iPhone X iPhone X Display uniformity problem

[bt311]

9 pages of this stuff, wow.

This is normal behavior for an OLED display. It differs on each phone depending on how it is used prior to the gray being displayed at very low brightness. It's basically image retention on a very minute scale that's imperceptible except on that one shade of gray at a certain brightness under 15%. When the sub pixels are tasked with doing gradations at rock-bottom brightness, you're asking for accuracy when they're barely being fed enough current to stay powered on and depending on what those sub pixels have been displaying prior, that same current will flow differently through them. This is well beyond any normal usage scenario.

This does not affect day to day use or overall quality and if you're really bothered by seeing it for five seconds in the clock app at 1am, you should re-evaluate your concerns because this is totally normal for this display tech and professionals have been using multi-thousand-dollar OLED reference monitors on film, TV, and commercial sets for years that would exhibit this issue if tested specifically for it. It doesn't affect the usefulness, accuracy, colors, image quality, or benefits over LCD at all as much as you think it may and clients often sign off on shots for $500,000+ budget productions using these monitors as a reference.

If you think there's a problem, go back to LCD and enjoy backlight bleed and glowy blacks. Otherwise, enjoy the phone. It's one of the best displays on the market.

Umm. No. It's definitely not "normal," and it is also caused by how the display is put together - glue, touch-grid, and the frame of the phone, etc. all can contribute to uneven tones. And unevenness surey has an effect on usefulness, accuracy, colors, image quality, or benefits of a display.

 

[NewdestinyX]

Umm. No. It's definitely not "normal," and it is also caused by how the display is put together - glue, touch-grid, and the frame of the phone, etc. all can contribute to uneven tones. And unevenness surey has an effect on usefulness, accuracy, colors, image quality, or benefits of a display.

That’s just nonsense. . I can’t believe this topic has actually droned on for 10 pages. Have fun returning your phone 10 times hoping you’ll get “the golden ticket” of OLED displays. Turn your display brightness up to “normal” and stop the OCD obsessing over nothing.

 

[unibility]

View attachment 732843 For comparison....here is the note 8 vs the LG V30...note 8 fully uniform

Visually LG V30 not fully uniform. Visually Note 8 fully uniform.

 

[fs454]

Umm. No. It's definitely not "normal," and it is also caused by how the display is put together - glue, touch-grid, and the frame of the phone, etc. all can contribute to uneven tones. And unevenness surey has an effect on usefulness, accuracy, colors, image quality, or benefits of a display.

Keep on swapping them out then. They'll eventually disallow you from doing so because every model is like this. This is normal behavior - if you want an OLED phone expect it to have uniformity issues displaying dark gray tones at low brightness. This affects the experience approximately zero percent and there are plenty of LCD iPhones on the roster if you really hate it.

Apple knows what problems to focus their time and energy on and what problems aren't worth the cost. If you don't like it, go Android. This is a minor issue considered normal operation of most panels out there and have absolutely nothing to do with "glue, touch grid and the frame of the phone".

 

[Farsider]

My iPhone XS Max (as much as I love it) doesn’t have a uniform screen. It’s brighter on the right hand edge and at the bottom. It’s noticeable during regular use. I read a lot on my phone and I notice it as my eyes follow the sentences. Thankfully many Apps I use to read on (Newsify, Reddit, YouTube etc) have a dark mode which I now use to mitigate the issue.

I’ve compared my phone to friends, they have it too as do all the Max’s I checked in the Apple Store. Some are better, some are worse but they all have this. Some have tint issue on top of the brightness uniformity and some are really yellow.

Conclusion: there are no perfect displays. Any perception that your display is perfect = you just can’t see it....and I really envy you. Ignorance is bliss.

 

[Valkyre]

I got banding issues as well. Only visible if i watch 1-5% dark grey pics. Noticeable in clock app as well in pitch black conditions.

Its just OLED technology... i am pretty sure almost every single screen out there has some degree of banding.

It is what it is.

 

[evivbulgroz]

Every OLED device I got in the last ten years had some banding/uneveness or color shifting.LCD are not immune either, even if the technology is totally different.I've seen many XR that had uniformity problems (dirty screen effect on grey/white and yellow bottom).I exchanged two times my XR then I gave up.There is no perfect display, OLED or LCD.

 

[Farsider]

For me it is. My XS Max also have a uniformity issue, it looks brighter/clearer on the bottom and for me it is mostly noticable in the settings or notes app for example. It also changes when you tilt the complete device and the colorshift kicks in.

Same here - and the entire right hand edge of my XS Max is brighter than the rest of the screen too. Both visible in normal daily use

 

[thadoggfather]

Same here - and the entire right hand edge of my XS Max is brighter than the rest of the screen too. Both visible in normal daily use

Are you gonna swap it ?

 

[Farsider]

No. I’ve looked at 3 other Maxes. They all have it.

Whilst this isn’t my photo, it illustrates the problem. On the Max, see how the whites are much brighter/clearer on the right hand side of the first paragraph of text.

 

[martinmilata]

Perfect Oled doesn’t exist.

 

[Marteng]

What do you think about my panel? Is it on the good or bad side of uniformity?

I sometimes notice a slightly yellow tint at the top part of the screen, even on white backgrounds.

 

[igroeg]

What do you think about my panel? Is it on the good or bad side of uniformity?

I sometimes notice a slightly yellow tint at the top part of the screen, even on white backgrounds.

Not great, but neither was mine so.. OLED.

 

[012512]

Sorry to bump it but I had this too on my Pro Max

 

[Fendrix69]

I was noticing slight unevenness in tint and brightness on my new Iphone XS. I tested the black levels with the image. And I’m freaking out with the results.

what do you guys think? I have already returned another iphone that had a huge gap around the frame where I could insert a two sheets of paper.

this ridiculous degree of unevenness only show with this image though not with 100% black,the clock app, Spotify or any other grey background.

 

[Farsider]

I was noticing slight unevenness in tint and brightness on my new Iphone XS. I tested the black levels with the image. And I’m freaking out with the results.

what do you guys think? I have already returned another iphone that had a huge gap around the frame where I could insert a two sheets of paper.

this ridiculous degree of unevenness only show with this image though not with 100% black,the clock app, Spotify or any other grey background.

Looks par for the course when comparing to the 6 XS Max’s I’ve seen. I wouldn‘t freak about it. Infact turn on dark mode and you’ll likely never see any unevenness ever again.