Desoldered Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro Hits Online for $42 Ahead of Launch, Hinting at Samsung-style Heatsink

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Engineering samples of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro appeared for sale in China at around $42 before the official launch, showing a heatsink similar to Samsung's HPB and a die marked SM8975-100-BC, with LPDDR5X support (not LPDDR6), hinting at possible design changes before the Snapdragon Summit.
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