Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro overheating due to compromised thermal design

27 September 2023
Apple went too far with the weight reduction of the cooling system.

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People those are accusing the Titanium frame as the culprit are far away from the truth. In a phone the frame helps almost nothing for heat dissipation. The main cooling is the vapor chamber attached to SoC and the back material and the Mainboard+battery. The frame contributes less than 10% for the best designed phones and for most , the number is even lower. So, at best the titanium has 5% less cooling. And the frame is mostly Aluminium so we can lower the number to 3%. So, the problem lies somewhere else.
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Less thermal conductivity also helps. It will help the Frame to stay COOLER for most of the time.
Don't forget,,,,
Many phones are rocking with Plastic frame and flagship CPU.

    Game Legion, 27 Sep 2023Asus Rog 7 Ultimate: Last time 🥶Isn’t that the monstrosity that comes with a miniature outboard motor you need to strap onto the back of it 🤔

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      TSMC 3mm isn't that good either. The yield is around 50ish%. So it would generate heat for that high clocked prime cores.

        Well, of course one can't expect the best for the prices these phones sell at...

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          • 27 Sep 2023

          alski10, 27 Sep 2023« which in tandem with the higher heat conductivity of tita... moreYes, it makes no sense.

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            • 27 Sep 2023

            You're holding it wrong!

              Ramsey, 27 Sep 2023This is all wrong. TSMC's 3nm is not significative... moreExactly, excellent point. Titanium has indeed lower thermal conductivity compared with steel.

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                • 27 Sep 2023

                Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023Nice feature, intentionally made to warm up your hands duri... more😂😂😂

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                  Jman, 27 Sep 2023So basically the same great battery life? Nice. Worse.

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                    • 27 Sep 2023

                    Nice feature, intentionally made to warm up your hands during winter seasons!

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                      Game Legion, 27 Sep 2023https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-tv-benchmark-cheat... moreSamsung did it with S6.
                      Chinese phones have done with too many phones.

                      They are all wrong.

                        Could be also a node issue, some chip samples are of better quality than the other.

                          alski10, 27 Sep 2023« which in tandem with the higher heat conductivity of tita... moreYes indeed, higher thermal conductivity usually means that a material can dissipate heat more easily from hot areas to cooler areas.

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                            • 27 Sep 2023

                            alski10, 27 Sep 2023« which in tandem with the higher heat conductivity of tita... moreTitanium have low heat conductivity, not high.

                              TheLastOracle, 27 Sep 2023"The A17 Pro is built on TSMC's advanced new 3nm ... moreIssue arrives with a new IPhone, Apple fans:
                              Blame Apple ❌
                              Blame Manufacturer ✅

                              —Green Screen Apple (Samsung), Green Line Apple(LG), now Overheating (TSMC) 😂

                                Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023Just like chinese phones make SoC go full power only for antutu? https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-tv-benchmark-cheating-3177061/

                                Cry fankid

                                  Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023You spend huge cash on phone with power hungry SoC just bec... more[Asus Rog 7 Ultimate
                                  Redmagic 8S Pro+]

                                    Koishi Komeiji, 27 Sep 2023this article: "iPhone 15 Pro overheating due to compro... moreAsus Rog 7 Ultimate: Last time 🥶

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                                      • 27 Sep 2023

                                      This is all wrong.

                                      TSMC's 3nm is not significatively more efficient, and that was very much demonstrated at the latest Geekerwan's analysis, 3N is underperforming.

                                      On the other hand, Titanium has lower thermal conductivity. NOT HIGHER. So The hybrid Titanium Chasis is worse as dissipating heat from the SOC than previous gen iPhones.

                                      So its a bad combo.

                                      And some bad writing from GSM Arena.

                                        Jman, 27 Sep 2023Yawn. This is a problem that has occured so often in Smartp... moreGood thing my Redmagic 8s pro does not 😆

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