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heat on phone is getting up while charging and during video call

Its been 6 days that I use iphone 12 pro max and heat on phone is getting up while charging and during video call

iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 17, 2021 8:44 AM

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Posted on Jan 17, 2021 8:52 AM

It’s normal for any phone to get warm while charging or being used. The phone has over-temperature protection, and if the internal temperature gets to high the phone will shut down and display a message saying it has to cool off. If this isn’t happening then the phone is working correctly.


Charging, phone calls, and video are the heaviest users of energy in the phone, and if you are doing all of them together it can make the phone very warm. For phone calls and mobile data the strength of the mobile signal has the most affect. If the signal is weak the phone must increase its transmitter power to maintain a connection. A 1 bar signal uses 10 times as much energy as a 5 bar signal.

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Jan 17, 2021 8:52 AM in response to sinan_

It’s normal for any phone to get warm while charging or being used. The phone has over-temperature protection, and if the internal temperature gets to high the phone will shut down and display a message saying it has to cool off. If this isn’t happening then the phone is working correctly.


Charging, phone calls, and video are the heaviest users of energy in the phone, and if you are doing all of them together it can make the phone very warm. For phone calls and mobile data the strength of the mobile signal has the most affect. If the signal is weak the phone must increase its transmitter power to maintain a connection. A 1 bar signal uses 10 times as much energy as a 5 bar signal.

heat on phone is getting up while charging and during video call

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