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iPad Pro Is your iPad Pro 9.7 screen yellowish ?
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I have gone through nine (yes nine) iPad Pro for various issues - mainly the yellowness of the screen (yes, True Tone and night shift are disabled). Some have been worse than others. After the eighth one, I gave up and bought an iPad Air 2 again, which had a 'perfect' screen to my eyes. I never got around to setting it up, and my partner really wanted me to have the pro so he went back to Apple the next day and spoke to a sales person who processed a return and sold him another iPad Pro (number nine). He asked me to keep this one, so I opened it up and decided to keep it even though it is not 'perfect'.
When I compare it to my son's iPad Air 2, my iPhone 6S and my rMBP, the iPad Pro definitely has a warmer screen, but after going through so many I don't think I am going to get one with a less warm screen. I had one iPad Pro which had a cooler screen, but it was chipped in three places on the bezel straight out of the box.
In terms of the warmness of the screen, I mainly notice the difference when I switch straight from my iPhone to my iPad, or use my iPad along with my rMBP. If you look at some You Tube iPad Pro 9.7" review videos, if they are comparing to another model or iPad, you can clearly see that the iPad Pro has a warmer screen.
When I compare it to my son's iPad Air 2, my iPhone 6S and my rMBP, the iPad Pro definitely has a warmer screen, but after going through so many I don't think I am going to get one with a less warm screen. I had one iPad Pro which had a cooler screen, but it was chipped in three places on the bezel straight out of the box.
In terms of the warmness of the screen, I mainly notice the difference when I switch straight from my iPhone to my iPad, or use my iPad along with my rMBP. If you look at some You Tube iPad Pro 9.7" review videos, if they are comparing to another model or iPad, you can clearly see that the iPad Pro has a warmer screen.
Funny, I went through numerous iPad Air 2s and returned each one due to screen problems. Mostly dark corners or left edges. I finally just gave up entirely and went back to using my iPad 2.
Picked up my 9.7 Pro and the screen is perfect. Screen uniformity is more important than overall tint IMO. Your eyes will adjust to tint, but not poor uniformity. How often does one use 2 iPads side by side anyways?
Picked up my 9.7 Pro and the screen is perfect. Screen uniformity is more important than overall tint IMO. Your eyes will adjust to tint, but not poor uniformity. How often does one use 2 iPads side by side anyways?
Mine is about on par with my MacBook with true tone off. Is the best iPad display I've ever owned
My iPad Pro 9.7 is also the best screen I have ever had and there were a couple of years where I returned 3 iPads to get one I was happy with. I use True Tone on mine, but when it is off the screen is cool white and even.
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It took me awhile to accept this but you are right. My mini 4 has a warm (not yellow) screen when compared to my other devices, but when I use it for a minute it looks cool white and it is even. A perfect screen really.
Of the two IPP 9.7"s I had, one was yellower than the other and I couldn't really decide which was "better" and went with the one that didn't have the single stuck green pixel and was a bit less yellow (however it is also a bit less bright at max brightness.) I think I made the right decision but I still wonder.
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Edit: turns out I probably should have gone with the other despite the stuck green pixel. After extending usage (and going past the return date), I've come to really notice that one part of the screen is brighter than the other and its become hard to now un-see.
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Edit: turns out I probably should have gone with the other despite the stuck green pixel. After extending usage (and going past the return date), I've come to really notice that one part of the screen is brighter than the other and its become hard to now un-see.
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Some look really warm but are they all slightly warm ?
I assume so because of as aforementioned DCI-P3
I assume so because of as aforementioned DCI-P3
The one on display at my local Best Buy is cooler than mine. Seems possible, but, based on my experience, cooler ones are a bit of a needle in a hay stack. The odd thing is... The more I've used the pro the more the pro looks 'white' and my other devices look blue. I don't know what white is anymore! ☹️
[doublepost=1470410965][/doublepost]What color(s) were your iPad pro 9.7?
In my experience, the iPad Pro grey 256GB has yellowish screen tint issues - I have gone through four.
Apple (and later BestBuy) offered replacements - I returned them instead for a full refund.
My benchmark for comparison were silver and rose gold models on display at Apple Stores and a local Apple dealer.
My suspicion is that Apple is sourcing the display from two different manufacturers - but I have no firm knowledge of this.
I borrowed a rose gold iPad Pro 9.7 and found the screen far superior to my iPad Air2.
I then sold the iPad Air2, only to find I cannot find a Pro (grey model) comparable to the one I tried.
My suspicion is, there is sufficient tolerance in the spec for the the displays to diverge.
I need a paper-like display color for my work - so I am less tolerant than a consumer user might be.
My first 9.7 Pro purchased from Best Buy had a very yellow screen. With True Tone and Night Shift turned off, it was the same color as my iPhone 6 with Night Shift turned on and at max display warmth. It took me two days to notice, I just thought it was True Tone. But, when I turned TT off and it was still very yellow, I knew something was wrong. I Exchanged at Best Buy for a new one and the new screen was perfect.
I have gone through several iPad Pro 12.9" models — all of them had screens on the warm side. Some were worse than others. I settled on one that had no dead pixels, chips in the bezels, loose buttons or annoying backlight bleed — only a slightly warm screen. I'm used to it now. A perfect screen does not exist.
Is "moot" a new Apple color, by chance? That's such an interesting notion.
Having gone through several iPad Pros, the only one I have found with the screen issue is the grey model. The hypothesis here is that there are two different displays, with a lesser spec display consistently put in the (256GB) grey model.
Having gone through several iPad Pros, the only one I have found with the screen issue is the grey model. The hypothesis here is that there are two different displays, with a lesser spec display consistently put in the (256GB) grey model.
your findings are anecdotal, isolating the issue to one SKU, not to mention a small sample size.
any conclusion could be and likely is coincidence, no statistician would corroborate
if it isn't, you have to just think, math aside: these iDevices are pumped out a million miles an hour in a factory you really think they put extra love in one over the other? Like a wonka golden ticket? Or have time to say "oh its grey, oh its 256gb give it a good one" -- factory workers are not concerned with these matters, but quotas/meeting demands, is something that they are.
any conclusion could be and likely is coincidence, no statistician would corroborate
if it isn't, you have to just think, math aside: these iDevices are pumped out a million miles an hour in a factory you really think they put extra love in one over the other? Like a wonka golden ticket? Or have time to say "oh its grey, oh its 256gb give it a good one" -- factory workers are not concerned with these matters, but quotas/meeting demands, is something that they are.
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I'm not sure how display mate can make a blanket statement like that
I feel like it would depend which panel they reviewed
I feel like it would depend which panel they reviewed
That's true but they mentioned that the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4 and the 12.9 iPad Pro all have a slightly blueish whitepoint. Chances are pretty slim that all 3 panels are bad.
It always makes me wonder if they get cherry picked ones
Most in store seem blue too
I've seen plenty of warm
Most in store seem blue too
I've seen plenty of warm
For what it's worth, my first very yellow 9.7in iPad Pro was a Space Grey 128gb Wifi + Cellular. My 2nd one was perfect.
From my view it appears to be a more accurate color (it looks more yellow or warm) as they use to add more blue light to make the white, well... more white. Now that they have newer display tech and a wider color gamut, the new 9.7" appears to be "off" when in fact is most likely more accurate being the yellow/warmer color tone we are all seeing.
Just my 2 cents.
Kal.
Just my 2 cents.
Kal.
I tried 3 different iPads Pro and all of them had this yellow tinted screen (True Tone disabled)
Here is one with an iPad Air 1 on the left.
Have you noticed the same issue with yours? Looks like everybody is amazed with the screen quality so I'm a bit puzzled.
Could this be a defective batch?
You can correct a "too yellow" screen in iOS 10 via an Accessibility option.
Settings > General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations > Color Filters > Color Tint (play with Intensity and Hue sliders)