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iPad 3 is getting hot

Received my new iPad today and I love the new screen...but right off I noticed that it gets really-really hot. I have the original iPad and have used it for hours at a time and it has never, ever got hot. Is this normal? I don't like it...it makes the iPad hard to use for a long period.

iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + 4G (VZ)

Posted on Mar 16, 2012 9:12 PM

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Nov 30, 2013 3:43 AM in response to Iranoff

i have 2 ipad 3 64gb/wifi and 64gb/4g. the ipad 3 64gb/wifi is with me just for a week only and i am not using it. but i was surprised when i found out my ipad that i never use was on heat. it could burn my lap if it touches it. what was wrong with this thing? why it was heating up all by itself even not using it? whats the problem with my ipad? i checked the brightness and was 30% only.why my other ipad is not heating up like the other one which is mostly used?

please help me to solve my problem.

Nov 30, 2013 4:44 AM in response to Markncha

The source for this problem could be faulty heatsink or thermopaste (I hope I wrote it right). I sent my iPad3-4g to retailer, they checked it out, found in syslogs that iPad had restarted due to overheating and they gave me a new iPad with 2year warranty. Bring the iPad to the shop where it was bought, tell them that it is overheating and faulty and demand replacement.

iPad 3 is getting hot

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