TAIPEI (TVBS News) — A new poll published on Sunday (Nov. 19) reveals that nearly 70% of online users believe flagship chips, once a crucial factor in their choice of smartphone, are no longer vital.
Traditionally, users prioritized new-generation flagship chips when purchasing mobile devices, in a bid to ensure smooth performance and longevity. This survey conducted by the foreign media platform GSMArena, however, found that only 21.3% still assert this as necessary.
Flagship chips in Esports phones are deemed critically essential by a mere 10.1% of respondents, who agreed these devices required superior performance.
The shift in users' attitudes is apparent with 42.5% highlighting that while they acknowledged the performance of flagship chips, they felt their predecessor versions were still satisfactory, and that mid-ranged mobile phones were sufficient to their needs, an opinion held by 23.5% of online users.
Contributing to the changed view were users like those who shared their positive experience of the use of a four-year-old Helio P70 chip, which, they argued, delivered adequate performance.
Some online users pointed out that a stable product providing good value for money was more important than having the latest flagship chip.
The GSMArena study gathered views from 5,499 participants.
