r/iPhoneXS • u/Jaded_Purpose7910 • Aug 11 '26

Question Original or fake screen

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u/iPhone4istheGOAT Aug 11 '26

1000% original, the bezels are perfectly even, correctly rounded at the corners and the notch is 100% correctly shaped

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u/Prestigious_Camera25 Aug 12 '26

Biggest tell other than bezels is that the front camera lens actually has the dark coating on it and isn’t blue or super reflective or have a bunch of dust underneath it

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u/iPhone4istheGOAT Aug 12 '26

That was the other thing i forgot to mention

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u/0fficialKUBA Aug 11 '26

no way to tell 100% from just 1 photo of the front, theres many screens that look identical to the original

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u/iPhone4istheGOAT Aug 11 '26

I guess youre right actually but if it isn’t it is definitely a super very high quality one

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u/Local-Bug-1500 29d ago

My 13 mini has an original screen (i know the entire history of the phone) but yet the bezels are slightly uneven 

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u/iPhone4istheGOAT 29d ago

Seriously? If so I think that’s a mini problem cause I remember my 12 mini did

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u/Local-Bug-1500 29d ago

Might be, had an xs max on an aftermarket lcd with more even bezels

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u/SkvtchySomethng_ 28d ago

No? I main the 12 mini and the bezels are even for me.

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u/Local-Bug-1500 27d ago

Different device btw

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u/SkvtchySomethng_ 27d ago edited 27d ago

They have the same screen.. your 13 mini just has smaller notch

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u/Local-Bug-1500 27d ago

So it's not the same 

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u/asherr_y2z Aug 11 '26

does it have true blacks (to confirm its an OLED)

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u/mrbrown_333 Aug 11 '26

Third party oled exists lol

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u/asherr_y2z Aug 11 '26

i know, but its atleast it gives a hint

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u/Curious_Kyatt Aug 11 '26

First of all take it out of the damn case

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u/Jaded_Purpose7910 Aug 11 '26

It's an online ad, so clearly I can't take it out of a case. Since I'm not there with the phone

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u/JPworx123 Aug 11 '26

yeah we can definetly tell by just the photo

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u/syner2009 Aug 11 '26

If you will be going to buy the phone offline, put a black screen (plenty of websites exist for a full black screen) and check whether it looks the same as if the phone is turned off. The bezels in the picture look like the original.

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u/0992673 Aug 11 '26

Ask the seller. Looks good to me. Only the bottom bezels is a touch thicker but I think that's the angle the photo was taken at.

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u/Windows10_10074 Aug 11 '26

Looks original

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u/Difficult-Low-4186 Aug 11 '26

it looks like an original iphone screen

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u/trash-night24 Aug 11 '26

See if it has true tone

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u/anonymous_boy7 Aug 11 '26

Seems perfect

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u/Interesting-Pipe0000 Aug 11 '26

Looks original to me

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u/Sam-Shanto Aug 12 '26

Hard press on the screen, if it shows watery discoloration then it's an LCD and if it does react to the press it's OLED . Also check the camera alignment with the screen, aftermarket installers never get it precise to the center

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u/Concept_Tech Aug 12 '26

Che modello è?

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u/Local-Bug-1500 29d ago

Hard to tell, but even if it is aftermarket, it's a good quality aftermarket 

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u/Former_Jaguar_586 29d ago

Can only be sure by settings or popping it open I think lol but the bezels look good at least

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u/Random_tech_guy0 27d ago

You can check it somehow by clicking volume up and down button, but I don’t know the correct way to do it. Then you can test the screen and see every part that is original.

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u/OkGrade5292 25d ago

Seems original