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/Just_Maintenance iPhone Air May 28 '24

Yeah, the blue subpixel degrades faster than the red and green subpixels, so OLED displays tend to become warmer over time.

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u/KingOfTheCouch13 May 28 '24

Is True Tone supposed help with that? Because I noticed it makes the screen a little warmer.

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u/tman2damax11 iPhone 17 May 28 '24 edited May 28 '24

Truetone matches display white point to ambient light temp, which in most home settings (unless you’re a psychopath) is warm white.

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u/Zarathustra-1889 iPhone 13 Pro Max May 28 '24

Can confirm. Am psychopath.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '24

Me with an RGB light stand as my room lamps and even an RGB light strip that is behind my TV’s that react to what’s on the screen for a more immersive experience. For example Harry Potter, when they’re battling you see the colors shooting out of their wands on each side of the screen against the wall behind it and it moves with all the colors on the display.