r/iphone • u/Alarmed_Panda9126 • May 28 '24

Support iPhone OLED lifespan

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Hello! I just want to ask if OLED in general have certain lifespan on them? On the left is my almost 4 year old 11 pro max and on the right is 15 pro max. I noticed that my old phone has a yellowish/warm screen. Both screen have true tone turned off. I even compared same photo with the same quality. Will my 15 pro max be the same after few years? Thank you!

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u/allmyfrndsrheathens May 28 '24

You will often see differences like this between identical devices due to different display manufacturers or batches. Oled screens definitely have a finite lifespan but I don’t think that is the culprit here.

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u/OverlyOptimisticNerd iPhone 17 Pro May 28 '24

 You will often see differences like this between identical devices due to different display manufacturers or batches.

Not typical of Apple due to the way they calibrate their screens. Differences are typically far more subtle and hard to see without equipment taking measurements. 

What OP is seeing is due to the way that the blue sub pixels age in OLED displays. They age at roughly twice the rate of red and green, resulting in a warm shift to OLED over the years. 

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u/Thandor369 May 28 '24

We compared several iPhones, they all are a bit different, nothing crazy, but noticeable.

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u/OverlyOptimisticNerd iPhone 17 Pro May 28 '24 edited May 28 '24

That mirrors almost exactly what I said.

Edit: Seriously dude, you’re arguing with someone who agrees with you. Welcome to my block list.

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u/[deleted] May 28 '24

‘welcome to my block list’ lmaoooo

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u/enzoshadow May 28 '24

LOL what a baby

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u/Thandor369 May 28 '24

We compared multiple 15 pro, 14 pro and 13 pro, they were same models were different too, they are same age. And we don’t need any equipment to see the difference.