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iPhone 5 with dead pixel = last iOS device for me
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I'll probably go back and give it another shot. I think some people could be far more sensitive to pixels than other people.
If they don't swap it out, I'll just make use of AppleCare+ and play some hockey with the iPhone as the puck.
If they don't swap it out, I'll just make use of AppleCare+ and play some hockey with the iPhone as the puck.
It almost sounds as if it's untrue... - I'm not saying it is, it's just that it's hard to believe. (Note to mods - not a personal attack...)
Please hear me out, it's not a personal attack.
A- The retina display- you can't see the individual pixels afaik....
B- Why 3 iPhone 5's?
C- Why not just return it/argue with the Genius?
D- I had to replace my iPhone 3GS because of a dead pixel, and they handled it right away...
Do it. Just so you know Samsung's quality control is miles more pathetic than Apple's. Go to the xda developer forum and see how the galaxy nexus owners were treated by Samsung. Some people just need to know the truth before they make wild and baseless statements.
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taking a screenshot to show people a dead pixel? you cant possibly be serious...
I mean a photo of the phone. If you have an iphone 4s it will take it correctly.
exactly. and i'm not breaking out my dslr to take a picture of a dead pixel.
How about you use your 4s or iPad3?
exactly. and i'm not breaking out my dslr to take a picture of a dead pixel.
Why not?
Taking a dslr off the shelf, taking a macro picture and sticking it onto your laptop would take what? 20 seconds?
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This ^^^
I understand what you mean. I absolutely hate dead pixels and I feel like that a company like Apple should repair/offer a replacement for this - especially because they like to talk about how great their Retina displays are.
Oddly enough, for an iPad you need three dead pixels while for an iPhone one dead pixel is enough (according to Apple) to get a replacement device.
Definitely try to get it fixed (possibly by calling Apple). I came from an iPhone 4 and I absolutely love it: the bigger display, the great-looking games, the incredible fast speeds, the better cameras, the new design (and how thin it is) and the (for me) improved 3G speeds.
Good luck - I hope you'll get a great-working iPhone 5!
So what happens if hardware/software starts to go wrong being on android now? You gonna then switch to windows?
My iPhone 5 has a dead pixel, I think it might have 2. It's not like I'm gonna miss a big chunk of any videos, or not be able to see something on screen because of it. They are very small pixels. Get over it, it's a normal part of electronics.
you're probably right. maybe at some point i'll stop caring/noticing it. but until then, the first thing i look at every time i look at the phone is that stupid spot. haha.
While it is normal for these types of screens to exhibit dead pixels it doesn't mean you have to live with it. Apple policy states that 1 dead pixel on an iPhone is too many. That being the case if you have a dead pixel you should be able to replace it. If you don't care and the dead pixel is in a location your eyes aren't scanning constantly you won't notice, but if that sucker is in the middle or the screen or an obnoxious color you will be fixated by it no matter how little you care.
I'm interested in the theory here - if you're not supposed to be able to identify a single pixel on a retina display at normal viewing distance, you shouldn't notice a dead one surely? Or is it more than one?
I concede that a dead pixel in the wrong place is really annoying though, I had one on my Nintendo DS.
I concede that a dead pixel in the wrong place is really annoying though, I had one on my Nintendo DS.
