Nokia released the tablet, and the production was handed over to Foxconn?

Nokia said it did not personally manufacture the tablet, but licensed the brand, design and software to third parties.

 November 18th is a day when Nokia is stunned by the global technology industry. It unexpectedly launched the first tablet after the transfer of equipment and services (and the Android platform against Microsoft), many media exclaimed, Nokia returned to the consumer electronics market.

However, according to the BBC website, Nokia’s launch of the Android tablet is completely different from the past in its operation mode. The tablet belongs to Foxconn and Nokia provides brand authorization.

Nokia's Android tablet will be first sold in China early next year and then extended to other countries and regions.

Surprisingly, in April this year, Nokia just transferred the smartphone business to Microsoft. Just half a year later, Nokia will launch its own brand of Android tablets, and former ally Microsoft, become a positive rival.

Nokia said that the company did not personally manufacture the tablet, but licensed the "Nokia" brand, design and software to third parties.

The industry has seen that this tablet uses an Android desktop "Z desktop" that was previously launched by the Nokia team for smartphones.

According to the BBC website, the authorized manufacturer is the Foxconn Group, the world's most famous foundry king.

Foxconn's full-scale operation, which explains how Nokia can launch an Android Atom processor-based Android tablet at such a fast speed.

The licensing agreement between Nokia and Foxconn, especially the “Nokia” brand licensing fee, is currently unknown.

The licensing cooperation between Nokia and Foxconn has long been a precursor. Recently, Nokia executives including CEO Surrey said that Nokia will not re-enter the smartphone market in the future, but will consider licensing the "Nokia" brand to other consumer electronics manufacturers, and in terms of authorized partners, Nokia will Keep an open mind.

Foxconn became one of the first authorized partners of the “Nokia” brand.

Nokia's Android tablet has caused analysts all over the world to be in amazement.

BenWood, an analyst at CCSInsight, a market research firm, told the BBC: "I am very surprised that Nokia is launching the tablet so quickly. However, if Nokia wants to do something related to the brand (authorization), they must do it as soon as possible."

Wood said: "In the past three years, Nokia's brand has fallen rapidly. If they want to tap the value of the brand, it is not too late."

It must be pointed out that in the half year after the completion of the Nokia mobile phone business transfer, the relationship between Nokia and Microsoft has undergone subtle changes.

Recently, Microsoft began to implement "de-Nokia", Microsoft launched the first smartphone based on the "Microsoft Lumia" brand, shut down a large number of Nokia's Internet services, and Microsoft's new head Nadella, for the Microsoft Tens of thousands of Nokia employees have slashed "a layoff".

According to the agreement, by the beginning of 2016, Microsoft can still use the "Nokia" brand in smartphones. The media pointed out that Microsoft is so eager to remove the Nokia brand, which is beyond the expectations of industry analysts and Nokia.

Nokia hastily launched the Android tablet, and Microsoft hastily deleted the Nokia mark. Whether there is a relationship between the two can only be seen.

The above analyst Wood said that there is no doubt that when Microsoft is weakening the Nokia brand, suddenly there is another "eager to get on the top" Nokia brand on the other side, which will make Microsoft feel embarrassed. The "Nokia" brand on both sides will also cause some confusion for consumers.