PIXELS · 3 min

Burn-in & Retention Test

Reveal possible OLED burn-in or temporary image retention across colors and grey fields.

PREPARE

Before you start

1Use a familiar brightness setting.
2Hide persistent system bars if possible.
3Do not leave test patterns running unnecessarily.

OBSERVE

What to look for

Faint silhouettes visible on several fields.
Uneven color in previously static UI areas.
Patterns that fade after normal varied content.

MEASUREMENT BOUNDARY

What this test cannot prove

This visual check cannot classify permanent burn-in or repair image retention.