Nokia comments on possible tablet leak

posted by Michael H. / Feb 13, 2013, 2:54 PM

At an event in Pakistan yesterday, Nokia had something in its presentation that looked a bit odd. There was a tablet alongside a Nokia device (actually between a Nokia device and a desktop device, but no one seemed to notice that), and so the interwebs started buzzing that Nokia would finally break out of the smartphone market and build a tablet. Well, Nokia has commented on the speculation, and you probably could guess what the response was.

Nokia has denied that the device shown was representative of an actual Nokia device and was simply there to compare Windows 8 UI across devices. The statement read:

That’s not a leak. That is a picture that simply shows WP UI alongside Win8 Tablet UI alongside Xbox UI. They are not Nokia specific products.

This is a pretty reasonable response, because it's not like the webs were blowing up with speculation that Nokia was building a desktop machine just because there was a desktop monitor in the picture. Of course, we have to point out that denying that the image was a "Nokia specific product" is not the same as denying that Nokia is building or planning to build a tablet. So, you can take what you will from the statement.

source: MyNokiaBlog

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12 Comments

1. Nathan_ingx

Posts: 4769; Member since: Mar 07, 2012

Put a clear confirmed picture of the tablet before my eyes, then only i believe.

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 3:06 PM 1

2. Johnnokia

Posts: 1158; Member since: May 27, 2012

It is better not to produce Windows RT tablet becuase it would be epic fail like the Playbook. Surface RT is a disaster. Why should Nokia first tablet die on arrival ? Nokia think wisly and fire Stephen Flop. Please !

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 3:40 PM 1

3. Nathan_ingx

When you say 'Nokia think wisely', Stephen's included in it too...

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 3:47 PM 4

4. pookiewood

Posts: 631; Member since: Mar 05, 2012

Win RT @ 7 with a great Price I think would sell just fine. It's what I want. (I know I'm not an example for the world BTW) ;)

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 4:12 PM 1

9. jsdechavez

Posts: 816; Member since: Jul 20, 2012

Agree. Nokia should make Win8 Pro tablet instead... But I don't agree Mr. Elop should be fired. For all we know, he must be the only one now holding the company together. Besides, if the board didn't like the plans, strategy, and the results Elop has for the company, they could have fired him long ago but they didn't.

posted on Feb 14, 2013, 12:51 AM 0

5. MC1123

Posts: 1256; Member since: Nov 12, 2012

but still they need a tablet!!! i'll buy a Windows tablet but only made by nokia!

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 6:41 PM 2

6. Muzhhur

Posts: 261; Member since: Sep 14, 2012

Nop, I dont thinnk so! those are Nokia Tablets endeed!!!

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 10:11 PM 0

7. mew7946510

Posts: 55; Member since: Nov 10, 2010

My suggestion for Nokia: Make sure it's not Windows RT! Make it PRO!

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 10:11 PM 2

8. thelegend6657 unregistered

Agree RT is a disaster and RT sucks

posted on Feb 13, 2013, 11:14 PM 1

10. jsdechavez

RT is like a glorified iPad.

posted on Feb 14, 2013, 12:53 AM 1

12. Bilpocalypse

Posts: 301; Member since: Oct 13, 2012

The iPad is a glorified iPad.

posted on Feb 14, 2013, 11:54 AM 0

11. yazbuh

Posts: 29; Member since: Jun 21, 2012

I really love Nokia my first phone was a nokia 3315 and always has been a nokia fans ever since, but on the current status that nokia is in right now its is better just to kill nokia right now than make it suffer more... Meego has potential he just killed it. f**king Elop.....