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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  • 27 Sep 2023

rquitage, 27 Sep 2023probably assembly error or big variance in chip qualityIf not every unit experiences it, then I'm more inclined to agree that it could be great variance in chip quality like you said. It looks like there could be a chip lottery going on.

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    • 27 Sep 2023

    Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023In other words Apple is gonna limit the a17pro power to the... moreJust like chinese phones make SoC go full power only for antutu?

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      • 27 Sep 2023

      As I remember AMD solve the CPU overheat problem on their non X series, which its run lower clock and insanely very low power while maintaining its performance (a bit lower performance than X series)
      I guess Apple might take note, possibly will solve this problem by later iOS update, which is more optimise, low heat and very low power as its should.

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        • 27 Sep 2023

        Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023men dont say any low tier soc, those are not ment to be for... moreYou spend huge cash on phone with power hungry SoC just because of game that even $1300 phones can barely run it at 60fps@820p?

        🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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          • 27 Sep 2023

          In other words Apple is gonna limit the a17pro power to the level of the a15 from two years ago and only use full a17pro power for benchmark tests
          Smart 🤓

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            • 27 Sep 2023

            Anonymous, 27 Sep 20234g2 does notmen dont say any low tier soc, those are not ment to be for performance phone


            are u going to play genshin impact on 4 gen2?

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              • 27 Sep 2023

              Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023some reviewer already said its overheating for daily used, ... moreAnd when the summer comes in Europe and the US. Can't wait...

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                • 27 Sep 2023

                14 pro max : 121h
                15 pro max : 118h

                  Shamrock Sean, 27 Sep 2023It's nothing to do with where it's made as Apple ... moreThey want more repairs with the cheap backglass 🤑🤑🤑 more money 💰🤑💰 for Apple

                    Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023Wished they fixed Fukushima with a software update too.Is that the apple main office?

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                      • 27 Sep 2023

                      Anonymous, 27 Sep 2023actually any soc made by scamsung will have overheating pro... more4g2 does not

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                        • 27 Sep 2023

                        Jman, 27 Sep 2023Yawn. This is a problem that has occured so often in Smartp... moreactually any soc made by scamsung will have overheating problem, but not sd8gen2

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                          • 27 Sep 2023

                          Eudaemon., 27 Sep 2023Apple going through their "Snapdragon 8 gen 1" phase?Even iPhone 14 Pro Max heats up more than S22 Ultra with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

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                            • 27 Sep 2023

                            some reviewer already said its overheating for daily used, i wonder how much heat they gonna be when playing "console game"

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                              • 27 Sep 2023

                              Super Android 22, 27 Sep 2023Nah this is what, their 3rd phone gen thats had heat issues... moreAbsulutely. For battery life the "3g talk time" is the most important part of the test, because that's the mobile network and not WiFi. As soon as you see bad 3g talking time, it means terrible battery life in everyday usage. People just convince themselves otherwise to justify their owning it (And paying tons of money).

                                Eudaemon., 27 Sep 2023Apple going through their "Snapdragon 8 gen 1" phase?Nah this is what, their 3rd phone gen thats had heat issues and servere throttling. They keep bragging how high their chip clocks yet dont explain "you get this performance for 2 minutes and the rest of the time you get 70% of total power at best".

                                The SD 8 gen 2 will outperform this chip most of the time, all apple give is their own data numbers to convince people with less brain cells that "look, our product best". They can keep clocking their chips the highest and they can keep lying about their chips performance... Just like their battery life aswell which isnt anywhere near as what apple or this site make out.

                                  Apple users will still buy this device (aka Smart iHeater) and they always buy whatever Apple tells them to buy!

                                  Potential Apple Statement: "This is not a design fault, it is a new feature called Dynamic Heatland. As the Gas and Electricity prices are high around the world, this feature will help people boil water and milk, cook light meals and iron their dresses. This is also echo-friendly and carbon free. "

                                  So please accept this feature as is do not blame Apple or Tim Cook for this.

                                  Thank you !

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                                    • 27 Sep 2023

                                    Jman, 27 Sep 2023Yawn. This is a problem that has occured so often in Smartp... moreMy S23 Ultra has never overheated. Even when out playing games on the hottest days of the year. I've owned it since release too.

                                      I wouldn't be surprised if it is an issue of both the chip and the thermals. Earlier this year there were reports that 3nm yields weren't going that well. That combined with more power consumption and what could be a worse thermal design, we, unfortunately, have an oven on our hands. Or in our hands, to be exact.

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