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Yellow SE screen.
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and calibrations within that even assuming you're comparing two of the same source/manufacturer,
just got mine
a bit disappointednot sure what to do. Both are on max brightness and nightshift off.
That's a letdown. It wouldn't surprise me if the SE were partly made from excess or refurb 5/5S parts...a non-issue if everything works fine. Return it and get another you can be happy with.
here's my SE next to my Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. you guys know which is which...
reminds me of old newspaper or coffee stains
reminds me of old newspaper or coffee stains
That xperia is pink as heck!
for science, my 5s (yes 5s, not 5se) against my 6s plus, with color profiles turned off (jailbroken hence the lack of carrier and unique font) both at 100 percent brightness
yellow banding up top on the 5s status bar, my 6s plus has dust in upper left
way warmer than my 6 plus was too, but my 6 plus was almost too cool, even though i prefer cool, i prefer a little warm and to tinker, colors still look really full, for lack of a better explanation
..My air2 screen is such a gem fortunately, nailed it first time
the difference becomes more dramatic when i cool things off on my 6s plus with color profiles and add a little faux saturation with Bold setting, and im positive theres probably way uglier 5se's out there as indicated by the thread,
for science, my 5s (yes 5s, not 5se) against my 6s plus, with color profiles turned off (jailbroken hence the lack of carrier and unique font) both at 100 percent brightness
yellow banding up top on the 5s status bar, my 6s plus has dust in upper left
way warmer than my 6 plus was too, but my 6 plus was almost too cool, even though i prefer cool, i prefer a little warm and to tinker, colors still look really full, for lack of a better explanation
..My air2 screen is such a gem fortunately, nailed it first time
the difference becomes more dramatic when i cool things off on my 6s plus with color profiles and add a little faux saturation with Bold setting, and im positive theres probably way uglier 5se's out there as indicated by the thread,
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it's some type of anti-glare coating Sony puts on. not noticeable in person, but yes a photo will catch it from angles.
As promised here are some pics I took with my iPad mini 4.
The SE is on the left and my 6s is on the right.
Both SE and 6s were set to 100% brightness level.
I can see just a slight tad of yellow at the very top of the SE but it's not too bad.
I will say that there is a big difference in screens aside from the obvious size difference,
the 6s just has a nicer screen, more blueish hue and it's more uniform across the entire
screen. There is a difference from looking at an HD display (6s) vs a non HD display (SE)
You say the 6s is HD and the SE is non HD, aren't they both 326 ppi.
So i've used the SE throughout the day and I gotta say it's not noticeable in normal use. It's only visible when put next to my iPhone5.
I've had a similar experience with my 2012 mbpr vs my 2015 mbpr at work. The one at work looks more yellow and warm, the one at home looks more blue.
I'll take another comparison photo once the gf comes home.
I've had a similar experience with my 2012 mbpr vs my 2015 mbpr at work. The one at work looks more yellow and warm, the one at home looks more blue.
I'll take another comparison photo once the gf comes home.
Damn i cross fingers for those (2 iphone se) I have ordered that they are OK. I can't find any videos or websites with this yellow screen problem I wonder why. I feel a little that those iphone se' are a mix of those broken iphones they got back from customers shined up.
After reading most of the thread I had to sign up you give my experience,
After receiving my launch day 6s plus was exited to check out the display especially coming from a 5s.
So I powered up the new device and was shocked at how dull , lifeless and slightly yellow the display looked and had to
power up the 5s to confirm my suspicions.
Not very long after maybe a few days the display looked way better and after a couple of weeks looked very close to my 5s.
I am not sure if my eyes were adjusting or if the display really had started to change colour.
Around the time Night Shift was introduced I noticed my display had a cool blue tint to it (Night Shift off) when previously
it was much warmer.
Again I am not sure if after using Night Shift (Very warm setting) and then turning it of again tricked my eyes making the display seem cooler.
I can turn up the Night Shift slider from cool to around a third of the way up and the display looks almost perfect to me and leave it on permanently, but then loose the benefit of sunset to sunrise option because I like the slider set to around three quarters up i.e. very warm.
Anyway I can live with the new cooler looking display, Its no better or worse just different.
Glad I got that of my chest.
Thanks for reading
After receiving my launch day 6s plus was exited to check out the display especially coming from a 5s.
So I powered up the new device and was shocked at how dull , lifeless and slightly yellow the display looked and had to
power up the 5s to confirm my suspicions.
Not very long after maybe a few days the display looked way better and after a couple of weeks looked very close to my 5s.
I am not sure if my eyes were adjusting or if the display really had started to change colour.
Around the time Night Shift was introduced I noticed my display had a cool blue tint to it (Night Shift off) when previously
it was much warmer.
Again I am not sure if after using Night Shift (Very warm setting) and then turning it of again tricked my eyes making the display seem cooler.
I can turn up the Night Shift slider from cool to around a third of the way up and the display looks almost perfect to me and leave it on permanently, but then loose the benefit of sunset to sunrise option because I like the slider set to around three quarters up i.e. very warm.
Anyway I can live with the new cooler looking display, Its no better or worse just different.
Glad I got that of my chest.
Thanks for reading
I notice it every time. A lot of the sites I visit have a lot of white background (including this site), and even apps and settings on iOS. doesn't help that my other phone and computer have cooler displays. ☹️
I'm going by Apples website do a compare between models and you will see they have the same ppi 326 but the 6s has an HD display but the SE does not.
There is a difference when viewed side by side the 6s is the nicer display and looks better from any viewing angle. It's not just because it has a larger screen it's more than that the 6s is crisper and there are no traces of discoloration, it's just more uniform across the screen.
I have the yellow bands across the top and right side of my screen. Once you see them it's hard to unseen.
I want to return the phone and get a real replacement but all of the Apple stores are out of stock. I'm hard pressed to schedule a genius bar appointment because now they physically replace the screen on the phone and I don't want to do that to my week old phone.
Why can't Apple just let me get a perfect phone on the first try?
I want to return the phone and get a real replacement but all of the Apple stores are out of stock. I'm hard pressed to schedule a genius bar appointment because now they physically replace the screen on the phone and I don't want to do that to my week old phone.
Why can't Apple just let me get a perfect phone on the first try?
Your right on that, if you turn screen down to say 50% the yellow is more noticeable on a white background, on mine you can see some yellow at the top more visible. I've noticed that the SE has a much dimmer screen than my 6s, I usually have to keep my SE at around 70% brightness however that same level on the 6s would be way too bright for me. The 6s I would usually keep at 50% brightness worked best for me. So they are entirely difference screens (not talking about the obvious size)Thank you all for your pictures!
As it turns out, even the best SE screen I've seen so far (MrGruder's) is still noticeably warmer than other iPhone screens. Remember, if you turn the brightness down a bit, the yellow tint becomes even more obvious.
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If it's really bothering you just return the phone get a refund and order when they are back in stock. This saves you from the 14 day return policy.
Yes that is my plan at this point. I was hoping to be able to exchange it but it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
I keep checking in the apple website to see if I can order another for in store pick up. Will they update the stock on there if they receive a shipment?
I called Apple and they said they keep some SE in stock for people who need to exchange their faulty SE for a new one. If you return it and order a new one, you'd probably have to wait 1-2 weeks. If you call them and set up an exchange, the new one should arrive within a few days.
Thats at least how they handled my case (in Germany).
Thats at least how they handled my case (in Germany).
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Mine is definitely yellowish at the top. Unsure what to do about it, as they might all have that so some effect.
My iPhone 5 is arguably worse in some ways, and I hadn't really noticed until I compared it to my SE and saw the yellow tinted edges of the screen. But the colour profile for my 5 is far better than the SE. My greys on the SE have almost a slight pink tint to them, which is most noticeable at lower brightness, or if you quickly slide from high brightness to low.
I think there is a cool tint around the edge of my SE but I think that stands out more because there's a yellow tint at the top. I could live with the cool tint around the edge, as my 5 had a warmer version of that which I must've become oblivious to. But the yellow tint at the top on my SE is difficult to live with as I'll not become oblivious to that.
If you turn your SE upside down with just white on screen, the difference between top and bottom is vast.
My iPhone 5 is arguably worse in some ways, and I hadn't really noticed until I compared it to my SE and saw the yellow tinted edges of the screen. But the colour profile for my 5 is far better than the SE. My greys on the SE have almost a slight pink tint to them, which is most noticeable at lower brightness, or if you quickly slide from high brightness to low.
I think there is a cool tint around the edge of my SE but I think that stands out more because there's a yellow tint at the top. I could live with the cool tint around the edge, as my 5 had a warmer version of that which I must've become oblivious to. But the yellow tint at the top on my SE is difficult to live with as I'll not become oblivious to that.
If you turn your SE upside down with just white on screen, the difference between top and bottom is vast.
yeah i only took a replacement within 14 days (genius bar replacement) on 6s plus because i got it through a contract at AT&T store and figured it would be a bit before they came in stock/ eating restocking fee they wouldn't budge on/ waiting for eligibility to reset, and i had an annoying yellow blob in the upper left that sucked when browsing in landscape,
now that contracts are done, and you are bound to return policy clean and simple, i will never accept another bar phone,
its absolutely absurd in my mind,
Yeah it sucks in this situation because I don't want a genius replacement but no stores have any stock and who knows when they will get stock.
Forced to return the phone and play the waiting game. I really loved this SE too. It does feel like the perfect size phone and the build quality feels much better in the hand than the 6S that I have.
Forced to return the phone and play the waiting game. I really loved this SE too. It does feel like the perfect size phone and the build quality feels much better in the hand than the 6S that I have.
This is true, I did the same thing went to several web pages that had a lot of white turn the SE upside down and it's easy to see the yellow at the top doesn't match the bottom. Mine is not so bad but it's noticeable.
I can't understand what is causing the little bit of yellow at the top what's inside causing it? Is it yellow glue? I have no idea.