For a long time, Qualcomm has been the most important player in the smartphone market, responsible for the diverse portfolio of Snapdragon processors. MediaTek chips were also quite popular, more than Samsung’s Exynos or HiSilicon’s Kirin, but due to changes in China and India, the manufacturer managed to gain the position of a global leader. Thus, Qualcomm fell to second place. However, the Counterpoint Research report takes into account a certain variable that may cause the Americans to regain their lost podium place very quickly. At stake is the growing importance of the 5G standard, which is appearing in a large number of new smartphones.

According to the latest report, MediaTek has become a global leader in the production of chips for smartphones. In Q3 2020 he won as much as 31 percent.

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Let’s start with the numbers, because they determine the division of the mobile chip market for smartphones . In the third quarter of the year, MediaTek became the segment leader with the result 31 percent. Qualcomm was immediately behind him with the result 29 percent. The next players were Samsung, Apple and HiSilion, who took equal 12 percent. market and Unisoc (4 percent). The success of MediaTek is justified by the increase in demand for reasonably priced Xiaomi products in India and China. The company used a peculiar “loophole” in the US ban on Huawei. Qualcomm, which gave way to the group’s position, may, however, quickly recover.

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It turns out it is apparent that Qualcomm continues to occupy a key position in the sale of chips for smartphones that support the new 5G standard. As interest in these units grew in the fourth quarter of the year and I believe it will continue to climb, the company is likely to regain its “rightful place”. The importance of 5G networks is growing month by month, which is influenced by cloud services, which are not limited to streaming audio and video. Today we also use streaming for backups and games.

Source: Counterpoint Research