Amid all of the excitement during this weekend ’s iPhone 15 launch , some former purchaser took to social media to complain about overheating handsets that were affecting comfort and carrying out . While most people assumed it was due to the A17 Pro CPU , a young report indicate that might not be the case .
fit in to analystMing - Chi Kuo , the iPhone 15 Pro ’s overheating issues are “ unrelated to TSMC ’s advance 3 nm node , ” the new process Apple is using for the discovery A17 Pro processor . Rather , Kuo explains , the overheating issue is likely triggered by “ the compromises made in the thermal organisation design to achieve a lighter weight , such as the reduced heat dissipation area and the use of a Ti flesh , which negatively impacts caloric efficiency . ”
The Wall Street Journalalso cover that design proceeds may be to blame , including , as Kuo claims , the earphone ’s titanium sides . The iPhone 15 Pro models have dramatically reduce weighting , with the Pro Max exuviate some 20 Hans C. J. Gram and feeling much lighter than the iPhone 14 Pro Max . However , as iFixit reported , Apple made some interior changes as well that could have affect the temperature reduction of the chip .
Bloombergreported that Apple ’s tech support squad has been fielding calls about the return andadvising customersto monitor their app exercise and setup . Other story lay claim that some apps , including Notes and Instagram , are causing overheating . And other users have n’t experienced any outlet with heat at all .
Kuo says Apple is expected to address the overheating issues in a software update , though he admonish that “ improvements may be circumscribe unless Apple lowers central processing unit performance . ” It will likely be several weeks before such a fix is implemented as Apple has n’t started beta examination iOS 17.1 yet .
Inour testing , we also found our iPhone 15 Pro Max got pretty hot during charge , an result that has alsobeen fairly widespreadamong early adoptive parent . The iPhone 15 has a USB - century charging / datum port for the first time after using Lightning for the past 10 years . Kuo does n’t mention whether Apple is inquire this finical matter .
Update 9/28 : total study from Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal .
