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Google Investigating Reports of Screen Burn-In on Pixel 2 XL But iPhone X Unlikely Affected
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Manufacturing OLED displays is still a little tricky and perhaps the reason Apple will try to move to mLED as soon as it possibly can. Let's hope Apple's first attempt (with Samsung's help) won't backfire on them.
LG are the only ones making large scale OLED displays. Panasonic and Sony buy their panels from LG.
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Damn. Even less iPhone X's to go round. Bloody Google!
It's always prudent to wait because there are often issues with some/all of the first batch of new devices. It's quite possible that will also be the case with the iPhone X.
I have had an LG OLED tv for 3 years now. It has been nothing short of amazing.
It’s due to the low lifespan of the Blue phosphor in OLED displays in general, which is literally like a fraction of that of the red and green which causes a color shift which is referrered to as “burn in” or better yet should be called fade out. This doesn’t give much in terms of manufacturing tolerances, smallest mistakes and you end up with issues like this.
Some people seem to be okay with their OLED smartphones, even after a couple of years, but no matter what, the risk is there and a good reason for Apple to change to mLED when it becomes feasible.
LG TVs use a RGBW sub pixel format with white oleds on top of which color filters lie. This helps reduce burn in but the power draw is not feasable for mobiles so they don’t make mobile panels like that.
Looks like i’ll wait on x to get some reviews about this. If it does burn in then i’m jumping 8plus or another platform.
Keep in mind this is due to Google using LG's OLED panels in the Pixel 2 and LG still hasn't worked out the kinks in their OLED displays since they've only recently started producing them. Samsung, on the other hand, has been producing OLED displays for years now and they've nearly perfected the tech. LG's OLED has problems with color shifting, uneven lighting and coloring on different areas of the display, and has poor brightness.
Samsung OLED's have none of those problems. Guess which panels Apple is using? Samsung panels. OLED isn't the problem, LG's crappy panels are. There is zero reason to worry about the OLED display on the X.
No one had a problem paying for an iPhone 4 that dropped calls if you held it the wrong way.
I'm sure Google and LG will work out the issues in the next batch of devices to come off the assembly line and provide replacements for anyone affected.
What an absolute dumpster fire. A phone of this caliber, of this price, from this company, in this year, has no excuses for this kind of widespread issue. Honestly, with the exception of the few instances of personal harm, this is even worse than Samsung's Note 7 battery-gate.
Hmmm… I don't see the FAA releasing a statement indicating that this phone is not welcome on planes. Now, that's bad. Sure screen burn-in is unfortunate but you can still use and travel with it.
Looks like you can dig up Samsung S8 burn-in issues. Samsung has taken precautions to move images around to prevent burn-in, but the issue persists. Reminds me of Plasma TVs.
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-asus-chromebook-pixelbook-809410/
Yes, but I'm talking more about how it makes the company look. At least in Samsung's case, it was an honest manufacturing issue that didn't seem to be picked up in testing since it didn't affect all units. With the XL, poor screen quality was already reported by many people to be a deal-breaker, and it's a much more widespread issue than battery-gate... and that was before reports of burn-in, which is even worse than the color issues. Obviously this is something that should have been picked up in testing before release. Also, since it's not a safety issue, there will likely be no recall, so Google will be making excuses for the next year instead of simply admitting a mistake and making it right.
Samsung doesn't have these issues anymore, they've nearly perfected OLED. LG on the other hand just started making them again this year, so they're years behind. I'm glad Apple went with Samsung for the iPhone X.
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Isn't Apple using Samsung displays? The Pixel 2 has no display issues, while the 2 XL does. The Pixel 2 uses a Samsung display while the 2 XL uses LG.
Looks like you can dig up Samsung S8 burn-in issues. Samsung has taken precautions to move images around to prevent burn-in, but the issue persists. Reminds me of Plasma TVs.
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-asus-chromebook-pixelbook-809410/
Interesting, I've never seen an actual S8 owner report burn in. I had my S8+ for 4 months and a friend of mine has had his since release and neither of ours showed any burn in whatsoever. I don't see the iPhone X getting that kind of burn in though since there isn't a big bottom bar with buttons always displayed on the screen. Really curious to see how Apple has tuned the OLED display on the X.
Multiple reports have surfaced over the past few days about potential screen burn-in or image retention issues with Google's new Pixel 2 XL smartphone.
Android Central's Alex Dobie? shared a photo on Twitter on early Sunday that shows faint outlines of Android's navigation buttons at the bottom of the display. 9to5Google, The Verge, and Ars Technica also experienced the issue.
In a statement to The Verge, Google said it is "actively investigating" the reports.Google hasn't confirmed how many users are currently affected.
Google sourced the Pixel 2 XL's plastic OLED display from LG, which could be the root of the problem, given that the smaller Pixel 2 and original Pixel's Samsung-supplied OLED displays have experienced far fewer issues.
Apple is also sourcing OLED displays exclusively from Samsung, so if the issue stems from LG, then the iPhone X shouldn't be affected either.
LG's own V30 smartphone has suffered from many of the same display issues, which has also included banding and uneven colors.
Screen burn-in is typically a result of static images or on-screen elements displaying on the screen uninterrupted for a prolonged period of time. The issue can result in persistent discoloration or a "ghosting" effect on the screen.
Article Link: Google Investigating Reports of Screen Burn-In on Pixel 2 XL But iPhone X Unlikely Affected
Apple sourcing future OLED supplies from LG....poor quality V30 level crap display with screen burn for the iphone XI
It made Sammy look pretty bad. When your product makes the mainstream news because of a malfunctioning component that's awful bad. Sammy compromised safety when designing the phone. The team did not adequately protect the battery. It was not an "honest manufacturing issue." Sammy was cutting the safety too close most likely to keep the unit thin like the iPhone. Remember, Sammy tried to replace the battery thinking that was the issue but it was the design. Bad Sammy.