The most striking trend observed in the smartphone market in 2017 was undoubtedly 18:9 screens. During the year, and especially in the second half of the year, many of the most well-known manufacturers released their flagships equipped with 18:9 format and often frameless displays. However, the year was marked by more powerful processors than ever before. On January 8, 2017, benchmarking app AnTuTu reveals the top 10 mobile processors most used by Android smartphones.
Without real surprise, the first place in the ranking is the Snapdragon 835 with a market share of 15.54%. Built by most Android flagships, this powerful SoC by Qualcomm was the star of 2017. But the SD835 hasn’t managed to impose itself as well as its 2016 predecessor, the Snapdragon 821. supported by reduced cost. It is followed by Snapdragon 821 (10.42%).
Android smartphones: Snapdragon 835, the most popular processor of 2017
Qualcomm therefore managed to occupy three steps of the podium. Moreover, the American faced no real competition in the high-end market. Huawei’s Kirin 970 does not appear in the rankings. This is not too surprising because the Huawei Mate 10 is the only flagship to ship this chip in 2017. With the arrival of the Honor View 10 and the future flagship Huawei P20, we can expect the Kirin 970 to gain ground. For now, Kirin 960 (7.45%) ranks fourth in the top 10 with a 7.45% market share.
In fifth place we find Snapdragon 625 (7.23%). For a processor that has been on the market since the beginning of 2016, this top position is pretty impressive. The MediaTek Helio X20 (3.55%) barely climbs to sixth place, followed by the Snapdragon 652 (3.21%). The ranking is closed by Snapdragon 652 (3.21%), MediaTek Helio P10 (2.65%), Kirin 950 (2.38%) and finally Snapdragon 660 (2.05%). will see if it is. order will be broken In 2018…
