Much thanks to akron, the thread starter! I'm looking forward to future photos.
I've been wrestling with this very thing, but with two iPhone 4s compared to an iPod Touch 2G. The two IP4s are markedly different from each other; one yellow tinted for sure. That one does render photos much better than the other i-devices, but for reading black text on a white background, it looks washed out. The second iP4 is in between the cool blue iPod Touch and the yellow iP4.
To those who scoff at our concerns, it does matter as it can ruin the experience of reading text on the phone. You're lucky if you have a yellow one and can live with it!
At high brightness levels (close to or at full), the "yellowish" IP4 looks white, near perfect. But, as pointed out earlier, that's hardly the level one uses the device at. At low, normal brightness levels, a "white" background looks very, very yellow! A screen protector's grain becomes more obvious--and it's a distraction, especially in low light or pitch black conditions.
Now, in defense of those who "mock" those of us who are concerned (that's meant to be a light-hearted jab
) or who have better things to do in their lives--or are too busy to act on it--it is true that the cool screens end up looking weirdly blue after a while!
However, just use 1 device for hours, and the cool blue ends up looking great, whereas the yellow still looks... well, yellow!
The key to all this would be an Apple provided color calibration setting. I wonder if they won't provide something in an iOS 5 update. Glad to hear that there is a jailbreak option. I may just have to try that!
