Got my iphone 5 today but got a small problem.

fel10 · Dec 9, 2012, 11:22 PM

Everything works great, except it has a slight yellow tint. My iphone 4 (right) has a cooler screen, and the new iphone (left) looks slightly yellow. Now, I've been hearing a lot of complaints from people saying that they also got this issue, and when they went to get it replaced, they got the same problem. So should I try and get a replacement, or am I being too paranoid? And may I add that the colors on the new iphone looks more accurate than on my old phone.

acorntoy · Dec 9, 2012, 11:27 PM

The screen is just calibrated warmer. More accurate colors in photos but in whites may look a Bit yellow. Many reviewers also mention it.

zbarvian · Dec 9, 2012, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acorntoy

The screen is just calibrated warmer. More accurate colors in photos but in whites may look a Bit yellow. Many reviewers also mention it.

I believe this is the right answer.

bushman4 · Dec 9, 2012, 11:33 PM

Iphone5 calibration allows for better color reproduction. we're all used to the bluish-white calibration of the 4 and 4s

fel10 · Dec 9, 2012, 11:37 PM

Thanks for the response everyone. I was starting to get worried. Wasn't looking forward to getting a replacement, since everything else work flawlessly on my new phone.

aleni · Dec 10, 2012, 01:45 AM

dont mind that, after you get used to the warmer screen, believe me it's much better than the cooler tint on the iPhone 4.

tymaster50 · Dec 10, 2012, 01:52 AM

Damnn, i guessed it would be the yellow screen, every frickin time someone thinks they have a problem and it's unique to them lmao.

Jimrod · Dec 10, 2012, 02:02 AM

You can't say a "Warmer" tint is better really, it's wrong. Skin tones with a green cast make people look ill. If the colour output is too far away from neutral some will be too strong and some too weak. Excusing a yellow/green tint as some kind of improvement is drinking the Apple Kool-aid a little, so to speak.

Apple should at least give us some calibration option since the only way to access that is by jailbreaking. This is how wrong my iPhone 5 measures and from what I've seen they're pretty much all like this:

The iPhone 4's cooler blue tint was much closer to correct than this, it's just pretty poor when the iPhone 5 is partly sold on the amazing colour depth and screen, if the colours are wrong and tinted then that doesn't really count for much. If you see a calibrated screen next to this you'll understand how much of a difference it makes, everything looks better.

The iPhone 5 screen is a bit of a disappointment as most of the people I know with one preferred the look of their iPhone 4, especially when compared side by side. I know a load of fanboys will chime in and say they preffer pissy yellow to over-clean blue but the fact is it measures farther from neutral - it's not as good.

zhandri · Dec 10, 2012, 02:34 AM

actually i like your iphone 5 screen better. the other one looks a little redish imo

serkan · Dec 10, 2012, 02:43 AM

So its not a problem right ? It is normal to be like that ?

bandofbrothers · Dec 10, 2012, 02:47 AM

Hi,

Before you created your thread I'm sure you will have used both google and the search facility on macrumors which will have highlighted existing threads and information on this greatly covered subject.

Im surprised all of this did not already answer your questions !

Jimrod · Dec 10, 2012, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by serkan

So its not a problem right ? It is normal to be like that ?

On a purely technical level it's not as good as it could (or should, considering Apple's general standards) be, in terms of the iPhone 5 it's standard performance and should be considered normal.

aphexacid · Dec 10, 2012, 03:28 AM

The screen on your 5 is good. I have seen a couple that actually do have buttery screens. Nothing to do with the more "saturated" colors they advertised.

You can tell right away because the blue elements in the UI, such as in safari, around the url, are not blue. they'll be buttery nasty.

I will say though, the 5's color temp seems way more consistent than the 4S.

The 4S had major issues with the screens. So many had the nasty yellowness.

1080p · Dec 10, 2012, 07:56 AM

I am glad I don't suffer from the amount of OCD the plagues many users in this thread.

Jimrod · Dec 10, 2012, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 1080p

I am glad I don't suffer from the amount of OCD the plagues many users in this thread.

While I get your point, we're buying the most expensive mainstream phone on the market (which is obviously meant to be much more of a media device than just a phone nowadays), part of the selling point is the "amazing" screen. If it's not performing as well as it should then people can be expected to bring it up.

I didn't measure my screen because of lack of better things to do, I measured it because I wondered why people in pictures had sickly skin tones, especially next to my iPhone 4 that had a very good screen overall (and even after two years a better battery life as a side issue!). I just so happen to calibrate TV's as part of my job so had the gear and the tint stands out a mile if you're used to seeing a screen that is correct.

People are allowed to rave about great things something does (at the risk of being called a fanboy) but if you point out something as being sub-standard on an Apple forum then everyone likes to act all "like, whatever, get a life" - I'd rather Apple have a chance of being aware about things they can improve than try to brush it under the rug. I would have returned my phone if I thought I'd get something better in exchange but from what I've seen I won't. Apple is no longer at the cutting edge of this market in many ways and if they get too complacent (see Nokia) it's easy to fall behind rapidly.

Leonard1818 · Dec 10, 2012, 08:38 AM

No problem man. That's how they all are. I highly advise not wasting your time/effort trying to get a more "blue" phone. A "cooler" iphone 5 is more of an anomaly than the "warmer" ones. That's just how they are.

Honestly, I liked the screen on my 4s but holding my "warmer" iphone 5 next to it makes it look BLUE. No joke. I pull up a pic that has any white on it and it looks like it has a blue tint to it versus the same picture on my iPhone 5.

Mrbobb · Dec 10, 2012, 12:11 PM

Can I load a cooler display profile on the 5 then if that's my preference?

Jalopybox · Dec 10, 2012, 12:21 PM

Yep, the o' yellow screen. Take it back. Some will defend the urine tone as 'correct' or true color, it's not. When white looks nicotine stained, it is not correct.

snarestud940 · Dec 10, 2012, 12:24 PM

A little off topic but where did you get that wallpaper?

fel10 · Dec 10, 2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by snarestud940

A little off topic but where did you get that wallpaper?

Which one?

Mr. Buzzcut · Dec 10, 2012, 01:54 PM

What if I'm looking at your pics on a blue iPhone 4 screen? Lol. The 5 looks white and the 4 blue. But it's just a pic of a screen shown on another screen so who knows.

AFDoc · Dec 10, 2012, 01:57 PM

What exactly is the problem? Search option would give you a ton of info on this very issue.

snarestud940 · Dec 10, 2012, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fel10

Which one?

The one on the 4s

Dec 9, 2012, 11:22 PM	#1
fel10 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Woodstock, GA USA	Got my iphone 5 today but got a small problem. Everything works great, except it has a slight yellow tint. My iphone 4 (right) has a cooler screen, and the new iphone (left) looks slightly yellow. Now, I've been hearing a lot of complaints from people saying that they also got this issue, and when they went to get it replaced, they got the same problem. So should I try and get a replacement, or am I being too paranoid? And may I add that the colors on the new iphone looks more accurate than on my old phone. __________________ 15 in Macbook Pro, 2.2 GHz, Quad Core i7, 8 GB RAM, Vertex 2 120GB SSD iPhone 5 64GB White iPad2 64GB Wi-Fi TVs
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Dec 9, 2012, 11:37 PM	#5
fel10 Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Woodstock, GA USA	Thanks for the response everyone. I was starting to get worried. Wasn't looking forward to getting a replacement, since everything else work flawlessly on my new phone. __________________ 15 in Macbook Pro, 2.2 GHz, Quad Core i7, 8 GB RAM, Vertex 2 120GB SSD iPhone 5 64GB White iPad2 64GB Wi-Fi TVs
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Dec 10, 2012, 01:45 AM	#6
aleni macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2006	dont mind that, after you get used to the warmer screen, believe me it's much better than the cooler tint on the iPhone 4. __________________ easier to see my post.
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Dec 10, 2012, 02:47 AM	#11
bandofbrothers macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Uk	Hi, Before you created your thread I'm sure you will have used both google and the search facility on macrumors which will have highlighted existing threads and information on this greatly covered subject. Im surprised all of this did not already answer your questions ! __________________ MacBook Air 11” Core i5 1.6GHz 4GB 128GB •1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5. Black/Slate 16gb iPhone 5. - Factory Unlocked. Be Happy !!
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Dec 10, 2012, 07:56 AM	#14
1080p macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Planet Earth	I am glad I don't suffer from the amount of OCD the plagues many users in this thread. __________________ 21.5" iMac (2011) \| Hackintosh HTPC with Intel C2Q 8400, Nvidia 7900GS \| Synology NAS \| iPhone 5 White 32GB (AT&T)
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Dec 9, 2012, 11:27 PM	#2
acorntoy macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2010	The screen is just calibrated warmer. More accurate colors in photos but in whites may look a Bit yellow. Many reviewers also mention it.
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Dec 9, 2012, 11:33 PM	#4
bushman4 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2011	Iphone5 calibration allows for better color reproduction. we're all used to the bluish-white calibration of the 4 and 4s
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Dec 10, 2012, 01:52 AM	#7
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	Damnn, i guessed it would be the yellow screen, every frickin time someone thinks they have a problem and it's unique to them lmao.
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Dec 10, 2012, 02:02 AM	#8
Jimrod macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	You can't say a "Warmer" tint is better really, it's wrong. Skin tones with a green cast make people look ill. If the colour output is too far away from neutral some will be too strong and some too weak. Excusing a yellow/green tint as some kind of improvement is drinking the Apple Kool-aid a little, so to speak. Apple should at least give us some calibration option since the only way to access that is by jailbreaking. This is how wrong my iPhone 5 measures and from what I've seen they're pretty much all like this: The iPhone 4's cooler blue tint was much closer to correct than this, it's just pretty poor when the iPhone 5 is partly sold on the amazing colour depth and screen, if the colours are wrong and tinted then that doesn't really count for much. If you see a calibrated screen next to this you'll understand how much of a difference it makes, everything looks better. The iPhone 5 screen is a bit of a disappointment as most of the people I know with one preferred the look of their iPhone 4, especially when compared side by side. I know a load of fanboys will chime in and say they preffer pissy yellow to over-clean blue but the fact is it measures farther from neutral - it's not as good.
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Dec 10, 2012, 02:34 AM	#9
zhandri macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Germany	actually i like your iphone 5 screen better. the other one looks a little redish imo
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Dec 10, 2012, 02:43 AM	#10
serkan macrumors regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Turkey	So its not a problem right ? It is normal to be like that ?
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Dec 10, 2012, 03:28 AM	#13
aphexacid macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chicago	The screen on your 5 is good. I have seen a couple that actually do have buttery screens. Nothing to do with the more "saturated" colors they advertised. You can tell right away because the blue elements in the UI, such as in safari, around the url, are not blue. they'll be buttery nasty. I will say though, the 5's color temp seems way more consistent than the 4S. The 4S had major issues with the screens. So many had the nasty yellowness.
	1

Dec 10, 2012, 08:38 AM	#16
Leonard1818 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2011	No problem man. That's how they all are. I highly advise not wasting your time/effort trying to get a more "blue" phone. A "cooler" iphone 5 is more of an anomaly than the "warmer" ones. That's just how they are. Honestly, I liked the screen on my 4s but holding my "warmer" iphone 5 next to it makes it look BLUE. No joke. I pull up a pic that has any white on it and it looks like it has a blue tint to it versus the same picture on my iPhone 5.
	1

Dec 10, 2012, 12:11 PM	#17
Mrbobb macrumors 68030 Join Date: Aug 2012	Can I load a cooler display profile on the 5 then if that's my preference?
	1

Dec 10, 2012, 12:21 PM	#18
Jalopybox macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2012	Yep, the o' yellow screen. Take it back. Some will defend the urine tone as 'correct' or true color, it's not. When white looks nicotine stained, it is not correct.
	2

Dec 10, 2012, 12:24 PM	#19
snarestud940 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2012	A little off topic but where did you get that wallpaper? __________________ 13" Aluminum Macbook (Late 2008), 2.4 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HD iPod Touch 2nd Generation, 8 GB The new iPad, 16 GB iPhone 5, 16 GB, T-Mobile
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Dec 10, 2012, 01:54 PM	#21
Mr. Buzzcut macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Ohio	What if I'm looking at your pics on a blue iPhone 4 screen? Lol. The 5 looks white and the 4 blue. But it's just a pic of a screen shown on another screen so who knows.
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Dec 10, 2012, 01:57 PM	#22
AFDoc macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Colorado Springs USA for now	What exactly is the problem? Search option would give you a ton of info on this very issue.
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