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iPhone X Combined | iPhone X Yellow / Blue shifted Display?

I find looking at the phone from a different angle makes the screen look so much better. I'm going to compare mine to the displays phones at Apple and see what the end result is
 
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hallidc said:
I find looking at the phone from a different angle makes the screen look so much better. I'm going to compare mine to the displays phones at Apple and see what the end result is
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I’m at the Apple Store in Bellevue, WA right now. My wife is picking up her phone. All the display models behave exactly like mine. I feel like the sweet spot for uniformity is the phone tilted very slightly to the left or right, bizarrely. Head on there a green shift toward the top of the screen.

Can’t win with mobile OLED.
 
I normally LOVE TrueTone and had it on my iPhone 8 Plus...but on the X it’s super yellow.

If you compare your iPhone X side by side with an older iPhone 7/8 with TrueTone you’ll see the X looks really yellow.

By disabling TrueTone on the X it looks just like the 8 Plus (with TrueTone on).

Anyone else turn off TrueTone on the X?
 
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ghsNick said:
I normally LOVE TrueTone and had it on my iPhone 8 Plus...but on the X it’s super yellow.

If you do mpare your iPhone X side by side with older iPhone 7/8 with TrueTone you’ll see the X looks really yellow.

By disabling TrueTone on the X it looks just like the 8 Plus (with TrueTone on).

Anyone else turn off TrueTone on the X?
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Yep. It makes the white look too yellow IMO. I turned it off and now I'm happy again. I wasn't really needing this feature to begin with.
 
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Are you asking for the sake of asking, or looking for comfort in your decision to disable it?
 
When I looked at them in the Apple store I liked the sharpness and the deep blacks but the TrueTone was instantly jarring to my eyes, I’ve not had a TrueTone display until now.

My immediate thought, as I’d said I would do, was to just get the 8 Plus. But after a bit of thinking and humming and hawing, I remembered all of the talk about the iPad TrueTone when it first arrived. So a quick trip to the settings and a spot of calibration put my mind at rest.

Naturally there is a bit of tint if I go off axis, but after calibration it has to be at angles I don’t use before it bothers me and it’s a lot better than I’ve seen on many phone OLED screens.

With TrueTone off and calibration done I find it to be even less of an issue.
I also, perhaps not surprisingly find it to be most noticeable on predominantly white screens. Flicking through my photos or watching videos the effect isn’t quite so pronounced to my eyes.

It’s going to bother some more than others no doubt, perhaps those who haven’t used OLED so much, I’ve seen a lot of OLED screens and this to me is one of the better ones. Ultimately I’m very happy with the display and the X in general so far.

Although I’m ashamed to admit I’ve been having far too much fun with Animoji’s, damnit, I so wanted to think those were a waste of time. Now all I have to master is stopping the wife stealing my phone to use them :rolleyes:
 
Question- when adjusting the color tint, are you guys adjusting the color while TT on or off?
 
nicolaselhani said:
I am a photographer and have been waiting patiently to upgrade to the iPhone X since my last phone has been the 6 (not even the S). And I was like most of you here disappointed by the screen color tone and something about it didn’t feel as nice and solid compared to the LCD of my previous iPhone and iPads.

Having said that. I think there are two issues. 1. The overall yellow tint. 2. The off angle viewing color shift.

What I have found is mainly a solution to the first problem. And it kind of takes care of the second problem a bit on its way.

What you should try doing is going to Settings - General - Accessibility - Display Accomodations - Color Filters

Once in there, turn it on. And select “Color Tint” from the options.

Keep the “intensity” at the lowest possible setting.

And move the “hue” to about 2/3 of the way. Then once generally there. Slightly fine tune it by moving it left and right. To the left you’ll get a more green tint. To the right you’ll get a more red tint. In the middle you’ll have a perfect blue tint to counteract the yellowness of the display and give you something as close to neutral white as possible.

To check your results scroll back up and toggle the “Color Filters” on and off to see the difference.

I attached a screenshot of the setting.

Hope this helps.

Nick
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Damn, that's one great trick! Thanks for sharing your info, that is really helpful nicolaselhani :)
 
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Question- when adjusting the color tint, are you guys adjusting the color while TT on or off?
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I recommend experimenting and seeing what fits your eyes and tastes better.

I’ve done both and prefer the classic Apple cool Retina calibration.
 
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Alfieg said:
I'm troubled by those that speak of extreme angles. My colour shift is such that even when looked at directly on access the length of the phone gives enough angle to see blue at the top and yellow at the bottom. The tiniest tilt on top of that it it goes straight from yellow tint to bright white / blue.

There is no extreme angle here, it's incredibly distracting!
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Exactly. Some color shift is acceptable with OLED but major color shifting when tilting the phone only a few millimeters in any direction is unacceptable. Mine is exactly how you describe it and its extremely distracting when using the phone. Its definitely a display lottery right now because others have had better luck.
 
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