Nokia is launching an Android-powered tablet, marking the Finnish company's return to consumer electronics.The suprise launch pits the firm against Microsoft, which completed its takeover of Nokia's previous mobile-devices business in April.The N1 tablet is due to go on sale in China towards the start of 2015, ahead of other countries.Nokia said it was not making the device itself, but had licensed its brand, design and softwareto a third-party.Taiwanese manufacture Foxconn is the licensee."This is a great product for Nokia fans and everyone who has not found the right Android tablet yet," said Sebastian Nystrom, head of products at Nokia Technologies, who announced the product at the Slush technology conference in Helsinki.One company watcher was startled by the move."I'm surprised how quickly Nokia has decided to do this. But equally if Nokia was going to do anything with its brand, it was going to have to do it quickly," said Ben Wood, chief of research at CCS Insight."The brand has been in a consistent state of freefall over the past three years, so if they aregoing to extract any value from it they needed to do it sooner than later."The N1 is a 7.9in (20.1cm) aluminium-framed tablet, whose design resembles the iPad Mini.Unlike Apple's device, however, it is powered by Google's Android 5.0 operating system, features an Intel Atom processor and has a Micro-USB slot. The planned retail price is $249 (£159).The N1 features a 64-bit Intel quad-core Atom processor and an aluminium shellIt runs Nokia's own Z Launcher user interface - known as a skin - on top of Android.Here are the complete specs of the device:*.7.9-inch, 2048x1536 (4:3) IPS LCD with Gorilla Glass 3 and fully laminated zero air gap display*.64-bit 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 processor, PowerVR G6430 GPU with 2GB RAM*.32GB built-in memory (non-expandable)*.8 megapixel rear camera, 5 megapixel front camera*.Dual channel 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.0*.Micro-USB 2.0 with a Type-C reversible connector*.Stereo speakers*.5300mAh battery*.Unibody aluminum design; available in Natural Aluminum or Lava Gray .

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