IPhone 3G Screen color

Question

I went to the local AT&T store to do a side by side compare and what struck me most was how "yellow/dingy" the overall color looked. White on the original Edge phone is a "blue white" but white, while the 4 units AT&T had on display were all off color with a definite bent towards yellow. Besides making the whole color palate look dingy the screen did not appear as crisp/clear as the original.
Anyone else do a side by side compare? It could have been the demo units. The beautiful screen, with spot on colors, is what pulled me in to buy the original.
Thanks,
Chris

Answer 1

I don't remember Apple "warming" up any of our monitors for us, Laptops, iMacs, etc.
No, but the white point for an Apple monitor can be set to where Apple wants or designates it at the factory, and all monitors have the white point set high or higher at the factory which is what we are more accustomed to. Most people never adjust or calibrate their monitor from the factory setting, or know it is possible.
Apple decided to lower the white point setting for the iPhone 3G for the reason included with the link provided regardless what they do or don't do with their computer monitors for the white point setting at the factory.
But then again iPhones are outside in direct sun much more than my iMac.
Exactly, and a different white point setting means nothing in regards to screen quality.
This should improve the color quality somewhat when viewing photos or when watching video, but this in in the eye of the beholder and most beholders are accustomed to a higher white point setting with their computer monitors set that way at the factory.
It is possible that Apple may include a white point adjustment setting for the iPhone with a future update.