Intel yesterday announced its first-quarter earnings with revenues coming in at US$12.9 billion, operating income at US$3.8 billion, and net income at US$2.7 billion. On the investor call that followed, CEO Paul Otellini announced that the first Intel-based smartphone will launch “later this week.”
As for who could introduce this first, there are a couple of likely suspects. It could be India-based Lava with its XOLO X900 with 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 processor and a 4.0-inch display. Another possibility is Lenovo with its K800, sporting a 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 processor, Android 4.0 and a 4.5-inch display. ZDNet has its money on the former with Lenovo to follow next month.
Whether we see these in North America any time soon also remains to be seen.
Other Intel partners include Motorola, Orange, and ZTE but they’re not expected to release their devices until later this year. Intel is also having a “continuing dialogue” with both Apple and Samsung (and likely others) but these have yet to yield any announcements.