Nokia D1C, A 13.8-Inch Android Tablet From The Nokia Stable
A new home-entertainment oriented tablet, from a brand that stands for Solidity.
We’re excited about Nokia, after a long, long time.
We wrote about the rumours around the the release of three smartphones by Nokia — two high-end flagship phones and one mid-range affordable device dubbed as D1C, last week.
Well, we were wrong. We aren’t wrong too often, but even though we are this time, we don’t really mind.
Not only us, but many tech enthusiast and industry specialists have been toying with this presumption for a quite a while. Yet, it turns out, that Nokia is not making its comeback to the smartphone market with a smartphone!
Well, do not be disappointed with this news because on the other side of the coin — the Finnish tech company is returning to the market with its D1C Android tablet (suggested previously as the smartphone).
Earlier, benchmark listing websites GeekBench and AnTuTu had reports mentioning the release of a smartphone called D1C running on Android 7.0 Nougat and Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor coupled with 3 GB RAM, however the recent updates by GeekBench, posted by famous leakster Steve Hemmerstoffer, make it evident that D1C is, in fact, a tablet having a huge 13.8 inch screen with 1080p resolution.
Other features on the Nokia D1C include an 8 megapixel 1080p selfie camera for your beatific video calls along with a 16 megapixel 1080p rear camera.
In line with the previous reports, the Nokia D1C will run on entry-level Snapdragon 430 chipset (8x Cortex-A53, Adreno 505), Adreno 505) and have 3 GB of RAM with 16 GB storage running Android 7.0 Nougat out-of-the-box.
The Nokia D1C is being seen as a competitor to Samsung’s 18.4 inch Galaxy View tablet and Alcatel’s Xess. Expected to be priced at the same bracket as the Samsung Galaxy View (expected price INR 35,000) and thus more expensive than the Alcatel Xess (expected price INR 29,999.
However, it should be kept in mind that the speculations about the price are entirely based on rumour and leaks, and nowhere near sanctimonious fact.
Other details about the upcoming Nokia Android tablet are not available yet.
Now, the question that arises is “Is Nokia making a right move by launching D1C?”
With D1C, it seems that Nokia is perhaps aiming at an Android-based home entertainment device.
And on the other hand, a very strong belief that Nokia seems to bank on is that it enjoys a strong sense of nostalgia attached to its brand name and it’s proven track record with durable and solid devices.
Given that tablets aren’t doing well in the market at this time, least of Android ones, it seems like a good place to enter, if the product is right and positioned correctly.
A home entertainment product is a niche of sorts, but Nokia will be up against Apple’s vaunted iPad Pro (12.9) and Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4, so it should be ready to get some differentiators going!
On another note, Nokia is also expected to unveil two high-end flagship phone having a 5.2 and 5.5-inch Quad HD displays with the Snapdragon 820 processor, a 22.6 megapixel rear camera, and 4K video recording support.
Both these devices might have AMOLED displays with Nokia’s Z-launcher flavored Android Nougat, Snapdragon 820 SoC (which we are hoping Nokia pushes up to Snapdragon 821 chipset).
As far as the build and design are concerned, the phones might come with an all-metal body and IP68 Waterproof and Dustproof protection, making the phone sturdier like its ancestors.
Till Nokia comes out and announces things officially, all we can do is hang around with the rumors and wait for the official release.
Originally published at Chip-Monks.
