Rog Phone 5 Temperature

[waxy78611]

I was wondering if this is normal for the Rog phone 5.
So, just by Web browsing, using YouTube & WhatsApp, the phone temperature reaches 38 degrees celcius. Is this actually normal for such light usage? Brightness is at 50% or less & volume is 50%.
In comparison with my huawei p40 pro plus, the huawei reaches a maximum of 22 degrees celcius with the exact same usage. I use the phones in the same room so room temperature isn't the issue here.
Moving onto gaming, playing call of duty with 50% brightness and max settings, the Rog 5 reaches 46 degrees celcius & becomes extremely uncomfortable to touch. With the same settings and environment, the huawei reaches maximum 33degrees celcius.
Genshin Impact with max settings makes the Rog 5 reach slightly over 60 degrees 😒 60 degrees is too hot and I have to put the phone down and lower the settings. The huawei reaches 41 degrees maximum with Genshin at highest settings.
I find this very concerning. Surely these high temps can't be good for the long run. I bought the rog 5 brand new and have bought all the rog phones. None of the previous rog phones had such high temperatures. With the games, I can sort of understand but even 60 degrees is pushing it. But with light usage such as youtube and Web browsing, 38 degrees Celsius is quite concerning.
I appreciate that the rog 5 is a new phone. Dear Asus, are you planning to sort out this heating issue with any software updates? Is this something you're looking into?
As mentioned, I do like the Rog Phones and really don't want to sell mine. The rog is basically the perfect phone except for the heating. If you are working on a solution for this then I'll happily wait for it 🙂
If this is something that can't be fixed and I assume most of it is down to Qualcomm's laziness with the Snapdragon 888, then please let us know if its something which is out of your control so we can decide wether to keep the Rog 5 or not. After all, a hot phone is mostly never a good sign. I will say though, the Snapdragon 888 is a very problematic Chipset as many other phones with this Chipset are getting very hot (but not as hot as the Rog 5).
So, are you planning to fix this issue, are you looking into it? Or is this issue something which can't be fixed with software updates?
Look forward to hearing from you

[Danishblunt]

waxy78611

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/164243#Comment_164243

Thanks for the reply. So, having a temperature of 38degrees while web browsing and using YouTube is normal? But why is my huawei at 22degrees with same usage? This is what I don't understand, how and why the rog 5 sits at 38 while the huawei sits at 22 with similar usage

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as I explained, because the huawei has a bad cooling solution, it cannot effectively transfer heat from the chips to the phone. This is also why you see very bad performance on games like genshin imapct because it internally cooks itself.

[GREEKLEADER]

Danishblunt

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/164299#Comment_164299

as I explained, because the huawei has a bad cooling solution, it cannot effectively transfer heat from the chips to the phone. This is also why you see very bad performance on games like genshin imapct because it internally cooks itself.

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So wait,60 degrees is bad for the battery?
But I game always on 46c ambient temps and on genshin impact 53c max,have I already fked up my rog 3's battery? Or I'm still in the clear?
I can't begin to imagine how the battery feels inside the rog 5

[Saifuddin]

GREEKLEADER

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/164389#Comment_164389

So wait,60 degrees is bad for the battery?

But I game always on 46c ambient temps and on genshin impact 53c max,have I already fked up my rog 3's battery? Or I'm still in the clear?

I can't begin to imagine how the battery feels inside the rog 5

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If your device temperature is below 50 , you are all good, even at above 50 i wont damage the battery but its a point where you should let it cool
What i mean by wont damage battery means its not the harm limit but always no matter what you do , battery is getting hit and its life will get less this is how batteries works , its just over 55c or around , battery degradation happens at faster rate than usual
Below 50c you are good , above 50 you should be careful , above 55c (60c is degradation point but its safe to stay below high limits) its dangerous for battery
I m in India soo my Ambient is 45c now days so even while using whatsapp, my phone goes to 40-45c but i make sure not to do gaming until i get back home or place where ambient is on lower side
Hope you get an idea how batteries works

[Danishblunt]

GREEKLEADER

https://zentalk.asus.com/en/discussion/comment/164389#Comment_164389

So wait,60 degrees is bad for the battery?

But I game always on 46c ambient temps and on genshin impact 53c max,have I already fked up my rog 3's battery? Or I'm still in the clear?

I can't begin to imagine how the battery feels inside the rog 5

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as saifuddin was explaining, while mid 50s is around a "warm" point its still within operation temperature, however 60 is degradation point.

[Aryan202]

What's your ambient temperature by the way ?
And 60 degrees is the temperature for the cpu?
My 845 cpu idles around 42-43 mostly during usage with gaming it easily touches 50+ upto 60 maybe while gaming and that's just at 30 fps + medium settings on genshin impact