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The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 got quite hot while benchmarks were running on phones equipped with this chip. This has happened on more than one smartphone model, actually, which is a bit concerning.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 got quite hot during benchmark tests, and that is concerning
On one hand, it happened on the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro while they were running benchmarks. The same goes for Vivo’s iQOO 12, actually. The Xiaomi 14 reached a temperature of 49.4°C, while its sibling went up to 49.5°C.
The iQOO 12, on the other hand, managed to beat that with 52.3°C. All of these tests were shared by Sahil Karoul on X. Needless to say, this is a bit high, and it’s a bit concerning.
On the other hand, these are benchmarks only, and they do push the SoC to its limits. It will be interesting to see how the phones behave during gaming testing and whatnot.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is not as power-efficient as its predecessor
We’ll test out the devices once the global variants arrive, of course. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 was announced quite recently, and based on the latest information, it is not as power-efficient as its predecessor.
It is, of course, more powerful than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, though. We just hope that heat won’t be an issue when it comes to this processor, as many smartphones are expected to utilize it moving forward.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 did heat up a bit too much, the same cannot be said for the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. We were hoping for great results from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, but this does concern us a little bit.
A ton of smartphone OEMs are expected to utilize this processor (aside from Xiaomi and Vivo), including Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus, Sony, OPPO, Vivo, and much more. So let’s just hope that the heat won’t be a serious issue.