Intel has been aggressively rolling out its new low-cost, low-power Atom chips for smartphones this last quarter and we're expecting the likes of Asus to use the Atom X3 in upcoming Zenfones. While the Atom X3 shares the same name as the Atom X5 and X7, the former actually belongs to a different category. Only the Atom X3 is targeted to affordable smartphones and there are actually 3 types of them. It could be possible we're bee seeing a variant of the Zenfone 2 running the Atom X3-3G R with the price range of the ZE500CL which is about Php7,000 while the cheaper version of the Zenfone C running the X3-3G. In terms of performance and capabilities, we're looking at the Atom X3 to be a bit better than the Snapdragon 200 and close tot he Snapdragon 400 chips from Qualcomm. It would be interesting if indeed the Atom X3 would hold up to its promise. Got the official statement from Intel Corporation today and it turns out bigger than we originally expected and involves around 5,000 to 6,000 employees worldwide, including 1,800 in the Philippines. Copy of the full disclosure below: Chuck Mulloy Intel Corporation Santa Clara, California, Jan. Read more in our articles including "What to expect from Intel Atom X3 smartphone chips" and "Intel closes Malaysia, Philippines, Oregon & California Operations".
Intel has been aggressively rolling out its new low-cost, low-power Atom chips for smartphones this last quarter and we're expecting the likes of Asus to use the Atom X3 in upcoming Zenfones. While the Atom X3 shares the same name as the Atom X5 and X7, the former actually belongs to a different category.
Only the Atom X3 is targeted to affordable smartphones and there are actually 3 types of them. It could be possible we're bee seeing a variant of the Zenfone 2 running the Atom X3-3G R with the price range of the ZE500CL which is about Php7,000 while the cheaper version of the Zenfone C running the X3-3G. In terms of performance and capabilities, we're looking at the Atom X3 to be a bit better than the Snapdragon 200 and close tot he Snapdragon 400 chips from Qualcomm.
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