Initial reviews of the iPhone 14 Plus, which launched in a number of countries on October 7, showed that Apple’s new product has problems with heat dissipation.

For example, YouTube blogger Golden Reviewer noted that just 5 minutes after playing Genshin Impact on highest graphics settings, the iPhone 14 Plus hit over 40 degrees Celsius. This temperature not only disturbs the use of the device, but also negatively affects its performance.

According to Golden Reviewer, after warming up, the iPhone 14 Plus starts throttling, ie resetting the processor’s clock frequency. Thus, the framerate in Genshin Impact drops from 60 frames per second to 30-43 at a constant, which negatively affects gameplay.

The iPhone 14 Plus uses last year’s A15 Bionic processor, which users had no complaints about overheating before. However, in the new smartphone, Apple changed the scheme of the cooling system. Presumably, this is because users are now facing the issue of device overheating.