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Processor gets hot

I'm concerned that the phone gets too hot when playing games.
Sometimes just browsing the internet causes a warm spot.
The hot spot occurs on the top corner on the left side.
I'm wondering if the phone is going to last 18 months if it goes through this cycle on a weekly basis.
What do you think?
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the problem is that some of these games can be a bit demanding and considering this GN uses a Omap 4460 CPU it's no wonder that it's struggling.
it's a shame this phone didn't get one of the newer Omap 5 series.

C64c said:
I'm concerned that the phone gets too hot when playing games.
Sometimes just browsing the internet causes a warm spot.
The hot spot occurs on the top corner on the left side.
I'm wondering if the phone is going to last 18 months if it goes through this cycle on a weekly basis.
What do you think?
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Not so hot mate... you havent owned a GS2 to witness the real hotness

Welcome to Smartphones, all of them get warm or hot when playing games on them. If you tax the phone really hard it will get warm/hot as well. Regardless of what CPU they have.
It will last perfectly fine, dont worry about it. Think of it as a added bonus, a hand warmer.

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Think of it as a added bonus, a hand warmer.
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or if you're female and it's that time of the month(cramps), it doubles as a heating pad for that area.

voxigenboy said:
or if you're female and it's that time of the month(cramps), it doubles as a heating pad for that area.
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too far lol.

I haven't had my nexus get hot yet.
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[Q] Is your Galaxy Nexus overheating too?

The back of my phone is really heating up with only moderate use. Only a few minutes of youtube or angry birds will get the phone hot. The hot spot is only on the right side of the rear camera, or the backside of the front camera, however you wanna see it
Has anyone had the same problem?

My phone gets warm playing wind up knight. I haven't experienced hot yet.
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when i've been using mine for a while and then make a call it is rather warm around the earpiece, dunno if thats normal or not.

Your thread title implies the phone is having a problem (ie. crashing, stuttering, FC) getting warm isn't really 'overheating' many mobile devices get pretty darn warm during intensive activities.
Are you experiencing a problem?

I just used my nexus as a wifi tether for my laptop for 3 hours, while charging off a usb cable and usually I get high temperatures usually when doing this with other phones, however nexus was cool to the touch after all this... haven't noticed much heat ever with this phone.... however I'm not a big gamer either.

Facing the front of the screen, the top right corner in an L shape seems to heat up quite a bit - from something medium intensive like web browsing.

sluflyer06 said:
Your thread title implies the phone is having a problem (ie. crashing, stuttering, FC) getting warm isn't really 'overheating' many mobile devices get pretty darn warm during intensive activities.
Are you experiencing a problem?
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No the title does not imply crashing of stuttering. If I did it would have the word 'crashing' or 'stuttering' in it.The title implies exactly what I'm getting. The phone overheat strongly in one spot , from very normal use. Not intensive tasks.
I haven't had FCs or anything like that so far. But it does get pretty hot. It is alarming if I may say.
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wonshikee said:
Facing the front of the screen, the top right corner in an L shape seems to heat up quite a bit - from something medium intensive like web browsing.
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Yes this is exactly what I'm getting. So its not only me.
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ok, so it is heating up... not overheating. Mine gets pretty warm too but no adverse effects so far.
R
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YDardeer said:
Yes this is exactly what I'm getting. So its not only me.
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I have a feeling there is something in that corner that is dissipating the heat. I have a battery temp monitor and when it was really hot in that corner, my battery temp was 40C (30C seems to be normal idle temp) - but the center of the phone where the actual battery is doesn't feel hot.
So I'm assuming the heat is drawn to that corner.
Another thing I noticed (comparing to my previous phone) is that even though it got hot, it cools fast as well.

I get the same issue as well. But it wasnt particularly alarming since my Captivate, Infuse, and Skyrocket did the exact same thing. I have used the captivate and infuse for a long time now. The captivate was purchasd on launch day last year and has been passed down to my girlfriend, infuse is still being used daily by me since launch day as well, and the skyrocket (least used phone) was JUST sold for the funds to get my new gnexus. All of these phones have the same issue. I just figured Samsung phones get warm but thats it.

My phone is fine. I don't even get warm unless playing a 3d game. Charging is unusually cool. And I haven't even felt warmth from heavy hspa use.
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to be honest...mine does seem to be getting rather excessively warm at the top right on both the front and back side...it's around where the RAM chip is on the PCB or could be around the CPU (which is more central but *shrug*). I cant think it's normal since i've never had a warm ear when i've been making a call with any phone i've had before!

@rbiter said:
My phone is fine. I don't even get warm unless playing a 3d game. Charging is unusually cool. And I haven't even felt warmth from heavy hspa use.
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You lied to us.
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My GN can be "very" warm at the back where the rear camera is. By playing 720p/1080p video files. Heavy HW decoding I believe.

So there is something. Can't believe no tech news site reported this before. Giving how quickly everyone rushed out to point a flaw the GN.
Has anyone contacted any Samsung rep on twitter or something? Who do we raise our concerns to?

I'm wondering if i should get my phone returned as DOA (since i need to do that by monday) with the getting quite hot and sleep of death and random reboots :|
i havent owned a high end phone like this though, and it's personally my first android phone (other people in the household have had one that i've mucked about with) so i dont actually know what to expect from it really...

I watched a netflix movie over mhl. The nexus got fairly warm. Still no overheating issues or reboots for me.
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There is nothing wrong with it....... LOL "overheating" denotes your phone is crashing,stuttering,melting,burning or warning you that its hot....ect. So far nobody in this thread has this issue sooooo..... If the device is functioning properly then its not "overheating" as your thread title suggests. You should have put....does your phone get warm? Yes, just like computer processors they must get rid of the heat somehow this one dissipates it in the back just like most other phones.

Danny80y said:
You should have put....does your phone get warm? Yes, just like computer processors they must get rid of the heat somehow this one dissipates it in the back just like most other phones.
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except...the front is getting rather warm too. Doing simple things. Is that normal? Probably not. And excess heat + displays = bad. Also rather uncomfortable when you're making a call...if people use phones for calls anymore

Phone runs hot when playing games?

Anyone have this condition?
It gets warm with heavy internet usage. But quite hot when playing games.
I was playing 'great little war game' for around 10 minutes then I felt on upper right corner (behind front camera) quite hot. I checked the battery temp it was 43°C. But as soon as I quit playing the temp back to normal.
Just asking if anyone experience the same, is it normal?
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apratomo said:
Anyone have this condition?
It gets warm with heavy internet usage. But quite hot when playing games.
I was playing 'great little war game' for around 10 minutes then I felt on upper right corner (behind front camera) quite hot. I checked the battery temp it was 43°C. But as soon as I quit playing the temp back to normal.
Just asking if anyone experience the same, is it normal?
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Don't quote me as I am not an authority on the subject but usually when a certain spot on a phone starts to heat up, it's easy to assume that the CPU is starting to get hot.
Games are CPU intensive tasks so you will see a specific spot where the CPU is likely to be located getting hot. There isn't much to remedy it since phones don't have a cooling system built in.
My only suggestion would be to try and hold it as such so that you are not directly touching the spot and try taking breaks when you get worried about the phone getting TOO hot.

Most phones will run hot when playing games
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I forget what game it was but my iPad 2 was cooking when my wife was playing a game on it recently. It's just the way it goes.
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The back of note 2 gets hot

When playing mc4 online the back of my phone was getting hot at the camera end is this normal should I continue playing with this heat or stop. Or there should be no heat and my phone is faulty
Thanks in advance
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Same to my but when i recharge it..and is heat also on top of display...
Seems that is a issue of exynox processor
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Heat is normal for android devices...
Even apple has a bit...
As long as it is bearably hot its fine
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Perfectly fine for.the Note 2.
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The screen too gets hot is that normal?
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Also 22minutes of usage I mean playing mc4 drained 10% of the battery is that normal too? I was playing online. When I was playing local the 20 mins drained 5% how come.
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Yes it is completely normal. I play Need for speed most wanted for about a 1.5 ~ 2 hours and the battery drains almost completely after a full charge and gets hot at the top but it's expected. So don't worry be happy.
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Playing hi end games always makes phone heat up
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mezo91 said:
When playing mc4 online the back of my phone was getting hot at the camera end is this normal should I continue playing with this heat or stop. Or there should be no heat and my phone is faulty
Thanks in advance
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i think its normal wenn you play games or 3g surfing

mezo91 said:
Also 22minutes of usage I mean playing mc4 drained 10% of the battery is that normal too? I was playing online. When I was playing local the 20 mins drained 5% how come.
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While playing local its only your GPU/CPU that does the work, while online your radios are also working. Almost all parts of the phone are working. So its normal. Also if you are on a long call(~30mins-1hr) your phone may heat up in that case too.

mezo91 said:
When playing mc4 online the back of my phone was getting hot at the camera end is this normal should I continue playing with this heat or stop. Or there should be no heat and my phone is faulty
Thanks in advance
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I have the same issue but also my top of the screen became hot, are you face the same issue?

Yes the top of screen gets hot too
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Regarding the heating problem I wanted to ask this, the back gets hot cuz there is no ventilation for the processor of the note 2. Now the question is I got me a back cover silicon from sides rubber on the back does this affect any small ventilation or heat transfer that was happening? I know it does affect cuz I feel a warmth on top but not hot as b4 bcuz of the back cover now. Does this affect or may reduce the performance of processor by time?
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mezo91 said:
Regarding the heating problem I wanted to ask this, the back gets hot cuz there is no ventilation for the processor of the note 2. Now the question is I got me a back cover silicon from sides rubber on the back does this affect any small ventilation or heat transfer that was happening? I know it does affect cuz I feel a warmth on top but not hot as b4 bcuz of the back cover now. Does this affect or may reduce the performance of processor by time?
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The phone has a quad core processor (lol) which is passive cooled. To make your answer and the story very short, you don't need to worry about how hot it gets.
On a side note, I had mine tested from full power till it went off, playing nfs and it got as hot as....imagine pouring hot water in a can to make a tea and let it cool for 5 minutes. You can barely keep it in you hands...well that's how hot my phone went and yes, I play nfs still daily for about 1 month now, still works like a charm.
Passive cooled BGA's (processors) can go much hotter than a normal cooled component. And if it reaches the extreme it should shut down itself, with another words, heat isn't your issue unless you play NFS for 5 hours directly under the australian 50% sun melting the phone

matzone said:
The phone has a quad core processor (lol) which is passive cooled. To make your answer and the story very short, you don't need to worry about how hot it gets.
On a side note, I had mine tested from full power till it went off, playing nfs and it got as hot as....imagine pouring hot water in a can to make a tea and let it cool for 5 minutes. You can barely keep it in you hands...well that's how hot my phone went and yes, I play nfs still daily for about 1 month now, still works like a charm.
Passive cooled BGA's (processors) can go much hotter than a normal cooled component. And if it reaches the extreme it should shut down itself, with another words, heat isn't your issue unless you play NFS for 5 hours directly under the australian 50% sun melting the phone
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mmmmmmmmm does your screen getting hot also, because mine became hot after 10 mins of playing NFS or Asphalt especially its top half I´m afraid that will damage my screen :crying:

totally normal
the exynos chip is located behind the camera ( top of phone -centered- ) so its normal the top back of the phone will heat and the top half of your screen...what do u expect from a processor with no fan? normal!

Well thanks I just wanted to be sure that's all.
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bushako said:
Yes it is completely normal. I play Need for speed most wanted for about a 1.5 ~ 2 hours and the battery drains almost completely after a full charge and gets hot at the top but it's expected. So don't worry be happy.
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Also the half top of screen became hot?

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Also the half top of screen became hot?
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Yes and the reason is 2 posts before this one! Read the thread

Cuz thats where the processor is and when u play hugh end game on a quad core thats what u get so heat is normal
And the screen gets hot too its cuz its made of glass so it gains heat from the processor
Its all just fine so dont worry
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Besides if every thing was not right the device will rebot it self automatically to prevent hardware breaking
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Left Side gets Heated

I was reading on the Note 8 the other day and started noticing that the left side of the tablet gets pretty warm/hot. Is it just me or does anyone else have this issue? The rest of the tablet remains cool- just the left side around the middle.

JokeZony0u said:
I was reading on the Note 8 the other day and started noticing that the left side of the tablet gets pretty warm/hot. Is it just me or does anyone else have this issue? The rest of the tablet remains cool- just the left side around the middle.
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This issue already discussed before. It is quite normal for a device to get some heat. Anyway, I think there is a big difference between warm and hot. If your device really gets HOT, then it is a problem. My device gets warm as well as you described, but I wouldn't say it gets hot or uncomfortable to hold. I think the temperatures quite similar to my SGS3.

CPUs and GPUs put out heat. Batteries put out heat. The more intensive the activity (particularly watching video, gaming, internet use and GPS) the more heat will be generated. This is a fact with all tablets, and computers in general. I'd think it was strange if the device didn't get warm somewhere. Heat on the left side is completely normal, although not sure what component (CPU, battery, etc.) is located there.
Now its impossible to tell what OP means exactly by "warm" or "hot" as this are not quantitive in any way. It shouldn't get hot enough to be uncomfortable (or even hurt) to hold in any way. Excessive heat may be an indicator of a faulty battery or some other hardware defect. But usually not. And the device will shut itself down long before a temperature is reached, that will hurt anything (if that is what you are worried about).
There are ways for the system to tell you the temperature, but I think its only at one location (CPU?) which may not be the problem area. So measuring this way may have limted usefulness in real life.

That is the location of the cpu unit so I wouldn't worry about it unless it gets very disconcertingly hot.
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Im using the Sansung OEM cover. Holding it in portrait mode, mine gets "warm" on the left side near the edge... but only when its in my pocket and its in sleep mode and wifi is turned off. Kinda fels like my BlackBerry when its polling for a tower, it gets real warm. I have a N5110 wifi no radio so trying to determine why the warm up.
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Heat "problem"?
JokeZony0u said:
I was reading on the Note 8 the other day and started noticing that the left side of the tablet gets pretty warm/hot. Is it just me or does anyone else have this issue? The rest of the tablet remains cool- just the left side around the middle.
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My Galaxy Note 8 has this problem. I installed an app which read the temperature and it reaches 40°C when I play video games. It has the power saving mode on. Is it normal? I'm worried about this

JNoise05 said:
My Galaxy Note 8 has this problem. I installed an app which read the temperature and it reaches 40°C when I play video games. It has the power saving mode on. Is it normal? I'm worried about this
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i've installed diagnosis app to check the temp, mine reaches ~40C(i think this is the battery temp) when i play also. so i think many of us is experiencing this *____*

Just with normal use the left side of my unit is getting annoyingly warm. Hopefully they can fix this with an update or something. I'm experiencing this on stock, anyone on custom software experiencing this too?
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Hey thanks for all your input guys. It's good to know I'm not the only one experiencing these problems. So far, I don't think it's bothering me to the point that I wish to call Samsung up for a replacement. It does get a bit warmer especially if I have the pen out and writing some notes. I do also understand it's more than likely that the cpu is located there but I've never had a warming problem w/ other smartphones and tablets I've had.
Either way, thanks for all the input!

I agree
JokeZony0u said:
I do also understand it's more than likely that the cpu is located there but I've never had a warming problem w/ other smartphones and tablets I've had.!
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I agree with you, my father's got an iPad mini and the gadget doesn't present warming problems and battery life is much better. Do you think all Note 8 devices present the same problem? I'm thinking seriously of replace mine for a brand new Note 8.0 but if it presents the same problem, I'll be wasting my time...