Qualcomm rejects overheating claims about Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
A Korean report claimed Samsung could switch the Galaxy S27 Ultra to Exynos after testing found Snapdragon thermal throttling, according to GSMArena. Qualcomm denied system thermal problems, but Deal N Tech noted that its marketing chief named the standard Snapdragon chip rather than the Extreme version at the center of the report.
- GSMArena says the Korean report described Exynos 2700 testing as trouble-free.
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