However, both of these were apparently not the biggest smartphone chipset vendors in third quarter of 2020. According to a new report by Counterpoint, MediaTek was the one that outstripped Qualcomm to get the lead position. All this helped the company to expand its market share from 26% in second quarter to 31%. Also read: Samsung to launch new Exynos chip on January 12However, Qualcomm right now is still leading when it comes to market for 5G chipsets. As per CounterPoint, the demand for 5G phones increased in Q3 with 17% of all handsets supporting 5G network.

Source: Hindustan Times December 25, 2020 09:28 UTC