Other Here we go again, yellow tint Xs /Xs Max

[BAZ1307]

I’ve already replaced an iPhone XS Max because of a screen that had a terrible pink hue at the slightest angles, even straight on it would have pink showing either at the top or bottom of the display. Now that I’ve set up and used this replacement device for a few days, I’ve noticed it has an uneven tint of yellow from the top down to a neutral white at the bottom. I wanted to try and forget about it but when I browse the internet and see a mainly white screen, or open an app with a solid colour splash screen, the change in tint from top to bottom is super noticeable and distracting.

I could get over it if the phone was half the price, but I was planning on keeping this phone a lot longer than usual. How can I expect to be happy with my purchase over the years if I’m not happy with it right now?

For reference, I’m not sure it means much, but my first phone had a serial number beginning in FF, and this new one has F2.

 

[rdillon2008]

I returned mine about an hour ago and got a new one. Same FF factory. This on is definitely still warmer than my 7 Plus, but significantly cooler than the one I returned. The yellow/red doesn't persist as long when I switch between off axis back to face on. This one is a little more bearable than the last for sure. I will keep it ~2 weeks and decide if I will return and wait 6 weeks or keep it. tbh if I switch it out at 6 weeks and this issue still persists and isn't addressed by apple in some form. I will just have to return it all together. To other's it may be ok, but to me its unacceptable. costs too much to be dealing with these problems!

Mines came yellow also but it cleared up after some hours

 

[Donnation]

For reference, I’m not sure it means much, but my first phone had a serial number beginning in FF, and this new one has F2.

The Serial Numbers don't mean anything.

 

[rdillon2008]

The Serial Numbers don't mean anything.

I believe so too because as I said; mines was yellow at first and then it changed to a nice bright screen

 

[Frostys]

Hey guys I know these aren’t two iPhones side by side but I just wanted to show the difference. My GF has the S9+ with full brightness next to mine with full brightness, in one picture I have no color filter (my phones true warm display) and the other is with a blue color filter over it to bandaid the problem. Also my phone shifts colors really bad at the slightest angle. It’s crazy how warm my display is without any filter and True Tone and night shift off.

 

[Donnation]

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Hey guys I know these aren’t two iPhones side by side but I just wanted to show the difference. My GF has the S9+ with full brightness next to mine with full brightness, in one picture I have no color filter (my phones true warm display) and the other is with a blue color filter over it to bandaid the problem. Also my phone shifts colors really bad at the slightest angle. It’s crazy how warm my display is without any filter and True Tone and night shift off.

I'm confused. They both look better than the S9 Screen. And the difference looks minimal.
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I believe so too because as I said; mines was yellow at first and then it changed to a nice bright screen

Let me add that I'm not sure this entire thread means anything at this point.

 

[MyMacintosh]

Cooler and warmer is not the same as backlights and brightness

Lets not get confused here

and point to me where I said that...?

 

[MrGimper]

Every phone on display has not as high brightness evem if you set it, the brightness isnt th issue its the horrible tone of diaplay

.....and the keyboard that doesn’t work properly.

 

[MyMacintosh]

I'm confused. They both look better than the S9 Screen. And the difference looks minimal.
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Let me add that I'm not sure this entire thread means anything at this point.

I think the point is the one on the right is without color filter and its pretty obviously warm despite people in here saying they dont notice the difference. You really dont notice the difference between the screen colors of the iPhone in the two pics?

 

[MrGimper]

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Hey guys I know these aren’t two iPhones side by side but I just wanted to show the difference. My GF has the S9+ with full brightness next to mine with full brightness, in one picture I have no color filter (my phones true warm display) and the other is with a blue color filter over it to bandaid the problem. Also my phone shifts colors really bad at the slightest angle. It’s crazy how warm my display is without any filter and True Tone and night shift off.

All this does is highlight what a crap display the S9+ has.

 

[NJHitmen]

I believe so too because as I said; mines was yellow at first and then it changed to a nice bright screen

Is it possible you merely became accustomed to the screen color after using it for a while? I'm trying to figure out how/why the display would actually change color after a few hours of use.

 

[rdillon2008]

Is it possible you merely became accustomed to the screen color after using it for a while? I'm trying to figure out how/why the display would actually change color after a few hours of use.

I would know if it changed.

 

[kre62]

Is it possible you merely became accustomed to the screen color after using it for a while? I'm trying to figure out how/why the display would actually change color after a few hours of use.

He turned true tone off or something.

 

[rdillon2008]

He turned true tone off or something.

I don’t use True Tone so why have it on

 

[NJHitmen]

He turned true tone off or something.

That would explain it too. Either TT or simple habituation seem more likely explanations than spontaneous color change for no apparent reason.

 

[kre62]

I don’t use True Tone so why have it on

It gets enabled by default. If you have it on and walked out in the sun the display probably got whither as thats what TT does.

 

[Donnation]

I think the point is the one on the right is without color filter and its pretty obviously warm despite people in here saying they dont notice the difference. You really dont notice the difference between the screen colors of the iPhone in the two pics?

Yes I see a very minimal difference. Is it enough to call it a "piss yellow" display? Absolutely not. Is it even worthy of returning? I don't think so. But people are obviously going to go hunting for an elusive perfectly white screen that they are never going to find.

 

[rdillon2008]

Couple years ago I bought htc 10 and it came with yellow tint. After about two weeks it came out

 

[Ksanchez2278]

So here is a update. I wen into the apple store right now and I compared my phone to all the max phones on display. All the phones were all uniformed. Seemed like my display was brighter then all of them. My grays on my phone were a little lighter than the others. They were all FF serial numbers. Mine is a F2 ‍♂️
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Couple years ago I bought htc 10 and it came with yellow tint. After about two weeks it came out

Your eyes adapted lol

 

[rdillon2008]

So here is a update. I wen into the apple store right now and I compared my phone to all the max phones on display. All the phones were all uniformed. Seemed like my display was brighter then all of them. My grays on my phone were a little lighter than the others. They were all FF serial numbers. Mine is a F2 ‍♂️
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Your eyes adapted lol

Anyway! so what you are saying is that the FF is not good?

 

[macintosh00]

Will people on here stop saying that serial numbers actually matter? It's nonsense
[doublepost=1538000831][/doublepost]Next time I go buy a phone I'm going to check my little serial number, march in the back and start rifling through the rest of the serial numbers. Because I'm a lunatic like that

 

[kre62]

Will people on here stop saying that serial numbers actually matter? It's nonsense
[doublepost=1538000831][/doublepost]Next time I go buy a phone I'm going to check my little serial number, march in the back and start rifling through the rest of the serial numbers. Because I'm a lunatic like that

You have about as much chance at that as stopping people from saying it's glue. Some myths just dont die.

 

[rdillon2008]

Will people on here stop saying that serial numbers actually matter? It's nonsense
[doublepost=1538000831][/doublepost]Next time I go buy a phone I'm going to check my little serial number, march in the back and start rifling through the rest of the serial numbers. Because I'm a lunatic like that

I am telling them my screen isn't yellow but they are saying my eyes adjusted lol. I guess they want everyone to see what they are seeing even if you don't see it

 

[Ksanchez2278]

I am telling them my screen isn't yellow but they are saying my eyes adjusted lol. I guess they want everyone to see what they are seeing even if you don't see it

Lol

 

[kre62]

I am telling them my screen isn't yellow but they are saying my eyes adjusted lol. I guess they want everyone to see what they are seeing even if you don't see it

Congrats on your phone no longer being yellow.