5G rolls out double-digit growth in smartphone app processor market for sixth consecutive quarter

The global smartphone app processor market grew by 18% in the second quarter of 2021 in the second quarter of 2021. Double-digit growth has been recorded for the sixth consecutive quarter. This data is contained in the Strategy Analytics report.

According to analysts, the specified market in the second quarter reached $ 7.0 billion. The leader among suppliers is Qualcomm, which holds 36% of the market. It is followed by MediaTek with 29% and Apple with 21%. Note that none of these companies have their own production facilities. All of them order production from contract manufacturers. A study of this side of the market reveals that almost 100% of smartphone app processors shipped in Q2 2021 were manufactured by just two companies – TSMC and Samsung Foundry. At the same time, the share of products manufactured according to 5 nm standards is approximately 20%.

5G rolls out double-digit growth in smartphone app processor market for sixth consecutive quarter

According to analysts, one of the growth engines is the introduction of 5G. Shipments of processors for smartphones with support for next-generation networks in annual terms increased by 140%. Since these processors are more expensive than non-5G processors, this led to an 8% increase in the average selling price.

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