A creative cooling experiment has demonstrated the significant impact of thermal management on mobile chips. An enthusiast recently put an iPhone 18 Pro to the test using an unconventional "liquid cooling" setup: a chilled can of La Croix sparkling water pressed against the phone.
According to benchmark results, this makeshift cooling technique reduced thermal throttling dramatically. The extra heat dissipation allowed the handset to achieve a 25% increase in sustained performance compared to standard ambient conditions.
While using cold beverages is not a practical daily solution for mobile gaming or heavy workloads, the experiment underscores just how much performance modern smartphone hardware leaves on the table when restricted by passive cooling designs.
Check the original report on Tom's Hardware for full details.
