Using s pen on samsung galaxy note 3 heats up the phone

[ARNIE CHAN]

Guys, I noticed that the use of raises the battery temp very quickly ? I don't think this was the case with note 2.
I installed the batetry widget (from elvision) and noticed that as soon as i start drawing something using s pen the temp of the batter starts going up
and when it reahces like 90 deg F you will start feeling the back of the phone (near camera) getting warmer.

is this normal ? Please share your thoughts , i still have a week to go to return the phone.
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[Haalcyon]

This is the first I've heard that but I keep my phone in case too. ...and have not used the S-Pen a whole lot since I got the phone. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[ARNIE CHAN]

Can you test it and let me know ? I don't have a case and feel my phone getting warmer when it reaches 90F. Can you try S PEN with case and without case ?

 

[thymeless]

This really shouldn't be surprising in general. The Wacom digitizer that the S pen works with and the software that drives it will take extra operation and processing power, plus the screen staying on longer for the pen use. That means a draw on the battery. how big that draw is, and that the temp rise is about 15-20 degrees from where it started, just doesn't seem that significant.

I frequently run my Note 3 in bursts, 20 minutes of web work, reading book, playing a casual game. Nothing really intensive and it heats up like you describe. Not hot, but warm. So did my old phone in the same use. Seems normal to me.

 

[RusticKey]

Weird. I always use my S Pen and my Note never gets hot.

Sent from my SM-N900

 

[johnmares]

Hi guys. I just got my note 3 with at&t. It heats up when I play games an I don't play long because my phone heats up around the top back by the camera. What's wrong?

 

[DrSavant]

Hi guys. I just got my note 3 with at&t. It heats up when I play games an I don't play long because my phone heats up around the top back by the camera. What's wrong?

Nothing - just a fast processor, in a plastic body. Many Note 3s tend to heat up quickly, when in high cpu consumption mode. Some games would do that, some won't. Dead Trigger 2 is a great example - cooks things up very quickly.

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[Isc73]

Never with the s pen but definitely with high end games. I remember my iPhone 5 would almost burn when I played 3d games, but it wasn't really a problem for me

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[z06mike]

We want phones that have extreme processing power and are super thin, but that comes at a cost. The heat that is generated by the processor/screen/gpu/etc needs to be dissipated and that is why we feel the phone getting warm. I wouldn't worry about it all unless it gets very hot, but I will tell you this, I have not noticed mine getting hot when using the S-pen. If you get a chance, stop by your carrier's store and play with another phone and see if the same happens.

 

[FBA]

We have a pen included in this phone?