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Nokia Tablet N1 not shipping to the UK

by on18 August 2015


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The former rubber boot maker Nokia has spelt out in clear turns that it is not going to bring out its N1 tablet in the UK.

The tech press was all a flutter when a third-party website called www.nokiashop.co.uk opened up sales for the Nokia N1 in the UK.

But then Nokia revealed it wasn't affiliated with the reseller which later changed its name to Colourful Tech.  However the deal was still on and Colourful Tech confirmed that the Nokia N1 would be available in the UK from August 20.

Colourful Tech operations manager Philip Jones said: "I am writing to confirm that a new company has been set up in the UK to sell the Nokia N1 and that we have a supply agreement which brings in the tablets through a distribution agreement with the Hong Kong distributor of Foxconn – the manufacturer and owner of the global distribution rights to the Nokia N1."

Now it seems that Colourful Tech has given up and said that the tablet won't go on sale after all.

"After a number of contradicting media reports and press releases there has been some confusion about the launch and sale of the Nokia N1 in the UK," a Colourful Tech spokesperson told Trusted Reviews.

"This e-mail confirms that Colourful Tech will NOT be selling the Nokia N1 in the UK at the present time. Discussions are ongoing with Nokia."

Colourful Tech didn't say why but it appears that Nokia might have had a quiet word.

Nokia announced the N1, packed full of  Android goodness, last year, although the launch only included China and Taiwan.

This was jolly odd given that it was a European company and there was a lot of interest in the product in Europe.

The N1 is 6.9mm tablet powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Intel chip, 2GB of RAM, and a 5,300mAh battery.

It also features a 7.9-inch display with a 1,536 x 2,048 pixel resolution, and an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera.

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