I have a 15 pro max from launch day and just played 30 min of Diablo full brightness at the max FPS and graphics and my phone wasn’t even warm. Just ever so slightly. This may be just a few poor units…
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Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Overheating Issues Likely Due to Thermal Compromises, Not 3nm Node
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Right? Not only are the 15 Pros the most boring upgrade in years, they also have overheating issues. It seems we're going back to the Apple era when they were obsessed with thin devices...which overheated and throttled (MB Pros).
I suppose if they were simply doing things inefficiently in some areas that could be the case.
During the initial setup and restore my 15 Pro was burning hot to the point that a message appeared and stopped charging until cool down.
After 5 days it is pretty back to normal EXCEPT during phone call. After 10 minutes it becomes very hot and the battery drop very fast (ie 1hr call battery 50% to 18%)
Well, I've been toying with my 15PM for about 2 hours now. It got a little warm when I transferred my stuff over from my 14PM. Not "hot" by any stretch of the imagination.
What really struck me was how light and well balanced it was in my hand. Much more balanced than my 14PM and lighter than any of the previous regular sized Pro's I had.
I also toyed with the zoom camera a bit. It's impressive.
So far, it's early. very early. But right now I am overall impressed enough with the weight reduction, improved balance, updated zoom camera and USB C to feel as though it was worth an upgrade.
Time will tell, and don't doubt for a second I won't come back here and bash on it if I think the thing gets way too hot.
What really struck me was how light and well balanced it was in my hand. Much more balanced than my 14PM and lighter than any of the previous regular sized Pro's I had.
I also toyed with the zoom camera a bit. It's impressive.
So far, it's early. very early. But right now I am overall impressed enough with the weight reduction, improved balance, updated zoom camera and USB C to feel as though it was worth an upgrade.
Time will tell, and don't doubt for a second I won't come back here and bash on it if I think the thing gets way too hot.
Not sure if it matters but mine is just a pro not a max.
No case on mine, not sure if that makes it worse (hand directly on the phone with no case shielding heat).
Also I wonder if they might be using different battery manufacturers and if so could that be contributing?
Also I got the 512GB drive, if that makes a difference.
Lastly maybe something software related? If so that would be the best news as it could be fixed.
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I read someone mentioning that the 15 Pro Max got hot during a phone call. Just spent 33 minutes on the phone with my dad, not only did my 15 Pro Max *not* heat up in the slightest, the battery indicator was still at 100% after the call.
I’m guessing that either some users are seeing overheating and/or battery drain due to “new phone file indexing” or whatever, or maybe there are some bad samples out there.
I’m guessing that either some users are seeing overheating and/or battery drain due to “new phone file indexing” or whatever, or maybe there are some bad samples out there.
It's no surprise that you're going to cook your phone when doing stuff like high-end gaming. It's just a lousy form factor for heat dissipation, especially with a glass back. You can only really go 5-10 minutes without throttling.
But if your iPhone 15 Pro is overheating under normal usage (something I haven't noticed), that would probably be an issue that can be addressed in software.
But if your iPhone 15 Pro is overheating under normal usage (something I haven't noticed), that would probably be an issue that can be addressed in software.
But those items are fetching hundres of thousands of dollars at auctions, though LOL
Not only is it an underwhelming upgrade in the iPhone cycle, but it seems to have more issues than previous iphones in recent memory. Not good.
Correct, he would have never launched the Macintosh TV. He was deep into NeXT land by that point.
of course, but still- i won't expect it to overheat worse than any other phone.. no? unless all this is exaggerated
I haven't noticed my 15 pro getting hot.
Upgraded from an 11 pro had it since launch, although it is not revolutionary its really is a great upgrade man this thing feels so good in the hand. Unpopular opinion but the titanium blue colour looks incredible. Cameras are also a huge upgrade and the screen with pro motion makes the phone feel so seamless.
Im super happy with my upgrade. If your upgrading every year ye its small updates if your upgrading 3-4 years its really feels like a big increase.
Upgraded from an 11 pro had it since launch, although it is not revolutionary its really is a great upgrade man this thing feels so good in the hand. Unpopular opinion but the titanium blue colour looks incredible. Cameras are also a huge upgrade and the screen with pro motion makes the phone feel so seamless.
Im super happy with my upgrade. If your upgrading every year ye its small updates if your upgrading 3-4 years its really feels like a big increase.
I am getting strong vibes of Butterfly Keyboard here. Lot's of folks dismissed the issue since it doesn't affect them (yet). Another half don't even own the machines, they just feel like chiming in, thinking this was another nothing-gate. Look what happened next.