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Orange San Diego Review

By Ben Kersey
on 4 Jul, 2012

An Intel processor in a smartphone? It’s more likely than you think. The company has been trying to cram its processors into mobile devices for some time now, with the first sightings at CES 2010, but its taken all this time for smartphones featuring Atom processors to make it to market. The first was the Lava Xolo X900, released in India back in May, then the Lenovo K800, with the Orange San Diego bringing up the rear. That’s what we’ll be taking a look at in this review; how does it stack up to ARM-based offerings? Keep reading to find out.

Intel and Orange prepare Medfield-powered San Diego for the UK

By Michael Crider
on 31 May, 2012

Well UK readers, those of you desperately waiting for an Intel-powered smartphone (all six of you) won't have to wait much longer. Earlier today Intel and carrier Orange officially unveiled the long-awaited San Diego smartphone... in London. Someone get those guys an atlas. The San Diego is the retail-ready hardware based on concept designs known as the San Francisco and Santa Clara, with a 1.6Ghz single-core Atom (Medfield) processor inside.

Lenovo Racer-A (K800) Intel smartphone up for pre-order

By Cory Gunther
on 29 May, 2012

If you're looking to get your hands on one of Intel's first Android smartphones the Lenovo Racer-A could be your next chance. Previously known as the K800 this Intel Atom-powered phone was first shown off at CES earlier this year (see our hands-on) and has now gone up for pre-order in China.

Intel roadmap leak shows Merrifield, LTE smartphones and more

By Cory Gunther
on 14 May, 2012

This year Intel kicked off their major attempt into the smartphone market with the release of their Medfield Atom processor for smartphones. We've covered it plenty in the past and their first retail phone the Lava XOLO we got some hands-on with last week. While their first Android smartphone is decent, it's not up to par with the newer dual-core and quad-core processors we've been seeing. Their latest leaked roadmap however shows us their plans.

Lava XOLO Intel Android smartphone hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 11 May, 2012

We had a great time at CTIA 2012 this year down in New Orleans and saw plenty of impressive phones like the EVO 4G LTE and DROID Incredible 4G LTE. One that went under the radar however was the new Lava XOLO Intel-powered smartphone that was announced in late April. We stopped by the Intel booth for some hands-on with their Android phone to see what the fuss was all about. Check out the video and pictures after the break.

Orange tips incoming Intel-powered Santa Clara phone

By Shane McGlaun
on 8 May, 2012

If you've been intrigued at the thought of Intel powering smartphones, it appears one of the first is set to land with Orange in the UK. The wireless carrier has tipped that the Santa Clara powered by an Intel Medfield processor is "coming soon." Santa Clara won't be the official name for the smartphone when it launches, it will get some sort of snazzy name.

Intel Medfield-powered Lava Xolo X900 benchmarked

By Michael Crider
on 25 Apr, 2012

If you've been waiting for an alternative to ARM-powered Android phones, then you're in luck - so long as you live in India. The Intel Medfield-powered Xolo X900 from manufacturer Lava went on sale earlier this week on the subcontinent, and the tech heads at Anandtech managed to grab one for a detailed review. If you want to take a look at an established company that's soon to become a major power on the supply side of Android hardware, then it's definitely worth a look.

Lava XOLO X900 kicks off Intel’s Android phone plans

By Chris Davies
on 19 Apr, 2012

The first Intel-powered Android smartphone will hit the market on April 23, with the Lava XOLO X900 going on sale in India. Packing a 1.6GHz Atom Z2460 processor with 1GB of RAM and a 4.03-inch 1024 x 600 LCD display, the X900 promises 1080p Full HD video recording and the ability to shoot ten 8-megapixel photos in under a second. Still, it's the processor that's the most interesting thing, Intel's first commercial attempt at taking on ARM in smartphones and, soon enough, tablets.

Intel CEO: the first Medfield phone is launching this week

By Michael Crider
on 17 Apr, 2012

When you look for an Android phone (and increasingly, any smartphone or tablet) you're looking for something with an ARM-based processor, because at the moment it's the only game in town. But that may change very soon: during Intel's quarterly financial report, CEO Paul Otellini told investors that the first phone to feature Intel's Medfield architecture will launch by the end of the week. That's news to us, and it was certainly news to those listening in on the call.

Orange Intel Santa Clara Android phone hands-on

By Michael Crider
on 27 Feb, 2012

We've seen Intel hardware running Android before, but what Orange has unveiled at Mobile World Congress appears to be a much cleaner, finished product than the prototype we briefly handled at CES. The Santa Clara (codename) device comes without a manufacturer, and that probably means that Intel fabricated it itself to show off its Medfield smartphone platform, an it's headed to the Orange carrier and other parts of Europe "soon". What we saw was an impressive if not earth-shattering demonstration of something that would have seemed impossible a couple of years ago - a standard Android smartphone running on an Intel Atom processor.