iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Concerns Highlighted in Two More Reports

[MacRumors]

iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max overheating concerns continue to make headlines this week, with the topic highlighted by The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

Both of the reports document anecdotal complaints from customers, and outline potential causes, but it's unclear how many devices are actually affected. Bloomberg said the overheating could be caused or compounded by the iPhone's setup process, suggesting that the higher temperatures might sometimes be a temporary condition.

The Wall Street Journal quoted a customer who felt his iPhone 15 Pro Max remained hotter than his iPhone 13 Pro Max a few days after setting up the device:

Thomas Galvin, a 23-year-old from Cleveland, says his iPhone 15 Pro Max has been "super hot" and that he is considering returning it. Apple customer support told him the heat was a result of setting up the new phone, but even a few days later, it is still "way worse than the iPhone 13 Pro Max," he said.

The Wall Street Journal's Joanna Stern said her iPhone 15 Pro Max did heat up while charging and performing processor-intensive tasks, such as gaming, but she said her iPhone 14 Pro Max reached similar temperatures in the same test. During typical everyday usage, Stern said the temperature of both devices was in a normal range. Many customers on social media have also said their iPhone 15 Pro is not experiencing any overheating, and the lack of hard data makes it unclear if there is a widespread problem.

On Wednesday, Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the titanium frame on iPhone 15 Pro models negatively impacts thermal efficiency. Kuo believes that Apple will likely address the issue through software updates, but he said improvements may be limited unless Apple lowers the performance of the A17 Pro chip.

Apple has not commented on the concerns, and it's unclear if the company will actually make any software optimizations in future iOS updates.

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[floral]

So, heatgate is real. At least the iPhone can now be used for a new purpose: egg cooking! 😋

(To prevent being decimated by the comment section, I'll note that this issue only appears to happen for some users. Not all.)

 

[motm95]

Although it got warm during setup and maybe for the first day afterwards while it was indexing and downloading messages and all that, my 15 Pro Max is now operating at normal temperature. No overheating issues here and it is a great phone.

 

[decypher44]

Anecdotally, my wife’s 15P has been hot since she got it.

 

[Skyscraperfan]

And yet hundreds lined up in Dubai to get one. It seems it is more suitable for Alaska and Iceland.

 

[LedRush]

I just got my 15 PM. My 13 Mini got hotter than it did in setting it up. So far, so good.

 

[mattopotamus]

I just got my 15 PM. My 13 Mini got hotter than it did in setting it up. So far, so good.

Similar experience here. Coming from a mini the 15 Pro isn't nearly as hot, specifically when wirelessly charging.

 

[Mazda 3s]

I've had my 15 Pro Max since Monday, and it hasn't gotten warm, and no warmer than my previous 14 Pro. The only time that it gets even a little warm is during fast charging (just like any previous iPhone I've had).

 

[spartan1967]

Moving forward, 15 Pro owners should keep a trending Geekbench score tally every time they update to the latest version of iOS 17.

 

[RalfTheDog]

Step 1, pull the pin.
Step 2, count to three.
Step 3, throw phone at enemy and duck.

(I am not sure why you would want to throw an iPhone at a duck.)

 

[chrono1081]

I don't buy into "overheating" hysteria. 99% of the time people conflate "getting warm" to "overheating" because they don't understand that chips get warm when doing things and what sounds hot to a human isn't hot to a computer chip.

If it's truly overheating, the screen will dim, the device will stutter, and eventually shut off. That's overheating.

 

[Velin]

The complaints are heating up.

 

[RalfTheDog]

I don't buy into "overheating" hysteria. 99% of the time people conflate "getting warm" to "overheating" because they don't understand that chips get warm when doing things and what sounds hot to a human isn't hot to a computer chip.

If it's truly overheating, the screen will dim, the device will stutter, and eventually shut off. That's overheating.

I think the worry is about the battery.

 

[Marty80]

The iphone 15 pro is cooked, bring on the iphone 16 ultra.

 

[floral]

Step 1, pull the pin.
Step 2, count to three.
Step 3, throw phone at enemy and duck.

(I am not sure why you would want to throw an iPhone at a duck.)

Animal abuse !

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Have had no issues with my ProMax but it's apparent some people are experiencing abnormal/excessive overheating. Hope this can be sorted out without gimping the performance of the SOC

 

[DelayedGratificationGene]

10,000 iphone 15 users WSJ asks “hey did your iPhone get hot?” 9,999 said “no not unlike the past 14 iphones” 1 person said “ahh hey ahh ya sure it got hot buddy” who do you think the WSJ is going to give the headline too?

 

[davidf18]

No problems after setup of 15 PM. I use the USB cable that came with the phone for charging and I reset the phone every couple of days.

 

[Epoon4]

keep the phone, outside a case?

 

[Kramerjn]

I guess I've been lucky. My 15 Pro Max has barely gotten warm, much less hot.

 

[DBZmusicboy01]

Instagram app is causing it.

 

[RalfTheDog]

Have had no issues with my ProMax but it's apparent some people are experiencing abnormal/excessive overheating. Hope this can be sorted out without gimping the performance of the SOC

If overheating is happening when the phone is charging, that makes me think it is more of a battery issue.

 

[vince22]

I guess if this is indeed thermal design issues, then probably inevitable to see a lot more promotions discounts/trade-in offers this coming months.

 

[StudioMacs]

I’m convinced this is more of a software issue than a hardware problem - a combination of iOS inefficiencies, third-party software, and the difference between how devices are restored or set up as new.

My 15 Pro actually runs cooler than my 13 mini did over the last few iOS 16 updates, and my wife reports her 15 Pro doesn’t get nearly as hot as her 13 Pro started getting lately.

Even my M1 iPad Pro started getting hot with the later iPadOS 16.x updates, and even a DFU restore under iPadOS 17.0.2 hasn’t addressed the issue.

 

[gatorvet96]

My 15 Pro Max was very hot during moving data from my 14 Pro but has since NOT felt warmer than normal.