HTC’s Jeff Gordon claims all OEMs shipping Snapdragon 810 phones are using v2.1 of the processor

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 810 processor is arguably the most controversial component for mobile devices ever designed and released. Before any devices actually hit market with the flagship CPU there were rumors and accusations about overheating problems with the chip, and we’ve seen a ton of damage control to try and play down those issues.

The latest twist in this mobile phone soap opera is that all manufacturers are reportedly using an updated version of the Snapdragon 810 processor. OnePlus says they’re using v2.1 of the processor in their upcoming device, and Sony has mentioned that their Xperia devices are using the slightly improved version of the chip. This newer version supposedly fixes the overheating problems and doesn’t have as many issues with clock speed throttling, but according to HTC’s own Jeff Gordon, every OEM that’s offering a Snapdragon 810 device is using v2.1 of the processor. That includes the HTC One M9.

He clarified in a tweet that the M9 has already been using the newer spec, which raises the question of if the newer version of the chip makes a huge difference. And regardless of whether or not it does, we’ve got a ton of manufacturers that are marketing their devices in a slightly shady way trying to mitigate the bad press that’s been associated with the Snapdragon 810.

Hopefully Qualcomm keeps this in mind when they release a newer flagship processor for 2016.

source: Jeff Gordon (Twitter)

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