Are Phone Coolers Actually Worth It?
Phone coolers aren't snake oil. They're just solving a problem most people don't have.
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The short answer is no, at least for most people. That may sound strange in a discussion about phone coolers, but this isn't a clickbait question with an obvious answer hiding at the bottom. Active cooling can help prevent heat from degrading a phone's sustained performance. But most folks simply don't push their phones hard enough, for long enough, for this to become an issue.
Put enough strain on your phone, and heat can become an issue. Like using your MacBook outside, when temperatures get too high, performance may drop while charging can slow. A phone cooler can help with this, though most of us don't need one.
Active phone coolers work, but that's only half the question
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