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Hooterville

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Just got my phone yesterday and worried about screen burn in with the always on display being lit up 90% of the time?

On my Samsung phones the AOD moves around to prevent burn in. The iPhone one is stationary amd does not move.

Is this something to worry about or not?
 
It should be the highest quality panel out there and can handle static images. Burn in is correlated with brightness. Given the panel can handle 2,000 nits, dim static images should not be an issue.
 
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I am also worried, but the feature is turned on by default. Also what JPack says, the screen is top tier. It would be embarrassing for Apple to have a feature that is turned on by default in the software and cause permanent damage to the screen.

At least I HOPE.

I had it off during the first week and waited a bit to see if any issues come up with it, but so far no mentions. I turned it back on now because it looks too cool to turn off.

However, I’ve searched for Apple Watch always on display burn ins and found some cases. Even some on MacRumors. I don’t know what to think.
 
Just got my phone yesterday and worried about screen burn in with the always on display being lit up 90% of the time?

On my Samsung phones the AOD moves around to prevent burn in. The iPhone one is stationary amd does not move.

Is this something to worry about or not?
Too early to say. But I’m sure like with any OLED it’ll eventually occur.
 
It’s just an idea, but AOD can very well be the reason for 2000 nits peak outdoor brightness. For the headroom to prevent burn in with AOD.

The Apple Watch had only 1000 nits peak brightness.
 
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