Other Sensitivity to PWM - How will I know if I have it?

[Sami13496]

Quick question about PWM sensitivity. If I go to a store and play with OLED iPhone for say 20 minutes, will I know if I have PWM sensitivity or not. In other words, is it possible that I won't experience any issues during that 20 minutes of testing, but when I purchase the phone and use it for longer periods, I might experience the symptoms. It looks like I have to upgrade from my iPhone XR but I haven't used OLED screens before. Considering SE3 and iPhone 12/13 and this PWM question is really important to me. I would appreciate if you can share any of your own experiences or any ideas you might have how to "test" PWM sensitivity. Thanks!

 

[jb310]

If 20 minutes isn't enough, you do have 14 days to return a newly-purchased iPhone... I assume two weeks is long enough to test for PWM. 🤷‍♂️

 

[FreakinEurekan]

@jb310 has the answer - that's what the return period is for, basically.

Chances are you don't have a sensitivity - most people don't. But if you do - return it & get an iPhone SE, I suppose.

 

[now i see it]

20 minutes won’t be conclusive. Even if you seem to feel ok after 20 minutes, you could run into trouble days later.
Buy & try. If it bothers you, return it within 14 days

 

[maerz001]

If you really listen to you (your core) hard enough, come to your inner self and take a deep breath, than you can feel it

 

[rui no onna]

Quick question about PWM sensitivity. If I go to a store and play with OLED iPhone for say 20 minutes, will I know if I have PWM sensitivity or not. In other words, is it possible that I won't experience any issues during that 20 minutes of testing, but when I purchase the phone and use it for longer periods, I might experience the symptoms. It looks like I have to upgrade from my iPhone XR but I haven't used OLED screens before. Considering SE3 and iPhone 12/13 and this PWM question is really important to me. I would appreciate if you can share any of your own experiences or any ideas you might have how to "test" PWM sensitivity. Thanks!

Most people don’t have any issues.

For me, I get a migraine after I use the iPhone 12 mini for a while (usually triggers between 10-30 minutes) so I can’t use it for browsing or reading.

Just buy outright for easy returns. It’ll be problematic to return if you do one of those carrier trade-in deals.

 

[jimmy_uk]

Don't think about it. Buy and enjoy your purchase. If you do have any discomfort using an OLED iPhone your body will tell you but it's very unlikely. 👍

 

[Wutopia]

Not likely to find out if you got any PWM sensitivity under day light. Try it in a low light environment and you may see.

 

[kargurin]

I can usually tell right away. Others can't. Go to the store displays and look at different phones....and see if some are better or worse than others. For me iPhones are the most tolerable. Or the Motos. The Samsungs and Pixels are a hard no.

 

[snipr125]

Iphones in stores are usually set to max brightness where PWM is at its lowest, so set it to auto brightness and then see how you feel.

 

[one more]

Apparently the PWM effects are most noticeable when iPhone’s screen brightness is low, so you would also need to try and use it in a low-light setting for a while.