Well, the centre of the screen is brighter than the rest of the screen so yes, I guess so.
Headphone jack is all good.
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Will the 'pressure point' blemish on the 6S Plus be addressed in a hardware revision?
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Well, the centre of the screen is brighter than the rest of the screen so yes, I guess so.
Headphone jack is all good.
From that picture it looks a perfect screen? Can't see any problems with uniformity, blotches , shadows whatsoever. Maybe a tiny towards the warmer side but I prefer that. but is it the same brightness setting you used for your previous phone's picture? Also can't see the brighter spot in the middle, but this looks like full brightness. In my experience the different shadows and tints of the screen are more exposed with lower brightness settings.
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I don't wanna get your hopes down but at night time my screen looks perfect like yours, I can't see any shadows at the top or anywhere for that matter.
But during the day time when my eyes are adjusted to the light, I can clearly see some light blemishes, not really shadows, on the top right.
Check again during the day time and take a screenshot.
This was at 100% brightness in the dark - same as the other picture I posted. No, its not perfect (never will be) but its the best phone of the 14 I've looked at. I'm happy. Apple Support have been great. I never complained, I asked if the characteristic of the backlight was normal to which they replied 'No' everytime and insisted on a swap out.
Yes, the backlight is not perfectly uniform. Like my other phones, fluorescent or day light seems to highlight / exacerbate backlight issues more than at home under incandescent light. I think its just a characteristic of these phones this year. Knowing that most phones are like this means I'm not really bothered by it. Its just the way it is.
Here's a photo of my new phone at 100% brightness during the day.
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Out of interest, "how" are you photographing the screen? With another phone or a DSLR etc etc? On the latest picture it looks more like the original phone you sent back, with it being darker at the top and bottom and brighter towards the middle (not just a spot, but the central area of the screen and moreso on the right side).
What I have found is that the apparent appearance of dark and light is not actually the case. The light output according to my meter is actually very consistent across the screen. HOWEVER, there is some kind of polarisation of the light caused by one of the screen layers. Micro degrees of angle change of this layer, which I believe to be due to the screen being under too much pressure either due to mounting or manufacturing design, cause the image to appear brighter/dimmer and also colour shift as well. As evidence of this, if I hold my light meter with the phone in portrait, I read 500 cd/m2, but if I rotate the phone into landscape, I read nearer 600 cd/m2 at full brightness. This must be due to the polarisation of light and its interaction with my lightmeter.
In conclusion, the display design is fundamentally flawed. I think that what also happens over time is due to the pressure that the display is under and regular heat and cool cycles, that the display changes over time, for better or worse and some of the shadows are bits of the underlying structure effectively showing through, and exacerbated by a very narrow angle polarising filter.
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I'm using the same camera every time - my iPhone 6S (work phone). The only variable that's changing here is the ambient light levels in which I'm photographing my 6S+. My new phone doesn't have the horizontal dark shadows/bands but does have a bright centre blob. Everything else is pretty uniform.
Your results make interesting reading - its funny you should mention Polarisers. The Senior iPhone Advisor my case was escalated to spoke quite frankly about screen issues in general. He mentioned about how and why a polariser is used in these screens and divulged a few of the 'common characteristics' they encounter using them. For example, if you've ever seen a rMBP or iOS device with a Pink to Green colour shift, that's the Polariser being ever so slightly misaligned.
He didn't try and pull the wool over my eyes with statements like 'No, this is first one we've ever seen'. After reviewing my photos, he agreed the screen was not up to standards. He didn't discuss specifics but did mention that in cases like this, they normally just swap the phone out.
Bottom line is, Apple is well aware of what's going on. Most people don't notice. I'm sure they've calculated that economically, its probably far cheaper to swap out phones with unhappy customers than it is to increase QA control.
For minor issues that you have to look for to see, lowering expectations seems to be the most effective course of action this year. If you see a problem without even looking for it, by all means roll the dice and see what you get.
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under first impression my screen looked like it was almost perfect. but the other day i noticed that there is definitely some uneven backlight on the side of the screen. it looks as though something is pressing on the screen causing the lighting to be brighter/darker. it's only this one little area and the rest of the screen is fine. once i saw it i couldn't miss it. returned it the next day for a refund.
it's almost 2016, why on earth can't anybody produce a high quality-almost perfect 1080p screen? is it really that hard? for £700 you should expect high quality parts and products but nope. the screen is a lot better than any other iphone i've owned i'll give apple that but i think OLED can't come fast enough. time to get rid of these terrible backlight problems that have been present on iPhone's since they were introduced.
it's almost 2016, why on earth can't anybody produce a high quality-almost perfect 1080p screen? is it really that hard? for £700 you should expect high quality parts and products but nope. the screen is a lot better than any other iphone i've owned i'll give apple that but i think OLED can't come fast enough. time to get rid of these terrible backlight problems that have been present on iPhone's since they were introduced.
You've been through 4+ phones and you wonder why not many sane folks sympathize with you? You must be REALLY unlucky to receive 4+ damaged phones OR just VERY OCD. Think it's time to move on to a different phone bud.
I can't stand people with attitude like you. Just because YOU do not see an issue that SOMEONE ELSE SEES on THEIR PHONE does NOT mean that AN ISSUE DOES NOT EXIST.
Telling someone to move on to a different phone is a stupid thing to say as well. iOS, which is what attracts people to these phones beyond design, is COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM HARDWARE FAULTS.
I don't understand why people don't understand these simple concepts. Also, looking forward to the mods giving me yet another warning. I hope this post doesn't offend someone to that point.
No, no sympathy required. This is a thread talking about screen faults. That's what we're discussing here. This is the point of the thread. I'm contributing anecdotal information.
If you feel the need to contribute judgemental off topic comments then you have waaaaay too much time on your hands dude.
Every single iPhone 6S Plus I have encountered has that blemish. And I work in a major Greek mobile telco and have seen many devices. It's an issue Apple should have already fixed. I'm on my 2nd one and waiting for the batch that will address this hardware flaw.
Hi there, I am from Greece as well and bought my iPhone 6S Plus from Kaizer Shop in November... No blemish whatsoever, I have tried to find a defect many times at different light, full brightness/low brightness etc... And I am absolutely sure this iPhone doesn't have it, as I am totally OCD about my phones and I would probably have noticed it on the very first minute, if it was really there...
Please stop inspecting your phone! I promise you will find something if not the blemish, and once it's been seen it can never be unseen.
Also not all have this blemish, when I was looking around the apple stores in October the majority (90%) had this blemish to varying degrees. Curtain bleeds at the top was also a very common issue, seen on most iPhone 6s Plus'.
I have way too much time on my hands yet you examine your phone all day and practically live at the Apple store...
Hello, could you tell me please what your model number is your new iPhone? I mean, does it start with M or N? Here in Mexico, when you buy a brand new iPhone the model starts with M, if you swap it for nay reason, you get a N model, both of those models appear to be brand new, but N models are not. So, could you tell me please your model? I need to swap mine in Mexico.
Several users, including me, have noticed, that the screen changes over time. I believe this is down to repeated warm up and cool down cycles. It is well known that if the screen is under pressure or that it's mounts result in slight twist or bending positions, that the screen will show uniformity variations (brightness or colour) as a result.
Has anyone dealt with the keyboard ghosting in the bottom left of the screen? This just started a day ago and is driving me crazy! It's like leaving a still image on a plasma and getting the burn in. If you look closely you can see the keys from the keyboard in the bottom left corner. Sometimes way more visible than others in the right app or background color.
I got a space grey 6S+ over the weekend, made in week 50 2015.
I got the deluxe model with two pressure points, one on the left in the usual place and one on the right in a similar location. The one on the right is not as bad as the one on the left, but i do have two though.
But the rest of the phone is fine though, even screen, no yellowing, no bright spots etc, as i have not had it long i do keep looking at them and can see the left one even when i'm not scrolling. Its like once you see it you are drawn to it.
But the battery on it is really good, 58 hours standby, 4 hours usage and its at 53%
So i'll see how it goes for now, i have 14 days as usual to decide.
I got the deluxe model with two pressure points, one on the left in the usual place and one on the right in a similar location. The one on the right is not as bad as the one on the left, but i do have two though.
But the rest of the phone is fine though, even screen, no yellowing, no bright spots etc, as i have not had it long i do keep looking at them and can see the left one even when i'm not scrolling. Its like once you see it you are drawn to it.
But the battery on it is really good, 58 hours standby, 4 hours usage and its at 53%
So i'll see how it goes for now, i have 14 days as usual to decide.
I just really get the impression that they see this as a non issue. Like I said before, I was basically "paid to go away" in the form of a free beats pill + for my troubles. I just don't see this as the Apple I used to know. When I had an iPhone 5 and had reception issues, they spent months helping me diagnose it and the fix was included in a software update. Now it's just a go away we're Apple there's nothing wrong that's tolerable attitude. Just not the same company.
Trouble is their quality standards is we're the issue lies, they bang these things out in such large quantities.
You could have 10 iPhones and no two would be the same. I've seen button issues, many screen issues, very rarely have I see a good screen.
Basically it's an lcd panel lottery and I really would not care if they only cost say £250 ish but £600 -£700 !!
You could have 10 iPhones and no two would be the same. I've seen button issues, many screen issues, very rarely have I see a good screen.
Basically it's an lcd panel lottery and I really would not care if they only cost say £250 ish but £600 -£700 !!