Samsung may choose Exynos for Galaxy S27 Ultra after Snapdragon heat issues
Samsung reportedly found Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 running too hot during internal testing, potentially opening the way for the Exynos 2700. According to GSMArena, the Exynos chip also scored around 10% higher in multi-core Geekbench benchmarks, giving Samsung another reason to consider its own processor.
- Wccftech reports the Snapdragon chip could be Qualcomm’s first 2nm processor.
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Wccftech Samsung Finds Severe Performance Issues In Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6’s Internal Tests, Qualcomm Might Face Ultimatum If Problems Persist · Omar Sohail
Android Authority Blame Snapdragon: An Exynos-powered Galaxy S27 Ultra is now more likely than ever (Update: Qualcomm statement) · Tushar Mehta
Android Police Galaxy S27 Ultra could ditch Snapdragon after Qualcomm reportedly fails Samsung's tests · Sanuj Bhatia
Android Headlines [UPDATED] Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Is Running Too Hot for Samsung’s Galaxy S27 Ultra · Kristijan Lucic
GSMArena The Galaxy S27 Ultra runs into issues with the Snapdragon 8 EE Gen 6, Exynos 2700 may return
9to5Google Galaxy S27 reportedly skips Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 due to overheating · Ben Schoon
Android Central Overheating issues may force Galaxy S27 Ultra to switch from Snapdragon to Exynos · Nickolas Diaz