Read the title one more time. That’s right, a phone that runs Windows 8. The i-mate Intelegent is the first phone that we’ve seen that runs Windows 8, and that makes it a very interesting device to say the least. The i-mate Intelegent looks like a concept someone with Photoshop might whip up in their free time, but apparently this is a very real device. So what the heck is it?

Well, basically the i-mate Intelegent is a phone that runs Windows 8. Full Windows 8, we might add, not Windows RT. It runs Windows 8 by having an Intel Z2760 Clover Trail processor. This allows the Intelegent to do some very interesting things. i-mate promises a docking station that would turn the phone into a full-blown desktop workstation. A couple other companies have tried something like this (Motorola), but Windows is clearly the best choice for pulling it off.

Right now the Intelegent only exists in renders, but we do know specs for the device. It has a 4.7-inch display at 1280×768 resolution, 2GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, 3000mAh battery, 8MP camera, wireless charging, and that Intel Clover Trail processor. If you’re wondering if that processor is enough to power full Windows 8 it is the same processor used in the Samsung ATIV Smart PC and Acer Iconia W510.

The original plans for the Itelegent had it being shown off at MWC this year. Obviously that has come and gone, so the device is in limbo right now.The hardware still needs to be finalized and i-mate doesn’t have any partners or launch plans yet. This device could very well be vaporware, but we can hope it becomes real some day.

[via PCWorld]