HTC One M9 Gets Overheated At Benchmark Testing To Alarming 55 Degree Celsius While Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Is The Coolest

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chip is back in the spotlight mired in HTC One M9 overheating problem. Apparently, the One M9 has visited the GFXBench benchmark testing site and has encountered the said issue. It is worth reminding that, the Snapdragon 810 chip faced a similar problem several months back and in turn, Samsung walked away from housing this chip in its flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S6.

Latest report from GSM Arena says, a Dutch Website named Tweakers has tested the HTC One M9 powered by Snapdragon 810 processor in the GFXBench benchmark site. And apparently, the site has compared the HTC flagship to other high-end handsets like the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, HTC’s own One M8, LG’s 2013 flagship G3 and the phablet Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Based on the test results comparison, the infrared temperature readings for the One M9 is hottest among the devices mentioned above. Reportedly, the HTC One M9 has overheated to roughly 55.4 degrees Celsius. Interested readers can check out the image showing each device and its temperature readings from the GSM Arena link mentioned above. The image apparently shows the maximum temperature registered for each handset. And going by the results, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is the coolest among other top-end handsets with 37.8 degrees Celsius, followed by the HTC One M8 (38.7 degrees Celsius), iPhone 6 Plus (39.4 degrees Celsius) and the LG G3 (42.2 degrees Celsius).

On the other hand, GSM Arena points out that, the One M9 overheats to such worrisome temperature only when it runs in the GFXBench site. Notably, when running 3D game like the Asphalt 8, the HTC device reportedly hit only 42 degrees Celsius mark. It is evident that, the recorded gaming temperature reading is relatively cooler than the GFXBench one. But then, out of all other devices, the HTC One M9’s temperature reading was apparently high, even in the gaming arena. And the other handsets apparently did not cross the 38 degrees Celsius mark.

Meanwhile, the One M9 that visited the GFXBench site has reportedly been running a “non-final software.” Therefore, HTC could resolve these overheating issues via a software build specific to the problem or via an upcoming software update, notes the same site. In any case, the tech giant has not acknowledged the HTC One M9 overheating problem yet.

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