Nokia today surprisingly announced Android tablet N1 and bring the Nokia brand come back into consumers’ hands. This is the first android tablet by Nokia after mobile division acquired by Microsoft. The Nokia N1 sports some top-of-the-line specifications and a brilliant industrial design.
The Nokia N1 tablet looks similar to the Xiaomi MiPad and also has the aluminum body like Apple iPad. The tablet is pricing for $249 without taxes and which is pretty competitive too in comparison with Google Nexus 9.
The Nokia N1 sports 7.9 inch 2048×1536 resolution IPS panel with LED backlight display. The device is powered by 2.3 GHz Intel 64-bit Atom Processor Z3580 paired with 2 GB LPDDR3 (800 MHz) RAM. The N1 tablet has 32 GB of internal storage and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with Nokia Z Launcher on the top.
Nokia N1 Specifications
| Chip | Intel® 64-bit Atom™ Processor Z3580, 2.3 GHz |
| Graphics | PowerVR G6430, 533 MHz |
| Display | 7.9 inch (4:3), 2048x1536 resolution Gorilla® glass 3 IPS panel with LED backlight Fully laminated zero air-gap display |
| Memory | LPDDR3 (800 MHz), 2 GB |
| Storage | eMMC 5.0, 32 GB |
| Camera | 8 MP rear-facing camera with autofocus 5 MP front-facing camera, fixed focus 1080p video recording |
| Software | Android™ 5.0 Lollipop, Nokia Z Launcher |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi, (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual channel (2.4GHz & 5GHz) with MIMO Bluetooth, BT 4.0 |
| Speakers | Two 0.5 W stereo speakers 90 dB with less than 10% total harmonic distortion (THD) |
| Microphone | Digital MIC Cavity resonance frequency more than 20 KHz |
| Buttons and connections | 3.5 mm audio, Micro-USB 2.0 with a Type-C reversible connector |
| Sensors | 6-axis Gyro+Accelerometer |
| Battery | 18.5 Wh (5300 mAh) rechargeable lithium polymer battery (3.7 V) |
| Dimension | Height : 200.7mm, Width : 138.6 mm, Depth : 6.9 mm |
| Weight | 318 g |
| Body | One-piece design, Aluminum with surface anodization |
| Colors | Natural Aluminum or Lava Gray |
The new Nokia N1 tablet announced at the Slush technology conference in Helsinki, by Sebastian Nyström, Head of Products at Nokia Technologies, who 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.
Checkout the official video from Nokia revealing N1 tablet
The Nokia N1 will be available in Natural Aluminum and Lava Grey colors and is priced at $249 (Rs. 15300 approx.) before taxes. It will be available for purchase in China in Q1 2015.