Will the iPhone 4's yellow displays cure themselves?

By on Jun 24, 2010 at 11:03 AM
Rumor June 24, 2010

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There’s no way to verify this until we get a few more days behind us, but a forum user from AppleInsider is claiming that those hideous yellow splotches affecting some iPhone 4 Retina displays will go away after a couple of days of use. Here’s the explanation:

Apple is using a bonding agent called Organofunctional Silane Z-6011 to bond the layers of glass. Apparently, Apple (or more likely Foxconn) is shipping these products so quickly that the evaporation process is not complete. However, after one or two days of use, especially with the screen on, will complete the evaporation process and the yellow “blotches” will disappear.

How do I know? I was involved in pitching Z-6011 to Apple.

Is this false hope, or the wonders of science? Time will tell.

Thanks, Eric!

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  • dick eiler

    Ok, I got my phone yesterday and was pissed as hell about a yellowish dot in the bottom left corner of my screen. I figured I would wait till next week to take it back. However, I have had it for 28 hours now, and the dot is almost completely gone! I hope this really does clear all the way up as mentioned above.

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  • http://melapolis.com alamperti | MelaPolis.com

    think will wait until Christmas before getting my iPhone 4. i’m confident a few months will be enough to fix most of the issues.

  • C. Bess

    Got my iPhone 4 an hour ago, I checked opened apps, I see/saw no discoloration.

  • Jamie

    I do have the yellow blotches but it’s all across the top. Hard to see unless there’s something light colored in that area.

  • Rob

    This is what you get for paying for something sight unseen. This is a stupid idea no matter the company, no matter the reputation. I’m sure most of the iPhone 4′s have no problems. But if any of you had waited and checked one out at the store (without a giant line behind you), No one would have sold you a phone with a big yellow spot, let alone you allowing them too. Everyone has to have the iPhone on release day though. Enjoy your factory defect.

  • Daniel Panichelli

    Just to let you guys know, I picked up my new iPhone at seven this morning, and it had a yellow line down the left side of the display. Since then it’s actually gone away almost completely and is now only a very small yellow blotch, so I believe these reports might be correct. The phones are just hot off the presses. It’s awesome, though, go get one.

  • p51d007

    Early adopters….just GOTTA have it now. LOL…enjoy your dropped call yellow spots fellas .

  • Jon Cash

    People trolling these forums laughing at early adopters seriously need to get a life. Chances are you are suffering from a severe case of penis envy.

    By the way, that bullshit you’re sure to spew now about how you’re above people who would stoop to waste their time in a long line is ruined by you wasting your time here, gloating about what is turning out to be a disappearing defect when you could be out there living life to its fullest.

    Go DIAF, seriously.

  • Lol

    ^wah wah wah that’s all I’m hearing. Early adopters are the biggest losers.

    • f my nut

      haha your the biggest loser.

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