iPhone 7 screen brightness

[entraik]

Did this just come along in IOS 10? i can't tell you how many times I've seen otherwise good devices returned for being a warmer temperature. I played with mine. You can definitely make it as 'cool' as you want that way.

On topic though, I compared the 7 and 7 plus i just got to my 6 and i don't know if its brighter but both are clearly just as bright.

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http://osxdaily.com/2016/09/16/yellow-screen-iphone-7-fix/

seriously!

This is not helpful. Yes it changes the yellow tint and gets rid of it but you lose the original brightness the second you turn color tint on. It actually dims your screen by adding the tint.
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You mean, what it isn’t self-combusting?

Yea their fixed phones are out next week. It's over with and they fixed it. When it's all said and done their phone is miles ahead. Apple uses fancy marketing to lure people in. Hell even I fell for it but there's too many hard to ignore issues with this phone
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Mine sure is

Post a picture otherwise I'm calling bs
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Bugs, annoyances and faults are to be expected. Apple will address these in time.

Unfortunately these aren't bugs but rather hardware faults

 

[CjonesHouston]

Yea but it really seems like a hardware issue imo. Hopefully it is software

I sure hope not. On the hardware. At least it didn't blow up when I plug it in to charge. Lol

 

[sinister184]

This is not helpful. Yes it changes the yellow tint and gets rid of it but you lose the original brightness the second you turn color tint on. It actually dims your screen by adding the tint.

That was not my experience at all. If anything the screen on my iPad look brighter because of the 'cooler' whites.

 

[elistan]

So, some potentially silly questions since they're so obvious but I don't see them discussed...

Are both phones set to the same brightness? Same auto-brightness setting? Same night shift setting?

My wife's new 7 is just as bright as my work 6 and personal 5S.

 

[entraik]

That isn't true. You turn on color tint and you WILL lose some of the original brightness

 

[entraik]

So, some potentially silly questions since they're so obvious but I don't see them discussed...

Are both phones set to the same brightness? Same auto-brightness setting? Same night shift setting?

My wife's new 7 is just as bright as my work 6 and personal 5S.

Turn off auto brightness, turn off night shift... put both phones at 50% brightness and then at 100%. Post comparison pics.

 

[CjonesHouston]

So, some potentially silly questions since they're so obvious but I don't see them discussed...

Are both phones set to the same brightness? Same auto-brightness setting? Same night shift setting?

My wife's new 7 is just as bright as my work 6 and personal 5S.

No questions will be considered silly here sir.
If every setting is the same no adjustments out the box. The 7 plus in my experience is dimmer with a yellow tint. I have read that this is due to the new screen glue and it takes a week or so to dry good. I hope I'm explaining this correctly. Please read.

http://osxdaily.com/2016/09/16/yellow-screen-iphone-7-fix/.

 

[maxsix]

Unfortunately these aren't bugs but rather hardware faults

Very True... A sad reflection on Apple.

 

[maxsix]

You seem very mad about something that your not even sure is true. Relax, also it's just a phone.

Right...

What's the problem, it only cost $850...

 

[sinister184]

That isn't true. You turn on color tint and you WILL lose some of the original brightness

How can you speak so matter of fact when 100% that was not the case for me? For anyone else, if you can't stand the warmer display, you should definitely use the adjustment before taking your phone back to get another warm display.

 

[powerocool]

I also noticed that the 7 Plus screen looks 25% dimmer than 6s Plus.

 

[YBY211]

Somewhere around iOS 7, a feature was added which would automatically dim the screen when the iPhone got hot. At a certain point, the LED flash would also disable and, if it got even hotter, you would get an overheat warning.

I can't see enough to discern a pattern, but at least a few have said that the screen is dimmer while restoring from iCloud, which is definitely a processor-intensive process and heats up the phone, and full brightness returns once the restore process completes. The Restore from iCloud process could be causing phone temperatures to reach the threshold where brightness is temporary capped, or it could even be hard-coded to engage the brightness cap during a restore regardless of the phone temperature.

I'm restoring now, my phone is definitely warm, and my maximum brightness is definitely limited. We'll see what happens when restore is complete and/or my phone cools down.

Very good point! I'll wait till the iCloud backup is done and then update this thread.

 

[entraik]

How can you speak so matter of fact when 100% that was not the case for me? For anyone else, if you can't stand the warmer display, you should definitely use the adjustment before taking your phone back to get another warm display.

I'd like to see a comparison pic. Otherwise I'm not buying it. You know a color tint effects your original brightness right?

 

[kerrikins]

Not rumors. All facts. Extremely dim screens, nasty yellow screens, and low quality lens protectors?

How is it 'facts' when you have a few users out of *millions* posting about this? If there's an issue then we'll soon know about it, but we see these threads every year and every year it turns out to be the exception and not the norm. You seem to have a penchant for jumping on 'issues' as soon as they're mentioned without waiting to see if they are substantiated.

 

[entraik]

How is it 'facts' when you have a few users out of *millions* posting about this? If there's an issue then we'll soon know about it, but we see these threads every year and every year it turns out to be the exception and not the norm. You seem to have a penchant for jumping on 'issues' as soon as they're mentioned without waiting to see if they are substantiated.

As most users here have posted, what I'm saying is accurate. Unless I see a pic of a brighter 7 screen vs a 6s screen, Apple is full of **** with their claims.

 

[YBY211]

I'd like to see a comparison pic. Otherwise I'm not buying it. You know a color tint effects your original brightness right?

See earlier posts in this thread. Side by side pix. I confirm that I'm experiencing the same problem. Why would anyone lie about it?

 

[kerrikins]

As most users here have posted, what I'm saying is accurate. Unless I see a pic of a brighter 7 screen vs a 6s screen, Apple is full of **** with their claims.

...again, that's a few users out of millions, you do realize that, right? Do you think that each user has a line of millions that they represent in their comments? All I'm saying is that some of you might want to chill out and wait and see.

 

[zosimus]

My 7 is just about as bright as my 6 plus. Hard for me to tell the difference except my 7 seems brighter than my 6 plus when outside in the sun.

 

[maxsix]

I also noticed that the 7 Plus screen looks 25% dimmer than 6s Plus.

My decision to avoid iPhone 7 keeps getting better by the hour. All I'm reading is negative issues with iPhone 7.

My iPhone 6S Plus has become priceless...
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Turn off auto brightness, turn off night shift... put both phones at 50% brightness and then at 100%. Post comparison pics.

Do this, do that... All to fix Apple's goofs!
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As most users here have posted, what I'm saying is accurate. Unless I see a pic of a brighter 7 screen vs a 6s screen, Apple is full of **** with their claims.

They're full of it for sure.

 

[unobtainium]

Yeah mine is definitely dimmer (and yellower) than my 6s. I'm hoping it's glue, otherwise a bit disappointing.

 

[sinister184]

See earlier posts in this thread. Side by side pix. I confirm that I'm experiencing the same problem. Why would anyone lie about it?

We're talking about color calibrating the screen, not the brightness difference between the 6 and 7.

 

[sinister184]

Yeah mine is definitely dimmer (and yellower) than my 6s. I'm hoping it's glue, otherwise a bit disappointing.

http://osxdaily.com/2016/09/16/yellow-screen-iphone-7-fix/

 

[entraik]

My 7 is just about as bright as my 6 plus. Hard for me to tell the difference except my 7 seems brighter than my 6 plus when outside in the sun.

But there's a yellow tint on your screen and if you use the color tint option to change the tint to get rid of the yellow it lowers the original brightness. Apple effed up

 

[lchlch]

The iPhone 7 display seems duller because it is a warmer display.

"I disagree with this logic. It’s true that the screen image will appear noticeably dull and yellow if you switch from D65 to D50. However, after working on the computer for a few minutes, you won’t even notice it. If you work at D50 for a while and then switch back to D65, you’ll be shocked at how blue and gaudy the screen appears. More importantly, the D50 standard does a better job of simulating what images look like when printed on paper under normal viewing conditions. This is why the D50 standard was adopted by the graphic arts industry in the first place. Switching all monitors to D65, even for print work, seems like a one-size-fits-all approach, pandering to the masses who work on cheap, uncalibrated systems. As someone who is 6’2” and 300 lbs., I chuckle at the notion of anything that claims to be “one-size-fits-all.”"
Source: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/how-to-calibrate-your-monitor/

Note:
D65 = cooler
D50 = warmer

 

[entraik]

The iPhone 7 display seems duller because it is a warmer display.

"I disagree with this logic. It’s true that the screen image will appear noticeably dull and yellow if you switch from D65 to D50. However, after working on the computer for a few minutes, you won’t even notice it. If you work at D50 for a while and then switch back to D65, you’ll be shocked at how blue and gaudy the screen appears. More importantly, the D50 standard does a better job of simulating what images look like when printed on paper under normal viewing conditions. This is why the D50 standard was adopted by the graphic arts industry in the first place. Switching all monitors to D65, even for print work, seems like a one-size-fits-all approach, pandering to the masses who work on cheap, uncalibrated systems. As someone who is 6’2” and 300 lbs., I chuckle at the notion of anything that claims to be “one-size-fits-all.”"
Source: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/symbiartic/how-to-calibrate-your-monitor/

Note:
D65 = cooler
D50 = warmer

Didn't even read the full thing because ultimately Apple promised us 25% more brightness. There is basically no reason they can't deliver on that promise.