Yellow-gate? ;)

[Textureboy]

My 7+ is also warmer then my 6+ but I do not believe this is because of a defective display. It's calibrated this way for accuracy. It is also notably brighter then my 6+. Warmer colors are also easier on the eyes.

Notice how the two 7's match and the 6 on the left is more blue. It is the nature of the display and not a defect.

I've been trying to tell myself that the iPhone 7 is suppose to be calibrated that way. But it bothers me when I've been going through photos and editing my iPhone images and the colours aren't coming out the way its suppose to be especially when my eyes are use to the iPhone 6 "cooler" display. I can use my phone all day and get use to the warm tone but when I start editing my photos for Instagram it just feels way too warm for my eyes.

 

[lavrishevo]

Choosing to ignore the countless phones in this thread where people have gotten the non-warm display? Thats fine if you are ok with your phone but dont tell people it's supposed to be that way.

I think your have a reading comprehension problem. I did not tell anyone anything. I clearly just stated my opinion or my belief. Take it or leave it if you like but please try to comprehend what I am saying before jumping to ridiculous conclusions.

 

[Bryan Bowler]

Nope, and never been the case. Already thoroughly debunked in this thread. Theres no glue used. Sadly, this old myth gets recycled every year.

JohnnyQuest, kre62 thinks he is the absolute authority and will tell you that there has never been glue used near iPhone displays and that it has been thoroughly proven in this thread, but I can assure you he is incorrect. I can also guarantee you that within a few minutes, he'll resort to personal attacks on those who disagree with him. I'm letting you know this so you (and primarily) others don't automatically drink the Kool-Aid and think that there's absolutely something wrong with your display just because it is calibrated to a warmer kelvin temperature.

We're not talking about yellow blotches that last longer than a week (which could very well be a problem that would justify a return). Rather, we're talking about a uniform screen with a warmer kelvin, which is how the iPhone 7 is made.

 

[Weaves]

Just got off the phone with a "senior" apple support person after sending in photos of my phones side by side. She said it's normal and I can adjust tint with the accessibility features mentioned in here already.
She said she totally saw the difference but that there was nothing abnormal about it

 

[lavrishevo]

Here is another article on the subject.

http://osxdaily.com/2016/09/16/yellow-screen-iphone-7-fix/

 

[orbitalpunk]

many are saying your eyes are used to a blue iP6 screen and thats why it looks yellow. That can be true in some instances but I'm looking at everyones comparison shots here on my desktop NEC monitor that's calibrated with an Xrite i1 Display Pro profiler and the iP7's are too warm. They are yellow af. Return or exchange if you can. I returned mine and will wait a month. iP6s FTW.

Here was my comparison between ip6s and ip7. Bleh.

 

[Paulshaqz]

Just got off the phone with a "senior" apple support person after sending in photos of my phones side by side. She said it's normal and I can adjust tint with the accessibility features mentioned in here already.
She said she totally saw the difference but that there was nothing abnormal about it

nope i went into t-mobile yesterday and checked out the demo unit and compared it to my wifes 7 plus rose gold hers has a slight yellow tint and the demo unit they had was perfect thats why i made a genius appoint for next week.

 

[lavrishevo]

It's interesting, if various articles mentioning the adhesive can cause a yellowing temporary effect does it not make sense that display models are not so prone to this because they are on 12+ hours a day and have therefore dried more quickly? Seems quite logical to me. Or do you really think they are putting "special" display models up that have different screens...? I think we all know this is not the case.

 

[Bubble99]

Got any proof to back up your statement? Ill help you out - no you dont. Like the other poster said theres no glue. Never been glue. Never will be glue. Glue isnt used.


Apple uses two suppliers for screens. One has a yellow tint with less sharp text and worse contrast. The other is clear, crisp, and beautiful. You can tell the instant you turn on the phone which screen you got. If you got a yellow screen it will never get better. No glue will dry. No break in will happen. This we know from multiple years of this same issue.

If you like the warmer screen keep it. Just dont ever put it next to one of the good screens. Cause once you see what you could have had you cant unsee it.
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Nope, Apple uses two suppliers and one has a yellow tint. It also has less sharp text. It isnt more correct. If you like yellow tint you should demand a screen with good brightness, clear text etc as present on the good screens. Then you can adjust your screen to be more yellow/"correct" and have both.

If there are suppliers with yellow tint, bad contrast and text not too sharp why are reviews and websites not talking about it?

If one supplier is better than the other supplier this would be really big news and all over the internet and every where to stay clear from LG because their screens are inferior.

 

[evorc]

Why would people calibrated their TV's, computer monitors or phones to show a yellow display?

So some people believe some of iPhone 7 phones are calibrated to show yellow screen? And the other iPhone 7 phones are not calibrated showing really white screen?

That some are the yellow screens are true color but are eyes don't see it that way.

LOL oh boy. I'll let the pros do the explanation for you.

http://televisions.reviewed.com/features/what-is-tv-calibration

There is a reason TVs, Monitors, Phones etc. are set to bright vivid setting on showroom floors. Who wants to look at a dull, warmer, but properly calibrated screen on showroom floor?

I have owned every iPhone since the 4 and not once have I found a phone as bright and blue as the ones on Apple demo floors. There is a reason for that .

 

[poose22]

Here is another article on the subject.

http://osxdaily.com/2016/09/16/yellow-screen-iphone-7-fix/

another article? it's been posted on here like 12 times. And it doesn't solve the issue.

 

[Bubble99]

many are saying your eyes are used to a blue iP6 screen and thats why it looks yellow. That can be true in some instances but I'm looking at everyones comparison shots here on my desktop NEC monitor that's calibrated with an Xrite i1 Display Pro profiler and the iP7's are too warm. They are yellow af. Return or exchange if you can. I returned mine and will wait a month. iP6s FTW.

Here was my comparison between ip6s and ip7. Bleh.

What blue screens? Can some one post picture what these blue screens look like.

 

[thadoggfather]

so...

interesting stuff but not surprising.

definitely different panel manufacturers, i am certain of it. comparing my first model with 4 iPhone 7's at the store on the tables, each was a smidge brighter and cleaner than mine but it was fainter to tell the difference in super bright lighting in there. certainly nothing in the game changing realm. the display units i swear are mostly cherry picked fwiw. for one i think they have custom capacity, or are formatted oddly-- either or.

anyways,

i have two 7's in these pics. one 32/att one 128/verizon,

one of these is DEFINITIVELY going back, guess which? also, one of the these, the one that will also be going back is exhibiting a wavy/fingerprint look like imprint on the screen across the whole screen when viewed off axis. COMPLETELY unacceptable for a phone of this stature, but again not surprising, it seems like it's almost a TN or half IPS.

also, i am done the swap game altogether. this solidified it for me. saving myself time and bs and money (gas). and saving apple some money to by not going through the rounds. man this sucks, i feel for some iPhone 7 users.

in last pic, bottom one is left phone and top is the right phone,

 

[lavrishevo]

Honestly, if everyone is saying the display models are great but their brand new phones are not their is only one logical explanation and it is not the supplier. It's because the damn display phones are on all day long and the adhesives have fully dried. Lol, so simple and logical. Problem solved...

 

[evorc]

It's interesting, if various articles mentioning the adhesive can cause a yellowing temporary effect does it not make sense that display models are not so prone to this because they are on 12+ hours a day and have therefore dried more quickly? Seems quite logical to me. Or do you really think they are putting "special" display models up that have different screens...? I think we all know this is not the case.

I wouldn't rule that out. Not once have I owned an iPhone as bright and bluish as the demo floor iPhones. I've had every iPhone since the 4.

 

[kre62]

Honestly, if everyone is saying the display models are great but their brand new phones are not their is only one logical explanation and it is not the supplier. It's because the damn phones are on all day long and the adhesives have fully dried. Lol, so simple and logical. Problem solved...

Not solved. People tried to claim it's glue every year to justify their yellow screens. The good screens are perfect from the moment you turn them on and I have experienced it many times. Also the glue myth won't seem to die and people keep posting that if you leave it on long enough it'll go away. It never goes away your eyes just got used to it.

 

[mi7chy]

It's bad enough that portrait pictures on the iPhone 7 are on the yellow side so white teeth will look smoke stained so the piss yellow display will make it even worse.

The glue drying excuse is BS to trick you into keeping it beyond your return period. I had a yellow spot that never went away.

 

[lavrishevo]

It's not a myth, there is an adhesive between the screen and digitizer. If this is not fully cured it will make the screen appear more yellow. This is exactly why display models seem to be different. It is the only logical explanation. To believe display models have a different screen supplier is ridiculous.

 

[mi7chy]

It's not a myth, there is an adhesive between the screen and digitizer. If this is not fully cured it will make the screen appear more yellow. This is exactly why display models seem to be different. It is the only logical explanation.

You're not serious? Even though Apple is aware of this every year but instead of letting the glue dry before selling it they pass it on to the customer every year?

 

[lavrishevo]

You're not serious? Even though Apple is aware of this every year but instead of letting the glue dry before selling it they pass it on to the customer every year?

Correct, it's the same drama every year as they rush to get the phone in the hands of customers. It's nothing new. Just use google search for yourself.

 

[kre62]

It's not a myth, there is an adhesive between the screen and digitizer. If this is not fully cured it will make the screen appear more yellow. This is exactly why display models seem to be different. It is the only logical explanation.

Lol omg thank heavens we have you to come repeat the same tired argument we've been hearing the last 6 years.

Lets use logic. Whats your explanation for the post a few posts up where the guy has two phones he just turned on and one is yellow and one isn't?

Better yet - and heres the final word - another poster made a good point earlier in the thread (where this glue thing already got debunked but i get you didnt make time to read it). If it really was glue you wouldnt be able to adjust the color tint in the accessibility screen. A physical yellow layer would tint everything passing through it making it impossible to adjust.

See its not just the yellow tint, thats just one characteristic of these inferior displays. Text is worse contrast worse eveything worse. Just like the guy just posted, definitely two suppliers and definitely not up to par.

There. That should be the last of it. Until some other jagoff drops in with the same argument who didnt read the thread.

 

[thadoggfather]

Why are you guys arguing theoretically?

I have a sample of 2, in my possession. They are very clearly different panels

 

[ogs123]

many are saying your eyes are used to a blue iP6 screen and thats why it looks yellow. That can be true in some instances but I'm looking at everyones comparison shots here on my desktop NEC monitor that's calibrated with an Xrite i1 Display Pro profiler and the iP7's are too warm. They are yellow af. Return or exchange if you can. I returned mine and will wait a month. iP6s FTW.

Here was my comparison between ip6s and ip7. Bleh.

The fact that you are looking at the pictures on a calibrated display doesn't mean anything. The pictures white balance can, and probably is, way off.

 

[lavrishevo]

Here is the process on an older phone. I'm not going to argue anymore. Believe what you will. Have a wonderful evening. And yes, I have had iPhones that had even yellow spots that dried and cleared up. It is not a myth as I have experienced it personally.

 

[Bubble99]

The fact that you are looking at the pictures on a calibrated display doesn't mean anything. The pictures white balance can, and probably is, way off.

So are you saying the screens that are really white have blue tint but are eyes don't see the blue tint? It looks really white?

But the screens calibrated look yellow for some reason. But are brains or eyes see it yellow but in reality it is not yellow?