The Nokia tablet that simply couldn’t be: The Finnish manufacturer actually wanted to attack in 2011 with a special tablet that was ahead of its time. Videos and photos published for the first time now show a test device for the Nokia Senna.

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Nokia Senna: Mysterious tablet surfaced

In 2011 Nokia wanted to bring a tablet onto the market that didn’t rely on Symbian, Android or Windows Phone. Instead it should own operating system MeeGo on the iPad rival use, which was then traded as a possible successor to Symbian. But apart from that, the Nokia Senna could certainly have found one or the other buyer, because at least in one area it was simply ahead of its time.

The camera positioned on the front should pass as a real highlight of the never-released tablet. This probably offered Video recordings with full HD resolution, i.e. 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, which was anything but common for tablets at the time. For comparison: The Nokia T20 tablet, released in November 2021, also only manages Full HD for videos.

Owners of the Nokia Senna could have expanded the permanent storage via an SD card. Image: Dimitrios Vlachos.

Has on Twitter Dimitrios Vlachos now some photos and also a video for Nokia Senna published previously have never been seen. Since the device ultimately never went on sale, it appears to be a test device. The MeeGo system can only be recognized here in an early version, without the real interface and also without apps.

Nokia Senna: The Right Tablet at the Wrong Time

It remains unclear why Nokia never released the Senna. The MeeGo operating system was only used on the Nokia N9, before it was completely discontinued and people started working at the end of 2011 focused on Windows Phone. The competition from Android and iOS was ultimately too great here too.