The Nokia N1 went on sale in China yesterday. And very interesting, 20,000 units in the first lot went through all that inventory only for 4 minutes after pre-orders opened. It highly seems that Nokia brand still has the market appeal for loyalty fans. Especially when the purchased price in China ($257) is higher than the first expected price ($249). Sounds great for Nokia.
And if you missed this first chance, don’t too much worry, cuz the next opportunity will come on January 15, of course, only for China market. Otherwise, you still have some waiting to do, as the N1 isn’t yet available anywhere else. At a price of PHP 11212 (round $250), the Nokia N1 packs excellent value for money with a specs lists that better most tablets at the same price point.
Besides experiencing such great sales, the Nokia N1 is now on a tablet war with other rivals in benchmark. More detail, the N1 scored 589 marks in GFXBench Manhattan test, while the iPad Mini 3 scored 553 marks. Additionally, In T-Rex, the score was 1,437 compared to 1,271. While in the 1080p T-Rex offscreen test the N1 got 1,691 frames and the iPad Mini 3 just 1,598.
No official words about global release, but hopeful, after the first successful batch in China, proves that the Nokia brand continues to have global appeal and the decision makers may yet decide to release the tablet on a global scale.