Screen very yellow tone

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Screen very yellow tone

Hello, I tell us.
I have the iphone 4 and not if will be my obsession or it is that it has the screen as with a yellowish tone.
They are not spots, it is not specific of the screen, but it is the tone in if of the whole screen anywhere. It is like yellowish. I have lowered, raised the sheen, removed the automatic sheen and it is still equal.
I have compared it with the screens of an iphone 2g and 3g and the difference is abysmal.
The iphone 2g and 3g they have the screens more clear, a color more alive, and the iphone 4, though one sees better for the retina display, it is a yellowish color on the whole screen.
It is like that really or is a fault?.
Have your iPhone 4 this tone more yellow than 3G or 3GS?.

Thanks, a greeting from Spain.

iPhone 4, iOS 4, iOS 4.0.2

Posted on Sep 16, 2010 6:32 AM

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w7ox

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Sep 16, 2010 6:51 AM in response to pezuco

Not mine, but there have been other reports of yellowish screens here. I've also read that it will go away with time. YMMV.

Read some posts in the forum and you will find discussions of this.

Phil

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Kwopau

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Sep 16, 2010 7:52 AM in response to pezuco

If you are talking about the yellow tint that can be seen on plain white? or is this from taking pictures?

If it's the yellow tint that is visible on plain white background, i.e blank page on safari, then most likely you will be seeing the adhesive that hasn't fully dried yet from the production line. Most suggest that you use it for a week and see if it dries out as it should. If not take it to your local apple store and see what they can do because normally they will tell you to use it at least a week and see if it disappears, if not they should give you a replacement.

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pezuco Author

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Sep 16, 2010 9:13 AM in response to pezuco

They are not yellow spots and not be in a part of the screen.
It is the tone in general of the whole screen that seems more yellowish.
If I compare it with the screen of my iphone 3G or with the screen of another iphone 2G, the screen of the iphone 4 has a tone more hotly, more yellow.
That of the iphone 3G and 2G is more clear, alive, bluish.
But I repeat that they are not spots.
If someone has an iphone 4 and one 3G or 3GS if it is possible that it does the comparison to seeing if the screen of the iphone 4 is seen more yellowish.
The same thing is like that and does not treat itself about a failure.

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Kwopau

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Sep 16, 2010 9:16 AM in response to pezuco

I use my 3G S as a touch and my iphone 4 screen compared to my 3G S looks very much the same in contrast wise.

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Injector

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Sep 16, 2010 10:27 AM in response to Kwopau

My screen seems slightly off-white, not a crisp paper white. There are no spots or blotches, it is like that all over the whole screen. I figure it's part and parcel of the new 'retina' displays.

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thimad

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Nov 17, 2010 10:21 AM in response to Injector

Same problem here: screen a bit yellowish as a whole (no spots).

My friend bought an iPhone 4 too, and his screen is much "whiter" than mine.

😟

I hope it goes away with time, but I have it for a month now and I notice no difference at all.

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Answer 7

Nov 17, 2010 1:39 PM in response to Kwopau

Kwopau wrote:
If you are talking about the yellow tint that can be seen on plain white? or is this from taking pictures?

If it's the yellow tint that is visible on plain white background, i.e blank page on safari, then most likely you will be seeing the adhesive that hasn't fully dried yet from the production line. Most suggest that you use it for a week and see if it dries out as it should. If not take it to your local apple store and see what they can do because normally they will tell you to use it at least a week and see if it disappears, if not they should give you a replacement.

You are confusing yellow tinted screens with yellow spots.

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Kwopau

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Nov 17, 2010 3:31 PM in response to samven582

as said....not really. both are not really the difference. it's still a adhesive glue.

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Answer 9

Nov 18, 2010 1:12 AM in response to pezuco

The same problem!!

look at my picture!!

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2352/12112010.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6144/iphone2.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4425/duey.jpg

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Answer 10

Nov 18, 2010 7:46 AM in response to Kwopau

Kwopau wrote:
as said....not really. both are not really the difference. it's still a adhesive glue.

do you have proof that this "adhesive glue" you are always talking about is causing the screen to be yellow?

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Answer 11

Nov 18, 2010 7:47 AM in response to lorelore1986

lorelore1986 wrote:
The same problem!!

look at my picture!!

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2352/12112010.jpg

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6144/iphone2.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4425/duey.jpg

That looks terrible. I would definitely exchange it.

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Answer 12

Nov 18, 2010 8:59 AM in response to samven582

can be an electrostatic screen protection the cause?
In max brightness it's ok, only with low setting is yellow...can be normal?

Thanks guys!

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Kwopau

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Nov 18, 2010 11:12 AM in response to lorelore1986

Well if you said you use a screen protector then it could be that when in a low setting.

Have you tried taking off the screen protector and see if it's the screen protector issue or the LCD itself?

Try taking off the screen protector, set the brightness to low and see if you still get the yellow effect. If it is yellow after taking off the Screen protector, then it's the LCD, and you probably want to get it replaced.

As for me, I moved away from powersupport and went to SGP Ultra-Oleophobic and so far it's good, have tested in a low brightness, and high brightness and both at no problem.

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Answer 14

Nov 19, 2010 3:26 AM in response to Kwopau

so the problem with the screen protection go away leaving the screen protection without consequences right? ( if it is not a hardware problem)

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Kwopau

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Nov 19, 2010 5:43 AM in response to lorelore1986

Well, you did mention the possibility that it could be the screen protector that could cause the screen to have a yellowish tone, and the fact that you said in a low brightness. So did you remove the screen protector? After removing the screen protector (this will not destroy the screen nor the oleophobic coating, unless it was something very very sticky), is the yellow tone gone? Or is it still there? If it is still there, then go get it replaced.

Anyways, Apple gets the LCD from I think LG or from Samsung (but I think it's mostsly LG). They don't make the screen to be yellowish. Apple only has one and only one color in places where it's white (safair, music, mail, sms, phone, you get the idea). They do apply the adhesive glue to the LCD to adhere to the glass, which can take some time to dry up.

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