A few days ago, Apple released the iOS 17.0.3 update, which aims to fix the overheating bug affecting the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max devices. Before this update was released, some sources claimed that the heating problem would be solved by reducing the speed of the A17 Pro processor.
The first tests conducted after Apple released the update show that, contrary to these claims, Apple did not touch the performance of the A17 Pro. It can also be seen that the update has largely eliminated the heating problem.
The easiest way to check the iPhone’s performance after such a critical update is to run benchmark tests on Pro devices running iOS 17.0.3. That’s what 9to5Mac and AppleInsider did with iPhone 15 Pros in the hours following the update.
As a reminder, the first iPhone 15 Pro benchmark tests showed that the A17 Pro outperformed all its competitors. The chip even outperformed the M2 that powers Apple’s MacBook Air, Pro and iPad Pro devices in tests.
The new benchmark tests showed the same results as tests on iPhone 17 Pros running previous versions of iOS 17. Earlier this week, we talked a lot about what would happen if Apple’s update couldn’t fix the overheating iPhone 15 Pro issue. We will have to wait a bit for the answer to this question. Because real-life use will show us whether the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max continue to overheat after the iOS 17.0.3 update. Benchmark tests only tell us that the update does not weaken the chips.
While there is no decrease in performance, it seems that the iOS 17.0.3 update also eliminates the heating problem. Many different tests with a thermal camera show that iOS 17.0.3 fixes the iPhone 15 Pro overheating issue.
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