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iPod touch iPod Touch 5G Temperature

Siq®

Siq®

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Nov 20, 2011
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Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Hi guys,

people are starting to get their shiny new iPods and I am very curious about a matter that has surfaced with the new iPad.
To the ones that already got their iPods: How does it behave during heavy gaming sessions? Does it get warm/hot when playing games? (Specially those that require higher GPU/CPU usage)

Thanks :D
 
I have the red 32 gb and I play a lot of graphics intense games on it; batman, racing, and a FIFA like game etc. I have noticed no issues with heat..
 
edlex said:
I do a lot of streaming and it doesn't get hot at all.
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Scipod said:
I have the red 32 gb and I play a lot of graphics intense games on it; batman, racing, and a FIFA like game etc. I have noticed no issues with heat..
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Thank you both :)

GoodBoy said:
Good because almost the same spec-wise iPhone 4S heated up like crazy :)
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That's why I asked ! Let's wait some time and see what other people have to say
 
GoodBoy said:
Good because almost the same spec-wise iPhone 4S heated up like crazy :)
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All cell phones heat up, at least when you're talking on them. It's the battery, radio transmitter and GPS that make it hot. The Touch only has a battery, so I wouldn't expect it to get hot.

http://lifehacker.com/5828090/why-is-my-cellphone-burning-******-in-my-pocket
 
Bob Coxner said:
All cell phones heat up, at least when you're talking on them. It's the battery, radio transmitter and GPS that make it hot. The Touch only has a battery, so I wouldn't expect it to get hot.

http://lifehacker.com/5828090/why-is-my-cellphone-burning-******-in-my-pocket
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Well my iPhone 4S that I just sold got very warm from only running apps, especially Infinity Blade II. Just playing this game alone made my iPhone heated up in 30 seconds from cold to really I mean really hot. The same was when watching some HD videos. Surprisingly it didn't heat up at all when making calls.
 
Greetings. I was just browsing when I stumbled on this page while searching for the heat issues regarding the iPod touch 5g. I registered soon enough.

Well getting to the problem. I bought my iPod touch 5g 2 weeks back. Everything was smooth until I started playing high end games like infinity blade and dungeon hunters. The back side started to get really warm and the battery was draining at an alarming rate. So I wonder is this natural? I really don't know much cause this is my first apple product. There is not much drain when I'm surfing through the web but it sure gets a lil warm when I stream videos of the net. Hope for a positive reply. Fingers crossed.
 
Xeot9596 said:
Greetings. I was just browsing when I stumbled on this page while searching for the heat issues regarding the iPod touch 5g. I registered soon enough.

Well getting to the problem. I bought my iPod touch 5g 2 weeks back. Everything was smooth until I started playing high end games like infinity blade and dungeon hunters. The back side started to get really warm and the battery was draining at an alarming rate. So I wonder is this natural? I really don't know much cause this is my first apple product. There is not much drain when I'm surfing through the web but it sure gets a lil warm when I stream videos of the net. Hope for a positive reply. Fingers crossed.
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How fast does it drain? 3d games really drain the battery fast so that could be normal.
 
Thetonyk123 said:
How fast does it drain? 3d games really drain the battery fast so that could be normal.
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It's not about the draining that is worrying me. It gets heated up like crazy. Even the screen. This happens mainly when I play dungeon hunters. Is this normal :/ ?
 
3D intensive gaming:
iPod touch 4th gen - very hot on the back and front-top.
iPod touch 5th gen - basically no difference in temperature to normal usage.

Expect the Black & Slate version to get hotter, especially when left in the sun.

Battery life:
Same on both devices playing the same 3D games.
 
cobbyco said:
3D intensive gaming:
iPod touch 4th gen - very hot on the back and front-top.
iPod touch 5th gen - basically no difference in temperature to normal usage.

Expect the Black & Slate version to get hotter, especially when left in the sun.

Battery life:
Same on both devices playing the same 3D games.
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My iPod touch 4 doesn't get very hot on 3d gaming. I can notice it getting a little warm but that's expected.
 
I have streaming lots of games. but never get hot at all. Its not possible. I didn't hear like this.
 
cobbyco said:
3D intensive gaming:
iPod touch 4th gen - very hot on the back and front-top.
iPod touch 5th gen - basically no difference in temperature to normal usage.

Expect the Black & Slate version to get hotter especially when left in the sun.

Battery life:
Same on both devices playing the same 3D games.
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Mine is the blue one and it doesn't get hot with normal usage and normal games which doesn't have that much graphics.
For eg. I tried playing infinity blade 2 today and the iPod got heated up like crazy.
Just wanted to know if its normal :(
 
I have the blue one :( (should have been pink!) I do a lot of web browsing and video streaming and it doesn't get hot. Unlike my galaxy note (rolls eyes).
 
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