Coming from the LCD panel on my previous iPhone 11, the panel on my new iPhone 12 Pro seems extremely warm to me.
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iPhone 12 Pro iPhone 12 Pro display overly warm?
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The problem is it’s not 6500K, it’s more like 6000K. The 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max were around 6200K, the Xs and Xs Max were flawless at 6500K.
Actually, measurements say that they are almost down to the point to 6500K. But that the displays seem to lack slightly in red and blue, which apparently seems to be the new trend in displays (at least for Samsung displays). See here (Starts at around 4:40):
Also Erica says that the displays seem to be almost exactly the same as the ones for the Note 20 Ultra and Fold 2. Which leads credence that the iPhone 12 / 12 Pro models have Samsung displays.
So good news. Returned my 12 Pro to the Apple Store and exchanged it for an identical model and the color balance is almost perfect now.
I only have my 8 plus to compare it to so, I think expecting any OLED to be as blue-white as a backlit LCD screen is a bit silly. I also think this whole screen lottery/just keep swapping out your phone concept is silly. If iphones were really this likely to be faulty it'd be a huge scandal. I feel for the retail workers at apple this time of year.
What about comparing to the display phone 12? Wouldn't that be a valid comparison? Isn't that what Apple is saying the phone should look like?
Sure, but then if the display phone also has some kind of variation in warmth too then you could drive yourself crazy worrying about it. OLED gonna OLED.
I followed the instructions shown in this article and ta da ... it worked.
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iPhone XS True Tone: how to get rid of the yellow hue
The new iPhones are great but there's something wrong with their True Tone feature — it's a bit too warm, a bit too yellow. But hey, with some tweaking, you can fix this!
www.phonearena.com
After 3 days I think I'm getting used to my yellowish 12 Pro. Here are pics comparing it to my wife's XS. 12 Pro to the left, XS in the right. I'll make a decision on returning closer to the end of the return period. I have no backup, therefore my local store availability will influence the decision as well.
What do you guys/gals think?
What do you guys/gals think?
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If it were me, I'd care less about the overall tone and more about the fact that the text looks less dark and more difficult to read. At least that's how it looks to my eyes.
I know what you mean, but the text looks ok, the picture is just not great in that regards, but the tone is accruate to what I see in real life.
My wife received her 12 Pro yesterday and the display is perfect. Rather impressive for OLED. Still not happy with the dim yellow-greenish tint of mine, which becomes distractingly obvious next to her phone. I’m going to return it again but this time I’m getting the regular 12. I figure that even if I get another bad display, at least it’ll be cheaper.
My 12 Pro Max is slightly warmer than my 11 Pro Max.
This is definitely normal (at least as indicated by pictures) - these displays are calibrated at the factory, it would not pass if the measurement was out of tolerance.
If anything, the warmer colors may very well be more accurate. I don’t think it occurred to some people that maybe the cooler blue temperature is the one that is “defective”.
This is definitely normal (at least as indicated by pictures) - these displays are calibrated at the factory, it would not pass if the measurement was out of tolerance.
If anything, the warmer colors may very well be more accurate. I don’t think it occurred to some people that maybe the cooler blue temperature is the one that is “defective”.