Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

iPhone 12 Pro Yellow Screen/Tint? Display seem "Warm"? Check here first!

Phone Junky said:
It seems to look fine in this pic of yours from another thread.
forums.macrumors.com

12 has slightly smaller notch than XR

The notch has never really bothered me but i've read plenty of posts from people who can't stand it. I just upgraded to the 12 from an XR and noticed that the 12 has a very slight smaller notch. I was under the impression all iPhones from the 10 had the exact same size notch. Not a big deal...
forums.macrumors.com forums.macrumors.com
Click to expand...

I know i've asked this question a couple times in this thread because in person my 12 looks piss yellow but taking a photo it looks snow white. I don't know why this is happening.
 
  • Like
Reactions: maurozen
This thread is for people who believe the yellow screens look like 💩 and are hoping for a fix. None of us truly knows what is behind it. If you are a "professional" who "knows" and think this is normal: Congratulations, please enjoy your device and leave the amateurs, who believe this is an issue, continue to push this further.

If you have seen or replaced X number of units and all are the same (yellow and 💩) and are now convinced that this is normal and intentional because Apple can do no wrong: Great, enjoy your device.

Unfortunately this is part of the reason why Apple will not correct this, they have way too many people doing free PR work for them.

To those who are unhappy with the screens, continue getting replacements until you get a good screen, or just return it for good. Do not settle!
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: PowerBookNN, HALE101, Sim-1 and 6 others
This is why I order multiple devices. So I can pick the best screen. 4 of them on the way for the wife and I. She doesn’t care, so I’ll pick between 3 of them.

This problem has been going on since 4s. I settled for a “yellow” 5s. Loved the phone hated the screen the whole 2 years I had it.

if Apple wants to charge $1000 for the phone and say the screen is amazing, then they should follow thru on it.
 
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: MDLDAWOODAQSA11101, PowerBookNN, Pyrazol and 4 others
hashsi99 said:
This is why I order multiple devices. So I can pick the best screen. 4 of them on the way for the wife and I. She doesn’t care, so I’ll pick between 3 of them.

This problem has been going on since 4s. I settled for a “yellow” 5s. Loved the phone hated the screen the whole 2 years I had it.

if Apple wants to charge $1000 for the phone and say the screen is amazing, then they should follow thru on it.
Click to expand...
Thank you for sharing your experience.

My wife is the same, when she got her XS, I noticed a slight yellow hue but she did not care. Funny thing is that now her XS has the best screen when compared to my current 11 Pro and the 12 Pro that I returned.

Here is what I found the most interesting from anandtech's review:

"The white balance for whites actually is a tad warmer than it should be with some clearly higher-than-average levels of red. Although the total average white balance over all levels lands in at an excellent 6502K, actual whites land in at 6372K."

It may very well be that all of us who are displeased with these displays are very sensitive to these variations.
 
  • Like
Reactions: winterhobbes and hashsi99
After figuring my second ip12 pm has yellow screen and <90% brightness flickering issues a few days ago, today I found out my phone's recording does weird flickering too :(

Wondering should I buy a third phone from apple online store and refund the second one, or just refund it and wait until Jan... Never had so many issues with an iphone puchase, sigh.
 
shadowz01 said:
After figuring my second ip12 pm has yellow screen and <90% brightness flickering issues a few days ago, today I found out my phone's recording does weird flickering too :(

Wondering should I buy a third phone from apple online store and refund the second one, or just refund it and wait until Jan... Never had so many issues with an iphone puchase, sigh.
Click to expand...
My advice would be to wait, if you can, until January or February at a minimum.
 
Sal09 said:
All set up now. Few pics for reference and yes good panels exists.

3e10da6c6d2ced780dbf81fd16d9cbf4.jpg

476a68f944bd13eb6535c44a82aff477.jpg

0ae0f740242606b57fd9eb5235d0d2d1.jpg


9138382732b69eb5fb2fa1370d698671.jpg
Click to expand...


congratulations.

you selected yourself a stupidly blue panel that only looks moderately color correct if True Tone is on.


lmfao
 
  • Like
  • Haha
  • Wow
Reactions: Harthag, Bstephens, Oo8 and 4 others
iPhone X left, iPhone 12 pro max right. Nothing much to say...
9C2FE1D7-D920-4DBE-9822-B2340A0D8E49.jpeg
 
Last edited:
kepler20b said:
of the 139 pages in this thread, there are probably less than ~5 panels posted that warrant a return.

and more than half of them are because the panels look pink.
Click to expand...
Add 4 more, as the 4 different panels i checked were the exact same than this one posted above.
 
javisan said:
Yeah, that would be an instant return from me.
Click to expand...
I ordered another one. Will receive it soon, from December 10th and will compare again. If is the same, would be the 5th I tested. All the same yellowing. Will definitely return them if still as yellow.
 
  • Like
Reactions: javisan
As loyal Apple customers we all deserve screens that are properly calibrated Lookin at my screen it looks like an Apple knock-off it’s disgraceful
And if this is a mistake it’s time for Apple to acknowledge it or say this yellow tint is the intended color. Apple saying’ they are aware of it’ doesn’t mean anything
 
  • Like
Reactions: PowerBookNN and javisan
bushman4 said:
As loyal Apple customers we all deserve screens that are properly calibrated Lookin at my screen it looks like an Apple knock-off it’s disgraceful
And if this is a mistake it’s time for Apple to acknowledge it or say this yellow tint is the intended color. Apple saying’ they are aware of it’ doesn’t mean anything
Click to expand...

At the Apple store, I was told that the yellow screen is intentional.
 
  • Angry
Reactions: Sim-1
kepler20b said:
as expected,

acceptable.


the screen on the right is as yellow as the screen on the left is blue.
Click to expand...

You can't see the actual color because of the influence of the camera or the your display
What you can see here is that there is a difference.
 
Mochio said:
You can't see the actual color because of the influence of the camera or the your display
What you can see here is that there is a difference.
Click to expand...
can't win with some of you guys.



this entire thread is basically

"well I bought an iPhone"

"I returned it"

I bought another one

"I returned it again"


its ****ing stupid


its very clear rn that the iphone12s skew yellow and True Tone is more aggressive than in the past. 9.5/10 screens posted here do not appear egregious to warrant a return or exchange. that's a fact.
 
  • Like
  • Wow
Reactions: HALE101, Snayton, theliellama and 1 other person
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back