Yesterday, a Korean media outlet shared worrying news regarding the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra. According to the report, Samsung plans to adopt all Exynos next year as internal testing has shown that the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset heats up too much, leading to thermal throttling. On the other hand, the Exynos 2700 does very well.
But after the rumor made its way around the internet, Qualcomm’s CMO responded to a thread on X saying that the rumors were inaccurate. Here’s what he had to say:
Recent reports of thermal issues with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 are inaccurate. We are proud of the innovation and strong momentum behind our next-generation flagship platform and continue to work closely with global OEMs to deliver premium user experiences.
He further clarifies that there are no systemic thermal issues with the SoC and that rumors about Samsung’s internal test results are likely inaccurate as OEM partners fine-tune their platforms to strike a balance between performance and power based on different use cases. Information from Samsung laboratories could therefore be inaccurate or misleading.
We haven’t yet tested any devices running Qualcomm’s latest and greatest, so we can’t contribute to the conversation, but if history is any indication, it’s not hard to believe that the SD 8 EE Gen 6 chip is running a little too hot.
Mobile chips have become so powerful lately that they are theoretically capable of running PC-level games. The current Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series chipsets have two Prime cores clocked at 5.0 GHz while the six Performance cores run at 4.0 GHz. That’s a lot for a system with a passive cooling solution.
Since the launch of the first Snapdragon 8 Elite, we’ve noticed a significant drop in sustained performance during stress testing on modern flagships. This doesn’t mean they overheat during normal use, but it does indicate that mobile chipsets are becoming too powerful for their own good.
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