The Price of 4G Mobile Chips Will Rise Instead Of Falling In The Second Half of 2021

According to industry sources, subject to supply, the price of 4G mobile chips will rise in the second half of this year, while the price of 5G chips will fall.

As mobile chip suppliers focus more on 5G solutions, the supply of 4G smartphone chips is shrinking. According to industry sources, subject to supply, the price of 4G mobile chips will rise in the second half of this year, while the price of 5G chips will fall.

Chip developers including MediaTek, Qualcomm, Unisoc, Xiaomi and OPPO have begun to promote their latest 5G mobile chips. MediaTek and Qualcomm have fully upgraded their 5G chip product lineups to cover all different market segments.

As a result, due to the lack of adequate support from foundries, the supply of 4G chips continues to shrink, and their prices continue to rise.

Sources from China's mobile phone ODM also pointed out that the demand for 5G smartphones in mature markets is still strong. In the next 2-3 years, the shipment of 5G smartphones in the terminal market is expected to double every year.

As many emerging markets still mainly run 4G networks, and 4G smartphones and related chip solutions now enjoy higher profit margins than before, this gives the profit margin of 4G chips a corresponding opportunity to surpass that of 5G chips in 2021.