I hate my iPhone 12 Pro

Jokes aside, the fact of the matter is that the iPhone 12 screens are all yellow. 12 mini, 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max. All the same problem. Some worse than others. Nothing unique to me and my 12 Pro. It really sucks that a ‘Pro’ device has yellow whites, and a worse screen than the first iteration three years prior. It puts everything out. Some say it’s the Dolby Vision standard. Some say it’s just the way things are with most phones on the market these days. Who even knows if the engineers have decided to filter out blue light to help our eyes/brains. Wish I had never put my X and 12 Pro side by side.
 
I'm surprised this thread hasn't gained more traction considering all iPhone 12 screens are yellow!
 
There is a known issue with the iPhone 12 range that causes a greenish hue. Apple has said they'll address this with a software update in the future.
 
waylander said:
Mine isn't
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Are you sure?

www.dxomark.com

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Display review: Smooth light transitions

The Apple iPhone 12 Pro's display test results showed some small improvements over the older iPhone 11 Pro Max , but it still lagged behind the OnePlus 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G.
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...In large part this is because the 12 Pro’s white point is still very yellow (though a bit less so than the 11 Pro Max’s), which affects color rendering and fidelity across the board...
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www.dxomark.com

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Display review: Bigger and still near the top

Released in November, the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max is the biggest, heaviest, and most expensive iPhone to date. It’s powered by the same chipset and operating system as the other devices in the 12 line, namely the Apple A14 Bionic. The OLED display is indeed large: 6.7 inches — that’s 109.8...
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...As for the drawbacks, like the other iPhones we’ve tested for display (namely the 12 Pro and the 11 Pro Max), the color cast of the iPhone 12 Pro Max is strongly yellow — something that can be seen in all tested conditions and in video as well as still imagery — and this impacted the score...
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Because it seems you would have a rare and unique model?

Or your eyes just can't notice it (lucky you!). :)
 
Hush9300 said:
There is a known issue with the iPhone 12 range that causes a greenish hue. Apple has said they'll address this with a software update in the future.
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Thank you. Please could you link that for me?
 
capd said:
Already done. Still yellow. Please see description of pics in the OP.
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Maybe you bought the iPhone 12 Pro (with yellow tinge display)
 
SHL said:
Maybe you bought the iPhone 12 Pro (with yellow tinge display)
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Unfortunately I had no choice in the matter, nor would anyone else have either. Please refer to the conclusion in post #25.
 
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I’ll gladly take it off your hands if you’re unhappy. Stock shortage is killing me
 
Hush9300 said:
www.macrumors.com

Apple Investigating Display Issues With iPhone 12 Models, Including Flickering and Green/Gray Glow

In an internal document obtained by MacRumors, Apple has acknowledged an issue with some iPhone 12 displays exhibiting flickering, a green or gray glow, or other unintended lighting variations under some conditions. In the document, shared with Apple Authorized Service Providers this week, Apple...
www.macrumors.com www.macrumors.com
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Thank you, but that's not the model-wide issue in question, which is raised by many in the comments section. Of course, those less perceptive than others won't see an issue. But it's there. On every iPhone 12-range model.
 
Must be me then, unlikely for the rest... or maybe it's because mine is an import... don't know
 
Is it not maybe a feature ?

I know typically in the past when Apple did something wrong, it was named a 'feature' and Apple thought of it first
 
300 phones account for what % of their total sold? it could be isolated to displays made by a particular manufacturer

if it was as widespread as thought, it'd be bigger news on tech media, don't you guys agree?
 
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The one YouTuber who is brilliant at covering display quality and calibration thoroughly is Erica Griffin, and she has done a pretty comprehensive review of the 12 and 12 Pro Displays, and she mentions that the 12/12Pro displays are a little warmer versus the cooler white of the iPhone X, she does a nice deep dive into the RGB levels of all 3 (12, 12 Pro and X), she also mentions that the 12 and 12 Pro displays are showing similar behaviour to more recent Samsung Galaxy devices so cooler whites in Displays seem to be less of a thing in the industry these days:

 
Tsepz_GP said:
The one YouTuber who is brilliant at covering display quality and calibration thoroughly is Erica Griffin, and she has done a pretty comprehensive review of the 12 and 12 Pro Displays, and she mentions that the 12/12Pro displays are a little warmer versus the cooler white of the iPhone X, she does a nice deep dive into the RGB levels of all 3 (12, 12 Pro and X), she also mentions that the 12 and 12 Pro displays are showing similar behaviour to more recent Samsung Galaxy devices so cooler whites in Displays seem to be less of a thing in the industry these days:

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Forgive me if I'm wrong, but aren't Samsung making the displays for the iPhones?
 
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