The tests were performed using GLBenchmark for five minutes, after which the hottest point for the new iPad and iPad 2 was measured with an infrared camera. The lower right corner of the new iPad seems to be the hottest point, with a temperature of 92.5 degrees. The same place on the iPad 2 was around 10 degrees cooler at 82.9 degrees.
Apple Tuesday denied any overheating concerns for the new iPad.
Apple sold more than 3 million new iPads over the weekend, and some tablet users already noticed the increased running temperature. On Apple’s support forums, hundreds of users noted their new device is running hotter, particularly in the bottom area. So much so, that some users report “the heat is near unbearable at times and makes my hands sweaty while holding it.”
If this is not a manufacturing defect affecting only certain new iPads, it seems the high-resolution Retina display, which keeps the new iPad as the leading tablet, has taken an even bigger toll than previously thought.
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