The high temperatures Like those we are living these days in most of the Peninsula, they can not only be excessive for people, but also for electronic and, in particular, The mobiles. These have the disadvantage of using processors, batteries and other components that generate heat encapsulated in a very small and ventilation housing, which makes them particularly prone to experience the consequences a heat wave. These translate into discomfort to have them in hand and a phenomenon called Thermal strangulationwhich occurs when the processor drastically lowers its operating frequencies to reduce the heat that is generated, thus reducing its performance. In the worst cases, the device passes To block or go out to avoid major evils.
In this context, it is important know the temperature at which internal components are found to prevent use that can be harmful For the terminal, something that is easier on a mobile Android than in a iPhone.
In the first case, some brands allow the user access the battery sensor reading from the phone settings. Other components, such as processor or modem, also incorporate them, but to know that information is a third -party application necessary.
In the second case, Apple It does not allow apps to access the internal sensors of the iPhone and iOS does not offer this data, but there are others that you can use as a reference.
Apple doesn’t tell you the internal temperature of an iPhone, but it warns you
Apple recommends operating the iPhone within An ambient temperature range between 0 and 35 ° Cwhich means that these summer months are particularly hard for an iPhone on the peninsula.
If the ambient temperature exceeds those 35 ° C, the system can activate protection mechanisms such as performance reduction (Thermal Throttlingthe aforementioned thermal strangulation), warn the user of an excessive temperature on the device to decrease its use or even Block critical functions to avoid damage.
Apple processors for the iPhone, with a Intensive usethey can be safely placed between 50 and 60 ° C. Above that temperature thermal warnings begin and, overcoming the 70 ° C.you enter the field of Thermal Throttling and a possible off. Keep in mind that if that intensive use is prolonged, the temperature will continue to increase and you will end up standing in dangerous values for the terminal, so you don’t have to keep it too long. With a Light usea smartphone (iPhone and Android) remains around 40 or 45 ° Ctemperatures that do not involve any risk to the device. But of course, it does not have the same thermal impact a ‘light use’ in the month of January as in August.
Know the internal temperature of an android
In Android, with its variety of manufacturers and processors of all ranges, there are more options to know how much they are cooking in days like the ones we are now living.
Some manufacturers do include battery temperature information, the most important next to the processor. You will find it in the Settings of the phone, within the section Battery and performance.
But if your mobile does not have that option or want more complete information, you can use an app like CPU-Z. This veteran program, which already existed for computers before smartphones were popularized, provides a complete information about your phone’s hardware.
Once the application is installed and open, you have to select the tab Thermalin which appears the temperature information collected by the internal sensors of the terminal. There you will find the degrees to which the battery, the CPU and other components are. The list varies depending on the manufacturer and chipset used.
In Android, the most common are those of manufacturers Qualcomm and Mediatekand usually present maximum operating temperatures than in Apple phones. Recent processors such as Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 of Qualcomm and the Dimensity 9300 MediaTek can be among the 60 and 70 ° C with intensive use, threshold from which you enter a dangerous terrain. He Thermal Throttling It usually appears from 80 ° C..