iPhone 17 Not PWM-sensitive, yet getting nausea with the iPhone 17 : Is its OLED display different ?

[Kerry91]

Hello everyone

I've been using OLED iPhones since 2017 (iPhone X, XS, 11 Pro, 14, and 16e) without any issues, so I don't think I'm sensitive to PWM unlike what many people in this thread are experiencing :

Eye-strain while using iPhone X and up

Hello all, I thought I'd post here about an issue I've been having and see if anyone else is experiencing the same thing. When I'm using the phone my eyes feel strained, like, they're trying to focus on the screen. Also, I've noticed that when I look away from my phone at something else, my...

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However, since upgrading to the base iPhone 17 last month I've been experiencing everyday nausea and headaches after using it for a short while. This happens even with ProMotion disabled and the PWM reduction feature enabled in the settings. In contrast, switching to my work iPhone 16e doesn't cause any of these issues.

I'm wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience ?

Is the iPhone 17's OLED display significantly different from previous OLED iPhones ? Could this be related to the display lottery ?

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.

 

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Different OLEDs have different PWM frequencies, you could just be sensitive to certain ones.

 

[Andeddu]

The iPhone 17 has a Pro Motion OLED panel which is different to your previous iPhones.

Go into Settings -> Accessibility-> Display & Text Size -> Display Pulse Smoothing.