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a18 something is Qualcomm (also says W-CDMA of compatible bands on back of box)
A19 something is Intel GSM only
Most of the world and models are Intel
Mhmm, i don‘t see anything starting with „A1X“ on my phone/box... should it be within the serial number?
Where the sticker is showing capacity and model and color. Should say model blah blah
Settings > general > about > legal (bottom) > regulatory.
Top part there
Finally got one of the good panels! I'm on my 3rd iPhone X.
The good panels do exist and do not require any color tint changes. The color tint looks artificial to me as I believe its a color layer overlaid on the screen. What we really need is the ability to adjust the white point.
Upon turning on my new phone, I immediately knew it was one of the good panels. Even with true tone on during setup, it looked great/cool vs overly yellow/magenta that my other two panels had. And there is no yellow caste to the display at all, whites are brilliant.
If you are using color tint to make the phone look better to your eyes, I'd recommend taking it back and trying for a better panel.
The good panels do exist and do not require any color tint changes. The color tint looks artificial to me as I believe its a color layer overlaid on the screen. What we really need is the ability to adjust the white point.
Upon turning on my new phone, I immediately knew it was one of the good panels. Even with true tone on during setup, it looked great/cool vs overly yellow/magenta that my other two panels had. And there is no yellow caste to the display at all, whites are brilliant.
If you are using color tint to make the phone look better to your eyes, I'd recommend taking it back and trying for a better panel.
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So you walked into the store. Told them your phone is defective and wanted to try other phones before you got the right one?
Nope just returned the 64gb one I had and said I wanted a 256gb. I dont even bother trying to explain the screen diffs anymore. Come up with a different reason for the return (try a diff color, diff size, etc)
Or just buy another and return the lesser of two unless you can’t deal with either. I think that’s easiest
That looks awful, just like my T-Mobile spacey grey 256GB unit. That green shift is just poison. Tell me something... Just trying to prove/disprove a theory of mine...
Is that a space grey iPhone X?
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Question: What colors are those phones?
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I got a THIRD Space Grey 256GB unit, and it too has exactly the same green color shift while viewing ON-axis. Might even be slightly worse than the first two.
So... I grabbed (much against my better judgment), the silver 256GB unit I ordered from Best Buy and hadn't opened (was going to return it because of the $100 price hike).
I opened it... turned it on - and it's perfect so far. You can tell straight away on the activation screen that the screen is staying uniform ON axis. It reminds me EXACTLY of my wife's 256GB T-Mobile silver unit when I turned it on. Uniformly "yellow" and then perfect when True Tone turned OFF (bearing in mind ALL OLEDs shift blue off axis).
So.. I know it's too early to come to any conclusions... But what's going on here? 0 of 3 Space Grey. 2 of 2 Silver. Hmm..
Yes, it's Space Gray
Tomorrow I will return that unit and wait for replacement (Silver)
Yes, it's Space Gray
Tomorrow I will return that unit and wait for replacement (Silver)
Thank you. Need more inputs to know if there's a space grey issue or not.
One thing I don't understand about the warm nature of True Tone on the iPhone X, is how different it is when compared to the iPad Pro 10.5. If the color is so accurate on my iPad Pro, why is the iPhone so much warmer in color with TT turned on? Sadly, I have it off full time (so far) on my iPhone, where I keep it on when using the iPad Pro.
I am a bit skeptical of many of the shots posted of the screens using Smartphones. Since there is so much AI and machine learning going on within phones, I don't trust color representation. While using an SLR still has it's flaws, I took some shots of a few screens using my SLR in RAW, Converted the shots to JPEG using Canon software on my Mac Pro.
All phones are at Max brightness with True Tone status listed in the image.
CAMERA - Canon EOS 7D
LENS - Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 800
FOCAL LENGTH 24.0 mm (37.7 mm in 35mm)
APERTURE f/5
EXPOSURE TIME 0.002s (1/500)
Depending on what type of system you view these on, and your monitor / display calibration, the differences may not be that significant.
TT off, I couldn't be happier with the display, and think it compares well with the AMOLED screen in my standard Pixel 2.
I am a bit skeptical of many of the shots posted of the screens using Smartphones. Since there is so much AI and machine learning going on within phones, I don't trust color representation. While using an SLR still has it's flaws, I took some shots of a few screens using my SLR in RAW, Converted the shots to JPEG using Canon software on my Mac Pro.
All phones are at Max brightness with True Tone status listed in the image.
CAMERA - Canon EOS 7D
LENS - Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 800
FOCAL LENGTH 24.0 mm (37.7 mm in 35mm)
APERTURE f/5
EXPOSURE TIME 0.002s (1/500)
Depending on what type of system you view these on, and your monitor / display calibration, the differences may not be that significant.
TT off, I couldn't be happier with the display, and think it compares well with the AMOLED screen in my standard Pixel 2.
One thing I don't understand about the warm nature of True Tone on the iPhone X, is how different it is when compared to the iPad Pro 10.5. If the color is so accurate on my iPad Pro, why is the iPhone so much warmer in color with TT turned on? Sadly, I have it off full time (so far) on my iPhone, where I keep it on when using the iPad Pro.
I am a bit skeptical of many of the shots posted of the screens using Smartphones. Since there is so much AI and machine learning going on within phones, I don't trust color representation. While using an SLR still has it's flaws, I took some shots of a few screens using my SLR in RAW, Converted the shots to JPEG using Canon software on my Mac Pro.
All phones are at Max brightness with True Tone status listed in the image.
CAMERA - Canon EOS 7D
LENS - Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 800
FOCAL LENGTH 24.0 mm (37.7 mm in 35mm)
APERTURE f/5
EXPOSURE TIME 0.002s (1/500)
Depending on what type of system you view these on, and your monitor / display calibration, the differences may not be that significant.
TT off, I couldn't be happier with the display, and think it compares well with the AMOLED screen in my standard Pixel 2.
Great pictures. I'm firmly in the camp of True Tone is absolutely broken on the iPhone X. I use in on my 12.9 iPad Pro 2017, and have never once thought about turning it off. On the iPhone X? I couldn't get into the settings fast enough to disable it.
Unless you have two tone coloring that is obvious head on, I don't think any of the other issues are that bad.One thing I don't understand about the warm nature of True Tone on the iPhone X, is how different it is when compared to the iPad Pro 10.5. If the color is so accurate on my iPad Pro, why is the iPhone so much warmer in color with TT turned on? Sadly, I have it off full time (so far) on my iPhone, where I keep it on when using the iPad Pro.
I am a bit skeptical of many of the shots posted of the screens using Smartphones. Since there is so much AI and machine learning going on within phones, I don't trust color representation. While using an SLR still has it's flaws, I took some shots of a few screens using my SLR in RAW, Converted the shots to JPEG using Canon software on my Mac Pro.
All phones are at Max brightness with True Tone status listed in the image.
CAMERA - Canon EOS 7D
LENS - Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
ISO 800
FOCAL LENGTH 24.0 mm (37.7 mm in 35mm)
APERTURE f/5
EXPOSURE TIME 0.002s (1/500)
Depending on what type of system you view these on, and your monitor / display calibration, the differences may not be that significant.
TT off, I couldn't be happier with the display, and think it compares well with the AMOLED screen in my standard Pixel 2.
Yeah, when I first played with the X at the T-Mobile store I was like "Oh this is dingy!" Then I remembered TT. Sure enough, turning it off looks better. They should of sent the devices with TT off imho.
@WilliamG @Septembersrain , I just don't know why it is so overpowering on the X. I never even noticed it or had it bother me on the iPad.
In some situations where the color temperature around me is more extreme, the iPhone looks like it has Jaundice from liver failure. I don't understand it. Thank heavens we can shut it off.
In some situations where the color temperature around me is more extreme, the iPhone looks like it has Jaundice from liver failure. I don't understand it. Thank heavens we can shut it off.
My screen is amazing. True tone off or on It's a great OLED Panel. I have a GSM model AT&T model. Purchased from apple. I do notice the blue color screen at off axis angles but it's faint. Not like the Pixel 2 XL. I would return it. If it looks like that.
What you described is not normal for OMLED. Might be normal for the X. My Note 8 does not have a yellow tint head on and it doesn't color shift at a slight angle. I have to look at it almost sideways to get any color shift.Hi
Got my X this morning - when the display is head on there is an almost yellow tint to it; when I turn it to the side it is obviously much more white
Why is this??
I even turned off ‘True Tone display’ but that hasn’t changed anything...
Thoughts?
James
Edit:
Apple has released a support document on this issue. Saying it is not a defect, and that it is 'normal' with OLED to experience a colour change when viewing the phone at a slight angle - Although, just because it is 'normal' with OLED, it does not make it anymore acceptable for a phone like this.
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/11/03/iphone-x-display-screen-burn-in-normal/
The best option I have seen on this thread is to change the hue to counteract the yellowness of the display, this in turn means the off angle colour shift is less noticeable - although plainly still there!! (thanks to nicolaselhani):
Settings - General - Accessibility - Display Accomodations - Color Filters
Then select 'Colour Tint' and move the hue 2/3 of the way
I often wonder if some of these people have low quality screen protectors on their phones.
Stock, my Pixel 2 and iPhone X had minimal color shift, as you describe with your Note 8. With my cheap (because they are new and good examples are rare) Tempered glass screen protectors on both, I have some significant color shift going on, almost like there is some unintentional polarization going on with the glass or it's adhesive back.
Can't wait for some of the better protectors to come out for both phones.
The color shift is because of a defect. It should be exchanged. Scroll up and look at the video here of two pixel phones. https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...shifted-display.2083752/page-15#post-25390034
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Not all OLED screens are the same. This video clearly shows not all OLED screens have the color shift.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...shifted-display.2083752/page-15#post-25390034