According to Counterpoint Research, Qualcomma's share in smartphones priced above $500 increased from 41 per cent in 2020 to 55 per cent in 2021 owing to the launch of flagships Snapdragon<\/a> 888 and 8Gen 1.
\"Qualcomm struggled with a tight supply throughout the year for its mid-tier solutions. The shift in focus away from 4G SoCs also didn't help. However, in the high value $300+ segment, Qualcomm continued to dominate with its Snapdragon 7 and 8 series,\" the report noted.
MediaTek's growth<\/a> came from smartphones priced less than $299 (wholesale price). MediaTek's growth was driven by both LTE and 5G SoCs across this price band.
In Android smartphones in the $100-$299 price band, MediaTek dominated the market with a 52 per cent share. This is where the Dimensity 700 and 800 drove the mass-market adoption of 5G smartphones<\/a> in markets such as China, India and parts of the US and Europe. This allowed brands such as realme, Xiaomi<\/a>, OPPO and vivo to launch 5G phones at price points below the $200 retail price.
The Dimensity 1100\/1200 helped MediaTek increase share in the $300-$499 price band, where it captured a 24 per cent volume share in 2021, compared to 6 per cent in 2020.
Further, with the launch of the Dimensity 8100\/8000, it is looking to strengthen its position in the $300-$499 price band.
Meanwhile, Qualcomm's next-generation flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, will reportedly support AV1 decoding.
The chip's internal codename is SM8550, which matches the codenames of other Snapdragon 8-series chipsets. SM8450 for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, SM8350 for the Snapdragon 888, and so on.
AV1, or 'AOMedia Video 1,' is an open, royalty-free coding format designed for transmitting video over the Internet.
Qualcomm's current chips don't support native decoding of AV1 videos, unlike Samsung<\/a>'s Exynos flagship SoCs from 2021 and 2022.<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":90354530,"title":"Samsung launches Galaxy A53 5G with 64MP camera in India","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/samsung-launches-galaxy-a53-5g-with-64mp-camera-in-india\/90354530","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":90354534,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Qualcomm chips dominate in Android devices above $300","synopsis":"According to Counterpoint Research, Qualcomma's share in smartphones priced above $500 increased from 41 per cent in 2020 to 55 per cent in 2021 owing to the launch of flagships Snapdragon 888 and 8Gen 1.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/qualcomm-chips-dominate-in-android-devices-above-300","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"analytics":{"comments":0,"views":177,"shares":0,"engagementtimems":856000},"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"IANS","artdate":"2022-03-21 16:35:44","lastupd":"2022-03-21 16:38:57","breadcrumbTags":["Qualcomm","snapdragon","Qualcomm chips","devices","Qualcomm shares","qualcomm snapdragon","samsung","xiaomi","MediaTek's growth","5G smartphones"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/qualcomm-chips-dominate-in-android-devices-above-300"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/qualcomm-chips-dominate-in-android-devices-above-300/90354534">