Consumer Reports have done their own investigation after claims of the new iPad is running a lot hotter than the iPad 2, after Consumer Reports had their device playing Infinity Blade II for 45 minutes their new iPad got to temperatures of 116 degrees Fahrenheit on both the front and back. Consumer Reports has said that:
“We ran our test while the new iPad was propped on the iPad Smart Cover, plugged in, and after it had run Infinity Blade II uninterrupted for about 45 minutes. The device’s 4G connection was not turned on, though its Wi-fi link was. The ambient room temperature was about 72 degrees. (Apple recommends not using the iPad in environments over 95 degrees.)
When unplugged, the back of the new iPad reached temperatures as high as 113 degrees Fahrenheit. It was only when plugged in that it hit 116 degrees. The hottest areas weren’t evenly distributed throughout the iPad’s back, but were concentrated near one corner of the display as shown in the images taken from the rear of the device above.”
The Consumer Reports device interestingly also failed to charge when the game was running, the device then went on draining its battery until the game was closed. The device failing to charge seems to be due to it not being able to draw enough power to charge the device as well as power the Retina Display as well as the Processor. Infinity Blade II is a very CPU and GPU intensive game so users should not find an issue when playing less resource intensive games.
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