I was wondering how well Intel has penetrated the mobile market. Here are some quick updates from Jonathan Ong, Area Sales Manager of Intel Singapore & Malaysia.
Intel’s Atom processors are being adopted in smartphones and tablets in the mobile devices market.
According to the September report of the Strategy Analytics, Intel ranked second in Application Processor Shipment in Q2 of 2014.
The keys to their mobile strategy:
- Compute performance based on true 64-bit architecture
- Global communications platforms
- Leading manufacturing technology
Intel Atom processors focus on providing the performance demanded by today’s road warriors.
There are now more than 200 smartphone/tablet designs currently in the market or coming this year in over 150 countries.
Examples of their latest smartphone partner products include:
- Samsung Galaxy Alpha
- ASUS ZenFone 5 & ZenFone 6
Tablet partners include Acer, Dell and Lenovo, amongst others.
The Acer Aspire Switch 10 is driven by an Intel Atom Processor Z3735F with 2GB DDR3 low voltage RAM, and runs on Windows 8.1. It has a 10.1-inch WXGA IPS Multi-Touch LCD, ample storage (eMMC 32GB + 500GB HDD), and comes with one year’s subscription of Office 365 Personal.
Intel processor-based tablets are able to run Windows 8 and offer the familiarity and compatibility of desktop applications, with touch interactivity.
I’m seeing more and more tablets that are 10.1” and smaller driven by the multi-core/multi-thread Intel Atom Z3700 Series processors.
These usually come preloaded with Microsoft Office and some even come in hybrid configurations, like the Acer Aspire Switch 10 which is a 2-in-1 tablet that can be docked into its keyboard to become a laptop.
The Acer Aspire Switch 10 can be used in various configurations: tablet, notebook, tent and display.
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