The Global smartphone SoC (system on chip) shipments showed 6% YoY growth in the third quarter of 2021. According to a recent report of Counterpoint Research, the 5G smartphone chip segment also grew almost two times compared to the same period in 2020.
MediaTek was the leading chip manufacturer of the Q3 2021, it dominated the market with a 40% share. The Taiwanese chipmaker was driven by its low-mid segment 5G chip and 4G SoC.
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Qualcomm came second with its 27% market share. Its smartphone SoC shipments grew both QoQ and YoY in Q3 2021. The key to Qualcomm’s revenue growth was its ability to have multiple contractors for the manufacture of important SoCs. 5G chip segment is where the US-based company showed complete dominance over its competitors. Qualcomm was able to capture 62% of the 5G chips market. Qualcomm also benefited from massive demand for the iPhone 13 back in September.
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Apple maintained its third position in the smartphone SoC market in Q3 2021 with a 15% share. Unisoc had a strong performance in Q3 2021. Beating Samsung, its market share entered double digits during the quarter at 10%. This marks Unisoc's growth for the third consecutive quarter.
Samsung Exynos slipped to the fifth position with a 5% share. HiSilicon, on the other hand, remains affected by the US trade ban. Huawei was unable to manufacture the HiSilicon Kirin chipsets. The accumulated inventory of Kirin SoCs is on the verge of being exhausted. As a result, Huawei is launching its latest series with Qualcomm SoCs but is limited to 4G capabilities.
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