The leadership that Qualcomm maintains with its processors in the high-end is indisputable, however, its position in the mid-range is now different. And all thanks to MediaTek. The latest AnTuTu ranking from October 2025 revealed a compelling panorama: Qualcomm’s competition had a resounding victory.
The surprise was capital: each of the ten phones appearing in last month’s top It is powered by a Dimensity series chipwithout leaving room for any competitor. Qualcomm’s consolation lies, for the moment, in the high end, where it remains the winner.
MediaTek conquers the mid-range with the most powerful mobile phones
AnTuTu has made user preferences very clear this season. Leading the pack is Realme Neo 7 SE, which with the Size 8400-Ultra it achieved a robust average score of 1,931,641 points.
Close behind, the iQOO Z10 Turbo and the Vivo Y300 GT, both with the Standard 8400 sizerepeat the preference for MediaTek. The list continues with models such as Redmi Turbo 4 and terminals from the Oppo Reno 14 series, which incorporate variants such as the Sizes 8350 and 8450.
The most revealing thing is this All of these devices easily surpass 1.28 million pointsfigures that would not be at odds with the most powerful cell phones of just a couple of years ago. The total absence of any mobile phone with Snapdragon in this top 10 highlights the adoption of Dimensity by manufacturers which gave good results.
Although Qualcomm has direct rivals like the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, the market reality proves it MediaTek has been able to connect with the needs of the mid-rangeoffering services that users reward with their purchases.
Snapdragon maintains its throne at the high end
While MediaTek has its say in the center of the field, the high-end field continues to be governed by Qualcomm. AnTuTu’s top ranking for the same month of October 2025 confirms a solid start to the new chip generation, with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 occupying the most important positions.
The clear example of this supremacy is the REDMAGIC 11 Pro+a gaming phone that, with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, managed to overcome the 4 million point barrier. This result is not only thanks to the chip, but also to sophisticated cooling systems which combine active ventilation with liquid to maintain sustained performance without drops.
The most significant thing is that the next four positions in the top five are also occupied by devices with the same chip, such as OnePlus 15, iQOO 15 and Honor Magic8demonstrating the strength with which Qualcomm has arrived at this generation.
For their part, MediaTek’s Dimensity 9500 chips have made their appearance in models like the Vivo X300 Pro and the OPPO Find X9placing itself in very respectable positions but without managing to oust Qualcomm from the top.
It’s important to remember that AnTuTu rankings are not based on a single spectacular measurement, but on average scores for each model for an entire monthoffering a more realistic and consistent view of the performance users can expect.
In any case, there is no doubt that the current scenario depicts an interesting ecosystem: MediaTek has been crowned the undisputed king of the mid-rangeoffering unsurpassed power in this segment, while Qualcomm defends its throne tooth and nail at the high end, where the battle for every fraction of performance is fiercer than ever.
