The top 2021 Snapdragon 888 processor is powerful, but too much «hot» chip. The flagships under his rule suffered from overheating, and the problem was not v the smartphone itself, and exactly at processor. Looks like new Snapdragon 8 Gen1 inherited this «peculiarity».

What does it mean?

Of course, while to do some conclusions early, as on to date, only one smartphone is presented with Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chip — Moto Edge X30. Yes and then, v sale he will arrive only on December 15… But on problems with overheating of the processor hints at the famous insider IceUniverse.

«On On Moto phones, the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 Extreme Test is very hot. Please be mentally prepared, 2022 could be „hot“ for Android smartphones», — he wrote.

On moto phones, the extreme test of Snapdragon 8 Gen1 is very hot. Please be mentally prepared, 2022 may be “HOOOT”year for Android phones.

— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) December 9, 2021

But of course before you do some conclusions, it is better to wait for detailed tests and release of other models with Snapdragon 8 Gen1.

But, in fairness, overheating — not a new problem for smartphones. Each new generation of chips is faster than the previous one, and despite increased efficiency, large and heavy ARM cores start to emit a lot of heat. A manufacturers, c turn to thin cases, sacrificing heat dissipation for design.

A source: @UniverseIce

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