New iPad Runs About 10 Degrees (F) Hotter than iPad 2 [Updated]
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Heheh. Seriously though, that kind of thing is a health-hazard for males. It can reduce sperm-count.
SteveLV702
macrumors 6502
Mine only gets warm when on LTE..... If I go into Settings Cellular and disable it it doesn't get hot... If I go in and turn on cellular data but disable LTE so just stays on 3G it doesn't get hot.............. If I go in and turn on LTE then within a few minutes it gets hot......
itcomesinwaves
macrumors member
Possible cause
Im pretty sure that it's cause by the backlight. I used my new iPad all weekend at 50% brightness and I barely noticed any extra heat. After reading some comments on other websites I tried turning the brightness up to 100%. Sure enough the iPad became noticeably hotter. Not to hot to hold, but quite warm. Turning the brightness down to 75% brought the heat down considerably.
Im pretty sure that it's cause by the backlight. I used my new iPad all weekend at 50% brightness and I barely noticed any extra heat. After reading some comments on other websites I tried turning the brightness up to 100%. Sure enough the iPad became noticeably hotter. Not to hot to hold, but quite warm. Turning the brightness down to 75% brought the heat down considerably.
Everything is a compromise in technology.
They pretty much had to get a much higher resolution screen in there. That needed more power. They needed a faster CPU to push the extra pixels without a performance hit. That needed more power. So they had to pack in a much bigger battery.
So a few degrees more temperature is what? An epic fail? It's technology not miracle-working.
No one would give a toss if some Spamdroid tablet ran hot - no one even talks about them.
They pretty much had to get a much higher resolution screen in there. That needed more power. They needed a faster CPU to push the extra pixels without a performance hit. That needed more power. So they had to pack in a much bigger battery.
So a few degrees more temperature is what? An epic fail? It's technology not miracle-working.
No one would give a toss if some Spamdroid tablet ran hot - no one even talks about them.
nepalisherpa
macrumors 68020
I wouldn't be surprised if someone creates a "Temperature-gate" thread! 
Hot ipad 3
I was at the best buy store in Roseville Mi. and came up to the ipad 3 display picked it up and right away I noticed it was HOT! I said to the apple guy in the black apple shirt, "THIS THING IS HOT"! He said "It's probably the alarm wire on it"... I said, "no way man, it's the ipad'! I hope apple knows about this! Could spell out trouble here! Makes me wonder how they do there testing? I hate when I got my laptop on my legs and how I get very warm from it. Dislike.
I was at the best buy store in Roseville Mi. and came up to the ipad 3 display picked it up and right away I noticed it was HOT! I said to the apple guy in the black apple shirt, "THIS THING IS HOT"! He said "It's probably the alarm wire on it"... I said, "no way man, it's the ipad'! I hope apple knows about this! Could spell out trouble here! Makes me wonder how they do there testing? I hate when I got my laptop on my legs and how I get very warm from it. Dislike.
Skolvikings
macrumors newbie
Wow... defensive much people?
My reaction to the article was "Hmm, that's interesting."
A lot of your reactions: "But Apple's awesome... People are whiners if they complain about this... The extra temperature is not that bad, seriously it's not... etc."
I seriously wish some of you could objectively look at what you write around here sometimes.
You'd roll your eyes too.
My reaction to the article was "Hmm, that's interesting."
A lot of your reactions: "But Apple's awesome... People are whiners if they complain about this... The extra temperature is not that bad, seriously it's not... etc."
I seriously wish some of you could objectively look at what you write around here sometimes.
You'd roll your eyes too.
WannaGoMac
macrumors 68030
Old saying -- Never buy a major update to an Apple product
This is why I only buy on the minor cycle updates. 3GS, 4s, and ipad 2. Apple revision update while not as exciting are the "bug fix" or "polish" release. Ipad 4 will fix all these issues...
This is why I only buy on the minor cycle updates. 3GS, 4s, and ipad 2. Apple revision update while not as exciting are the "bug fix" or "polish" release. Ipad 4 will fix all these issues...
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barkomatic
macrumors 601
Mine gets very warm. It's not as if it burns me or anything, but the problem is that when holding it the 90+ degree temperature causes my hand to sweat a little -- which isn't terribly comfortable. So far, this is from prolonged use or when gaming. This isn't a trivial issue that many people seem to downplay.
As other posters mentioned, this could turn into a real problem if using a case. Now I know why Apples stopped making full body cases. . .
As other posters mentioned, this could turn into a real problem if using a case. Now I know why Apples stopped making full body cases. . .
GenesisST
macrumors 68000
Hmmm after saying 92.5° F isn't "much cooler" than 98.6F you then give an analogy about how 10 degrees external temp makes a huge difference.
I'd like to see your body core temperature drop to 33.6 DegC and see if you still think the same.
Or even stand in the sun for an hour of 37 DegC then for an hour or 33.6 DegC then tell me what you prefer !
To me the issue isn't a big deal, its not hot enough to cause discomfort.
5 ºC difference between the iPad 2 and the new iPad, and what? That's quite low. Why people are always trying to make things up when it comes to Apple?
The test with GLBenchmark is basically stressing the GPU so why a hell is it surprising that you measure higher temperatures for a GPU with two times the number of cores. A5 and A5X are both built in 45 nanometers so it's just physics that the A5X GPU runs hotter. What's surprising?
Those results are completely predictable. Added that there is a bigger battery and a 5ºC increase (also depending on the brightness of the display) is quite small. And the measured 33.6° C for the new iPad is not a shocking number at all, it is a normal operating temperature.
Again warmer than the iPad 2 and what?
The test with GLBenchmark is basically stressing the GPU so why a hell is it surprising that you measure higher temperatures for a GPU with two times the number of cores. A5 and A5X are both built in 45 nanometers so it's just physics that the A5X GPU runs hotter. What's surprising?
Those results are completely predictable. Added that there is a bigger battery and a 5ºC increase (also depending on the brightness of the display) is quite small. And the measured 33.6° C for the new iPad is not a shocking number at all, it is a normal operating temperature.
Again warmer than the iPad 2 and what?
You might also notice the screen.
DaveMcM76
macrumors 6502
In normal use - email, browsing, Facebook, etc - I've not noticed any real temperature difference between my new iPad and my iPad 2 (both are 64Gb wifi models).
Where a temperature difference is noticeable is graphics intensive games like Real Racing 2HD - the new iPad does get considerably warmer than the old iPad 2, but even then "considerably warmer" is still nothing like what I'd call hot.
Where a temperature difference is noticeable is graphics intensive games like Real Racing 2HD - the new iPad does get considerably warmer than the old iPad 2, but even then "considerably warmer" is still nothing like what I'd call hot.
lol, indeed.
Deedolito
macrumors regular
Did a 4 hour session of playing Real Racing 2 HD yesterday (which should be the reason I didn't get enough sleep...).
The iPad got warm - sure - but rather from the heat of my hands, struggling against other players than form the GPU, I would have guessed.
Bah - don't really see any issue, not even noticed a difference compared to my iPad 2.
Ever played Age of Conan on a MBP maxed out and touched the wrong spot on the machine? Now that hurts!!
The iPad got warm - sure - but rather from the heat of my hands, struggling against other players than form the GPU, I would have guessed.
Bah - don't really see any issue, not even noticed a difference compared to my iPad 2.
Ever played Age of Conan on a MBP maxed out and touched the wrong spot on the machine? Now that hurts!!
Wow... defensive much people?
My reaction to the article was "Hmm, that's interesting."
A lot of your reactions: "But Apple's awesome... People are whiners if they complain about this... The extra temperature is not that bad, seriously it's not... etc."
I seriously wish some of you could objectively look at what you write around here sometimes.
You'd roll your eyes too.
Not defensive, but its just funny. Has there ever been an Apple release where (a) people say it won't sell, then (b) say it sold because apple users are lemmings and then (c) say it will fail because of some overblown "flaw"?
Oh no, an electronic device gets hot! Stop the presses! hehe, it's called trying to find something that's just not there.
Deedolito
macrumors regular
Oh no, an electronic device gets hot! Stop the presses! hehe, it's called trying to find something that's just not there.
But they have a screen shot - so it happened!
(Totally agree)
azentropy
macrumors 601
That has been my experiance as well. I think it is due to the backlighting. I noticed when downloading/installing a bunch of apps with the screen off it didn't get warm. However a few minutes after picking it up and reading a large already loaded text webpage (screen brightness > 80%) it gets warm.