Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon 8 Gen1 some time ago, however, so far, we only have two devices based on this SoC, the Moto Edge X30 and the Mi 12 Pro, the latter being launched only in Chinese territory.
We will only start to see the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 becoming more common in Europe, around February/March, so there is a lot of curiosity around the most powerful SoC that Qualcomm has ever released. Well, in addition to curiosity, it seems that there are also some reasons for concern.
Oops!? Xiaomi 12 Pro has overheating issues
So we’re talking about a SoC based on the new 4nm process, something that should help with temperatures, but apparently, it did little or nothing to correct a defect, truth be told, was also found in the Snapdragon 888. By the way, if we want to be really factual, Qualcomm has been having temperature problems since 2014, when we witnessed the arrival of the Snapdragon 810.
There are those who point the finger at Samsung, as the Snapdragon 888 and 888+ were made on the 5nm lines of the South Korean giant. But truth be told, the problems started with the Snapdragon 810, and this boy was already produced by TSMC. Still, Qualcomm already has plans to return to TSMC’s lines later this year with the Snapdragon 8 Gen2.
Having said all this, Xiaomi had even promised a different cooling system than what we already knew, in order to tame Qualcomm’s new high-end SoC. However, not even the Xiaomi 12 Pro seems to be able to control temperatures. After all, according to the latest tests, the Xiaomi 12 Pro goes into thermal throttling almost immediately. Which in turn reduces performance by at least 15%. Here we have to point out that high temperatures also reduce battery life, and of course, its durability.
Also, what do you think about all this? Could this Qualcomm ‘flaw’ mean opening a door for Samsung and its Exynos 2200? Share your opinion with us in the comments below.
