iPhone 15 Pro screen worse than 11 Pro?

Hi all,

My first post here. I wanted to share my recent experience with the 15 Pro and want to figure out if it’s just me who feels like the screen is not that good compared to the older model. Let’s get straight to the point.

I upgraded from a iPhone 11 Pro to a iPhone 15 Pro on 12 nov 2023, but I immediately noticed the viewing angle is (perceived as) a step back compared to my 11 Pro. When you look straight at it, nothing is wrong with it. But when viewing in an angle, the 15’s seem to be dimmer than the 11 Pro. Also, there are slight hue/color variations. But that’s what’s to expect according to an Apple Employee I spoke about yesterday at the Apple Store, due to hardware variations by the different manufacturers they use for the screen.

See picture below.

Today I received my second 15 Pro so I can compare. But there’s no significant improvement compared to the the other 15 Pro I received earlier. So that makes me think, are my expectations too high or has anyone else noticed the same thing?

Test page: https://www.ledr.com/colours/white.htm

From left to right: 11 Pro, 15 Pro (received 15-11-2023), 15 Pro (received 12-11-2023)

From top to bottom: 11 Pro, 15 Pro (received 15-11-2023), 15 Pro (received 12-11-2023)

Settings on each phone:

Display & Brightness:

Light Mode ON
True Tone OFF
Brightness 100%
Night Shift OFF

Accessibility > Display & Text-Size: (all off)

Reduce Transparency OFF
Increase Contrast OFF
Color Filters OFF
Auto-Brightness OFF
Reduce White Point OFF
Always On Display OFF

Also did a hard reboot/reset on all phones using volume up, volume down, holding power button until the device reboots and the Apple logo appears again. Funny enough, for both the 15’s that gave a little bump in brightness. Out of the box they are a little dim, even at 100% brightness.