It is believed that Intel after years of unsuccessful attempts to gain a foothold in the segment of mobile processors put an end to release of not only tablets, but also smartphones. Now class Intel products are addressed to a wider user base, covered by the term "Internet of Things". Moreover, perhaps the greater value of the last segment of the market is to promote wireless generation networks 5G, the processor giant also intends to participate in it.
However, as the resource PCWorld, begun in 2014, Intel co-operation with the Chinese developers of processors shows its fruits so far. At least, smartphones samples based on Spreadtrum's latest processors with x86-based architecture on display at MWC 2017 was on Intel stand . In the second half of this year, Spreadtrum will start deliveries of 8-core Atom processor with Airmont architecture for use in smartphones sold in the Chinese market. The specificity of the product is that the built-in modem processor is geared for work in local bands of cellular networks.
Processor Spreadtrum SC9861G-IA will be equipped with a graphics subsystem PowerVR GT7200 and support 4K-video and display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. It will be released on 14 nm technology and will support two cameras with resolution up to 13 megapixels. Rockchip company also develops processors in collaboration with Intel, but they are used mainly in the segment of "Internet of Things".