Heat

[XDA_RealLifeReview]

Some phones are great to take camping because if you play Asphalt 8 long enough, the back warms up to the ideal temperature that can bake bread. Rate this thread to express the extent to which the ZTE Axon 7 stays cool under extended heavy use. A higher rating indicates that even when playing strenuous games for long periods of time, the phone doesn't get uncomfortably warm.

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[tele_jas]

I have not noticed any excessive heat. Probably the coolest of all my past phones.

 

[0gati]

I have not noticed any excessive heat. Probably the coolest of all my past phones.

Agree it has been the coolest phone I have owned. The other phones I have owned have both got very hot which has made the phones very slow (CPU throttling?). The Axon 7 has stayed quite cool to the touch even when using things like GPS and camera.

Nexus 6p (toaster)
Oneplus One (hot)
HTC M7 (hot)
iPhone 5s (mild)
Axon 7 (cool)

 

[Wynsent]

Warm/Hot

Got my Axon 7 today been using it for a few hours was warm throughout my usage, gave it a charge and was really warm/hot. Battery life wasn't all that great either, people are getting 5-6 SOT with a full charge, it came with 85% out of the box and used it for around 2~2.5 hours and it was down to 20% with brightness below 50% wasn't impressed. I'm hoping it'll get better with more use as this phone is pretty great

 

[razorsbk]

If you play all day of course you wont get 6 hrs of SoT.

 

[DrakenFX]

I have not noticed any excessive heat. Probably the coolest of all my past phones.

Agree it has been the coolest phone I have owned. The other phones I have owned have both got very hot which has made the phones very slow (CPU throttling?). The Axon 7 has stayed quite cool to the touch even when using things like GPS and camera.

Nexus 6p (toaster)
Oneplus One (hot)
HTC M7 (hot)
iPhone 5s (mild)
Axon 7 (cool)

Yup and Yup....
Comparing the Axon 7 to previous devices, A7 win by a long shot.
I play PSP Games (this is hard on CPU+GPU) and doesn't transform into a toaster.

 

[jlomein]

I've gotten 6.5 hours of screen on time, but this is with conservative use: web browsing/video watching with extremely low brightness settings.

When playing Star Wars KOTOR, I've only gotten ~3.5 hours of play time. Brightness heavily affects the drain speed.

 

[Flaîm]

it gets barely warm enough to notice it working at all.

 

[trasheris]

Got hot in pocket while doing nothing, GSam showed 38-40 celsius. Started today, exactly after 1 week when I got it. While using it it gets warm a little, but nothing serious compared to my old phones.

 

[Aj-jss]

Axon 7 Battery Temperature

Hi guys my Axon 7 is running the latest update (7.1.1) and my battery's temperature is 29°c when idling and the room's temperature is also 29°c, but when I start using social media apps like Instagram and Snapchat ,it gets around 37° and if I use Chrome for web surfing it gets around 40°c, so is this normal for Axon 7? And also if I use so heavy multitasking like downloading over mobile data, watch online videos , two sims both activated , and ten other apps open at the same time but no games , the temperature sometimes goes up to 45°c. What is your Axon 7's battery temperature in different situations?please also mention the room temperature that you're in. ( to see the temperature go to settings/ power manager/ battery cooling)

 

[Boutchoo]

With Gsam Battery, it says 43 celcius when charging or reddit/games...

It was under 35c a few weeks ago

 

[++chris++]

It is normal for many phones.
And the temp alert settings of the axon7 are very useful as I sit in sunlight very often and most times forget about phone temperature

 

[WasabiDroid]

My Axon 7 heats up fast when I used aze

The battery monitor reports overheat warning after 20 minutes of using the GPS app called Waze. The temp would reach 46°C easily. I don't get this issue when I use the Google Map.

 

[PhotonTorpedo]

I have seen temperatures in excess of 50C when in direct sunlight in my hot car while using GPS (no A/C in my car).

Playing Hearthstone in my warm room can exceed 40C, which is where I have the warning set to.

I hope I'm not slowly killing the device or battery...

 

[admicos]

My A2017G gets a little hot (but definitely usable) when charging. Unplug it and it'll cool down pretty quickly.

But then that might be because I keep the phone on all the time (got an always-on screen app running just for screen-off OK Google)

 

[cirnocirno]

This phone doesn't get hot. You guys don't know what's hot until you have used a Xperia M4 Aqua
My Xperia M4 Aqua could reach temps of steady 82C while gaming and 74C while watching Youtube

 

[RobboW]

I've been getting issues using mine as a GPS with here maps. Battery heat warnings and yes, it felt hot, not to mention the app is causing navigation problems a lot.
Installed TomTom, see if it works better. It has some better UI and settings already.

If it doesn't run cooler I might buy a dedicated GPS but really don't want another device in the car.....

 

[cirnocirno]

I've been getting issues using mine as a GPS with here maps. Battery heat warnings and yes, it felt hot, not to mention the app is causing navigation problems a lot.
Installed TomTom, see if it works better. It has some better UI and settings already.

If it doesn't run cooler I might buy a dedicated GPS but really don't want another device in the car.....

That's really weird, my phone never gets hot while using GPS and driving. Are you sure you're not putting the phone in direct sunlight?

 

[RobboW]

Yeah, of course it had sun on it. You need it able to access GPS signal reliably for good navigation.
It was in a screen mount. I was using it heaps today on TomTom app with much more success and less heat. Seems there's something not right with Here Maps.

 

[cirnocirno]

Yeah, of course it had sun on it. You need it able to access GPS signal reliably for good navigation.
It was in a screen mount. I was using it heaps today on TomTom app with much more success and less heat. Seems there's something not right with Here Maps.

You don't need the sunlight directed onto the device.
I got a mount on my with a shieldscreen to protect it from sunlight so it won't get cooked. I am guessing you're enjoying a cooked phone while driving