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My first burn in
- Thread starter Francesco Leone
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The burn-in from the circular complications at the bottom of the screen are quite obvious to me.
I definitely see it. Apple will exchange it. I think when you consider OLED panels, they all have some tendency of ‘static image stamping‘, The pixels are meant to shift, to prevent that, but unfortunately, it is a side effect to OLED. It’s a matter if somebody notices it or not, but I certainly look forward to the transition of micro LED, where that won’t be a possibility.
I get around 36 hours with AOD for waking hours. I also change watch faces frequently which probably prevents burn in.
Ditto.
I was a skeptic, after nearly five happy years with my original-issue Series 0, but AOD is a really nice usability improvement. I'm surprised how much I like it.
Its not too bad. I wear my AW for 16 hours a day and usually have between 40-50% left and that is also on days where I have gone for a run.
I do have the same issue with my AW5. As far as I can tell, the burn-in heals a bit over night - or at least it gets better. I think during charging over night (screen off) seems to have a regeneration effect.
Is the burn-in on your watch always at the same level? Mine is worser in the evening (after AOD was on for about 18 hours) than in the mornings
I always had the AOD turned on. This effect was evident under Sun or a direct strong Desk light. It is not noticeable in the evening. I have never changed watchface and complications since October 2019
It is only visible with white or grey background (flashlight app works as well). I just mentioned the burn-in effect is better visible after the AOD was on for several hours. Same by you?
Hi,
It seems my AW5 is also showing burn in. Using it since October with the same face almost all the time. Lowest brightness setting though.
Do you have apple care or the replacement was covered by warranty?
Thanks.
It seems my AW5 is also showing burn in. Using it since October with the same face almost all the time. Lowest brightness setting though.
Do you have apple care or the replacement was covered by warranty?
Thanks.
My AWS5 was replaced in March due to a speaker issue. I activated the torch function to see if I had any burn in and there is a faint outline. Not sure i’ll go through the bother of replacing it again as this seems to be a common issue. I don’t remember this on my three year old S2.
It is. I had to turn mine off. Didn’t even last the whole work day for me to use AOD.
Thanks for the info.
I will likely wait few months then will ask for replacement if possible.
Probably depends on the user. I get ~50 hours with AOD from my watch.
When Micro- LED actually has its opportunity to debut, I suspect in probably two years, image retention (Or burn-in for that matter) will be completely eliminated, as OLED is the sole reason why that happens. Given that AOD on the Apple Watch is a feature that will remain, it’s something that will always be a tendency with OLED panels.
That is what I am waiting for. Definitely not gonna buy another OLED watch.
While my burn-in is not a big issue at the moment, in a year or two it will become one hurting visual esthetics and resale value. Who would wanna buy a watch with burn-in? No one.
While my burn-in is not a big issue at the moment, in a year or two it will become one hurting visual esthetics and resale value. Who would wanna buy a watch with burn-in? No one.
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No one purchasing an Apple Watch has any idea what ‘Burn-in’ is in the first place. Nor do they know what to look for. You only notice burn-in on various lighter states/white background where it’s completely visible.
Anyways-Let’s say I sold my Apple Watch to and unknowing buyer knowing that it has ‘burn-in’, I guarantee you they wouldn’t even notice image retention unless it was drastically visible. Most cases with the Apple Watch with Burn-in, is actually pretty minimal, but it’s an annoyance nonetheless once you start seeing it, you want stop seeing it either.
Also, I suspect image retention on the Apple Watch is a very small percentage, it’s usually only certain models that have the same display that is used on a consistent basis and with AOD being activated consistently.
It won’t affect the trade-in value, Apple doesn’t look for ‘image retention‘ issues. The only thing that the watch has to be considered in terms of trade-in value, is fully functional with power on/off, and no physical damage.
Also, you won’t be able to ‘return your watch’ per se, but they may or may not replace it with a warranty watch depending how severe the ‘burn-in’ is, and if Apple can actually locate the image retention or the issue is minimally invasive, they will just send you watch right back to you with no warranty replacement. The choice is yours.
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