Datawind hikes price of Ubislate 7+ Android tablet to Rs.3,499

Datawind, the manufacturer of the world’s cheapest android tablet has hiked the price of Ubislate 7+ tablets. Ubislate 7+ was priced at Rs.2,999 and the new price is Rs.3,499. This change does not apply to customers that have pre-paid for their units, they will still be delivered product for their original price. Datawind has reported that this price hike was due to the 26% drop in the value of the Rupee against the U.S. Dollar over the last year. Datawind claims that this tablet is still the world’s cheapest even after the price rise.

Datawind CEO Sunit Singh Tuli said,

We are sorry to report that we’ve had to increase the Retail Price of the UbiSlate 7+ tablet to Rs.3,499 recently. We have been significantly impacted by the 26% drop in the value of the Rupee against the U.S. Dollar over the last year. Since a significant component of the parts incorporated in the device is imported, our costs have gone-up by the same amount. While we have continued to deliver at a loss, with the hope that the value of the Rupee will recover in the international markets, unfortunately now this does not seem likely in the short term.