21%: phone chip shipments fall in Q3, while Apple and Samsung gain share
Per Counterpoint Research, Apple and Samsung were the only major phone chip vendors to gain share.
Fewer phone chips were sold this year. Apple and Samsung gained a bigger share than the others.
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A shrinking market helps explain why chip makers are turning to data centers.
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- MediaTek 28% (down six points) and Qualcomm 22%, from 25%.
- Apple 21%, from 17%, and Samsung 8%, from 6%.
- UNISOC 13%, from 14%, and others 8%, from 4%.
- Counterpoint expects a 20% fall in 2026 and 3 to 4% in 2027.
- The report did not give total volumes.
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