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iPhone 12 Pro Max Any word on Apple introducing new cooling system in iPhone 13 series???
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If the back is still aluminum, you can probably just super glue a noctua D15 behind it
I’ve not seen anything regarding cooling for the upcoming iPhone 13. Only thing that would refer to future iPhone cooling system would be this patent, but I don’t see this coming in the next few years, if ever
Is heat really that big a problem for iPhones? The only time my phone gets too hot is when I'm running GPS in the car and it's in the sun. And even then, it keeps right on working, just with the screen dimmed a bit and/or slower battery charging.
As the A chips get smaller, they can use less power = less heat. So theoretically, the iPhone 13 could run a bit cooler if the engineers want it to.
In reality, Apple increases transistor and clock count with each generation, so power consumption increases. A14 peaks at 5.5W if not more.
Kuo said the vapor chamber system isn't coming until 2022. Makes sense given the new form factor next year.
Yea in all my years of owning an iPhone I have never had one overheat on me. They have gotten warm doing demanding tasks like GPS for long road trips, playing graphic intensive games for lengthy periods of time but never over heated. I have seen my friends iPhone overheat from being out on the beach/ sun too long etc. I have always wondering if Apple will improve cooling for their phones though.
Not so sure about that, having the iPhone X form factor lasted 3 gens, and not to mention iPhone 6