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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My kids play Roblox on my phone, and I wish it would have a fan to cool! It was so hot the other day, it had to cool down before it could charge the battery. On second thought, perhaps it’s MY battery that needs replacing.

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