notebookcheck.net/Apple-almost-catches-up-with-Qualcomm-smartphone-SoC-market-shrinks-by-21.1443336.0.html Apple almost catches up with Qualcomm, smartphone SoC market shrinks by 21%
MediaTek remains the largest supplier of smartphone ARM SoCs with 28% share, down from 34%; Qualcomm falls to 22% and Apple climbs to 21%, nearly catching it. Samsung reached 8%, and Counterpoint expects higher RAM costs to shrink the smartphone market by 3–4% in 2027.
