Getting my phone tomorrow and am concerned reading several reviews saying it overheats? Is this a problem for anyone? How frequent does it occur? Should I be worried? Thank you in advance!
I usually run my screen at 50 and I've had 2 times when I worried about temp. Once was when my text bogged up trying to send had 4 sending at same time. The phone began getting real hot I deleted text restarted phone then retyped text and temps dropped. Second time was when I went to send an email. Seemed like it took a while to send once it showed sent in my sent box the phone began to lower on temps. Both times this happens I was on WiFi and with losing net I switch from 3g and 4g all day. Not sure where the problem was but it went away quickly
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dlscott1111 said:
Getting my phone tomorrow and am concerned reading several reviews saying it overheats? Is this a problem for anyone? How frequent does it occur? Should I be worried? Thank you in advance!
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No problems like that on my end. Although most people don't realize that these smartphones can actually run pretty hot around 100 F or so and that's normal, although it is very unsettling feeling your $600 device get that hot.
I'd be curious to see people use something like System Monitor that shows what their phones are running at during the day.
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Unless people are playing games or watching videos, the phone shouldn't be that bad, people probably could do a little better job of debloating and hibernating things and their phones wouldn't get so hot... Just my opinion though!
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No problems like that on my end. Although most people don't realize that these smartphones can actually run pretty hot around 100 F or so and that's normal, although it is very unsettling feeling your $600 device get that hot.
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x2. Any heavy processing load will cause it to get hot, when the processor kicks into high gear a lot of electricity runs through it and will raise the temp a significant amount. This is normal and nothing to worry about. Processors are typically designed with temperature controls which will slow the processor down when it gets too hot. You don't have anything to worry about.
Plus, if something does happen to your phone you would be covered by warranty and insurance if you have it.
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Does anyone know what's this battery Error that I'm randomly getting? Does anyone else have this issue?
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I believe that means your battery is overheating. I think it happened to me on my og EVO once. I set my phone down turned it off came back later and it was all better!
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Yeah..pretty common with some evo3d's..the battery isnt making good contact on the points..just put a little piece of cardboard or something between battery and the inner rim of the phone to help push the battery into the gold points of the phone..I had this problem and never seen it again after doing this.
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BrianBaker said:
Yeah..pretty common with some evo3d's..the battery isnt making good contact on the points..just put a little piece of cardboard or something between battery and the inner rim of the phone to help push the battery into the gold points of the phone..I had this problem and never seen it again after doing this.
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LMAO go talk to Sprint and get a new phone. These so called "fixes" are the reason why manufacturers don't give a **** about quality products anymore, too many people settle with broken ****.
Oh and by the way, let's say his battery is overheating and he takes your advice; cardboard/paper catches fire... And he now has no phone.
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LMAO go talk to Sprint and get a new phone. These so called "fixes" are the reason why manufacturers don't give a **** about quality products anymore, too many people settle with broken ****.
Oh and by the way, let's say his battery is overheating and he takes your advice; cardboard/paper catches fire... And he now has no phone.
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pretty sure he can tell if his phone is over heating if he really wanted to..the cardboard is no where near where the battery connects to the points.So if it magically catches fire then I guess you would be right..As for the manufactures not caring about quality control sure I get your point.But thats not the point of the thread.He asked why its happining and there are only 2 ways it has ever happend to me.Over heating and/or battery not making good contact..Just offered a simple "fix" for the moment.If it doesn't fly with him then he can go waste his time getting a replacement that may very well do the same thing.
What kernel are you using? That can have an affect on it too
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According to another thread, this phenomenon is known as "randomly sausage". (I really hope I'm not the only one that understands this)
Hello,
Of a similar bent, multiple times since I had a Refurbished 3D sent to me, the Battery has drained to zero whilst being plugged in to the Charger. This has primarily occurred when plugged into the Wall as opposed to say my Laptop. It happened again this Morning.
When I insert a different Battery, it seems to fix the problem and the 3D Charges as usual. However, this is one damn annoying issue.
Cheers,
JJ
Hello!
I really love my new tablet, it looks so slick and cool!
But the wifi on this bad boy is really disappointing.
I can almost kill the entire signal by holding the tablet in one hand (the death grip).
This is reception with no hands
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Down to one bar and DC's, and this is just my fingers blocking!
Also happens if I lean it against myself on the couch (as a normal tablet user)
I would like to point out that my router is standing in the crack between the wall and cabin in the far end of the picture, no walls betwen
It also happens when I hold the tablet out in the air in one hand.
Is my unit at fault or is this a general thing?
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If the signal drops when you are holding it that way, it does seem that there is something wrong. What make of router do your have?
My signal drops to one bar if I go upstairs or out back, but I can still connect to internet, and the play store fine.
I have compared my xperia and nexus 7, and there is not really any major difference in wifi signal, I would say you have a faulty tablet, or a dodgy router
Yep, sounds like you might have a faulty unit. I don't get a drop in connectivity no matter what way I hold it. I often sit on the couch with it leaning against me and have no issues.
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Yep, sounds like you might have a faulty unit. I don't get a drop in connectivity no matter what way I hold it. I often sit on the couch with it leaning against me and have no issues.
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If the signal drops when you are holding it that way, it does seem that there is something wrong. What make of router do your have?
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I have a Western Digital My Net 600
Hi.
I got my Tablet Z a few days ago and have noticed my Wifi connection becoming incredibly weak (even when I'm in the same room as the router) sometimes. Although, I haven't been able to reproduce the issue. I'm more concerned about the Wifi/Bluetooth bug that renders the tablet unusable when I'm using my Bluetooth headphones.
Okay so I work in a water restoration company and figured why not test the accuracy of the S4 with the tools we use in the field. Well with any thermohydrometer's they take a little time to get an accurate reading for a few reasons and depending on where it's stored. Our meters are stored in a water proof box and of course the phone is in your pocket. Both of which will affect the readings for the first 1-5 minutes.
Attached are the readings I got within 3 minutes of each other and they are very close to each other to consider the S4's readings to be very accurate. The readings were still getting closer to each other but they were slowing down. So I'd say it's safe to say you can trust the readings the only thing yo remember is that when you've got the phone in your pocket and not off the table you have to let it sit a little if it's been sitting then kick it on and the readings are already correct.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. No I didn't adjust any settings on my phone they were correct out of the box and leaving the screen on and heat from screen and battery didn't bother the readings at all. Holding your phone can if your hand is near the bottom near the sensor.
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Okay so I work in a water restoration company and figured why not test the accuracy of the S4 with the tools we use in the field. Well with any thermohydrometer's they take a little time to get an accurate reading for a few reasons and depending on where it's stored. Our meters are stored in a water proof box and of course the phone is in your pocket. Both of which will affect the readings for the first 1-5 minutes.
Attached are the readings I got within 3 minutes of each other and they are very close to each other to consider the S4's readings to be very accurate. The readings were still getting closer to each other but they were slowing down. So I'd say it's safe to say you can trust the readings the only thing yo remember is that when you've got the phone in your pocket and not off the table you have to let it sit a little if it's been sitting then kick it on and the readings are already correct.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. No I didn't adjust any settings on my phone they were correct out of the box and leaving the screen on and heat from screen and battery didn't bother the readings at all. Holding your phone can if your hand is near the bottom near the sensor.
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Nice. What app is that?
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That app is just called Thermo it's 0.99$ but allows me to track readings and review logs with notes.
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Hi Guys,
I want to purchase this phone next month (due to expering contact).
But I read on android authority that this phone regurarly overheats.
I rather trust the people here who uses their Alpha on regular basis.
Is it true that this phone often overheats like the S2?
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Hi Guys,
I want to purchase this phone next month (due to expering contact).
But I read on android authority that this phone regurarly overheats.
I rather trust the people here who uses their Alpha on regular basis.
Is it true that this phone often overheats like the S2?
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I have had mine 2 months and its never overheated for me.
Now it gets warm like any phone but only when you hammer it. Its in a case all the time also.
The Android Authority are not the authority on this occasion.
The phone is super fast and a real underrated handset. You wont regret it.
Any other Q's just ask.
same hire
Mine isn't over heating ,
3 days ago, it was overheating , than i restarted phone and than problem solved .
Sony phones are king of over heating
Thanks guys for your quick response.
I definitely am convicted to buy this phone..
JayantSparda said:
Thanks guys for your quick response.
I definitely am convicted to buy this phone..
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I would strongly advise you to do so. Even though this phine isn't popular, it still has flafship performance and (for me) quite satisfactory battery life
neofral said:
I would strongly advise you to do so. Even though this phine isn't popular, it still has flafship performance and (for me) quite satisfactory battery life
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after 1++ hour of gaming, the area near the cpu had the same temp as all the other surface (im talking about the area of the backcover),
so im guessing , the phone doesnt have overheating issues.
in this pic u can see where the cpu is located:
(notice the 2 metal plates, cpu is under the big metal plate(near his thumb))
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As for the small battery, believe me this device uses the energy very very very efficient
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after 1++ hour of gaming, the area near the cpu had the same temp as all the other surface (im talking about the area of the backcover),
so im guessing , the phone doesnt have overheating issues.
in this pic u can see where the cpu is located:
(notice the 2 metal plates, cpu is under the big metal plate(near his thumb))
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As for the small battery, believe me this device uses the energy very very very efficient
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Awesome! :laugh:.
still cannot wait if Samsung will release the extended battery
ovwehwating
pls help
after i updated it to lolipop and then downgraded to kitkat it bricked after that when i fixed it
it started to oveheating when im playing or watching videos and other...and im sure that it isnt batterys problem its CPU overheatingg
Hello,
I'm surprised that this issue does not bother anyone too much, on Internet are very few contributions. I have Z5 compact for 5 days and from the beginning it started to heat up. From the first turn the phone start heating. I didnt do exacting task, common settings. When I play game it starts heating up quite noticeably and uncomfortable. I've tried, according to various tests on the net, shoot 4K video. The result is that after 2 minutes phone shut down due to overheating of the phone. This is not normal, that there are videos on net, where 4K shooting lasts about half an hour. Is this normal? Do you have someone experience with that? How did you solve that? Does have complaint sense? Only adds that this is the second phone of the same type, the first showed the same problem of overheating, I took it the next day after buying back and storeowner my phone readily exchanged for a new one. However, the same course. I do not think I was unlucky on two defective pieces. Please, give me advice.
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Hello,
I'm surprised that this issue does not bother anyone too much, on Internet are very few contributions. I have Z5 compact for 5 days and from the beginning it started to heat up. From the first turn the phone start heating. I didnt do exacting task, common settings. When I play game it starts heating up quite noticeably and uncomfortable. I've tried, according to various tests on the net, shoot 4K video. The result is that after 2 minutes phone shut down due to overheating of the phone. This is not normal, that there are videos on net, where 4K shooting lasts about half an hour. Is this normal? Do you have someone experience with that? How did you solve that? Does have complaint sense? Only adds that this is the second phone of the same type, the first showed the same problem of overheating, I took it the next day after buying back and storeowner my phone readily exchanged for a new one. However, the same course. I do not think I was unlucky on two defective pieces. Please, give me advice.
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This was taken just as I read your thread here..
Mine acts the same way as you.it doesn't really ever get to a "normal" temperature. I cant bare to answer phones calls on it, it's uncomfortable in my pocket, and holding it to use almost burns me and leaves my habd sweaty. I don't shoot videos or play games, mine heats up I'm guessing from the screen alone or just data. I don't really know.
I've had mine for just over a week and the issues are kind of piling up to where it's going to be on eBay soon.