Same here. We can try to contact MKHBD or the Verge or whatever to address this issue. Maybe if they make an video about this and other YouTubers/websites/companys will follow and if it gets more negative attention. Maybe companies like Apple and Samsung start listening.
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Other Eye-strain while using iPhone X and up
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If I remember right I was able to use a standard 14 last year for a week but I constantly felt a little queasy which made me keep burping so I gave up. For me, this will be classed as the mildest negative reaction to all OLED iPhones.
Just replace the battery in your 11. Going back to a small screen and touch ID on the SE would be painful — I went from an 8 to 11 and there’s no way I would want to go back to that style.
I actually bought an SE 2020 just for kicks a couple years ago, I figured it'd just be a good backup phone but I ended up loving it so much it became my main phone. Upgraded to a 2022 last year for the added ram and A15, absolutely love it. It flies with the A15, battery is sufficient for my use, camera is great, night mode is missing but there are apps like Halide or Neuralcam that supplement that feature, and the small size is a breath of fresh air after carrying bricks for years.
In the end though it kind of comes down to whether you prefer Face ID or Touch ID. I prefer Touch ID so the SE is the one for me. At worst, you could try it and just return it if you don't like it.
I just tell them to plug the phones on a windows pc and open 3utools. They are second hand iPhones not sealed.
False alarm. Forget about panel variation. I contacted a friend of mine who had sold him my 14 pro max. We put it on 3utools and it has LG panel. So it has nothing to do if it is LG or Samsung….. they all suck!
Some panels can look noticeably better than others, but I would suspect that they are all programmed to the same finely-tuned brightness controllers… which still cause us headaches.
This is a problem that’s more widespread than implied and shocking that there hasn’t been a solution for modern devices, besides the outdated display technology on iPhone SE. There is a real market opportunity here for a flicker-free OLED.
This is getting depressing. Either Apple will figure out how to fix this on OLED when they switch the entire product lineup over, which I’ve been ironically hoping they would do prior to trying iPhone X, or they’ll completely disregard PWM-sensitive users and we won’t be able to own modern Apple products for several years until they switch to a superior display technology.
Guess it's time to change your user name.There are still no problems with the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
I just love it, it's so beautiful and the technology is outstanding.
I'm very grateful that the iPhone 15 Pro Max doesn't annoy me.
The A15 on the SE is a better SOC than the A13 and the Qualcomm modem in the SE is also better than the intel one that was used in the 11.
So, should we be trying iPhone 15 Pro Max?There are still no problems with the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
I just love it, it's so beautiful and the technology is outstanding.
I'm very grateful that the iPhone 15 Pro Max doesn't annoy me.
Honestly it starts to feel excessive buying it solely to test considering the limited availability and higher starting price when there’s still a higher chance that a majority of us here won’t be able to enjoy using it.
Kudos on finding an iPhone that causes no issues for at least own PWM Man.
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What if we just call Tim Cook and ask him to switch the flickering to ‘off’?
Or more aptly, 100% ‘on’ cycles for the display brightness controller.
Pulled the trigger on a 15 Pro max - will report the microwave rate vs the 15 Pro when in hand - I can't sleep at night knowing @PwmMen is content
I wrote the 15 Pro Max off as being too nice and limited to go through a PWM test that will most likely result in failure and disappointment. I’ve also found I tend to get most attached to the Max iPhones. As an iPhone enthusiast I haven’t grown attached to any of the 6.1” iPhones, which surprises me a little bit as that’s the standard size. But I suppose there isn’t much practical difference for my goals of using a smartphone less frequently throughout the day. I would buy iPhone 15 mini as a statement.
That’s the odd part for some users: they find luck with random iPhones each generation, or they’re sensitive to some models and not others. There are also people on Reddit reporting good luck with iPhone 15 Pro Max. Meanwhile measurements and data show that not much has changed.