I'm interested to see how many/few complaints we see about the iPhone Air overheating, since it has almost the exact same chip as the 17 Pro but a simpler cooling system

"My phone is really hot, is this normal or is it broken?!" is something I started getting asked by random iPhone-using friends over the last few years as they upgraded to a new model and then felt it sizzling.

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thewebguyd 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Got my air yesterday and it definitely gets hot. Will see how it does after a few days as I expected the heat due to the initial sync and transfer, and iOS indexes everything for a day or two.

But even then it was no hotter than my 16 Pro

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reaperducer 3 days ago | parent [-]

Got my air yesterday and it definitely gets hot. Will see how it does after a few days as I expected the heat due to the initial sync and transfer, and iOS indexes everything for a day or two.

I have one, too, and you're right that the heating is just what happens while it restores its data and settings and whatnot.

I believe it also re-scans your entire photo library to re-identify dogs, cars, people, etc. with whatever improved algorithm comes with the new chip/OS.

This happens every time you get a new iPhone. Depending on how much it has to sort through, it can take a couple of hours to a week.

I always leave the case off for the first few days.

	▲	dannyw 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		As a photographer with over 50,000 photos in my iCloud, getting new iPhones is a pain.

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Havoc 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>I'm interested to see how many/few complaints we see about the iPhone Air overheating

One less core, and from the benchmarking it's clear that it throttles a fair bit earlier than the rest. Even worse its a titanium body so worse dissipation

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jtokoph 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I figure it will just be clocked down to maintain thermals