HTC One M9 overheating issue FIXED via software update

[smooth4lyfe]

Good news for you HTC fans!
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http://phandroid.com/2015/03/19/htc-one-m9-overheating-fixed/

Earlier this week we wrote about the HTC One M9 experiencing some overheating issues. It was reported early on that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 had some problems with overheating, which is why the Samsung Galaxy S6 doesn’t use it. HTC’s Communications manager made sure to let everyone know that the One M9 was not running final software yet, which could explain the issues.

Now, a member of XDA forums is reporting that HTC has solved this spicy problem. His source with a One M9 received an OTA update with the changelog: “thermal improvements and camera improvements.” A Twitter user is also reporting that HTC has finalized software and devices are ready to be shipped. Just in time for the early April time frame.

This is all very good news, and it’s why you should never freak out about problems before a device is available in stores. When software and hardware aren’t meshing it can create problems like overheating. We’ll test the One M9 for ourselves, but at this juncture the overheating is not something to worry about. Stay cool, everybody.

 

[Alex_NJ]

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[lyricaldroid]

Amen to that !

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[John Kar]

Yes, but are there any compromises?

The G Flex 2 doesn't overheat, yet that thing lags like hell.

 

[neo905]

Has LG ever had a phone out the gate that didn't lag?

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[TimmE]

Good news for you HTC fans!
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http://phandroid.com/2015/03/19/htc-one-m9-overheating-fixed/

It was reported early on that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 had some problems with overheating, which is why the Samsung Galaxy S6 doesn’t use it.

These statements drive me crazy because it is clearly a lie. Samsung did not choose not to use the 810 because of overheating. That's impossible. They chose to use their own processor because they already were designing it. If they had planned on using the 810 and discovered somehow that the pre production 810's had some irreparable flaw they would never have time to develop their own processor from the ground up and get it into production the same time as the 810.

It's 2013 all over again with Samsung paying people to trash the competition.

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[John Kar]

These statements drive me crazy because it is clearly a lie. Samsung did not choose not to use the 810 because of overheating. That's impossible. They chose to use their own processor because they already were designing it. If they had planned on using the 810 and discovered somehow that the pre production 810's had some irreparable flaw they would never have time to develop their own processor from the ground up and get it into production the same time as the 810.

It's 2013 all over again with Samsung paying people to trash the competition.

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LAWL...

This is ridiculous reasoning. Manufacturers have come out and admitted that the overheating problems are/were real. To say they were never a concern is outright lying at this point considering the information we have.

As for your remarks about Samsung and their own processor, there was no intelligent reason for Samsung to go for the SD 810 when their Exynos 7420 chip is objectively superior and probably costs them less to use.

Their CPU cores are the same exact reference ARM cores, just that the 7420 is manufactured on a 14nm finfet node, so why should Samsung use the SD 810, which has the SAME EXACT ARM DESIGN but is manufactured on an inferior 20nm node?

You act like the Exynos 7420 is Samsung's first SoC, when they have been designing processors since before the first iPhone. Whether Samsung wanted to use the 810 or not, the current Exynos 7420 would have still been made.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exynos

Look at their history of Exynos SoC.

Samsung has always been wary of relying on one supplier, so they always have side-projects as back-ups in case anything goes wrong. People laughed at the previous Exynos SoC, but Samsung has proven that it made a wise choice to continue Exynos development in cases where their suppliers fail like right now.

Other companies should learn from Samsung so they don't make the same mistake.

 

[markymark]

So some anonymous guy on XDA says he knows a guy who got an OTA that fixed the overheating problem that HTC and their fans denied ever existed in the first place. Ok so I guess it's problem solved!

Sorry no offense but I take all of this with a grain of salt.

 

[John Kar]

So some anonymous guy on XDA says he knows a guy who got an OTA that fixed the overheating problem that HTC and their fans denied ever existed in the first place. Ok so I guess it's problem solved!

Sorry no offense but I take all of this with a grain of salt.

Yeah, that's pretty much it.

First they're saying it's a conspiracy started by Samsung to kill Qualcomm and all the other Android OEMs, so that Samsung can quietly replace Android with Tizen.
Then they said that htc fixed the issue, completely contradicting their first theory.

Make up your minds.

 

[petvas72]

What is interesting in this discussion is that the alleged overheating issues only occurred when running specific benchmarks. Who uses his/her device like that? Even if these results are true, why would they even matter, especially if there are no overheating issues by any kind of normal usage of the phone? In this age we live in, people love bad headlines. Give people blood and negative news and they fell for it immediately.
Make a headline about a positive thing and nobody cares. How sad is that?

 

[smooth4lyfe]

Yeah, that's pretty much it.

First they're saying it's a conspiracy started by Samsung to kill Qualcomm and all the other Android OEMs, so that Samsung can quietly replace Android with Tizen.
Then they said that htc fixed the issue, completely contradicting their first theory.

Make up your minds.

Yeah that conspiracy thing was pretty stupid...dumbest thing I've ever heard

 

[markymark]

What is interesting in this discussion is that the alleged overheating issues only occurred when running specific benchmarks. Who uses his/her device like that? Even if these results are true, why would they even matter, especially if there are no overheating issues by any kind of normal usage of the phone? In this age we live in, people love bad headlines. Give people blood and negative news and they fell for it immediately.
Make a headline about a positive thing and nobody cares. How sad is that?

True except that in that Tweakers article they supposedly put other phones through the same test and the M9 heated up to 55 degrees C while the other phones were all 40 or less. If that was true it would certainly be a concern. But who knows. I'm waiting for some real world reviews when the phone is released.

 

[TimmE]

LAWL...

This is ridiculous reasoning. Manufacturers have come out and admitted that the overheating problems are/were real. To say they were never a concern is outright lying at this point considering the information we have.

As for your remarks about Samsung and their own processor, there was no intelligent reason for Samsung to go for the SD 810 when their Exynos 7420 chip is objectively superior and probably costs them less to use.

Their CPU cores are the same exact reference ARM cores, just that the 7420 is manufactured on a 14nm finfet node, so why should Samsung use the SD 810, which has the SAME EXACT ARM DESIGN but is manufactured on an inferior 20nm node?

You act like the Exynos 7420 is Samsung's first SoC, when they have been designing processors since before the first iPhone. Whether Samsung wanted to use the 810 or not, the current Exynos 7420 would have still been made.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exynos

Look at their history of Exynos SoC.

Samsung has always been wary of relying on one supplier, so they always have side-projects as back-ups in case anything goes wrong. People laughed at the previous Exynos SoC, but Samsung has proven that it made a wise choice to continue Exynos development in cases where their suppliers fail like right now.

Other companies should learn from Samsung so they don't make the same mistake.

Your response is inaccurate on several points. No manufacturer admitted the over heating was real through any official channel.

Paragraph two is my point. They did not choose to pass on the 810 because of overheating. They already committed to their own processor.

The whole overheating issue was debunked days ago. Read this story complete with references and official statements. http://semiaccurate.com/2015/03/02/behind-fake-qualcomm-snapdragon-810-overheating-rumors/

The source of the negative stories and the negative rumors /lies was likely Samsung itself. Just like in 2013 when they were fined for paying people to trash HTC. http://bgr.com/2013/10/24/samsung-paid-anti-htc-trolls/

Please. Don't let yourself be manipulated.

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[Adam_ation]

Yeah, that's pretty much it.

First they're saying it's a conspiracy started by Samsung to kill Qualcomm and all the other Android OEMs, so that Samsung can quietly replace Android with Tizen.
Then they said that htc fixed the issue, completely contradicting their first theory.

Make up your minds.

There has been no contradiction in theorys at all.

A few days ago the M9 was running hot thats true and any HTC fan will agree, it was pre-release software afterall so it becomes irrelevant. People bashing HTC were saying it was unfixable by software and directly related to the SD810 "overheating" rumours which isn't true at all.

Its those bashing HTC who need to make up their minds, now that the "overheating" is fixed i'm sure you will all jump back onto the camera bandwagon and if thats fixed you really are going to be running out of ideas. My guess is that you will probably move onto the design - Adam

Yeah that conspiracy thing was pretty stupid...dumbest thing I've ever heard

Yeah i mean its not like Samsung have paid people to spread FUD before... twice. Totally out of character for them to do it again - Adam

 

[Alex_NJ]

Whatever has caused this, it has worked on me.

I have gone from blindly ready to pre-order the M9 to now holding back and waiting to see if the S6 is the better phone for me. I think there is about 70% chance I go for the S6 now

 

[smooth4lyfe]

The source of the negative stories and the negative rumors /lies was likely Samsung itself. Just like in 2013 when they were fined for paying people to trash HTC. Samsung paid anti-HTC trolls, gets fined in Taiwan | BGR

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Now I'm not saying this article is false, because I heard about this as well, but you do know BGR is Pro-Apple and Anti-Android....especially Anti-Samsung....everything they say is usually throwing shade at Samsung....I wouldn't quote them for anything Android

 

[TimmE]

Now I'm not saying this article is false, because I heard about this as well, but you do know BGR is Pro-Apple and Anti-Android....especially Anti-Samsung....everything they say is usually throwing shade at Samsung....I wouldn't quote them for anything Android

How about ABC news? Legitimate enough source?
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sa...ple-criticize-htcs-products/story?id=20671547
I got more if you like.

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[smooth4lyfe]

How about ABC news? Legitimate enough source?
Samsung Fined For Paying People to Criticize HTC's Products - ABC News
I got more if you like.

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Better

 

[dpham00]

Mod Note : please calm down and keep things on topic.

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 4

 

[John Kar]

Your response is inaccurate on several points. No manufacturer admitted the over heating was real through any official channel.

Really? So LG saying they "fixed" the overheating issue during their earning's call isn't official?

Paragraph two is my point. They did not choose to pass on the 810 because of overheating. They already committed to their own processor.

They committed to their own processor BECAUSE the 810 was overheating. How hard is this to understand?
Samsung may have started these rumors to kill hype from their competition, but that does not mean that the overheating issues were FALSE.
Yes, Samsung benefits IMMENSELY from the 810 flaws. First, it kills their mobile competitors and drives up their phone sales. Secondly, more phone sales means more of their fabrication plants are used, getting them an even further edge over their component rivals. Thirdly, the lower sales of competing phones mean their competitors in the component industry get screwed over through un-used machines.

HOWEVER, Samsung's financial benefits from the GENUINE 810 flaws does not mean they were lying. And even then, there is no proof it was Samsung who started those rumors.

The whole overheating issue was debunked days ago. Read this story complete with references and official statements. What is behind the fake Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 overheating rumors? - SemiAccurate

Yeah, that's right. "Debunked".
Charlie definitely "debunked" the overheating rumors, and then a few weeks AFTER the article was written, 2 highly-proficient tech websites proved that the M9 DOES overheat.

It seems Charlie is just full of crap.

The source of the negative stories and the negative rumors /lies was likely Samsung itself. Just like in 2013 when they were fined for paying people to trash HTC. Samsung paid anti-HTC trolls, gets fined in Taiwan | BGR

Yes, that's right. Samsung was paying people to trash HTC and not Apple...
I doubt Samsung has ever given a crap about HTC, and to say they do is only wishful thinking.
This whole war is between Samsung and Apple. Everyone else is just a side-show.

You really think Samsung would waste their money focusing on HTC when HTC's marketshare was already plummeting all around the world? Samsung "admitted" to those operations because of biased Taiwanese courts. They would never win a case even if they were innocent.

Please. Don't let yourself be manipulated.

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Hypocrisy at its finest.