• penguin6245@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    That’s true, but Qualcomm basically has a monopoly in NA because of its patents that make it nearly impossible for anyone else to have a modem that works there.

    This is the reason why Samsung always uses Snapdragon in NA even when it’s Exynos everywhere else.

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      1 year ago

      That’s just wrong. For a high profile example, see Pixel/Tensor with its Samsung modem.

      This is the reason why Samsung always uses Snapdragon in NA even when it’s Exynos everywhere else.

      The exact geographic split has varied a ton over the years, but has never been exclusively Snapdragon in the US.

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      1 year ago

      It depends on the model if they use exynos. The Z line-up only has had snapdragon up till now.

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      1 year ago

      The reason you won’t see it today is due to low variety of OEMs in the US. You have Apple,Samsung and that’s 80% of the market.

      The 3rd that sells the most is Motorola, then Google