That would bother me personally but everyone has a different threshold
There are LGs that don’t do that , my air was one of them
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That would bother me personally but everyone has a different threshold
There are LGs that don’t do that , my air was one of them
Personally - yeah. My LG 13 mini doesn’t do that.
But don’t let me influence you
Also if on the fence could always buy another and return the inferior one. Sometimes (many times) it is a rabbit hole so I understand the reticence.
Mobile AMOLED and WOLED aren't really comparable though.. even that depends.
The 'EVO' panels that came out in 2021 exclusively used in 77 inch Sony A80J and a mix for 55 and 65 sizes (really WBE vs. WBC previously, 'evo' was the marketing for LG electronic sets) and in the mix for LG C1/ used exclusively in all G1 sizes had some pink shift at extreme angles to varying degrees, but a good WBC does not. And I'm sure even WBE has been refined to mitigate or even eliminate 'the issue', or they might've even moved onto some other panel manufacturing type in light of multiple stack OLED and significantly boosted brightness.
..Pretty sure even Samsung made QD-OLED tv's are a lottery too, and were off to a good start but in years that followed as much of a lottery as LGD WOLED probably because its not economical to reject so many panels at the factory. And the most important factor: the average person does not care or cannot see it, or both.
There is sadly a lottery even with OLED tv's, only it's much more of a hassle given its size and a store's inclination to not wanna help you out / not see the issue.
Probably more info than you wanted to hear but
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IMO if you don't like your screen or something, best to just return and say 'not for me' and re-buy. If you start trying to convince someone there is an issue, they might bunt it to Genius Bar to gaslight you or say it's within spec.
Whatever you do, do NOT get a replacement device or else your return policy is nullified and you are now at the mercy of their discretion, which will not be favorable lol.
I saw someone on X bragging about their 17pm battery life. This screen looks so bad if this is how it looks in real life, omg
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I have a C1(77), it shift to a slight green here, if I'm not right in front. I also used qdoled for a couple of years, and the Samsung panel is good for this, no shift, and the colors were always accurate, but I did not like the coating on lit room.
Yeah if you're not in controlled lighting blacks on QD Oled looks grey which almost defeats the purpose of OLED: the inky blacks. Contrast is still there though for other colors.
I don't own a QD Oled personally, I wouldn't mind, but I'm going to keep rocking the sets I got until I can't. And at the time, QD oled didn't exist so I didn't have a choice.
Would love a good panel Sony QD OLED set down the road just to truly put it to the test of all types of content. I hear good things overall.
Long time lurker of this thread. Skipped out on the 16s but upgraded to the 17 Pro Max. My display panel manufactured by LG (GH3) seems fine to my eyes compared to the Samsung panel (G9N) on my 15 Pro. There is a slight green shift tilting down but unnoticeable in day-to-day use. LG panel seems slightly warmer compared to the Samsung. I think LG is slightly better in terms of color accuracy but since my past few Pro phones were all Samsung panels, I feel like I've gotten used to Samsung colors (slightly more saturated, reddish tint).
Also found this regarding display manufacturer allocations for iPhone 17s. Seems kinda accurate based on the sampling in this thread
Also found this regarding display manufacturer allocations for iPhone 17s. Seems kinda accurate based on the sampling in this thread
The upper one, hopefully it's uniform at low brightness while having TT & NS enabled 🍀
Tried my luck again with an Air. Got another subpar display altho not as bad as all the rest I’ve tried. Gonna try it out. Too tired to keep trying. Loving the Air. Kinda makes me forget about the display just cause it feels so good to use. Tint is uniform but when angled downward the bottom half starts going green-ish but every other angle is fine.
The ones at the Apple Store were all much worse than the one I got so maybe that’s just the majority of them. I’d give this one a B- display whereas the other Airs I’ve tried were D. My 17 Pro is an A. So not too far apart.
The ones at the Apple Store were all much worse than the one I got so maybe that’s just the majority of them. I’d give this one a B- display whereas the other Airs I’ve tried were D. My 17 Pro is an A. So not too far apart.
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But it's hard to photograph. in reality color difference is more notable.
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seems like there’s a noticeable color and brightness difference, I would prefer the one on the right
The slight vertical color shift on my Air has stopped bothering me, since it's so slight and I never use my phone in that angle. It looks perfect from every angle I use it on. So basically the only time I remember I have it is if I purposefully look for it by tilting the phone downwards in an extreme angle, which is ridiculous cause I would never do that normally lol
You'll sell this off I know it. You remind me of myself quite a bit. I also have a tendency of trying to re-affirm my course of action by posting here.
I said the same thing to myself about my 17. I just sold it today for a minor loss since we cant return in my country. I'll stick to my 16PM which a perfect screen this year.
Well, if I do change my mind, thankfully I live right by an Apple Store so I have two weeks to return it, but TBH, i hope I keep it, I absolutely love the Air, and given that almost all Airs have subpar displays, it's def not worth the lottery game for that model. Fingers crossed!
Well, if I do change my mind, thankfully I live right by an Apple Store so I have two weeks to return it, but TBH, i hope I keep it, I absolutely love the Air, and given that almost all Airs have subpar displays, it's def not worth the lottery game for that model. Fingers crossed!
The majority of the Airs got LG, so you probably got a good lg panel. Youre more likely to get a good samsung panel on the 17pro I guess.