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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro In Desoldered Form Is Already On Sale For $42 Before Official Launch, New Image Shows Possible Heatsink Solution Like Samsung’s HPB
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Key Points:
- Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon Summit will officially unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Gen 6 Pro chipsets next month, but desoldered engineering samples of the flagship SoCs are already being sold in China at around $42.
- A Shenzhen-based seller is offering these Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro engineering samples, originally expected to cost over $300, at a negotiable price with free shipping, likely due to bulk stock availability.
- The samples, marked SM8975-100-BC, use LPDDR5X RAM instead of the newer LPDDR6, and feature packaging details indicating TSMC as the foundry, with a heatsink solution similar to Samsung's Heat Pass Block for efficient cooling.
- These engineering samples became available to Qualcomm partners on February 3, but the final design may still change ahead of the official announcement at the Snapdragon Summit.
