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The recently announced Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which will be used in one or all of the Galaxy S25 smartphones, could be facing overheating issues.
Recently introduced flagship processors Snapdragon 8 Elite from Qualcomm and Dimensity 9400 from MediaTek have already appeared in the first smartphones and managed to pass the first comparative tests.
MediaTek unveiled its new flagship Dimensity 9400 chipset in early October and is now gearing up to release a new pre-flagship Dimensity 8400 processor which, according to a Digital Chat Station insider, will use a large-core architecture similar to the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
While Samsung is facing production problems with its flagship Exynos 2500 chip, the company doesn't seem to be having any problems with releasing chips for mid-segment smartphones, as it has already announced a new Exynos 1580 processor designed for the Galaxy A56 smartphone and some other models.
Google plans to ditch Samsung and switch to TSMC processors for its future Tensor chips. This decision is due to the fact that previous chips created with Samsung's help suffered from poor performance and heat dissipation problems.
ARM has cancelled Qualcomm's chip development licence, which could lead to a halt in the manufacture and sales of Snapdragon chips with custom Oryon cores.
Perhaps on 7 November, manufacturers will also show the 9800X3D chip
Qualcomm has announced its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which will be used in the next generation of Android smartphones.
Samsung has announced a partnership with ADTechnology, ARM and Rebellions to develop a new processor platform with artificial intelligence. Under this partnership, Samsung Foundry will manufacture chips using its advanced 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) technology.
According to earlier leaks and rumours, Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip from Qualcomm will show a decent power boost, compared to its predecessor. In recent tests, the chip has shown impressive results in performance tests, but has faced overheating issues and high power consumption.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor that will be installed in the Galaxy S25 Ultra and other latest flagships will be significantly more expensive than both the previous Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and Apple's latest A18 Pro chip.
After many rumours and leaks, MediaTek has announced a new Dimensity 9400 chipset built on TSMC's second generation 3nm process.
Qualcomm has published a teaser video showing off its upcoming Oryon processor, which will form the basis of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset. The video also shows the alleged OnePlus 13 with a back panel design reminiscent of previous models, with a round camera island off-centre.
Earlier, Google, along with the Google Pixel 9 smartphones, announced an updated Gemini Nano AI model with multimodality, which is currently available only on the Pixel 9 series devices. But according to the latest reports, the new Gemini Nano model will soon be extended to devices from other manufacturers like Samsung.
As reported by a well-known whistleblower Digital Chat Station, the new flagship chipsets Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 are expected to get a price hike, and hence smartphones with these chips will also go up in price.
