Overview

Global smartphone SoC shipments is expected to decline by 22% YoY in Q3 2026, primarily due to rising memory costs and cautious inventory management by smartphone OEMs. MediaTek and Qualcomm shipments is expected to decline by nearly 30% YoY during the quarter. The low and mid-tier segments are expected to be impacted the most, as OEMs are likely to reduce entry-level models and optimize their product portfolios to protect margins.


What the Full Report Will Cover

The Global Smartphone SoC Model Shipments Tracker (Preliminary View) provides a comprehensive view of the global smartphone chipset market, covering quarterly shipments by SoC model and vendor. The report tracks SoC deployment across major chipset vendors including Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek, UNISOC, Samsung, Google, HiSilicon and Xiaomi. It provides historical data from Q1 2020 through Q3 2026, covering more than 350 SoC models and enabling detailed analysis of chipset adoption across the global smartphone market. The report also provides insights into shipments by foundry, process node, manufacturing technology, connectivity (5G/4G), and key SoC specifications, including CPU architecture, modem, security, AI accelerator, GPU, and connectivity. Shipments are further analyzed across four price tiers: Premium, Mid-High, Mid-Low, and Entry.


Who Should Read This

Industry stakeholders, including foundry players, smartphone SoC vendors, smartphone OEMs, licensing players, law and patent firms, component vendors, memory vendors, materials suppliers, and financial institutions, tracking the smartphone chipset market, competitive market shares, chipset value chains, bill-of-materials analysis, ASP trends, technology developments, geopolitical impacts, in-house development efforts, AI adoption, global smartphone SoC sales and competitive dynamics.


Key Questions the Report Answers

  • How has the global smartphone SoC market evolved from Q1 2020 through Q3 2026?
  • Which brands are driving shipments globally, and across which price segment and network?
  • How have quarterly shipments volume and brand shares changed over time?
  • How has the transition from 4G to 5G impacting smartphone SoC shipments?
  • How are technical specifications such as CPU architecture, GPU, AI accelerator, and modem capabilities evolving across SoC generations
  • Which foundries and manufacturing technologies are being used by leading smartphone SoC vendors


Companies Mentioned

Qualcomm
MediaTek
Apple
Google
Samsung
HiSilicon
UNISOC
Xiaomi
ARM
TSMC
Samsung
SMIC