Samsung Electronics is set to supply the Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo with smartphone Exynos based application processor (AP). The deal is for the year 2021 and will have the South Korean company’s System LSI Business Divison supply Exynos APs to the Chinese tech giants.
According to a BusinessKorea report, Samsung is planning on supplying its APs to the Chinese smartphone makers in the first half of 2021. These APs will be used in their respective budget smartphone series. At the moment, Qualcomm is the primary supplier for APs in premium handsets, so the Exynos chips in the budget lineup might grow the recognition of the brand and might even lead to it supplying premium chips to these OEMs in the near future.
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For those unaware, Exynos chips have mostly been used in Samsung Galaxy devices. Although, there have been smartphones from other brands that sport Exynos APs, like Motorola and Meizu. Earlier this year, the South Korean tech giant faced a major setback as it decided to not ship its Galaxy S20 series with its own Exynos 990 AP. However, the next generation is expected to revitalize its proprietary APs and is said to even outperform the current Qualcomm flagship chip, the Snapdragon 865.
Furthermore, the company is also another competitor in the AP market as companies like Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo relied on either Qualcomm or MediaTek for chips. Securing deals within the budget segments would have Samsung expand its production and even attract the attention of other popular Chinese smartphone vendors as well.
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