Nokia surprised everyone when it launched its first brand-licensed product, the Nokia N1, which will be released in China in the first quarter of 2015 for an estimate cost of US$249. Full specs are also disclosed.

Sebastian Nyström, Head of Products at Nokia Technologies, who announced the N1 at the Slush technology conference in Helsinki, said, "We are pleased to bring the Nokia brand back into consumers' hands with the N1 Android tablet, and to help make sophisticated technologies simple."

Nokia N1 will be a great find "for Nokia fans and everyone who has not found the right Android tablet yet".

With the information about Nokia N1's release date, price, and specs available, it becomes easy for experts to compare it with Apple's iPad mini. One website says that it "looks like an iPad mini with Android". For one, its rear is just about similar to that of Apple's because of the location of its buttons, camera, and headphone jack. But the company moves farther with some new things to offer.

The Nokia N1 makes use of the Z Launcher, which enables users to write a letter or two to search for the content fast. The Z Launcher knows what apps are in use and highlights the applications users are anticipated to want depending on the time of the day and location.

The Nokia N1 takes pride of its industrial design to match the elegant simplicity of the interface. Its one-piece aluminum design with soft finish in both Lava Grey and Natural Aluminum colors makes it outstanding. It works faster with its 2.4Ghz Intel© AtomTM quad-core processor. What more, it runs in Android 5.0 Lollipop.

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