I can only state the facts that I know from articles, videos, forums and consumer reports, taking that into account, Yes it’s not good for your health. At the same time I cannot say how much of an impact it has on ones health, I think it depends on a specific person, some watch tv close up and play games all the time, etc and nothing happens to their vision, at the same time as some have to get glasses from even moderate amount of tv time, coz their eyesight gets worse.?♂️
I’m no expert, but I’d say, that it will do nothing. It cannot block out the flickering. The only thing you can do, if you really wanna use the iPhone 11 Pro is keep the brightness always above 25-30%, that will keep the PWM in somewhat acceptable range of 5-10/15% and when you need to turn down the brightness even more, use the Reduce the white point feature in iOS.
That’s why I’m trying to figure out if what I’m dealing with is in fact from the phone or something else. What does PWM feel like?
For many, the common complaints were pain in the backs of their eyes, general headaches, tired and grainy feeling eyes, and nausea.
That was my experience playing with it in the Apple store for about an hour. I had heard about this issue and wanted to test my reaction before buying it. I subsequently had to go with the 11. It's still a great phone and I saved a few hundred bucks, but the pro was my first choice. I'm just not sure what to do when LCD eventually disappears as an alternative choice for the iPhone. Maybe their implementation of oled will be refined by then...?Well I hate to say it but the backs of my eyes are starting to feel sore and tired and my vision feels screwy. Like my eyes want to unfocus until I blink and force focus. Using Pro Max and full disclosure I’m wearing contact lenses.
Had headaches with X, eye fatigue with XS Max, so experiencing this issue again with Pro Max means Apples implementation of OLED is clearly not for me. It’s a damn shame.
As before I can see a kind of warm yellow splodge/shadow that shifts and shimmers when I move the display around slightly (True Tone off). It’s very subtle but noticeable. Imagine it like a graduated circle, warmer in the middle and fading out to the edges - this is the area of my focus. As i tilt or move the phone very slightly the warm colour circle moves and the other half of display gets a little cooler and paler. As this shift occurs my eyes sees this effect like a shimmer of yellow, reds and blues depending on screen content. Always seeing the warm yellow circle. It’s very noticeable on this forum for example as there are pale reds/maroons, pale blues and the whites that are very warm, almost pale yellow.
The PWM and small colour shifting is clearly messing with my eyes in a big way.
How has your experience been with the 11 so far? My Pro Max went back today and I miss it dearly. It really damaged the love I had for my 8 Plus. I still don’t know If I truly had PWM but I’m done with the buy and return crap. I’m torn between the 11 and 8 Plus. Do you have an opinion on that? Sad I’d lose a telephoto lens, 401ppi, and the sweet 16:9 aspect ratio of the 8 plus. But the 11 has a fantastic main camera, night mode, spatial audio, etc. I’m torn and taking all insights.
Depends how long you plan to keep whatever you buy. I had to go from an 8+ to a max and then back to an 8+ due to PWM. This was a month before the XR launched, or I would have gone XR. I am typing this on my 6.2" Motorola phone with a pathetic 720p screen and it's perfectly legible. The people who say the 11 screen is bad are being anal or trying to stir the pot. In some ways the 8+ does look better than the 11, but it really depends on what you want.
Hey brother. Great response. I don’t dabble with android because I have enough indecisiveness with one platform. Android would be the end of me lol.
The 11 will be newer and exciting for a bit. You still get a lot of the upgrades from the pro. It all comes down to how text looks to you. Some people claim they can't read it as well, while others don't notice or mind it. I personally am staying with my 8+ because I can handle OLED Android phones for some reason, so I also have one of those. If I wanted just one LCD iPhone, it would be the 11 without question.
