Is Galaxy S3 getting hot at the bottom part after a long use?

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apurvaas

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Received my preorder galaxy s3 today from ATT.. It is simply amazing but device is getting hot at the bottom after prolonged use and while it is charging..

Is it just me or someone else is having similar issues..

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Liferules

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Yes, mine gets mildly warm. But that's after extensive use. Not sure about charging--will check.
 

grkmaster

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I posted this in the other thread. For me it tends to while mild usage. I understand while charging but not when its not
 

naturefreak85

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I posted this in the other thread. For me it tends to while mild usage. I understand while charging but not when its not

The processor is running at all times. Then you also have to take into account screen brightness. With my phone's I notice the amount of time to heat depends on the screen brightness. The brighter the screen the faster it gets warm.
 

EugeneR

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Not hot at all. Video, browsing, calls, Skype. Being warm - yes, but it's normal

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Liferules

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I had a few hours today when it was warm just sitting in my pocket while in meetings with the screen off, etc... it may have been busy sync'ing emails, but shouldn't have been working too hard yet was definitely warm. Had to take it out of my pocket and set it on the table to cool myself off...
 

davidstech11

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Warm yeah. Uncomfortable NO. So far I am really enjoying my smartphone.

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grkmaster

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What's the normal phone temperature range where it's still ok.... My phone went up to 98degrees... Was uncomfortable for me to use

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zan123

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Mine got warm too when it was in pocket sitting..so got here looking for if someone has same issue and guess I'm not alone lol
 

topgun303

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Come on guys we are talking about dual core with 2 gig ram. It's almost a home laptop or desktop. And not to say there is no ****ing cpu fan installed so it normal for the phone to get little hot or warm after some use or charging. Even my ipbone 4s gets hot and that ****, is only running at 800 mhz

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Liferules

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I believe many of us are saying that the phone is getting hot while NOT using it - - just while it's in the pocket...
 

stan.s

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I had it in the car with the charger connected, doing gps navigation while listening to music via BT and the wifi was on. After 30 minutes it was uncomfortably warm bordering on what I would call hot.

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topgun303

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I had it in the car with the charger connected, doing gps navigation while listening to music via BT and the wifi was on. After 30 minutes it was uncomfortably warm bordering on what I would call hot.

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It's the battery that gets hot. same as every other phone

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riiviin

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Mine gets warms at the bottom, but I've also been using it a lot than I generally use my phone simply because it's new. We have one of those laser temperature sensors at work. I will probably get some readings tomorrow.
 

jnichols959

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I had an AT&T HTC One X for a few weeks and returned it because I wanted this phone. Same processor. It never got hot or even warm enough to notice when using a lot (charging or not). Still waiting for stock in stores to get the GS3 but this is a real bummer IMHO as it may not be something that root/ROMs/etc. can fix.
 

theraffman

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I may be wrong about this but I believe metal dissipates heat better than plastic. I'm an electrical contractor and I deal with LED bulbs alot and I've noticed that the same exact bulb in plastic gets hotter than the ones encased in metal... Take that for whatever you may.

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zmore

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I may be wrong about this but I believe metal dissipates heat better than plastic. I'm an electrical contractor and I deal with LED bulbs alot and I've noticed that the same exact bulb in plastic gets hotter than the ones encased in metal... Take that for whatever you may.

Would rather have a "cheap" plastic phone that gets a little warm and can take a droptest better than a heavy "premium-feeling" cold metal phone that blocks the antennas and dents.
 

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    Come on guys we are talking about dual core with 2 gig ram. It's almost a home laptop or desktop. And not to say there is no ****ing cpu fan installed so it normal for the phone to get little hot or warm after some use or charging. Even my ipbone 4s gets hot and that ****, is only running at 800 mhz

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium