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Qualcomm says Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 overheating rumors are inaccurate

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Qualcomm says reports of thermal issues with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 are inaccurate and that there are no systemic thermal issues.

Qualcomm says rumors regarding overheating issues with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 are inaccurate. Reports say Samsung is discussing how to address thermal issues with Qualcomm and may choose to use its own Exynos 2700 instead of the Snapdragon chip. Qualcomm CMO Don McGuire says there are no systemic thermal issues.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 includes two 5GHz cores and provides CPU and GPU performance improvements over the Gen 5 flagship. Confirmed devices using the chip include the Motorola Signature 27, Xiaomi 18, Redmagic 12 Pro Plus, Honor Magic 9 Pro Max, and OnePlus 16.