#wearable devices

Technically, these smart devices are built to make our lives more efficient, and much easier. But behind the scenes, a few key players had controlled the chips for “all the other” mobile devices; the affordable phones, non-flagships, entry-level, billions of users - with UNISOC being an integral competitor. This is why so many no-brand devices being sold at the time came with Spreadtrum chips installed. With this China device displaying similar performance and reliability to its global counterpart, it was time for Samsung to begin installing it in global devices. Spreadtrum continued supplying chipsets to entry-level and midrange devices globally. Despite its rising fame though, Spreadtrum’s low cost meant they’d be put in the cheapest devices you’d find on the back corner shelf of a tech store. This did not pan out so well for Spreadtrum’s reputation, which had been tarnished by short-lived obsolete phones, often badly-made clones of real devices. The first chip launched under the UNISOC flag was the SC9863 (2018), embedded in devices like the Alcatel 1S (2019). Read more in our articles including "6 Latest Smartwatches from Your Favorite Brands" and "OPPO Reno15 Series 5G: Delivering the Complete Mobile Creator Experience".