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Nexus 7 could be heat issues???

My Nexus 7 gets hot!!! Playing none intense games, searching the web, charging and watching a YouTube video. Could this be hurting the device??? It's 86 degrees here where I'm from and 75 in my house. I now charge via Mac because the charger gets so hot!!! Now, I love my Nexus 7 and thank GOD my only issue is a skeptical one. So, I have a iPad 1 2 and 3 the iPad 3 gets kinda hot during intense hourly gameplay and that's it, this seams to not be able to handle the smallest task without getting hot, could it be the plastic back or maybe its okay and I'm just a little uptight about my gadgets???
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Making the processor work hard generates heat! This is normal, the longer you do it the hotter it will get. Unlike laptops there is no cooling fan.
Don't worry the processor can still run safely upto temperatures where you couldn't be holding it but that's not likely to happen (unless you're hyper sensitive)

We avg 80°F indoors here. Yesterday was a warm 111°F outside...
Devices can get hot, not normally be big deal. My Rezound gets up around 115°F on a regular basis.
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Your probably a little uptight with your toys. When electronics do work that's what happens.
Just like computers if your device is getting to hot it should just shut off
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Okay thanks for the response. Now I feel a lot better, it's not a real issue just a could be...thanks!
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If you're also charging and using the tablet at the same time, it'll also become really hot as well. Source: My Galaxy Nexus, EVO 3D, SGS2 all did the same thing.

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If you're also charging and using the tablet at the same time, it'll also become really hot as well. Source: My Galaxy Nexus, EVO 3D, SGS2 all did the same thing.
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Yeah, thanks, but I'm not doing that. Intact, I never do that and it still gets hot with normal use.
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my nexus 7 was acting weird and was also getting really hot, my unit was lagging like crazy too, so i returned my unit and now am trying to find 16gb unit somewhere around here.

I have noticed that my replacement Nexus (with no screen lift) doesn't seem to get as hot as my first.

from case?
How many of you that think your N7 is running too hot.....have a case of some sort on it?
Some of the cases look like they would trap heat. I am a little surprised not to see some sort of case like a folio type that has breathing cut out sections to help dissipate heat when using for gaming and other heat producing use types.

RR215 said:
How many of you that think your N7 is running too hot.....have a case of some sort on it?
Some of the cases look like they would trap heat. I am a little surprised not to see some sort of case like a folio type that has breathing cut out sections to help dissipate heat when using for gaming and other heat producing use types.
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But I thought that the rubber back would somewhat take a cases place. Anyway, I would never put a case on this.
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I've been using mine for the last hour plus, and I wouldn't even say that it is warm, let alone hot.

Only intense gaming would make it warmer where as for regular use it would run fine. Even when it gets warm it doesn't get warm up to worrying degrees / level.
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The back left of mine gets pretty warm. Worryingly so. Just watching YouTube does it.

Don't these things have heat sensors built in that will make the device handle itself if it gets too hot? Usually computer components can get pretty dang hot before having problems, too.

I won't use a case... but if it comes down to it, I might modify one that's open around the area that gets warm.
And using ANYTHING other than the Nexus 7 charger will take forever. You're lucky to get .5amp out of a Mac socket whereas the factory charger is 2amp.

Or maybe these things were built for the winter and not the summer. It does not feel good in the hand because the heat from normal task makes my hands sweat. Maybe it's because it's so slim and the chip inside is so powerful? Still, I don't like it.
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jalyn02 said:
Or maybe these things were built for the winter and not the summer. It does not feel good in the hand because the heat from normal task makes my hands sweat. Maybe it's because it's so slim and the chip inside is so powerful? Still, I don't like it.
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Heat is a subjective thing... it was 94° here in western NY yesterday and I was showing off the Tegra 3 by playing Dark Meadow: The Pact. The back was a little warm, but nothing I would consider uncomfortable.

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Heat is a subjective thing... it was 94° here in western NY yesterday and I was showing off the Tegra 3 by playing Dark Meadow: The Pact. The back was a little warm, but nothing I would consider uncomfortable.
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No dude! This baby gets uncomfortably hot just doing normal task. I remember when the iPad 3 got bad press for playing highly intensive games and getting a little hot, my Nexus 7 gets hot during normal task.
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I'm starting to think it's because of the plastic back cover. See, if it was metal then the aluminum would play as a heat sink, but for 200$ I guess this is what you get?
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overheating issue?

My phone gets pretty hot when gaming. Does this happen to anyone else?

Your phone has a quad core processor and brilliant screen inside of an all metal body. Of course its going to get hot. Other phones(my old gs3 for example ) get just as hot. You just don't notice it due to the plastic body.
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acme64 said:
My phone gets pretty hot when gaming. Does this happen to anyone else?
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Metal is a better conductor of heat than most other phones (various types of glass and plastics). It will feel warmer, even at the same temperature.
The plus side of it feeling warmer is that, ironically, the internals should be cooler, all things equal.

Well does your pc get hot while gaming ? Does the Xbox or ps3 yup so safe to assume heavy gpu tasked games will make it hot . Try to not be charging at the same time . Remember no removal of the battery so when it gets to hot we have little recourse to cool the AC works though lol
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I've never had a metal phone before. Didn't even occur to me the frame would be the heatsink as well. I can breathe easier now thanks
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Overheating

Hi,
Ive had a few problems with my One but I've stuck with it, more commonly the heat of the phone when playing games. I play all kinds when on the way to work on the tube (its boring) I play candy crush at the moment ( I loathe and love that game) the thing is what I've noticed is that the phone heats up to a point where it feels slightly uncomfortable. Does anyone else have this problem? I know that the likes of real racing 3 makes the phone hot but does anyone else have this same problem with the likes of candy crush (a relatively simple game)
As a test, play the game for 10 - 15 minutes and see how the phone feels in your hand. For me its s bit hot, this is my third and probably not my last HTC one. For me all three have had the same heat problem. Every day tasks are fine, just gaming knocks the heat up quite a bit.
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dladz said:
Hi,
Ive had a few problems with my One but I've stuck with it, more commonly the heat of the phone when playing games. I play all kinds when on the way to work on the tube (its boring) I play candy crush at the moment ( I loathe and love that game) the thing is what I've noticed is that the phone heats up to a point where it feels slightly uncomfortable. Does anyone else have this problem? I know that the likes of real racing 3 makes the phone hot but does anyone else have this same problem with the likes of candy crush (a relatively simple game)
As a test, play the game for 10 - 15 minutes and see how the phone feels in your hand. For me its s bit hot, this is my third and probably not my last HTC one. For me all three have had the same heat problem. Every day tasks are fine, just gaming knocks the heat up quite a bit.
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This sounds exactly like what mine does, except it happens with any activity if the activity is long enough (from gaming to simple web browsing). After about 15 to 30 minutes my battery will be between 37-41C, not making the phone burning to the touch but hot enough to make my hands sweat and holding the device uncomfortable. I was thinking because metal is such a great conductor that this is just a result of the build materials but I'm not sure

It could indeed be an issue of aluminum being an excellent conductor of heat.
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Same here, my EVO burns up when I play games for a longer time. The difference is that the EVO 3d has plastic on the back, not aluminium. I think it's HTC's problem...
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I know that the HTC's of old have had heat issues, primarily the One X had some problems but there have been many more.
I just noticed it when i first got the phone, its really quite a thin phone so i suppose some heat in there is expected, but when playing the likes of candy crush, doesn't appear to be a demanding game compared to the likes of rr3 or a psx emulator. I'm just worried about the long term implications on the internals, is it going to shorten the life of the components? I know my pc is as cool as a cucumber and i'm always on top of cooling with that but theres not a huge amount i can actually do with the phone.
Maybe a cooling pad on a case? Do they even make those?
Could just be an early batch and like i said, mine for the most part is cool, it's just gaming.

couped said:
It could indeed be an issue of aluminum being an excellent conductor of heat.
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Yea i'd thought that, would be good if they'd popped a heat vent in there but it'd ruin the aesthetics of the phone i suppose, it is after all a very pretty phone.

CrappyAlloy said:
This sounds exactly like what mine does, except it happens with any activity if the activity is long enough (from gaming to simple web browsing). After about 15 to 30 minutes my battery will be between 37-41C, not making the phone burning to the touch but hot enough to make my hands sweat and holding the device uncomfortable. I was thinking because metal is such a great conductor that this is just a result of the build materials but I'm not sure
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Well i'm glad it's not just me anyway I'm going to speak with the people who buy it in my place of work and see if theirs has any of the same issues because if they don't then i'll be swapping it out.
Oh and mines the silver one, not sure if it makes any difference or not.

How hot does your One run?

Coming from a s3, I'm finding this thing feels super hot. I'm seeing 95-101F. Is that normal? I'm not at home so if this has a thread already, point me to it and delete or close this one. Thanks.

crazymook said:
Coming from a s3, I'm finding this thing feels super hot. I'm seeing 95-101F. Is that normal? I'm not at home so if this has a thread already, point me to it and delete or close this one. Thanks.
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Mine gets hot as **** too. I'm on viper and battery is non existent.
***HTC ONE***

Not hot at all. Mad battery life. OC and UV!

It does feel hotter but I bet it has to do with the aluminum dissipating the heat better. Looking at temps when it feels real warm its nothing to be concerned about, temp wise the internals are fine.

So the temps I see are normal?

I haven't noticed my ONE getting warmer than my G-Nexus really. How do you display the phone's internal temperature?

I'm using gsam but I think that's just giving me the battery temp.

GSam is the closest you'll get - Snapdragons don't have thermal sensors.
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My gs3 runs substantially cooler... This is rather worrisome.
Tho to be fair, my gs3 is rooted and undervolted.

crazymook said:
My gs3 runs substantially cooler... This is rather worrisome.
Tho to be fair, my gs3 is rooted and undervolted.
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From what I've read, that's consistent with what others are reporting. That's the difference between plastic and aluminum.

This is really my first full day with the phone so still getting used to it.

100.7 atm, that's listeng to music,browsing, while extracting a theme zip...
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It's certain apps that make the phone hot while in use during charging.
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crazymook said:
My gs3 runs substantially cooler... This is rather worrisome.
Tho to be fair, my gs3 is rooted and undervolted.
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No need to worry until your led is blinking for over heating.. Just enjoy your phone man.
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I read today that people are reporting gs4s running hot. I think it's just the power under the hood.
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Every smartphone I've ever had has gotten hot to my touch at some point...
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I'm sure the aluminium backing doesn't help with heat dissipation.
:silly:

Mine gets warm but not hot hot like ppl say, I've been watching a lot of tv shows and haven't had to put it down because of it being hot.
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Plastic tends to cool off faster, but doesn't help cooling the device itself.
Aluminum tends to help with the cooling by spreading the heat and remains warmer for a longer period.
I've had this thing last me on avg. a whole work day and still have over 50%.
I'm on an LTE area too.
For the person with bad battery life, something is keeping your phone awake. Check the processes.

robfactory said:
Plastic tends to cool off faster, but doesn't help cooling the device itself.
Aluminum tends to help with the cooling by spreading the heat and remains warmer for a longer period.
I've had this thing last me on avg. a whole work day and still have over 50%.
I'm on an LTE area too.
For the person with bad battery life, something is keeping your phone awake. Check the processes.
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Is there an app you'd recommend?
***HTC ONE***

Heats up like a mofo

I'm betting you all have experienced this, but I find it ridiculous. If I play a game (not a specifically cpu-intensive game) for say 20 minutes to half an hour, then my phone is so hot that I find it uncomfortable to hold. It does not have specifically warm insides, which must then sound like the metal is doing what it should and lead the heat elsewhere but it's uncomfortable.
If I play for approx. half an hour, it's already way past warm. Warm would feel cold in comparison to how hot it can be. Are everyone experiencing this or is it possible I have gotten a lemon?

It's normal. It has an aluminum back. You're gonna feel some heat.
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SkizzMcNizz said:
It's normal. It has an aluminum back. You're gonna feel some heat.
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Some? We're way past that with my phone. I agree it should get warm, but not to such a degree that it gets uncomfortable to hold.

Mine used to get hot with the older builds. Haven't experienced any excessive heat on 4.2.2
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Same here!

Aluminum transfers heat differently than plastic. It's gonna get hotter than plastic will. It's just how the metal is.
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Theshawty said:
I'm betting you all have experienced this, but I find it ridiculous. If I play a game (not a specifically cpu-intensive game) for say 20 minutes to half an hour, then my phone is so hot that I find it uncomfortable to hold. It does not have specifically warm insides, which must then sound like the metal is doing what it should and lead the heat elsewhere but it's uncomfortable.
If I play for approx. half an hour, it's already way past warm. Warm would feel cold in comparison to how hot it can be. Are everyone experiencing this or is it possible I have gotten a lemon?
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You need to tell us what temps your phone is hitting. We can't really help you out without that. Maybe your phone is getting hotter than a normal One, or maybe your hands are more sensitive to heat than the average user. Can't know without temps.
For example, my phone maxes out at 42/43 degrees battery temp. It's definitely warm, but not uncomfortalble to hold. Other users have said their phone temp is around this as well when playing intensive games.
If your phone gets much hotter than this, I would return it. If it doesn't, and your hands are more sensitive than ours, I would buy a case/different case and try to live with it.
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42 degrees as in Celsius? Because I don't know Fahrenheit.
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Theshawty said:
42 degrees as in Celsius? Because I don't know Fahrenheit.
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Yeah.... Celsius

Theshawty said:
42 degrees as in Celsius? Because I don't know Fahrenheit.
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The phone definitely transfers heat very well, so it seems much hotter than other phones. I don't like it either. I was in Shanghai on the weekend and this phone was making my hands sweat. I think the next big improvements we'll see with phones will be temperature and battery life. It must... These phones are becoming heaters.
Since your phone's temperature is normal, I can only suggest three things. Get a different case, root and try the elemental kernel, or undervolt your processor. Not much beyond that.
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ataft said:
The phone definitely transfers heat very well, so it seems much hotter than other phones. I don't like it either. I was in Shanghai on the weekend and this phone was making my hands sweat. I think the next big improvements we'll see with phones will be temperature and battery life. It must... These phones are becoming heaters.
Since your phone's temperature is normal, I can only suggest three things. Get a different case, root and try the elemental kernel, or undervolt your processor. Not much beyond that.
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Ok, thanks, seems it's all normal then! :good:
Also, your English is very good.

haha, thanks, but I'm not Chinese. Just a Canadian expat trying to learn Chinese

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haha, thanks, but I'm not Chinese. Just a Canadian expat trying to learn Chinese
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Hah, ok. Sounds about as hard as trying to scale Mount Everest on a bike, though.

Slightly harder than trying to keep this phone cool.

ataft said:
Slightly harder than trying to keep this phone cool.
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Maybe it's really a portable radiator with smartphone capabilities?
(HTC = Hard To Cool)?

I use a case when I am playing a game for long.. you cannot feel the heat at all.

Theshawty said:
I'm betting you all have experienced this, but I find it ridiculous. If I play a game (not a specifically cpu-intensive game) for say 20 minutes to half an hour, then my phone is so hot that I find it uncomfortable to hold. It does not have specifically warm insides, which must then sound like the metal is doing what it should and lead the heat elsewhere but it's uncomfortable.
If I play for approx. half an hour, it's already way past warm. Warm would feel cold in comparison to how hot it can be. Are everyone experiencing this or is it possible I have gotten a lemon?
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I've got two Galaxy S4's and a HTC One they all get very hot after 20 mins seems the S600 has pour thermal profile when it hits the top of it's clock speed. I would say the HTC is just a little bit hotter than the S4 most likely due to the Aluminium. Try a Flexishield case works for me to make it a bit more comfortable.

androidizen said:
I've got two Galaxy S4's and a HTC One they all get very hot after 20 mins seems the S600 has pour thermal profile when it hits the top of it's clock speed. I would say the HTC is just a little bit hotter than the S4 most likely due to the Aluminium. Try a Flexishield case works for me to make it a bit more comfortable.
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You have two S4's and a One? Do you have liquid gold pouring from your faucet as well?