Prices of entry-level 4G smartphone solutions have dropped to US$8-9 per unit recently and could slip to US$6-7 in the first half of 2015 as chipset solution vendors are applying aggressive pricing in order to land design-wins for smartphones to be released in early 2015, according to industry sources.

MediaTek, Marvell Technology and Broadcom have cut prices of their 4G 32-bit quad-core solutions to US$8-9 after Qualcomm unveiled its Snapdragon 210, priced at US$9, said the sources.

For large-quantity orders, prices of the Snapdragon 210 should be available at below US$9, the sources added.

With China-based Spreadtrum Communications expected to released its first 4G single-chip solution in early 2015 and handset vendors will soon choose solutions for their new models to be released in the first half 2015, most chipset solution suppliers are likely to lower their chip prices to cope with demand from handset makers, commented the sources.

Meanwhile, 64-bit 8-core solutions from Qualcomm and MediaTek are currently available at US$15-20 per unit, while 64-bit 4-core CPUs are priced around US$12-15, the sources noted.

By: DocMemory
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