Iphone overheats, explodes, blows user's head off.

**tech_guy** · 4th July 2009, 02:16 PM

Well, not quite, but it made you read the post didn't it!?

Story here....

**Michael** · 4th July 2009, 03:28 PM

The irony is that iPhone is probably the most expensive phone on the market, yet no other phone seems to suffer from this problem. I can't genuinely believe that anyone would intentionally leave it in direct sunlight.

**Ric_** · 4th July 2009, 04:57 PM

They are perfectly safe when used outdoors at night though

Just another reason to get a HTC Touch Pro2 IMHO

**tech_guy** · 4th July 2009, 04:59 PM

Or a G1....

**synaesthesia** · 5th July 2009, 05:12 PM

Very much like all Apple hardware I'm afraid - form over function. Far too many of their hardware suffers from overheating because things like air circulation, natural heat dissipation etc is all pretty much ignored if it means shaving a couple of mm off the dimensions and making it look pretty. Of course they're not the only manufacturers with such a penchant but when you pay a premium for that form, you expect the best out of it.

**Michael** · 5th July 2009, 05:29 PM

I suppose the same could be said for the original XBOX 360. Microsoft rushed the product to get it out before PS3 and look at the number of RMAs Microsoft have had. They've made a massive loss when it comes to hardware. Ironically, PS3 was delayed and released a year later at the time. I've only heard of a handful of people experiencing problems, but that was more to do with the Blu-ray drive (which at least is a moving part).

**originofsymmetry** · 5th July 2009, 05:36 PM

.....while another complained that after carrying his phone in a backpack, it got so hot that the plastic case became distorted with tiny bumps.....

Depending on temperature I wouldn't be very surprised.

**mac_shinobi** · 5th July 2009, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Ric_

They are perfectly safe when used outdoors at night though

Just another reason to get a HTC Touch Pro2 IMHO

How much is the HTC Touch Pro2 on contract and where can I go to have a play on one - contemplating getting an ipod touch for the music side and a phone thats just a phone on contract as getting the pioneer deh-p7100bt for my car and only got about 5 months left on my current contract.

For now at least anyway - in the hope that the next iphone is better.

**tech_guy** · 6th July 2009, 09:47 AM

I was looking at the HTC Touch Pro2 on the web - nice looking phone.

**jamesb** · 6th July 2009, 09:52 AM

Originally Posted by mac_shinobi

How much is the HTC Touch Pro2 on contract and where can I go to have a play on one - contemplating getting an ipod touch for the music side and a phone thats just a phone on contract as getting the pioneer deh-p7100bt for my car and only got about 5 months left on my current contract.

For now at least anyway - in the hope that the next iphone is better.

Nokia N85. Great for music, can play over the car radio (without any messing around with wires), and a good all-around phone.

**WithoutMotive** · 6th July 2009, 10:10 AM

Never had any problems with anything at all on my iPhone 3G - been perfect since I got it ages ago.

**PyROm** · 6th July 2009, 02:54 PM

Ive had 4 htc devices over the years, my latest being the kaiser. The quality gradually dropped as I moved onto the next one. After owning a kaiser I wouldnt touch another HTC device again. Ive moved onto an iphone 3gs (which was painful owing to it being apple :P ) and not had any particular problems with it. It does get warm when I have gps+bluetooth+wifi turned on, but no hotter then the kaiser got.

**bossman** · 6th July 2009, 03:00 PM

Ive had no problems at all from my mobile phone and it works in all conditions:

**CHR1S** · 6th July 2009, 03:24 PM

I run my 3GS in a leather case and it gets alot of use and not once has it even felt warm. Now if you want hot my i900 Omnia used to get red hot if you were hammering it.