Eli5: Why do smartphones not need cooling fans like other computers do?

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Everybody always talks about the massive computing power of smartphones (movies love the moon mission comparison) but still my phone rarely gets hot. (Only when I use it while charging sometimes)

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I also wanted to mention that there are “gaming” phones out there that do have built-in fans that can be very audible. I have the REDMAGIC 7S Pro myself and while both charging or playing a CPU intensive game, those fans will kick on and light up the fancy exhaust port on the side where the air escapes.

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