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iPhone 11 Pro Any yellow tint on iPhone 11 Pro Max?
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The iPhone 11 doesn't have a oled screen so I don't think that it has the yellow issue but my friend just returned one because it overheated on him and gave him a message, thinking it was defective he returned it
The glass on my iPhone pro max does not feel very smooth like the one on my previous note 10 plus. I think whatever stupid coating apple is using is creating a little resistance and the yellow tinting..what a subpar phone
Also the phone is pretty heavy and thick
Also the phone is pretty heavy and thick
Did you not test out the weight in store before buying?
If the glass isn’t smooth, return it. It should glide the same as any phone out there, mines silky smooth and has zero tint to the screen.
I’d certainly return it if yours is below expectations and just get a refund or exchange for another device.
Mine is gliding at like -.05
Overall tint is about .3 more than I’d prefer, finish is a .98 due to a pin size scratch around the frame and camera dust is looking like .01 due to a visible dust spec inside lens #1.
Tint uniformity operating close to about .95
going to keep it, I think.
Overall tint is about .3 more than I’d prefer, finish is a .98 due to a pin size scratch around the frame and camera dust is looking like .01 due to a visible dust spec inside lens #1.
Tint uniformity operating close to about .95
going to keep it, I think.
It’s a strange thing. I finally jumped off the fence and bought the pro max. Immediately put it next to my 8 plus. OMG. Yellow yellow, the whites weren’t ”white”! Put my 8 plus in another room and spent the day setting up the Pro Max, pairing my watch, taking pictures. All done. Brought the 8 plus back, side by side. The whites still aren’t “white”, but somehow I find the warmer tint easier on the eyes and the whites look just fine, different but fine! Selling my 8 plus and am a happy camper 😊
Awesome.. Sounds like you caved in pretty quickly, which i had the will power to do that
My 11 Pro display has a slight green tinge. At first I thought it was yellow but as I thought about it and compared it side-by-side to my XS, it looks like it has a slight, dingy green tint compared to the XS, across all combinations of screen settings when kept equal. I got it on launch day Friday, and for three or four days I just felt like something was off about the screen, especially while using it on my desk at work under bright lights. It just looked dingier. I finally ended up putting it side-by-side with my XS that I haven't sold yet, and that's when it clicked that on the 11 Pro the whites weren't completely white and everything had a slight cast to it. I have a genius bar appointment on Tuesday after work and I'm hoping that by showing them the two phones and possibly comparing to display units in the store, they'll see that the colors definitely look off. My roommate could see it. And it's especially evident when comparing a selfie where I was wearing a black and white plaid dress shirt. My skin tones and the whites of the shirt look great and normal on the XS but you can see the green tinge in those colors on the 11 Pro. Regardless of warmth of the display, it shouldn't have a slight pale green tint to it. If anything it should just have more orange in it like with True Tone on. I don't think this is color temperature related.
Wow.. Yellow tint..green tint...pink hue...half screen brighter...heavy phone...thick side profile...glass doesn't glide well...dingy screen...Grey dull screen...so basically this sounds like an epic fail for some of us! The once not complaining either don't care! Or don't know any better! I'm simply going back to the note 10 plus on Monday and maybe i will look at what apple is coming out in 2020
This phone is "Mierda!"
This phone is "Mierda!"
You seem like you bought it for the purpose of ripping it apart.
Why do I think it could cure cancer and you’d still find a complaint about it?
I rewrote for clarity:
Here’s is the thing... we are looking for white to be D65. D65 white point and 6,500K are not the same thing.
When measuring the grayscale RGB balance I see that it’s got enough green, just enough red and not enough blue. Red and green with not enough blue in the grayscale creates a yellowish color cast, a yellowish white point.
The RGB balance in the grayscale can be all over the place and still measure a color temperature of 6,500K.
I measured 3 Pro Max units and they are all yellowish. It looks to be a feature of this display. Trying to understand why Apple did this.
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Do you have sensitivity to PWM / thoughts on it?
Also from your videos I feel like you lucked out on xs max and pro max screen lottery ... even with a sample of three each time
Do you suspect multiple manufacturer suppliers are contributing to wide degrees of variation this generation or just some of the same old standard variation?
I hope you never stop being a screen stickler! You’re the only reviewer that spends good amount of time on it and being realistic with store bought models not ones cherry picked and sent to you
Do you think Apple does that? Or they just have a config profile that cranks brightness and whites? I swear demos generally look way better than what you buy on average. Like torch mode for phones but without destroying colors
Thank you for weighing in. I am subscribed to your YouTube channel and trust your insights.
I am on my third iPhone 11 pro max and the phone still has a yellow tint but it seems less than the previous two. Definitely warmer than my iPhone XS Max since I can still put them side by side.
I think this is a new “feature” of the phone. They probably did this focus this year is on photos and the new night mode. Having a warmer screen makes the photos appear more rich and saturated.
I have had every generation of iPhone and I am personally sick of playing the screen lottery and accepting what apple wants the general white point to be for us. The lack of customization is getting real old.
Unfortunately, I am deep into the Apple ecosystem. I wish I could get excited for the new phones again. The Note 10 plus and it’s customization features is pretty tempting, but I would miss iMessage, FaceTime, air drop, and iOS only apps. To me, although the phones are better than ever, the lack of customization on the iPhones is getting real old!
I think this is a new “feature” of the phone. They probably did this focus this year is on photos and the new night mode. Having a warmer screen makes the photos appear more rich and saturated.
I have had every generation of iPhone and I am personally sick of playing the screen lottery and accepting what apple wants the general white point to be for us. The lack of customization is getting real old.
Unfortunately, I am deep into the Apple ecosystem. I wish I could get excited for the new phones again. The Note 10 plus and it’s customization features is pretty tempting, but I would miss iMessage, FaceTime, air drop, and iOS only apps. To me, although the phones are better than ever, the lack of customization on the iPhones is getting real old!
If I weren’t happy with the screen personally I’d go back to my previous iPhone and give Apple zero dollars
I like the new cameras though and night mode, and I am part of the apple upgrade program. First world problems. 😂
