The Chasm Between Peak Power and Sustained Performance

The modern smartphone market is a theater of escalating specifications, where each new flagship System-on-Chip (SoC) promises unprecedented leaps in performance. For the discerning mobile gamer, however, the true test lies not in a brief burst of speed, but in sustaining that performance over an extended, graphically intensive marathon. This report directly addresses this critical gap.

We'll move beyond single-run benchmarks to synthesize real-world testing data, investigating the thermal throttling behavior of Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 during long gaming sessions. The core question: is a powerful chip in a thin phone an engine without a radiator?

Anatomy of a Flagship SoC

The Foldable Gauntlet: A Head-to-Head Showdown

Having established a baseline with a dedicated gaming phone (the ROG Phone 8 Pro), we now turn to the core question: how does the SD8G3 fare in a foldable? We pit the Galaxy Z Fold 6 against the OnePlus Open.

Data-Driven Verdict: It's All About the Cooling

The data tells a clear story. While all three devices can deliver a 60 FPS experience in Genshin Impact, they achieve it in fundamentally different ways. The OnePlus Open, with its older but more efficient chip, provides a remarkably cool and comfortable experience, neutralizing the raw power advantage of the newer generation.