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Motorola and Intel’s plan to build Android phones with Intel processors is finally coming to fruition. Things got off to a slow start back in April when Intel attempted to build a handset on its own, producing the dull, low-end AZ210. The device, which launched in India, Russia and the United Kingdom, garnered an almost unanimous “meh.”
On Tuesday, Motorola announced an Intel-powered phone of its own that
looks like it will be the complete opposite of the AZ210. The Razr i,
as it will be called, is essentially a Razr M with a powerful new Intel 2GHz CPU packed inside.
Everything that made the Razr M so compelling carries over to the
Razr i, including 1GB of RAM, 8GB of on-board storage, a microSD card
slot for expanded storage, a 4.3-inch display that runs to the edges of
the handset, and the Razr line’s signature Kevlar back. Like the Razr M,
the Razr i features an 8-megapixel camera that can shoot up to 1080p
video. Unfortunately, the Razr i also has the same PenTile display with a
low 960×540 resolution.
On thing that isn’t clear at this point is whether the phone will
ever see a U.S. release. The Razr line of Android phones, including the
Razr M, has so far been exclusive to Verizon in the U.S. On Tuesday,
Motorola said in a statement
that the Razr i would launch in October in “select European and Latin
American markets including the U.K., France, Germany, Argentina, Brazil
and Mexico, with more to be announced.”
So far, no Intel-powered Androids have launched in the U.S. But given Intel’s stated plans, we wouldn’t expect that to last indefinitely.
source : wired
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