Nokia on Tuesday announced the N1 Android tablet, the first offering under its own brand since Microsoft’s acquisition of its mobile phone business. The N1, slated for Q1 2015 release in China, will be made by Foxconn. Microsoft also offers a tablet under the “Nokia” brand, which raises the question of whether perhaps this might cause confusion among consumers. “There are two Nokias now, the cellphone unit, which Microsoft bought, and the networking unit, which this [N1] announcement seems to have come out of,” said tech analyst Rob Enderle.
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Nokia Hits the Comeback Trail With N1 Tablet
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 18, 2014 01:59 PMNokia on Tuesday announced the N1 Android tablet, the first offering under its own brand since Microsoft’s acquisition of its mobile phone business. The N1, slated for Q1 2015 release in China, will be made by Foxconn. Microsoft also offers a tablet under the “Nokia” brand, which raises the question of whether perhaps this might cause confusion among consumers. “There are two Nokias now, the cellphone unit, which Microsoft bought, and the networking unit, which this [N1] announcement seems to have come out of,” said tech analyst Rob Enderle.