Anybody seeing mini-led failures? I’ve got a greenish blotch and a bright-white blob on my screen.
(This is on a fifth-generation 12.9” iPad Pro).
(This is on a fifth-generation 12.9” iPad Pro).
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iPad Pro XDR mini-led failures
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Micro-LED is not being used by any current Apple products. The 12.9" iPad Pro uses mini-LED with several thousand LEDs for backlighting. I haven't seen many failures around here, though.
Sorry, I got “micro-led“ from an article I read about it. I’ve corrected it.
I did find a Reddit thread started by a guy who had the same kind of blotch that I have.
Genius bar guy yesterday claimed that special cleaning procedure fixed it. It’s back again today. Just noticed a bright white blob on the far right side. Don’t know if it was there before, and I didn’t notice it.
Another trip to the Genius Bar, with the blotches very visible. This time they agreed to replace it. Dunno how that’s gonna happen, since the 5th-gen 12.9” Pro is no longer offered, especially a maxed-out one like mine. Maybe I luck out and they give me a 6th-gen.
They keep stock of older models for warranty purposes. If it's not available right away in-store, they can still get one shipped so you may just need to wait a few days.
This.
I got my iPP 10.5 with white spot issues replaced by Apple with brand-new looking refurb in spring 2021, long after 10.5 was phased out and not for sale by Apple or even local dealers anymore.
I sold it right away with still about one month of warranty left.
If I were you, I would probably do the same, granted you can sell it for good price.
Hopefully miniLED's wont start to fail after 3-4 years of use, in that case, ouch, expensive paperweight which I have gambled on by buying 12.9 model in 2021.
I had two blotches on my screen 3 months after I purchased my iPad Pro 12.9 Mini LED in 2021. I took it to the Apple store and they replaced it right away after running a few tests. The replacement has been working flawlessly.
Replacement came in yesterday, two days after Genius agreed to a replacement. It’s a fifth gen 2TB, exactly like the defective unit. Restore from iCloud finished this morning. So far, battery seems much better than the replaced iPad.
This is the exact situation I wanted to avoid when I opted for Applecare+ when I purchased my 12.9 5th gen. After seeing the out of warranty replacement cost it was an easy decision...
I hope you live somewhere with Consumer Law coverage (i.e. not in USA) :/