Qualcomm seems to have been dethroned as the number one smartphone chip supplier in the world, now that last year's numbers have come out. According to an Omdia report (noted by DigiTimes), MediaTek—a Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company—managed to ship out 351.8 million units during the whole of 2020, overtaking the king of Snapdragon for the first time ever.

Qualcomm, on the other hand, had a bit of a rougher year. Following Huawei's ban from the U.S. in 2019 (which forced Qualcomm to stop selling to them), MediaTek stepped in to help the disgraced company. Huawei's own HiSilicon chip initially helped it get a huge headstart in China, and after that in-house chip suffered due to tightening restrictions from the Trump administration, MediaTek picked up the loose ends.

After Huawei beat both Apple and Samsung by selling more smartphones than any other manufacturer in Q2 2020, Qualcomm was largely edged out of China. The latter's stocks suffered somewhat in December following a report that Apple could begin manufacturing its own modem chips for its iPhones, ending reliance on Qualcomm (Apple is already building the chip design center).

We already knew MediaTek was on the path to success when it launched its new 5G modem—the M80—this February, with blazing peak speeds of 7.67Gbps downlink and 3.76Gbps uplink, keeping Qualcomm on its toes. MediaTek's chips have been seriously increasing in popularity with low- and mid-tier phones over the years, and have grown to include the Samsung A-series (as of 2019), Nokia, Oppo, Xiaomi, ZTE, Realme, and Motorola models.

Xiaomi was MediaTek's biggest customer last year, ordering 63.7 million units, with Oppo coming in second with 55.3 million. Samsung, however, has the biggest year-over-year growth in MediaTek, increasing its purchases 254.5% year-over-year for a total of 43.3 million shipments last year.

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Because Madrid or barca dey fumble now... No mean say Atalanta or rb Leipzig na their mate!!! in all standards...

U mean Cheapest?

anitabella:
Because Madrid or barca dey fumble now... No mean say Atalanta or rb Leipzig na their mate!!! in all standards...

NOTHING lasts for EVER..
Go and ask Nokia or Blackberry..

VeeVeeMyLuv:
U mean Cheapest?

Cheapest is their Unique Selling Point..

If not for Mediatek, some phones would have been out of the reach of most Nigerians. Qualcomm chipsets are very expensive and that is what account for the high cost of Samsung, Nokia, LG and others. Tecno, infinix, itel, Xiaomi and so many others are big customers of Mediatek and Africa provides a big market for these phones.

MediaTek is taking over.
Love to see it.

The return of mediatek....still don't trust them though

better things are always scarce and expensive...use your head

popweezy:
better things are always scarce and expensive...use your head

yeah like iphones

Quality is not quantity.

Keep it cheap and Africa will love you

opelope transsion holdings and other generic brand like fero

oz4real83:
If not for Mediatek, some phones would have been out of the reach of most Nigerians. Qualcomm chipsets are very expensive and that is what account for the high cost of Samsung, Nokia, LG and others. Tecno, infinix, itel, Xiaomi and so many others are big customers of Mediatek and Africa provides a big market for these phones.

some Xiaomi run on Qualcomm.

All thanks to Itel and Tecno

I know say all them nightfood and marketers and pova shildren will soon come here and start screaming "THATS WHY TECNO WORKS FOR ME"

Funny people.

Quantity doesn't always equate to quality..
Snapdragons are still kings

oz4real83:
If not for Mediatek, some phones would have been out of the reach of most Nigerians. Qualcomm chipsets are very expensive and that is what account for the high cost of Samsung, Nokia, LG and others. Tecno, infinix, itel, Xiaomi and so many others are big customers of Mediatek and Africa provides a big market for these phones.

Remove Xiaomi from that list and put umidigi.

King of No Updates

good to know this... they saved us a lot

Okadall:
Keep it cheap and Africa will love you

absolutely

There is a huge difference between cheap and affordable.

TECNO phones are affordable because the price is moderate and also the quality is intact too.

Affordability always win

Xiaomi was their biggest customer and not Tecno? wow

sunshineV:
opelope transsion holdings and other generic brand like fero

lol, Na Xiaomi patronize them pass, when you no go read the story. no be even Transsion

Fonjewel0:
There is a huge difference between cheap and affordable.

TECNO phones are affordable because the price is moderate and also the quality is intact too.

True, a lot of phone makers are adapting to this model

Freelancerx:
Xiaomi was their biggest customer and not Tecno? wow

You eill think it is only tecno that is using Mediatek the way everyone is always talking here

scarycuteface:
You eill think it is only tecno that is using Mediatek the way everyone is always talking here

That is why i was surprised to even see other brands leading and it wasnt transsion phones

Abbeylincson:
All thanks to Itel and Tecno

No o, all thanks to Oppo and Xiaomi. You no read am?

Wow, this article surprised me, so those noise making people always shouting Xiaomi, don't know that Xiaomi is highest buyer of mediatek chipset. Nah to shout TECNO up n down.