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[Q] Has any one experience the heat?

I had left my phone on the charger for 3 hours, I disabled WiFi and mobile network while charging and when I went to take it off the charger it was extremely hot, I checked the temp it was 140 degrees F and quickly power downed my phone for a hour was wondering has anyone else experience this?
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Yea mine gets pretty hot while I do stuff on it but after I experienced over heating on the g2x this seemed like nothing ha
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Yea I feel it get warm when playing videos or playing games for a while but that was really hot
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Must say this is the "coolest" phone I've owned so far..
Hehe, joke aside, it doesn't actually heat up all that much.
Even when being used or in talk.

mine is always at 40°Celsius after I use it for 5min :/
( 104 Fahrenheit says Google)

Mine gets warm not hot feels so nice when u ain't used ur phone for awhile and it feels cold
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Me too. But it wasn't EXTREMELYhot just hotter than I have ever felt on a phone. But it quickly cooled down after an hour more on the charger.
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I noticed my phone got pretty uncomfortably hot when I had it plugged in my car charger and using the turn-by-turn navigation. At that time I didn't have an app to measure the temp though. I'm going on a trip this weekend so perhaps I'll be able to get some hard data.
In general though it does get pretty warm when it's charging. I'm not too surprised by that since the phone is so thin..

You using OEM charger? Usb charging? Wall charging?
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I had mine charging for a few hours, and it didn't get hot at all. I used an OEM HTC charger and cord.
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jj00KKEERR said:
I had mine charging for a few hours, and it didn't get hot at all. I used an OEM HTC charger and cord.
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OEM all the way here
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i went through 5 units, they all behaved very differently in terms of heat. so i guess the build quality is to blame here.

been playing Asphalt 6 for 45 min and screen still on downloading Max Payne, not hot at all. My Legend can get hot quick.
edit, about an hour of Asphalt and Max Payne it got pretty hot!

Yup same here ...however once I flashed a different rom the issue went away...good luck

I want to give a big thanks who put their input. Helps a lot of us - new to the phone users good ideas for the heat.
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stemnin said:
been playing Asphalt 6 for 45 min and screen still on downloading Max Payne, not hot at all. My Legend can get hot quick.
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Links to Apk files?
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k1llacanon said:
Links to Apk files?
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They're in the Play Store
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I never felt it..probably because I just got it yesterday.but I never use my phone while charging.
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it gets hot because it is SO DAMN FAST---

And the metal body wouldnt dissipate heat as quickly.
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stellar gps!

ok...ive had quite a few devices in the last few years...none have given me a lock at 42,000 feet inside a 737..
needless to say...im impressed.
pics...cuz it happened!
edit: i know theres not really anyway for me to prove it was at 42k feet...but i swear boys and girls! try it next time you fly!!
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ptesmoke said:
ok...ive had quite a few devices in the last few years...none have given me a lock at 42,000 feet inside a 737..
needless to say...im impressed.
pics...cuz it happened!
edit: i know theres not really anyway for me to prove it was at 42k feet...but i swear boys and girls! try it next time you fly!!
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How so you screen shot?
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rayacer said:
How so you screen shot?
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power then home button :-D
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ptesmoke said:
power then home button :-D
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Do I need to jailbreak first?
But for-riz-zal, how do you screen shot?
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rayacer said:
Do I need to jailbreak first?
But for-riz-zal, how do you screen shot?
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He already told you. Hold the power button while pressing the home button.

rayacer said:
Do I need to jailbreak first?
But for-riz-zal, how do you screen shot?
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Are you being serious? Did you even try to do what the OP told you? If that doesn't work try holding the power and volume down buttons. And no there is no such thing as a jailbreak for android devices.
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ptesmoke said:
ok...ive had quite a few devices in the last few years...none have given me a lock at 42,000 feet inside a 737..
needless to say...im impressed.
pics...cuz it happened!
edit: i know theres not really anyway for me to prove it was at 42k feet...but i swear boys and girls! try it next time you fly!!
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I was equally inmpressed when I ran one of my GPS programs. My last phone HTC Inspire 4G struggled to get 6 satellites and I was locking on 11 of 17 satellites on my HOX. Love it!

Been playing with GPS recently just to practice for an upcoming trip to the US mainland. Boy does routing suck in Honolulu, Hawaii. It's almost as if Google's navigation and Navigon have no clue that we have highways here.
GPS reception has been great though, locking in quickly and reliably.

thnx for the help guys...but lets get back on topic..the gps lock on this thing is unreal! im very impressed with its performance.
anyone else with great gps performance where others have failed?
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Yeah the GPS in this thing is pretty badass. The garman my brother uses is terrible.
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The GPS is great on this phone! The GPS works ten thousand times better than my captivate. I'm going to try the GPS on my fight to K.C. Also thanks on the screenshot thing! It took me a few times to figure it out.
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GPS is almost useless on mine. It looks up fast enough, outdoors...but its ability to hold an accurate location or track is almost non-existent.
Sitting putrefy still, phone on a flat unmoving surface, taking applications like My Tracks, Endomondo, etc., report me moving at speeds up to 8mph and the position indicator just meanders all over the map, sometimes jumping two or three city blocks.
Guessing I have defective hardware since none of the gps fixes housing around have helped.
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I was telling someone else about this about a week ago. I was comparing the GPS to my Galaxy Nexus. The GN had about 9-12 satellites in line of sight. Connected to about 8-9. The LTE One X had at the same spot 20-23 in line of sight. Connected to about 9-12. Accuracy was 12 feet with my GN and 9 feet with my LTE One X. The GN works great in the navigation part but what stood out was the amount of satellites the One X was able to see. It was almost 2X's the amount of my GN.
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distortedloop said:
GPS is almost useless on mine. It looks up fast enough, outdoors...but its ability to hold an accurate location or track is almost non-existent.
Sitting putrefy still, phone on a flat unmoving surface, taking applications like My Tracks, Endomondo, etc., report me moving at speeds up to 8mph and the position indicator just meanders all over the map, sometimes jumping two or three city blocks.
Guessing I have defective hardware since none of the gps fixes housing around have helped.
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Assuming that you have made sure the satellite gps is turned on that definitely sounds like a defective phone. I hope you can get a replacement with the hold on the phones in customs.

Mine works phenomenally well. Used it to calibrate the speedometer on the boat last weekend. Very fast connection, strong and accurate.
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I also noticed how well and accurate GPS works on this phone. It locks very fast on cold start and so far it locked for me inside buildings as well.
But unfortunately there is a down side - it kills battery.

I was also able to get a solid lock from 35,000 feet inside of a plane heading from Vegas to Kansas City. Pretty cool watching that little arrow cruise across the country

One of the first features I checked after upgrading from my captivate. Giddy
3-4m lock in 2 seconds outdoors. 5-7m lock in 2 seconds inside moving car with accurate nav!
GPS is very useable asset now!
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How do you put screen shots on the internet? Do I need a scanner?
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Does anyone leave GPS on all the time? significant battery drain or no?

Ok then lets see a ss of your settings so i can try them on my cappy or at least compare them.
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My worst fear...found two dead spots on my screen :(

Was browsing the xda app today on the dark theme and I found two dead black spots on my screen. Thankfully they only show up on very dark grey backgrounds and are black. Tried all the dead pixel finders on the market but they don't show up on those...very odd.
Now comes the decision if I fake some things wrong to get a returb or keep it until it gets worse...
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duarian said:
Was browsing the xda app today on the dark theme and I found two dead black spots on my screen. Thankfully they only show up on very dark grey backgrounds and are black. Tried all the dead pixel finders on the market but they don't show up on those...very odd.
Now comes the decision if I fake some things wrong to get a returb or keep it until it gets worse...
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You sure it's not a bubble or mark under your screen protector? I have 2x small black dots as well but it's from aforementioned.
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duarian said:
Was browsing the xda app today on the dark theme and I found two dead black spots on my screen. Thankfully they only show up on very dark grey backgrounds and are black. Tried all the dead pixel finders on the market but they don't show up on those...very odd.
Now comes the decision if I fake some things wrong to get a returb or keep it until it gets worse...
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This is a common occurrence from what I know. There its actually a whole other thread about this same thing from a couple of days ago. I wouldn't exchange it because it's 50/50 whether you'll get one that's better or worse.
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So why does his happen to all the new expensive phones???
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Has something to do with the manufacturing process of the AMOLED screens. Fairly normal from what I have read on here.
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My phone has the same issue. Several dark patches all over on a dark background while in a dark room. That is the only time i ever notice it; doesn't bother me in the least. Other people have sent in phone after phone, every one of them having these these splotches.

It's from the way they glue the screens together and the glue doesn't dry or something in areas.

KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
So why does his happen to all the new expensive phones???
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This happens to all phones, and led/lcd screens for that matter. People just notice and complain more (rightfully so) on more expensive models. 2 of my last 3 phones before this had at least 1 dead pixel.
You should be able to replace it under warranty, no?
Personally my worst fear isn't dead pixels though, it would be waking up to find a naked Rex Ryan fondling my feet...

turbosrrgood said:
This happens to all phones, and led/lcd screens for that matter. People just notice and complain more (rightfully so) on more expensive models. 2 of my last 3 phones before this had at least 1 dead pixel.
You should be able to replace it under warranty, no?
Personally my worst fear isn't dead pixels though, it would be waking up to find a naked Rex Ryan fondling my feet...
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It its replaceable but you're taking a chance at getting a phone with worse blotches. The OP in this thread had blotches on his replacement phone too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833031
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Wow haha, I posted this before I want to sleep and didn't think I would even get any replies. I am extremely relieved to know I'm not the only one.
I went through 4-5 droid x2's because of dead red pixels so I was really hoping to avoid this again. However since its a common issue I'm less worried. Thank you guys!
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The blotches are different than dead pixels. Dead pixels are an instant replacement even if just 1.

That's actually a "problem" with all super ambled screens. It happens when the screen isn't lit correctly or bright enough. It's normal and hhappens on all of the screens.
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duarian said:
Wow haha, I posted this before I want to sleep and didn't think I would even get any replies. I am extremely relieved to know I'm not the only one.
I went through 4-5 droid x2's because of dead red pixels so I was really hoping to avoid this again. However since its a common issue I'm less worried. Thank you guys!
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I was the OP of the other thread that was linked to and i did end up getting it replaced with one that was not nearly as bad. if you have any questions about it you can PM me

Welcome to the crappy world of OLED screens. Why the industry has not moved to slcd2 I don't know...
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I noticed this on my new s3 while loading gta3 on a very dark background, I saw maybe 2-3 small dark circles no bigger then a grain of rice. I didn't think much of it nor do I now since my entire screen seems to display everything just fine.
Still interesting to learn some flaws of today's latest technology, who knew it could be something as simple as gluing parts togeather.
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Mine looks like a murder scene...

JohnnyTToxic said:
Mine looks like a murder scene...
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Are you being racist, implying murder scenes have a bunch of black groupings?! j/k
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HTC one X thermal image

I have attached a couple thermal images taken with a FLIR camera, just for reference.
The phone was running a stress test for about 15 minutes prior to taking the pictures.
Maximum CPU temperature reached was 63C. It is overclocked to 2.1Ghz. Volts are whatever is default in beastmode 4.4, using cleanROM 5.1

That's so cool!
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That is Very cool
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Thanks, I thought "why not?"
Just so you can see where it is hot, and where its not.
I've thought about addind some kind of heat sink onto the cpu, but bear in mind I am an insane person who takes apart his toys immediately to tweak them.
MJS

He he, nice! So... 45C at the hottest (that's about 113F), so much for "it burns my hands" comments
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That's pretty awesome
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speekergeek said:
Maximum CPU temperature reached was 63C.
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slimslim said:
He he, nice! So... 45C at the hottest (that's about 113F), so much for "it burns my hands" comments
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can't figure out if troll or..

wdkingery said:
can't figure out if troll or..
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Don't be so suspicious
I have seen the CPU get up to 77C during games and charging.
I only thought it would be a cool picture to post. Curiosity got the better of me I guess
It DOES get hot under the camera lens.
Again, I just posted it because I thought it was cool, almost like you can see through the phone a little bit.

speekergeek said:
It DOES get hot under the camera lens.
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Oh yeah? Prove it.
Man I'm awesome.

my ear starts burning after about 30 minutes of talk time, that could just be radiation burns not just heat burns though =)

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Many exaggerated posts regarding the one x's overheating, so finally this pics prove that it's not that bad.
Many chips operate around 60C, sometimes can reach 70 under stress, and the 45C on THE CASING definitely won't burn your hands.
(Not defending the hox here, as in coupe months I'm due for upgrade and I'll be getting the note 2)
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Very cool. Never would have thought of this.
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Phone getting very warm

Hello I just got my gs4 on Saturday and I have to say that im not as impressed as I thought I would be.
The phone gets quite hot during almost anything. Also is no where near as snappy as my rooted inspire (1.0 ghz single core with less than 1 gb ram). This phone is awesome as far as opening more draining apps like facebook.
I wouldn't think that rooting is needed to be quicker than a 2.5 year old phone...
At this point im considering trading it in for a gs3 or htc one....
And mine is definitely laggy
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schinner16 said:
Hello I just got my gs4 on Saturday and I have to say that im not as impressed as I thought I would be.
The phone gets quite hot during almost anything. Also is no where near as snappy as my rooted inspire (1.0 ghz single core with less than 1 gb ram). This phone is awesome as far as opening more draining apps like facebook.
I wouldn't think that rooting is needed to be quicker than a 2.5 year old phone...
At this point im considering trading it in for a gs3 or htc one....
And mine is definitely laggy
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If it's getting very hot with little usage then I'd exchange it for another.
Also, an update was released today that pretty much solved the lag issues..

Mine got pretty warm last night while playing a simple solitaire game...
It was also eating battery pretty fast.
I rebooted it and it seemed to go away.

schinner16 said:
Hello I just got my gs4 on Saturday and I have to say that im not as impressed as I thought I would be.
The phone gets quite hot during almost anything. Also is no where near as snappy as my rooted inspire (1.0 ghz single core with less than 1 gb ram). This phone is awesome as far as opening more draining apps like facebook.
I wouldn't think that rooting is needed to be quicker than a 2.5 year old phone...
At this point im considering trading it in for a gs3 or htc one....
And mine is definitely laggy
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Are there any services or apps that is causing the CPU/Stay Awake to drain your battery?
My first G4 was horrible laggy as well, but my new one is a dream. See this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263015

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Thanks for the input guys Ive got a few more days so ill continue to run it. I just got the update so ill let you know if things change.
It does seem better as of right now but ill try it for a while.
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Well the update seems to have helped greatly...or im starting to get used to the heat. I haven't really used a smartphone with out a case really.
Is there anyways to get auto correct working with this keyboard?
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schinner16 said:
Well the update seems to have helped greatly...or im starting to get used to the heat. I haven't really used a smartphone with out a case really.
Is there anyways to get auto correct working with this keyboard?
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Go to the play store - download the stock jelly bean keyboard - it's awesome. EFF samsung.

Mine gets hot a lot too. . I'm going to keep my eye on this even after update.
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akira02rex said:
Go to the play store - download the stock jelly bean keyboard - it's awesome. EFF samsung.
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Which one there are a ton and none of them seem to be legit.
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Which one there are a ton and none of them seem to be legit.
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Just search for jelly bean keyboard and it should be the first one.

mine gets stupid hot for the smallest things I surf the web for about five mins and you cant even put up to your ear to make a call TO HOT.. I returned it and got it exchanged and that device is also getting way to hot. I might just return the GS4 seems like a big issue out there I googled the problem and see that most people are having the issue. IDK 7 more days and I.m stuck with it... any other phone would be a downgrade.

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mine gets stupid hot for the smallest things I surf the web for about five mins and you cant even put up to your ear to make a call TO HOT.. I returned it and got it exchanged and that device is also getting way to hot. I might just return the GS4 seems like a big issue out there I googled the problem and see that most people are having the issue. IDK 7 more days and I.m stuck with it... any other phone would be a downgrade.
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There is probably something wrong with your phone and the next one. Bad luck I guess. It never gets hot on normal use for me. The only time it gets hot for me is when playing high end games.

bori1030 said:
mine gets stupid hot for the smallest things I surf the web for about five mins and you cant even put up to your ear to make a call TO HOT.. I returned it and got it exchanged and that device is also getting way to hot. I might just return the GS4 seems like a big issue out there I googled the problem and see that most people are having the issue. IDK 7 more days and I.m stuck with it... any other phone would be a downgrade.
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Just get a note 2 trust me it will be an upgrade over this phone.
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Please post the CPU/Stay Awake statistics for some of your higher battery drain apps at the end of the day

sabre31 said:
Just get a note 2 trust me it will be an upgrade over this phone.
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Unless you dont mind being mocked for talking on a tablet I would avoid any phone larger than the s4. The note two has its place and it to me is only worthwhile if you carry a purse.... it's a great device but not practical in my opinion, I mean how do you carry that thing?
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In my pocket never had an issue fits perfectly. As far as what others think about it don't matter to me.
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In my pocket never had an issue fits perfectly. As far as what others think about it don't matter to me.
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I wish I wasnt as affected but I hate when ppl comment on how large my phone is...and I think its because I agree and wish it was smaller. A 4.5 or so with the the same build as this s4 would be mich nicer. And by that I mean a screen that efficiently uses the face of the phone.
Its really tough to determine what is the he perfect size screen and I think over time we will become more tolerant of the pocket consumption. I mean look at the inspire or other older 4.2...it was huge for its time but now its really not considered that anymore.
With that said for the time being I think 4.5 with the smallest possible chassis would be the best.
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all recent device getting hot quickly in 3G network

finnbass759 said:
all recent device getting hot quickly in 3G network
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Not mine. I am in LTE or 3G all day and my phone does not get hot in the least.