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    Exclamation Note 2 really heats up especially around the top half of the screen!! like REALLY HOT

    Hi, my GN2 heats up when i'm using it, especially outdoors and while using data. It gets really hot until almost the mid 50s degrees celsius. (seen through android tuner free) i'm kind of scared that it could cause damage to the phone! thanks for any help!! PS I live in Singapore, where outdoor temperatures can get to almost 38 degrees celcius
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    Default Re: Note 2 really heats up especially around the top half of the screen!! like REALLY HOT

    It's pretty hot where you are. How does it act when you are in a climate control environment,, like air conditioning?

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    Mine doesn't heat up that much unless it's actively using the data connection (like uploading a heavy video on 3G). 50°C sounds about normal for CPU temp in outdoors and high activity which is what your app measures, not necessarily how hot your phone gets. HOWEVER, it is bordering on the highest temp, you might want to check the temp when it's in a controlled environment like zmann suggests. If it gets to that temp even when you're in a cool room, you could try the ever-feared factory restore (just in case something went haywire with your kernel) or maybe even a hardware problem...
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    Default Re: Note 2 really heats up especially around the top half of the screen!! like REALLY HOT

    Quote Originally Posted by zmann View Post
    It's pretty hot where you are. How does it act when you are in a climate control environment,, like air conditioning?

    Note 2, it's true, ,size is everything!
    Indoors it doesn't really heat up that much, maximum around 40-45 degrees. Would that be normal?
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpookDroid View Post
    Mine doesn't heat up that much unless it's actively using the data connection (like uploading a heavy video on 3G). 50°C sounds about normal for CPU temp in outdoors and high activity which is what your app measures, not necessarily how hot your phone gets. HOWEVER, it is bordering on the highest temp, you might want to check the temp when it's in a controlled environment like zmann suggests. If it gets to that temp even when you're in a cool room, you could try the ever-feared factory restore (just in case something went haywire with your kernel) or maybe even a hardware problem...
    Oh I see. But after searches online, many people who said they experienced heating up said that it was around 45 degrees, so I was worried that it was some sort of factory defect. If it doesn't heat up so much while indoors then it should be normal and just credited to the climate I live in right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bloodyfeelin View Post
    Oh I see. But after searches online, many people who said they experienced heating up said that it was around 45 degrees, so I was worried that it was some sort of factory defect. If it doesn't heat up so much while indoors then it should be normal and just credited to the climate I live in right?
    I would think so. If in normal climate it stays at normal temps I would not worry.

    Note 2, it's true, ,size is everything!
    love my evo.
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    If it helps as comparison, my phone's CPU temp in a controlled room (23°C AC) is usually around 35°C while idle.
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    Mine is at 85F/39C. Mine is fine

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jude526 View Post
    Mine is at 85F/39C. Mine is fine

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    85°F is around 29°C
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    Default Re: Note 2 really heats up especially around the top half of the screen!! like REALLY HOT

    Quote Originally Posted by bloodyfeelin View Post
    Hi, my GN2 heats up when i'm using it, especially outdoors and while using data. It gets really hot until almost the mid 50s degrees celsius. (seen through android tuner free) i'm kind of scared that it could cause damage to the phone! thanks for any help!! PS I live in Singapore, where outdoor temperatures can get to almost 38 degrees celcius
    Do you leave your GPS toggle on ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DroidXcon View Post
    Do you leave your GPS toggle on ?
    My gps is always on and phone never heats up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zmann View Post
    My gps is always on and phone never heats up.

    Note 2, it's true, ,size is everything!
    If an app is searching for location constantly then it will. I was not implying simply being toggled does anything

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    Quote Originally Posted by DroidXcon View Post
    If an app is searching for location constantly then it will. I was not implying simply being toggled does anything

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    Quote Originally Posted by DroidXcon View Post
    If an app is searching for location constantly then it will. I was not implying simply being toggled does anything
    This is the truth. Only time my phone ever becomes warm to the touch is when I have GPS enabled and an app starts using it, like Maps/Navigation or Dailyroads Voyager.


    Also, 55* Celsius is not good. I am a computer tech who's been building his own PC's since the late 90's and anything above 50*C is really bad for any chip. Some chips are more tolerable for this high of temps, but really something in a cellphone getting that hot is unacceptable. I'd be very careful about what you do outside in the heat, GPS should be a no no unless you're in an air conditioned car.
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    Hey even I do have the same problem, my note2 gets heated while charging and also while using it.. it started so from when it fell on to ground from a 5 feet height!!! No much applications r running... what could be the reason for over heating. How I save my note2?? I couldn't put it at my ear bcoz of that...

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