iPhone 12 OLED Screen Issue

Aaaand... my G6 iPhone 12 Pro replacement is back to what it was with raised blacks or blinking screen (can’t seem to get a pattern) after 3 days of usage. For a price that Apple asks for this device in Europe, I am disappointed in such a lack of quality assurance, to say least.

Sorry to hear that ;-(

Since it’s such a wide spread issue and still happens to newly bought or replaced devices I think Apple has to take care of it. Maybe it’s really software.

Which week of production is your replacement device?

Has anyone in this lottery received an iphone 12 without this defect? My brother received his 12 pro in late December, and after careful analysis, his iphone also flickering at less than 70% brightness while my 12 pro taken in October has both green tint and flickering below the 90%, mine is in very bad shape while my brother's is much better despite having the defect. the question is: is there any iphone 12 without this defect?

Yea seems like that. On macrumors you find one or two people who claim after careful testing to have an iPhone 12 Pro (Max) without any issues with production weeks >50. But the vast majority of iPhone 12 Pros seems to have at least the raised blacks and/or flickering issue.

I've never seen an iPhone 12 Pro without this defect. I've seen some iPhone 12 (not Pro!) without this bug, but not one iPhone 12 Pro or 12 Pro Max without this bug!

So I think every 12 Pro / 12 Pro Max has this bug, but in varying degrees.

So guys i think there will be a replacement program after one year of shipping the defective iPhones, i just got my AirPods Pro replaced because of a hardware defect that i didn’t know about but got to know yesterday from Zollotech. My noise cancellation is not as good as it was before, i didn’t really pay attention but now that i hear, its quite evident and apple started a replacement program after a year of introducing the AirPods Pro saying that all the models shipped until one year could have a hardware issue and the replacement program for it exists. It’s a pity that the replacement program is so hidden away from us. Why don’t they make it public enough. Pity!

I am really starting to lose faith in apple. I was a die hard fan of apple and now its beginning to change.

I wouldn’t lose faith yet. I still think it’s a software glitch and the reasons behind my assumption are the following:

1) A similar, if not the exact same, glitch occurred last year with the 11 series, then it was addressed and fixed by Apple with iOS 13.6.1;

2) When “faulty units” get replaced or when we unbox a brand new phone, they perform flawlessly. After two-three weeks of usage the flickering gets worse and worse;

3) When we boot up our phones, for the first two-three seconds the screen is completely black, thus meaning that the problem arises when the OS is loaded.

There’s a good chance we’ll see the light sometime soon between now and the end of March/April, but don’t quote me on that.

I don’t think there is much of a chance that anything about the particular tint of a display will be “fixed” via software. They’re just calibrated that way. Some are cooler, some are warmer. It has always been that way. I hope though, that at least the flickering / raised black issue, where the pixels don’t turn off under some circumstances (which they can) can be fixed by an update.

This is the reason I am holding off getting a 12 again. I had the Mini, went to the Pro Max, then back to the mini. All had display issues. I have been sitting on store credit for a while now and am reluctant to spend it on an iPhone 12 of any sort until this issue is resolved. I might just wind up waiting until the 12s/13, whichever comes in the Fall of 2021

Totally understand you. The only problem with that is there’s no guarantee that all the iPhone 13s or 12 S will come out with perfect screens without any issues. I had three devices (2 x PM and Mini) all with slightly different (but generally good) screens, except they all suffered from raised blacks (only noticeable in pitch black room). Decided to keep the first Pro Max since apart from that it’s a perfect device. So either Apple fixes it via software or I will go to the store and get a replacement in about a year.

I couldn't agree more. The only thing I worry is that the next iPhone will have fingerprint reader in the screen which is a huge factor for my decision. I have been using the SE now with a battery case and love the fingerprint scanner for things like apple pay. I am also still torn between the Mini and Pro Max. I have enough credit in my apple account to get a 512gb Pro Max but If I spend the money on that now and then something new comes along, I will feel better holding onto the SE and waiting another 7/8 months for the 12s/13 to drop. I'm terribly indecisive as you can tell!

I activated my phone on December 9, 2020. It’s been over a month now and It seems getting worse as it is becoming more and more visible and noticeable whenever I’m using it in dark mode at night. This is very disturbing. I can’t get off my eyes of it. I didn’t expect that my device would be having such issues.

Both iPhone X and iPhone 12 have the same previewed picture, which is in dark grey color not in black/pitch black/pure black. The green glow gets stronger as the image being displayed goes nearer to darker colors. However, there’s no green glow when the image being displayed is pure black because of course, pixels would turn off if the image is black, therefore having no green glows. :) But still, having grey being displayed results to green glows. When other colors are displayed, I notice that the part of the screen having those green glow also glows a lighter color with regards to what color is being displayed on the screen. For instance, when I’m looking at a pure blue image on my gallery, the part of the screen with green glow makes the blue color on that part lighter than the rest. I’m sorry for a complicated explanation but I hope you understood it. 😌

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I get it !! mine instead with a black background is not black! and as if the backlight does not turn off! only with 100% brightness black and black! on the other hand, with an all black background and 30% brightness in full darkness, you notice that it is not black and slightly dark green!

so i've send the first iphone pro max i've had day one and waiting for a refund, i've ordered 2 more starting with F2 production week 51 but issue was less present but still here...i even ordered another onbe starting with G0 production week 52 and at first it seemled better but when brightness is low it doesn't have agray or green tinit but a RED tint... so i have a return 3 iphone 12 pro max... i dunno what to do ... order another one or 2 ?? ,i wonder if Apple could say , hey it's enough u already send us back 4 iphone 12 pro max .. please stop ordering ... is it possible ? or they do not care ?

i'm sorry but at 1609 euros i want a perfect OLED black screen in pitch black... is it too much to ask ??

what do you thin about the fact that i will send and ask for refund on 4 iphone 12 pro max ? can i order one or two more to give it a chance ?

i wonder if someone got one with a production week 1 or 2 in 2021 already , i would be interesting to know the first letter of serial number and if the issue still exists...