Until a couple of years ago, MediaTek has struggled to maintain its position and gain respect in the market due to the poor performance of its flagship chips. Things started to change with the introduction of the series Helio G90 in September 2019. But the company took the boldest step in early 2020 by introducing the first chips 5G dimension. The company announced a variety of 5G-enabled chips for a wide variety of price points, allowing it to take a slice of Qualcomm's market. At the same time he announced which is about to abandon the production of 4G ones.
According to a research by Counterpoint, MediaTek will continue to grow by far surpassing Qualcomm: the chip market will be all its own
Secondo Counterpoint Research, MediaTek and Qualcomm will maintain their leading positions in the market, but the Taiwanese manufacturer will have a distinct advantage thanks to its huge chip portfolio. The forecast says the Asian giant will take the 37% of the global chip market, but Qualcomm will remain the leader in the 5G segment despite the other is investing heavily in the sector. Below we see the graphs: on the left the one relating to global chips, on the right the one relating to 5G chips.
The share of different companies in global terms 
The share of different companies in the 5G sector
As for the other companies opposing MediaTek, HiSilicon has been hit the hardest this year. Due to US restrictions on Huawei, TSMC cannot support HiSilicon. As a result, it will be replaced by the ultra-budget chip maker of China Unisoc. The Chinese company will begin to be regarded as one of the strongest chip makers in the world. Counterpoint Research believes that More and more OEMs will start using Unisoc SoCs, especially after the announcement of the Tanggula 5G SoC.
As for the 5G segment, Qualcomm could recover by the second half of 2021. According to the report, almost 9 out of 10 smartphones will be equipped with SoCs from Qualcomm, Apple or MediaTek. These companies will leave competitors behind, including Samsung and Exynos.
