Nokia N1 to Be Available in China February 2015, Europe to Follow Soon With Unknown US Release
Nokia was once been a titan in the mobile phone industry but everything had changed when smartphones entered the market. Their Lumia line had been popular with die-hard Nokia fans but since Microsoft purchased its smartphone division a few months ago, the Finnish phone company was at a loss on what to make next – until recently.
During the Slush 2014 conference in Finland, Nokia introduced the N1, a tablet running on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It is a full aluminum metal build, a 7.9-inch IPS LCD screen with a display resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 chip with a quad-core 2.3GHz processor and a PowerVR G6430 GPU.
A 32GB internal storage variant is available with 2GB of RAM. There is no microSD card support though. The sleek, rounded edges of the Nokia tablet has the feel of the older Apple devices and it's quite thin at 6.9-millimeters. The tablet is available in Natural Aluminum and Lava Gray colors.
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In addition to running Android Lollipop, the N1 tablet also comes with the homemade Z launcher. The launcher is there for users to quikcly search for apps, contacts, webpages, and more just by writing out letters onto the screen. The launcher was first unveiled in June and was described as "simple and surprisingly enjoyable."
The tablet will initially be available in China in February next year and will cost $250. Afterwards, the N1 will be making its debut in other countries like Russia as well as other European countries where the Nokia brand name is still highly valued.
Nokia also has announced that it won't be making a return to producing its own smartphones, even if its contract with Microsoft will allow it to sell smartphones in 2016. The Finnish mobile company will instead be licensing its brand to interested companies, selling their devices under the Nokia name.
