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Yellow-gate? ;)
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Idk man I got my 7 yesterday and I compared them the iPhone seemed to be about the same or maybe a little more bright to me, but I could be wrong just looked brighter to me.
No that's not true, did you even try it?
It corrects the color balance and hue nicely. Neutral or cool.
Question is does it require CPU and battery to adjust or is it a native calibration
My 7+ doesn't look anything like that.Holding it next to my work 6S+, they are virtually identical.
It doesn't matter if you are correct or not, this yellow tint issues are not going away, and it's a quality control issues regardless.
You're right. Seems to be only the case when you have inverted colors on (I turned it it on randomly).
I still think it's not as good as a proper RGB slider would function as it makes the screen shift to a particular tone aggressively.
Crappy photo as its from my iPad 3 but launch day iPhone 6 on the left and launch day iPhone 7 on the right. Both at max brightness with a blank Safari tab. If I'm pushed I'd say that the 6 is fractionally cooler in the flesh (I've always felt that it's been a bit too blue anyway!) but both are pretty equal. I wish I had my OH's launch day 5 to hand as that has a lovely pink rectangle in the middle of the screen now!
BONUS IMAGE! iPad 3 vs iPhone 7:
BONUS IMAGE! iPad 3 vs iPhone 7:
Nope, that's how it is out of the box. As I say, in the flesh the 7 is definitely warmer with a yellow hue at lower brightness but I don't think it's a deal breaker.
That is about what I see when I compare my new 7 to my 6S. Both have even white screens and the 7 is very slightly warmer - only noticeable when compared side by side. There are phones with yellow screens out there however as happens with every launch and I'm lucky I didn't get one of them.
One data point. I just compared my black 7 128 to my wife's 6. Brightness at 100%. Screen on 7 is definitely a little bit brighter, and it is maybe just a touch warmer, but very minor difference. I would not call my screen yellow, in comparison, in any way. They are honestly hard to tell apart in color.
I've been using my 7 Plus just fine coming from a 6s Plus and my brother has a 6s Plus and I've been comparing. His screen is brighter and a lot cooler. I don't mind the 7 Plus being warmer but I wish the brightness was on par. I'm waiting to see if more tech sites start posting articles about this. Otherwise, loving the phone.
that's the weird thing - it's obviously not an uncommon issue, but NONE of them have said anything (from what I've seen) apart from that OS X Daily article about 'fixing' the colours.
I figure that starting tomorrow and Tuesday, we may see articles start to pop up.
The glue has not dried yet. The glue has not dried yet. The glue has NOT dried YET!
This has happened with almost every iPhone launch that I can remember. Can you people not use the search tool? These threads pop-up around launch time because the phones were just made and the glue hasn't dried yet.
This has happened with almost every iPhone launch that I can remember. Can you people not use the search tool? These threads pop-up around launch time because the phones were just made and the glue hasn't dried yet.
What glue are you referring to? There is no glue between the two glass layers anymore because there is only one layer. There is NO glue. No glue. No glue.
Guys there is no "Yellowgate" on the new iPhones, in fact, what you perceive as "yellow" when viewed next to an iPhone 6/6s is in fact the correct White Point.
The displays on the 6/6s only use the sRGB Color Gamut and have a "blueish white point" with a color temperature of 7300K as measured by DisplayMate (http://www.displaymate.com/iPhone6_ShootOut.htm)
But with the new DCI-P3 color standard for the new iPhone 7 the white point is now the correct D65 white point at x=0.3127 y=0.3290 with a color temperature of around 6500K.
So basically what you say is a "Yellowgate" is in fact a "Bluegate" from your iPhone 6 and 6s with a blueish white point. What you see now on the iPhone7 is the correct white point, as in how white should actually look like on displays.
(Check those links for more:
http://www.displaymate.com/Display_Color_Gamuts_1.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DCI-P3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminant_D65 )
The displays on the 6/6s only use the sRGB Color Gamut and have a "blueish white point" with a color temperature of 7300K as measured by DisplayMate (http://www.displaymate.com/iPhone6_ShootOut.htm)
But with the new DCI-P3 color standard for the new iPhone 7 the white point is now the correct D65 white point at x=0.3127 y=0.3290 with a color temperature of around 6500K.
So basically what you say is a "Yellowgate" is in fact a "Bluegate" from your iPhone 6 and 6s with a blueish white point. What you see now on the iPhone7 is the correct white point, as in how white should actually look like on displays.
(Check those links for more:
http://www.displaymate.com/Display_Color_Gamuts_1.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DCI-P3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminant_D65 )
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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.
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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Guys there is no "Yellowgate" on the new iPhones, in fact, what you perceive as "yellow" when viewed next to an iPhone 6/6s is in fact the correct White Point.
The displays on the 6/6s only use the sRGB Color Gamut and have a "blueish white point" with a color temperature of 7300K as measured by DisplayMate (http://www.displaymate.com/iPhone6_ShootOut.htm)
But with the new DCI-P3 color standard for the new iPhone 7 the white point is now the correct D65 white point at x=0.3127 y=0.3290 with a color temperature of 6500K.
So basically what you say is a "Yellowgate" is in fact a "Bluegate" from your iPhone 6 and 6s with a blueish white point. What you see now on the iPhone7 is the correct white point, as in how white should actually look like on displays.
(Check those links for more:
http://www.displaymate.com/Display_Color_Gamuts_1.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DCI-P3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminant_D65 )
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.
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