MediaTek surpassed Qualcomm to become the biggest smartphone chipset vendor in Q3 2020, says Counterpoint

According to a report by Counterpoint Research, MediaTek surpassed Qualcomm to become the biggest smartphone chipset vendor in Q3 2020.

The report noted that MediaTek’s share in the smartphone chipset market during Q3 2020 was 31 per cent, followed by Qualcomm with a 29 per cent market share.

However, Qualcomm held the largest share in the 5G smartphone chipset market during the period under consideration. Qualcomm powered 39 per cent of the 5G phones sold worldwide.