Nokia is experiencing a second spring and is so diligently defying predictions that it will go to the eternal hunting grounds after the sale of the phone division to Microsoft. The road to the old glory is still long and thorny, but with the new tablet N1, the second with its name (the first was the Lumia 2520), which was prepared in partnership with Foxconn, its future seems bright again. But if we tear apart the connection, we see that Nokia has actually only lent its name.
Which is not a bad thing. Nokia you still own it trademark right, only mobile phones (except low-cost ones) are "forbidden fruit" for her at least until 2016 (when Microsoft's lease expires). And although it seems that it is Taiwanese Foxconn pulled short here, as he took care of both the design, production and design tablets, and further on will be for PR, warranty and delivery, the partnership is more symbiotic than anything else, because it is recognition a brand's sometimes strongest asset (just think of Apple).
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Plate N1 is iPad Mini tablet reflection of the third generation (Nokia's first problem in returning to the first league or a smart or smart move?), both of which are adorned 7.9-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels (IPS) that illuminate it LEDs, which, unlike Mini's, has it glued to the front glass, which means a better image display and less reflection. In terms of appearance, they also share a silhouette, a speaker at the bottom and roundness.
Around the waist is N1 for 6.9 mm, but nevertheless squeezed a battery with a capacity inside 5300 mAh. Even "characteristically" (read technically) they are quite close to Mini. It takes care of smooth operation Intel 64-bit quad-core processor from the Atom family with 2.3 Ghz. It has 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of data memory. The front "eye" is a camera with 5 million points and fixed focus point, and the rear camera has an "eyeball" with 8 million points and autofocus.
Aluminum housing is one piece, anodized (immune to oxidation) and sandy, i.e. rough, what it provides better grip. It is the first Android tablet with "double-sided" or reversible USB connector (type C).As for the software, it will run Google in disguise Android 5.0 Lollipop, it will have Nokia's patent, an innovative graphical interface With launcher (therefore Android and not some other operating system) which anticipates the user's commands and adapts to his activities during the day (displays various shortcuts and interesting information, enables writing on the screen, offers popular applications, etc.). It is coming to the shelves, initially in China (followed by Russian and European). in the first quarter of 2015, but only time will tell whether she will be able to climb over the "Great Wall of China", which the competition has built in the meantime. Also the price, approx. 200 euros before tax.
More information:
n1.nokia.com