Happens mainly when an app (like MLB At Bat) uses 3G. I can see battery level drop like a rock (maybe 20 points in 10-15 minutes). Heat is felt in camera lens area, but camera use does not generate heat. Also gets hot during a longish call (4-5 minutes) but these are rare for me. It's definitely not a battery thing - battery is cool when pulled from hot phone. I use the DATA ON/OFF app (which controls 3G) and phone cools when I switch data off. Had the phone maybe 8-9 months before I noticed this. FWIW I have preferred network set to CDMA auto (PRL). Can anyone help?
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Help OE gets HOT(!!) when using 3G or on long call
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Murf1
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Turn off the 3G when not in use with an app like DataSwitch. Will double your battery between charges.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kYXRhbGlua3N3aXRjaCJd
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kYXRhbGlua3N3aXRjaCJd
The heat is from the antenna/processor, and is partially affected by the strength of your connection to the tower. The lower your signal strength, the more power the antenna needs to transmit/receive, the hotter things get.
If you have a big heavy case for the phone, that won't help things either. Although if it's insulated enough you won't feel the heat. I'll talk on the phone for as long as a half-hour at a time most days, and the phone often gets uncomfortably hot against my face. It's not an issue unique to the Elite, my S2 gets just as hot when talking.
If you have a big heavy case for the phone, that won't help things either. Although if it's insulated enough you won't feel the heat. I'll talk on the phone for as long as a half-hour at a time most days, and the phone often gets uncomfortably hot against my face. It's not an issue unique to the Elite, my S2 gets just as hot when talking.