iPhone 15 owners have taken to social media to complain about their handsets overheating, an issue that apparently only affects the Pro versions of the new generation.It was released by Apple in early September. According to reports, in some cases the temperature of the device exceeds 40°C.
Among the posts, There is a Reddit user who shared his photo iPhone 15 Pro with swollen battery, on Thursday (28). The problem would occur after using a cover on the smartphone, which probably contributes to heat generation.
Wow. Someone’s iPhone 15 Pro turned into a spicy pillow (swollen battery??) after the guy started using it in a case and realized the case didn’t fit properly because the iPhone was thick. What’s happening? ??
Samsung’s curse is hitting apple lmao. ??I hope this is just a rare problem.… pic.twitter.com/Yfv2RHCXAn
— Zaryab Khan (@xeetechcare) September 28, 2023
There are also reports that phone overheats during inductive charging and after using certain featuresIncluding FaceTime calls and browsing Instagram. While Apple has not commented on anything so far, users have their own theories about the cause of the high temperatures.
The main claim is that the overheating of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max is caused by the new A17 Pro chip.fueling the more challenging versions of the series. However, the standard model and the iPhone 15 Plus would not be affected because they do not have this hardware.
Analyst mentions another possibility
While most users blame the A17 Pro processor for the high temperatures on the iPhone 15 Pro, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple’s powerful chip is not causing the problem. For him, it depends on the design of the models.
According to Kuo, The use of titanium structure to make the mobile phone lighter affected the thermal efficiency of the device. Additionally, the heat dissipation area of the phone has also decreased, which may have contributed to the failure of the system.
Anyway, It looks like Apple will release a software update that will solve the iPhone 15 heating problemAccording to the famous analyst. However, this could lead to a decrease in the overall performance of the smartphone, changing one of the main features of the recently released series.
Source: Tec Mundo
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