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Samsung reportedly turning to Intel to power next-gen Galaxy Tab

Samsung reportedly turning to Intel to power next-gen Galaxy Tab

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Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 hero 3 (1024px)
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 hero 3 (1024px)

Reuters reports that an upcoming Android tablet from Samsung will be powered by none other than Intel. According to its sources, the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 will use Intel's Clover Trail+ chip — alternatively known as the Atom Z2580 — in at least one of its configurations. It's not specified when the new tablet will be announced, but Samsung does have a media event scheduled for June 20th where it will debut new products in both its Galaxy and Ativ lines. The product would join the low-end 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 that Samsung introduced last month.

It would also mark a shift for Samsung, which has previously used ARM chips in the 10.1-inch Tab line (it does use Intel processors in its Ativ Windows products). While Reuters doesn't delve into just what's behind the change, it would no doubt be a welcome development for Intel, which has struggled in mobile with its x86 silicon thus far.