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TL;DR
- Mediatek has reportedly taken over from Qualcomm as the top Android chipmaker in US.
- The news comes after Mediatek took the number one crown globally in 2020.
Qualcomm lost its Android chipmaker crown to Mediatek in global markets back in 2020, but it still held on to its number one spot in the US for several quarters thereafter. Now, it looks like there’s a new number one chipmaker for Android devices in the US.
Mediatek reported during its Dimensity 8000 series briefing that it was the number one chipmaker for Android devices in the US, citing IDC statistics for Q4 2021. More specifically, the Taiwanese chip designer said its chips accounted for 51% of the market compared to Qualcomm’s 47%. Check out the relevant slide from the briefing below.
Mediatek pointed to phones like the Samsung Galaxy A12 4G, Galaxy A32, Moto G Pure, T-Mobile Revvl V Plus, and Boost Celero as being its top “high volume” models that helped it reach this goal.
The achievement isn’t a complete surprise, as the chipmaker has focused on the volume-shifting budget and mid-range segment for years now. However, the achievement is still pretty notable due to the fact that Mediatek processors don’t actually have mmWave 5G connectivity just yet, with major network players like Verizon firmly embracing the tech.
Nevertheless, Mediatek says its first mid-range mmWave phone will hit the US in the second half of 2022. So there’s scope for Mediatek to experience even more growth in the future.
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