Historically, blanket statements like this about screen color/brightness have been unprovable. And where is the documentation that "They have stated they made all the iPad Pro 9.7 screens slightly warmer than normal."?
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iPad Pro Is your iPad Pro 9.7 screen yellowish ?
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I've had problems with the iPad Pro 12.9..because Apple use different screen manufactures this is what causes the problem,Samsung,lg,sharp etc..all the iPad Pro in the shop are what some people say blue tint cooler white point,to me this is much better than the yellow tint ,to my eyes perfect white and I allso notice the red and yellows are better on the blue tint displays if Apple used just one manufacturer this problem would properly go away
What is a good way to tell if I have this issue..its hard for me to tell I just got my iPad Pro last week and want to be sure my screen is perfect
The upper right corner of my iPad Pro 9.7 is noticeably yellower with true tone off. It's an issue and I'm definitely exchanging mine today.
Not a problem. After using one device for awhile, the next one's screen will momentarily look too yellow or too blue by comparison. Give your eyes a minute to adjust and the screen will look white again.
Just a word of caution to people. The iPad Pro 9.7 will look warmer than other iPads due to being calibrated to DCI P3 and part of having that more accurate display is the warmer tone. The cooler tone we all associate with LCD displays is highly inaccurate and does conform to display standards.
So while you may have a defect you should expect a warmer tone even with True Tone off.
So while you may have a defect you should expect a warmer tone even with True Tone off.
Comparing the same image (white background, person standing in the middle) between a iPad Pro 9.7", iPhone 6S and an iPad Air 2, all devices have TrueTone turned off, NightShift, Auto Brightness Off and Brightness set to Max.
The Pro has the warmest screen, the 6S has what I would consider the most natural white, and the Air 2 is bluer and dimmer. I feel like the Pro loses a bit of detail with the yellower tone compared to the bluer screen. Not sure which I think is more correct between the iPad's, though I would say the tone is more even on the Pro where the Air 2 is bluer on one side compared to the other.
One interesting detail is that with both screens off, but sitting on the table in front of me, the Pro's screen is blacker (closer to the bevel color), while the Air 2's screen is a noticeably bluer black. Comparing my reflecting in them (half face on each screen) it is particularly noticeable. (I can post a photo, though I'm typing this on my comp at the moment)
The Pro has the warmest screen, the 6S has what I would consider the most natural white, and the Air 2 is bluer and dimmer. I feel like the Pro loses a bit of detail with the yellower tone compared to the bluer screen. Not sure which I think is more correct between the iPad's, though I would say the tone is more even on the Pro where the Air 2 is bluer on one side compared to the other.
One interesting detail is that with both screens off, but sitting on the table in front of me, the Pro's screen is blacker (closer to the bevel color), while the Air 2's screen is a noticeably bluer black. Comparing my reflecting in them (half face on each screen) it is particularly noticeable. (I can post a photo, though I'm typing this on my comp at the moment)
Some photos. Left is iPad Air 2, right iPad Pro 9.7. On the first photo you can see even off that the screen on the left is bluer than the one of the right. On the second photo, there is a visible bluer/whiter cast to the pic on the left (honestly here I prefer the iPad Pro, the blacks are blacker)
Here its quite visible that the Air 2 has a "whiter" or bluer cast that the Pro. Honestly if I was to look at the photos I would totally say that the Air 2 is the more "correct" color (certainly it makes brushed metal objects look better), however in person the difference isn't quite as pronounced. The camera is boosting the difference (a similar photo of the settings screen with both devices on lowest brightness in person is barely visible, however a photo of it makes both quite visible)
Between the two home screens, there isn't a whole lot of difference, I think on the Pro the icons with white look better. On the pic of the girl, the background on the Air 2 seems whiter and the skin tone is a bit more natural. However in terms of the white matching the white paper, at least in person the Pro's screen matches it better.
I'm not going to try swapping for a different screen as there don't appear to be any dead pixels and the tone is even & no obvious backlight bleed (which I had on my first Air 2, which had a warmer screen than this Air 2). The only reason I might exchange is because I'm in two minds about whether going for the 12.9" Pro would be the better option (for general moving around the house, cooking and stuff the 9.7" is a better fit, for reading comics/mags the larger screen would be appreciated)
Turning on the TrueTone on the Pro, and then off again makes the screen seem incredibly blue in comparison to itself. I tried to capture the difference (on the settings screen), but flipping between the two photos I was hard pushed to see the difference despite it being quite marked in real life.
Here its quite visible that the Air 2 has a "whiter" or bluer cast that the Pro. Honestly if I was to look at the photos I would totally say that the Air 2 is the more "correct" color (certainly it makes brushed metal objects look better), however in person the difference isn't quite as pronounced. The camera is boosting the difference (a similar photo of the settings screen with both devices on lowest brightness in person is barely visible, however a photo of it makes both quite visible)
Between the two home screens, there isn't a whole lot of difference, I think on the Pro the icons with white look better. On the pic of the girl, the background on the Air 2 seems whiter and the skin tone is a bit more natural. However in terms of the white matching the white paper, at least in person the Pro's screen matches it better.
I'm not going to try swapping for a different screen as there don't appear to be any dead pixels and the tone is even & no obvious backlight bleed (which I had on my first Air 2, which had a warmer screen than this Air 2). The only reason I might exchange is because I'm in two minds about whether going for the 12.9" Pro would be the better option (for general moving around the house, cooking and stuff the 9.7" is a better fit, for reading comics/mags the larger screen would be appreciated)
Turning on the TrueTone on the Pro, and then off again makes the screen seem incredibly blue in comparison to itself. I tried to capture the difference (on the settings screen), but flipping between the two photos I was hard pushed to see the difference despite it being quite marked in real life.
Very. TrueTone is off, as was auto brightness. (Left Pro, right Air 2)
In person the Pro is the closest to the white paper and the Air 2 has a pinky blue tinge.
For me personally it is hard to understand, that people with such experience and expectations still buy Apple products (including myself ;-) )
It was off, look at the switch position (zoom in you can see its auto brightness that's on)
Screens on iPads vary. With True Tone off my iPad Pro 9.7 has the same cool white screen as my Air 2. It is a beautiful even screen (best one I've had since iPad 4). I prefer using True Tone as it is easier on the eyes and once my eyes adjust it looks white. When I turn it off the screen looks really blue for a moment. My mini 4 has a much warmer screen, but away from other screens it looks white. As long as there are no uneven tints on my iPads, I'm happy.
Ugh. 9.7 has definitely got some butter going on. Picture bellow from left to right is Pro (true-tone OFF), Air, Mini 4. I returned the one pictured below in hopes i would get a "whiter" display. Not only is it exactly the same, it also has a dead pixel. Ugh.. Not sure where i want to go at this point..
Sorry to see 
6 units?? This is disappointing as heck,
(Have tried 9.7pro, on that 12.9-- quality control or lack there of always concerns me)
6 units?? This is disappointing as heck,
(Have tried 9.7pro, on that 12.9-- quality control or lack there of always concerns me)