3g iPhone Yellow Screens = Apple Fail?

[glustic]

I dunno, look at those pictures. The 3g looks quite yellow, but if you notice, the 3g is turned and not straight.

[robsiphone]

I just compared my 3g to my 1st gen. I set. brightness to max on both and the difference is negligable if any at all. Maybe I got lucky or it's just me??

[bluespot]

Firmware restore from 5A345 to 5A347 does nothing. My iPhone 3G screen is noticably more yellow than my original iPhone.

It also has a very pronounced change of color temperature as you tilt it away from you (and view it at an angle). Tilt it one way, it gets more yellow, tilt the other way, more blue. The brightness also drops off very fast as you start increasing the viewing angle. My first gen iPhone keeps the same color temperature at all viewing angles and maintains brightness much better than my 3G screen.

The 3G definitely uses a cheaper LCD than the first gen iPhone. The good news is that I would have never noticed if I didn't put the two phones right next to each other. Oh well.

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

I dunno, look at those pictures. The 3g looks quite yellow, but if you notice, the 3g is turned and not straight.

I noticed a similar issue regarding the infamous 5-screen vs 7-screen thread last year. The picture of the two screens side by side showed the 7-screen slightly turned to one side, causing the screen to appear darker than it normally would have.

[A_DuB187]

I have a first gen iPhone and also a iPhone 3G and both screens are exactly the same....no yellow tint here at all

also i have something to add...for those of you who think the the new iPhone is made of cheaper materials because of the fact its $199 compared to the old $399. Did you forget that when you perchased the new 3G that your plan rate increased $10 more a month? You WILL end up paying the $399 back plus more. So in my opinion its not made cheaper they just pitched you this $199 bull**** to make you buy the phone and end up paying way more than the difference in the long run. Just think about the two year agreement that you agreed to along with the purchase. Thats $10 more a month for 2 years so you figure $240. My total was $216.11 so add $240 to that and youll see what i mean. $456.11

[ifini]

Tip: Updating iPhone to 5A347 reduces yellow tinge

Tip: Updating iPhone to 5A347 reduces yellow tinge
By Clint Ecker | Published: July 13, 2008 - 02:20PM CT

Many of our readers have noted that their new iPhone 3Gs purchased this past Friday had screens that were exhibiting a much yellower hue than their original iPhones, even when updated to the latest firmware using iTunes. Some individuals have even gone so far as to use a professional chroma meter to measure the temperature of each screen (no mention of firmware version).

Jason Snell of Macworld wrote an article on the new warmer screens and managed got the following comment from Apple PR:

“We moved the white point in order to make [the display feel] more natural,” Borchers said, suggesting that consumers are more likely to appreciate warmer images, especially when viewing photos.

Ars Technica forum readers have discovered that the reason is because the iPhones purchased in-store shipped with a slightly older firmware revision—2.0 5A345. Updating your older phone via the built-in mechanism in iTunes will have picked up the newer revision, which resets the screen's color calibration to be a little less yellow and more like the original iPhone. Furthermore, store-purchased iPhones can be set to the 5A347 firmware by attaching the device to your main computer, allowing a backup to be performed, and then clicking the "Restore" button.

This process will take you at least 30 minutes depending on how much content you have on your iPhone, but if that yellow tinge is bothering you, it might be worth it.

Apple's previous comments on this issue makes the situation even more confusing. Did they make the screen too yellow in 5A345 and decide to tone it down in 5A347?



We have confirmed that updating the firmware from 345 to 347 changes the color calibration to be less yellow. We did this by taking an iPhone purchased at an AT&T store on Friday (5A345), restored and updated its firmware, and compared it to other iPhone 3G models running the 5A345 firmware and 5A347.

We synchronized the screen brightness levels and auto brightness features and confirmed that all iPhone hardware running the 5A347 firmware exhibited a less-yellow calibration than their 5A345 brethren. The resulting color temperature change can be seen in the above photograph.

Update: 2.0 firmware is prefixed with 5A, not 3A.

Buzz up!

[DuRo]

if you look in details the screen pic looks more nature but I prefers a lil less yellowish

[braddahjosh]

I heard from other sources that the screen manufacturer purposely made the screens like that to give it a "warmer" feel. Supposedly text is clearer and the phone is easier to see under sunlight with the "warmer" screens

[rickatsd]

I just came back from Apple store and have checked all the iPhone 3G they have on display. I compared my 1st generation iPhone to all of them (BR set at max) and every one of them turned out to be yellowish. I believe it's the way they want it to be. But the poll is now at ~ 1:1 ?
Is it my eyes of yours?
No offense guys ^^

[ARCHA1C]

My screen may be a bit warmer in color tone, but it doesn't "suck" or look like "sewer water" therefore I voted that mine is "awesome".

I haven't held it up next to an EDGE iPhone, nor do I care to. It looks great, and I"m quite happy with it.

It's the battery life that has me bummed :-(

[DuRo]

Theres around 10 3g iphone in my family and they are all yellowish

[Remwe11]

actually Apple said they made it that way on purpose so the pictures would look better on the new iPhone 3G

[JedixJarf]

I think the Yellow makes it look terrible and not natural or warm when sitting side by side to my O.G. iPhone.

[mgregor]

I think the Yellow makes it look excellent and natural or warm when sitting side by side to my O.G. iPhone.

[yowiphone]

This is why its to cheap"

Cheaper screens
Plastic replaces metal
The buttons are plastic now, 1st GEN iphone they where hard rubber
Screen is slightly smaller just a tiny bit

BTW its not called warmer colors, its called business and kissing apples ***. Fanboys!

[LaZARuZ]

the screen are the same size ..

[yowiphone]

Arent they shorter?

[LaZARuZ]

the viewing screen are the same size but the whole glass face of the 3g is wider.

[RaXavier69]

if tis software and they intended it this way we should have the option of yellow or blue.

[mgregor]

DON'T BUY THE PHONE IF YOU DONT LIKE IT, PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!! Now stop crying about it.