Global Smartphone SoC Shipments Forecast by Vendor, Q4 2025
Overview: This report provides a detailed forecast of smartphone SoC shipments for full-year 2026, segmented by leading chipset vendors including Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple, UNISOC, Google, Samsung, Huawei, and Xiaomi, with a quarterly breakdown. This report includes two years of quarterly-level historical data starting from Q1 2024. It offers insights into key market trends, competitive dynamics, and vendor positioning to help understand the evolution of the smartphone chipset market in 2026.
Table of Contents
- SoC Vendor (Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple, Hisilicon, UNISOC, Google, Samsung, Xiaomi, JLQ)
- Forecast Assumptions
- Data Point (Shipments)
Published Date: March 2026
Category
Industry
Semiconductors
Service
Smartphone SoC
Report Type
Report
Time Period
Quarterly
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Author
Shivani Parashar
Shivani is a market researcher with over 11 years of market research and consumer insights experience. She started her career with Northern Trust Corporation and has since worked with multiple other market research & consulting agencies in India. Shivani has worked across a wide variety of industries, including but not limited to, technology, automotive, and logistics. She has handled multiple end-to-end research project across industries & functions covering a wide variety of subjects. Within Counterpoint, she focuses on components, especially semiconductor foundries and chipsets. Shivani holds an MBA degree in Marketing and an Engineering Degree in Electronics & Instrumentation.
Soumen Mandal
Soumen is a Senior Analyst tracking IoT, Automotive and Telecommunication ecosystem at Counterpoint Research. He is interested in IoT applications, connections, components, electric vehicles, connected cars, autonomous vehicles, semiconductors, shared mobility, services and emerging technologies. He started his career as an Energy Analyst with Manikaran Power Ltd. He has experience working with DISCOMs and SLDCs in the Indian power and energy industry. He is currently based in Gurgaon. He holds an Electrical Engineering degree and an MBA in Marketing & Finance.
Akash Jatwala
Akash Jatwala is a Research Analyst at Counterpoint, specializing in Smartphone AP/SoC, Smart TVs, and 5G Networks Infrastructure. With a PGDM in Finance from IMT Nagpur, and a B.Com from Calcutta University, Akash brings over 5 years of experience in analyzing technological advancements and market trends within the device ecosystem.