I went to the Apple store and touched the new iphones and they were all BOILING HOT! This was definitely a concern, but I promised I would give my mom my old 8 Plus (which I adored), so I had to take action. After touching all the black/blue phones in the store, I surmised that “the white seemed less hot” so I bought one at Best Buy and hoped for the best. A couple days in and the results are not good. I mean, is the phone good, sure, and the camera is great, but I just dont think potentially hurting my body is worth it. I now have a tingly / burning / pins and needles-y feeling in my hand every day since! To be fair, this would happen with my 8 plus from time to time, but it would be mostly when I was my phone over 5 hours a day or texting a ton. I have not even been using it as much as usual but the buzzing in my hand (mostly my palm) has me super freaked out. The buzzing stays in my hand even for hours after usage (sleeping, so it doesn’t go away) and has me very concerned/worried/writing this at 6:40 am. I will also note that I am sensitive, and I try wireless ear buds and I get a headache after, so I know not everyone feels things to my extreme. I did however read an article that iphone may be UNDER reporting RF radiation levels and that the levels are most likely double of what has been reported, and the levels of iphones are already significantly more than other manufacturers. Anyway before I rabbit hole too far into that, I am also worried about more practical matters. I am a longtime Mac user and am stuck (now) with what iphone can I even get. Years of apps, notes, etc. Do I go back in time to an older iphone or is there an iphone that doesn’t emit as hot/RF/whatever the hell is happening with a lesser camera, like a 14 Plus or something? I feel trapped between new and old tech, or am I just doomed to stop using iphones altogether. As I have been reading, Samsung and other phones have significantly less RF levels but the learning curve will suck. I am both confused, freaked out and scared. Is this happening to anyone else? Is there an iphone with less invasive physical effects? If so, please enlighten me.
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If you feel a buzzing/tingling in your hand it sounds more like nerve damage. Possibly something about how you hold/use the phone is causing a nerve to get pinched slightly. I would really suggest seeing a doctor about possible nerve damage.
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Try using your phone for an hour or so with airplane mode enabled. Do you get the same problem in your hands? If so maybe the phone is cutting off your circulation in your hands because of a too tight of a grip? If you have low circulation in your hands and started gripping a massive phone with a new design then surely it could cause problems? 8 plus has curved corners, whilst the 15 pro max is squared.
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Look into PWM sensitivity. Apparently OLED displays can lead to intense headaches in certain individuals. Your previous phone would’ve had LCD which is fine, but the 15 Pro Max has OLED. There’s a subreddit with plenty of people talking about the issue. Only thing you can do is get an LCD display it seems.
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Sounds like you have some sort of medical condition. I’d see what’s going on first. The phone itself should be fine.
I have purchased and using iPhone 15 pro max recently and I definitely have the same experience. Booked a genuis bar appointment and reporting this situation to national telecommunications authority in the country where I live. Apple may have production and design deficiency in several devices which ends up extra heat and extra radiation. Such an evil and greedy corporation!