iPhone 6S plus screen issue

Anyone having iissues with their screen on the new iPhone 6S Plus? I'm seeing uneven lighting on top of my screen. I'm seeing very subtle black spreading across on top of the screen and it's annoying me when I'm viewing something in a white background. You can't see it right away but if you focus your eyes, you'll see the uneven distribution of light. I heard that it's a backlighting issue. I'm shipping my phone back to Apple Store tomorrow but I'm wondering if anyone has this kind of issue.

iPhone 6s Plus, iOS 9.0.1, null

Posted on Sep 27, 2015 2:38 PM

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Oct 13, 2015 11:05 AM in response to mattscarf

I Could be wrong but I think every 6s and 6s plus is gonna have this. At the bottom left corner it's small but I think the cause could be the new Taptic Engine. i think it's right under the lcd so that's what's causing that small shadow because I got my new replacement and as I was walking out of the Apple Store, there it was in the same spot smh... But eventually you forget it's there

Oct 14, 2015 5:52 AM in response to Yra8

I got my new replacement as mentioned on my original post and don't have the issue anymore having uneven lights on top of my screen. But.... The replacement I got have the small shadowing located lower left of the screen. I made an appointment with Apple Store again. I showed them the issue but the guy had a hard time seeing it but eventually he saw it. He made a recommendation right away to replace the phone. Since they don't have the model of my phone, they ordered it for me and it arrived after 3 days. When I came to pick it up, I made sure I check it first before I leave the store. To my surprise, I saw the same exact issue. Shadowing on the lower left bottom of the screen. To make matters worst, I saw some uneven lighting on top of the screen which is the same issue I had the first time I replaced my phone. I told the guy right away that I'm cancelling my replacement and he he said that it's ok. Before I walk outside of the store, I looked at all the demo iPhones just for curiosity. Low and behold! They all have the same issue! This might be happening to all the iPhones out there but people doesn't seem to notice it because it's very subtle to notice. My friend at work didn't also notice it until I showed him. Now, he is annoyed. I told him that no use of returning it because they are all the same.


I know that the issue is very small but we're paying for a premium phone, why settle for less! We want it perfect as much as possible. My previous iPhones doesn't have this kind of issue. I hope lots of people will notice it someday and make Apple aware of it. Hoping that they will do something about it someday.

Nov 5, 2015 2:42 PM in response to minigurlnikki

Hi,


I posted a while back in this thread as I had the same issue with a small dark shadow towards the lower left side of the screen. I contacted Apple and they offered a replacement handset which I agreed to and although the replacement does not suffer from the dark spot on the low left side of the screen there is still a lot of uneven brightness along the top of the screen which is noticeable under certain conditions. From reading online light bleeding along the top of the handset seems quite common..

Nov 6, 2015 11:44 PM in response to EagleFox

My iPhone 6s Plus is just 10 days old. Out of the box it did have the same issue at the top.

But over the time the bleeding has almost gone off. To hurry it upI left white screen on at max brightness for few nights.

Most complains concern freshly made phones.

I suppose time cures this issue.


Maybe not only time, but also ultra-violet rays emitted by backlight LEDs make screen base more matt.

Nov 22, 2015 4:24 PM in response to EagleFox

Got my Silver iPhone 6s Plus on release day. Noticed dark shadow on lower left of display. Took it to Genius Bar a few days later and was told I needed to wait for a replacement to arrive. Went to pick up replacement and it had the same issue. The person that helped me this time said that he could not see the shadow in the replacement. It was there. Asked another employee to look at it and they identified it immediately. Every Silver (and other white faced iPhone 6s Plus') seemed has the same issue in the same spot. Now I am noticing the dark spots at the top of the LCD. My previous 6 Plus had no LCD issues.


I took the replacement iPhone since there seemed to be nothing else they could do. I really hope Apple acknowledges this issue in someway because I'm still not satisfied with the LCD. Otherwise, it's a great iPhone.

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