Report: ARM processors will outsell Intel in mobile PCs in 2013

Market research firm ABI Research is predicting that ARM-based devices will outsell Intel-based ones in 2013. This is a bold claim, considering that Intel is the predominant supplier of x86 processors for mobile devices and netbooks last year. However, ABI says that ARM will gain the leadership position in 2013, and lead a 60 percent-40 percent-split in terms of ARM-based devices by the next year.

The key to ARM's success appears to be the proliferation of "always on" devices that users are demanding--an area where ARM has a strong reputation. In fact, ARM recently unveiled their new Cortex-A5 MPCore processor in October 2009, which promises better performance with higher energy efficiency.

Of course, Intel is not sitting still either. The company is reportedly developing 32-nanometer variants of its popular Atom processor to compete with current ARM processors. At the end of the day, Intel remains the dominant player of high performance processors that are used to power desktops and laptops.

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