Samsung Galaxy Overheating

thegoodman

As a 2nd phone I have S3 before this it was HTC Wildfire and also HTC HD7. The iPhone is the main phone I have.

DUTR

thegoodman wrote: »

As a 2nd phone I have S3 before this it was HTC Wildfire and also HTC HD7. The iPhone is the main phone I have.

Surely though, the iphone does everything any phone can do and more? plus there is no risk of malware, AND it holds it value, it must be worth more than the S3 already? Just read on CNET that the S3 has sold 10million pieces already :cool:

thegoodman

DUTR wrote: »

Surely though, the iphone does everything any phone can do and more? plus there is no risk of malware, AND it holds it value, it must be worth more than the S3 already? Just read on CNET that the S3 has sold 10million pieces already :cool:

The op is asking about galaxy not iPhone or which one is better.
Most problems with the galaxy can be found below
http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/2475/20120710/galaxy-s-3-samsung.htm

JJ_Egan

thegoodman wrote: »

The op is asking about galaxy not iPhone or which one is better.
Most problems with the galaxy can be found below
http://www.gamenguide.com/articles/2475/20120710/galaxy-s-3-samsung.htm

But like many S3 users i have none of the problems posted .

jje

thegoodman

JJ_Egan wrote: »

But like many S3 users i have none of the problems posted .

jje

These are known problems reported by users with the phone somthing to be aware of when buying the phone. This do not mean every customer is going to have all the faults. This is same as buying a car not all cars are going to have all faults.

The news link below is worth reading if you are intrested in this subject. This is also the average taken over around 63,000 users. I am sure some users will be more happy then others or this is not to say every user is going to have the problem.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244607/smartphone_reliability_and_satisfaction_iphone_tops_the_list.html

50Twuncle

thegoodman wrote: »

These are known problems reported by users with the phone somthing to be aware of when buying the phone. This do not mean every customer is going to have all the faults. This is same as buying a car not all cars are going to have all faults.

The news link below is worth reading if you are intrested in this subject. This is also the average taken over around 63,000 users. I am sure some users will be more happy then others or this is not to say every user is going to have the problem.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/244607/smartphone_reliability_and_satisfaction_iphone_tops_the_list.html

Thanks for the link - but this is meaningless - since it is US based !!
Samsung US have already admitted to faults with the Galaxy and are supposedly fixing them
Samsung UK have not - YET !! - But soon will !!
My "Note" is being returned to Tmobile and thence to Samsung - I have requested a similar spec loan phone whilst my own is out of action...

JJ_Egan

21Twinkle wrote: »

Thanks for the link - but this is meaningless - since it is US based !!
Samsung US have already admitted to faults with the Galaxy and are supposedly fixing them
Samsung UK have not - YET !! - But soon will !!
My "Note" is being returned to Tmobile and thence to Samsung - I have requested a similar spec loan phone whilst my own is out of action...

That may of course not be the same SGS3 but the US versions which run a different CPU GPU and RAM .

jje

50Twuncle

JJ_Egan wrote: »

That may of course not be the same SGS3 but the US versions which run a different CPU GPU and RAM .

jje

Exactly - and the "note" is a dual core 1.4Ghz processor with 1Gb RAM (including 200Mb video RAM) - with a 2.5Ah battery - there is potential for a huge amount of heat generation - there cannot be "cooling" as such....

I see no heat pipes and of course there is no fan
So where does the generated heat go ?

I find the specs astonishing (considerably better than my PC of 10 years ago !!!)
At least it came with a 2 year guarantee.

TopDollarMobile

It is possible phones will become warmer during heavy use. This is normal behavior especially if you are transmitting data, talking for an extended period of time, or playing games or music on the device. In these conditions, the phone is transmitting and utilizing a lot of power on the device which will generate heat.

Some apps may run at the back of your mobile, it may bring your phone become hot. You can download a task killer app, for example, Advanced Task Killer or Advanced Task Manager to kill all the apps, clear memories, and do not let any apps running at the back.

If you are using your phone when charging, it will become hot. If you run too many of them while the device is charging, you will increase its thermal load. If you drive its thermal load too high and too often, you will shorten the life of the battery and you can even damage the delicate internal components of your phone.

Also, you can try a factory reset:
- Press “Settings”
- Scroll down and tap “Privacy”
- Press “Factory Data Reset”
- Check the “Erase Internal Storage” option if you want to erase all the data on the phone’s internal storage such as applications, music, movies or photos
- Press “Reset Phone”

If you find that it is your phone problem, do you have any warranty on your mobile? You can bring your phone to the repair centre and fix it.

50Twuncle

TopDollarMobile wrote: »

..........If you find that it is your phone problem, do you have any warranty on your mobile? You can bring your phone to the repair centre and fix it.

.....To you - I suppose and yes my NEW phone does have a 24 month warranty with it.....