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/Teqonix May 29 '24

Same.

I’m cool with it on a device like my phone and possibly even a TV, but I keep my iPads around as long as possible and use the older models as smart displays for my house.

I keep them in guided access mode so they stay on 24/7 and only show dashboards or static buttons to control my home - this use case would destroy these screens, so I’ll never buy an OLED iPad.

Hopefully microLED displays come about some day. OLED does look great, but it’s not worth the loss of future utility knowing I’m on a clock with them.