iPhone 5 Ghosting

Delighted · Dec 25, 2012, 01:12 PM

Bought my iPhone 5 last week. Love it, cannot not put it down, and simply said I just really enjoy it. I play a lot of games while commuting to work and one game I started playing is Fun Run. I noticed that when I play it I do use slightly more pressure on the screen to activate the power ups. When I activate the power ups, this is when I noticed that my screen is ghosting on the sides. I dug out my 4s to try and apply pressure on it, but did not have any ghosting. This led me to believe that maybe it is an iPhone 5 issue.

I made some google searches and found a video of a guy demonstrating his iphone 5 ghosting terribly, fortunately mine is not as bad. So I just would like to know if everyone's iphone 5 ghosting on the sides(only visible with dark backgrounds) or is it just my iPhone?

If it's just my iPhone I will assume I got a lemon and will go in to exchange a new one. If everyone's iphone is ghosting on the side then I will just live with it.

Thanks.

MattMJB0188 · Dec 25, 2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Delighted

Bought my iPhone 5 last week. Love it, cannot not put it down, and simply said I just really enjoy it. I play a lot of games while commuting to work and one game I started playing is Fun Run. I noticed that when I play it I do use slightly more pressure on the screen to activate the power ups. When I activate the power ups, this is when I noticed that my screen is ghosting on the sides. I dug out my 4s to try and apply pressure on it, but did not have any ghosting. This led me to believe that maybe it is an iPhone 5 issue.

I made some google searches and found a video of a guy demonstrating his iphone 5 ghosting terribly, fortunately mine is not as bad. So I just would like to know if everyone's iphone 5 ghosting on the sides(only visible with dark backgrounds) or is it just my iPhone?

If it's just my iPhone I will assume I got a lemon and will go in to exchange a new one. If everyone's iphone is ghosting on the side then I will just live with it.

Thanks.

I noticed the AT&T store demo did this pretty badly, but that's to be expected. My iPhone 5 doesn't do this, but I'm not willing to press down super hard to find out.

Jordan921 · Dec 25, 2012, 02:20 PM

Nope not noticing it on my phone.

adam044 · Dec 25, 2012, 04:45 PM

None here.

Murgatroyd · Dec 25, 2012, 05:13 PM

I can bring variations of contrast if enough pressure is applied to the screen. Nothing warrants that much pressure on a regular basis though.

jakeruston · Dec 25, 2012, 07:11 PM

Definitely recommend that you take that into the Apple store.

No problems on my device.

Dec 25, 2012, 01:12 PM	#1
Delighted macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2012	iPhone 5 Ghosting Bought my iPhone 5 last week. Love it, cannot not put it down, and simply said I just really enjoy it. I play a lot of games while commuting to work and one game I started playing is Fun Run. I noticed that when I play it I do use slightly more pressure on the screen to activate the power ups. When I activate the power ups, this is when I noticed that my screen is ghosting on the sides. I dug out my 4s to try and apply pressure on it, but did not have any ghosting. This led me to believe that maybe it is an iPhone 5 issue. I made some google searches and found a video of a guy demonstrating his iphone 5 ghosting terribly, fortunately mine is not as bad. So I just would like to know if everyone's iphone 5 ghosting on the sides(only visible with dark backgrounds) or is it just my iPhone? If it's just my iPhone I will assume I got a lemon and will go in to exchange a new one. If everyone's iphone is ghosting on the side then I will just live with it. Thanks.
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Dec 25, 2012, 05:13 PM	#5
Murgatroyd macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New York	I can bring variations of contrast if enough pressure is applied to the screen. Nothing warrants that much pressure on a regular basis though. __________________ 2010 White MacBook (240 GB OWC Mercury Electra 6G SSD, 8 GB RAM), iPhone 5, iPad 2 w/21 ♬ creation apps, 2 iTouches, and a Samsung SyncMaster PX2370 display. Someday, though … MURGATROYD WILL LIVE!
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Dec 25, 2012, 07:11 PM	#6
jakeruston macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Rotherham, UK	Definitely recommend that you take that into the Apple store. No problems on my device. __________________ Owner of jRustonApps. Apps: My Currency Converter Travel Essentials
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Dec 25, 2012, 02:20 PM	#3
Jordan921 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Bay Area	Nope not noticing it on my phone.
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Dec 25, 2012, 04:45 PM	#4
adam044 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston	None here.
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