Consumers are concerned about iPhones overheating
San Francisco resident Kevin Abuyaghi discovered that his new iPhone 6 Plus was the hottest smartphone on the market - literally. He says he was sitting in his car last week when his phone heated up so much it started emitting smoke.
"It was like an oven. I heard a little pop noise," Abuyaghi told CBS News, going on to describe that the searing phone left a burn mark on the nearby passenger seat after he threw it out of his hand.
Apple did not return a request to comment but the company did send Abuyaghi a replacement phone.
Tech experts say he's not the only one who's noticed a problem. "There's a lot of chatter online about people not being able to touch their phones," Dan Tynan, editor-in-chief of Yahoo Tech, told CBS News. "The processors have just gotten so powerful that the phone can't handle the heat."
There are a few steps consumers can take to reduce the risk of an overheating phones. Turn off apps when you're not using them, and disable automatic updates so the phone isn't always working so hard. Another recommendation is to lower the brightness level of the screen, which also saves battery life.