Intel shows Medfield SoC for smartphones, Android supported

14 February, 2011
Intel's first attempt at a SoC for smartphones, Moorestown, did not go so well. Now they are showing it successor, called Medfield, which brings major improvements to the platform as a whole. Intel...

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  • 15 Feb 2011

Megalord, 15 Feb 2011On the other hand, symbian is terrible. Any symbian device ... morei dont think that bada can beat symbian and not only bada nobody can beat symbian bcos wat nokia symbian offers nobody does.....................

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    • Anonymous
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    • 15 Feb 2011

    Let's face it, I have been using iPhones for the last 4 years, currently I have got 4th version of apples baby. Does that change a fact that I am not interested in android? Please tell me are not you bored with the same screen and no widgets on IPhone?
    I like eye catching things and Androind is one of them! Anyway, one of the most important things for me is music player, and among all other phones I will not find a better one than on the iPhone.

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      • 15 Feb 2011

      chocowii, 15 Feb 2011Android bores me, they sprouting everywhere like mushrooms.... moreOn the other hand, symbian is terrible. Any symbian device that is launched, has all features covered by android/iOS already. If you are talking innovation, symbian is the last in the list. Even Bada is moving faster than symbian, less to say the likes of android, BB or even iOS.

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        • Megalord
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        • 15 Feb 2011

        chocowii, 15 Feb 2011Android bores me, they sprouting everywhere like mushrooms.... moreThat is indeed an interesting point. So, which iPhone has got dual core, 3D, HDMI, 1080P recording, >5MP camera capability, flash, optical zoom lens... And the list goes on and on. From which iPhone was that copied from? An iPhone from dreamland?

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          • 15 Feb 2011

          chocowii, 15 Feb 2011Android bores me, they sprouting everywhere like mushrooms.... morebecause 3d camera's and dual core are not innovation for you.

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            • Anonymous
            • jAG
            • 15 Feb 2011

            chocowii, 15 Feb 2011Android bores me, they sprouting everywhere like mushrooms.... moreThat's funny, weren't Nokia fanboys touting how Symbian was such a good OS already to begin with that it didn't need anything new? You fanboys are so silly, you guys turn 180 when its convenient. When it was still Symbian and android/ios users complained about how ancient Symbian/S^3 is you guys use the rhetoric that its such a good OS and doesn't need anything new, yet now you're complaining about "innovation"? LOL Nokia couldn't innovate if innovation slapped Nokia in the face, that's why they failed, that's why they're dying. Nokia coming with any good compelling devices this year? No? Wonder why? Wonder why intel decided to get android support for medfield? Why not Symbian?

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              • 15 Feb 2011

              Yet Another Android, 14 Feb 2011And as always, gsmarena makes a big deal because something ... morewell said...
              android has been already bloated like a pig...
              ready to be slaughtered...

                Android bores me, they sprouting everywhere like mushrooms. Theyre not even being innovative anymore. If you were to track last year's Android and today's Android there will be a hairline difference. They just wait for Apple to invent something then "copy-paste" it to their own. I'm beggining to understand why Nokia didnt chose Android. Android is like a whore who sleeps with different guys every night. Android doesnt surprise me anymore. When a new Android comes out, "Uhmm, so whats new?"

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                  • kfi
                  • 15 Feb 2011

                  I like this... not for long before I can choose to install bare bones linux (fedora, debian, etc.. ) on my smartphone. where is Android, wp7?

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 15 Feb 2011

                    Yet Another Android, 14 Feb 2011And as always, gsmarena makes a big deal because something ... moreWhat would you have gsmarena cover? Nokia and S^3 and MeeGo? OH wait that was scrapped, get over yourself. They can only cover whats being shown, and guess what? Majority of devices will be Android, cause guess what? Android defeated Nokia/S^3/MeeGo. Stop being such a petty loser. Go ask Nokia to show some devices for mobile review sites to cover then?

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                      • AnonD-1319
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                      • 15 Feb 2011

                      Yet Another Android, 15 Feb 2011Where is I Love to Argue? I wanna argue with them. Get in h... morethere is nothing to argue.

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                        • Yet Another Android
                        • RbX
                        • 15 Feb 2011

                        Where is I Love to Argue? I wanna argue with them. Get in here and lets get to arguing.

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                          • Babur
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                          • 15 Feb 2011

                          There is nothing wrong with Sandy Bridge CPU itself, it is the issue with USB controller, get your facts right.

                          Anyway, lets wait and see what Intel brings to market, and will it be competitive or better than others.

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                            • 15 Feb 2011

                            Yet Another Android, 14 Feb 2011And as always, gsmarena makes a big deal because something ... morelike what engadget does to apple?

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                              • 15 Feb 2011

                              Yet Another Android, 14 Feb 2011And as always, gsmarena makes a big deal because something ... moreThe MWC is predominantly Android. They're just reporting what's being shown. Nokia had a presentation which gsmarena covered. Apple aren't present, so there's nothing to report there.

                              I'm sure when Apple show their iPhone 5 in June or whenever, gsmarena will report that too.

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                                • 15 Feb 2011

                                Anonymous, 14 Feb 2011didn't Intel recently have an issue with their Sandy-bridge... moreThe Sandy Bridge issue is with the chipset. More specfically, bad SATA2 controllers (though nothing wrong with SATA3). Doubt smartphones will intergrate SATA based storage. Maybe netbooks with RAID_ SSD setups, or faster HDDs.

                                And if Intel makes another mistake like that again (as the current one is causing huge headaches for those who bought their mobos off the net), smaller companies are ready to pounce. Notably nVidia...

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                                  • 15 Feb 2011

                                  KingElmo, 15 Feb 2011Dude, android phones are what are IN these days! What do yo... moreI used to think that theres nothing loyal about phone brands. But only now i see how many people are actually worshipping Nokia. You never know the day Nokia collaspe how many suicidal cases will there be...

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                                    • Megalord
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                                    • 15 Feb 2011

                                    Anonymous, 14 Feb 2011it's Automatically good since it supports Android huh? Logi... moreWhy get so overly sensitive? This post is more about the possibilities of Medfield. The android support is only but a side tag. Why are you so sore that the biggest chip maker is intentionally supporting android? Its the biggest market share in smart phone, and it makes absolute money sense to support it.

                                    On the other hand, Nokia is going downhill.

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                                      • SAM
                                      • PUh
                                      • 15 Feb 2011

                                      these intel people never launch good things in india

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                                        • 15 Feb 2011

                                        Yet Another Android, 14 Feb 2011And as always, gsmarena makes a big deal because something ... moreDude, android phones are what are IN these days! What do you use? an iPhone? There are people who learn history, and there are people who ARE history. Get an Android while u still can, then u'll see why its SO good. And anyway, the MWC is like all about Android this year.
                                        loyal galaxy s user~