[ScottyBoy_22]

Another "is this normal?" thread, I'm afraid.

Viewing my phone from the left gives the screen a yellow-cast tint.

Viewing it from the right gives a colder-cast tint, almost blue.

This is very faint and is much easier to see in a low-lit/dark room.

I tried it with my iPod touch (4th gen) and it exhibited the same behavior, but to a much more drastic extent.

For an example of it on an older iPhone, see this thread I found.

Are my iPhone 4S viewing angles "normal?" - MacRumors Forums

[Just_Me_D]

I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing it....

[iEd]

Never noticed this the whole time I had my 4s about 15 months.


#Naked Tuesday

[anon4757448]

I didn't notice it on my 4S...but I never checked. It is not happening on my 5S.


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[TiredOfPhoneWar]

Nothing is wrong on mine, tried to looking at it still find nothing

[anon(4698833)]

Nadda...no color change at all on mine.

[i7guy]

Doesn't happen on my 5s.

[TiredOfPhoneWar]

I guess its the room where you are and the lights in your room buddy

[Ricky Ramadhan]

Never happen on my iphone, ip4s, ip5, as well as ip5s
May be affected by lightning on your location.

[ScottyBoy_22]

Strange that no-one else is experiencing this. I had a look at my brother's 3rd gen iPod Touch, My Mum's 3rd gen iPod touch and my Stepdad's iPhone 3GS and they all did the same thing. In different rooms/lighting as well.

[ScottyBoy_22]

Took pictures of my iPod 4th gen exhibiting this.

Left viewing angle:



Right viewing angle:



You can see, clear as day, the cold/warm change in screen colour, can't you? The black bar with the time in it is blue in the first picture and brown in the second picture.

It's nowhere near as drastic on my iPhone 5S, but it still does it.

[ScottyBoy_22]

Tried to take a picture of it on my iPhone 5S, with the iPod touch, so excuse the bad quality, but it's clearly visible here too.





The bottom picture has the screen showing a slightly bluer cast over it.

[anon(4698833)]

Strange that no-one else is experiencing this. I had a look at my brother's 3rd gen iPod Touch, My Mum's 3rd gen iPod touch and my Stepdad's iPhone 3GS and they all did the same thing. In different rooms/lighting as well.

Do any of the devices have a screen protector on them? Sometimes screen protectors can cause strange color variations on the screen when looked at from certain angles (kind of like when you look at an iOS device, or really any device like this, with sun glasses that are polarized).

[ScottyBoy_22]

Nope, all naked.

[ankush77]

i think there can be some sort of hardware issue in your phone,but cannot be sure,also wanted to know does changing the wallpaper color sorts this issue or not??

[ScottyBoy_22]

No, but some wallpapers highlight it more than others. For example, a grey/black wallpaper highlights it the most.

[Eileen89]

This has not been an issue with any of my iPhones.

[ScottyBoy_22]

Just checked a colleague's iPhone 4S and on my lunch break, I had a look at my girlfriend's nephew's 4S, and both did the same, to the same extent as my iPod Touch did.

How is it that every one that I am seeing in real life exhibits this issue, yet everyone on here is saying that it's not happening on theirs?

[anon(4698833)]

Just checked a colleague's iPhone 4S and on my lunch break, I had a look at my girlfriend's nephew's 4S, and both did the same, to the same extent as my iPod Touch did.

How is it that every one that I am seeing in real life exhibits this issue, yet everyone on here is saying that it's not happening on theirs?

Black magic maybe...perhaps you're the most unlucky iPhone owner...IN THE WORLD.

[ScottyBoy_22]

Only two of the devices are mine, though. The iPhone 5S and the iPod Touch 4th gen.

It's not like I'm making it up, or my eyes are tricking me either, as I've shown you pictures.

[anon(4698833)]

Only two of the devices are mine, though. The iPhone 5S and the iPod Touch 4th gen.

It's not like I'm making it up, or my eyes are tricking me either, as I've shown you pictures.

I don't think you're making it up...I can only go by what I see with my own eyes, and my iPhone 5S is perfect regardless of angle it is viewed at. I'd take pics, but it's the only camera I have with me, so that makes it difficult to take pictures of itself, lol.

[ScottyBoy_22]

I have no doubt that your iPhone screen is perfect. I believe you. I'm just confused, really.

[acerace113]

Placement of the backlight for the screen that's all it is. Same thing applies to computer monitors & even TVs.

To me the angles look brighter and some look darker based on the photos you took.


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[iEd]

I have no doubt that your iPhone screen is perfect. I believe you. I'm just confused, really.

Now that I see how you are holding the phone. I think I can duplicate what your are getting on my 5S.

I think it's just how the display reacts to the room lighting.

I had to turn my brightness to full to see it. I normally have my brightness set to around 30% indoors.

Also if I hold my phone directly in front of me with the screen to my left or right I came see the hue change. I think it's normal.



#Naked Tuesday

[FritzDaCat]

It's not unusual-- it's a characteristic of LCD screens. You can get color shifts and dimming when viewing outside of the recommended viewing angle. You'll even see that the specs for your television LCD include "viewing angle"; typically around 170. The contrast also reduces significantly as you move out to wide viewing angles. Of course, it's much more noticeable on your very large home screen.