Samsung is set to ditch Snapdragon 810 for its next flagship smartphone, Galaxy S6. (Photo : Reuters)
The Korean-based tech giant Samsung is reportedly ditching Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips for its much awaited Galaxy S6, as the smartphone manufacturer will use its own advanced Exynos microprocessor chip.
This move made by the tech giant, according to Bloomberg, is due to the overheating incident of Snapdragon 810 while they are on their testing phase. Seoul-based HI Investment & Securities Co. analyst Song Myung Sup told the publication that Samsung, the largest smartphone maker, will not risk using any chip in question for its most valuable mode,l as the next Galaxy S model is set to be unveiled as early as March.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon processor chips are commonly used in major Samsung smartphones to minimize shortages in supplies. It can be recalled that in 2013, as reported by The International Business Times, Samsung used both Exynos 5410 and Snapdragon 600 on its Galaxy S4, with 80 percent of it is from Snapdragon 600 (distributed to U.S., Canada and Europe markets) and 20 percent were from Samsung's Exynos line (distributed to Africa and Asia).
Meanwhile, Samsung ditching Qualcomm will surely create a bad impact and huge loss for the latter, as they have been supplying chips to Samsung's best-selling devices. Samsung and Qualcomm declined to comment though. Qualcomm shares, on the other hand, even fell 1.2 percent and closed at $71.59.
If Samsung is planning to ditch Qualcomm, Xiaomi and LG will not do the same move as they have already announced that their devices will have the Snapdragon 810 - Mi Note Pro and G Flex 2, respectively.
