iPhone X Screen Burn-In 3 Years Later… (and How to Prevent)

Screen burn-in on iPhone X display, should you be worried? (+Tips to prevent)
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In this video we are looking at screen burn-in, more specifically, how my iPhone X has held up after 3 years of daily use. Will also go over my top tips on how to prevent burn in from occurring on OLED displays. I have been using my iPhone 10 since January 2018, well over three years. The iPhone X is actually the first iPhone to feature an OLED display, other iPhones prior and even some since such as the iPhone 11, feature LCD displays. Because I use both phones everyday I can clearly see the differences between the two and I would choose OLED every day of the week. Here's why, OLED displays generally have improved image quality through better contrast in colors and also higher brightness. OLED displays can actually also turn off unused pixels which gives them the ability to show true blacks, let me demonstrate. I have a black image shown on both my iPhone X as well as the 11. As you can see already there is a clear difference between the two. Even more so when I dismiss the menu by tapping on the image. It looks as if the iPhone X’s display is actually off whereas the lcd display on the iPhone 11 clearly shows. You can see this difference in broad daylight but especially at night and really affects the viewing experience. Now with all of these strengths OLED couldn't possibly have any weaknesses right? Well unfortunately it does, OLED displays are more expensive meaning higher repair costs if you break your screen but most of all there's the risk of screen burn in, screen burn in is a discoloration that results from imbalanced pixel usage typically resulting when the same static image is remained on screen for an extended period of time. How long it takes for burnin to occur will depend on several factors such as brightness contrast settings the size of the screen and the image displayed. Apple even mentions this risk on their website. More severe cases of burn-in will show during day-to-day use where you can literally see what will appear as a static image layered over the screen. However to see more subtle burn-in it is best to find an image of a plain color such as white gray or red. Let’s find out how my iPhone has held up over the past three and a half years. I am going to make sure that my display brightness is set all the way to max as well as turning off anything such as night shift or true tone to make sure the display shows as accurately and clearly as possible. From here take a very close look at the screen, look out for certain static images such as your clock or battery indicator, any elements that will stay on your screen for an extended period of regardless of what app you use. Initial impressions looking at my iPhone 12 the display seems to have held up really well showing no obvious immediate signs of burn-in. However if we take an extra close look we can see, in the top left-hand corner, a slight outline of the battery. Moving down to the bottom of the display we can see a very subtle outline of that bar to swipe home. It is difficult to portray this limited level of burn-in on video but this does go to show how well the iPhone has held up despite the three and a half years of day-to-day usage. I have to say, I’m quite impressed. How you use your phone and what settings you activate will have a substantial impact on how well or not well your display will hold up over time. My top suggestions for this are, avoid using full brightness, as well as always activating auto brightness to ensure your screen stays at around 50 brightness. Finally use the 30 second auto lock option, this is also more secure and again will put your display to sleep more quickly when you're not using your device. Basically keep your screen on lower brightness and ensure that you don't have a static image on screen for an extended period. So should you be worried? Honestly, OLED technology has come a long way and as you can see even my 3 year old iPhone X has held up very well. As long as you implement some or preferably all of the settings I suggested, I see no reason to worry about burn-in. But let me know have you experienced any burn-in on your iPhone or android device? i'm curious to hear!

Thank you for watching, let me know if you have any questions.
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