Why my moto z play screen is getting really hot?

[Android Central Question]

Where the screen circuitry is is getting really hot and then the screen looks like it's burning out

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! What are you doing on the phone when it gets hot? Are you using any CPU-intensive apps (like games), or does it get hot even if you're just idling on the homescreen?

 

[Brza B]

It starts getting hot as soon as the phone comes on like at the Moto screen. It's like hot to where I can't even touch it, right at the top where the phone speaker is.

 

[belodion]

I've heard of SD cards causing overheating, but not as soon as the phone is switched on. There's something badly, and possibly dangerously, wrong with the innards, is my guess.

 

[B. Diddy]

belodion has a good idea -- if you have an SD card inserted, Unmount it (in Settings>Storage), remove it, then reboot. If the overheating stops, then card is probably corrupt.

If that doesn't help, then it could be a failing battery. Does the battery drain pretty quickly?