s3 reboots after getting really HOT

[hellee53]

guys i was using my laptop and kept my s3 just infront of me it was near the laptop's speakers and i was also charging and playing a game in it.after a while i took it and found out it was REALLY HOT!!! immediately took out the battery and let the device cool.after that it keep on rebooting..first it hangs then it reboots again and again...what has happened. im afraid some thing hardware related is damaged.and yes i took out the battery for long period and even reset it..nothing works..help...

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! If you're charging and playing a processor-intensive game at the same time, things can get pretty warm. It's possible the battery got damaged from the heat, or perhaps the battery was already failing and generating excessive heat while charging. Take the battery out and place it on a flat surface, then try to spin it. If it spins freely, it's bulging in the middle, which is a bad sign--try a new battery.

 

[hellee53]

everything heated up...from battery to the phone....the are where the sim and memory cards are

 

[B. Diddy]

Ok, another potential cause of overheating is a corrupt media file on the SD card, which can cause the system's Media Scanner to get stuck and cause increased CPU usage, which means higher heat and battery drain. Unmount the card in Settings>Storage, remove it, and reboot. Insert the card into a computer and run chkdsk to look for bad sectors: http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...guide-using-chkdsk-fix-corrupted-sd-card.html