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iPad 10.5 Yellow tint/uneven brightness
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As was mentioned earlier, this was only on old iPhone models. This hasn't been the case for years.
I think my 10.5" has a slightly cleaner tint to it than 9.7" Pro
Had a 256, the bottom was obviously yellow. Replacement 64 (don't need that much storage) has a way more faint bleed at the bottom, but still something I can see.
2 units now, one way worse, I wonder how prevalent the bottom edge 'problem' is
Had a 256, the bottom was obviously yellow. Replacement 64 (don't need that much storage) has a way more faint bleed at the bottom, but still something I can see.
2 units now, one way worse, I wonder how prevalent the bottom edge 'problem' is
My 10.5 came a couple of hours ago. The screen is great. I've never had a screen issue with an Apple product. Either my devices have been flawless or I'm just oblivious. 
What does it look like when you turn True Tone off? The color temperature should look more neutral white that way.
I don't think it has a yellow tint. For some reason, True Tone appears to make the screen have a yellowish tint, but you can turn it off, and it goes back to looking like an iPad Air screen. Huge noticeable difference after you turn it off.Here we go again...
[doublepost=1497480952][/doublepost]Yellow-gate indeed. My 10.5 ipp is the poster child. Perfect 9.7ipp right, 10.5 ipp left. Both full brightness and TrueTone on.
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Left one is more accurate - at least according to my calibrated iMac I'm seeing it on. Obviously the photo probably isn't "accurate" etc. More neutral. Some people don't like that warmer look, though.
Might be my eyes these days. I like a lot of contrast. Color in photos look great on the 10.5, but text is generally washed out.
As has been said several times in this thread, if you don't like the yellow tint of the new 10.5 iPad Pro, turn off True Tone in the display settings, which has the effect of constantly adjusting the white point of the display, it has nothing to do with contrast and text.
My other monitors are color-calibrated and the iPad Pro comes pretty close to a neutral white point with True Tone disabled.
I noticed a very slight yellow strip down the bottom of my 256gb rose gold wifi + cellular. Once you notice it you can't ignore it so I went and picked up another from the apple store this morning. Currently setting it up but it does look much better, maybe a slight bit of yellow in bottom left corner. Once setup i will compare and take back the worst one.
I dread buying anything from apple as you just don't know what screen you are going to get
I dread buying anything from apple as you just don't know what screen you are going to get
I noticed a very slight yellow strip down the bottom of my 256gb rose gold wifi + cellular. Once you notice it you can't ignore it so I went and picked up another from the apple store this morning. Currently setting it up but it does look much better, maybe a slight bit of yellow in bottom left corner. Once setup i will compare and take back the worst one.
I dread buying anything from apple as you just don't know what screen you are going to get
Keep us posted !
I thought my second was ok but after a day I couldn't not see it
How many tries do you give a product?
My 9.7" pro I got a good one on my 3rd go. I guess it depends how badly I want the product. I know with the 2016 13" TB MacBook pro when it came out I think I went through around 6 all with bad uneven screens so I gave up and picked up a rose gold MacBook which was perfect. I have since picked up the new 2017 13" TB MacBook pro and it is fine too.
If you aren't happy with your 2nd one take it back. When you are paying this much for a product you don't want to keep it if you aren't happy.
Mine gets even MORE yellow when I turn TrueTone off. Text starts to become smeared into the background color. I have had every iPad since the first, and this is the worst screen I have ever received. This one is going back. A complete embarrassment.
I’ve had the uneven tint issue to varying degrees over the years with LCDs (external 24” Apple Screen, various iPhones and iPads).
Some have been perfect or near perfect out the box (both my 2006 MacBool and 2009 13” MBP, iPad 1) but others have had definite tone shifts from one side (left to right, or top to bottom) which is annoying.
Hoping this issue will somewhat disappear when OLED comes around.
Some have been perfect or near perfect out the box (both my 2006 MacBool and 2009 13” MBP, iPad 1) but others have had definite tone shifts from one side (left to right, or top to bottom) which is annoying.
Hoping this issue will somewhat disappear when OLED comes around.
I have thought about this too. Is there any validity to the notion that the quality of manufacturing improves in the months after release and those devices will have fewer issues (e.g. yellow tint of display, uneven brightness, etc.)?
There's always speculation about this. I tend to never make purchases immediately when a new product releases. I like to usually wait a few months until manufacturing can slowdown and a product isn't necessarily being accelerated to meet the current demand. Apple puts out a great product, but there are issues noted sometimes within the first month of production with displays. But that's just my preference and opinion.
Exactly what I do ! The same thing ! Wait untill a couple of months after the product is released. Gives peace of mind.