash
2 will sell to college students at a subsidized Rs 1,130. The
equivalent UbiSlate 7Ci sells commercially for Rs 4,499.
Memory and storage have been doubled to 512 MB and 4 GB
respectively. There’s USB 2.0 (through a mini-USB slot), and a
micro-SD slot for memory cards up to 32 GB. The OS is Android
4.0.4(Ice Cream Sandwich). You can buy Android apps via the
rupee-priced Google Play app-store. The front-facing camera is
adequate for video chat in good ambient light. Sound is good with
headphones.
The processor upgrade (from 366MHz ARM to 1 GHz Cortex A8)
is an improvement, and together with the capacitive touch makes
the display quite responsive. In An3Dbench and An3Dbench XL,
for measuring graphics and animation capability, it scored 6,482
and 20,543 respectively, which is a bit lower than other budget
tablets we have tested. In Vellamo test, which tests browsing
efficiency, the UbiSlate 7Ci scored a low 614 (the Zen A100 had scored 729). Battery life of more than 4 hours on the 3Ah is a
welcome change from the 2 hours on the older 2Ah battery.
Bottomline: The Aakash 2 is a good overall package for a student,
or anyone looking at additional devices in the house. What it
doesn’t do is work for a business user on the go.
specification:
Price: `4,499
Pros: Price, usable speed and performance, capacitive multi-touch display, light and
compact, good battery back-up
Cons: VGAcamera. No3G (the 7C+, at Rs4,799 has GPRS). Supply
(availability) issues.
Key Specs: Android 4.0 ICS, 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB flash, expandable
to 32GB with micro-SD, mini-USB, Wi-Fi, 7” capacitive touch (800x480), 286g.
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