The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 hasn't been the company's most successful processor, of course. Despite being, in theory, the best of all that it has released so far, the serious temperature problems that it reaches are causing both it and the mobiles that make it up to be highly criticized. However, what is true and what is false regarding this processor?
Lie: The processor has no problems
Both Qualcomm and the manufacturers of the mobiles that integrate this processor have tried to reduce weight to the accusations that the processor and the smartphones had temperature problems. First it was Qualcomm, when the company published a graph in which it was seen that the temperature reached by the high-performance processor was lower than that of the company's previous high-end processor, stating in a way that these temperature problems did not exist. . HTC also claimed that it was a software problem, as if it really was their fault, when it was Qualcomm's. In the end there is a reality, and it is not that I have no problems.
Truth: Processor has temperature issues
You don't even need proof to prove it. In the end we just have to look at all the mobiles that are arriving with said processor. The HTC One M9 was the first of them, but it also just happened with the Sony Xperia Z3 +, also called Sony Xperia Z4. They knew about these problems and still haven't managed to avoid them yet. They have claimed that an update will eliminate the temperature problems, but in the end the key is that said processor has temperature problems.
Half truth: This problem has a "solution"
Many manufacturers claim that the processor problem is fixed with a software update. That's not true at all. If the problems come from the processor reaching a temperature higher than recommended for a processor, then there is a solution for those problems. It is as simple as reducing the performance of the processor, to prevent it from reaching that level of temperatures. Now, if we simplify the problem in that it reaches a high temperature, that has no solution by software update. It is a problem in the design of the processor, and there is no solution. The update will make it less hot, yes, but at the cost of lower performance.
Lie: The mobile will malfunction
Many users have gone from white to black upon learning of these temperature issues. They believe that any mobile with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor will go bad, or have a lower performance than its rivals, or at some point it will give problems. This is not like this. Actually we are talking about the most powerful processor on the market. Will it perform at a lower level? Yes of course. But a 200 hp car performing at a lower level can keep running faster than a 120 hp car. That's not to say that this Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 is still the best. But now that the best does not perform the same, we will have to find which is the best, compare it and see if we really, when using mobile phones with these processors, find differences, or perhaps we will find the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 better. In addition, with regard to the The future should not worry us either, if the update solves the problem as we have said before, at least it will not affect the other components of the smartphone.
Lie: The Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 is better
Finally, we could fall into the error of saying that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 is better. Actually, it is difficult to compare. It's like saying that a motorcycle is better than a car. One is a 6-core processor, and the other is a temperature-challenged 8-core processor optimized for lower performance. Do they tie? Which one wins? Probably, as we have said before, we cannot compare them. It depends on when, and on how many apps we are running, or if the apps require a lot of power. 8 cores will be more cores than 6 sometimes, and a processor without limits will be able to perform better other times. But the key is not to fall into the error of considering that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 is clearly better. In fact, if it were, we would not continue to see phones with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810. We see each other because not even the manufacturers are clear about what is better to install right now.
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