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HTC rumored to work on Android devices with Intel chips inside

Daniel P.

posted by Daniel P. / Sep 19, 2011, 8:18 AM

HTC rumored to work on Android devices with Intel chips inside

Just as there will be Windows 8 tablets with NVIDIA, Qualcomm and Texas Instruments ARM-based chips, so goes the other way around - we will see Android devices, powered by Intel silicon.

In fact, rumors suggest that Intel employees have been walking the floors at IDF 2012 with HTC-made devices in hand running Android, but powered by an Intel chipset, which will be previewed around CES or MWC time early 2012.

Google's Andy Rubin announced a strategic move the other day to support Intel's x86 architecture in the next versions of Android, and the announcement was scheduled for the same day when Microsoft introduced Windows 8 running on ARMed tablets.

Now what is HTC doing sniffing around and marrying Intel with Android is a whole different story, but the manufacturer might be hedging its chipset bets the same way it does the OS ones with Windows Phone.

source: BSN via PocketNow

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1. bobfreking55

Posts: 866; Member since: Jul 15, 2011

Finally, no more laggy Snapdragon Chipsets on high end phones! The Sensation was nothing compared to the s2.

posted on Sep 19, 2011, 8:22 AM 1

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5. thisisinteresting unregistered

Youre obviously stupid, biased or ignorant. That or you haven't used an EVO 3D after the update to 2.3.4.

posted on Sep 19, 2011, 8:38 AM 1

wassup

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7. wassup

Posts: 565; Member since: Jun 23, 2011

read: sensation, not EVO :/

posted on Sep 19, 2011, 1:02 PM 0

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2. dacastrator unregistered

what will be the advantage of having intel chipsets to a smartphone? I'm thinking better graphics..

posted on Sep 19, 2011, 8:25 AM 0

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3. bobfreking55

Posts: 866; Member since: Jul 15, 2011

We'll see next year. Maybe a Core i7 Quad Core in HTC Sensation 2. :)) FTW.

posted on Sep 19, 2011, 8:27 AM 1

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4. dacastrator unregistered

I wonder if AMD will join the band pretty soon..

posted on Sep 19, 2011, 8:34 AM 1

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6. Droid_X_Doug

Posts: 5993; Member since: Dec 22, 2010

The more the merrier (for consumers, at least). Which is why AT&T-Mobile needs to not happen.

posted on Sep 19, 2011, 8:45 AM 0

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