Nokia N1 Android Tablet Revealed

This is the first product I've seen to feature the new reversible and just generally very promising USB C-type connector. Just wanted to point that out, since it's fun when new tech enters the market.

&quot;And, it again isn’t the standard Android OS&quot;<p>Why is this a good thing? Does it mean that it&#x27;s going to lag behind, and at some point stop running the latest version of Android leaving you with a device that can&#x27;t be updated?

This is from the independent Nokia that makes HERE Maps, not from the division acquired by Microsoft.

It looks like 7in iPhone. Even the connector looks like a lightning jack from the renders. And at 6.9mm its thinner than every iPad other than the Air 2 and is even thinner than the 6+ (its as thin as the 6).<p>Also a quad core intel atom. Are there any consumer devices running x86 Android? Seems like an interesting choice, I wonder how long intel can squeeze that battery.<p>Really interesting design choice on Nokia&#x27;s part, but it seems too recent to actually be a copy-cat in design. Really can&#x27;t wait to get my hands on one.

The official product page: <a href="http://n1.nokia.com/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;n1.nokia.com&#x2F;</a>

Kind of weird to see a picture introducing the tablet and it has the letter &quot;F&quot; written on it.

I&#x27;m guessing this is the first example of device created with the Nokia brand as part of the licensing deal mentioned earlier this week [0].<p>They&#x27;re simply cashing in on the value of that brand, and I worry ultimately it&#x27;ll end up worthless.<p>[0] <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/17/nokia-licensing-its-iconic-brand/" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.engadget.com&#x2F;2014&#x2F;11&#x2F;17&#x2F;nokia-licensing-its-iconi...</a>

Would be interesting to see what the new zero gap screen looks like in person. For people who don&#x27;t know, screens often have spaces between the front glass, actual LCD, touch sensor, etc.. Zero gap&#x2F;laminated should improve display quality.<p>Battery live measurements would be nice too with the Intel processor maybe helping or hurting.

Interesting: Intel inside (&quot;Intel® 64-bit Atom™ Processor Z3580, 2.3 GHz&quot;)

I thought that Microsoft was getting rid of the Nokia brand?

To be blunt, this iPad copying is very Nokia-unlike. I associate Nokia with high quality original designs, eg. Lumia devices. This isn&#x27;t a real Nokia.

So can anyone who&#x27;s looked at the specs explain where they&#x27;re cutting corners? The aluminium body makes this look like a &quot;premium&quot; tablet, but at $250 I just don&#x27;t see how that&#x27;s possible&#x2F;profitable. Even the 32 GB Nexus 7 was more than that at launch, and that had a plastic backing. Is the CPU and&#x2F;or GPU on the low-end?

So Microsoft only buy Nokia for Phone brand, Nokia cam still make other related device that other phone using Nokia brand.

That IS a surprise. Maybe Nokia can finally rise up on its own after all.

It&#x27;d be amazing if this was a step towards bringing their awesome Maemo designs back (like the highly praised N9), and not just becoming yet another Android manufacturer.

Meanwhile in 2012 ... <a href="http://slatd.deviantart.com/art/Nokia-N1-298087658" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;slatd.deviantart.com&#x2F;art&#x2F;Nokia-N1-298087658</a>

Very nice! Hope they&#x27;ll release some Android phones, too.<p>Whatever phone shop I enter I found myself loving the Nokia sets the most, but I just can&#x27;t use Windows.

It&#x27;s actually a Foxconn product with a license acquired for using the Nokia brand. Only the launcher software and the case design are by Nokia.

Interesting to see firefox for android in the stock photos. Does anyone know if that is going to be the default browser?

Is it me or does the site not load in Chrome? Initially, text flashes quickly then a blank page.

People should have a copyright on the name N1.. Oppo N1, Nokia N1..

On the subject of this tablet (too little, too late), there is a nagging question, that maybe someone could explain:<p><i>Why has there not been any criminal investigation at all, into the infiltration and acquisiton of Nokia?</i><p>1. Microsoft exec becomes CEO of Nokia<p>2. He bankrupts the company (burning platform memo, etc.)<p>(Not only does he bankrupt it, but in <i>all the history of corporate business</i>, this is one of the most spectacular flameouts ever...)<p>3. Microsoft buys Nokia for peanuts<p>I mean, wouldn&#x27;t there <i>at least</i> be a bit of an investigation into this? The moment Elop became CEO, I had a suspicion that this was going to happen, and it did! I wouldn&#x27;t say I&#x27;m particularly smart or well-informed - certainly everyone else saw it coming too....<p>(edit: clarified a couple points)

I really don&#x27;t understand why Microsoft paid so much for Nokia&#x27;s phone division.

I was thinking about buying the Nokia Android phone back in June, but then I read reports they abandoned the platform. I don&#x27;t trust them. Being stuck with unsupported software is really bad if the software sucks. And Android often does. I wouldn&#x27;t consider 2.1 or lower release ready.. beta at best.. yet they sold it to consumers.

If Nokia, now owned by Microsoft, distributes a Linux variant, wouldn&#x27;t that void all patent royalty claims they have used against other manufacturers? Any N1 owner can redistribute their source (which they have to make available) and grant the same usage rights the N1 owner got from Microsoft, effectively granting each and every Android manufacturer the same rights of N1 owners.