My battery is on fire. WTF?

[Dawnrenae]

Ok, so, the last couple of days, my phone battery has been overheating. I turn it off for like 10 minutes cuz it gets up to like 104 degrees.

Why does it get so hot?

I'm playing a radio station for like an hour while chillin at work. Any ideas?

 

[lloydstrans]

Are you charging and streaming at the same time? 104° is not that hot, the ambient temperature for the battery is relatively high.

 

[Caesars]

How far above 104 does it go?

Return of the Android

 

[sweeeeet]

4g?

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[lloydstrans]

How far above 104 does it go?

Return of the Android

Mine will routinely hit 117° charging, room temp about 105°. The on screen thermal protection warning comes on about 120° give or take, I've checked it as high as 127° when it appeared. Only get to that temp when charging (hot area) and utilizing CPU etc. BTW when it vets that hot I put it on a time out and set it on the AC vent and ice cube it.

 

[sweeeeet]

Mine will routinely hit 117° charging, room temp about 105°. The on screen thermal protection warning comes on about 120° give or take, I've checked it as high as 127° when it appeared. Only get to that temp when charging (hot area) and utilizing CPU etc. BTW when it vets that hot I put it on a time out and set it on the AC vent and ice cube it.

put it charging in the fridge

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[Dawnrenae]

I only get the overheating message when I’m not charging. And it gets so hot, I can’t even touch the phone...

I am sure it should warm up with use, but just seems odd that it should get so hot.

 

[sweeeeet]

if its on 4g and ur indoors with certain types of buildings it will heat up... happens to me at home and work... wifi keeps it a lot cooler

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[Dawnrenae]

My temp has gone up to 127 degrees. Very hot. Could be the 4g. I hardly ever use WiFi. Will my phone get damaged?

 

[cobravnm13]

Extended use at high temps can melt the inside components, yes.

 

[sweeeeet]

Extended use at high temps can melt the inside components, yes.

+ deterioration of the battery itself

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[s_cuttic]

I've gotten close to 110° but it's only when I'm running bit torrent and I'm downloading large files. My phone used to freeze up or lag really bad til I paused/finished the download and it cooled down.

 

[lloydstrans]

I've gotten close to 110° but it's only when I'm running bit torrent and I'm downloading large files. My phone used to freeze up or lag really bad til I paused/finished the download and it cooled down.

Your not pushing to its limits, first one that hits 150° wins. (And needs a new phone) lol.

 

[sweeeeet]

Your not pushing to its limits, first one that hits 150° wins. (And needs a new phone) lol.

a wins a win

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[brucefulton]

Oh, please, air temp in Arizona in summer is 105 - 120 in the shade. At 104, I'd hold it to my head to cool off.

Ok, so, the last couple of days, my phone battery has been overheating. I turn it off for like 10 minutes cuz it gets up to like 104 degrees.

Why does it get so hot?

I'm playing a radio station for like an hour while chillin at work. Any ideas?