27-07-2021 06:07 PM
So I got the S21 ultra Exynos 2100 512GB a week ago and I noticed that the phone gets extremely hot even when doing frivolous tasks like notes, gallery, Instagram, even the screen turned on with 25% brightness without actually doing something that requires a high processing power will make the cpu reach at least 40 degrees Celsius.
I'm using CPU Monitor to peek at my cpu performance and stats.
The Idle temp (first time turning on the screen after 10-15 minutes) is around 36 degrees.
It reaches 44 degrees while gaming and even playing music on YouTube with the screen off will get me to that temperature in just 10 minutes.
I started from scratch with the setup, I installed one app at a time, got no data from the old device.
I have the latest software version which was supposed to fix the overheating issue.
I use 120Hz and FHD but I noticed the overheating still happens with 60Hz as well.
My 5G is turned OFF, cpu limited at 70%, even with battery saver the phone still reaches the same temperature.
I still have the overheating issue even in Safe Mode.
Apps settings were remotely optimized by a Samsung technical support employee. He didn't know what to do and advised me to take it to a service.
This is my CPU status as I write this message.
It seems like all the cores work at full speed but why does it have to be like this with only Google Chrome opened?
I'm wondering if this is a software or a hardware issue. If it's a software one I guess it can get fixed with a good update this time, one that will optimize the CPU usage in a smarter way, but I guess I'll find out in a few days since I'm planning on taking the phone to a Samsung Service for potential repairs.
Also, here s a screenshot of a benchmark I did a few days ago. The score is significantly lower than other S21 Ultra Exynos versions but the CPU stability seems to be 98% which is odd.
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28-07-2021 12:51 AM
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28-07-2021 05:27 PM
So I took the phone to a Samsung Service and they said the device has a manufacturing problem which can't get fixed and it should be returned right away.
Thanks for all your replies
06-09-2021 08:31 AM
Hi Guys
I tried everything mentioned in this article to solve my S21 ultra overheating Issue
No Use at all, my phone keeps heating upto 70c !!!! And that is insane
On idle, it would flactuate between 35c-40c !!! Still insane !!
The final and effective solution I did was stepping down to the old firmware
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I used Odin to format everyting and install fresh ROM because there was no option in samsung updates to roll back
Now my phone stays cool at 24c (normal room temerature) when idle and reaches about 30c on load work
At extreme cases when playing games it may reach 45c
But compared to the latest update this is very satisfying
I will never update my phone ever, not untill I see real action taken by samsung to fix thier software problem, Exynos is a poor execuse of a processor when compared to snapdragon, so I wish Samsung would optimise it to work without pushing it to compete with snapdragon performance because it will never compete unless they melt it down in your hands by overheating.
Good luck
01-10-2021 12:02 PM
The SD 888 has more severe heating problems. I've seen a lot of phone models running this chipset, having serious problems with temperature: sony,xiaomi,oppo...Qualcomm really messed up this year with the 888 much like they did with the 810 if I remember well.
16-06-2022 09:35 PM
Will you ever make a phone that DOESN'T HAVE a problem with overheating?