Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on Samsung Galaxy S24 Overheating?

It is rumored that the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is downclocked due to poor heat dissipation, resulting in reduced multi-core performance.

According to a rumor coming out of China, Samsung may be lowering the cost of the Galaxy S24 Ultra, but maybe in the worst way possible.

The company may use smaller heat pipes on next year’s flagship, which is said to affect the multi-core performance of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. The latest rumors claim that Snapdragon 8 Gen 3’s underclocking protection means its multi-core performance may drop by 5-6%.

It was previously reported that the Galaxy version of the Snapdragon 8th Generation 3 achieved a score of 7,400 points in the Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark test, ahead of Apple’s latest 3nm A17 Pro, which only achieved 7,199 points in the same test. However, according to rumors shared by Mochamad Farido Fanani on X, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 may be prone to hitting a temperature wall on the Galaxy S24 Ultra due to the lack of effective cooling solutions.

This may mean that the heat pipe of this flagship machine may be smaller than that of the Galaxy S23 Ultra, affecting the performance of the chip. The decision to lower the cost of the Galaxy S24 Ultra won’t be popular with consumers, but Samsung seems to have no choice in the matter. It is said that Galaxy’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is more expensive than Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which is already an expensive chip, with an estimated price of $160 each.

However, another report claims that the Korean company intends to cancel the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s 10x optical zoom upgrade for the same cost-cutting reasons, suggesting that there may be more compromises on the machine configuration, although the rumor may certainly It is not accurate and should be treated with caution.

Given that the iPhone 15 Pro Max is Apple’s only model to get a $100 price increase, the move puts tremendous pressure on Samsung to launch a competitive Galaxy S23 series early next year, but that may only happen if the company cancels the flagship This is only possible if certain components in the machine are used to reduce costs.