Line of White blocks in screen (iPhone 5)

Since a few weeks my iPhone 5 is showing a line of White 'blocks' on the top edge of the screen (over status bar). The effect sometimes disappears after the phone has been in standby, only to re-appear after using an App.
I have tried:
- complete switch off/re-boot
- complete erase of the phone to factory settings
In the latter case, the effect returned after synchronizing with iTunes.
Any ideas on how to get rid of this? It seems logical to assume that a specific App might be the cause, but I have no idea which one. I suspected Emoji, but erasing it didn't solve the problem. iTunes does not show the app anymore, so I am assuming that it has been erased properly.

I had the same problem, especially when I was opening the calculator from the control centre. I had a lot of apps grouped based on category. I fixed the problem resetting the main screen, all the apps were ungrouped and since then I’m not having that white block on the screen.
Please let me know If it worked for you!

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