It gets a little warm, but not hot. But the car dock for these is a joke. And I'd you get the necessary extended battery, there is no car dock. In many ways, the droid X is superior. 4G, Front facing camera, and kickstand are the only advantages of the bolt. The X2 will even be dual core. I thought bootloader access would be a real advantage, but so far, it has not proven to be the case. Root, rom selection, battery life, overclocking, connectivity, all better on the X. Car and multimedia docks, X wins again. Some complain about gps lock on the bolt, but I've never experienced this. And I'm still on old radio, so I don't get the random reboots. All in all, I can't recommend the bolt yet. But before gingerbread, I felt the same about my X.
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