Fully agree, I'm moving into Apple ecosystem bc like I really like my macbook and how things work out there but just sent back my first iphone (16 PM) bc the screen was very bad with strong green tint. At first I wanted to keep it but eventually I went to the Apple Store where I was looking at the iphones before ordering mine and back then I thought they were mostly so so with one being awful, one being very good and desired (like every iphone should be). And after comparing mine with those at the store, like first of all mine was 10-20% darker (at max brightness) and I saw it clearly with naked eye like probably it would be even more if you measure it with some device, but like the tint one my screen was worse then the most awful screen at the store which made me crazy sad and angry. Like I really like the device, it is crazy good (except some touch problems and UI not compatible with large screens at all) and like coming from android phone I really had an impression that I was stupid for last 5 years bc like that iPhone is much much better...but like the whole purchase experience is so bad for me. I'm a bit anxious person so returning a phone is not that easy for me, like I'm scared it will be stolen or destroyed in the process of resending etc. and that the mobiel operator will be angry at me bc like why am I ordering and returning iphones like mad, will they ban me or smth. I decided I will get next one but it will be my last one for now, if it comes with a screen which is good or at least average I will keep it, but if it comes green again I will return it back and probably buy a 5 years old iPhone just to use that ecosystem.
So yeh if you are in any way anxious and you are in any way sensitive to display quality bc you are a photographer
designer etc. (like we are talking about >1k$ pro device) I would strongly suggest reconsidering iphone 16 PM ;/ ;/
PS. And I think the whole packaging with stripes etc. turns out to be against us all bc it is like buying an apple (to eat) in a box and you can't even check what's inside, only if you open it at home and take a bite you see it tastes awful and is rot inside but you are to anxious to return it back bc you have invested you time and energy. I think that it is unfair that nowadays apple is using the closed packaging as a strategy to push faulty and low quality products on the market assuming people will have hard tiem returning them back. As much I like Apple, it is just a ****** way to do. I would rather like jsut walking into an apple tore and see the working product with a working screen and just pay and walk out happy
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PS2. And I hate like the guys at Apple Store acting like NPCs, like I show them two screens and ask why my is so bad and like the reaction is...hmmm yhhmmm i don't know....I don't see it....its a bc of demo mode maybe, like I don't believe that they don't see a problem at all and I believe they are trained to just don't notice the problem (or they are really crazy blind) /I talked with 6 guys there on various occasions and actually one was like...hmm yeah I see what you mean, like if you want a good screen probably ordering and returning via web is better then buying with us here (I was trying to ask what happens if I buy a new device at local Apple store and open the divice with a tint, and his suggestion was that they will have hard time seeing the problem and it would be difficult to exchange the device just bc of the tint)
But our Apple Stores are not official stores but Appel resellers mostly so probably they are less willing to exchange the product bc they will lose the money or smth
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