Some “sources” are saying that Apple may eventually ditch the Samsung system chip for the new Moorestown mobile Internet device (MID) platform processor from Intel. I guess it isn’t any big surprise. A move to Intel should be more than just a speculation. It seems like a no-brainer for Apple to move to Intel inside the iPhone. This would move the iPhone platform in line with the current Intel chip lineup in the MacBooks, MacBook Pro, and the iMac.

Similar to the Samsung SoC that Apple uses in its existing iPhone design, Moorestown will combine the CPU, graphics, video and memory controller onto a single chip. Based on Intel’s “Menlow” MID design due out a year earlier, it will also incorporate wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi, 3G and WiMAX.

A big concern for me is the size implications with the Intel processor. Will this mean a bigger iPhone? Or perhaps this is simply further evidence to a micro-pc that Apple is working on?

[Via AppleInsider]