Does your new iPad get warm/hot on left side?

[payup]

My new ipad is quite warm on the left hand side, even through a case - sounds like it's fairly common. I'm wondering if this is normal, or if I should take mine back for an exchange.

 

[Intell]

The warming of the one side is normal.

 

[BoxerGT2.5]

No

 

[laurenr]

The bottom left becomes warmer only if I have the screen brightness cranked all the way up.

 

[Spink10]

yes it does

 

[Jspring86]

My iPad is incredibly hot on its left side...but only in a sexually attractive way.

 

[WSR]

OP what model is your's?

On my 64GB Wifi only, I haven't noticed any heat.

 

[Jasmynp]

16g AT&T 4G it gets warm on the smart cover side. Not too bad though. It seems to cool itself down after awhile even while I'm using it.

 

[bobenhaus]

My new ipad is quite warm on the left hand side, even through a case - sounds like it's fairly common. I'm wondering if this is normal, or if I should take mine back for an exchange.

Thats because the new battery is almost the size of a laptop battery. Apple is starting to reach too far with their products.Technology needs to catch up with batteries.

 

[Yr Blues]

Processing 4 times the pixels. Imagine the lag without the extra horsepower.

 

[Hosei]

After an hour of usage i have noticed that it does get a little warm on the back, mostly on the left side/middle area. I think this is normal though, happens on my iPhone too,

 

[Kronie]

Thats because the new battery is almost the size of a laptop battery. Apple is starting to reach too far with their products.Technology needs to catch up with batteries.

Works for me...

 

[Abazigal]

After an hour of usage i have noticed that it does get a little warm on the back, mostly on the left side/middle area. I think this is normal though, happens on my iPhone too,

Same here. However, once I slip on my casing, I can't feel a thing.

 

[IngerMan]

Only when I turn the brightness all the way up

 

[payup]

OP what model is your's?

On my 64GB Wifi only, I haven't noticed any heat.

It's a 32gb Verizon version. It's a good point - some memory chips could run hotter.

I understand the battery and performance requirements have increased, it's just not Apple-like for their products to get warm during light usage such as browsing web. iPhone doesn't get hot unless you're playing graphics-intensive games. At least I'm not alone with this.

 

[bwrairen]

Yes, but it's well worth the trade-off in my opinion.

 

[taedouni]

It's expected to be warm. At least it's not burning hot like laptops.

 

[WSR]

It's a 32gb Verizon version. It's a good point - some memory chips could run hotter.

I understand the battery and performance requirements have increased, it's just not Apple-like for their products to get warm during light usage such as browsing web. iPhone doesn't get hot unless you're playing graphics-intensive games. At least I'm not alone with this.

If it's like the iPad 2, the memory is on the right with most of the circuitry on the left.
I asked about the model, since I wondered if it could be the cellular circuitry. If it got hot while browsing through the cellular antenna, this could be it.

 

[thelookingglass]

If it's like the iPad 2, the memory is on the right with most of the circuitry on the left.
I asked about the model, since I wondered if it could be the cellular circuitry. If it got hot while browsing through the cellular antenna, this could be it.

Wifi users are getting warm iPads too, so it can't be (just) the cellular antenna. I'm actually more and more convinced that the temperature is a function of screen brightness. Seems those with brightness at 50% or under are not getting warm iPads. Anyone out there care to confirm?

 

[ixodes]

Sure it is. That's how you know it's made by Apple.

It's form over functionality, always has been, always will be.

Just like their laptops... they're warm little devils. If they ran cool it wouldn't be authentic Apple.

Think of it as a hand warmer

 

[Roy G Biv]

Could this be a value-added feature to let you know if you're holding it wrong?