Stories about the Aakash 2 tablet have been doing the rounds for quite a while now. In an interview with IBNLive, Sunil Singh Tuli, CEO, Datawind, put some light on the key specifications of the upcoming Aakash 2 tablet.

Compared to the previous version of the Aakash tablet, which proved to be a dud, the company has now upgraded some of the key features to enhance the user experience.

The original Aaaksh tablet was powered by a 366 MHz processor, but the new Aakash 2 tablet will come engineered with a Cortex A8 800 MHz processor.

Besides, the upgraded Aakash will run Android 2.3 operating system, whereas its predecessor had Android 2.2 OS. The previous version of Aakash had a 7-inch resistive touch screen, but the new Aakash tablet will have a 7-inch multitouch capacitive screen.

Key specifications: Aakash 2

- 7-inch multi-touch capacitive screen

- 256 MB RAM

- 2GB (internal) flash memory, which is expandable up to 32 using a micro SD card

- USB port

- 800 MHz Cortex A8 processor

- 3200 mAh battery (claimed to offer 3-4 hours of backup)

- WiFi