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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It’s a good question that others have answered well here. I’m surprised though that no one has mentioned the newer Apple MacBook Airs which don’t have a fan or any air vents and run fast relative to PCs from just a couple of years ago…

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