The chip maker in the United States seeks to recover the lost ground on mobile devices on the hand of the Korean brand
Samsung Electronics said on Monday that would use Intel processors for the new version of one of their tablets Android of higher rank.
The decision to begin using Intel in an Android device is a milestone for the chip maker in the United States, which aims to gain a foothold in a mobile market that took in a principle to recognize and invest. The announcement of Samsung confirms an earlier information from Reuters and other media of the May 30.
Samsung has previously used chips designed with efficient technology of the British firm ARM Holdings for their mobile devices more sold.
Posco presented on Monday two new tablets, a 8-inch and the Galaxy Tab 3 of 10.1 inches, which uses Intel chips.
THE TABLET
This last, which competes with the iPad of Apple, work with a dual core processor 1.6 -GHz Intel and have the latest version of the Android operating system of Google.
Intel was a pioneer in the computer industry for decades, but reacted too late in the manufacture of chips that would attract manufacturers of smartphones and tablet when the market recovery outside with the launch of Apple’s iPhone in 2007 and watching in 2010.
The new 10.1 -inch tablet connections will require 3G and 4G and the screen will have a resolution of 1.280 × 800.
Samsung said that the new products will be available at the global level this month, but gave no details of prices.