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Updated · VideoCardz.com · Aug 21
Qualcomm SM8975 Samples Surface for $42 on Goofish Ahead of Sept. 22 Snapdragon Summit
Updated
Updated · VideoCardz.com · Aug 21

Qualcomm SM8975 Samples Surface for $42 on Goofish Ahead of Sept. 22 Snapdragon Summit

3 articles · Updated · VideoCardz.com · Aug 21

Summary

  • Two SM8975-100-BC engineering samples briefly appeared on China’s Goofish marketplace at a placeholder CNY 300, or about $42, before the listing was removed.
  • The seller said the chips had been pulled from test boards and were being offered for repair or rework, giving an early look at Qualcomm’s unannounced next flagship Snapdragon part.
  • Photos showed the package design and what looked like an integrated heat spreader above the silicon, while leaked specs have tied SM8975 to TSMC’s 2nm process, a 2+3+3 Oryon CPU layout and LPDDR5X/LPDDR6 support.
  • Qualcomm has not confirmed those details, but it recently teased two Snapdragon 8 Elite chips before its Snapdragon Summit opens on September 22, putting the black-market appearance about a month ahead of the expected reveal.

Insights

Why is a cutting-edge $300 Qualcomm AI chip being sold in bulk for just $42 on the gray market?
Could the integrated heatsink on this leaked Snapdragon sample mean next-gen AI smartphones will face unprecedented overheating issues?
Is this massive supply chain leak a genuine security failure, or a calculated hype-building stunt for the Snapdragon Summit?