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I bought an iPhone 13 recently and I've been noticing these weird circles on my screen whenever it's black and tilted at a certain angle. They do disappear for a while when I rub the screen but then they appear again. And even when I switch off my phone, I can still see them. What are these? How can I get rid of them? My trypophobia is acting up so pls help. I've attached pictures that I found on another thread here. Mine look the exact same.
iPhone 13
Judging by those circles I doubt that phone is new, I think it is a refurbished phone and something on the inside was fixed or replaced. The only way to open an iPhone is to remove the display panel, and suction cups are used to remove the panel without breaking it.
Judging by those circles I doubt that phone is new, I think it is a refurbished phone and something on the inside was fixed or replaced. The only way to open an iPhone is to remove the display panel, and suction cups are used to remove the panel without breaking it.
"...I've already done that. It has a screen protector already. :( ..."
So have you checked the marks aren't on the screen protector?
Take it off, clean the screen,
Fit a new one. You can buy them for a few bucks.
Nope, it's brand new. I've barely used it. These circles are perfectly symmetrical and show up at the exact same place at a certain angle, even after I clean the phone with alcohol wipes or a soft cloth.
I got the iPhone 13 brand new. I probably won't be able to get it exchanged since I got it from another country
That's the theory.
Are you carrying this iPhone in a pocket? With usage, your phone will get dirty, and as you press it up to your ear for phone calls, it can also get a little greasy. Anything that presses on the screen after that can leave marks, and they will look like the thing that touches it, such as a coin through the cloth of your pocket, a key chain, etc.
Those marks look like they were left by the suction cups that repair places use to remove the display panel. Is this a brand new phone.. or is it second hand. If I were you, and those marks cannot be removed, then I would take it back and exchange it for another one.
This picture is not of my phone. I mentioned that I got this picture from another thread here because I wasn't able to get the circles on my phone in a picture. It's a bit difficult because they only show up at a certain angle. Also because I hate circles and want to avoid tilting my phone in that angle. But this picture is exactly how the circles look like on my phone screen. I can confidently say that it's an original and new phone from an Apple store in Canada
Good point, but the factories clean the outside of the phone prior to release. Apple requires the highest standards and I have to doubt that Apples’ factory (Foxconn) will release an iPhones in that state.
Thoroughly clean the screen with a little alcohol based cleaner and a soft cloth then fit a glass screen protector.
I've already done that. It has a screen protector already. :(
...or suction cups used by the factory assembly robot.
Repair shops tend to use one big one.
Weird circles on my iPhone 13 screen
