"Don’t write Nokia off just yet" was the message coming out of Helsinki this morning as the Nokia N1 tablet was being unveiled. In spite of selling its device business to Microsoft earlier this year and swearing off putting its name on smartphones until 2016, Nokia wishes to be seen as the same driver of mobile innovation that it’s always been.
Nokia N1 Tablet: The Magic of Technology
Finland’s most beloved company will continue "bringing the magic of technology" to the masses, and the N1 is just "the first of many" new devices coming that will feature the iconic Nokia branding. Instead of entering retirement as a stable but boring networking company the way that Ericsson did, Nokia has decided to keep competing in the cutthroat world of mobile devices. But it’s doing it on its own, rather unique, terms.
Who built the Nokia N1 Tablet?
The answer is Foxconn the Taiwanese company built the Nokia N1 Tablet . Nokia is no longer a manufacturer of consumer devices. The N1 is the product of a licensing agreement with Foxconn that will see the Taiwanese company produce and distribute the tablet while paying royalties to Nokia for its design and brand.
Features and Specifications of Nokia N1 Tablet :
It offers high-end specs, the latest version of Android paired with Nokia’s predictive Z launcher, and a reasonable price that can make it a viable competitor to the iPad mini. It also looks like a deliberate clone of Apple’s 7.9-inch tablet. Sebastian Nystrom, Nokia’s product chief, tells The Verge that "when you make a product like this, where the form factor is a relatively large display, many products look alike" and "there’s only so many ways you can make this product." The tablet’s aluminum design "complements that natural interface that we created," says Nystrom, and his team is of the mind that "we are not copying anyone, we are creating our design."
In many ways, the N1 is the result of an extremely accelerated development cycle. Nystrom says work on the tablet began on April 28th, the Monday after the conclusion of the Microsoft deal, and the choice of Android as the operating system was dictated by the desire to extend the use of the Z Launcher, which the company had already built for Android.
Nokia’s main revenue generator today is the networks business providing communications infrastructure and handling large-scale industrial projects. But the company has also retained a portfolio of mobile patents and a forward-looking research division that has been working on technologies initially intended for integration into future Nokia smartphones.
The new Nokia presents itself as staying faithful to the principles of the old, but it operates in a profoundly different way. It’s not shy about embracing the most practical operating system or producing unoriginal designs so long as the final product lives up to its historic standards. The new Nokia is also a custodian rather than an owner of its own brand, as it looks to rely on companies like Foxconn to maintain its high reputation for quality.
Nokia N1 Tablet: The Magic of Technology
Finland’s most beloved company will continue "bringing the magic of technology" to the masses, and the N1 is just "the first of many" new devices coming that will feature the iconic Nokia branding. Instead of entering retirement as a stable but boring networking company the way that Ericsson did, Nokia has decided to keep competing in the cutthroat world of mobile devices. But it’s doing it on its own, rather unique, terms.
Who built the Nokia N1 Tablet?
The answer is Foxconn the Taiwanese company built the Nokia N1 Tablet . Nokia is no longer a manufacturer of consumer devices. The N1 is the product of a licensing agreement with Foxconn that will see the Taiwanese company produce and distribute the tablet while paying royalties to Nokia for its design and brand.
Features and Specifications of Nokia N1 Tablet :
It offers high-end specs, the latest version of Android paired with Nokia’s predictive Z launcher, and a reasonable price that can make it a viable competitor to the iPad mini. It also looks like a deliberate clone of Apple’s 7.9-inch tablet. Sebastian Nystrom, Nokia’s product chief, tells The Verge that "when you make a product like this, where the form factor is a relatively large display, many products look alike" and "there’s only so many ways you can make this product." The tablet’s aluminum design "complements that natural interface that we created," says Nystrom, and his team is of the mind that "we are not copying anyone, we are creating our design."
In many ways, the N1 is the result of an extremely accelerated development cycle. Nystrom says work on the tablet began on April 28th, the Monday after the conclusion of the Microsoft deal, and the choice of Android as the operating system was dictated by the desire to extend the use of the Z Launcher, which the company had already built for Android.
Nokia’s main revenue generator today is the networks business providing communications infrastructure and handling large-scale industrial projects. But the company has also retained a portfolio of mobile patents and a forward-looking research division that has been working on technologies initially intended for integration into future Nokia smartphones.
The new Nokia presents itself as staying faithful to the principles of the old, but it operates in a profoundly different way. It’s not shy about embracing the most practical operating system or producing unoriginal designs so long as the final product lives up to its historic standards. The new Nokia is also a custodian rather than an owner of its own brand, as it looks to rely on companies like Foxconn to maintain its high reputation for quality.
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