Motorola to Launch Intel Phone in September
Motorola has confirmed that it will be announcing its first Intel-based phone next month. The new device will make its debut on September.
Other than it will be running Android, we do not know any of the hardware specs. Of course, there will be a Medfield Z2000-series processor, but it is unclear if Motorola is using the single-core, 1.6 GHz Z2460 or the dual-core Z2580, which can reach up to 2 GHz. At CES earlier this year, Intel claimed that the Z2460 can hold its own against the dual-core and quad-core rivals.
However, in a BBC article, there are more cautious notes about performance from Intel. "Faster speeds only get you so far," Mike Bell, Intel's vice president for mobile, told the BBC. "It's really all about user experience and the responsiveness of the device and less about speeds and feeds."
I will leave that up to you to interpret that statement, but it appears to be clear that Intel is not shooting for the performance crown in terms of raw processing power. Intel previously said that it has optimized Medfield to run Android well and that appears to be the company's greatest asset until its 22 nm Valleyview processors are unveiled in quad-core configurations in 2013.

Oops, ARM
Yeah but you've obviously not looked at the benchmarks, or used the existing Intel-based phones from Orange and Lava (apparently Gigabyte makes the Orange edition, idk for sure). They didn't just claim it can, it CAN.
The phone's been out since the end of April. Have it lying about in the house (review copy
Both have strong business relationships in their respective industries.
Please someone tell me this is not the case!
Well from what i saw, most apps were compatible. Whichever aren't compatible (Chrome, Firefox Temple Run, and some others) you can't download. They won't appear on your search results. Some get through, like Opera (opera mini works however). So when i tried installing opera, the install failed and i got an error message.
Intel has a translation layer to interface with apps coded to run on the ARM architecture. But no, they'll be no fragmentation. Your device will simply get the intended install package, but that'll probably be transparent to you.
Never encountered any bugs as iirc.
Also, random interesting fact: the phone (i'm talking about the xolo here) shut down because the battery was almost empty. I started it again, and it booted in safe mode! I never knew android had safe mode too lol.
p.s. x4dm is correct too!