Hello XDA,
Are any of you experiencing overheating and throttling on your Xperia ZL's?
I can't be sure that is happening to me, but recently when in 3D, the phone gets quite warm (normal) but then my 3D games start stuttering badly (sign of throttled CPU or GPU). When i hold the phone in front of the aircon and play, this issue doesn't happen (indicating better cooling / no heat or throttling).
The thing is, this is an issue that has only just started happening as of yesterday, despite nearly 2 weeks straight of 3D gaming on the phone (mostly Dungeon Hunter 4).
I've had some success throttling my CPU myself to 700 mhz, but that is only a temporary solution. The phone simply takes longer to get hot and then the game starts stuttering again. My guess is the Adreno 320 GPU is throttling, and it really doesn't have anything to do with the S4.
Any help would be appreciated.
Keywords: dungeon hunter 4, throttling, stuttering, overheating, Sony Xperia ZL, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, S4 Pro Krait, Adreno 320
I just bought a Samsung yesterday. Not sure if I can tell if it's warm or hot, but it does give quite a lot of heat. Specifically where it say's Samsung next to the camera and spreads of a bit to the screen and the back. Is that where the Exynos Octa 5420 is located? Anyone mind posting screenshots of how hot their CPU gets? I'd appreciate it so I can compare it with the temperature I get; I'll post my results soon. According to some search results on google though, people some people get that warm feeling.
My Samsung travel adapter that came with the product also heats up, but again, I'm not sure how hot is actually normal. Just a FYI, doesn't burn my fingers or melt the device, just's a bit uncomfortable touching near the very top.
kwmwtaj said:
I just bought a Samsung yesterday. Not sure if I can tell if it's warm or hot, but it does give quite a lot of heat. Specifically where it say's Samsung next to the camera and spreads of a bit to the screen and the back. Is that where the Exynos Octa 5420 is located? Anyone mind posting screenshots of how hot their CPU gets? I'd appreciate it so I can compare it with the temperature I get; I'll post my results soon. According to some search results on google though, people some people get that warm feeling.
My Samsung travel adapter that came with the product also heats up, but again, I'm not sure how hot is actually normal. Just a FYI, doesn't burn my fingers or melt the device, just's a bit uncomfortable touching near the very top.
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Exchange it. Mine doesn't get hot at all.
I just noticed mine was getting warm near the camera as well before I read this post. I was watching HD YouTube videos full screen though. It's back to normal now.
I exchanged it and it's been a couple of days already; seems like the issue is universal when playing games or having high CPU usage.
Yeah it's normal...it happens to mine as well. As long as the device isn't burning hot, the heatsink is doing it's job. This thing is powerful enough to replace laptops so heat is to be expected.
Anyone know an app that shows CPU temp in a widget? The only app I can find that shows actual CPU temp is Trickster Mod. All the other apps I tried just show battery temp.
I ran AnTuTu benchmark to where it was almost done - 87% after the 3d test - then I looked in Trickster and saw 56 degrees, quickly dropping to 42 deg. The battery started at 30 deg and reached 34.2 during the benchmark and didn't really drop down to 30 degrees after that.
I am a little surprised that there is no CPU temp apps on the market, with fancy graphs and stuff. Come on, devs, we don't care about battery temp. Tap into that CPU sensor, dang it!
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kwmwtaj said:
I just bought a Samsung yesterday. Not sure if I can tell if it's warm or hot, but it does give quite a lot of heat. Specifically where it say's Samsung next to the camera and spreads of a bit to the screen and the back. Is that where the Exynos Octa 5420 is located? Anyone mind posting screenshots of how hot their CPU gets? I'd appreciate it so I can compare it with the temperature I get; I'll post my results soon. According to some search results on google though, people some people get that warm feeling.
My Samsung travel adapter that came with the product also heats up, but again, I'm not sure how hot is actually normal. Just a FYI, doesn't burn my fingers or melt the device, just's a bit uncomfortable touching near the very top.
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I was in my first meeting using my new Note 10.1 2014 edition and I noticed that it felt warm. I had the previous note 10.1 and never noticed it even getting warm. Is there an app that I use that will give me the temperature to post?
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Same issue here from Spain. Its seems is for every Note.
Be careful, I know someone who broke his Note by playing like for 3 hours to Real Racing 3. The Note was extremly hot and it died. Model was a Black LTE Snapdragon.
diego-rbb-93 said:
Same issue here from Spain. Its seems is for every Note.
Be careful, I know someone who broke his Note by playing like for 3 hours to Real Racing 3. The Note was extremly hot and it died. Model was a Black LTE Snapdragon.
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Was that a Note 3 that he broke? I was unaware the LTE Note 10.1 (2014) was released yet.
I just got that Real Racing 3 game and was going to play it. I will check my CPU temps after playing for awhile, though it's a little inaccurate since the CPU probably drops a couple degrees in the amount of time it takes to switch to Trickster Mod to check the CPU temp. I wish the FPS Meter screen overlay could show temps, kind of like EVGA Precision does for PC users, or I wish there was a CPU temp graphing application, or any app that keeps a min & max of CPU temp. Unfortunately, there isn't jack out there for CPU temp, but there are tons of apps that do stuff with your BATTERY temp. Who cares about battery?
UPDATE: I'm seeing 69°C and 70°C when playing games like Kingdom Rush & Real Racing 3. A tad on the warm side, but acceptable for me. I do have a case on the tablet, so that might make a little difference. It drops to 50° after about 10 seconds, then eventually down to 39°.
Compared it to my Galaxy S4, but I don't have those games on my S4 so I opened GTA3 & Block Story and checked the temps and saw 62°C. The Note probably gets a little hotter, but this test wasn't that long so take it with a grain of salt.
a50 become pretty warm when i play pubg (smooth extreme fps) in antutu temperature of cpu rises to 65 degree only after 5 min of gaming . i am confused because a50 is based on 10 nm architecture doesnt suppose to overheat that's confirmed by many gaming comparisons in youtube between a50 ,a70 ,p30lite ,redmi note 7 pro
does anybody has the same problem?
So recently i downloaded antutu and found out that my cpu spikes to 60-65 degrees while having alot of apps in the background and doing generic Web browsing. Is this number okay?
After using the 120hz mode on S20+ Exynos, I'm finding it really hard to adjust to 60hz
Everything runs very choppy and I can notice it deliberately cut the frames
This lag is not noticeable on other pure 60hz phones
Either something is wrong with my device or it is how it is?
My guess - It feels like Samsung is just slowing down the CPU power to animations to make it feel like 60hz??
Is it the same experience for yours too?
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After using the 120hz mode on S20+ Exynos, I'm finding it really hard to adjust to 60hz
Everything runs very choppy and I can notice it deliberately cut the frames
This lag is not noticeable on other pure 60hz phones
Either something is wrong with my device or it is how it is?
My guess - It feels like Samsung is just slowing down the CPU power to animations to make it feel like 60hz??
Is it the same experience for yours too?
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it is known that samsung underclocks the cpu in 60hz mode.. that is why you see lag.. my wifes s10 runs smoother at 60hz than my s20+
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it is known that samsung underclocks the cpu in 60hz mode.. that is why you see lag.. my wifes s10 runs smoother at 60hz than my s20+
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Exactly! Is there a to improve speed to make it look better on 60hz?
Maybe not as bad as samsung 60hz but i have compared with my sister's iphone 11 and for sure there is a huge difference between 60 and 120hz display
lol, it's not laggy, it's the hz and how the eye perceive the animations...
Try to debloat:
-game optimizing service
-smart fps aduster
-others that contain "mali drivers" or "galaxy drivers"
Funny enough I tried 60 earlier and I noticed the lag...but as noted your eyes have just adapted to a better refresh rate...
Funny I use a note 9 and 60hz doesn't feel or look as laggy as it is on current samsung 120hz panels when in 60hz mode. I believe samsung make 60hz perform worst intentionally. Dirty scum bags.
Same f*cking here on Realme Q5 pro!!! PLEASE SOMEONE DO ANYTHING WITH THIS. I CANT HANDLE IT ANYMORE