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.
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.