Nokia takes us all by surprise and launches the new Nokia N1 Android Lollipop 5.0 Tablet. Just a few month ago, Nokia finished the Sale of their Devices Devision to Microsoft, we all thought that would be the end and now this! A new tablet for just 245 USD.

Nokia takes us all by surprise and launches the new Nokia N1 Android Tablet. Just a few month ago, Nokia finished the Sale of their Devices Devision to Microsoft, we all thought that would be the end and now this!

After Nokia sold to Microsoft, we all though this would be the end of the Finnish company that so many of you loved. Especially because Nokia is not allowed to actually produce competing products to “Microsoft Lumia” and “Microsoft Mobile” till 2016. But Nokia got tricky. The new Nokia N1 Tablet is technichally not a Nokia product. Foxconn, is licensing the Nokia Brand, their design and the “Launcher Software” for the N1 tablet.

Lets take a quick glance at the Nokia N1 itself. The N1 tablet sports a gorgeous 7.9″ display with a “retina” 2048 x 1536 resolution and is made completely from a single piece of anodised aluminium. For further design, the N1 definitely took some inspirations from Apple’s iPad mini. Especially the layout of camera sensor, speakers and headphones but also the metal alloy, reminds on Apple’s smallest tablet, the iPad Mini.

But Nokia, would not be Nokia, if they would just produce the next “Apple-Copy” for you. The Nokia N1 Android tablet has actually some typical Nokia design parts. Nokia’s N1 tablet will be the first tablet ever to sport the next generation USB type C connector. Also, Nokia actually achieved to make the Nokia N1 tablet thinner at 6.9mm and less heavy at 318g then the iPad Mini. And of course the N1 tablet runs on Nokia’s Z Launcher for Android with the newest Android Version 5.0 Lollipop on top.

The N1 tablet specs further include a quadcore 64-bit Intel Z3580 Moorefield processor at 2.3Ghz, PowerVR G6430 GPU and 2GB of RAM. The Main Camera is a 8MP Shooter and you get a 5 Megapixel Front Camera. For internal memory the Nokia N1 comes with 32GB.

Nokia N1 Tablet Specs:

• Display: 7.9-inch, 2048×1536 (4:3) IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 3 and fully laminated zero air gap display
• Processor: 64-bit 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 processor, PowerVR G6430 GPU with 2GB RAM
• ROM: 32GB built-in memory (non-expandable)
• Camera: 8 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front camera
• Audio: Dual channel 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.0
• USB: Micro-USB 2.0 with a Type-C reversible connector
• Speakers: Stereo speakers
• Battery: 5300mAh battery
• Design: Unibody aluminum design; available in Natural Aluminum or Lava Gray colors

The Nokia N1 will launch in China first for 2015 Chinese New year and will sell at a very competitive 249 USD (840RM). That is a very competitive pricing for those specs and the Nokia Brand Quality on top of this Android Lollipop 5.0 tablet. After China the N1 will come to other markets, including Russia and Europe. Hopefully we sill see it launch on a global Scale soon.