iPhone 11 Pro getting HOT

Yes.

They use more battery because they use more processor power, which generates heat, because their code isn't written to be power-efficient.

So something that uses a lot of CPU will both drain the battery and cause the phone to heat up.

The same happens in all other computers - higher processor load means more heat generated.

Unless the phone is getting hot enough to shut itself off, this is not an issue.

Y2k20 wrote:

Phones way too hot after 1 minute of use with most setting turned off! I miss my 3D Touch!!!

If this really bothers you, you have 14 days to return your phone for a refund.

Once again, here is Apple's official word on the subject, not mine.

Keeping iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch within acceptable operating temperatures - Apple Support

Have any of you done a factory reset or Rest all settings? Did that fix it? My new phone 11 pro max does not get hot, I had two that did.

My wife got hers yesterday and we were quite amazed at the amount of heat put off by this phone while transferring data and settings from her iPhone 8 Plus. I thought it would get better after the setup, but even normal use and charging, it still gets pretty warm. I hope this isn't a sign of problems to come. I can't think that this heat issue would be good for battery life.

Yes I’ve experienced the same. The phone gets really hot in the back and sides. Also - the wireless charging is really slow. An entire night of wireless charging (6+hours) took my battery from 46% to 73%. That is not good at all. Did anyone else experience the same issue ?

I got mine on the weekend I had to upgrade as I was on a lease plan and nah I don’t like it. I wanted to keep my 8+ I needed to pay $420! And the heating up is ridiculous! But having sad that I just took my cover off and it seems to be better? I will play a few rounds of candy crush and see what happens 😉

It isn't the case for you.

It is the case for most.

There are methods to try and determine why a battery is being drawn down, mostly by checking the Battery Setting to see who it says the big battery users are.

Mine is only gets too hot when you are on a phone call. There is a need to worry when it’s so hot it hurts to have it touch your ear. Verizon is replacing mine.

Hopefully there are no issues with the new one.

i have the 11 pro and the max pro and the max is the only one we are having issues with.

Me and my mom both got the 11 pro max. Both our phones are overheating. I had the 8 plus and NEVER had this problem. Just imessaging or web browsing with all other apps closed the screen, back and sides heat up within mere minutes. I called Verizon and they walked me through some tests. Had me factory reset my phone for nothing, still overheating. I updated to IOS 13.1 a couple hours ago, still overheating. I’ve been working with Verizon for a replacement and now I’m going to have to have my mom’s replaced since I just found out she’s having the same problems.

You can, but you should also contact them and see if they are working on a fix; a properly functioning app should not be using that much battery, and that’s why your phone is getting hot.

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i got a new iPhone 11 pro and it got so hot i could hardly touch it, Vodafone told me to return the phone to my nearest shop, they gave me another new one and this one did exactly the same, it got very hot and i hadn't even set it up or put it on charge this was straight out the box. i took this one back to the store and told them i didn't want another one. i have NEVER had a phone get hot like this before and i have used iPhones for years now.

This sounds like it was due to a runaway process, like the WeChat app mentioned above.

Ultimately, you did what was right for you and you returned the phone.

It's up to the third party vendors to fix their runaway apps.

To be blunt, your XS Max was likely not running iOS 13.1, so the likely runaway third party app was not in fact running away under iOS 12.

Ultimately as vendors fix their apps this problem should go away quickly.