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Too long to copy and paste but you might be interested in reading it. It's from Anandtech.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5365/intels-medfield-atom-z2460-arrive-for-smartphones
this is great their might finally be hope for UMPC's after all only took 5-6 years to address the technical problems of the UMPC ie poor performance, low battery life, and high price. Now the dream of carrying a full computer in your pocket might be less of dream and more of a reality.
 
So, this means that from now on, I will have to check that a new phone is not x86.
 
So, this means that from now on, I will have to check that a new phone is not x86.

I don't know. The reference platform looks pretty good -- next generation speeds in many aspects and low power consumption in many usage profiles. And in the Netbook arena, Atom has a demonstrated track record of making good on battery life promises.....
 
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