New Nokia N1 tablet – is it an iPad clone?

New Nokia N1 tablet – is it an iPad clone?

Nokia makes a comeback with the N1 tablet

In a move that signals a return to the consumer hardware business, Nokia recently unveiled a new 7.9-inch tablet called the N1 which runs Google’s Android operating system.

Nokia’s loss-making hardware division (which made its fairly popular Lumia line of smartphones) was sold off to Microsoft earlier in the year for around $7.5 billion. The sell-off came after several years of heavy losses, mainly because the Finnish company failed to make a dent in a market now dominated by Apple and Samsung.

Nokia is restricted from making smartphones until January 2016, under the Microsoft agreement, but of course the N1 is a tablet so that doesn’t apply in this case. And the fact that Nokia has chosen to shun Windows Phone and go with Android is a move that should encourage buyers who want the best range of apps and content.

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-- Tech News by Thaivisa 2014-12-03