I could not find anything on this on these forums nor through a series of Google searches, but I have two Verizon-branded HTC One M8's and they both overheat pretty easily, I understand that phones get hot, and the metal on the HTC One M8 makes this a bit more extreme, but when playing Plants Vs Zombies 2, God of Light, and sometimes general Media playback, the phone gets extremely hot to the point where I cannot hold it. It happens within 2-4 minutes. I was wondering if anyone else had this happening to them. If anyone could shed some light for me, I would really appreciate it.
U def have some problems if u can't even hold it... I would exchange both
If u search on here youll see a few threads. It seems the only thing in common here is the silver color model does this more often and the dark grey colored model does this less. Relevance, Idk but just the common theme. I would say for sure hands down get a new replacement!
I don't play those games but do play dead trigger 2 often on highest graphic settings. This game by far has to be one of the most graphic intense mobile games for a gpu imo at least. I can play 20min straight and using the GSam battery app after playing the highest I've seen the temp get is 98 degrees F. That is nothing for a device like this. My last device was over clocked tegra 3 chip on the HTC one X+ and 10min of same game phone got to around 115-120 degrees F, now that is Hot!
Since everyone has an opinion on the word "Hot" I would suggest getting GSam battery app for free. Gives u the exact temp of ur phone to help compare. I also have a case on my device so in theory my phone should get even hotter, less ventilation.
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Hottest I ever got this device so far is 101 degrees F. I did this on purpose too to see what it takes since this thing does not get hot. Had to play YouTube videos, download mp3 files, play dead trigger 2, download emails, be on Facebook, all literally at the same time and running in the background multi tasking between them all. Now this is a hell of a phone!
Thanks guys, my phone is hitting 113 F on GSam playing for 10 minutes, and there are literally no background tasks running. I took off the DotView case before running the test. I have both the Silver and Dark Grey, both giving similar results. I'll check with Verizon, seeing how you can play Dead Trigger 2, and not hit that number.
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Thanks guys, my phone is hitting 113 F on GSam playing for 10 minutes, and there are literally no background tasks running. I took off the DotView case before running the test. I have both the Silver and Dark Grey, both giving similar results. I'll check with Verizon, seeing how you can play Dead Trigger 2, and not hit that number.
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For sure they are bunk bro, return to Verizon ASAP for free exchange for a new one on both! I was playing Dead Trigger 2 last night with no other apps open for over 20min straight. Hottest the phone got was 105 degrees F and just felt warm, not Hot by any means. I do have a incipio duo case on it so not sure the "feel" of the heat when device is naked but again just felt "warm" at this temp. For that kind of workload though i think this would be standard for my device.
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Ugh, if there's one thing that annoys me more than anything else, it's the phone getting warm/hot.
If anyone wants to humor me and try this I'd really appreciate it. I want to get an idea of what other users phones are reporting temperature wise.
To get a good idea, if you will, download "batter monitor widget" and/or "system panel lite" from Google Play and use the browser for 5 mins and then use the XDA app for 5 mins and state what your temp is Fahrenheit. Thanks so much to those who try it.
I relocked the bootloader last night and flashed the 1.85 ruu and did all the unlocking and rooting. By the time I was done my phone showed a temp of 104. That seems too hot to me. I'm afraid that if it gets that hot regularly that the battery life will eventually take a hit.
P.S. You can also find the temp by calling *#*#4636#*#* and clicking on battery information.
After 15 minutes of playing Dungeon Hunter 2 I'm at 102.4F.
Do you want this done on wifi or cellular data? Using the cell radio will task the battery more than the wifi...
UPDATE: using cellular data on ics browser plus and xda app. After minutes of each, temp is 87 Fahrenheit. Maybe you have a dud? Mine doesn't usually get hot unless I'm playing a graphically intensive game
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Do you want this done on wifi or cellular data? Using the cell radio will task the battery more than the wifi...
UPDATE: using cellular data on ics browser plus and xda app. After minutes of each, temp is 87 Fahrenheit. Maybe you have a dud? Mine doesn't usually get hot unless I'm playing a graphically intensive game
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The hottest mine got was 86 f
Watching a movie on netflix is over 100. Seems normal to me with those temps regardless of what your doing since mobile data is active or wifi
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In my experience with high end androids this is about normal if CPU is working hard. Seen mine 100+ a few times.
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I test mine with wifi on. I noticed it makes a difference if the room temperature is really warm i.e. no AC or fans. If it's really cool my will stay in the 80's but if it's mid day and it's like 85 outside and around 80 in the house I will notice just by browsing that it can reach about 95 almost every time.
I took one phone back already because I thought it was getting too warm but I'm on my 3rd One X now and all three have had the same temps overall so I'm thinking either I got three bad phones all with heating issues or it's normal.
I have OCD and see a psychologist and I mentioned to him about how I might be just obsessing and he told me that I WAS and to just stop thinking about it. He said that devices do get warm with use and any temp, even around 100, is normal for a smart phone because of the processing it does. He told me to take a look at his mac and see what the internal temp was and it was like 120 just after sitting idle.
I probably shouldn't have made this thread because most likely it looks like I'm just seeking reassurance, but I was curious to what other temps you guys were getting. Hopefully it would set my mind at ease.
P.S. I bothers me because we spend so much on these phones that I want one as close to perfect as I can get. If I see that I'm the only one with temps like 85-99 just from browsing for 10 mins or so then I know there is something wrong. On the other hand I wish I could just forget about it and use the phone normally.
These temps are well within the normal range. I have had the pleasure of owning about 10 phones in the last two years, all high end android phones. The heat dissipation of this phone is excellent compared to the international Galaxy S 2 HTC Infuse, Motorola Atrix and so on. Sadly there is no perfect phone but this is the closest you're going to get for now
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These temps are well within the normal range. I have had the pleasure of owning about 10 phones in the last two years, all high end android phones. The heat dissipation of this phone is excellent compared to the international Galaxy S 2 HTC Infuse, Motorola Atrix and so on. Sadly there is no perfect phone but this is the closest you're going to get for now
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Playing music, screen on and GPS running in the sun, my phone hit 130F
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Playing music, screen on and GPS running in the sun, my phone hit 130F
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Heat is Li-Ion's biggest enemy. You are right to be concerned. Anything over 86 degrees F is wearing down the electrolyte.
Humidity and ambient temp have a lot to do with the ability to get rid of heat. Just asking what temp a phone reaches after 5 minutes of some activity doesn't really give enough info. Ambient temp should also be posted along with results, and humidity if available. Altitude/air pressure also has an effect on getting rid of heat(should be minimal unless you are comparing sea level vs 5000 feet).
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Heat is Li-Ion's biggest enemy. You are right to be concerned. Anything over 86 degrees F is wearing down the electrolyte.
Humidity and ambient temp have a lot to do with the ability to get rid of heat. Just asking what temp a phone reaches after 5 minutes of some activity doesn't really give enough info. Ambient temp should also be posted along with results, and humidity if available. Altitude/air pressure also has an effect on getting rid of heat(should be minimal unless you are comparing sea level vs 5000 feet).
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I don't think I've seen a One X yet get below 86 after use.
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Does your Nexus 5 heat up? If so, how hot does it get and what do you do on your phone to make it hot?
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Does your Nexus 5 heat up? If so, how hot does it get and what do you do on your phone to make it hot?
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My N5 comes nowhere near as hot as my N4, only slightly warm. And that is while playing Ingress and streaming music at the same time, something that would make my N4 choke
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Does your Nexus 5 heat up? If so, how hot does it get and what do you do on your phone to make it hot?
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Mine's so f'n hot I can't stand it :good:
Warm across the top half and it seems I only need to have the screen active to cause it.
As I've said elsewhere, web browsing, email reading....nothing that should be stressful makes that top half of my phone notably warm (front and back)
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Just played Carmagedon, top half isn't getting any hotter but there's surely no way that web browsing should cause the same heat levels that a game does......
mine is so hot i cant stop staring at it
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mine is so hot i cant stop staring at it
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Yeyinde said:
Warm across the top half and it seems I only need to have the screen active to cause it.
As I've said elsewhere, web browsing, email reading....nothing that should be stressful makes that top half of my phone notably warm (front and back)
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Just played Carmagedon, top half isn't getting any hotter but there's surely no way that web browsing should cause the same heat levels that a game does......
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when i ran benchmark software(separate cpu and gpu apps), I only noticed the top half getting slightly warm. only on the back side
I noticed this afternoon that my phone was getting really hot in my pants. I pulled it out to check and it appears that the phone had shut off. I had to turn it back on, apparently something wonky happened.
Don't judge me....
I was playing Tiny Death Star for 2.5 hours (burnt %40 of my battery). I am extremely happy with that. I'm assuming I could easily get to 5hours screen on time. I did notice that the top half was getting warm (read:not hot). I came from using a HTC One X and it is definitely running a lot cooler than that phone.
Judging by the massive heat sink I have on my quad core processor in my computer (it weighs 500g), I think the phone is doing alright only get warm and not melting through your fingers.
Top portion heats a lot in my nexus 5. It all started after using fault 3.5 mm jack.
My n5 gets warm, but no where near as burning hot as my n4 did. But a lot of that has to do with plastic/glass. I've actually read that the snapdragon 800 on average runs hotter then the snapdragon of the n4. It's all about the materials.
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Nexus 5 Heating
I have been using ma new N5 for the last one month and I realized that the device is getting heated up while browsing on 3G network and also playing HD games too.
Following are the few solution I am preferring:
1. Avoid stressing too much the Nexus 5 to prevent overheating injuries. Take a break sometimes.
2. Remove any casing whenever you are playing HD games(High Graphical) to let heat flows out.
3. It is recommended not play games while the phone is being charged unless your room is very cool.
Phones are getting silly thin and super power full = heat
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Yeyinde said:
Warm across the top half and it seems I only need to have the screen active to cause it.
As I've said elsewhere, web browsing, email reading....nothing that should be stressful makes that top half of my phone notably warm (front and back)
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Just played Carmagedon, top half isn't getting any hotter but there's surely no way that web browsing should cause the same heat levels that a game does......
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Avoid using the Chrome browser as it tends to make the CPU run at high frequency and heat up the phone. Its a known issue for users but Google has done it deliberately to make the chrome run smooth.
Gets hot while playing certain games
i have tried a lot of games(asphalt 8, badland, dead trigger 2 etc) my phone generally has no major heating issues but two games plants vs zombies 2 and injustice really heats up the back of the nexus 5 to the point of unbearable. Also PvZ 2 drains the battery really quickly. Is anyone of you having the same issues? though anything else like videos or webbrowsing does not heat up the phone just makes it warm but such few games are causing lot of problems.
I can easily reach 100 F (or higher) just using dolphin browser. I haven't owned that many android phones, but that seems a little excessive. I would understand that temperature for a game, but not just for some web browsing...
It gets warm, but not hot like my Note 2 did.
My OPO is getting hot when using hangouts video chat and navigation. I could understand if I was playing a resource intensive game but video chat and navigation. Any one else notice this?
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factory reset without recovering app/data
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I never use video chat so I don't know. But its getting hot when I playing clash of clan, it's not even graphically game.
I use this cpu temperature app to monitor the temp when playing games. My phone tends to idle at low 30s celsius and ramps up quickly into the 60s under load. I've hit peaks of 73 celsius while playing plants vs zombies 2 and the app can notify you when it gets above 70. I think the sandstone back is keeping the heat insulated unlike other metal/plastic phones.
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I never use video chat so I don't know. But its getting hot when I playing clash of clan, it's not even graphically game.
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I've played countless games and i play clash of clans a lot. Never had the phone get hot yet, It's surprisingly good with heat compared to my nexus 4.
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I use this cpu temperature app to monitor the temp when playing games. My phone tends to idle at low 30s celsius and ramps up quickly into the 60s under load. I've hit peaks of 73 celsius while playing plants vs zombies 2 and the app can notify you when it gets above 70. I think the sandstone back is keeping the heat insulated unlike other metal/plastic phones.
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Not even, I have my phone overclocked to 2,880 megahertz and this phone handles heat far better than my old Nexus 5 and G3.
Let my follow up my opening post with this is my 2nd OPO sold the first one and I never remember it getting hot. So on this phone I thought it was a little strange. I will try the CPU temperature app.
Yes, I use hangouts video chat on a daily basis and tonight when I was done I noticed my phone was very hot.
People define "hot" differently, so I installed CPU temperature app to see how hot. I got 122 F playing clash of clan. I guess it's OK.
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jdh10475 said:
My OPO is getting hot when using hangouts video chat and navigation. I could understand if I was playing a resource intensive game but video chat and navigation. Any one else notice this?
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but better then my g3
Sorry to bump an old thread. But I'm definitely getting this.
I'd been using my OPO for Hangouts video chat over H/H+ network, with a fairly strong signal. I noticed afterwards that around the camera area it was just about bearable to touch.
Just recently when using hangouts for video chat, it will get to a certain point and turn off the phone. I presume this is a safety shutdown because of heat. It's happened three or four times over the past week.
Think I'm going to have to take the plunge and either factory reset ... OR try a different ROM. (Currently on Stock).
Hangouts running hot
I got my OPO 3 days back. I had voice-only hangout session of around 30 mins yesterday night, and I can confirm that phone was really hot around top half. So hot that I was not able to place it on my ears - had to keep it slightly away while talking.
Performance settings on my phone are: Governor - Interactive, Scheduler - ROW. Should I change it to Powersave or Conservative?
I’m looking for the CPU temp in Galaxy S7.
Anybody know what are the values in green and red box in the pic attached signify?
This pic is from AIDA64/CPUZ
The red must be CPU cores, or at least related to that. Have no idea about the green one.
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The red must be CPU cores, or at least related to that. Have no idea about the green one.
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Wherever I see in the forums people only talk about the value in green box and they think that device is relatively cooler even under heavy load. But gotta say man the device heats up worse than my G4 even in minor load when referring to the values in the red box as you said. I wanna know is there something up with my device alone. What does you CPU Temp. reading after about 15 mins of heavy game session like with 'NFS No Limits' in your device in AIDA64? PLease post a screenshot
I don't play games on the phone. I tried a few just to make sure the phone is OK when gaming but in 5 minutes I got bored.
My phone gets hot, 75 Celsius when updating several apps, or right after an OTA.
I think this is normal, as I changed the first phone ( display issue ) and both reached the same temperatures in similar situations.
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Also have a g4, that one gets hot more often than the s7.
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I don't play games on the phone. I tried a few just to make sure the phone is OK when gaming but in 5 minutes I got bored.
My phone gets hot, 75 Celsius when updating several apps, or right after an OTA.
I think this is normal, as I changed the first phone ( display issue ) and both reached the same temperatures in similar situations.
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Also have a g4, that one gets hot more often than the s7.
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Oh! Thanks for the reply. This is the first time using glass/metal phone, maybe that's why I'm very sensitive to this problem. Is that a S7(flat)? Never had seen anything above 60C.
Yes, simple s7, not edge.
One time got very hot in my pocket, for no apparent reason.
But in battery stats I noticed that Google services percentages increased from 6 to 16, in about 20 minutes. This happens also on g4, about once or twice a week. It lasts from 10 minutes to a half hour, or I restart the phone and no more issues for a while.
It's hard to catch the s7 above 70 Celsius, I guess the cooling system does it's job really fast. We need an app to monitor and record temperature changes in the background. The only one I know about is CPU temp, but is not showing real CPU temperatures, it's fake.
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Got the same situation (temp around 65-70 degrees) especially when updating apps by play store. Its getting hot on the back near the camera. But when updating is done temperatures are very fast dropping to 30-40 degrees. I think it's normal for this kind of device, made from glass and metal. Would be greatful for more observations from you guys. Cheers.
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Yes, simple s7, not edge.
One time got very hot in my pocket, for no apparent reason.
But in battery stats I noticed that Google services percentages increased from 6 to 16, in about 20 minutes. This happens also on g4, about once or twice a week. It lasts from 10 minutes to a half hour, or I restart the phone and no more issues for a while.
It's hard to catch the s7 above 70 Celsius, I guess the cooling system does it's job really fast. We need an app to monitor and record temperature changes in the background. The only one I know about is CPU temp, but is not showing real CPU temperatures, it's fake.
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Yeah, Most app in the place store aren't able to read the actual temperature from the S7. Maximum I've seen with those are 38C in ~20 min session of gaming. As I said haven't seen S7 anywhere near 70C but near 61C in AIDA64 but after ~20 min session of gaming. It does take about 5 mins to completely cool down. Don't know it's normal. Is it!?
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Got the same situation (temp around 65-70 degrees) especially when updating apps by play store. Its getting hot on the back near the camera. But when updating is done temperatures are very fast dropping to 30-40 degrees. I think it's normal for this kind of device, made from glass and metal. Would be greatful for more observations from you guys. Cheers.
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Thanks for the info. Sure will keep you posted. Are you also using AIDA64/CPUZ?
KoRoZIV said:
I don't play games on the phone. I tried a few just to make sure the phone is OK when gaming but in 5 minutes I got bored.
My phone gets hot, 75 Celsius when updating several apps, or right after an OTA.
I think this is normal, as I changed the first phone ( display issue ) and both reached the same temperatures in similar situations.
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Also have a g4, that one gets hot more often than the s7.
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ooh! what game was that?
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Thanks for the info. Sure will keep you posted. Are you also using AIDA64/CPUZ?
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Yes, I'm using cpuz.
KoRoZIV said:
I don't play games on the phone. I tried a few just to make sure the phone is OK when gaming but in 5 minutes I got bored.
My phone gets hot, 75 Celsius when updating several apps, or right after an OTA.
I think this is normal, as I changed the first phone ( display issue ) and both reached the same temperatures in similar situations.
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Also have a g4, that one gets hot more often than the s7.
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koliberek1 said:
Got the same situation (temp around 65-70 degrees) especially when updating apps by play store. Its getting hot on the back near the camera. But when updating is done temperatures are very fast dropping to 30-40 degrees. I think it's normal for this kind of device, made from glass and metal. Would be greatful for more observations from you guys. Cheers.
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As you can see from all the below linked videos, the temperature never crosses 40C in any testing under heavy load. But how can we get 60C, 70C and all. They are even saying device isn't much hot. How is that even posssible?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VYrhJAlxQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXztRcfmZSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rTk0WuWpUY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKn0rvUkhPE
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I have no idea what and how they tested, the fact is that mine got very hot a few times. I only check temps when I feel the phone hot, and that was only when updating some apps, right after the OTA restart.
The temps from a gun are going to be lower than the core sensor reading. Always.
Is this gun any good for external testing ? I almost bought it
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I have no idea what and how they tested, the fact is that mine got very hot a few times. I only check temps when I feel the phone hot, and that was only when updating some apps, right after the OTA restart.
The temps from a gun are going to be lower than the core sensor reading. Always.
Is this gun any good for external testing ? I almost bought it
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Bought it online? Check the reviews.
Didn't bought it, I've seen it in some store and took a photo
It's about 20 euro's.
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Didn't bought it, I've seen it in some store and took a photo
It's about 20 euro's.
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Seems like a local item. May not give you accurate readings but it's up to you. If you want a good one try Amazon.
koliberek1 said:
Got the same situation (temp around 65-70 degrees) especially when updating apps by play store. Its getting hot on the back near the camera. But when updating is done temperatures are very fast dropping to 30-40 degrees. I think it's normal for this kind of device, made from glass and metal. Would be greatful for more observations from you guys. Cheers.
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Yes, simple s7, not edge.
One time got very hot in my pocket, for no apparent reason.
But in battery stats I noticed that Google services percentages increased from 6 to 16, in about 20 minutes. This happens also on g4, about once or twice a week. It lasts from 10 minutes to a half hour, or I restart the phone and no more issues for a while.
It's hard to catch the s7 above 70 Celsius, I guess the cooling system does it's job really fast. We need an app to monitor and record temperature changes in the background. The only one I know about is CPU temp, but is not showing real CPU temperatures, it's fake.
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Here are something based on my recent tests and findings,
The problem is when the device is under heavy load(NFS No Limits game). therm_zoneX values goes upto 61C, which I don't care if the device is still not much hot to hold in hand but it isn't. Compared to my LG G4 it gets hot soon for the same amount of load based on my tests. And makes me unpleasant of the fact that the I can't enjoy the amazing performance of gaming in this phone not even longer when compared to the HTC & LG phones I had. Even simple tasks like switching between Whatsapp and Tapatalk in the background for almost 5 min made the device unusually warm while there isn't anything else heavy running in the background. All these is considering the fact that my room temperature isn't very hot. What is your opinion?
I think the below attached images(4) will help you understand it better on the temp. variations on various tasks and where do I feel it warm/hot. I strongly believe it's unusual based on my experience in previous 5 years with various devices. Do you observe something similar. Please have a look.
PS: The NFS No Limits temp. readings were similar to someone who posted in the different thread.
Is 34°C on average/light use good?
36-37°C when updating apps and using the phone at the same time
I just bought the HTC U11 and it's amazing. The only issue is that since I turned it on it feels quite warm in the hands. (I'm not used to that unless it is on heavy usage)
Is this normal? What are the normal temperature ranges? What are the temperature ranges that you are getting when you use it?
My phone seems to be at 36-40 degrees when connected to the internet, not downloading any apps and on light use.
What's the highest temperature at which I should start worrying?
For 20 days I have it, I have yet to experience it warm in hands (no matter what I do). This is current situation:
Maybe it's doing some updates in the background? Like for me, the Google photos in the beginning (of setting up the phone) would be downloading the thumbnails from my account. My phone run pretty cool to touch, even when running Candy Crush... on my Moto X pure it was hot when doing that.
35-40 degrees is standard for me under normal use, with HTC's bundled case and 28ºC room temperature..
The phone only gets a bit warm (not burning hot at all) but I'm worried about the long term effect on battery life.
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I just bought the HTC U11 and it's amazing. The only issue is that since I turned it on it feels quite warm in the hands. (I'm not used to that unless it is on heavy usage)
Is this normal? What are the normal temperature ranges? What are the temperature ranges that you are getting when you use it?
My phone seems to be at 36-40 degrees when connected to the internet, not downloading any apps and on light use.
What's the highest temperature at which I should start worrying?
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Do you feel the area above fingerprint sensor hotter than compared to the other area?
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Do you feel the area above fingerprint sensor hotter than compared to the other area?
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The phone is hotter on the top and bottom parts of the screen (right above the finger print sensor compared to the middle of the screen.
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35-40 degrees is standard for me under normal use, with HTC's bundled case and 28ºC room temperature..
The phone only gets a bit warm (not burning hot at all) but I'm worried about the long term effect on battery life.
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Thanks! This sounds similar to what I'm experiencing. What's weird is that whenever I use the phone I also get a tingly numb sensation in my hands and arm (which has never happened with any other phone)which is also making me more sensitive to it.
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Maybe it's doing some updates in the background? Like for me, the Google photos in the beginning (of setting up the phone) would be downloading the thumbnails from my account. My phone run pretty cool to touch, even when running Candy Crush... on my Moto X pure it was hot when doing that.
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It's still the same case even a day later, so I don't think it's because of any background updates.
Thanks for telling me!
Aish466 said:
Thanks! This sounds similar to what I'm experiencing. What's weird is that whenever I use the phone I also get a tingly numb sensation in my hands and arm (which has never happened with any other phone)which is also making me more sensitive to it.
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The phone is shocking you, maybe? Could be distributing an electric charge through your arm...
Aish466 said:
Thanks! This sounds similar to what I'm experiencing. What's weird is that whenever I use the phone I also get a tingly numb sensation in my hands and arm (which has never happened with any other phone)which is also making me more sensitive to it.
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Are you used to smaller phones? Phablets like this are a bit awkward to handle unless you have huge hands, maybe that's the reason.
Mine heats up as well. I only play games like Angry Birds, Plants vs Zombies and Candy crush. I installed CPU-Z to monitor the temperature. Cpu temperature is around 45-47c whole playing games. It reaches 50c while video recording. While Browsing and reading, the temp is around 38-40c. The area above the fingerprint sensor gets warm first and then the rear (near the camera). Is this normal?
50c is nothing unusual for a htc device. If the device feels warm to touch then everything is normal. If the device feels ice cold and you record those temperatures then you have a problem. The chip will have a thermal cut out switch so if your phone gets too hot it'll switch off. I think it's somewhere around 60c-65c as 70c is the standing temp for boiled water which can cause serious burns to skin, like a cup of coffee or tea.