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What it's likely to be
Reduce White Point or Auto-Brightness
Most likelyReduce White Point quietly lowers the top brightness. Auto-Brightness keeps adjusting it down in dim rooms.
Phone is hot
PossibleiPhone dims the display to protect itself when it's too warm — common in a car or under the Malaysian sun.
Worn panel or backlight
PossibleOlder LCD backlights lose brightness, and some replacement panels are dimmer than the original.
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Try this first
- Settings › Accessibility › Display & Text Size: turn off Reduce White Point, and switch off Auto-Brightness to test.
- Let the phone cool down out of the sun, take the case off, and check again.
- Look at it outdoors in daylight next to another iPhone. If both are similar, the screen is fine.
3
Bring it in if
- Still dim when cool, with every setting checked.
- One part of the screen is darker than the rest.
- It became dim after a drop or a screen replacement.
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What SPR usually does
Screen replacement — Original Grade
When the panel has lost brightness or is damaged.
90 days
covers touch function defects
Board repair
On LCD models, a very dark picture can come from the backlight circuit on the board. That's quoted only after testing with a known-good screen.
180 days
covers the board fault repaired
Price depends on the model and option. WhatsApp us your model for a free quote, or see how we check it first.
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