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Re:iPhone 15: users of Pro and Pro Max models complain of ov... by AlanYx on Friday September 29, 2023 @10:54AM (#37705190)
>...most heat escapes through the glass front and back of the phone, even though they have poor conductivity.

Some does, but given glass' very poor thermal conductivity (1.38 W/(m·K)), heat dissipation by the band around the outside is probably a very significant factor in total heat dissipation.

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Re:iPhone 15: users of Pro and Pro Max models complain of ov... by kaba0 on Friday September 29, 2023 @01:44PM (#37707737)
There is usually a rubber case around all of the metal, so I do think that phones should be able to operate only with heat escape through the front glass alone.
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Re:iPhone 15: users of Pro and Pro Max models complain of ov... by oflannabhra on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:59PM (#37711549)
Right, but the surface area of the glass and the proximity to the heat source more than make up for this. Just hold a phone under load and it’ll be obvious.

I’m sure Apple has much more in depth studies of the thermal characteristics of their product than I can armchair analyze, though.

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