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just got my replacement how do i tell if the screen is good ?

i cant compare because i only have 1 battery : (. but this one is made in china and already got 2.2.1 on it. and the screen look less bright. does that mean i have the superior screen?

2012iawait said:
i cant compare because i only have 1 battery : (. but this one is made in china and already got 2.2.1 on it. and the screen look less bright. does that mean i have the superior screen?
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Good screen basically has 160 degree view angle. If you tilt your screen and notice any loss of colors, whites getting blown, or see blacks getting reflective you have a bad screen.

or if you are rooted, check if you have the LCD-SO-C2 display instead of the LCD-SH-C2

alex9025 said:
or if you are rooted, check if you have the LCD-SO-C2 display instead of the LCD-SH-C2
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how do i do that?

Another couple ways are:
1. Put the WiFi calling shortcut on the desktop. Tilt the phone around and see if the you still discern the white lines in the blue logo. If they blend together (and the blue starts turning green) that's probably a bad display.
2. Open the market and pull up downloads. As you tilt the screen, look at the company names beneath the application names, as well as the lines that separate the applications. If the names disappear and the lines disappear (or go "negative"), then it's a bad display.
Of course, "bad" is relative, and if you think it's great then keep it and enjoy.

or if you are rooted, check if you have the LCD-SO-C2 display instead of the LCD-SH-C2
how do i check this? is there a app for this? seems like the easiest way

See the pictures on this thread and find out the difference between the two. It aint that hard to diffrenciate the two...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9635011&postcount=1

rjhay22 said:
See the pictures on this thread and find out the difference between the two. It aint that hard to diffrenciate the two...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9635011&postcount=1
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looks like i got the bottom one is that good?

Yes sir. Happy for you.
2012iawait said:
looks like i got the bottom one is that good?
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rjhay22 said:
Yes sir. Happy for you.
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yay! lol well is this as good as retina display?

2012iawait said:
yay! lol well is this as good as retina display?
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You decide.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869760

under system info my screen is LCD-SH-C2 and this is my first replacement phone so does that mean that my screen is washed out. after looking at pics it looks like it. Also when i call tmobile what should i say to the rep?

topgun303 said:
under system info my screen is LCD-SH-C2 and this is my first replacement phone so does that mean that my screen is washed out. after looking at pics it looks like it. Also when i call tmobile what should i say to the rep?
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how do u check this?

hold down volume down and power, then select system info

So i called tmobile for replacement bec of bad screen and they are sending me another phone. The most important part i noticed was that when the rep said "i wonder why this phone is having screen issues" so tmobil know about it. Just wanted to put this out there for other people know. I hope my new phone is good haha

LCD-SH-C2 thats the one i have is that the bad one?
it looks good to me

Please post questions in the Q&A section.

I got my phone with a contract from radio shack, so is it possible to still get a replacement sent to me? Let me know guys. I have the receipt and box and all original contents.
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2012iawait said:
yay! lol well is this as good as retina display?
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glad you got you a good one. Now to enjoy the fun.

alex9025 said:
or if you are rooted, check if you have the LCD-SO-C2 display instead of the LCD-SH-C2
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What is the difference between LCD-SO-C2 and LCD-SH-C2?

Light leak

I just want to know if anyone had notice this on bell atrix or at&t ..in dark when the phone button are lit up in the bottom corner of the lcd you can see a light leak !! You must try to see between the screen and the lcd...I did change mine 2 times because of this and i see 2 other with same problem
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Can you take a picture and show us. I don't have an Atrix but I have used a friends in the dark and I didn't see and Light Leaking.

i noticed the same thing last night but its not that big of a deal because i can only see it when i look in the corner

yeh if u look down the LCD......but that does not affect the device and it seems a design flaw then then a faulty handset....

i took some pictures to prove its nothing

brian2220 said:
i took some pictures to prove its nothing
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Thats not that bad. Ill have to check later if my friends is like that. Is it actually noticeable?

RacecarBMW said:
Thats not that bad. Ill have to check later if my friends is like that. Is it actually noticeable?
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not really unless you are holding the top near your eyes and looking down

Not that bad but if its on every device its ridiculous for a 680$ cellphone! !! And some are worst than other . . . My first one was like a 4mm crack and was really glowing light into display and it was noticable on black page and my other was like the picture but on both side . . . The one i got now you can see it only if you really want to. . . But it still there . I sugest you chek yours before getting stuck with a bad device
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Is your Super AMOLED screen still working properly ?

Is your Super AMOLED screen still working properly ?
J've heard many bad things about longevity of amoled screens....

.......... why wouldnt it be?

That kind of a question made me really nervous for a minute.
But yeah, it's fine. Thanks for caring enough to make a topic to ask.

Yes it does
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rocketpaul said:
.......... why wouldnt it be?
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Why, isn't your?

xomx said:
Is your Super AMOLED screen still working properly ?
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Newbie joke?

J've heard many bad things about longevity of amoled screens

xomx said:
J've heard many bad things about longevity of amoled screens
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The phone's been out for two months. What kind of "longevity" opinions do you think you'll get?

some people saw first symptoms of degeneration of screens after just a couple weeks or mounts of using... J 'd like to know if this is common

is this post a joke?
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Don't know how long it regularly takes for ghosting to appear, but mine has it after 1 month of use. Can't say it bothers me too much, but i didn't expect it to pop so soon

there is no wonder that they don't produce AMOLED TV's...
Who buy TV for two years of usage

Did you notice in GS2 they changed status icons color from white to gray?

Unfortunate Dark Side of Screen :(

I have used the Note for a few days, but it became obvious that the screen at the right side is a bit darker than the rest of the screen... (see attached picture) (its my own picture, no gradients in the original)
I went back to the store in Den Haag, Netherlands where I bought it, hoping to get an exchange, but no Now its in repair )
When the screen is at its brightest, it not really shows, but if its at half brightness its pretty obvious...
So, I am back to my iny tiny S2 again, fortunately I didn't sell it yet...

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i don't see anything abnormal it looks fine to me

Same here
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S2 and a note!! son of a gun....
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akshayf said:
S2 and a note!! son of a gun....
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And even a HTC Touch (tiny v1)

You all don't see it, I think I have Superman eyes then (or you are all blind, or looking at you own phone

Gede said:
And even a HTC Touch (tiny v1)
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And look at me... Just got a nexus S!! Nothing for a year now :'(
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i can see it. its darker on the right!

I can see it and it would bother me to the end of the world as well if i bought it at launching price.
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vinokirk said:
i can see it. its darker on the right!
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Finally someone with eyes. Thank you Lord, I am not alone.

jay_993 said:
I can see it and it would bother me to the end of the world as well if i bought it at launching price.
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I tried to ignore it for 2 days, if you are Dutch, read my blogbost (sig), but I know it would bother me until I got a Note2 with ICS.

Gede said:
Finally someone with eyes. Thank you Lord, I am not alone.
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And just to prove it:
This is simply done in MSPaint. Ive taken a sample of colour from the left of the screen and the right of the screen and put them side by side to show even the hard of sight that the right side is definitely darker than the left.

Vinokirk, thanks!

Wait!
So is this a problem with all Notes, or just the one which is mentioned in OP?

Yeah could some other users do a test?

the.mister.d said:
Wait!
So is this a problem with all Notes, or just the one which is mentioned in OP?
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I hope its just me.....
But, if you want to test, do it with a solid color bitmap, at a lower brightness.... Solid white or grey will do as well... I think
In my attachment you find the one above (sort of windows background)

vinokirk said:
Yeah could some other users do a test?
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Yes Please and Report

the.mister.d said:
Wait!
So is this a problem with all Notes, or just the one which is mentioned in OP?
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I don't see anything.
We need a more standardized test though.
If you run the facebook applications, is the right side darker?
The blue banners, or the white background? Mine looks fine, and I keep my screen pretty dim to save battery.
- Frank

ChodTheWacko said:
I don't see anything.
We need a more standardized test though.
If you run the facebook applications, is the right side darker?
The blue banners, or the white background? Mine looks fine, and I keep my screen pretty dim to save battery.
- Frank
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Anything.
Good that yours is ok.

It is very possible. My S2 exhibits noticable brightness difference when brightness is set to too high and this difference is only detectable when viewing all white web pages. But for normal use, the lowest brightness settable is too high for me and hence I use app called "Screen Filter". I set it down to as much low as 20% during night or when bed lamp is on. The scariest part I saw one night is a faint unmistakable circle of around 1.5cm diameter only visible in white background while "screen filter" is dimming it further by 50% to 20%.
I tried to capture with my DSLR but couldn't get anything better than I've attached. To naked eye, this circle is distinctly visible. If you do not see circle in the attached image, please ignore coz I frankly couldn't capture better.
Hint: the circle is on the top left of the picture.

Problem with Pixel XL screen on low brightness (mura effect)

Hi guys,
I am new here, my name is marc and i was an apple fanboy not long ago.
I bought the new Pixel XL. I did not see that in the first week, but yesterday i found someting. I can't be the only one to have this little flaw.
I was in my bed checking some dark (dark i mean not terrorist and sh** lol dark gray dark) website with the brightness low and the night mode turned on. I saw two dark (black line on dark grey) line in the bottom of my phone. When i turn the light of the display a little bit on and they dissapear. They are not easy to catch in picture with my camera because we can see it only with no brightness in the display. I googled it and i found some lookalike issue called mura effect. (Problem of fabrication of amoled screen when low voltage dont turn on pixels.)
I wanna now should i get worried, i saw that many amoled displays have this flaw that is innerant because of the fabric technique? Do those line will grow up with time? Am i the only one with pixel that have this problem, maybe you just didint see it and now you will pay attention (mouahahah ocd spoiler alert)? Is there a fix for this problem?
Keep me posted if you have the same issue with the pixel or other amoled phone as i dont want to be alone in this dark darker screen lol

Marghost said:
Hi guys,
I am new here, my name is marc and i was an apple fanboy not long ago.
I bought the new Pixel XL. I did not see that in the first week, but yesterday i found someting. I can't be the only one to have this little flaw.
I was in my bed checking some dark (dark i mean not terrorist and sh** lol dark gray dark) website with the brightness low and the night mode turned on. I saw two dark (black line on dark grey) line in the bottom of my phone. When i turn the light of the display a little bit on and they dissapear. They are not easy to catch in picture with my camera because we can see it only with no brightness in the display. I googled it and i found some lookalike issue called mura effect. (Problem of fabrication of amoled screen when low voltage dont turn on pixels.)
I wanna now should i get worried, i saw that many amoled displays have this flaw that is innerant because of the fabric technique? Do those line will grow up with time? Am i the only one with pixel that have this problem, maybe you just didint see it and now you will pay attention (mouahahah ocd spoiler alert)? Is there a fix for this problem?
Keep me posted if you have the same issue with the pixel or other amoled phone as i dont want to be alone in this dark darker screen lol
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Dang man! You are indeed a jerk! Haha, no I'm serious. I just checked it out and I get the same thing. Sometimes the lines if you look hard enough they'll flicker too. Not cool man. Now I feel as if something is wrong with the screen. The colors already drive me a little nuts as they're a bit oversaturated compared to lcd and retina displays. Now I'm gonna look for these lines all the time. Thanks bro

Ahahah sorry mate XD
i didnt see them flicker or move at all here just standing and waiting for me to see them again
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If anyone is interested about an update i chatted with a rep of Google today. I am waiting an email who Will explain to me howto ship or send back the device to a Google store. This is a known issue i am not crazy hehe

Marghost said:
If anyone is interested about an update i chatted with a rep of Google today. I am waiting an email who Will explain to me howto ship or send back the device to a Google store. This is a known issue i am not crazy hehe
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I spoke with them also and they told me that it's only when on it's lowest brightness setting and nothing can be done as it's a software issue and not hardware. I'm starting to think they gave me the middle finger without me even knowing it. Haha

schwem said:
I spoke with them also and they told me that it's only when on it's lowest brightness setting and nothing can be done as it's a software issue and not hardware. I'm starting to think they gave me the middle finger without me even knowing it. Haha
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Ahahah yes it seems like they bull****ed you

Marghost said:
Ahahah yes it seems like they bull****ed you
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So what do you suppose I do now that we know it's a problem? Should I keep explaining to them that it's a problem? Thanks man

Me i was clear i said to them my brand new 1k phone that i Will keep for at least 2 years is defect. I trusted their product this is a build flaw. I was clear that i want them to fix it. Try to be direct and say you trusted them with your new phone. Keep me posted me im waiting for the send back instructions

Marghost said:
Me i was clear i said to them my brand new 1k phone that i Will keep for at least 2 years is defect. I trusted their product this is a build flaw. I was clear that i want them to fix it. Try to be direct and say you trusted them with your new phone. Keep me posted me im waiting for the send back instructions
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Sounds good. Looks like I just need to be persistent and adamant toward the fact that it is a 1k phone and this issue is, or at the very least, appearsrs to be hardware related. I too plan to keep the device for at least 2 years and if the hardware is already suffering a defect than I could only imagine how bad it will get from repetitive use. Thanks again. I'll keep you posted and let you know what they say when I speak to them again.

My pixel XL is just fine, suffering from none of the shenanigans that the others are
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MLGquickscoper said:
My pixel XL is just fine, suffering from none of the shenanigans that the others are
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Well, good for you lucky guy you! Google's trying to tell me it's normal for amoled's. Hah, it is normal for defective amoled's but not properly working amoled's. I am about to give them what for and then ask politely for an rma.

schwem said:
Well, good for you lucky guy you! Google's trying to tell me it's normal for amoled's. Hah, it is normal for defective amoled's but not properly working amoled's. I am about to give them what for and then ask politely for an rma.
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The key is to be polite
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They asked me to take some pictures it was pain in the as*. I share them with yall. Google said Will send me a box to replace it.

Marghost said:
They asked me to take some pictures it was pain in the as*. I share them with yall. Google said Will send me a box to replace it.
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If they ask me to do so I'm not sure I have anything other than my Pixel that will capture it. I literally have nothing with a decent camera aside from my Pixel XL. Hmmm.... What to do....

Ask a friend or a parent with with an s7 or an iPhone lol. My father iPhone6 did the job. My Old s4 didint work to low rez. I Guess.

schwem said:
Well, good for you lucky guy you! Google's trying to tell me it's normal for amoled's. Hah, it is normal for defective amoled's but not properly working amoled's. I am about to give them what for and then ask politely for an rma.
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Sh*t, my pixel developed these symptoms. Anyway I have an RMA unit on the way. It's nice that they send u the new phone first, so you don't have to go without a phone, which is nice
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I find the lowest to still be too bright on most phones, the pixel xl included. I use an app called iris mini. There's a free version. It greatly lowers the brightness and red shifts the screen and in the week I've had the phone, I haven't noticed this issue of the mura effect. Give that app a shot next time you read in the dark. It might help.
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