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Normal for S3 to get warm on bottom of screen and back of phone?

This is my 2nd S3. First ones home button stuck down and wouldn't come back up. That phone never got warm at all. I was wondering if this is a normal occurance on the S3. My phone now gets rather warm while surfing the net and checking email for about 10 minutes at a time. brightness is at auto (as was the first one) and all settings are as the first one was. Just wondering if I should do a warranty swap since I am now over my 30 day return mark.
Thank you all
AJ

Mine does the same thing. Most phones will get somewhat warm with heavy use, the S3 seems a little more susceptible to it, maybe because of how it's designed.
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Mine will get warm as well. I haven't had it get hot except for when I use it for GPS in my car which is understandable considering I turn brightness all the way up with gps/data/wifi and have it charging at the same time.

Yep perdectly said thats the only time mine has gotten overly hot!
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mine gets warm, never hot. I do notice that on this one it is, as I said, towards the bottom. The first one I had never got warm at all. I'm hoping I won't have to go return this one warranty wise. I love the phone. LOL. When I called ATT to ask them the question they said No it's not normal and to return it, then asked if I have heard about the Iphone 5 coming out LOL.

The chipset is in the bottom area underneath the simcard/sdcard slots.its normal for it to warm up.However if its superhot then no......usually massive heat will damage sone sdcards happens all the time at my store.
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I have one day left actually on my 30 day returns policy. Should I utilitze this and get a new one? If so does the white or blue make a difference? I hate returning phones!!!
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This darn thing just got so hot it shut itself off and all I was doing was texting LOL!
AJ

Mine gets warm when charging or both GPS/DATA are on.
Once, I got a "system is too hot" warning when I left it charging under a pillow.
I think it depends on how much you use it...some days, when I play games or watch Netflix for 20 minutes straight, it gets a little warm.

asjdwf said:
I have one day left actually on my 30 day returns policy. Should I utilitze this and get a new one? If so does the white or blue make a difference? I hate returning phones!!!
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This darn thing just got so hot it shut itself off and all I was doing was texting LOL!
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If it legitimately shut itself off while you were just texting because of how hot it got. Return it now.
That isn't normal at all.
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ThatJawn said:
If it legitimately shut itself off while you were just texting because of how hot it got. Return it now.
That isn't normal at all.
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This!
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water damaged battery?

If the little white paper thing on the top of the battery turns pink or goes away completely does that only mean that it has been damaged by water? And does it make the battery any less better? And is there anyway maybe to fix it?
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I can't speak for whether there is a moisture indicator on the battery. What I can say is that even if the battery was wet at one point, as long as it was dried properly, it shouldn't impact the performance of the battery.

Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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lilajrestnom said:
Ya I think my batteries may have gotten a little wet one day when they were in my backpack and it was raining on me and since then I kinda feel like they haven't been as great as before... but even the one that was in my phone hasn't been working so well either so it most likely is my phone I just have no idea what is it that's killing my battery.
Thanks for your replies.
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batteries do degrade over time -- how long have you had the battery? there are many choices for battery replacements online as cheap as $5 depending on where you look.

frostedunit said:
Yes that is a moisture indicator, but a little water shouldn't harm your battery. Mine turned pink from the 700% humidity we have here in the summers.
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NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.

Andy_nu said:
NOT true... have you ever opened a battery to see the little ribbon with micro pieces on them? after a liquid is spilled on them it will corrode because there is no way of taking power away to let it dry the right way. if you get a battery damp there shouldn't be a problem. but wet and submerged are 2 different stories and you can risk frying your board from incorrect voltage being applied through the battery output.
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Hence the reason I said "a little water". Obviously, submerging your phone for more than a second or 2 will lead to damage down the road, but getting a small amounts of liquid on a battery won't lead to immediate failure. RE: All of the people on here (including me) who have dropped their phone a pool, sink, toilet, etc and are still rocking the same phone.
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I'd recommend just buying a new battery. I had my phone get completely wet before, I put both the phone and the battery in a ziplock bag full of rice and left it there for a couple days. Plugged the battery back in and it worked.
But buying a new battery would be the best bet to not further damage your phone.

I guess I will buy a new one just to test it out.
But I still feel like my phone is doing something wrong because I'm using my friends 3500mAh battery and it gives me the same results I used to get with my 1500 ones. I get a little more than 3 hours on screen time and about 20 hours total, which isn't so great for a 3500 battery. I'm gonna try going back to stock for a while and seeing what happens.
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My Samsung Galaxy S3 exploded last night while I was sleeping

well not mine actually, but check the link. this is the first im hearing of anything like this...discuss
This is my first time posting so cut me some slack! Also not sure if this is the best place to post this.
Last night at about 3:15am EST (about 1 hour after i plugged it in and went to sleep) I was awoken by a loud noise and a weird squeaking sound. (I charge my phone while I'm sleeping on my bed right next to me)
So, I woke up, and saw a ton of smoke coming out of my phone -- it also smelled REALLY bad. Half asleep, I jumped out of bed and turned the light on, only to see that my phone was just beginning to go on fire. I dumped a glass of water I had in the room on it to stop it from burning...then woke up my brother to come help. The smoke smelled so bad and wafted through the entire second floor of my house. I had a foam mattress pillow top that had a hole burned through it too--which we later threw out because it was still burning throughout. Also, some of the plastic on my phone was melting and kind of shooting out of it, and some landed on my pinky finger and burned some skin off (very small burn though).
Does anyone have any suggestions what I should do? Call Verizon? Samsung? Have a lawyer call them? I'd also like to get some type of replacement phone in the meantime...
Here are the pictures
EDIT: People keep requesting pictures of the battery. Here they are
ALSO: To answer many questions: EVERYTHING was stock/Samsung that I had received when I purchased my phone. Stock battery, charger, etc. Additionally, my phone was NOT rooted.
Edit 2: Thanks so much for all of your comments and insight. The real big question here is -- Do you think I have an actual legal case? As in, a product liability case. Or, do you think I'm better off taking what the PR team will give me? (Perhaps, a new phone, new mattress, etc)? I did not suffer any TRULY substantial damages to myself or personal property. I am really tossed up on this...Any advice would be appreciated.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1f5hoq/my_samsung_galaxy_s3_exploded_last_night_while_i/

The comments people are leaving are hilarious lol, doesn't surprise me too much with how hot I've felt some devices getting. He probably installed a fart app or something lol. Sucks but Samsung should pay for everything the guy states like mattress and phone and such.
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He should sue the hell out of them because they can afford it, the burn to his hand alone will easily net him a 4 figure cheque.

Kinda makes me hope my phone catches on fire now lol
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MazingerZed said:
He should sue the hell out of them because they can afford it, the burn to his hand alone will easily net him a 4 figure cheque.
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If there's even a case. Sounds like he just wants to be reimbursed for the phone and damage done to his bed. It also sounds like he doesn't even care about the burn to his finger.
If he does file a lawsuit, I sure hope his phone was stock (I have no idea how they would check now) and that he was using the stock battery. I'm sure samsung is going to bring up the wall charger and micro usb cable as well.
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Im sorry, but in my opinion, things like this shouldnt always warrant a lawsuit. Does anybody really think that Samsung is guilty of wrongdoing here? Yeah it sucks and is scary that it happened, but just file an insurance claim to replace the bed and phone and move on with life.
How many GS3s have been sold now, plus all the extra batteries and only one has done this? Pretty good if you ask me.
Sounds like it was probably just a faulty battery or something like that.
Anyway, like I said its just my opinion and thought id share it.
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I couldn't even tell that was still the battery since it had warped and expanded so much due to the explosion....now I'm not going to charge my S3 right next to my head when I sleep.

Reimbursement I vote in the least, I mean what's a "600$" phone gonna be for them lol, I assume it was a faulty battery I've read that before about it melting a case
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I'm scared of my phone now.. Won't be charging it on my bed anymore...

reminds me of that story i heard about an iPod Touch exploding in someone's pocket during class...ouch

saranhai said:
reminds me of that story i heard about an iPod Touch exploding in someone's pocket during class...ouch
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Seems like in both cases of exploding iPod Touches, a lawsuit against Apple followed:
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/digitalmusic/apple-sued-after-ipod-touch-exploded-in-boys-trousers-49301555/
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2013/02/apple-sued-for-exploding-ipod-touch.html

This actually happened to me also so I know what he is going through. I set my phone down to charge. I woke up about an hour later to a plastic burning smell. I grabbed my phone and it was literally melting. Not on fire, just extremely hot and I ended up burning my fingers. I immediately pulled the battery out. Let it cool off (the smell didn't go away) and then it powered back on and has been charging normally ever since. It's kinda scary to think what would happen if I didn't wake up and notice my phone almost blowing up.

mazdamiata210 said:
This actually happened to me also so I know what he is going through. I set my phone down to charge. I woke up about an hour later to a plastic burning smell. I grabbed my phone and it was literally melting. Not on fire, just extremely hot and I ended up burning my fingers. I immediately pulled the battery out. Let it cool off (the smell didn't go away) and then it powered back on and has been charging normally ever since. It's kinda scary to think what would happen if I didn't wake up and notice my phone almost blowing up.
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What firmware and ROM are you running?

I don't think he has an S3. All of his other posts are for the Note2.
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Aerowinder said:
What firmware and ROM are you running?
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It was stock everything, not even rooted.
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I don't think he has an S3. All of his other posts are for the Note2.
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And I do have an s3... My sister uses it.

ok thx for clarifying.
What build is it on?
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Just stock 4.1.2 from AT&T
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Just stock 4.1.2 from AT&T
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Wasn't aware they got the 4.1.2 update. That's a bmer though on all accounts. I live in Phoenix AZ and we see nothing but triple digits from may til august and I've never felt burnt by my phone, I'm lucky to have resistant skin I guess.
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Oh yes they got it months ago. But this happened while charging, in the air conditioning. So there was no reason for it to be that hot. When I turned it on there was no program in the battery list which was eating up the battery so it is very strange.
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mt3g said:
I live in Phoenix AZ and we see nothing but triple digits from may til august and I've never felt burnt by my phone, I'm lucky to have resistant skin I guess.
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mt3g targaryen

Phone heating up to quickly!!!

Well the headline gives it away guys!! OK so, I dropped my phone last week(I had a case on it, but its a cheap case off of Amazon)! Nothing happened to the screen, but the power button is now way more sensitive than it should be, and my E4GT heats up a lot quicker than it normally should! I have the Qcell battery! Is it the battery or the phone! Please let me know! Thanks again for all of your help!!
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Where is the heat coming from? The bottom of the phone or top? If its the bottom I would say it might be the battery. If its the top I would say its the cpu. Are you overclocking? Are you playing any intensive games? Do you have an app that can read the temp of the battery?
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It's coming from the middle of the phone. I have an app telling me the temperature of the phone! So maybe its both!! I just barely got the battery on March 25, 2013! It's gone that quickly!
I'm under clocked at 800mHz through "Set CPU" on GB27. The other day I was outside and it hit 127°!!! Should i get a new battery, or a new phone?
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No I barely play games! I use Pandora a lot, but I listen to music through my HMDX speaker and its not in my pocket when listening to Pandora! Should I do a Factory Reset! My battery life decreased also!!
I'm confused!!! Like A lot!!!
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You may have a defective qcell. Try a clean flash of a new rom first to be sure. I don't see why dropping your phone would cause an issue like that. My phone looks like it fought it Vietnam

Lol that was pretty funny!! Well I sent an email. They had a machine email me back instantly! I used the customer service line!! What the h*ll
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DEF3NDER said:
You may have a defective qcell. Try a clean flash of a new rom first to be sure. I don't see why dropping your phone would cause an issue like that. My phone looks like it fought it Vietnam
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Ohh I fixed this problem. I ordered a hyperbion battery and used it for a couple weeks and realized the qcell is farrrr better. So I put the qcell in the fridge after charging it over night one time and left it in there and came back about 1-1 1/2 weeks later and swapped the batteries in the fridge. That seemed to fix it so I used the qcell until school started 2 weeks later. And the fridge made the hyperbion better than when I bought it
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On release I got my D710 from Sprint and it was overheating too. It was super hot especially when I charged the phone without a battery cover. It literally almost burned me so I exchanged it at Sprint a few days after and they even hooked me up with a free oem battery. I think there's a bad batch of overheating S2s cause Sprint will replace it super fast if you tell them it's overheating too dangerous temps. That's how I got them to replace my phone when my power button broke. To top it off it was within warranty and I had insurance and they didn't want to replace because of power button issue until I said it was overheating lol.
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FuMMoD said:
On release I got my D710 from Sprint and it was overheating too. It was super hot especially when I charged the phone without a battery cover. It literally almost burned me so I exchanged it at Sprint a few days after and they even hooked me up with a free oem battery. I think there's a bad batch of overheating S2s cause Sprint will replace it super fast if you tell them it's overheating too dangerous temps. That's how I got them to replace my phone when my power button broke. To top it off it was within warranty and I had insurance and they didn't want to replace because of power button issue until I said it was overheating lol.
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Haha nice but I don't have insurance or a warranty on it anymore. So I'll just have to save up and hopefully be able to buy a photon or something bcuz it gets really bad signal. Even in my pocket when I'm not using it it'll heat up, especially if apps are running in the background
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Is My Phone Broken: JB Random Power Downs?!

I realize there's been other threads about the topic, but not this specific model and this situation. Specs...
Model: SPH-D710
Android Version: 4.1.2
Build: GB27
Anyway I haven't installed any new apps, obviously apps have been updating, but I haven't installed anything new recently. It started happening just over the past three days, the phone screen will flicker, like it's struggling to refresh then I'll loose cell phone signal, the screen will lock and then power off. When I try to power back on it shows the battery drained? I plug into a power source, let it set for a minute, it shows the correct charge and I can power it back on. It's happening roughly three times a day!
Aside from being annoying, yesterday I was on the road using it for navigation, and it crapped out. I had to find a rest-stop and do the recharge dance. Thank god I had a charger, otherwise.. well I'd have to find a gas station and ask someone, but really that's so barbaric right
So has anyone heard or seen this before? I'm hoping it doesn't mean I need a new phone, it's barely a year old. When it works I love this phone, but it's such a delicate POS sometimes, it really drives me nuts. Any help would be welcome

How's your battery? I have had problems similar to yours because my battery was dieing.
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patrao_n said:
How's your battery? I have had problems similar to yours because my battery was dieing.
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My battery drained pretty fast, I installed Greenify and that seemed to help, however I uninstalled Greenify and I'm still having the issue.

Ok take your battery out and sping it on the flat sides. If it spins like a top replace it.
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Your batteries going bad. Replace and good to go again.
I got 2 batteries from ankor for 12 bucks on Amazon its been 6 months now still going strong.
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Ok take your battery out and sping it on the flat sides. If it spins like a top replace it.
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Glad to hear it's a battery issue, however I'd remiss if I didn't ask about this spinning battery diagnostic. So does the battery's casing expand when it's going bad, or getting older? Or were you just screwing with the new guy

Screwing with you. Just kidding. On these batteries when they start to swell you can aldo notice an effect on the charhe it holds. I forgot who actually found it out. But when you can spin it feely its going bad. A new battery will maybe get a turn or two.
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