Order the brand new: Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Buds FE or Galaxy SmartTag 2023! Smartphone of the year Galaxy S23 Ultra!

SamMobile has affiliate and sponsored partnerships. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn a commission.

OPPO to walk in Samsung’s footsteps, develop its own smartphone processors

Phone
By 

Last updated: December 30th, 2022 at 10:50 UTC+01:00

Apple, Huawei, and Samsung were the only smartphone brands that had their own mobile processors. Recently, Google started developing its own smartphone chipsets in partnership with Samsung's System LSI division. While LG and Xiaomi did some work in the area, they never shipped mass-market products with their in-house processors. Now, one more smartphone brand is reportedly developing its own chipsets.

According to tipster Ice Universe (@UniverseIce), OPPO is developing its own smartphone chipsets, and its first smartphone with its in-house chipset is expected to launch in 2024. The Chinese firm reportedly has thousands of engineers working on the SoCs. It is possible that other BBK Electronics brands, including OnePlus, Realme, Vivo, and iQOO, would use OPPO's chipsets. OPPO has already developed a few chipsets for smartphones that improve camera processing, display smoothness, and wireless connectivity.

It is still unclear if OPPO would bring its in-house chipset directly to its high-end phones or if it would start with its affordable and mid-range devices. Qualcomm is currently the absolute best in terms of smartphone chipset performance and efficiency in the Android segment. However, MediaTek is closing in, and its Dimensity 9000 series chips have been pretty impressive.

Samsung (System LSI), which was once the second-best in the Android smartphone chipset space, has fallen behind. The Exynos 2100 and Exynos 2200 chips haven't been as power efficient as their MediaTek and Qualcomm counterparts. GPUs inside Exynos chipsets have also been not as powerful, and they throttle quite fast under sustained load. Hence, Samsung MX (which makes smartphones) has decided to form its own chipset development division with some of the best engineers.

Phone Oppo

You might also like

This Galaxy Z Flip 5 rival from OPPO has dedicated zoom camera

This Galaxy Z Flip 5 rival from OPPO has dedicated zoom camera

A couple of weeks ago, OPPO unveiled the Find N3 Flip, a clamshell foldable smartphone, and it comes as a direct rival to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5. However, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 doesn’t face a major threat from the Find N3 Flip as the latter is currently available only in China. Unfortunately for […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 weeks ago
OPPO’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 rival to launch globally with three rear cameras

OPPO’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 rival to launch globally with three rear cameras

OPPO is turning up the heat on Samsung with its new foldable phones. Last year, it became the third brand (after Motorola and Samsung) to launch a flip-style smartphone with a foldable screen. The company has announced that it will soon launch its second-generation flip phone, the OPPO Find N3 Flip, globally. It was launched […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 months ago
Samsung’s foldable phones defeat Honor, Vivo, Xiaomi in China

Samsung’s foldable phones defeat Honor, Vivo, Xiaomi in China

Over the past few years, Samsung's smartphone market share dropped to almost zero in China. However, the company seems to be doing pretty well in the foldable smartphone market in the country. Over the past year, the company's market share in the foldable smartphone space jumped more than 4x, eclipsing local brands like Honor, Vivo, […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 months ago
Report says Vivo surpassed Samsung to become India’s biggest smartphone brand

Report says Vivo surpassed Samsung to become India’s biggest smartphone brand

A few days ago, a market research firm revealed that Samsung was the biggest smartphone brand in India during the second quarter of this year. Now, a different report claims that it was actually Vivo that topped smartphone shipments in India. According to IDC, Samsung dropped to second place in the Indian smartphone market during […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 2 months ago
Samsung rival OPPO exits France amidst ceasing smartphone sales

Samsung rival OPPO exits France amidst ceasing smartphone sales

It has been a roller-coaster ride for OPPO in the European market. It was reported in May that OPPO and its sister firm OnePlus could be leaving France, and the time seems to have come as OPPO has exited France. The reason quoted for this is that the country's leading OPPO distributor, Yang Technology, is […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 3 months ago
Samsung’s global smartphone market share in danger of being beaten

Samsung’s global smartphone market share in danger of being beaten

Samsung has been the world's biggest smartphone brand for nearly a decade. However, its market share has been dwindling, and it has been in danger for a few years, primarily from Apple. In Q1 2023, the difference between the global market shares of Apple and Samsung was just 1% point. According to the latest numbers […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 3 months ago