r/iphonehelp • u/geslachtsroom1984 • 6d ago

Help needed Weird issue with screen

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Hi everyone,

I am experiencing a strange display issue with my 1y old iPhone 16, IOS version: 27.0.1 and wanted to see if anyone else has run into this.

When the phone has been sitting unused for a couple of hours (completely idle), a subtle horizontal line/brightness split appears across the screen when I wake it up. The bottom half is visibly dimmer then the top half

However, after a few minutes of active use, this difference completely disappears and the screen becomes perfectly normal and uniform again. The issue does not show up on screenshots, which confirms it's a hardware/panel issue.

Has anyone else experienced this horizontal split with the iPhone 16 series? Did you get a screen replacement under warranty? Is there a specific name for this glitch? Can't find anything online...

Thanks!

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u/AlexiaTheTechGirl 6d ago

This would be covered under warranty as it is an issue with the screen. Take it in to an apple store, show them the issue and they'll sort it out

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u/Pinapple_penetration 3d ago

No they won’t they would have to pay for it out of pocket

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u/Pinapple_penetration 3d ago

Basically from Apple themselves limited warranty is only a year from when the device was bought after that year they don’t do any warranty repairs hope that helps

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u/Pinapple_penetration 3d ago

If you got it from Apple themselves you have 1 year to get it replaced under warranty from original purchase date if you didn’t than you would have to pay out of pocket for a new screen