Hello, I've read on forums that the Moto X 2014 suffers from screen burn-in issues, is that true? I'm about to get this phone and am concerned about this potential issue. Is this just a AMOLED issue in general? Thanks in advance. .
It's an AMOLED issue in general. It's just the nature of the beast. I have a 2013 Moto X I've had for about 6-ish months now, and while the burn-in is in no way visible during normal use, it's apparent that it is happening when I run screen tests that make the screen entirely white (you can see some areas are dimmer, particularly the notifications that are usually on screen).
Here is a photo of my Moto X 2013 screen taken from my Moto X 2014. I'm running a "screen test" that makes the screen entirely white. The burn-in is very subtle so far and in no way affects my use of the device.
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On my Moto X 2014, there is no sign of it happening yet, but I've only been using that for a couple of weeks now.
The more bright colors you show on your screen, the more the screen is going to burn in. Lollipop and the new bright Material design might be the worst possible thing to happen to an AMOLED screen. But they'll last for at least a couple of years in general with no significant changes to image quality (though as they slowly get dimmer with use, contrast and specifically daylight visibility may get subtly worse).
And if you run with a specific bright image on the screen a lot, you'll start to see additional burn-in where that image is - so bright wallpapers are not ideal on an AMOLED if you tend to leave your phone on the home screen a lot.