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iPhone 13 Pro Max exhibit red tint on one side of the screen (left or right)

Guys, at this time, I am talking about my second iPhone 13 Pro Max which exhibit red tint on the left side of the phone. This issue seem to be visible on the white and gray background, especially under 50% brightness.


I am not quite sure, if I received the defective iPhone or everyone face the similar issue.


Condition to test:


Application: Apple Note App

Brightness: under 50% (Light mode)



you will notice a slight red tint either on the left or on the right

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Nov 1, 2021 7:03 PM

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Posted on Apr 1, 2022 8:08 PM

I bought a pro max in green and was awful on the left side, bought a second (green) one and it's better, but you can still see some red tinting on the right side. I think the Iphone 8 Plus is the best one ever made.

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Feb 1, 2022 1:35 PM in response to DeviLNetworK

I have this exact same issue as well!


I have gone through several 13 pro and Pro Max's phones, and they all have a slight red/pink hue, towards the left side of the phone, if you view it off angle from the bottom right side.


Not sure why this is happening, or if this is inherent in the OLED technology of this 13 series. I know that with OLED there is some color shift to be expected, but this red color shift seems way too off putting.


I've given up on trying to play the OLED screen lottery with this years phones. I'll just cross my fingers and hope that Apple becomes aware of this issue, addresses it, and does not repeat it with the 14 series.

Feb 21, 2022 10:17 AM in response to DeviLNetworK

I have exactly the same issue. Apple Store members cannot see it underneath their bright spotlights. It has something to do with promotion for sure! If you take a screenshot the tint disappears. When you go from an app to the screenshot you can see the tint on the screenshot for about 2seconds and then disappears again. Basically every app supporting dark mode. I tested with discord and YouTube.

Feb 21, 2022 11:35 AM in response to ThousandVoices

Apple will do nothing about it , OLED screens are great but it's one of the con of this tech , We had the same issue on the 12 pro max.. it was a green tint that was way worse than this issue, i've ordered like 14 Iphone 12 Pro max on the apple store try to find the perfect one, same with the 13 pro max... it doesn't exist, some are worst , where the tint is full on all the screen estate, some are only on the left or / and right and not in the middle ... i stopped exchanging and returning after more than 10 attempts... the iPhone since the 11 with a perfect screen or the Galaxy with a perfect screen doesn't pretty much exist. and most of us are Paying the mobiles for 1700 euros so we expect a perfect phone... but they are not perfect cos the tech isn't . check on the internet how OLED displays are made and you will understand. that is why Apple or Others manufacturers will not do anything about the tint issue.. ( i've enabled color correction on mine to mitigate the issue , i lost a bit of brightness but it's okay ) i do not see the issue anymore.

Mar 29, 2022 5:21 AM in response to DeviLNetworK

Do you guys know if the 13 mini has the same issues? I will be giving my 13 Pro Max back (it’s the 3rd one with this issue), and i honestly don’t know what to do now. I was looking at older iphones (8, X, XS) but i don’t know if that makes any sense. I have been using an 11 Pro before (which i don’t have anymore) and I’m starting to miss it.

iPhone 13 Pro Max exhibit red tint on one side of the screen (left or right)

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