Aakash 4 Tablet specifications announced
Posted on: 02/Jul/2013 2:36:04 PM
The Centre has announced that it will soon start work on Aakash 4, the low cost tablet for school and college students.
According to a release on the website of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology, �A sub-committee comprising of technical experts has prepared the proposed vendor neutral Technical Specifications of Aakash IV. These specifications have been developed with a view to have a device at a low cost� Aakash 4 will have a 7-inch screen with a minimum resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. To make sure that the screen has decent touch sensitivity, government wants manufacturers to use panels with at least 5 touch points. LCD brightness should be a minimum of 290 cd/m2, and its contrast ratio should be a minimum of 500� The processor that will power Aakash 4 should meet some minimum specifications. The chip should be able to score at least 1469 points in Antutu, a popular Android benchmarking app� Aakash 4 will have a minimum of 1GB DDR3 RAM. The tablet is likely to come with at least 4GB internal storage and support for up to a 32GB micro SD card. (We want) Aakash 4 to have support for external USB storage devices, keyboard, mouse, popular 3G/4G data dongles, USB to ethernet adapters and USB printers� All interested stakeholders may examine the proposed specifications and provide their comments especially from the point of vendor neutrality, usability and functionality.�
