We finally got the "something" that Nokia was up to yesterday. The company, yesterday, Tuesday 18th Nov. announced the Nokia N1, the "first Nokia-branded Android tablet." according to the company.
The device was unveiled at Slush 2014 conference in Helsinki, by Nokia's Head of Products Business, Sebastian Nyström, who took to the stage to unveil the new device,
Sebastian said,
"We are pleased to bring the Nokia brand back into consumers' hands with the N1 Android tablet, and to help make sophisticated technologies simple. The N1 has a delightfully intuitive interface and an industrial design to match it. This is a great product for Nokia fans and everyone who has not found the right Android tablet yet."
With the launch of the Nokia N1 tablet, the company bypasses the restrictions imposed by the Microsoft deal after the acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services division by Microsoft in April, the company can no longer use the Nokia brand on smartphones till Q4 2016, and on feature phones for 10 years.
The Nokia N1 tablet features the predictive Nokia Z Launcher interface on top of Android 5.0 Lollipop. Nokia says the N1 tablet features a "unique one-piece aluminium design with a soft finish", and will be available in Lava Grey and Natural Aluminium colours.
The Nokia N1 features a 7.9-inch (2048x1536 pixel) IPS LED-backlit display protected by Gorilla Glass 3, and is powered by a 64-bit 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 processor (4 cores, 4 threads) coupled with a PowerVR G6430 GPU and 2GB of LPDDR3 (800MHz) RAM. It sports 32GB of inbuilt storage.
Nokia N1 tablet features an 8-megapixel rear autofocus camera with 1080p video recording, and a 5-megapixel fixed focus camera. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/n/ac with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB with reversible Type-C connector, and a 3.5mm audio jack.
The Nokia N1 tablet weighs in at 318 grams, and measures 200.7x138.6x6.9mm. Also onboard are 0.5W stereo speakers, and a 5300mAh battery and a 6-axis gyroscope sensor and an accelerometer.
The tablet will be launched in China in Q1 2015, will cost $249 and will be made available in other markets globally.
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