Google's Motorola launches Intel-powered smart phone

Google's Motorola Mobility revealed a new smart phone 'Razr i ' for Europe and Latin America on Tuesday, rolling out the first handset of a multi-device agreement with top chip maker Intel.

The Razr i is essentially the recently announced Droid Razr M for Verizon Wireless, only with the different processor. It will be available in Europe and Latin America.

According to Reuters, with a 4.3 inch display and Google's Android platform, the Razr i is very similar to the Razr M unveiled earlier in September for U.S. consumers but its brain is an Intel processor instead of a chip made by Qualcomm.

According to CNET.com Razr i is one of a handful of smart phones now running on an Intel Atom processor, further evidence that Intel is establishing a beachhead -- albeit a small one -- in the mobile arena. Intel has shrugged off criticism that its chips were too power-hungry and inefficient to run in smartphones and has partnered up with major players such as Motorola, Orange, Lenovo, and ZTE.

Intel dominates the PC industry but has been slow to adapt its powerful processors to work well in battery-sensitive mobile gadgets. But the Santa Clara, California company is rushing to catch up.

The Razr M includes Qualcomm technology compatible with high-speed Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks in the United States, while the Razr i is limited to slower 3G phone networks relied on more in Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world.

The new phone which will launch in October uses a new version of Intel's Medfield smart phone processor running at 2 Gigahertz, faster than the 1.6 GHz versions used in phones launched earlier this year by Orange in Britain, MegaFon in Russia and Lava International in India.