MediaTek surpasses Apple and Qualcomm as China's most popular mobile chip maker

China, with a population of over 1 billion, is considered one of the largest smartphone markets in the world. Obviously, the market of this densely populated country has a great impact on the smartphone industry, and manufacturers have always mentioned China as one of the most important destinations for their phones and products. As we approach the middle of 2022, CINNO Research recently published a report on the top 5 most popular chip companies in the Chinese market in the first quarter of 2022, with MediaTek overtaking tough competitors such as Apple and Qualcomm. Became the most popular mobile chip company in the Chinese market.

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According to the report, the supply of smartphones in the first half of 2022 and in the Chinese market was 74.39 million units, which is 14.4% and 0.7%, respectively, compared to the same period last year and the previous quarter. Dropped. Qualcomm, Apple, Huawei and UNISOC are the most popular chip companies in the Chinese market after MediaTek. In the following, we will examine more details of these manufacturing companies.

Starting at the top of this list is MediaTek we do; Where the chip company managed to ship about 26.7 million units of chips in the Chinese market in the first quarter of 2022, which is less than the 27.9 million units in the same period last year, but compared to three The previous month, which was 25 million units, has increased. This increase in supply to the MediaTek market can be attributed to the company's strategy over the past 6 months. The Dimensity 920 5G chip, which was used as the beating heart of many smartphones such as the Redmi Note 11 Pro Plus, Redmi Note 9 Pro Plus and Xiaomi Hypercharge 11i, can be cited as another reason for MediaTek to excel in the Chinese market. Qualcomm is in second place with 26.7 million units of chips, up from 23.6 million in the previous quarter, but up from 27.9 million last year. Decreased. Due to the problems of global chip shortages, the company announced that it intends to focus on flagship chips, which are more profitable, instead of producing intermediate chips. However, one of the possible consequences of this strategy is the loss of market share of the handset. But overall, the strategy will make Qualcomm more profitable with fewer products.

Apple, which ranks third on the list, shipped only 12 million smartphones to China. The figure is down 15.8 percent from the previous quarter of 18.4 million units. Since many users are waiting for the release of the new series of iPhone 14, it is obvious that the supply of the company's old products will decrease. But it's worth noting that, according to the TrendForce research institute, iPhone production set a new record in the Chinese Christmas quarter, and the American tech giant was able to manage high demand for the iPhone 13 using its supply chain to make an impact. Minimize problems such as chip shortages.

Next in line is Huawei, which seems to be gradually shrinking in the Chinese market with the launch of 2.5 million units of HiSilicon chips in the first quarter of 2022. . It should be noted that these figures are significantly lower than the 13.8 million units of the previous year. The company is trying to get out of US sanctions, but it is expected that as this trend continues, the company will no longer be among the top 5 chip makers in the Chinese market.

Finally, we come to Unisoc Chip, a growing company. The company shipped about 1.9 million units of chips to the Chinese market, an increase of 1,760 percent from 0.1 million units in the same period last year. Experts say the main reason for the company's growth is the production of economical and mid-range smartphone chips. As the focus of large companies such as Qualcomm and Apple is on flagship chips, Unisoc intends to continue to make steady progress by producing low-cost handset chips sold to companies such as Motorola, Riley and Samsung.

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Source: Gizmochina