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iPhone 12 Pro Yellow Screen/Tint? Display seem "Warm"? Check here first!

callesw said:
This is the best analytical explanation. Normally, we don’t use the phone at full brightness. I’m seeing on my 12 Pro Max that at max brightness whites are not that bad. However, at 10-70%ish, whites look yellow/greenish. The graphs above proves what we are seeing with our very eyes. It’s even worse for us that have been spoiled with accurate white screens.

on another note, youtubers are not noticing this huge color inaccuracies because they seem to film with bright lighting. Same thing when viewing at the stores with bright lights. Now, when you get home and use it under normal conditions or compare it to another accurate screen, we notice the difference.

If that’s the way screens will be from here forward, then we deserve a statement from Apple addressing the issue so we can make the decision to buy or not to buy. Maybe it’s not their faults and it’s just the way things will be from here forward.

Hoping not to catch harsh criticism from those that are defending Apple to the end. At the end of the day, this is a forum to respectfully discuss our findings. This is one way to hold companies accountable for their products.
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No, that's not correct. Just to clear up your misinterpretation of the other persons post and the chart, no offense please :)
The RGB balance chart is a snapshot of the phones brightness AT ONLY 200 nits. Don't confuse the right/white part as 100% brightness and the left part as 0% brightness. The iPhones are capable of 600-800nits normals use and 1200nits peak, so this chart doesn't tell the whole story. 200nits is the normal SDR calibration brightness for calibration of video content. This only tells us, that at 200 nits (roughly 25-33% brightness on the phones brightness slider) the phones have this color balance. So in dark scenes at 200nits, the color balance will become more unbalanced.

Erica also mentioned in the video, that she maybe tests it at different brightness levels in the future. The sad thing is, that she mentions that the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra and Fold Z 2 share the same characteristics, so it seems that Samsung has shifted its entire display production to this balancing profile :(
 
Seems to me a software update is needed to tweak the colour profile on all the 12's. They all have yellow screens to some extent it seems.
 
tomtad said:
Seems to me a software update is needed to tweak the colour profile on all the 12's. They all have yellow screens to some extent it seems.
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Nope

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tomtad said:
Seems to me a software update is needed to tweak the colour profile on all the 12's. They all have yellow screens to some extent it seems.
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I’m optimistic about this being the issue but everyone is sure with the theory that they are all bad panels...
 
virnew said:
I’m optimistic about this being the issue but everyone is sure with the theory that they are all bad panels...
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There is some similar precedent, the MacBook Air 2018 when it launched was criticised for having a dim screen and a software update enabled it to go brighter.
 
Robbosan said:
Nope

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Hard to see in photos unless it's next to another screen really but I think there are two things at play here - variance in the whiteness of the screens, and also individual perceptions.

The two in-depth reports into the displays we've had so far mention the 12 screens have a noticeable yellow tinge compared to both previous phones and competitors.

You probably have one of the whiter screens, but in someone else's hands comparing it to another phone maybe it would be another case of the yellow tinge.
 
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kre62 said:
The test is to open the Settings screen, with True Tone off, and dark mode off, 75% brightness. Compare to another phone on exact same settings. Which one is more yellow?
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I’m finding this thread perplexing (to put it kindly). The OP wants me to test my new phone’s display using settings I’d never use in real life?

And a photo of a neutral screen is discounted because there’s no other phone display beside it but photos of multiple displays are accepted at face value?

I prefer my own eyes and my own user experience. My 12 Pro Max display is gorgeous, with lovely neutral greys.
 
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I'm also having tint issues on my new 12 mini. For comparison, here's a pic of it right next to my wife's larger 12 pro (and up-sized and cropped). The mini is noticeably yellower/greener.

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artfossil said:
I’m finding this thread perplexing (to put it kindly). The OP wants me to test my new phone’s display using settings I’d never use in real life?

And a photo of a neutral screen is discounted because there’s no other phone display beside it but photos of multiple displays are accepted at face value?

I prefer my own eyes and my own user experience. My 12 Pro Max display is gorgeous, with lovely neutral greys.
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Why are you here if you dont have this issue? This is for people who get a phone that is out of spec.
 
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artfossil said:
Looks better to me than the other phone!
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Except the settings screen is supposed to be the color on the left. I get that you are saying you prefer warm calibrations, but not if they literally change the colors. This yellow tint is distorting the colors of this screen. DOn't believe me? take a screenshot, email it to yourself, and pull it up on a properly calibrated monitor. It will look like the one on the left - grey/blue and white.
 
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artfossil said:
I’m finding this thread perplexing (to put it kindly). The OP wants me to test my new phone’s display using settings I’d never use in real life?

And a photo of a neutral screen is discounted because there’s no other phone display beside it but photos of multiple displays are accepted at face value?

I prefer my own eyes and my own user experience. My 12 Pro Max display is gorgeous, with lovely neutral greys.
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Mine too.
 
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kre62 said:
Great example of a good 12 panel
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Nope. With the caveat that it's just a photo, the blue channel is lower-intensity than the green and red channel on that image => yellow tint.

Edit: I now see that you probably meant the 12 Pro, not the 12 mini.
 
kre62 said:
Great example of a good 12 panel
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Yeah, I guess my wife got lucky. I was a little concerned when she turned it on for the first time. But after disabling true tone it was almost as good as the X she was trading in. It wasn't until my mini arrived and I started researching that I discovered how prevalent this issue is.
 
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