The soaring heat knows no bounds, especially in North India. There is no relief from the heat, and it is impacting our health pretty badly. Even our smartphones are bearing the brunt of these extreme temperatures. Over the past couple of weeks, almost all the devices that we have tested have heated up because of the temperature outside. Even in personal use, I have seen my iPhone 14 Plus gets super hot. Did you know that this rise in temperature is harmful to our smartphones? Well, don’t worry, I am will mention ways to protect smartphones when the mercury is at its record high.
First up, let’s understand how much temperature various smartphones can handle. If we speak about brands like Apple and Samsung, they prefer temperatures between 0°C and 35°C. Now, coming to Chinese brands like Xiaomi can handle temperatures up to 40°C. Imagine, in Delhi, the temperature is reaching almost 50°C.
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Here’s how the high temperatures can impact your smartphone.
How does overheating impact your smartphone?
1. When your smartphone overheats, the processor slows down to reduce that heat. This means that apps will take longer to respond.
2. Next, with high temperatures chemical reactions accelerate inside the battery of your smartphone and it loses its capacity over time.
3. Our smartphones carry lithium-ion batteries. These can swell and become unstable when exposed to high temperatures. On rare occasions, it can even lead to a battery blast.
If you wish to protect your smartphones during the ongoing heatwave, follow these steps.
How to protect smartphones amid heatwave?
- First up, make sure that you avoid keeping your smartphone under direct sunlight, like leaving it on the car dashboard, etc.
- Even when you’re outdoors, try to stay in the shade. That’s personally important for your body too.
- Use a case that offers thermal protection to insulate your smartphone against heat.
- If you’re outdoors for long and are not using your device, then you can put it on airplane mode.
- Making sure that your smartphone is running on the latest OS is also important to prevent overheating of the device.
- You should also use battery-saver mode to reduce power consumption and heat.
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