Samsung reportedly ditching overheating Snapdragon 810 in favor of Exynos chip for Galaxy S6
Alexandra BurlacuSamsung will reportedly use an in-house Exynos chip instead of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 for the Galaxy S6, according to a new report.
It's no secret that Samsung has been making its own Exynos chips for a good while now, but so far the company has also relied heavily on Qualcomm's chips. With its flagship devices, for instance, Samsung released both Snapdragon and Exynos variants, depending on market. It was only a matter of time before the company used its Exynos chips more extensively, and the moment has reportedly arrived.
According to a new report from trusted publication Bloomberg, citing sources close to the matter, Samsung has tested the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and found that some overheating issues were marring the experience. Consequently, the company reportedly decided to go for Exynos chips instead for its next-generation Galaxy S6 flagship smartphone.
"Samsung Electronics Co. will use its own microprocessors in the next version of the Galaxy S smartphone, dropping its use of a Qualcomm Inc, chip that overheated during the Korean company's testing, people with direct knowledge of the matter said."
"Samsung, the world's largest smartphone maker, tested a new version of Qualcomm's Snapdragon chip, known as the 810, and decided not to use it, the people said, asking not to be identified because the issue hasn't been discussed publicly. Qualcomm shares fell," Bloomberg reported.
This is not the first time a report alleges that Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 810 chip has some overheating issues. A previous report noted that Samsung planned to use an Exynos chip for the vast majority of its Galaxy S6 units, but gradually increase the Snapdragon share as Qualcomm fixes the overheating problem. The latest report from Bloomberg, however, indicates that Samsung will use an in-house Exynos chip exclusively, for all markets, with its Galaxy S6.
If this report turns out to be accurate, it remains to be seen just how Samsung will handle the matter, as the company has not relied so heavily on Exynos so far. The majority of Samsung's flagships packed Qualcomm chips, and this move to ditch the Snapdragon 810 will surely stir up quite some waves.
Until Samsung makes an official announcement, however, it all remains in the rumor state and this report should be taken with a grain of salt.
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