Unannounced Datawind Ubislate 3G7 tablet to have 3G connectivity

It looks like Datawind’s next attempt at an inexpensive tablet will have better connectivity options. Spotted by Engadget , an FCC listing for a new tablet by the company, dubbed the Ubislate 3G7, shows that the tablet will offer 3G connectivity. So far, Ubislate tablets have only offered 2G connectivity, alongside Wi-Fi. According to the listing, the tablet will support quad-band GPRS and tri-band HSPA (2100/1900/850 MHz). This also makes the tablet compatible with AT&T’s “4G” networks in the US.

So far, the tablet hasn’t been announced in any official capacity. However, just last week, India’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Kapil Sibal had announced that the tablet, dubbed Aakash 4 in India, will be available by January 2014 .

An earlier iteration of the Datawind Ubislate tablet

Speaking at the Indian Telecom Summit organised by CIII in Delhi on Friday, Sibal said that he is striving hard to make Aakash a success story. “Yesterday we had meeting on the Aakash. The generation 4 Aakash is ready, all the specifications are frozen,” he added. Sibal has also announced that there are about 12 manufacturers from around the world ready to produce the tablets in India.

The government announced the specifications for the tablet earlier last month after much deliberation. Aakash 4 will be seeing changes in the hardware side of things, which will enable it to dual-boot Android and Linux (through a microSD card). It will have 1GB of DDR3 SDRAM as well as 4GB of internal storage and up to 32GB microSD support. The tablet will have a 7-inch LCD display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

The battery on Aakash 4 will last a good 3 hours of 720p video playback, according to the specs, and will also go from 10 percent to 80 percent with two hours of charging. The tablet will have Wi-Fi enabled and Internet will be accessible through 2G and 3G SIM cards. Interestingly, the government also wants support for 4G dongles as well as support for USB On-The-Go on one of the USB ports of the tablet.