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Samsung Ditches Snapdragon 810 for Galaxy S6 Due to Heating Issues: Report

Samsung Ditches Snapdragon 810 for Galaxy S6 Due to Heating Issues: Report 4q2dn

By Robin Sinha | Updated: 15 January 2015 19:13 IST

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Adding to several rumours for the anticipated Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC for its flagship smartphone - though not completely. 5u7d

The rumour comes few weeks after a report rubbishing them and saying the chip was on track. However, Samsung is now being tipped by Digitimes to be using its own Exynos SoC, produced using the 14nm process.

Multiple sources have added that Samsung at first will ship 80-90 percent of its Galaxy S6 smartphones featuring the Exynos chip and the remaining 10 percent using Qualcomm Snapdragon 810. As Qualcomm will solve the Snapdragon 810's overheating issue, Samsung will slowly increase the processor's usage in its Galaxy S6 and reduce the number of Exynos-based devices.

It is worth mentioning that Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 processors are mass produced by TSMC using the 20nm process. TSMC is also expected to start using the 16nm process by July this year. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor has already LG G Flex 2 smartphone, which was launched at the CES 2015 event.

The Samsung Galaxy S6 is expected to show up at the as per Business Korea. It also stressed that the company is focusing on improving its function by "strengthening core features."

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