iPhone 17 Pro Max Why does my 17PM get SO hot so quickly?!

[martin2345uk]

I’m currently on holiday in Greece. Right now it’s 28 degrees but I’m sat in the shade of a bar, not in the sun at all.

Been using my phone for a while and the screen is already very hot to the touch, even though it hasn’t been in have direct sun at all.

Is this normal? I thought these things had better cooling with some kind of vapour chamber? It’s at least as hot if not hotter than my partners 17 which has been used in exactly the same way for the same time!

Just wondering really…

 

[Andeddu]

The 17 Pro is much more effective at heat dissipation, which is why it should feel hotter to the touch than the 17. It is effectively spreading heat away from the SoC to the outside of the phone, keeping the internals cooler.

 

[Nikhil72]

Are you on ios 26, or the 27 beta? Any chance there's a rogue app in the background driving heat use up?

 

[martin2345uk]

I’m on 26… is there any way of checking a rogue app!!

 

[martin2345uk]

The 17 Pro is much more effective at heat dissipation, which is why it should feel hotter to the touch than the 17. It is effectively spreading heat away from the SoC to the outside of the phone, keeping the internals cooler.

I’ll be honest I didn’t consider this..!

 

[awintersdaybyth]

I’m on 26… is there any way of checking a rogue app!!

If you swipe up from the bottom of the screen you can see any apps that are open in the background - you can also check in "battery" under settings to see how much battery each app is using.

 

[Nikhil72]

I’ll be honest I didn’t consider this..!

previously iphones would overheat and the phone would slow down or the display would dim. the vapor chamber reduces those things but the surface will feel warmer.