Hey Aaron, I have training in broadcast, and have also gained experience on my own reading up on different topics regarding video production etc. I was looking at this video on a 27 in iMac display from late 2015. The 12 models looked normal to me here. I can say though, correctly calibrated displays will have a warmer look, especially if calibrated for video e.g. film. A lot of people are not used to looking at a properly calibrated display unless they are professionals in either video, or photography. I know having learned this I can't look at a non calibrated display now as it doesn't look right. Likewise, I don't have any devices that support TrueTone yet, but I'd probably turn it off anyway because it would make things look wrong.
Agreed. That’s why I mentioned it at the beginning of the video that it could be that it’s just more color accurate being warmer. I wanted to make sure that was clear. Enough people have messaged me about this that I thought I would try and clarify it and show the differences if possible. I also have calibrated monitors and see the same thing. I just find it interesting that a lot of people were complaining about
@@545el How can colder be less accurate and warm be more accurate? Just trying to understand it a bit more... the LCD on my 8 Plus felt more “accurate” side by side when I was initially setting up the 12 PM, but maybe we’re just all used to these cooler displays?
Correct. Warmer is more accurate. Usually colder displays have too much blue in them. If you use a colorometer you will see that calibrated displays are warmer. Displays are tuned more blue often as that is what is appealing, but not necessarily accurate.
@@mcintosh.motors Traditional cinema and films are mastered at a white balance temperature of around 6500K (typically called D65). Most displays usually come with a colder temperature out of the factory since cooler white point looks brighter and can more easily achieve the peak brightness claimed by manufacturers. Professional calibrators will usually calibrate displays to the correct D65 white balance so that films and other video content look as how the creator intended it to be. I have my OLED TV calibrated to the correct white balance and also had the true tone display set to on on my iPhone X and when I switched to Galaxy S20+, the default cooler temperature would literally sting my eyes. I immediately changed it to a warmer hue since I'm so used to seeing warmer colours!!
As many have asked, here is an iPhone 12 display comparison. I think the display looks great, but it does bother some people. What do you think? Thanks for watching!
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This is nothing new iPhones with oled displays have this characteristic, and yes some worse than others I swapped out an 11 pro max three times to get a good one. You’ll notice it most coming from an old lcd screen with bright whites.
Can you please look into screen flicker issue people are having at or below 90% brightness. It happens in black backgrounds on Videos. The screens flicker like crazy. Huge discussion on Reddit about this issue
As he mentioned, about where to go - but didn’t exactly mention WHAT to set and do, I have the FIX. As said, go into SETTINGS/ACCESSIBILITY/DISPLAY & TEXT SIZE/COLOR FILTERS/ - Turn Color Filters ON. From here, make sure only Color Tint is checked. Set INTENSITY to ZERO (all the way LEFT) - Then set HUE to roughly 75% (or just about directly under the PURPLE pencil on the iPhone 12 Pro) After this, you’ll notice your YELLOW TINT is GONE! and everything looks great! (If you don’t believe me, just turn Color Filters OFF and see how the iPhone settings menu/pages turn back to yellow. You’re welcome!!! 😊 📲 🇺🇸
The issue is these displays are coming closer to the standard for sRGB, which is 6504K, D65 white. But when they are doing this the blue color channel is lacking within the grayscale, which leaves red and green higher in the grayscale balance. Red and green wavelengths make yellow. Sometimes green will be a bit higher then red and you get greenish yellow. The iPhone X was a cooler white. It had much more blue. LCDs are often quite blueish and that is what people are used to and coming from. Blue is perceived as brighter and whiter, cleaner. Where a yellowish display looks dingy and worn out. After the iPhone X I’ve been seeing this on all oled displays released afterwards. You can have a white point that is a color temperature of 6500 (correlated color temp) along the 6500 Kelvin isotemperature line without actually being white. This is where I think there are some calculation and calibration errors. Unless they are doing this on purpose to keep the blue channel down to be less straining on the eyes. Still that doesn’t make sense. Nevertheless it doesn’t look nice. So as it is 6504k, D56 white is a warmer looking color temp than most people are used to, having come from LCDs or a cooler iPhone. But what they are being most disturbed by is the RGB balance being slightly unnatural with too much green. The sky looks yellow and even reddish or cool in the shade but I’ve never seen a greenish sky... it’s a true to life color and you WILL notice when those are off. Messing with the color filters will decrease the brightness of the display and doesn’t actually fix anything but may be nicer to look at.
@@DocHolliday69 no. They need to be calibrated, individually, out of the factory. Sending out a one size fits all calibration profile will make some units look better and some worse.
Thank you for bringing attention to this issue! It's a massive issue with the iPhone 12's and no other big UA-camrs have been talking about it. Hopefully this will help get Apple's attention and bring a fix.
I’ve been picking up IOS devices since the first IPhone. I’ve noticed tiny variations almost every year in how the white balance leans either warmer or cooler. It much more noticeable in the iPads but the phones also. I actually prefer the warmer screens to the cooler bluish ones.
As others have stated, thank you for making this video. My 12 Pro is more yellow as well. I went to the store to compare and they all had a tint, some worse than others. I found that somehow my display (yellow), was actually brighter than what they had. So it seems inconsistent where some get good displays and others get worse ones. My biggest issue is the green tint/flickering issues. I really hope Apple gets this fixed soon because we shouldn’t have these problems on a premium device that they say is the best display ever.
@@evoben24 Oh, is the iPhone 12 in beta? My bad, thought it was released to the public for purchase. How foolish of me to expect a screen that works properly for over a grand.
@@bradhay8605 I don't think B Nav is saying you "deserved" what you got, he's just saying that it's naïve to purchase new iterations of technology early. I'm waiting until people have had the phone for a few months to avoid the EXACT issue you're having right now. Next time don't buy early! Apple doesn't care.
Me and my family (5) all have iphone 12 since yesterday and all have that yellow tint, that it's less noticeable without true tone but when we compare to iphone 8 plus there is a huge different.
Apple could easily fix this by adding a white balance slider! You can then adjust to your preference without altering the colours, as the colour adjusters do. Great video and nice to see this being addressed. Aaron would be great if you could measure the temperature that the screens are set to.
Just got the 12 pro and...I've got a green tint. it's pretty noticeable, especially on darker greys. I've done all the things, color filters, night shift, and still green. I think this is a bigger issue than yellow tint since night mode utilizes A LOT of dark grey, and I use night mode a lot. The screen panels seem to have different color temps across different devices. I've noticed a few in the store, they all look different. Could be a manufacturing issue or QC issue on the panels, be it Samsung or LG, and maybe not a software issue like Apple is making them out to be. Fingers crossed they can fix it, or I'm stuck with a green screen for the next years.
So glad you’re addressing this, my iPhone 12 Pro Max has the yellow tint and I’m hoping a software update will fix it, for now, I had to adjust the colors in settings :(
@@evoben24 I got my 12 Pro Max the day it came out and my display is great. When I was setting it up I noticed it was more yellow than my XS Max, but after using it for a week, I have no complaints. Doesn’t seem yellow at all now.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS. I just took my iPhone 12 mini in to get it replaced for this very reason, only to my horror when the replacement they brought out had the exact same problem. I fear it is the panel and not the software because turning the display slightly off axis will get rid of the yellow tint, like an old really bad display before IPS.
First day I got my iPhone 12 I went commenting on people’s videos about this problem and everyone kept just saying “turn True Tone off” so glad someone is actually making this video. For a pro device I find it frustrating having a yellow or green tint on my photos when doing some editing in Lightroom.
Traditional cinema and films are mastered at a white balance temperature of around 6500K (typically called D65). Most displays usually come with a colder temperature out of the factory since cooler white point looks brighter and can more easily achieve the peak brightness claimed by manufacturers. Professional calibrators will usually calibrate displays to the correct D65 white balance so that films and other video content look as how the creator intended it to be. I have my OLED TV calibrated to the correct white balance and also had the true tone display set to on on my iPhone X and when I switched to Galaxy S20+, the default cooler temperature would literally sting my eyes. I immediately changed it to a warmer hue since I'm so used to seeing warmer colours!! From my experience with Apple devices, their displays (be it phones or macbooks) are pretty well calibrated out of the box .
Thank you for making these videos. TBH, I'm ok with warmer color temperature. But my iPhone 12 Pro had green tint on lower part of the screen. But this happened under certain conditions. When the screen was displaying a dark grey image or in Settings with dark mode, on the lowest brightness and in a dark environment, my particular iPhone's lower part screen was prominently brighter and had a green tint. After I returned it and bought a new one, the left edge of the screens glow slightly green under the same conditions but much better. I hope this is a software issue Apple can fix rather than a hardware issure. Always enjoy your videos.
There's also the flickering issue with the 12 series. Play a black background video and adjust the brightness and it will flicker as well as the pixels are not off resulting in grey.
@@DGHF I swapped it out with a new one before but it keeps doing it. Hopefully it's a software fix so just waiting for Apple to release it, otherwise i will return it mid December as we got until 8th of January to decide if we want to return it or not.
Apple is great at color balance, but the panels are cut from batches; there will always be variances in color. The only time a return is justified (in my mind) is if There’s a cut off on the screen somewhere, or, if it’s obviously SUPER yellow. Great video :)
Me too, I don’t care about the yellow tint but not having true black on lower brightness is irritating to me because I watch videos at night with lights off
This is the video that made me sub. It was bothering the hell out of me and wasn't sure if it was just me getting a lemon or this is how Apple intended. Was terribly annoyed that no tech youtuber ever brought it up, that pushed me further into the "my phone is defective" line of thought. Thanks for making this video!
Hi, I have the yellow-green phone issue with my 12 Pro Max also. I just upgraded from a 7 Plus. I have always been opposed to the issue but did not know if it was just me. Thank you for sharing this video and it is good to know that it was not just me. 😀
@B. Billy exactly. I’ve been comparing my XR and 12 and I definitely see a big difference, even though the camera doesn’t pick it up. I feel like my brain adjusts to it if I don’t compare them for a few minutes and it’s mostly only noticeable when reading on a white background. I think that overall it’s a matter of preference. I’d say it’s most important as something for people to take into consideration if they’re thinking about upgrading.
@B. Billy Something similar happened to me... I used a white photo in multiple devices, then took a photo with a camera with WB fixed to 5700 K, and my iPhone 12 mini looked reddish in comparison in the pictures, yet IRL it was the other screens that looked reddish!
Thanks for the video. I have a 12 Pro Max and noticed the yellow tint right away, without comparing it with my XS Max. I wouldn’t mind the warmer color, if the colors would be accurate. But they aren’t. If I take a picture and compare the colors on that display, they always looking more yellow. My xs max performs better here. Furthermore greys in low light looking green/grey. But HDR videos looking for some reason great!
Hello, i recently bought an iphone 13 and noticed the screen a bit too yellow, im coming from an iphone 7 and it just feels a bit warmer, but when i look from an angle it is pure white, is it normal?
Received my brand new iphone today! Comparing it to my old iphone xr it definitely has a yellow hue on display! Is it a hardware or a software problem? Should i return it?
I noticed it the moment I launched Instagram for the first time on my iPhone 12 Pro. The white background looked slightly yellow. Then I noticed it on UA-cam when looking at the comments section of a video which has a white background. I’ve had the phone for a couple weeks now and have used it a lot but the slight yellow tint still kind of annoys me.
I have the iphone12 pro max if you turn off True Tone the phone will change to a blinding white.Turn on the True Tone then we have the very slight amber tinting similar to some old fashion photos..plus I have my colour filter on low blue/yellow..this has not affected any of my photos ...I feel True Tone and colour filter is much more soothing on the eyes and less damage to the eyes .....for me it doesn't bother me at all ....thank you as always great video .
Got 12 pro for my wife two days ago and it’s nothing wrong compared to my 11pro....honestly I think ppl just have that urge to make drama and fuss or next gate over nothing. Sadly internet is full of all sorts of self called “experts &testers” dropping devices from 15 meters just for fun or to prove something like we don’t know if something is dropped from hight it will broke?! Like we are idiots! It’s just human nature. Great video as always Aaron i love your objectivity.
iPhone 12 max here and yes it's yellow asf ! I'm a photographer and skin tones look terrible on this screen. Had a 11 pro and it matched perfect with my 16 inch MacBook.
@@zihao-bd4ym unfortunately wait it out. The way I look at it if it doesn’t get updated or fix I need to see what they look like on this screen in case a customer has these phones. Love the phone other the yellowish hue
@@A.M03 yea I did not return mine as well coz I have check one of Apple Store around my town n they just looks the same yellow tint vs 11pm. I guess just let it b.
I came from an 11 and the 12PM is my first OLED display. The Xr & 11’s displays felt blue tinted and pierce my eyes. It never look natural and it looks washed out when I looked closely. But the 12 Romax does look a tiny bit warm, but it looks so natural and it never stings my eyes or feels pierced. I love it
The problem is that each iPhones have different actual brightness nits output on a certain threshold. For instance, the 11 Pro Max could be outputting 600 nits at 80% brightness, while the 12 Pro Max could be at 625 nits or so, since the newer generation typically has a higher peak brightness, so to professionally set the displays to similar levels, one needs a proper light measuring tool that would detect the exact brightness output of each iPhones to the same level. This could potentially be affecting the results and may be one of the main reasons for the differences that we are seeing across each panels.
I just return 12 Pro Max because of this issue. My current iPhone X display is more vibrant, crisp and sharp (at least to my eyes). Thanks for making and sharing this video.
Im on a 8 plus but when I had an xs max I noticed a yellow tint even on text it bothered me so much, even went as far as going into accesibility display settings and messing around with the filters, it still was bothering me compared to my 8 plus, text on the 8 plus was sharper and whiter, no settings changed, true tone turned off. Checked on apple forums And sure enough it was a big issue with the xs max. I ended up returning that phone and going back to my 8 plus. I was tempted to upgrade to 12 pro max but scared of the same issue! No $1200 phone should have that problem. Thanks Aaron for talking about this, no other tech channel is doing so!!🙏🏼
I bought the 13 Pro and apple didn’t fix this issue. The screen has this yellow cast and it’s kinda bothersome. I don’t know if I should return it or let my eyes adjust to the colors.
My 14 pro max has the same issue. I messed with color filter hueand it takes away from certain color and skin tones but makes the whites super white. Kinda disappointing
I have noticed this occasionally over the years going from one iPhone model to others. I think the iPhone 12 Pro Max actually seems more accurate to me than my iPhone 11 Pro Max which looked a little bluer when I put it next to my new 12 model.
Same here with iphone 11 pro with my new 12. It looks way better! A shame some devices experiment that calibration issue. In my case the 11 pro is warmer than my iPhone 12. Looks more realistic and better brightness and blacks
all of those OLED screen are actually more white in camera than in real life (it’s actually yellowish when you look straight to the screen and shifted to blueish when you tilt the screen upside or downside)
I though I'm the only one complaining about this yellowish iPhone 12 Pro max. Cause my iPhone XR is "whiter" than this new iPhone 12. Your video at least helps me changing the color tone. Thank you so much!
I think i know the reason behind iPhone 12 yellow display but not 100% sure. I think iPhone 12 display are always on HDR mode therefore they show little bit of yellow tint. If you play a hdr video on iPhone 11 pro max then as soon as video starts its display becomes yellow. I may be wrong on this.
Xs Max to 12 Pro Max = a definite colour change and the 12 Pro Max was warmer and freaked me out BUT, after only using the 12 Pro Max for a short amount of time, I don’t even notice it now at all. Doesn’t enter my head however I would see it if I put them side by side. Great video Aaron, thx for showing us so many iPhones 🙂👍🏻
I exchanged my 12 pro max for another since it had the green tint issue, and it’s still there on the new one. True Tone and night shift were off on both.
@@zollotech hm, I returned my iPhone12 black, because of the green tint. I think it's because of the different manufacturer (Boe) of the display and maybe the ceramic shield has also an influence! When iphone12 lies on the desk and I look from the side, the white was terribly green / grey.. on my iphoneX it's really finde white and bright!
12 Pro user here, while i don't see any yellow/green tint on mine, I do have uniformity issue when displaying dark grey. I had it exchanged with Apple and the screen is now perfect for me.
Hi there. Just checked out your video and I got some questions answered. Just last night though, was when I first noticed the green tint on my iPhone 12 Pro Max. I was typing in my notes app in dark mode and noticed that the screen was flickering green and back to black. It was weird to see cause I’ve owned every iPhone and never seen anything like it. I was concerned so I started researching. As I watched a few videos, I also noticed the yellowing so I went into the color filters and adjusted the color to my iPhone X that I also had. Fixed it but I’ve never had to do any of these adjustments. I was going to exchange it but I’m like you said, as long as Apple releases an update with fixing this issue, everything should be fine. Loving my iPhone 12 Pro Max and wouldn’t want to return. Thanks for the video. I appreciate it.
Thanks for covering this issue. I was confused about this...until now. From what you said, if the phone is in spec...Everything else is just preference.
My new iPhone 12 Pro screen is ridiculously YELLOW.. can't believe that Apple is putting this panel out on the market. True Tone + Night Shift is all off. Seriously considering returning it until they fix or getting a Samsung S21...
I am having iPhone 12 pro max and there is little bit yellow tint compared to 11 pro max but its hard to notice on camera. Phone camera always show iPhone 12 pro max display in clear white but in actual life it’s little bit yellow.
I bought an iphone12mini and it had an extremely yellow screen. Not a tint, the whole screen was yellow. So I bought another one and compared the two. The difference was huge! I returned the first device to Apple. There may be a small color change from generation to generation, but that was very extreme. It always looked like nightshift was on, even if it was definitely off.
I compared my phone to two other 12 pro max display models. All settings and backgrounds were exact. My display is not only less sharp, but dingy and yellower.
Mine has a noticeably yellow tint, I went to color filters in accessibility settings and changed the custom color tint slider to about 2/3rds (intensity at 0%) to match my iPhone X screen tint and it looks great now
I first noticed a yellow tint when I went from a 7 plus to the X and adjusted using the filter then. That adjustment has continued through backup right through to my 12 pro max which certainly looks better with the adjustment than without. I always thought this was just a characteristic of OLED displays
I got my 12 Pro and started it up today. When I finished transferring my data over from my XR and saw my home screen mirrored on both screens and almost immediately noticed the new 12 Pro, other than the noticeably higher resolution, was much warmer/yellower than the XR. I definitely notice it wherever I should see pure white, but part of that I think is also from having the XR for so long.
A lot of people are also having problems with bad standby battery drain on the 12 series around 10-15% overnight which is pretty excessive compared to the 3-6% with the 11
Thank you for this. I thought I was crazy. I went from 8 Plus to 12 Pro max and it def seems warmer and yellowy and the weirdest part when I look at the phone straight on its yellowy tinted but if i put it flat and look at it from the bottom at eye level or lay it flat I see a blue/green hue on the screen. So Strange.
Thank you for making this, I just got my iphone 13 pro and SAME issue has continued into the 13 line. I returned it and went back to my 7 Plus. So frustrating! I think other UA-camrs aren’t addressing this obvious issue because they’re being paid for their content
It was probably a conscious decision as professionally calibrated screens are probably closer to the 12 pro but the majority of people prefer a cooler display
Hi Aaron ! I bought a iPhone 12 pro max . And there is an issue with the screen bule dots in screen which appears when screen turn black . Please . I want to send you photos of this issue . I will be glad if you reply.
Yes this is definitely an issue and it’s annoying. The warmer display is noticeable like a light True Tone. Also deep blacks flash, yes flash, to a faded dark green when watching videos or photos. Easy to replicate and notice in the photos app or when watching UA-cam videos- look at black borders. Didn’t have this issue with the previous OLED iPhones.
Thanks Aaron, I have now got my iPhone 12 pro max display as I prefer it. I upgraded from iPhone 7 & was always satisfied with that display tint/colour but from turning on my new phone found the yellow tint different? I first turned off True Tone & found I preferred that off. I use Night Shift with Dark mode as I prefer light in the day but dark in the evening/early morning. Thanks to this video you have shown me where Auto-Brightness is, this was driving me crazy!! Every time I opened the phone the brightness was reduced. Apple sure buried that setting deep!!! 😂 Many Thanks Mike in NZ
Aaron, It looks there are two separate issues which come with the Iphone 12 display: a) yellowish/greenish and b) Black/grey, green blooming and flickering. My phone shows issue a) only and so far nobody has reported having both in one 12Iphone. Here my findings: no night shift, no true tone, no white reduction, etc 100% brightness. Reference is Widgetsmith wall paper white. Vertical view: 12PM yellowish - X grey neutral about 20°: 12PM green - X light grey/blueish May be you can re-confirm these findings? Basicall, pretty strong differences between the phones and compared to original object - keeping in mind we look at pure white wall paper - or is this wall paper not valid as reference? The 12PM greenish at about 20° is strong and really annoying. If Apple can fix it - fine. If not replacement needed.
my iphone 12 mini have a very noticeable greenish tint (expecially when looking at photos). I almost fixed the problem setting the hue intensity at minimum, and the tint at about 75-80%. hope this can help
Thank you for this. I thought I was the only one that it bothered. I returned the iPhone 12, hopefully they can sort out their display quality control or colour profiles. The colours were so washed out on mine it made the reds look more like salmon. My S8+ display kills it side by side.
On my iPhone 12 I have these both issues. Hope they resolves asap!! I have heard that its maybe BOE issues, please reply Argon is it true or just rumours.
It’s amazing how well the 11/XR’s screen stands up against the 12’s just as they did against the XS and 11 Pro’s. OLED screens on phones have some advantages in regard to sharpness, color intensity, blacks, and effect on bezel size, but IMO the difference is fairly minimal and at lower brightness settings the differences in blacks and colors becomes imperceptible outside of screen tint. The differences in unadjusted color temperature and risk of burn-in can absolutely counter-balance the OLED’s advantages for plenty of people which is why I never cared when people complained about the XR’s LCD screen when I got it, even coming from an OLED Android. The only real disadvantage it had was that text was sliiiightly fuzzier around the edges, but really only noticeable in side by side comparisons.
Great vid! My Pro Max must have been one of the ones to have a really bad case of the yellow tint. I have a 7 Plus, X, and 11, and compared them all. The 7, X and 11 are all absolutely perfect, but my 12 Pro Max had a severely yellow tint. The filter fix did work, but it just didn’t feel right needing to throw a filter on a $1200 phone, so I sent it back. In December when more come in, I’m going to go into a store this time and see if I can find one where the yellow isn’t quite as bad
If we have to talk about colour accuracy and distribution the best is the LCD, if we have to talk about contrasts OLED is the best way. In my opinion LCD is better than OLED for those reasons: colours accuracy, longevity, reliability, constant consumption and i think the LCD from iphone 11 works very well. Apple needs to make a FULLHD LCD screen at 90hz in the next 13. I don’t need a flexible oled display in a flat phone that going to be green... you can notice the most green tint at low brightness.
Nop its not. I have an iPhone SE 2020 and an iPhone 12, both with the latest iOS update. iPhone 12 looks way more yellowish than the SE. The SE display looks even better for me :/
Hi Aaron. Thank you so much for your great reviews they are always on point and unbiased. I got the 12 pro max this week and I’m having issues with Sim Card connection. It reads the SIM card for a moment then suddenly says “no Sim Card Installed”. Not sure whether it’s an isolated issue or there are a few people experiencing this. You might want to look into this as well. Apple told me they could not fix it after troubleshooting so, just have to return the unit for a replacement.
Hey Aaron, I have training in broadcast, and have also gained experience on my own reading up on different topics regarding video production etc. I was looking at this video on a 27 in iMac display from late 2015. The 12 models looked normal to me here. I can say though, correctly calibrated displays will have a warmer look, especially if calibrated for video e.g. film. A lot of people are not used to looking at a properly calibrated display unless they are professionals in either video, or photography. I know having learned this I can't look at a non calibrated display now as it doesn't look right. Likewise, I don't have any devices that support TrueTone yet, but I'd probably turn it off anyway because it would make things look wrong.
That’s true, non-calibrated looks colder.
Agreed. That’s why I mentioned it at the beginning of the video that it could be that it’s just more color accurate being warmer. I wanted to make sure that was clear. Enough people have messaged me about this that I thought I would try and clarify it and show the differences if possible. I also have calibrated monitors and see the same thing. I just find it interesting that a lot of people were complaining about
@@545el How can colder be less accurate and warm be more accurate? Just trying to understand it a bit more... the LCD on my 8 Plus felt more “accurate” side by side when I was initially setting up the 12 PM, but maybe we’re just all used to these cooler displays?
Correct. Warmer is more accurate. Usually colder displays have too much blue in them. If you use a colorometer you will see that calibrated displays are warmer. Displays are tuned more blue often as that is what is appealing, but not necessarily accurate.
@@mcintosh.motors Traditional cinema and films are mastered at a white balance temperature of around 6500K (typically called D65). Most displays usually come with a colder temperature out of the factory since cooler white point looks brighter and can more easily achieve the peak brightness claimed by manufacturers. Professional calibrators will usually calibrate displays to the correct D65 white balance so that films and other video content look as how the creator intended it to be. I have my OLED TV calibrated to the correct white balance and also had the true tone display set to on on my iPhone X and when I switched to Galaxy S20+, the default cooler temperature would literally sting my eyes. I immediately changed it to a warmer hue since I'm so used to seeing warmer colours!!
As many have asked, here is an iPhone 12 display comparison. I think the display looks great, but it does bother some people. What do you think? Thanks for watching!
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@@habibmondol7476 What are you typing this on?
This is nothing new iPhones with oled displays have this characteristic, and yes some worse than others I swapped out an 11 pro max three times to get a good one. You’ll notice it most coming from an old lcd screen with bright whites.
@@davidjacobs6244 Sir I am a 10 class student
Can you please look into screen flicker issue people are having at or below 90% brightness. It happens in black backgrounds on Videos. The screens flicker like crazy. Huge discussion on Reddit about this issue
It’s great that you talk about these issues, most people (youtubers) don’t talk about these issues.
Because they luckily get perfect 12 Pros that's why they don't need to care
this is not any issue.
They don’t know or don’t know what to look for
As he mentioned, about where to go - but didn’t exactly mention WHAT to set and do, I have the FIX.
As said, go into SETTINGS/ACCESSIBILITY/DISPLAY & TEXT SIZE/COLOR FILTERS/ - Turn Color Filters ON. From here, make sure only Color Tint is checked. Set INTENSITY to ZERO (all the way LEFT) - Then set HUE to roughly 75% (or just about directly under the PURPLE pencil on the iPhone 12 Pro)
After this, you’ll notice your YELLOW TINT is GONE! and everything looks great! (If you don’t believe me, just turn Color Filters OFF and see how the iPhone settings menu/pages turn back to yellow.
You’re welcome!!! 😊 📲 🇺🇸
@@renzopanta no impact as far as I can tell
TO BE HONEST, YOU’RE THE ONLY UA-camR WHO BROUGHT UP THIS ISSUE.
The issue is these displays are coming closer to the standard for sRGB, which is 6504K, D65 white. But when they are doing this the blue color channel is lacking within the grayscale, which leaves red and green higher in the grayscale balance. Red and green wavelengths make yellow. Sometimes green will be a bit higher then red and you get greenish yellow. The iPhone X was a cooler white. It had much more blue. LCDs are often quite blueish and that is what people are used to and coming from. Blue is perceived as brighter and whiter, cleaner. Where a yellowish display looks dingy and worn out. After the iPhone X I’ve been seeing this on all oled displays released afterwards. You can have a white point that is a color temperature of 6500 (correlated color temp) along the 6500 Kelvin isotemperature line without actually being white. This is where I think there are some calculation and calibration errors. Unless they are doing this on purpose to keep the blue channel down to be less straining on the eyes. Still that doesn’t make sense. Nevertheless it doesn’t look nice.
So as it is 6504k, D56 white is a warmer looking color temp than most people are used to, having come from LCDs or a cooler iPhone. But what they are being most disturbed by is the RGB balance being slightly unnatural with too much green. The sky looks yellow and even reddish or cool in the shade but I’ve never seen a greenish sky... it’s a true to life color and you WILL notice when those are off.
Messing with the color filters will decrease the brightness of the display and doesn’t actually fix anything but may be nicer to look at.
Erica, do you think that Apple can fix it via software update, or u think it is hardware defect?
Yeah same do you think it possible to fix it via software?
yea you didnt also say people also used to night shit mode this you didnt mention on top
@@dmoxy5905 these issues have nothing to do with night mode or True Tone. They are both off when talking about these.
@@DocHolliday69 no. They need to be calibrated, individually, out of the factory. Sending out a one size fits all calibration profile will make some units look better and some worse.
Thank you for bringing attention to this issue! It's a massive issue with the iPhone 12's and no other big UA-camrs have been talking about it. Hopefully this will help get Apple's attention and bring a fix.
Apple says it can be fixed with a os update( I read it on a news site, idk if that’s possible or not)
Massive issue? I can't even notice it that much. Plus blue light is not that good for your eyes！
Massive issue? It looks pretty minor to me, and I tend to be pretty fussy about my devices.
I’ve been picking up IOS devices since the first IPhone. I’ve noticed tiny variations almost every year in how the white balance leans either warmer or cooler. It much more noticeable in the iPads but the phones also. I actually prefer the warmer screens to the cooler bluish ones.
it aint that big of a deal
As others have stated, thank you for making this video. My 12 Pro is more yellow as well. I went to the store to compare and they all had a tint, some worse than others. I found that somehow my display (yellow), was actually brighter than what they had. So it seems inconsistent where some get good displays and others get worse ones. My biggest issue is the green tint/flickering issues. I really hope Apple gets this fixed soon because we shouldn’t have these problems on a premium device that they say is the best display ever.
That’s what you get for being an early adopter.
@@evoben24 Oh, is the iPhone 12 in beta? My bad, thought it was released to the public for purchase. How foolish of me to expect a screen that works properly for over a grand.
@@bradhay8605 exactly that’s what you get
@@evoben24 Nope. I won’t accept that.
@@bradhay8605 I don't think B Nav is saying you "deserved" what you got, he's just saying that it's naïve to purchase new iterations of technology early. I'm waiting until people have had the phone for a few months to avoid the EXACT issue you're having right now. Next time don't buy early! Apple doesn't care.
Me and my family (5) all have iphone 12 since yesterday and all have that yellow tint, that it's less noticeable without true tone but when we compare to iphone 8 plus there is a huge different.
Apple could easily fix this by adding a white balance slider! You can then adjust to your preference without altering the colours, as the colour adjusters do.
Great video and nice to see this being addressed. Aaron would be great if you could measure the temperature that the screens are set to.
Just got the 12 pro and...I've got a green tint.
it's pretty noticeable, especially on darker greys. I've done all the things, color filters, night shift, and still green. I think this is a bigger issue than yellow tint since night mode utilizes A LOT of dark grey, and I use night mode a lot.
The screen panels seem to have different color temps across different devices. I've noticed a few in the store, they all look different. Could be a manufacturing issue or QC issue on the panels, be it Samsung or LG, and maybe not a software issue like Apple is making them out to be. Fingers crossed they can fix it, or I'm stuck with a green screen for the next years.
So glad you’re addressing this, my iPhone 12 Pro Max has the yellow tint and I’m hoping a software update will fix it, for now, I had to adjust the colors in settings
:(
Sameee
That’s what you get for being an early adopter
@@evoben24 don’t be jealous now
@@johny1220 not at all my iPhone doesn’t have yellow or green tint
@@evoben24 I got my 12 Pro Max the day it came out and my display is great. When I was setting it up I noticed it was more yellow than my XS Max, but after using it for a week, I have no complaints. Doesn’t seem yellow at all now.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS. I just took my iPhone 12 mini in to get it replaced for this very reason, only to my horror when the replacement they brought out had the exact same problem. I fear it is the panel and not the software because turning the display slightly off axis will get rid of the yellow tint, like an old really bad display before IPS.
I totally agree this is true.
I switched to a 12 Pro from the Xs and this was the first thing I noticed! It’s not that bad for me personally but kinda weird...
I thought the xs screen was yellow coming from an android user
the XS Screen is yellow too. I’m coming from iPhone 7 user and was shocked with it. Can’t imagine how much yellow that 12Pro has 😅
@@riomarchello7080 I switched to a 12 from the 11, even went back to the store to get mine replaced and it still has the tint
First day I got my iPhone 12 I went commenting on people’s videos about this problem and everyone kept just saying “turn True Tone off” so glad someone is actually making this video. For a pro device I find it frustrating having a yellow or green tint on my photos when doing some editing in Lightroom.
Traditional cinema and films are mastered at a white balance temperature of around 6500K (typically called D65). Most displays usually come with a colder temperature out of the factory since cooler white point looks brighter and can more easily achieve the peak brightness claimed by manufacturers. Professional calibrators will usually calibrate displays to the correct D65 white balance so that films and other video content look as how the creator intended it to be. I have my OLED TV calibrated to the correct white balance and also had the true tone display set to on on my iPhone X and when I switched to Galaxy S20+, the default cooler temperature would literally sting my eyes. I immediately changed it to a warmer hue since I'm so used to seeing warmer colours!! From my experience with Apple devices, their displays (be it phones or macbooks) are pretty well calibrated out of the box .
Thank you for making these videos. TBH, I'm ok with warmer color temperature. But my iPhone 12 Pro had green tint on lower part of the screen. But this happened under certain conditions. When the screen was displaying a dark grey image or in Settings with dark mode, on the lowest brightness and in a dark environment, my particular iPhone's lower part screen was prominently brighter and had a green tint. After I returned it and bought a new one, the left edge of the screens glow slightly green under the same conditions but much better. I hope this is a software issue Apple can fix rather than a hardware issure. Always enjoy your videos.
There's also the flickering issue with the 12 series. Play a black background video and adjust the brightness and it will flicker as well as the pixels are not off resulting in grey.
I’ve noticed that too
I have the same Problem!! Thanks that I am not the only one.. i already got a new one but same Problem.. what did u do?
@@DGHF I swapped it out with a new one before but it keeps doing it. Hopefully it's a software fix so just waiting for Apple to release it, otherwise i will return it mid December as we got until 8th of January to decide if we want to return it or not.
I had to get replacement for that reason and then when I got the replacement, it still has the same issues sadly :(
@@diegomiranda2139 it's probably a hardware issue then...or bad software
Apple is great at color balance, but the panels are cut from batches; there will always be variances in color. The only time a return is justified (in my mind) is if There’s a cut off on the screen somewhere, or, if it’s obviously SUPER yellow. Great video :)
besides the LCD ones and the mini... they all look fine af to me..
But LCDs are more color accurate.
The true black parts of my screen flash and look like it’s a regular lcd, it’s worse when I have reduce white point on it flashes constantly
Yeeeeah
Thank God, someone with the same Problem!! What did u already do against it? Its just jn the evening and I already got a new one.. but same Problem
Me too, I don’t care about the yellow tint but not having true black on lower brightness is irritating to me because I watch videos at night with lights off
I don’t have that problem. In fact in black backgrounds the notch is "invisible" Hope you get a fixed phone soon!
I'm facing the same problem... what to do now?
thank you ! only person who's made a video like this 💙
This is the video that made me sub. It was bothering the hell out of me and wasn't sure if it was just me getting a lemon or this is how Apple intended. Was terribly annoyed that no tech youtuber ever brought it up, that pushed me further into the "my phone is defective" line of thought. Thanks for making this video!
Hi, I have the yellow-green phone issue with my 12 Pro Max also. I just upgraded from a 7 Plus. I have always been opposed to the issue but did not know if it was just me. Thank you for sharing this video and it is good to know that it was not just me. 😀
Aaron: "You see a very big difference in the iPhone 11 and 12...." Me: Apparently I'm blind.
@B. Billy same issue with my iPhone 12 pro max is more yellow than my XR too, it bother my eyes
@B. Billy exactly. I’ve been comparing my XR and 12 and I definitely see a big difference, even though the camera doesn’t pick it up. I feel like my brain adjusts to it if I don’t compare them for a few minutes and it’s mostly only noticeable when reading on a white background. I think that overall it’s a matter of preference. I’d say it’s most important as something for people to take into consideration if they’re thinking about upgrading.
@B. Billy Something similar happened to me... I used a white photo in multiple devices, then took a photo with a camera with WB fixed to 5700 K, and my iPhone 12 mini looked reddish in comparison in the pictures, yet IRL it was the other screens that looked reddish!
My 11 was extremely yellow out of the box even with it set correctly. My new 12 is extremely good. So far.
Great video, I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max! It is a great phone but I have noticed the yellow tint! I am going to try to sort it out using settings! 😀👍
did it work??
Thanks for the video. I have a 12 Pro Max and noticed the yellow tint right away, without comparing it with my XS Max. I wouldn’t mind the warmer color, if the colors would be accurate. But they aren’t. If I take a picture and compare the colors on that display, they always looking more yellow. My xs max performs better here.
Furthermore greys in low light looking green/grey.
But HDR videos looking for some reason great!
I’m so glad you talked about this. My screen looks dim and too yellow on my 12 mini. It’s driving me nuts. Thanks for the helpful tips!
Exactly the same here! So I’ll be returning mine as well. It’s just not acceptable at this price point!
I have been using iPhone 8 Plus for 2 years and from my perspective, display is fantastic.
yea good luck in editing
Hello, i recently bought an iphone 13 and noticed the screen a bit too yellow, im coming from an iphone 7 and it just feels a bit warmer, but when i look from an angle it is pure white, is it normal?
Received my brand new iphone today! Comparing it to my old iphone xr it definitely has a yellow hue on display! Is it a hardware or a software problem? Should i return it?
I noticed it the moment I launched Instagram for the first time on my iPhone 12 Pro. The white background looked slightly yellow. Then I noticed it on UA-cam when looking at the comments section of a video which has a white background. I’ve had the phone for a couple weeks now and have used it a lot but the slight yellow tint still kind of annoys me.
Sameeee! I also noticed that especially on Instagram and also winter photos look so different, snow becomes yellow
@@nataliashymska9035 its shitty yellow makes my photo editing work get impacted :"(
That’s why if I upgrade I always get last year’s model. The newest iPhones always have bugs and I’m glad the first adopters have to deal with them.
I have the iphone12 pro max if you turn off True Tone the phone will change to a blinding white.Turn on the True Tone then we have the very slight amber tinting similar to some old fashion photos..plus I have my colour filter on low blue/yellow..this has not affected any of my photos ...I feel True Tone and colour filter is much more soothing on the eyes and less damage to the eyes .....for me it doesn't bother me at all ....thank you as always great video .
Got 12 pro for my wife two days ago and it’s nothing wrong compared to my 11pro....honestly I think ppl just have that urge to make drama and fuss or next gate over nothing. Sadly internet is full of all sorts of self called “experts &testers” dropping devices from 15 meters just for fun or to prove something like we don’t know if something is dropped from hight it will broke?! Like we are idiots! It’s just human nature. Great video as always Aaron i love your objectivity.
iPhone 12 max here and yes it's yellow asf ! I'm a photographer and skin tones look terrible on this screen. Had a 11 pro and it matched perfect with my 16 inch MacBook.
Agree. So you gonna return it or would be wait the software update anyway?
@@zihao-bd4ym unfortunately wait it out. The way I look at it if it doesn’t get updated or fix I need to see what they look like on this screen in case a customer has these phones. Love the phone other the yellowish hue
@@A.M03 yea I did not return mine as well coz I have check one of Apple Store around my town n they just looks the same yellow tint vs 11pm. I guess just let it b.
Same here. Looking at some of my shots on the new phone made me seriously doubt my grading for a little while when compared to my MBP 2015.
I ended up selling and going back to 11 pro
I came from an 11 and the 12PM is my first OLED display. The Xr & 11’s displays felt blue tinted and pierce my eyes. It never look natural and it looks washed out when I looked closely. But the 12 Romax does look a tiny bit warm, but it looks so natural and it never stings my eyes or feels pierced. I love it
You can set the extract same brightness by asking Siri to set brightness to a certain percentage.
The problem is that each iPhones have different actual brightness nits output on a certain threshold. For instance, the 11 Pro Max could be outputting 600 nits at 80% brightness, while the 12 Pro Max could be at 625 nits or so, since the newer generation typically has a higher peak brightness, so to professionally set the displays to similar levels, one needs a proper light measuring tool that would detect the exact brightness output of each iPhones to the same level.
This could potentially be affecting the results and may be one of the main reasons for the differences that we are seeing across each panels.
I just return 12 Pro Max because of this issue. My current iPhone X display is more vibrant, crisp and sharp (at least to my eyes). Thanks for making and sharing this video.
Im on a 8 plus but when I had an xs max I noticed a yellow tint even on text it bothered me so much, even went as far as going into accesibility display settings and messing around with the filters, it still was bothering me compared to my 8 plus, text on the 8 plus was sharper and whiter, no settings changed, true tone turned off. Checked on apple forums And sure enough it was a big issue with the xs max. I ended up returning that phone and going back to my 8 plus. I was tempted to upgrade to 12 pro max but scared of the same issue! No $1200 phone should have that problem. Thanks Aaron for talking about this, no other tech channel is doing so!!🙏🏼
I bought the 13 Pro and apple didn’t fix this issue. The screen has this yellow cast and it’s kinda bothersome. I don’t know if I should return it or let my eyes adjust to the colors.
My 14 pro max has the same issue. I messed with color filter hueand it takes away from certain color and skin tones but makes the whites super white. Kinda disappointing
Excellent overview. I just keep true tone off permanently and get a whiter display.
I do the same thing. I’ve done this since the iPhone X.
thats weird because for me in daytime light, true tone makes the display whiter , if true tone is off the display looks yellowish.
@@alphaomega9387 Same here for my 8 plus
And then it's too blue
I have noticed this occasionally over the years going from one iPhone model to others. I think the iPhone 12 Pro Max actually seems more accurate to me than my iPhone 11 Pro Max which looked a little bluer when I put it next to my new 12 model.
Same here with iphone 11 pro with my new 12. It looks way better! A shame some devices experiment that calibration issue. In my case the 11 pro is warmer than my iPhone 12. Looks more realistic and better brightness and blacks
4:34 "you'll see a very big difference"
Me: yeaah its literally same..
Maybe harder to see coming out from your display and not in real life?
all of those OLED screen are actually more white in camera than in real life (it’s actually yellowish when you look straight to the screen and shifted to blueish when you tilt the screen upside or downside)
Geez, that was one heck of a flex!
hello aaron i love your videos. I'm your fan from Germany. please keep it up.
I though I'm the only one complaining about this yellowish iPhone 12 Pro max. Cause my iPhone XR is "whiter" than this new iPhone 12. Your video at least helps me changing the color tone. Thank you so much!
12 max here... have not noticed this issue. If it weren’t for this video I’d never know.. I came from an iPhone X. Both great phones.
I think i know the reason behind iPhone 12 yellow display but not 100% sure. I think iPhone 12 display are always on HDR mode therefore they show little bit of yellow tint. If you play a hdr video on iPhone 11 pro max then as soon as video starts its display becomes yellow. I may be wrong on this.
I think you are right
I have a very bad green tint issue on my i phone 11 pro max but i fixed it with the color filter, hoping they could fix it with a update soon
Xs Max to 12 Pro Max = a definite colour change and the 12 Pro Max was warmer and freaked me out BUT, after only using the 12 Pro Max for a short amount of time, I don’t even notice it now at all. Doesn’t enter my head however I would see it if I put them side by side.
Great video Aaron, thx for showing us so many iPhones 🙂👍🏻
I exchanged my 12 pro max for another since it had the green tint issue, and it’s still there on the new one. True Tone and night shift were off on both.
It’s a software bug I believe
@@zollotech hm, I returned my iPhone12 black, because of the green tint. I think it's because of the different manufacturer (Boe) of the display and maybe the ceramic shield has also an influence! When iphone12 lies on the desk and I look from the side, the white was terribly green / grey.. on my iphoneX it's really finde white and bright!
@@Paganini1983 yeah same. I returned the iPhone 12 pro max and the pro. My father in law’s 12 regular looks great though from all sides
12 Pro user here, while i don't see any yellow/green tint on mine, I do have uniformity issue when displaying dark grey. I had it exchanged with Apple and the screen is now perfect for me.
It’s only noticeable if you put it side by side to an iPhone x or an 11 pro/pro max
Hi there. Just checked out your video and I got some questions answered. Just last night though, was when I first noticed the green tint on my iPhone 12 Pro Max. I was typing in my notes app in dark mode and noticed that the screen was flickering green and back to black. It was weird to see cause I’ve owned every iPhone and never seen anything like it. I was concerned so I started researching. As I watched a few videos, I also noticed the yellowing so I went into the color filters and adjusted the color to my iPhone X that I also had. Fixed it but I’ve never had to do any of these adjustments. I was going to exchange it but I’m like you said, as long as Apple releases an update with fixing this issue, everything should be fine. Loving my iPhone 12 Pro Max and wouldn’t want to return. Thanks for the video. I appreciate it.
Bro I almost returned my iPhone 12 until I saw your video and it’s just fixed it thank you!!!!
Thanks for covering this issue.
I was confused about this...until now.
From what you said, if the phone is in spec...Everything else is just preference.
Yes my screen has a yellow tint on my regular iPhone 12
People tend to see bluer whites as “whiter”.
That said I think there is more of an issue with the low light glow that some people seem to have
My new iPhone 12 Pro screen is ridiculously YELLOW.. can't believe that Apple is putting this panel out on the market. True Tone + Night Shift is all off. Seriously considering returning it until they fix or getting a Samsung S21...
Updating to 14.5 fixed my yellow tint issue on iPhone 12 Mini
Really?? It didn't for me at all
I am having iPhone 12 pro max and there is little bit yellow tint compared to 11 pro max but its hard to notice on camera. Phone camera always show iPhone 12 pro max display in clear white but in actual life it’s little bit yellow.
I bought an iphone12mini and it had an extremely yellow screen. Not a tint, the whole screen was yellow. So I bought another one and compared the two. The difference was huge! I returned the first device to Apple. There may be a small color change from generation to generation, but that was very extreme. It always looked like nightshift was on, even if it was definitely off.
I compared my phone to two other 12 pro max display models. All settings and backgrounds were exact. My display is not only less sharp, but dingy and yellower.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO ZOLLO! Appreciate it!
I agree with you. I’m very happy with my 12 Pro Max display. Best on any iPhone.
Mine has a noticeably yellow tint, I went to color filters in accessibility settings and changed the custom color tint slider to about 2/3rds (intensity at 0%) to match my iPhone X screen tint and it looks great now
That setting will harm the brighness and contrast of the screen
it doesn’t fix the root problem
12 pro max owner here, never noticed any issues until I'm told about the warm color and camera blurry zoom.
Outstanding - You really are so helpful.
Many thanks.......all the way from London !
Nice video, man!
I have the 12 mini and it’s visible with my wallpaper. I thought I was tweaking at first but yea it’s noticeable.
How’s the mini with you now?
I first noticed a yellow tint when I went from a 7 plus to the X and adjusted using the filter then. That adjustment has continued through backup right through to my 12 pro max which certainly looks better with the adjustment than without. I always thought this was just a characteristic of OLED displays
I just watched..is there any upadate given by apple for this yellow tint
I got my 12 Pro and started it up today. When I finished transferring my data over from my XR and saw my home screen mirrored on both screens and almost immediately noticed the new 12 Pro, other than the noticeably higher resolution, was much warmer/yellower than the XR. I definitely notice it wherever I should see pure white, but part of that I think is also from having the XR for so long.
A lot of people are also having problems with bad standby battery drain on the 12 series around 10-15% overnight which is pretty excessive compared to the 3-6% with the 11
Thank you for this. I thought I was crazy. I went from 8 Plus to 12 Pro max and it def seems warmer and yellowy and the weirdest part when I look at the phone straight on its yellowy tinted but if i put it flat and look at it from the bottom at eye level or lay it flat I see a blue/green hue on the screen. So Strange.
Thank you for making this, I just got my iphone 13 pro and SAME issue has continued into the 13 line. I returned it and went back to my 7 Plus. So frustrating! I think other UA-camrs aren’t addressing this obvious issue because they’re being paid for their content
I have the 2020 iPad Pro and comparing the white screen to the Pro max, my Pro Max just really has a yellow tint to it. Pretty frustrating
Yes, same here. My 12 mini definitely has some yellow tint compared to my old XR.
It was probably a conscious decision as professionally calibrated screens are probably closer to the 12 pro but the majority of people prefer a cooler display
Hi Aaron ! I bought a iPhone 12 pro max . And there is an issue with the screen bule dots in screen which appears when screen turn black . Please . I want to send you photos of this issue . I will be glad if you reply.
Got the 12, it’s very good
The 12 is good. The pro max and the pro I’ve had issues with. Returned both.
Yes this is definitely an issue and it’s annoying.
The warmer display is noticeable like a light True Tone. Also deep blacks flash, yes flash, to a faded dark green when watching videos or photos.
Easy to replicate and notice in the photos app or when watching UA-cam videos- look at black borders.
Didn’t have this issue with the previous OLED iPhones.
Thanks Aaron, I have now got my iPhone 12 pro max display as I prefer it. I upgraded from iPhone 7 & was always satisfied with that display tint/colour but from turning on my new phone found the yellow tint different? I first turned off True Tone & found I preferred that off. I use Night Shift with Dark mode as I prefer light in the day but dark in the evening/early morning. Thanks to this video you have shown me where Auto-Brightness is, this was driving me crazy!! Every time I opened the phone the brightness was reduced. Apple sure buried that setting deep!!! 😂 Many Thanks Mike in NZ
Should i buy the iphone 12 or iphone 11 pro`?
Thanks dude for nailing this topic - I returned my 12Pro the day after I received it. Terrible greenish tint - on the most expensive phone 🤮
Thanks. I requested for this one :)
Aaron, It looks there are two separate issues which come with the Iphone 12 display:
a) yellowish/greenish and b) Black/grey, green blooming and flickering.
My phone shows issue a) only and so far nobody has reported having both in one 12Iphone.
Here my findings: no night shift, no true tone, no white reduction, etc 100% brightness. Reference is Widgetsmith wall paper white.
Vertical view: 12PM yellowish - X grey neutral
about 20°: 12PM green - X light grey/blueish
May be you can re-confirm these findings?
Basicall, pretty strong differences between the phones and compared to original object - keeping in mind we look at pure white wall paper - or is this wall paper not valid as reference?
The 12PM greenish at about 20° is strong and really annoying. If Apple can fix it - fine. If not replacement needed.
sir which one best yellow or blue tint display
my iphone 12 mini have a very noticeable greenish tint (expecially when looking at photos).
I almost fixed the problem setting the hue intensity at minimum, and the tint at about 75-80%. hope this can help
Thank you for this. I thought I was the only one that it bothered. I returned the iPhone 12, hopefully they can sort out their display quality control or colour profiles. The colours were so washed out on mine it made the reds look more like salmon. My S8+ display kills it side by side.
On my iPhone 12 I have these both issues. Hope they resolves asap!! I have heard that its maybe BOE issues, please reply Argon is it true or just rumours.
Thanks for including iPhone X 🙏 I can’t believe you used 3 years old smartphones
old days (╥﹏╥)
It’s amazing how well the 11/XR’s screen stands up against the 12’s just as they did against the XS and 11 Pro’s. OLED screens on phones have some advantages in regard to sharpness, color intensity, blacks, and effect on bezel size, but IMO the difference is fairly minimal and at lower brightness settings the differences in blacks and colors becomes imperceptible outside of screen tint. The differences in unadjusted color temperature and risk of burn-in can absolutely counter-balance the OLED’s advantages for plenty of people which is why I never cared when people complained about the XR’s LCD screen when I got it, even coming from an OLED Android. The only real disadvantage it had was that text was sliiiightly fuzzier around the edges, but really only noticeable in side by side comparisons.
Well done Aaron! This is invaluable information and thanks for your diligence as always.
Great vid! My Pro Max must have been one of the ones to have a really bad case of the yellow tint. I have a 7 Plus, X, and 11, and compared them all. The 7, X and 11 are all absolutely perfect, but my 12 Pro Max had a severely yellow tint. The filter fix did work, but it just didn’t feel right needing to throw a filter on a $1200 phone, so I sent it back. In December when more come in, I’m going to go into a store this time and see if I can find one where the yellow isn’t quite as bad
Another informative and great video. Thanks!
If we have to talk about colour accuracy and distribution the best is the LCD, if we have to talk about contrasts OLED is the best way. In my opinion LCD is better than OLED for those reasons: colours accuracy, longevity, reliability, constant consumption and i think the LCD from iphone 11 works very well. Apple needs to make a FULLHD LCD screen at 90hz in the next 13. I don’t need a flexible oled display in a flat phone that going to be green... you can notice the most green tint at low brightness.
I think it's a ios 14 issue bc I had problems with display brightness when I installed into my 11 pro
Nop its not. I have an iPhone SE 2020 and an iPhone 12, both with the latest iOS update. iPhone 12 looks way more yellowish than the SE. The SE display looks even better for me :/
Hi Aaron. Thank you so much for your great reviews they are always on point and unbiased. I got the 12 pro max this week and I’m having issues with Sim Card connection. It reads the SIM card for a moment then suddenly says “no Sim Card Installed”. Not sure whether it’s an isolated issue or there are a few people experiencing this. You might want to look into this as well. Apple told me they could not fix it after troubleshooting so, just have to return the unit for a replacement.
So should these issues deter me from getting a new iPhone 12?
Nope
Hey Aaron i have the Iphone 12. I noticed that ... do you think apple will solve this with an update ?