Repair shops are booming during heatwaves as people keep putting phones in fridges

[Au Contraire]

Are phones sold in Britain and "the continent" designed differently than ones sold in the U.S ?

[serious question]

The reason I ask is that the temperatures being blamed for device overheating are much the same--or lower--than what the southern U.S., Mexico, South America, Spain, Italy, the Middle East, Africa, Austrailia, and others experience nearly every day. Why then are Brits having so many issues?

 

[Gastec]

WOW, AC is an absolute necessity in some areas like Texas! My dad bought our first window units back in 1963 and we were not a rich family! I would say middle class, I remember seeing one of my dad's payroll checks, it was about $175.00 a week!

In some countries, like in Spain, citizens are not allowed by law to install AC units, to not change the ugly aspect of the facade of their block-of-flats.