Updated Snapdragon 810 Chipset for Samsung: Qualcomm Spills the Beans

Smartphone giants have always been quite particular regarding the chipsets used and Samsung with its latest, much awaited flagship in Galaxy S6 is certainly pushing the rumor mill, quite vigorously. With Bloomberg putting across a few reports, it is quite certain that Samsung will be leaving out Qualcomm as the SoC manufacturer for the upcoming Galaxy S6. The reason involves the overheating issue associated with the Snapdragon 810 chipset which however was negated by LG stating that the upcoming G Flex 2 with the similar SoC included works perfectly fine.

The statements might look contradictory but have certainly forced Qualcomm to put in some additional thoughts into the process of manufacturing the chipsets. The company is all set to release an updated version of its Snapdragon 810 chipset, which would address the technical inadequacies, if any.

Going by the reports we could summarize that the Galaxy S6 might soon be launched in March, suggesting that Qualcomm will definitely miss the bus. The updated version of Snapdragon 810 might release on time but Samsung will still need a few weeks to add them to the handsets.

Samsung might be better off with Qualcomm being pushed out of contention for the time being as the overreliance on third-party SoCs will now be reduced. Initial revenue losses might be the case but with the Exynos Chip in contention, the company can still make up by selling them to other divisions and companies. The Exynos chipset wouldn’t actually determine your Whatsapp Status or the basic performance of the handset but comparisons with the Snapdragon 810 might just crop up every now and then.

Missing the Galaxy S6 bus might hit Qualcomm hard but if all goes well, we might expect the revamped Snapdragon 810 chipset to be added to the Galaxy Note 5. This hiatus might just reduce Samsung’s Qualcomm dependency while the persisting contract is bound to stand this test of time.

With Apple shifting gears and switching over to TSMC for fabricating the chipsets, Samsung might just give precedence to its very own Exynos brand of SoCs. This might be holistically placed inside the Galaxy S6 and the popularity will determine as how Samsung takes the next entrepreneurial step towards Qualcomm.

Updated Snapdragon 810 Chipset for Samsung: Qualcomm Spills the Beans