World's cheapest tablet Aakash scores 14 lakh orders in two weeks

The sale figures for the cheapest Android tablet in the world – the Aakash slate - continue to soar with 14 lakh units booked within 14 days. 

According to the Economic Times report, the unexpected demand has prompted the manufacturer, UK- based Datawind, "to establish three new factories - in Cochin, Noida and Hyderabad in the first half of 2012 to assemble the tablet."

Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind told the daily:

"We never expected such a high response from both corporate and individual buyers. We plan to supply 70,000-75,000 units per day once the factories are in place by April."

Even though Aakash tablet was launched with Android’s 2.2 Froyo operating system and a slow 366MHz processor, the interest in the tablet remains undeterred.

One of the key factors as been its irresistible pricing at Rs 2,500. It's even cheaper if you're a student as well at Rs 1,138.

Aakash tablet brings a taste of Android to the common man.

According to the Telecom and Education Minister Kapil Sibal, Aakash tablet ends the digital divide between the rich who have access to the digital world and the poor and ordinary who has so far been excluded.

Equipped with a 7-inch display and a 800x480 resistive touch screen display, Aakash offers a 2100 mAh battery life, 256MB of RAM  and a 2GB of internal storage, which can be extended using a Micro SD card to 32GB.

For those who would like more features, Datawind will be putting the Ubislate 7 on the platter in mid-January. Priced slightly more than the original Aakash at Rs 2,999, the Ubislate 7 will be powered by a faster Cortex A8 700MHz processor and include a slot for a SIM and access to internet using GPRS as well as Wi-Fi.

The spruced up version will also include a bigger battery at 3200 mAh and will run on the Android 2.3 operating system.