Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro overheating issues - Here's what users say

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro overheating issue: Apple recently launched its highly anticipated smartphone series - iPhone 15. The iPhone Series - comprising iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max - went on sale recently. Now, users of the new iPhone 15 have started complaining about overheating issues related to the Pro lineup.

Several users are complaining about overheating issues related to iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. According to one of the users, his iPhone 15 Pro gets so hot that it becomes difficult to hold.

"The natural titanium iPhone 15 Pro gets extremely hot, so much so that it becomes difficult to hold. Furthermore, it heats up after just a 2-minute FaceTime call or when scrolling through reels for 8-10 minutes. This is a new issue for me, as I've never encountered this with any previous phone," the user said while sharing a video wherein he can be seen measuring the temperature of his smartphone using a handheld thermometer gun.

The video has now gone viral and garnered over 1.1 million views.

The natural titanium iPhone 15 Pro gets extremely hot, so much so that it becomes difficult to hold. Furthermore, it heats up after just a 2-minute FaceTime call or when scrolling through reels for 8-10 minutes. This is a new issue for me, as I've never encountered this with any… pic.twitter.com/Qu0QK1xGLd

— Mohit Verma (@itz_mohitverma) September 25, 2023

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Erica Griffin, who is also a reviewer, voiced her concerns about iPhone overheating. 

"Both of my clean install iPhone15 Pro Max units heat up to excessive temperatures when using the notes app," she wrote on microblogging site X (formerly Twitter)

The plot thickens… both of my clean install #iPhone15ProMax units are heating up to stupid temperatures when just using the notes app. So I tried the same on my iPhone 13 Mini. It’s getting hot too! The Mini is on 17.0 and the 15 Pros on 17.0.2. Clearly, something wrong with iOS

— Erica Griffin (@iAm_erica) September 28, 2023

While several people have been blaming the new A17 Pro SoC for the issues, noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities stated that the overheating issues could be because of some "compromises" in the design of the thermal system.

"My survey indicates that the iPhone 15 Pro series overheating issues are unrelated to TSMC’s advanced 3nm node. The primary cause is more likely the compromises made in the thermal system design to achieve a lighter weight, such as the reduced heat dissipation area and the use of a titanium frame, which negatively impacts thermal efficiency," he said.