{"id":382,"date":"2022-03-02T14:39:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/02\/mediatek-might-have-overtaken-qualcomm-in-us-android-marketshare\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T14:39:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:39:08","slug":"mediatek-might-have-overtaken-qualcomm-in-us-android-marketshare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/03\/02\/mediatek-might-have-overtaken-qualcomm-in-us-android-marketshare\/","title":{"rendered":"MediaTek might have overtaken Qualcomm in US Android marketshare"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/1\/22956593\/mediatek-qualcomm-android-processor-smartphone-marketshare-united-states-dimensity<\/a>
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MediaTek might have just beaten out Qualcomm to claim the biggest market share of any chipmaker for Android phones in the United States \u2014 at least, according to one analyst group. <\/p>\n

According to IDC\u2019s quarterly mobile phone sales tracker, as of Q4 2021 MediaTek chips account for 48.1 percent of all Android phones in the United States, compared to 43.9 percent for Qualcomm, as spotted by PCMag<\/em><\/a>. Those numbers are a stark inversion from the previous quarter, where MediaTek had a 41 percent market share to Qualcomm\u2019s 56 percent. <\/p>\n

IDC\u2019s report notes that MediaTek\u2019s surge was driven largely by sales of the Galaxy A12, Galaxy A32, and G Pure, which made up 51 percent of MediaTek devices sold in Q4 and 24 percent of the entire Android market in the US. <\/p>\n

There are conflicting reports, however: Counterpoint Research\u2019s own report puts the Q4 2021 split at 55 percent for Qualcomm, and 37 percent for MediaTek, so it\u2019s possible that Qualcomm is still holding on to its crown for now. <\/p>\n

MediaTek isn\u2019t as much of a household name for smartphone processors as Qualcomm (which has long been the dominant force for Android phones in the US, especially for high-end flagships). But the company has been steadily building out its presence in the US in low- and mid-range devices, including the LG Velvet<\/a> or the Moto G Pure<\/a>. <\/p>\n