Apple wouldn't take the PR hit from these overheating issues only to achieve higher scores on benchmarks that basically nobody factors into choosing a phone.

We also don't know yet if they're downclocking now or if there was some other issue; I'm eyeing the new USB-C charging since that was a real problem on earlier MBPs.

This is a claim which could be bolstered with evidence… if you have some you’d like to share?

It should be easy enough to install the update and run the benchmarks again to see if that happened.

I'm not spending $1k just to prove a point

Sure, not when unfounded allegations scratch that same itch.

$1k for an overheating device. Sure, winter is coming and I'll need the warmth, but still not spending a $1k

For the downvoters: there is precedent in this industry for this behavior. Samsung has been caught doing it, and I have vague recollections of HTC being caught as well although I can’t find a reference at the moment.

If you are asking for proof of this claim, you obviously won’t find it. But when there’s smoke…

There could also be many reasons besides this. If you want to point out Samsung and HTC having done this in the past, you can just say that. Sorry to sound elitist, but sketchy behavior from those two surprises me a lot less.

(Also I didn't downvote cause I'm not about that)

Extraordinary claims need some evidence to back them up.

Mine has only gotten faster after the patch? Any evidence to backup your claim?

https://imgur.com/a/SR1hoXo

Or it could just be better thermal management, i.e. slower ramp up.

It could also be as simple as a bug causing the CPU to waste additional cycles in a specific set of circumstances, which would also partially explain the reports of excessive battery usage.

Considering that the iPhone 15 Pro is basically just "last years phone" in new clothes and with a bigger battery, i find it hard to believe that it would suddenly go from no overheating issues to massive issues.

>a bug causing the CPU to waste additional cycles in a specific set of circumstances

It's called modern software

> Considering that the iPhone 15 Pro is basically just "last years phone" in new clothes and with a bigger battery, i find it hard to believe that it would suddenly go from no overheating issues to massive issues.

New titanium casing could be an issue.