Oppo's switch from Snapdragon to Mediatek could signal a phone industry shift

There’s a potential shakeup building in who’s supplying the brains of the latest and greatest Android smartphones.

Still, MediaTek has its work cut out for it.

Most leading phones from Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi and Motorola use Qualcomm’s top-tier Snapdragon chips.

On paper, the MediaTek chip seems like it will rival the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Carriers like Verizon and AT&T don’t sell phones from Oppo, Redmi, Honor or Vivo.