Mediatek is powering more number of smartphone models launched with 42.2 percent share followed by Qualcomm with 38.6 percent.
Faisal Kawoosa, founder and chief analyst at techARC, said: “The 3rd party chipset usage is going to increase with 5G as well as increasing expectations from OEMs of a chipset. This requires huge R&D investments and expertise.”
The report is based on analysis of over 300 major smartphone launches in India capturing over 97 percent of the total market in 2018.