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’ll add that it is perfectly possible to build a PC without any fans. You just have to compromise a bit on CPU and graphics card. Google “quiet PC” for more.

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