With Nokia World 2010 little less than a month away, rumours have been bubbling about what Nokia has in store for the coming year. One rumour that won't go away is that of a Nokia Tablet, possibly running Meego. It got us thinking. What do you want most from a Nokia tablet? Lets have a look at the options.
Tablets computers are back in fashion once more, so it's of little surprise to hear that Nokia is rumoured to be working on its own tablet variant with its own unique twist sporting MeeGo- the operating system based on Nokia's Maemo and Intel's Moblin project, paving the way for a multitude of open source app development to unleash the sort of apps not seen elsewhere.
With the Ovi Store in place to take full advantage the potential of a possible, and as yet unconfirmed Nokia tablet is enormous. What the world knows even less about are the core features of the Nokia Tablet, which leads us to ask - what do you want. here's a few things to consider.
What could a Nokia Tablet could look like? The design of the Nokia Booklet 3G hints at a sleek aluminum shell built to last and look gorgeous. And size? Past rumours have suggested it could have a 3.5-inch screen. But it could be anything between that and 10-inches (more?). What size would tempt you into owning one?
Is a capacitive or resistive screen the way to go? Capacitive screens, such as that found on the N900 allow for more precise commands in apps such as MyPaint, which works brilliantly on the N900. But capacitive screens are just as popular. Will it need a stylus too? Features such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and Flash are sure to be a given. If the Nokia Booklet 3G is anything to go by, the Nokia Tablet could have embedded 3G from the off.
Will it need advanced gaming capabilities? Fish Labs, developer of previous N-Gage games such as Powerboat Challenge has already been reported to be working on an "AAA" title with Nokia featuring OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics "for a large screen."
And what about a front-facing, or even rear facing camera? Would you use such features? Or would you forego them if it meant keeping the cost down?
On the storage front, it's worth noting that the N8 can be expanded up to 32GB, hinting that any tablet is likely to have double the memory of the N8. Would 64GB be enough? Or should Nokia go bigger?
Battery power: the Nokia Booklet 3G, Nokia has already shown from its use of low voltage processors that it can ship computers capable of delivering a 12-hour battery life, which suggests that a tablet could have at least near to that. How much battery life would convince you to purchase a Nokia tablet?
Have we missed anything out? An optical drive perhaps - even if it means massively compromising on size and portability? Already own a tablet computer? What would make you switch to a Nokia tablet?
We'd love to know what you think. Hopefully all will be revealed at Nokia World 2010. In the meantime do let us know what you want from a Nokia tablet in the Comments below.