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.
Mediatek is a Taiwanese company so there should be no restrictions in selling, buying or importing them in NA.
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.
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
That’s just wrong. For a high profile example, see Pixel/Tensor with its Samsung modem.
The exact geographic split has varied a ton over the years, but has never been exclusively Snapdragon in the US.
It depends on the model if they use exynos. The Z line-up only has had snapdragon up till now.
Exynos chips work in North America and are sold by Samsung in North America. This is an Exynos phone released this year:
https://www.verizon.com/smartphones/samsung-galaxy-a54-5g/
And don’t forget the Google Pixel. That’s an SoC with an Exynos modem because it mostly is an Exynos SoC.