Could my phone be overheating

[SircarrotII]

I have a galaxy A53 and it crashes frequently. I notice when I boot up the phone, open Spotify and play a song, my phone gets about as hot as if I were gaming on it. It used to not do this when I got it. If it is overheating, would it help to take it apart and replace the thermal paste/pad on the CPU? If it helps, I bought it refurbished. 

[Mark Kaine]

probably on the way out,  my A41 while a bit sluggish stays cold to the touch at all times (except while charging sometimes)  

[GoStormPlays]

1 hour ago, SircarrotII said:

I have a galaxy A53 and it crashes frequently. I notice when I boot up the phone, open Spotify and play a song, my phone gets about as hot as if I were gaming on it. It used to not do this when I got it. If it is overheating, would it help to take it apart and replace the thermal paste/pad on the CPU? If it helps, I bought it refurbished. 

If it’s overheating and crashing, then it’s probably just too slow. The thermal pad probably isn’t the problem if you’re feeling the heat on the phone itself. I would try to exit apps that might be sucking resources in the background. Besides that, it sounds like that phone is pretty old; it might be time to upgrade.

 

Hope this helps