iPhone 4 Customers Reporting Yellowish Displays, Reception Issues When Holding Phone

From DailyTech: This isn't the first time we've heard of display issues with a new Apple product launch, but hopefully it will be the last. There are reports from around the web that Apple's latest “magical” device, the iPhone 4, is suffering from yellow spots on its high resolution Retina display.

In some cases, the discoloration is showing up as yellow spots in various places on the iPhone's screen. In other cases, yellow lines are seen running across the screen.

According to Mac Rumors, some customers who have taken the iPhones to Apple's Genius Bar for replacements have been told to hold off until the phone is officially launched tomorrow. Given the supply issues that Apple is currently having with the iPhone 4, getting a timely replacement likely isn't guaranteed.

If you recall, Apple had problems with yellowed displays when the current generation iMac launched earlier this year. After numerous reports flooded the net from concerned customers, Apple finally acknowledged the problem in late February.

There are now numerous reports that there are also issues with the iPhone 4's cell signal dropping out when you hold the phone in your hand a certain way due to the external antenna. Conveniently, some people are suggesting that using Apple's colorful $30 "bumpers" solve the problem.

Here's another interesting tidbit of information regarding the yellow screens on the iPhone 4 (and possibly explains why some people are seeing the yellowness go away magically after using the phone for a while). An Apple Insider forum poster, austingaijin, stated the following:

"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."

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