Why Didnt Intel Win This New ASUS Phone
Why Didnt Intel Win This New ASUS Phone By Ashraf Eassa A while back, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) and longtime PC partner ASUS announced the ZenFone series of smartphones. The ZenFone 4, 5, and 6 all sported older generation Clover Trail+ Atom processors along with Intels 3G modems. Around the same time as this family of phones launched, Intel announced that it had signed a multiyear, multidevice strategic relationship with ASUS for a whole family of smartphone and tablets. Interestingly enough, according to VR-Zone China, ASUS next smartphone -- an LTE-capable 4.5-inch device that looks similar to the Intel-powered ZenFone line -- will be powered by Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM ) silicon. Its that integration The low-cost, LTE-capable phone from ASUS will sport a low-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 400. This chipset has proven exceptionally popular and has powered everything from Samsungs Galaxy S4 Mini to hordes of white-box smartphones in Asia. It is not a particularly zippy chip, sporting four low-end...