Qualcomm, MediaTek Saw Double Digit Growth In Global Smartphone Apps Market: Strategy Analytics

New Delhi: The worldwide smartphone functions processor (AP) market grew 17 per cent to $8.3 billion within the third quarter (Q3) of 2021, with US-based chip making large Qualcomm and Taiwan-based MediaTek posting double-digit progress, based on a brand new report by Technique Analytics’ Handset Element Applied sciences (HCT).

Qualcomm maintained its smartphone AP management with a 34 per cent income share, adopted by Apple with 28 per cent and MediaTek with 27 per cent. MediaTek exited the primary 9 months of 2021 with a 26-million-unit lead over Qualcomm. Consequently, it’s on monitor to turn into the main smartphone AP vendor in unit phrases for the primary time on an annual foundation this yr.

TSMC manufactured three-fourths of whole smartphone APs shipped on this quarter, adopted by Samsung Foundry.

“Qualcomm, MediaTek and Unisoc all posted strong double-digit cargo and income progress in smartphone APs in Q3 2021. Qualcomm and MediaTek benefited from HiSilicon’s pressured exit whereas Unisoc noticed robust progress in its 3G and 4G AP shipments. Technique Analytics believes that 4G AP foundry capability continues to be tight. We count on AP distributors to focus extra on 5G in 2022 to maximise their income and revenue,” Sravan Kundojjala, Affiliate Director of Handset Element Applied sciences service, Technique Analytics, mentioned in a press release.

5G-attached AP shipments grew 82 per cent year-on-year, driving a 19 per cent progress in total AP common promoting costs (ASPs). Qualcomm’s premium tier AP Snapdragon 888/888+ was the top-selling Android AP through the quarter. Smartphone APs manufactured in 7 nm and under course of applied sciences accounted for 47 per cent of whole smartphone AP shipments in Q3 2021.