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MediaTek's Dimensity 9400 is the biggest challenger to Qualcomm yet

MediaTek is steadily gaining ground in the high-end segment.

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)In Hardwired, AC Senior Editor Harish Jonnalagadda delves into all things hardware, including phones, audio products, storage servers, and routers. Sure, Samsung's high-end tablets don't rack up anywhere as many sales as the brand's Galaxy S24 series, but the fact that the manufacturer went with MediaTek hardware in all regions — including North America — is a vote of confidence. (Image credit: Apoorva Bhardwaj / Android Central)As to why a phone manufacturer would use MediaTek instead of Qualcomm, cost is likely a factor in the consideration, but most brands I talked to mention customizability as a big differentiator.

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