So I've been using the phone for about 5 days now, and I have to say it does get warm from time to time. It doesn't get uncomfortably warm/hot, but the increased temperature is noticeable and makes my hand more sweaty. It's most obvious when:
1) Charging (between 0-90%ish)
2) Some moderate use (browsing, games, etc)
Maybe it's just the metal back dispersing heat better, but so far, this is the hottest phone that I've used.
Anyone has the same experience?
mew1838 said:
So I've been using the phone for about 5 days now, and I have to say it does get warm from time to time. It doesn't get uncomfortably warm/hot, but the increased temperature is noticeable and makes my hand more sweaty. It's most obvious when:
1) Charging (between 0-90%ish)
2) Some moderate use (browsing, games, etc)
Maybe it's just the metal back dispersing heat better, but so far, this is the hottest phone that I've used.
Anyone has the same experience?
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It gets slightly hot but I've had hotter such as the G3.
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Hell, my Nexus 5 gets somewhat warm. Not a big deal. Long as it isn't overly hot.
The only time I have noticed the phone to get "hot" was when I was using Dolphin browser to watch videos because of the flash player ability. It got hot especially in the area on the back just below the camera; not extremely hot, but definitely not warm. Other than that, the device runs somewhat warm for other intensive tasks like gaming for me.
lol, what is it about ?? any device get hot while charging or gaming...
Moto X Pure Edition got hotter than this 6P too. It's nothing to be concerned about.
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Yeah my Moto pure was much hotter. 20 degrees hotter. The OPO also was slightly warmer. I think the aluminum does a good job of distributing the heat.
I've seen that it does get warm under certain conditions but it never goes higher than 101°F at its hottest point. And I think the aluminum is cool enough where it never really feels uncomfortable hot.
G4 got BLAZING hot at times
My note 4 gets warm with an extended battery lol
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My 6P gets quite warm when I use Waze on the drive home after work. It's a 25 minute drive. If I keep the screen off, it doesn't get warm hardly at all. I'm feeling the heat when I leave the screen on the entire trip.
My LG G3 gets hot.
The power button on the back gets uncomfortably hot.
For me it got hot when installing all apps at once but very minimal. Unlike my nexus 5; that sucker feels like its on fire.
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What phone in the market doesn't get hot at all? My Oneplus One gets uncomfortable doing similar tasks, it doesn't have a fan the heat has to be dispersed somehow right!
Phone gets warm, no warmer than my M7 I had back in the day. Chalk it up to metal build.
I agree it gets pretty warm and maybe even hot, especially while using Chrome. I have only had the phone a couple days and I'll admit it does bug me how warm it gets. My OPO doesn't get this hot.
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Does the N6P have the heat pipes? I didn't see any in the tear down? I think there is quite a bit of throttling as I notice the performance dropping the more I use it. In saying that, it's not that bad and as I said I've had other phones that have been much worse.
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Can we compare temps here? I downloaded CPU-Z but I'm not exactly sure where to find CPU temps. My battery temp seems to be in the 30-38C range during normal usage. Does that sound right? I'm trying to decide if my device should be getting this warm with normal use or if it's a defect. I may factory reset and choose to set up as a new device. I chose to restore my OPO settings when I originally reset and set it up. Maybe something got installed that shouldn't have been.
Agree with other posts. Any phone gets warm. CPU working its ass off. I've had much much worse.
It gets warm on the finger print button and just above it. Warm. The LG m9 gets so hot my chances of having kids is out the window
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Here is my pet peeve again. Heat.. I love this phone. Best phone I've had so far. The ONE and ONLY thing that is bothering me is how hot it's getting. I've made threads before for other phones asking if the heat is normal but this blows those out of the water lol.
I've come across a couple threads asking about heating issues but there weren't many responses so I'm just curious if this is happening to everyone?
Maybe because of the material it's made out of that we're feeling more heat.
I ask because I have 14 days from today to return it if anything is wrong and I don't wanna go through exchanging phone after phone after phone because they all have quality control issues. If it is indeed unusual for it to be getting so warm then I will have to exchange it. I just can't imagine what it will feel like in 85-90 weather..
Same with my phone. I thought this was kind of abnormal, but the only other smartphone I've had was the Sprint Epic 4G, which I've always used a ginormous case on... so probably couldn't feel the heat as much as using my One naked. I love the cool metal feel when you pick it up immediately, but I HATE the heat. It starts happening after browsing the xda app for like half an hour.
mang0 said:
Same with my phone. I thought this was kind of abnormal, but the only other smartphone I've had was the Sprint Epic 4G, which I've always used a ginormous case on... so probably couldn't feel the heat as much as using my One naked. I love the cool metal feel when you pick it up immediately, but I HATE the heat. It starts happening after browsing the xda app for like half an hour.
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I read that the aluminum on the back is acting as as heatsink. It may not be getting hotter than other phones but it just feels like it is. I'm not sure. I wanna get some more opinions.
I'm not sure how you guys phones are getting hot. I'm stock rooted and unlocked and my phone has never gotten hot its actually the coolest phone I've ever had.
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shook187 said:
I'm not sure how you guys phones are getting hot. I'm stock rooted and unlocked and my phone has never gotten hot its actually the coolest phone I've ever had.
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Lucky! The heat thing is my ONLY qualm about this particular phone. If there are many others with "cool" phones, I will probably consider swapping it out and seeing if it makes a difference.
Weird. I will test and report back. This would suck in the summer if so.
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Aluminum is a great conductor of heat, most heat sinks are made of it. I have a droid DNA which is very similar to this phone and it also gets hot, but I dont feel it as much because of the plastic back but the battery temperature shows about the same levels between the 2 phones.
This phone has 4 cores that are running almost at 2 GHz plus a GPU. And said cores have to refresh over 2 million pixels at 30-60 fps. The phone is gonna get a little warm
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Get an app that monitors the battery temp and see how it compares to other phones.
Just checked my battery temp thru Battery Info app = 31.6c - 88.8f. Seems pretty cool to me.
So far the only time I've noticed my phone getting hot was after laying out in the sun for an hour.
I don't play games on my phone though, I really just use it for web surfing, music, texting and taking pictures.
My GS2 got hotter.. so I haven't been too concerned.
I can search the web or go through this app without it getting anything but warm.... Start gaming though and it gets pretty toasty after 15-20
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I'm completely stock
And run the hell out of thus phone and it doesn't get even 25% as hot as my HOX+ which literally radiates heat makes a great hand warmer in the cold though.
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I've been on this app for about an hour and my phone got up to about 98-99 if I held my hand directly over the back of it. If I let it breather a little then it would go to about 91.
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Mine doesn't not get hot. Only as warm as my hands make it.
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I have a Lumia 920 as well as the One, and the Lumia gets similarly warm, it's using a Polycarbonate body too. That said, neither one gets so warm that it's a problem, they pack so much into these small devices now it's a wonder they don't get hotter!
I heard that sometimes 4K makes the phone overheat but what about under general usage?
My Z gets quite hot after web browsing n stuff and my back panel has lifted near the camera... IDK if the Z1 had this problem or not but i dont want to suck again for a serious problem like this.
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I heard that sometimes 4K makes the phone overheat but what about under general usage?
My Z gets quite hot after web browsing n stuff and my back panel has lifted near the camera... IDK if the Z1 had this problem or not but i dont want to suck again for a serious problem like this.
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Well , what ive noticed so far is when you use the camera it heats up. Even when your just taking pictures, once you use it for a bit it heats up then tells you to close the camera app.
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Well , what ive noticed so far is when you use the camera it heats up. Even when your just taking pictures, once you use it for a bit it heats up then tells you to close the camera app.
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And apart from the camera?!
@ SkyS1gn - It is definitely warm, but I wouldn't say it was hot. It also cools down very quickly when you stop what you were doing.
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HlmRan said:
@ SkyS1gn - It is definitely warm, but I wouldn't say it was hot. It also cools down very quickly when you stop what you were doing.
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Thanks, i hope sony taught from their fault and the Z2 wont suffer from bakpanel-lifting issue!
for the record my galaxy note (no z2 until tomorrow) gets quite warm when i use it for browsing, gaming etc....... my galaxy s before that got quite warm also..... come to think of it my sisters s4 n her fellas moto razr x get quite warm when they're fiddling with them....... i would be more concerned if i bought a new phone and it didnt heat up during use.
Having said that tho, the back lifting definately doesnt sound right, pix?
Edit, sorry thought you was talking bout a z2
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for the record my galaxy note (no z2 until tomorrow) gets quite warm when i use it for browsing, gaming etc....... my galaxy s before that got quite warm also..... come to think of it my sisters s4 n her fellas moto razr x get quite warm when they're fiddling with them....... i would be more concerned if i bought a new phone and it didnt heat up during use.
Having said that tho, the back lifting definately doesnt sound right, pix?
Edit, sorry thought you was talking bout a z2
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Nope its an issue with the Z, idk about the Z1 or Z2 but Z2 hasnt got that plastic strap around the edge of the back like the Z1, Z2 is more like the Z, just the edge and the glass, thats why some pll see gaps...
But im 99.8% sure they fixed the glue with the Z1 and the Z2. Z's nfc springs are a little bit higher than it should be so its constantly pressing the back panel away + considering the heat = made the back panel to lift a bit around the cam area. http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/discussionxperia-z-glass-coming-unglued-t2304680
I've been using the z2 for about 2 weeks, I personally find that it gets warm rather quickly. However most people (especially fanboys) would just say that all phones get hot or ridiculous stuff like you can use water to cool the phone since its waterproof. The phone gets rather warm in a few minutes even when you're just browsing, messaging or meddling with the settings. Playing graphics intensive games drive the temperature up really high, to a point that it is hot to touch. I understand that the phone is packed with awesome hardwares and that huge screen in such a slim body, which are probably why temperature gets so high. But when I use the HTC M8 or Iphone 5s for similar activities, they just dont get as hot, and definitely not as fast. However as mentioned, it cools down as pretty quickly too. I feel that this is something Sony can definitely do better in.
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I've been using the z2 for about 2 weeks, I personally find that it gets warm rather quickly. However most people (especially fanboys) would just say that all phones get hot or ridiculous stuff like you can use water to cool the phone since its waterproof. The phone gets rather warm in a few minutes even when you're just browsing, messaging or meddling with the settings. Playing graphics intensive games drive the temperature up really high, to a point that it is hot to touch. I understand that the phone is packed with awesome hardwares and that huge screen in such a slim body, which are probably why temperature gets so high. But when I use the HTC M8 or Iphone 5s for similar activities, they just dont get as hot, and definitely not as fast. However as mentioned, it cools down as pretty quickly too. I feel that this is something Sony can definitely do better in.
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I think "hotness" is subjectif. What is hot for you might be normal for me.
When can we speak of overheating in degrees?
Mine gets only up to 31 degree by browsing, games or camera. And not very quick too. And don't forget that iPhone hasn't got very powerful hardware. But we got just up to 23 degree in spring. Where do you live?
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It does get hot very easily, thats one of the first things I noticed about this phone. But I have yet to experience any issues as a result of it, so in all I wouldnt say its really a problem you should worry about.
I got the phone form At&t about 3 days ago. The phone is perfect and everything work just fine no lags or anything. and the design is really really nice. However, The device have this overheating when taking picture or when I charge the phone. I know Verizon users have been complaining about the device overheating when playing game. Does anyone else have the same problem or do I need to get a new device since I am still under the 14 days exchange policy?
Mine warms up if I'm taking a lot of pictures. I have also experienced it getting warm playing a few games too.
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Being constructed out of aluminum, the more you use it for extended periods of time or have you brightness at higher settings, the more often and much quicker it will heat up. That being said, if your just snapping a few quick pics, or texting a buddy for a few minutes without putting your phone back to sleep and it feels actually hot not just warm, then you might have an issue. It really just depends whether you can live with it or if it's going to be something that will bug you every time you notice it. If the latter of the two is the case then I'd suggest exchanging for a new unit.
Hope this helps^^^^^^
Thanks
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Crazypinoy9 said:
Mine warms up if I'm taking a lot of pictures. I have also experienced it getting warm playing a few games too.
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I'd like to mention that the aluminum body also makes a nice heat sink. So it doesn't surprise me that you feel the warmth on the body of the phone. Plastic doesn't transfer heat nearly as well.
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I'd like to mention that the aluminum body also makes a nice heat sink. So it doesn't surprise me that you feel the warmth on the body of the phone. Plastic doesn't transfer heat nearly as well.
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Yeah I know that. I'm only adding in my experience because I've seen so many people on here saying their M8 never gets hot. It's always going to vary from user to user but I don't want the OP to think he's the only one
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Yeah I know that. I'm only adding in my experience because I've seen so many people on here saying their M8 never gets hot. It's always going to vary from user to user but I don't want the OP to think he's the only one
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One thing I do to save battery (and reduce heat) is Under Clock the kernel.
This device is pretty darn fast, and I don't notice the under clock in every day use!
S550 said:
One thing I do to save battery (and reduce heat) is Under Clock the kernel.
This device is pretty darn fast, and I don't notice the under clock in every day use!
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What kernel are you using to do this? ElementalX?
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Yes i am also not face this type of problem.
I'm concerned that because the nexus 9 uses almost the same nvidia chipset as the nvidia shield tablet, that the nexus 9 will have overheating problems. The nvidia shield got so hot that it basically cracked the case. Please let me know what your experiences are.
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I'm concerned that because the nexus 9 uses almost the same nvidia chipset as the nvidia shield tablet, that the nexus 9 will have overheating problems. The nvidia shield got so hot that it basically cracked the case. Please let me know what your experiences are.
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Hello,
From playing with mine for around an hour, it does get pretty warm but not hot enough to cause concern for me. I have seen tablets get much hotter in the past.
Subjectively, the back of mine feels about as hot as my Shield Tablet (departed). But the side/frame is aluminum, unlike the Shield which was plastic. So I'm not concerned.
Mine got a little warm but nothing hot
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I'm concerned that because the nexus 9 uses almost the same nvidia chipset as the nvidia shield tablet, that the nexus 9 will have overheating problems. The nvidia shield got so hot that it basically cracked the case. Please let me know what your experiences are.
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Mine definitely gets warm on the top half (holding in portrait) but I wouldn't say hot. Nothing unreasonable...my LG G3 gets warmer/hot.
I think the overheating problems mainly occur when playing graphic intensive games. The GPU (not the CPU) is probably the reason why it gets so warm. I wonder what would happen after a couple hours of playing Trine 2. Overheating probably won't happen under normal usage.
Anybody was able to compare how hot does it get compared to ipad? (especially ipad mini 2)
Mine gets warm, not hot.
Compared to my Shield Tablet, it's not even close.
Mine has not gotten even warm...its been plugged in for 3 hours now...setup up apps, browsed web, played a few YouTube videos fired up a few games..candy crush, slots and what not...nothing graphic intensive. Its maybe a degree or two warmer on top vs the bottom...barely noticeable. My g2 will get really warm,even hot if its charging and the screen is on. Not the case here.
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Maybe the battery temp is a better indication of what the internal temp is. The outside could be warm, but the inside could be much warmer. I'm not really concerned about cracked corners like the nvidia shield had with this device, but high internal temp could potentially damage the circuits.
On a side note, it has come to attention that if you press in the middle of the back of the device, there is a lot of flex in the casing. If there is flex when pressing on the back, then there must be a space behind it. Maybe that space was intended to prevent the back of the device from feeling warm. So, it could definitely feel much cooler in the back than it really is inside.
Mine gets randomly hot. Like not even when under heavy load. I was browing the web the other day and it got to 43 C
The area near the rear camera gets warm, however I remember the Nexus 7 getting a lot warmer. I think you can probably run a Google search and find someone concerned about the heat put out by any tablet on the market (iPads included).
It's not something I'm concerned about because these chips are built to withstand a lot of heat and I suspect with future updates they may some refinement with how it runs and certainly when custom kernels start appearing it would be something we'll have a little more control over with having the ability to (hopefully) undervolt and adjust the CPU frequencies.
The Nexus 7 with the Tegra chipset or the Nexus 7 with the Qualcomm chipset got hot?
Just received mine today, when it downloaded and installed the OS update it got really hot, not unlike my Nexus 4 when it's being taxed. Battery drained a lot during that time as well.
I played asphalt8, simple rockets and plague inc for about an hour each, all games that used to set my optimus g on fire, and destroys my g2 battery. I can honestly say my battery took a noticeable hit, but it only got slightly warm. My optimus g used to get too hot to hold and then turn off. My (white 32gb ordered oct 17 delivered this morning) nexus 9 does not get hot, maybe warm like holding someone's hand. I know, this is 100% scientific, but all my other devices have gotten much hotter than what I tried to get this to. /2¢
Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!
COOLEST phone iv'e ever used, even the most demanding games I toss at it, it doesn't go beyond warm.
the warmest time is when its charging!
So far I have read that the Exynos version runs cool and SD820 (some samples) were heating up under heavy use.
i got the exynos version and it does get warmed up while gaming .. it doesn't get uncomfortably warm .. but with that heat pipe i assumed there wouldnt be any heating issues.
What temp. would be considered as abnormal ?
and also which app can i download to find out the temp...... if any
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So far I have read that the Exynos version runs cool and SD820 (some samples) were heating up under heavy use.
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Do you have a link you can share? Cuz if anything I've heard that it's the Exynos 8890 is the hot chip.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/135765/20160223/samsung-galaxy-s7-teardown-reveals-how-its-liquid-cooling-system-works.htm
"For the first time Samsung has established within the smartphone heat-conducting copper tube for cooling. The new chip Exynos 8890 is not only powerful, but also hot!"
Mine has stayed cold (yes, cold) the whole time apart from when I use the Gear VR.
CuBz90 said:
Mine has stayed cold (yes, cold) the whole time apart from when I use the Gear VR.
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When using the VR mine for really WARM but not as hot as my s5 can get, sometimes with general use.
Funny thing is that with previous phones, heat seemed to = battery drain, however so far battery seems fantastic for me even when got after using the VR.
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Mine is constantly warm around the camera area.
Mine only got hot during initial setup. I haven't ran any games or benchmarks. It's warmer than my MXPE is but I think that's mostly because the MXPE has a bigger, thicker body which dissipates the heat.
Mine warmed up while downloading a ton of movies to the SD card. Ran under some cold water and it was fine from there. lol
Mine ran slightly warm when downloading 20 app's at once, and I wouldn't be noticable if I didn't look for it heh.
No issues with my SD820 heating up. No issues while gaming either.
Runs slightly cooler than Darth Vader's portable life support suit, though not as many flashing lights. You really have to look on the screen when your own eyes.
I've been getting around 80-85f with chrome browsing low brightness but goes up to 95 to 100f with pandora and higher brightness. Does get warm but not too hot.
The first and second day my device was prone to getting warm and got pretty hot during VR use. Today for some reason it remains cool to the touch even after about playing an hour of a 3D game and I used the Gear VR for about 30 minutes and it only got warm. I'm not sure what changed but the difference is really noticeable.
Exynos variant here, been playing Angry Birds 2 for like 15-20mins and the phone was getting quite warm close to camera area. Is that throttling?
its getting hot while watching youtube continuosly
I got the s7 edge when it officially releases. First 2 days, lte enabled and default settings. It's get little warm that you can notice it. If I were to rate it 1-10 on warn department, I would say 3, 10 being really warm, borderline hot like HTC m9. 3rd and 4th day, 4G only and default settings. It doesn't get warm at all. Relatively cool. Tested it on my way to work. An hour trip. Playing Clash Royale 5-6 matches, watching YouTube, browsing reddit using reddit sync pro and moderate chrome browsing. Plus, it's only drain 7%.
Tldr Samsung S7 edge is a keeper. Gorgeous design, longer battery life, SD card and quite honestly, I really love the AOD. Wished there were more options and 3rd party notifications.
anyone actually tested the temp using a temp gun? Otherwise, its all just speculation. I'll see if I can find mine to test while playing games or streaming video.
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Mine has stayed cold (yes, cold) the whole time apart from when I use the Gear VR.
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Same here. As in REALY cold to the touch at times, other than when charging.
Speedy and almost impossible to heat up even after long hours of gaming.