Yea happens more frequently and it's more noticeable due to size. There's a reason why on sites like swappa and such you can get a lot of OLED phones for cheap. It's because they all have burn in
If the screen refreshes to the same colour then nothing changes.
That article says try clearing the phone cache and factory resetting as possible solutions for burn in.
www.rtings.com
That article says try clearing the phone cache and factory resetting as possible solutions for burn in.
That's like vacuuming your house when there's a giant crack in the wall :P
The way that OLED burns in is that there's red green and blue component LEDs for each pixel.
As they are used more their maximum brightness reduces.
But also the colours themselves have different lifespans.
So what's happened is that the screen has deteriorated more in a section that's in proportion to the colour.
Rtings did an experiment with 6 OLED TVs playing the same content for weeks:
Real-Life OLED Burn-In Test On 6 TVs
There are concerns about OLED long-term performance due to the possibility of burn-in. We bought 6 LG OLED C7s to play real, non-altered content. It should give you a better idea of what to expect depending on what you watch on your TV.
You can see how bright colours get burnt into the screen.
Why would a phone screen not be vulnerable?
It's fine if you're sensible with it and mix up what you're displaying. That Rtings test is pretty severe and it's only the most extreme examples that are appreciably damaged - and that's after weeks of 20 hours a day displaying lots of high contrast static elements at high brightness.
Fair enough, that makes sense. I read your post as suggesting that phone screens were uniquely invulnerable.
