iPad Air screen uniformity problem and photos to illustrate

My Ipad Air has a more severe issue.

There is a sharp, blue line on the 1/3 of the screen to the right.

This line is visible on all kinds of background.

Seem that Apple's QA is a joke.

World class product, hahaha...

I have already notice this since iPad 2, I thought it's a common issue out there. I'm having this thought is because since Apple annouce iPad 2 with Smart Cover, which is using a strong magnet inside iPad body. As we all know that strong magnet will affect many electronic components and that's the main reason why the color inbalance obviously at the left side. Usually the inbalance will only becoming obvious after a long period.

Unless Apple decide to replace the magnet machanism with other technology or improve the panel, I already deal with this issue since iPad 2..

Same issue here. I picked an iPad Air 64gig on nov 2nd, it had that darker and yellowish tint on the left hand side, had it replaced with an iPad Air 128gig which has the same display problem. I leave in France. Off to contact apple again.

Might be linked with the new IGZO technology me think. Serious glitch.

Same issue here in Singapore, bought 64GB white version from online store. Obvious yellow tint on the whole left side. The right side turns out to be more reddish comparing to my iPhone 5. Just called apple and they arrange a pickup next Monday. They said full refund would be issued but need wait 7 to 10 days :( really frustrating with this problem. Will keep my smart cover and wait until the problem being solved to buy a new one.

Same here. Blue/yellow tint at the top of the screen, Wifi 16gig grey iPad air. If you are on a website with white background, text at the bottom is crisp black on white, when you scroll the same paragraph to the top of the screen, the background appears a "muddy" version of white. More yellow than anything. Vice versa if you turn the device round so the home button is at the top. Deffo a problem with the top portion of the display.

Off to Apple store this weekend to get a 2nd opinion & see what can be done.

Edit: I have compared the screen to an iPad 4, although the 4 display is overall more "yellow", its far more uniform in its colors than the Air. Which is a shame because the bottom, non-defective portion of the Airs screen is incredible, blows the iPad 4 away.

Same issue here. Yellow and darker on the left side and blueish on right side when held in portrait. 32GB Space Gray wifi with DMPL serial. Does seem to evolve and even out somewhat with device temperature and time but may only be me getting used to it.

It's a shame because apart from this backlight issue visible on white backgrounds (unfortunately pretty much everywhere in iOS 7) the LCD itself is very good.

I bought mine in Germany. 32GB + 4G. Same Problem here. Also recognized it right after unboxing. My asumption is that at least for the problem of the darker and other tint left side the magnet for the smartcover is responsible. So most probably all iPad Airs have this issue. It is just not as severe on evere single unit. It seems to be a product design mistake of apple, I do not think it is the screen itself. It is very unlikely that all LG screens have exactly the same issue on exactly the same spot.

(Posted this on other threads)

I am now on my 4th iPad air. It seems to be a widespread production problem. I got my replacements from 3 different locations just to be sure it wasn't a single bad batch (In the inland empire, California) Most of the screen is pinkish white with a strip of yellow going across the middle/bottom area when holding it in portrait mode. I am unable to get a refund at this point so I plan on selling it and getting an ipad mini retina. Apple corporate executive relations offices did everything they could to help me out and they earned a customer for life because of their kindness, the apple store did as well, as did target. This is out of their hands until the screen suppliers fix the problem. If you can live with it and not be frustrated every time you pick up the device then keep it. Otherwise get a refund till they fix the problem. If you keep returning them you will most likely end up with the same problem but in a different area of the screen. The genius said that they consider it within spec. Which is a round about way of saying we see the issue but our hands are tied until apple acknowledges the issue, I could see it in his expression that he saw it on the newest replacement.

I have refresh rate issues with my iPhone 5c, got a few replacements for that as we'll. Out of 4 devices one was free of the issue but had extra light leakage in the top left corner. I wish I could have that device back because it's a better trade off than the refresh problems the current replacement has. My daughters new 5c is flawless, my moms 5s has the same issue my 5c has.

Basically what we all may be experiencing are the perils of being an early adopter. I agree that it should not be the case, but that doesn't change the fact that it seems to be. I love apple and am unwilling to go back over to the dark side (android), but I really hope they resolve this so that I don't have to be afraid of buying a new version of their products. What do you guys think? That's just my personal point of view. I may be wrong.

i don't agree with that, the speaker also has magnet.

i think the main reason is that the thickness of the screen is so nonuniform for it being so thin.

and the background light gos through the screen shows different brightness.

I have the same experience in Spain:

I purchased the iPad Air Wifi+cellular 128 Gb on November 1. Received it by courier on Nov. 6, and right after unboxing it I noticed a vertical dark area in the left of the display.

Looking carefully I see a dark area of about 1 cm on the left, and a brighter area (the same size, top to bottom) just near the shadow.

I drove to the nearest Apple Store on Saturday to ask for replacement and discovered the same screen problems on the other units available. We unboxed 2 new units and checked the units on display. All have the same issue in more or less the same amount.

People on the Apple Store not noticed it as it's more difficult to see with the standatd coloured background, or with web surfing. If you look at a blank page (in Safari or othe app) with a mid backlight adjustment it's here.

So I think it's a very common problem, present in a big amount of units of the first production run. Just most of people haven't seen the problem yet.

For me this is a clear lack of Quality Control. We can't accept a high quality product with this faults.

I just asked Apple for a replacement. In 3 to 5 days I expect to receive the new unit, at this point thinking it will have the same problem more or less.

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I had this issue starting with the iPad 3. Luck for me the 2nd unit was awesome. Then I gave my iPad 3 to the wife and bought an iPad for and after 3 months of **** I settled for an okay unit. Nothing compared to the wife's iPad3 but decent. I went through at least ten. I tried everything. Heat cycling, running different colored screens for hours with only small Improvements.

After talking to an engineer it was basically determined that until Apple officially acknowledges the issue, nothing can be done. It has been 2 years now and no acknowledgement.

The majority of the problem is in the coating of the glass. It is not uniform and tends to give the yellow or pink and in some cases a grey blue green tint.

The super frustrating thing is a few months later the display units at several Best Buys had the most awesome displays. Crisp white and even. Of course non of the store stock was even close to the production number of the display models. The conspiracy theorist will speak about Samsung used to make the great displays and that is what they are using for the floor models only.

I looked at a few iPad Airs tonight and it is a similar story as with the iPad 4. Dull grey (last time it was yellow) tint and nothing compared to the good iPad 3 we have at home. I wont chase my tail this time. If it looks bad out of the box it's going back. I will either what or go to the dark side. Which by the way I looked at the new Galaxy 10.1 Note and it has an awesome screen (go conspiracy theorist). Not in love with the OS but what is a tablet? A giant screen and if I am paying $800 ($599 32gb, cover, apple care + and tax) for a 10 inch tablet I want a stunning visual.

Thank for listening

Got my iPad air yesterday (32gb). Thought it looked great at first but I then noticed how it was darker than my iPad 3, (a lot darker) so I searched around on the internet and right away found this discussion. I am also getting the warmer yellow towards the bottom left corner with crisp bright white on my top right corner. I'm really disappointed because I sold my rock solid iPad 3 to buy my iPad air but this iPad air display is a few steps back compared to my iPad 3 display. I miss my iPad 3. May return my iPad air while I can..

I am a iPad Air cellular user in Hong Kong. I am also suffering from screen uneven yellowish hue issue and trapped dust issue as found to be common in this forum. To me it is really a horrible experience. I have bought the air from reseller in Hong Kong. I was later found that their is a big dust trapped under screen. I was failed to ask for refund or replacement immediately since there is no such option in those store. Therefore I booked Genius Bar for a few time to seek for a acceptable one. I have gone throw many problematic service units including yellow tint, dead spots, bright spot, trapped dust etc. For the latest time (day 16, the fifth time I went to Genius Bar) they offer me option finally. Allow me to open a new packed machine (not service unit) but need to agree that I cannot change it again due to these issue. Again there is around 4 trapped dust (big one) under screen. I feel really frustrated.

I think I would better not buy any ipad related products again.

Maybe an occasional good tale to tell. I would be very sensitive to any color deviation in screens being a photographer. Neither my Ipad 3 ordered the day it came out nor my Air--also ordered immediately when they came out qnd delivered from in US inventory the following Monday, have any tint to the screens at all. My Ipad 3 (now passed to husband) and Ipad Air both have consistently white screens in IOS 7 from side to side, top to bottom. The 3 is a 64 GB wifi/cell and the Air is 128 GB wifi/cell. This is our fourth Ipad and we have not had any screen tint issues.

iPad Air 32GB WiFi + 4G (Ireland). After a few minutes of usage the screen "dims" and 3 horizontal dark stripes from left to right. If I turn off the device and turn it back after a few minutes - the screen is perfect again (but the story repeats after another few minutes of usage). Changing brightness level/authbrightness etc doesn't change anything... Very annoying and makes the device unusable...

Sent back to Apple (and lost my Black Friday deal). Loosing fate in Apple's quality control (and I'm not even going to mention my iMac "story")..