Thursday, 20 December 2012
Nokia readying a 10.1 inch iPad competitor?
Posted on 01:32 by Maria Scott
If rumours are to be believed (which
they should only be with a pinch of salt), it would seem that Nokia is
preparing a 10.1 inch tablet for a February 2013 reveal. It would seem
that Nokia has been in talks with Qualcomm for their Snapdragon S4
processor to power the tablet.
The rumour around the supply-chain sector is that Nokia was preparing for a Q1-20122 launch for their 10.1 inch tablet, but were dissuaded by Microsoft’s
push into the segment with the Surface. The testing of the tablets was
assigned to ODM Compal, but then was called off in light of Microsoft
focusing on its own slate coupled up with the uncertainty that
surrounded the fate of Windows 8.
It would seem that Nokia is now
convinced just enough to start work on their own iPad competitor again,
as insiders suggest that talks between Nokia, Microsoft, Qualcomm and
ODM Compal have resumed with the aim of having a working prototype ready
for a reveal at Mobile World Congress in February 2013.
Up until now (and possibly till the
tablet is official), Nokia maintains that it will continue to carefully
monitor the tablet segment, and that a tablet from Nokia will only enter
the market if it’s “uniquely Nokia.” Given Microsoft’s strict
guidelines about not making any alterations to the Windows 8 OS, Nokia
would probably only be left with the option of playing around with the
hardware, and we have seen that Nokia has done a great job on that front
with the Lumia phones. Nokia could also get an advantage over the
Surface if it packs in 3G/4G radios along with offering higher storage
options than Microsoft’s own.
Whether the rumours of a Nokia tablet
coming out next year are real or not, one cannot deny that the lack of a
tablet in the Nokia portfolio has left a gap in the company’s offering.
Source: http://www.thinkdigit.com/Tablets/Nokia-readying-a-101-inch-iPad-competitor_11833.html
Source: http://www.thinkdigit.com/Tablets/Nokia-readying-a-101-inch-iPad-competitor_11833.html
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