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Looks like Apple iPhone 15 Pro users can’t catch a break. Previously, we mentioned how the latest iPhone 15 Pro has an overheating problem. Today, a recent leak shows that there could be a flaw in its design.
According to The RelaxingEnd YouTube channel, the latest iPhone looks like it has slowed down and frozen when downloading Genshin Impact. This could be a side effect of overheating. Apple says that this issue is a normal circumstance caused by the game.
Moreover, Apple’s technicians advise iPhone users to follow the old support guide on Apple’s website. Funnily, this old guide does not cover the iPhone 15 Pro specifically. The guide suggested that the iPhone could get hotter than normal after the first setup, being restored from a backup, being wirelessly recharged, or running graphics-intensive or processor-intensive apps.
However, there are instances where the phone still overheats even when it is idle. A report from the Wall Street Journal revealed another design flaw for the iPhone 15 Pro. In case you didn’t know, Apple removed the SIM tray from iPhone 14 models sold in the US. That is known as the e-SIM variant, and it is exclusive to the US. Meanwhile, the global variant still relies on a physical SIM-compatible version of the iPhone.
For iPhones in the US market, e-SIM iPhone users might notice plastic pieces to fill the gap where the SIM tray is. Hence, when the iPhone 15 arrived, Apple had to redesign the logic board to remove the gap. As a result, this causes more challenges for heat dissipation due to the phone’s already cramped interior.
That, coupled with the Titanium issue in absorbing heat and a more powerful chip leads to the overheating issue. We have yet to confirm what Apple will do to solve this issue, but we could expect two things. First, Apple might release a new software update to regulate CPU and GPU performance to keep the device’s internal temperature in check.
Secondly, Apple might recall its iPhone 15 Pro for a design change. From our experience, this is highly unlikely because it would affect its customers. Thankfully, Malaysian iPhone users are spared from this design flaw.
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