New Nokia Windows RT Tablet is in Making

Nokia is currently nowhere near the top smartphone makers. However, the Finnish company is trying everything to get back its place. Latest rumor suggests that Nokia is working on a Windows RT based tablet device.

The device was spotted by Nokiapoweruser.com. GFXBenchmark results of a device goes by the name ‘RX-114’ and the vendor name was ‘Nokia’. The device was apparently running on Windows. Since CPU architecture shows ARM, we can conclude that it was Windows RT and not full fledged Windows 8 Pro like on Microsoft Surface Pro. There are very little details available on the processor other than that it is quad core. The GPU is listed as Qualcomm Adreno 330, and only Snapdragon 800 chipsets have used this GPU chip so far.

There was no information on the screen size, also the pixel resolution was awkward at 1371 x 771 pixels and out of line with standard 1368 x 768 pixel resolution for 720p screens. From this info, it can be speculated that the Tablet may have a 10.1 inch screen like the Microsoft Surface Pro.

Nokia is trying to follow the industry trend where all Smartphone manufactures are launching Tablet devices. However, while other manufacturers are banking on the popularity of Android OS, Nokia is still sticking with its Smartphone OS partner, Microsoft. Nokia has not been able to get much success with its Windows Phone based Lumia Smartphones, and rumors are that Nokia has blamed Microsoft for this. The lack of apps in Windows ecosystem has been identified by Nokia as the chief reason behind Lumia phone’s failure.

A lot therefore depends on Nokia’s first attempt at manufacturing a Tablet. The tarnished brand image and cut throat competition in the high-end devices market are two major roadblock for Nokia and we are little bit skeptical as to whether the Finnish Company would be able to hit jackpot with the Windows RT tablet.

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