Qualcomm denies rumors about Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 overheating

Yesterday, a Korean news outlet shared some concerning news about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra. According to the report, Samsung is thinking about going all Exynos next year, as internal testing has shown that the newly released Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset is running too hot, resulting in thermal throttling. In contrast, the Exynos 2700 is doing just fine.

But after the rumor did its rounds on the internet, Qualcomm’s CMO responded to a thread on X saying that these rumors were inaccurate. Here’s what he had to say: Recent reporting about thermal issues related… Qualcomm denies rumors about Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 overheating.

Qualcomm denies rumors about Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 overheating – com news ADVERTISEMENT Qualcomm denies rumors about Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 overheating Post your comment Comments (1) Ro 17 October 2026 Qualcomm Android Mobile hardware Yesterday, a Korean news outlet shared some concerning news about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra. 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 the rumors about Samsung’s internal testing findings are likely inaccurate because OEM partners fine-tune their platforms to strike a balance between performance and power depending on the different use cases.

So the information coming from Samsung’s labs could be inaccurate or misleading.