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A smartphone processor, today, is way more powerful than what we think. A System on Chip (SoC) which can be as small as a coin does wonder when combined with adequate software. When we talk about smartphone processors, two names which have largely dominated are Mediatek and Qualcomm. While Qualcomm is more famous in the United States and Europe, MediaTek has slowly captured a relatively larger market share in South Asian markets. However, what exactly are the factors which make processors from these two manufacturers different and unique in their own sense? Let’s find out today. Origin First things first. Qualcomm which is based out of United States has been in the business for way longer than Mediatek. For instance, the American company was founded in 1985 where it initially produced a  satellite locating and messaging service called OmniTRACS. The first Snapdragon processor was launched in 2005 when smartphones were yet to make any major impact. On the other hand, MediaTek

   OnePlus will be five years old at the end of the year and it already has eight phones under its belt. Its strategy has (almost) always been “do one thing and do it well”. That’s what Apple did in its early years and it worked out great for them. Sure, OnePlus switched to a           tick-tock upgrade schedule: launch a new generation and refine it about half a year later. This week we saw the start of the new generation – the  OnePlus 6 . It features many firsts for the company, but in some ways reminds us of the phone that started it all. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and we’ll even mention The Phone That Should Not Be Named. OnePlus One Back in 2014 when the  OnePlus One  was unveiled, Google’s “pure Android” attempts have failed to catch on. The Play Edition phones died the year before and Android One (announced in 2014) was meant for very low-end devices, not like today. And there came a shining light – a phone that will come with CyanogenMod out of the box. You