iPad 3 Overheating

aoshea83

This has been reported in the last few day

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2117653/New-iPad-3-IS-overheating-Thermal-camera-proves-new-model-5-degrees-warmer.html

It also seems to be an issue reported on the Apple forums for example:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3810951?start=375&tstart=0

aidan_walsh

There is a difference between overheating and running warmer than a device with 4 less cores when under load.

aoshea83

I'd agree theres a bit of sensationalism at play here, but how advanced can we make a tablet like an ipad though before we need air vents/fans for cooling

RVN10

Using mine for a week doesn't seem hot to me it's a load of poppy cock if u ask me

conolan

Seems cnet.com have concluded it's a non-issue

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57401047-37/confirmed-new-ipads-heat-a-non-issue/?tag=TOCcarouselMain.0

opinion guy

No issues with mine.

Sad Professor

Anytime Apple release a new product there's this mad rush by the blogs to find something catastrophically wrong with it.

RVN10

So true sad professor makes you sick , considering non apple products don't get half the media spotlight

CombatCow

After 4-6 hours constant gaming on multiple iPad 3's I haven't seen this warning or on my personal device either!

opinion guy

Sad Professor wrote: »

Anytime Apple release a new product there's this mad rush by the blogs to find something catastrophically wrong with it.

Reports of it having a weak Wifi reception.

Have to say I am noticing this on mine. Not terribly bad mind you, but noticeable. Also the charging time - wow, its crazy long.

3rdDegree

opinion guy wrote: »

Sad Professor wrote: »

Anytime Apple release a new product there's this mad rush by the blogs to find something catastrophically wrong with it.

Reports of it having a weak Wifi reception.

Have to say I am noticing this on mine. Not terribly bad mind you, but noticeable. Also the charging time - wow, its crazy long.

Isn't the battery almost double the size of he one in the iPad 2? If so, I guess that would explain the longer charge times.

Hobbes

Most of the stuff can be sourced back to Gizmodo, who are persona non grata with Apple (and banned from most trade shows). So you can see the sour grapes. Some of their example stories they are currently running.

- Ipads overheat
- iPads cannot be charged
- Wifi doesn't work
- Smart cover won't stay on.
- See what happens when we drop this new iPad.
- What happens if we shoot the iPad with lasers? Or put it in flames?
- Apple is doing secret stuff with your dictation voice.
- Lets see if an iPad can stop a bullet.
- Which has better resolution? iPad, PS Vita, 3DS? (clue: it isn't the iPad despite technical specs say it is)

and many more tripe articles.

Sad Professor

opinion guy wrote: »

Reports of it having a weak Wifi reception.

Have to say I am noticing this on mine. Not terribly bad mind you, but noticeable. Also the charging time - wow, its crazy long.

This is your first iPad though. How long is it taking to charge and how are you charging it? The iPad 3 battery is 70 percent bigger, but it shouldn't take longer than 6-7 hours to charge to full, versus 4-5 hours for the iPad 2. As with previous iPads, it will charge much quicker via the wall charger and when you aren't using it. Charging via the USB cable connected to your computer will take a lot longer, if it works at all.

CombatCow

Sad Professor wrote: »

opinion guy wrote: »

Reports of it having a weak Wifi reception.

Have to say I am noticing this on mine. Not terribly bad mind you, but noticeable. Also the charging time - wow, its crazy long.

This is your first iPad though. How long is it taking to charge and how are you charging it? The iPad 3 battery is 70 percent bigger, but it shouldn't take longer than 6-7 hours to charge to full, versus 4-5 hours for the iPad 2. As with previous iPads, it will charge much quicker via the wall charger and when you aren't using it. Charging via the USB cable connected to your computer will take a lot longer, if it works at all.

Yeah it won't charge from a pc USB, and we noticed that charging it with an iPhone plug will cause it to drain quicker then it can charge while using it at the same time :P

A mac mini would charge an iPad 2 but I haven't tried it with a 3, I'm guessing it's not gonna work...

opinion guy

3rdDegree wrote: »

Isn't the battery almost double the size of he one in the iPad 2? If so, I guess that would explain the longer charge times.

70% bigger.

Sad Professor wrote: »

This is your first iPad though.

I used a borrowed ipad1 for a while.

How long is it taking to charge and how are you charging it? The iPad 3 battery is 70 percent bigger, but it shouldn't take longer than 6-7 hours to charge to full, versus 4-5 hours for the iPad 2. As with previous iPads, it will charge much quicker via the wall charger and when you aren't using it. Charging via the USB cable connected to your computer will take a lot longer, if it works at all.

It does charge on the USB cable but slowly - I went out for a bit yesterday leaving it on the usb and off with the MBP asleep and plugged in and it charged to about 50% in 4 hours. I did the rest of the charge overnight from the wall after using it again for a bit - not sure how long that took for obvious reasons.

I dunno it just seems like a long charge time to me - longer than any other device I have. Bascially if you run out it needs an overnight charge. Not really a problem for me at the moment but I could see that being a pain in the ass if travelling for example.

With regard to the wifi there are spots in my gaf that i know have weaker exception and the speeds will be slower if you get a signal. I have noticed on the ipad I'm less likely to get a signal than with my MBP or HTC Desire (or the ipad1 I had for a bit come to think of it).
To be honest it isn't really a problem for me - I mean its not so significant effect I would be complaining. But its noticeable.
I noticed this first, then read about reports of the same so I'm inclined to think its real - but wonder if its much of a big deal.


Hobbes - I agree everytime apple bring out a new product there is group of people who will attack it, but equally there is an army of fanboys who will defend apple even when there stuff does have a flaw.

Oh but let me restate this - I definitely 100% don't get an excessive heat problem even when running infinity blade In fact I can barely notice any warm spot

This is my 3rd iPad, no overheating issues at all.
Yes it gets warm in a small section of the left side as you hold it with the home button on the right, but not overheating.

solarith

Just because something is warmer than the older model does not mean it is overheating.

murpho999

RVP 11 wrote: »

This is my 3rd iPad, no overheating issues at all.
Yes it gets warm in a small section of the left side as you hold it with the home button on the right, but not overheating.

As Steve Jobs would say "Don't Hold it That Way";)

Sad Professor

According to The Verge, it runs 12 degrees warmer than the previous iPad. John Gruber did the math and said this is equivalent to a 1.8 percent temperature increase. CNet have also rubbished all this "Omigod it burned me" sensationalist crap. The blogs are already starting to look for the next whatever-gate controversy.

ADSLUSER

Got the new iPad today but haven't noticed any heat issues yet.

Bigcheeze

Sad Professor wrote: »

According to The Verge, it runs 12 degrees warmer than the previous iPad. John Gruber did the math and said this is equivalent to a 1.8 percent temperature increase. CNet have also rubbished all this "Omigod it burned me" sensationalist crap. The blogs are already starting to look for the next whatever-gate controversy.

Don't know John Gruber or his maths skills but according to mine, if 12 degrees is a 1.8% increase , then the old iPad runs at 667 degrees. I think not.

Hobbes

For those with recharge issues, have you tried using the cable that you got with the new iPad instead of the older cables? As I charged mine with no noticeable charge time increase.

Hobbes

I got mine to go warm by opening loads of apps to demo. Mainly intensive apps anyway like iPhoto, and GarageBand, iMovie, infinity blade.

By the way this post and the previous post I typed in using dictation on the iPad. It's pretty cool

gzoladz

I can what the coolest ipad 3 accesory will be...an iCe cube

Sad Professor

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Don't know John Gruber or his maths skills but according to mine, if 12 degrees is a 1.8% increase , then the old iPad runs at 667 degrees. I think not.

12 degrees Fahrenheit. But his whole point is that Fahrenheit and Celsius are relative so they can't be converted into a percentage increase.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/03/20/comparing-temperatures

JoeA3

Using mine here for last hour or so and no heat off it whatsoever.

ADSLUSER

Hobbes wrote: »

For those with recharge issues, have you tried using the cable that you got with the new iPad instead of the older cables? As I charged mine with no noticeable charge time increase.

I wonder if those folks reporting slow charging were using their iPhone chargers? They definitely charge slower as they have a lower wattage. Only time will tell as I only charged twice so far and need to condition battery for a few cycles before I know for sure.

Bigcheeze

Sad Professor wrote: »

12 degrees Fahrenheit. But his whole point is that Fahrenheit and Celsius are relative so they can't be converted into a percentage increase.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/03/20/comparing-temperatures

Actually you're misquoting him. It's 18%, not 1.8%.

Sad Professor

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Sad Professor wrote: »

12 degrees Fahrenheit. But his whole point is that Fahrenheit and Celsius are relative so they can't be converted into a percentage increase.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/03/20/comparing-temperatures

Actually you're misquoting him. It's 18%, not 1.8%.

No, it's 1.8. You didn't read it all.

Bigcheeze

Sad Professor wrote: »

No, it's 1.8. You didn't read it all.

True, it was pretty dull

opinion guy

Hobbes wrote: »

For those with recharge issues, have you tried using the cable that you got with the new iPad instead of the older cables? As I charged mine with no noticeable charge time increase.

ADSLUSER wrote: »

I wonder if those folks reporting slow charging were using their iPhone chargers? They definitely charge slower as they have a lower wattage. Only time will tell as I only charged twice so far and need to condition battery for a few cycles before I know for sure.

I only have the cable I got with the ipad 3 owning neither iphone nor earlier ipad

copacetic

Hobbes wrote: »

I got mine to go warm by opening loads of apps to demo. Mainly intensive apps anyway like iPhoto, and GarageBand, iMovie, infinity blade.

By the way this post and the previous post I typed in using dictation on the iPad. It's pretty cool

Can you use the iPhone mic headset to dictate Do you know?

opinion guy

JoeA3 wrote: »

Using mine here for last hour or so and no heat off it whatsoever.

Your iRadiator feature must be broken!
You should bring it back and complain :P

adox

So far, since the launch of the 3rd generation and since I bought one yesterday, I have read about the following problems online:

Overheating
Colour Bleeding
Yellow Hue that is a fault with the glue in the screen not being allowed dry properly
The Smart Case not fitting properly
The Smart Case sliding and knocking the ipad in and out of sleep

I could go on. Its enough to get anyone in a state of paranoia! Ive spent the last hour staring at the screen at different angles, trying to move the smart screen around to put the ipad in sleep/wake, feeling the back of the ipad after 4 hours streaming online to my ATV2.

I guess some people are having some issues somewhere along the line but jeez, it seems like hysteria out there, with people looking for something to be wrong and others seemingly piggy backing along.

3rdDegree

adox wrote: »

So far, since the launch of the 3rd generation and since I bought one yesterday, I have read about the following problems online:

Overheating
Colour Bleeding
Yellow Hue that is a fault with the glue in the screen not being allowed dry properly
The Smart Case not fitting properly
The Smart Case sliding and knocking the ipad in and out of sleep

I could go on. Its enough to get anyone in a state of paranoia! Ive spent the last hour staring at the screen at different angles, trying to move the smart screen around to put the ipad in sleep/wake, feeling the back of the ipad after 4 hours streaming online to my ATV2.

I guess some people are having some issues somewhere along the line but jeez, it seems like hysteria out there, with people looking for something to be wrong and others seemingly piggy backing along.

It's a big product launch, and journalists need to find things to write about.

soundsham

There's no smoke without fire !

antodeco

Sad Professor wrote: »

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Sad Professor wrote: »

12 degrees Fahrenheit. But his whole point is that Fahrenheit and Celsius are relative so they can't be converted into a percentage increase.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/03/20/comparing-temperatures

Actually you're misquoting him. It's 18%, not 1.8%.

No, it's 1.8. You didn't read it all.

It's 1.8 on the Kelvin scale, which is NOT 12 degrees (Celsius or farenheit)

McDermotX

Wouldn't say it was overheating, as that would imply that freezing/crashing etc was happening...........but it certainly gets warm enough on the left side, far more than either of the previous two incarnations.

Sad Professor

antodeco wrote: »

Sad Professor wrote: »

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Sad Professor wrote: »

12 degrees Fahrenheit. But his whole point is that Fahrenheit and Celsius are relative so they can't be converted into a percentage increase.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/03/20/comparing-temperatures

Actually you're misquoting him. It's 18%, not 1.8%.

No, it's 1.8. You didn't read it all.

It's 1.8 on the Kelvin scale, which is NOT 12 degrees (Celsius or farenheit)

No. It's a 1.8 percent temperature increase over the iPad 2. He just used the Kelvin scale to get that figure. Read it again.

dave oc

McDermotX wrote: »

Wouldn't say it was overheating, as that would imply that freezing/crashing etc was happening...........but it certainly gets warm enough on the left side, far more than either of the previous two incarnations.

Agree with this. While it doesn't get uncomfortably warm, having had the iPad 2 the new iPad is definetly warmer for me. For everyone else saying they see no overheating, does the iPad heat up even a llittle during use? A little heat is fine, just wanna make sure mine isn't getting warmer then it should.

gzoladz

I went today to play with one in the shop. It is slightly war but not an issue at all and not uncomfortable either.
The extra weight is barely noticeable, and the screen is amazing.

Atilathehun

gzoladz wrote: »

I went today to play with one in the shop. It is slightly war but not an issue at all and not uncomfortable either.
The extra weight is barely noticeable, and the screen is amazing.

Mine is definitely running hot:o Thinking of throwing a few sausages on it for supper:eek:

opinion guy

Atilathehun wrote: »

Mine is definitely running hot:o Thinking of throwing a few sausages on it for supper:eek:

lol - fry an egg on it, call it iFry and upload the video to youtube:D

maw

Not noticed any real overheating on mine yet. Must Put it through its paces and see what I get. Charging certainly takes a while tho so far. Charging overnight is they way to go every couple of days