For some reason, Samsung played a bit coy when it announced a pair of new Galaxy Tab 3 models yesterday, and left out the long-rumored Intel chip powering the 10-inch version. This morning Intel let loose with a little PR of its own, finally verifying what Reuters tentatively confirmed: there's Intel inside. The 1.6Ghz dual-core processor powering the Android 4.2 tablet is part of Intel's Clover Trail+ line. With Samsung's massive market presence, the Tab 3 10.1 could easily become the best-selling Intel Android device yet.

Also inside the 3G HSPA+ and LTE versions of the 10-inch Tab 3 is an Intel radio, included in the Clover Trail+ system-on-a-chip. 3G models get the XMM 6262 radio, while the LTE models will pack an XMM 7160. The Z2560 is a dual-core chip clocked at 1.6Ghz, and includes the SGX 544MP2 GPU clocked at 400Mhz. Intel claims that the SoC provides double the performance and triple the graphical capabilities of earlier Atom-powered Android devices, with "competitive" battery life.

The 10-inch Galaxy Tab 3 is Samsung's first Intel-powered Android tablet. Both the 7-inch and 8-inch versions of the Galaxy Tab 3 will stick with Samsung-designed processors. The new Galaxy Tab 3 models are set to launch worldwide later this month.