chip maker mediatek Emerged as the leader of smartphones Community According to a report by Counterpoint Research, the market in Q4 2021 with a market share of 33%. MediaTek’s smartphone SoC volumes declined in the quarter “due to higher shipments in the first half and inventory improvement from Chinese smartphone OEMs”, the report said.
Qualcomm As per the report, it ranked second with 30% market share with a growth of 18% due to premium segment and dual sourcing from foundry. With a 76% share, Qualcomm dominates the 5G baseband modem shipments, with the iPhone 13 and 12 series and the premium Android portfolio being the major boosters.
Apple Smartphone SoC came in third place in Q4 2021 with 21% market share, shipments buoyed by the iPhone 13 launch and celebratory sales. UNISOC got an 11% stake in Q4 2021, continuing its growth, with SoC shipments more than doubling in 2021. Its customer base also got wider as it got brands like samsungMotorola, ZTE, Realme, Honor and Transsion on board.
Samsung Exynos came in fifth with just 4% shares, as the South Korean smartphone maker is restructuring its smartphone portfolio strategy of “in-sourcing as well as outsourcing to Chinese ODMs”. Meanwhile, MediaTek and Qualcomm have captured the bulk of the market share and MediaTek is benefiting from Samsung’s own mid-range 4G and 5G smartphones.