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Vertical line on Apple Watch Series 4.. :(
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Picked up my AW S4 Nike two days ago and noticed it like 30 minutes after on the alarm app, in the left side of the screen vertical lines and some light bleed I think? and only noticeable on full color faces and on grey-ish colors
And its very noticeable on photos too
That’s pretty common on LG OLED displays. However, this is a little extreme for the Apple Watch, I’d say. That’s actually not the vertical-line issue described in this particular thread. I’d exchange that.
Your case is minimal. But you also have to take in consideration, look at the background that you’re using that you’re able to even see the vertical line, it’s a gray-scale, so basically it will show every imperfection as it is just given the color.
So, I think maybe the people that can see this vertical slight purple line have more sensitive cones and rods in their eyes, and can see a much broader range of color than others. (not a good or bad thing).
I'm in a field where I work very creatively on a computer screen and can perceive colors much more nuanced than others. So I (and the others on this thread) can see this faint color line because we have sensitive eyes.
The line(s) are more perceivable on a white screen. I've done the iphone roulette return game and if it isn't one thing wrong, it's another.... so not sure it's worth my time and frustration.
My only choice would be to return for a Series 6 and pay $120 for a perfect screen (becuase I would wager that Apple is using the top screen manufacturer for their newest watches), and the SE got relegated to the Series 4 screen manufacturer (which has this issue).
And thankfully, I don't have to stare at my watch screen for very long.
I'm in a field where I work very creatively on a computer screen and can perceive colors much more nuanced than others. So I (and the others on this thread) can see this faint color line because we have sensitive eyes.
The line(s) are more perceivable on a white screen. I've done the iphone roulette return game and if it isn't one thing wrong, it's another.... so not sure it's worth my time and frustration.
My only choice would be to return for a Series 6 and pay $120 for a perfect screen (becuase I would wager that Apple is using the top screen manufacturer for their newest watches), and the SE got relegated to the Series 4 screen manufacturer (which has this issue).
And thankfully, I don't have to stare at my watch screen for very long.
Hey I got an Series 6 44 a few days ago, it also has the issue with the line. I noticed it on a white screen. After returning it, the new one also has this line. However the SE (44) from a friend dosen't have this issue. I thinking to stick with the second one. Because I don't want to waste time to return it and get a new one with the same issue.
I am Mexican, I bought my Apple Watch SE Nike 40 mm here in my country, I have the same problem in my Apple Watch SE Nike, I bought it a week ago, with everything I have read I have come to the conclusion that it is normal due to OLED screen, I see it a lot on low brightness flashlight screen and low brightness yellow backgrounds. The same I read on the Sony page that the lines are normal in low brightness on OLED screens.
