Everyone knows that some electronic devices are off heat. Anyone who works in an office closely felt the high temperature of some hardware components that heat up to the point that orders an advanced cooling solution.
Do you know why your phone heats up so much? Do the laptop processors actually release all this heat? We investigates the subject and shares the possible reasons for the rise in temperature and the real dangers that such inconvenience offers.
The heat of the game!
The first major reason is the overload of the smartphone. When you run games, the CPU, graphics processor and memory work much. The same thing happens if you leave too many applications running in the background, because the device needs to be constantly processing information.
Even if these components are small and work with fairly low frequencies, they heat up to extreme levels, and there is an advanced cooling. Result? The heat passes into the housing and you feel electronics frying on the skin.
The battery on fire
The second reason for overheating is abuse of a smartphone battery. Take a test: turn off your smartphone, charge it, wait about 20 or 30 minutes and check the temperature. It'll probably be very hot because the battery receives a lot of energy.
In everyday life, the situation is somewhat different. If you leave the phone idle, you will not notice any overheating problems. Now when you play a lot, there is great demand for energy, causing the battery to increase temperature a little and it heats up because of the heat that is released by other components.
Signal lacks, temperature rises
The third reason that can make your mobile warm is the lack of signal. Smartphones are configured to constantly search for a signal carrier. If the device cannot contact the tower, it will keep trying and therefore spend a lot of battery and release large amount of heat.
Where does so much heat come from?
Although the reasons above justify the components of the heating cell, it is still difficult to understand how such small components heat up so much. Even if a smartphone has a small size processor, it has millions of transistors, which are very close to each other.
Imagine millions of these small components together in an operating frequency of 1 GHz doing many calculations per second, aided by a passive cooling system, eventually results in high temperatures. Adding the processor, GPU and many other components, you have no idea where so much heat comes from.
Dangers of overheating
The high temperature of your phone is unlikely to cause burns to your skin, however, it is not good for you to risk using a device that can burn your fingers. First, it is important to note that excessive heat can cause the gadget to explode.
Basically, at high temperatures, some components may fail and overheat protection mechanism may have some problems. Thus, the device tends to continue to warm until a chip ignites or explodes. And it's not a joke, it has happened even with reliable devices like the iPhone.
What's the solution?
If you notice that your smartphone is overheating, you can follow some of the tips below to solve the problems:
- Avoid leaving many apps open in the background;
- Try to play for short periods of time;
- Install any application to check CPU usage;
- Do not use the device while the battery is being recharged;
- Remove the protective cover so that the unit can cool;
- Do not leave the device plugged in 24 hours per day;
- Seek technical assistance to repair the phone.
Presenting high performance or overheating, smartphones are becoming more like computers. The final tip is the same as always: take care of your device and it is unlikely to have serious problems. Have you had any experience with any gadget laptop overheating? Tell us your story!