Intel's new first Android products based on Bay Trail-T are expected by the end of the year, or in January 2014 according to a technology website, Digitimes.
Currently, the use of Intel-based
Android devices are only limited to Intel's Fonepad series. Most vendors of
Android devices are still adopting ARM-based solutions from Qualcomm, MediaTek,
Rockchip, Allwinner Technology or Nvidia for their devices.
China's white-box player vendors are
expected to become Intel's major customer for its Intel Bay Trail-T processor. These
Android devices are expected to be to be available as early as February 2014. So
far, Intel
does not appear to have any orders from first-tier Android vendors.
Intel estimates shipments for its
processors to reach 10 million units in 2013.
Among the 30 million Intel
processors shipments in 2014, about 3 million units are expected to come from
Intel's educational tablet manufactured by BYD or Elitegroup Computer Systems
(ECS).
Intel chip based white-box tablets
will eventually reach Malaysia starting next year. As long as pricing is
concerned, many would speculate that white box tablets are far cheaper than
branded ones even with Intel's chip on them. Definitely, this is exciting news
for tablet fans in Malaysia and abroad.