Report: Qualcomm Maintains SoC Market Lead in H1 2017 at 42% of Total Revenue...

Report: Qualcomm Maintains SoC Market Lead in H1 2017 at 42% of Total Revenue... xda-developers Oct 26, 2017 2:00 AM • by Doug Lynch Report: Qualcomm Maintains SoC Market Lead in H1 2017 at 42% of Total Revenue There are a number of contenders in the SoC market including Qualcomm, Samsung, Apple, Huawei, MediaTek and others. However, not everyone involved actually fabricates (manufactures) their own chips, companies like Qualcomm and Apple contract this part out while they design the custom cores in-house (or "semi-custom" cores, in some cases). Competition continues to heat up in the space as some of these companies are involved in lawsuits with each other, but Qualcomm has been able to maintain its lead when it comes to revenue and brought in 42% of the total SoC revenue during the first half of this year. A new report from Strategy Analytics says the overall application processor (SoC) market has actually been on the decline so far this year as total revenue dropped by 5% when compared to the same time last year. Their data shows SoC revenues from the first half of this year reached $9.4 billion with Qualcomm taking home 42% of that money. Many enthusiasts here at XDA prefer Qualcomm's chips given phones with Snapdragon SoCs typically have substantially better developer support than MediaTek-powered devices, but Qualcomm's modem patents and technology have shown to be a selling point among the mainstream customers. This data shows that others in the space including Apple and MediaTek followed behind Qualcomm during H1 2017 as each of them brought in 18% of the total revenue. We're also told that Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 SoC has performed better than the Snapdragon 820 and Snapdragon 821 combined. It's believed that this is thanks (at least in part) to the integrated gigabit-class LTE modem that the company used. Not only does it perform well for the price, it's also generations ahead of MediaTek's modem technology. As far as MediaTek is concerned, they've seen the most success from their mid-range Helio P series of chips but their flagship Helio X hasn't been very successful yet. Because of this, MediaTek is expected to focus more on their mid-range offerings in an attempt to recover marketshare during the second half of this year. Via: DigiTimes Original report: Strategy Analytics Android Advices Oct 24, 2017 4:48 PM • by Pavan Kumar B.C Sprint offers $350 discount on iPhone X by trading with an eligible Smartphone With the pre-orders of iPhone X nearing, we will be witnessing many offers on the device from different services provides and this time Sprint has taken the step and is providing a $350 on the device by trading it with an eligible smartphone. Yes, you hear it right! The iPhone X which is priced at $999 can get a discount of $350 by trading it with a list of the device that is mentioned below. However, this will be valid only on Sprint's Flex leasing scheme and trading with an eligible device. The list of smartphones included in the scheme are iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus from Apple whereas from Samsung devices like Galaxy S8, S8+, S7, S7 Edge and Note 5 are included. Other devices that are included are, LG G5, G6 and V20, Google Pixel, Google Pixel XL, Moto Z Droid, Z Play, Z2 Force, Z Force Droid and Z2 Play, BlackBerry Keyone and the HTC U11. Any of these devices can be traded for the upcoming iPhone X on Sprint and the user needs to pay $22.22 every month which is the part of 18-months leasing programme. Moreover, you also have the option of leasing the iPhone after one year for a new lease. But if you are planning stick with the iPhone X after one year also, then you need to pay $41.62 every month for remaining 6 months. By this method, the user will be spending a total of $649.68 which $350.32 lesser than the original price. This offer is valid for old Sprint customers as well as to the customers who plant to switch to Sprint. Are you going to get this new iPhone X? Do you own any of the device listed above for trading? Comment in the section below and stay tuned for more news and updates. Source This email has been sent by Froze ONE (isnanmm0@gmail.com). It is the potion result of 'Tech: Topic watch' from the dashboard 'Personal Dashboard', tab 'Tech > Android'. Unsubscribe © Netvibes 2005-2017 | Terms of service | Privacy Policy Find Netvibes also on: Facebook Twitter Google+ Flickr

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