iPhone 4 screen yellowing could be a temporary problem from assembly
New iPhone 4 devices plagued with a yellow discoloration of the screen could be the result of a temporary problem that will alleviate itself in a matter of days.
User austingaijin on the AppleInsider forums said today that theyw ere involved in pitching the Z-6011 bonding agent to Apple that is found in the iPhone 4. The material is used to bond the layers of glass in the device during the assembly of the hardware.
"Apple is using a bonding agent called Organofunctional Silane Z-6011 to bond the layers of glass," austingaijin wrote. "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."
Users began to report on Wednesday that the Retina Display on their new iPhone 4 has a discoloration in the bottom corners of its screen. On those affected units, the screen's corner has a warm yellowish tint to it.
User austingaijin on the AppleInsider forums said today that theyw ere involved in pitching the Z-6011 bonding agent to Apple that is found in the iPhone 4. The material is used to bond the layers of glass in the device during the assembly of the hardware.
"Apple is using a bonding agent called Organofunctional Silane Z-6011 to bond the layers of glass," austingaijin wrote. "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."
Users began to report on Wednesday that the Retina Display on their new iPhone 4 has a discoloration in the bottom corners of its screen. On those affected units, the screen's corner has a warm yellowish tint to it.
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I wonder what the chicken heads will say then if this is indeed the case.
My guess is that the chickenheads will say the following (or something similar to):
"Ohh my God!! Where's my body?!?"
Or I might be confused, what's a chickenhead exactly?
I wonder what the chicken heads will say then if this is indeed the case.
Hopefully it is, but it's still probably quite annoying for those affected.
Here's to hoping that it all works itself out.
-Blurp
I wonder what the chicken heads will say then if this is indeed the case.
You won't be able to hear about it anyways because of antenna reception problems.
I had(have) a feeling it was(is) the bonding agent though I have no knowledge of its chemical make-up to know whether or not it will clear due to evaporation. If it clears, whew, bullet dodged. But if not, whoa man, that's a ton of screens already produced that at permanently borked and some serious damage control Apple will have to face for its biggest iPhone launch to date.
EVEN IF the affected phones have to be replaced, there's no way of knowing how this will impact Apple because NO ONE IS SAYING WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PHONES ARE AFFECTED.
Like any electronic device (nearly any item you buy, for that matter), some percentage are defective. If the normal defect rate for cell phones is 1% and the iPhone 4 failure rate is less than 1%, then it's not a problem - no matter how many bloggers try to make it one.
If, OTOH, the normal defect rates for cell phones is 1% and for the iPhone 4 it's 5%, then it's a problem and needs to be addressed.
So far, no one has given any indication that it's a frequent enough problem to be a concern. But "the sky is falling" generates a lot more hits than "a very small number of Apple phones appear to have a cosmetic defect which goes away after a few days".
EVEN IF the affected phones have to be replaced, there's no way of knowing how this will impact Apple because NO ONE IS SAYING WHAT PERCENTAGE OF PHONES ARE AFFECTED.
Whew! The Apple Defence Force arrives to save the day!
So far, no one has given any indication that it's a frequent enough problem to be a concern. But "the sky is falling" generates a lot more hits than "a very small number of Apple phones appear to have a cosmetic defect which goes away after a few days".
Exactly. Some of the complainers here don't even have a device yet with which to see if there really is an issue for them. Rabid, frothing foaming at the mouth for no real reason (except FUD).
Or I might be confused, what's a chickenhead exactly?
It's a band that one of the guys at work is the drummer of.
the yellowing is from the tears of foxconn workers that haven't fully evaporated yet.
best post today
Yea no sh*t, 20 plus years of using Mac's and we users had something to fight for because we really did have a superior product.
Now?
I don't know - and neither do you.
Until there are some figures on the frequency of defects, all the people whining are simply playing Chicken Little.
Exactly. Some of the complainers here don't even have a device yet with which to see if there really is an issue for them. Rabid, frothing foaming at the mouth for no real reason (except FUD).
How the hell else do you expect Anti-Apple campaigns and pro Google/Android campaigns to work?
They aren't going to put ads in newspapers.
They're going to hit the forums.
the yellowing is from the tears of foxconn workers that haven't fully evaporated yet.
Surely they have a policy against crying since Foxconn supplies water to their employees and copious tears would just add to their operating expense.