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Hi all,
Wished that, for a first post in this forum, I would post something useful. But no, what I'm posting is probably the first user having a screen gone bad.
In the beginning, it happened when the battery went below around 50% and the brightness started going higher and higher to the point where the screen was completely white washed. Recently, the screen went to some kind of green colour taking over the whole screen (see pic attached).
The other phone functions work fine: sound, buttons, happtic feedback. Only the screen decided to die on me.
After multiple FW restores using different versions and only getting worse, I finally decided to call it a day and I will send it to Samsung Belgium for repair.
Hope that I just caught a bad one and that the Super AMOLED technology can survive time.
that is a weird problem, from the first description it sounded like if it got wet and it got damaged by the moisture trapped inside.
but it could simply be a defective screen.
when the screen is off, does it goes back to full BLACK?
or does it stays in that LCD like green/greyish colour?
Phone never went near water or humidity.
Yes, it goes to full black when off and the more it's off, the longer the screen hangs to its original "colours". Well, it used to but now it's worse.
Hi There,
I have problem with the i9000 screen too. Yesterday the screen brigtness suddenly gone up and the main problem is a lot of obvious color banding where things should gradient out smoothly. It looks like it is not having enough color depth, just like lowering your graphic card setting in Windows to 8 bit color or something.
Searching for stock ROM to flash back before I take it for replacement. Don't have much luck with the ROM so far.
Good luck with yours by the way.
Cheers,
It seems that you have the same symptoms that I have.
The only problem I'm having now is that the phone went back to normal after not using it for the last few days. Let's see how Samsung deals with this...
I've had a similar problem and sent it back for repair, as it became permanent after 2 weeks from the time I first noticed it.
Please look at my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7652167&postcount=8
and see if it is similar to your issue.
It's now in samsung's lab or something, so in the coming days they should tell me what's the matter with it and how it should be fixed.
Sent mine to Samsung a couple of days ago for repair.
Any news on yours?
So I finally received my phone back from the repair shop and after glancing over the repair report, I came to the conclusion that I had lost the first fight with warranty claims: they did a firmware upgrade !! They upgraded my "old" firmware to a mind-blowing future one: JM2 !!!
After two days, the phone decided to act up again showing the same symptoms as before. In order not to loose the second fight, I decided to go there myself instead of sending it through mail. Being a 45 minutes car hike, I decided first to make sure that the phone was indeed showing the problems initially reported. After some minutes playing with it in front of the desk clerk, he finally admitted that it had to be a hardware problem.
So now the waiting game begins...In the meanwhile, I'm using a Nokia E71 which, while competent enough for my basic needs, it is NOT a Galaxy S. Crap !
To finally close this chapter I received my phone 2 days ago and after a Lcd screen replacement it seems now that the problem is finally solved.
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dragonii said:
To finally close this chapter I received my phone 2 days ago and after a Lcd screen replacement it seems now that the problem is finally solved.
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glad to hear everything checked out correctly, I presume everything fell under your warranty?, i got the same outlines around the circle but they are very very faint as I can only see them when i hold the device in direct sunlight at a certain angle so I suppose you're not the only one.
When you say LCD screen are you merely making a mistake or did they actually replace your AMOLED screen with an LCD?
If they actually did that, it doesn't seem like a very good deal...
dragonii said:
To finally close this chapter I received my phone 2 days ago and after a Lcd screen replacement it seems now that the problem is finally solved.
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Just took the Dutch description on the repair report. To my knowledge, Galaxy S phones only come with AMOLED screens.
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Sent mine to Samsung a couple of days ago for repair.
Any news on yours?
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They sent me a new one instead...
I had only owned my Epic a week and this is what happened to the screen! I thought I was seeing things at first, then it got BAD. My wife captured this short video with her Evo before I took it in and traded it for a new unit.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I'm almost 2 weeks into my replacement unit and everything's fine so far.
That screen seems faulty to me.
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Or maybe even a loose wire?
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Looks like a connector to the screen may have been loose :/..
I had it happen. Took it back and exchanged it even though after rebooting it appeared fine. I believe it was an overheating graphics processor (I've had similar happen on a computer).
At first, the guy at Best Buy was hesitant to replace it. I told him I didn't mind if he did a hard reset on it so he could rule out a software conflict (personally, I was confident it was hardware-related). Less than 3 minutes after being reset it was doing it again.
Now, I'll probably root it have some real fun!
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I am having that issue right now! Anytime I even slide the keyboard out a little bit, my colors go all sorry and my wallpaper looks like old PC's with 256 colors! Lol or safe mode! I am 5 months into this phone, but hopefully it's still covered under some kind of warranty so I don't have to turn it on an insurance claim. Lol.
OperationMove said:
I am having that issue right now! Anytime I even slide the keyboard out a little bit, my colors go all sorry and my wallpaper looks like old PC's with 256 colors! Lol or safe mode! I am 5 months into this phone, but hopefully it's still covered under some kind of warranty so I don't have to turn it on an insurance claim. Lol.
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I hope you don't have too much trouble getting it taken care of!
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Wow! Seems to be a manufacturing defect in the latest round of shipments... Hope getting it swapped with a replacement was simple. Too much money to lay out to start with a defective unit like that, but as with anything, sh*t happens...just not cool when it happens to you!
With the amount of phones sold there are going to occasionally be defective ones.
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I've had a similar issue, except much more subtle. Best way I can describe it: There will be random changing horizontal color bars that overlay on top of what is on the screen at about 90% transparency. It looks like something is interfering with the video output to the AMOLED. This only happens when the phone appears to be processing something like the loading screen for the Android Market or during the melody test in the *#0*# menu. It also appears to be related somehow to the battery charge level. The lower the charge, the more the effect. I'm just noting this issue here, and kind of wondering if anyone else has this issue. It doesn't really bother me at all, to be honest.
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Wow! Seems to be a manufacturing defect in the latest round of shipments... Hope getting it swapped with a replacement was simple. Too much money to lay out to start with a defective unit like that, but as with anything, sh*t happens...just not cool when it happens to you!
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Getting it swapped was simple & quick once the Best Buy Mobile rep hard reset the unit and saw that the problem continued. As I said in the OP, my replacement is doing great so far.
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Lazz said:
I've had a similar issue, except much more subtle. Best way I can describe it: There will be random changing horizontal color bars that overlay on top of what is on the screen at about 90% transparency. It looks like something is interfering with the video output to the AMOLED. This only happens when the phone appears to be processing something like the loading screen for the Android Market or during the melody test in the *#0*# menu. It also appears to be related somehow to the battery charge level. The lower the charge, the more the effect. I'm just noting this issue here, and kind of wondering if anyone else has this issue. It doesn't really bother me at all, to be honest.
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I think I was having the same problem.
It only seemed to happen when the battery was nearly depleted, and even then only when the screen was on high brightness and displaying nearly all white.
Seems to me like at low charge levels the battery can't supply enough power to keep most of the pixels white at high brightness, so it starts getting distorted.
Go to sprint service and repair store and open a ticket. They will either charge you $35 or it will be free if you're under tep, so long that you have no liquid on the device and it's not rooted. I'm a tech at one of the stores.
OperationMove said:
I am having that issue right now! Anytime I even slide the keyboard out a little bit, my colors go all sorry and my wallpaper looks like old PC's with 256 colors! Lol or safe mode! I am 5 months into this phone, but hopefully it's still covered under some kind of warranty so I don't have to turn it on an insurance claim. Lol.
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I keep getting random laginess and screen unresponsiveness. It doesn't seem to be rom specific as it has happened on cm7, myns 2.2, and now the rooted stock leak. There is a bright white spot that has been there since day 1 and that seems to be where it becomes most unresponsive. It also randomly scrolls and even the capacative buttons become unresponsive.
Help
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flyboy1100 said:
I keep getting random laginess and screen unresponsiveness. It doesn't seem to be rom specific as it has happened on cm7, myns 2.2, and now the rooted stock leak. There is a bright white spot that has been there since day 1 and that seems to be where it becomes most unresponsive. It also randomly scrolls and even the capacative buttons become unresponsive.
Help
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seems like your digitizer is lifting off the screen because mine would do the same until I fixed it by heating the screen with a hair drier for a bit then pushing the digitizer glass in around the edges.
The white spot is a very common defect-> my phone has it as well.
So its DIY or sprint tep to fix it. Good luck.
Problem with sprint is I think unless it does it all the time I don't think they will fix it. The closest store to me sucks, the last time I brought it in they told to just smash it because they wouldn't fix it. Maybe I will call customer service tomorrow as I don't see any physical defects, the screen is not lifting
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Fresh warm 2.2 install, just did it again, so definetly hardware failure, I will call sprint tomorrow!
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I tried the hairdryer thing, worked fine for 5 days, now the unresponsiveness is starting again, going to unroot and call sprint because u don't think there I'd a repair center near me
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Sprint is sending me a refurb. Gambling Iguess, but my phone is unusable right now.
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flyboy1100 said:
Sprint is sending me a refurb. Gambling Iguess, but my phone is unusable right now.
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Who knows you might get lucky , I wasn't. My original and refurb both have the screen issue but I can live with it. Just make sure to clean the screen regularly and u should be good.
I clean my screen daily, we will see. It is fine now, but an hour ago I couldn't do anything. Had to last really hard and beat on the screen to get it to work. 3 returns and you get a new one right?
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i have the light spot. Pretty sure its caused by heat. . Took it in and had the screen replaced by a repair center. It also had light leaks that also got fixed. The new screen is doing the light spots again though. I'm willing to to bet you have a novatec lcd panel. When it happened to me I took a pole and everyone who had this problem had the novatec over the epson. If my xoom does it ill be pretty pissed. My friend has a droidx that also has a light spot in the same area as my evo. Bottom middle, a little off center to the right. Am I right? Neither have screen unresponsiveness though.
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I clean my screen daily, we will see. It is fine now, but an hour ago I couldn't do anything. Had to last really hard and beat on the screen to get it to work. 3 returns and you get a new one right?
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Actually for the screen I just turn it off and on and my problems go away.
This is actually my 2nd phone. First one the charging port broke off, I kept it and got a refurb. Then I dropped my refurb and cracked the screen. So I opened up and swapped my old evo's screen to my new one. Works fine, now.
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i have the light spot. Pretty sure its caused by heat. . Took it in and had the screen replaced by a repair center. It also had light leaks that also got fixed. The new screen is doing the light spots again though. I'm willing to to bet you have a novatec lcd panel. When it happened to me I took a pole and everyone who had this problem had the novatec over the epson. If my xoom does it ill be pretty pissed. My friend has a droidx that also has a light spot in the same area as my evo. Bottom middle, a little off center to the right. Am I right? Neither have screen unresponsiveness though.
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Your right, its a defect in the novatech lcd, hence the change to epson lcd on newer hardware revisions
ok now that you mention it alex I do have screen unresponsiveness but I also fix by screen off then back on. Its random and I thought it was a cyanogen thing as I've been using that from for a long time now.
boredmug said:
ok now that you mention it alex I do have screen unresponsiveness but I also fix by screen off then back on. Its random and I thought it was a cyanogen thing as I've been using that from for a long time now.
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I had the impression of it being the rom early on but after multiple flashes, its the hardware. I believe its due to the combination of lcd lifting and heat from the cpu. I had my swype keyboard on screen one day and noticed that the screen went berserk on/near the white spot on the lcd by watching the trace line
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I had the impression of it being the rom early on but after multiple flashes, its the hardware. I believe its due to the combination of lcd lifting and heat from the cpu. I had my swype keyboard on screen one day and noticed that the screen went berserk on/near the white spot on the lcd by watching the trace line
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Yup same here and I have a novatec. And turning the screen off and on doesn't have much affect. I have to do that 5 or 6 times, and run my thumbs from the bottom to the top pressing very hard, then it will start to work again
definitely not rom specific, as I am now completely unrooted running 3.70.
Maybe I will get get a refurb version 4
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flyboy1100 said:
Yup same here and I have a novatec. And turning the screen off and on doesn't have much affect. I have to do that 5 or 6 times, and run my thumbs from the bottom to the top pressing very hard, then it will start to work again
definitely not rom specific, as I am now completely unrooted running 3.70.
Maybe I will get get a refurb version 4
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Wow that sucks, I never had to go to those extremes when my screen acted up, good luck.
How do I tell what screen my new one has?
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So far no issues, figures, call for replacement and get it ordered and now my screen has been fine
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Acted up twice today, so glad a replacement is on the way
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how many refurbs do i have to go through before i get a new phone? 1 down so far.
So today I noticed my phone had a purple blotch on it and well I thought nothing of it until I saw more of it at the bottom and when I turn the brightness up it gets even worse all over the screen on my phone. I've found one other person with this issue and they hadn't received any help, so I'm coming to you guys to ask you as to whats going on with my screen. Some information as follows, I am using the RandomRom with gingerbread and the modem is EI22.
my phone is kinda doing the same thing..
but. I took my phone in because the screen wouldnt come on..
and when I got it back the screen colors was all messed up..
I asked them about it.. and they said thats how I Gave it to them..
which is a lie.. but I didnt want to give them my phone back for another 4 to 6 hours..
I plan on taking it back.. but right now I'm too lazy to unroot my phone and put it back to stock.. then give it to them for god knows how long..
people say my phone screen looks like a old school GameBoy Color screen..
right now I don't even notice it anymore.. I got use to it.
so when ever I do decide to get it fixed.. its gonna be like I got a brand new phone..
Right, so does anyone know why this happens?
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Right, so does anyone know why this happens?
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Had mine serviced last week. Its the ribbon for the screen. Covered under TEP if ya got it. At least this what the issue sound like. If you guys are anything like me, its probably from over clocking and such.
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Well I didn't overclock my phone, unless the ROM I installed did that itself.
So is this covered by Sprint for free? I can't exactly afford another replacement.
It's entirely pink now and the bottom itself is progressing to a darkish blue blotch and slowly replacing the pink.
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Well I didn't overclock my phone, unless the ROM I installed did that itself.
So is this covered by Sprint for free? I can't exactly afford another replacement.
It's entirely pink now and the bottom itself is progressing to a darkish blue blotch and slowly replacing the pink.
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As long as you have the insurance, yes, its free.
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Well I think we have insurance on the phone, but I'm going to run it into the store sometime this week. I'm gonna keep checking this thread though for any updated information. But on a short note... when I got this phone replaced, the left side of the screen could be pushed up more than the other side. In my experience of having this phone a few times it has never done that so I assume it's on the department stores part. But do you think it has anything to do with my issue of this funky screen?
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Well I think we have insurance on the phone, but I'm going to run it into the store sometime this week. I'm gonna keep checking this thread though for any updated information. But on a short note... when I got this phone replaced, the left side of the screen could be pushed up more than the other side. In my experience of having this phone a few times it has never done that so I assume it's on the department stores part. But do you think it has anything to do with my issue of this funky screen?
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I guess anything is possible but it sounds exactly like my issues.
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Okay so here's an update I haven't had it replaced yet but the screen is now tinted blue with black coming from the bottom. I managed to bring my phone back to Stock EC05 after bricking it apparently. So the download mode triangle is stuck on the uh overlay of blue and the entire bottom is basically black.
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Hey, I've owned my phone for
about 6 months. It has been fine till about a week ago when I flashed a miui rom (Mintberry). At first, it was just occasional flickering, everyday or two for a few seconds, but now it's turned into a fair bit more.
If I don't use my phone heavily for about 3 hours, and go back to the phone, the screen has turned completely grey. When this happens, no matter what state my phone is in the screen flickers. It generally begins flickering very fast then after 5 seconds the screen is completely grey (even once rebooted).
I have dropped my phone a few times like everyone does, nothing severe or even close though. I didn't drop it then have it instantly happen.
I have since tried a few things...
Changed pixel density in rom toolbox (works once rebooted, but only till I stop using)
Changed from miui to ICS (no difference, but took an hour for it to start)
Am I looking at buying a new screen?
Edit: tried another battery, no success (didn't expect much)
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I had similar issue with my phone. I do not think it has anything to do with software.. but yours is far worse thn mine.. I only had minor flickering which could only be seen sometimes and you really need to notice it with black or white background.. I tired diffrent roms it was on all of them.. I switched back to original rom.. and then got my screen replaced underwarranty... working fine since then..
OK thanks, ill give them a call today.
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Had mine flickering in the same fashion. Out of warranty. Took it to a repair place and apparently it was just the screen connection was loose - thats what they told me anyway - $80 later everything worked again - probably ripped me off but im not a hardware tech so didnt want to screw with it myself
I'll have a look at a disassemble guide today, see if I can fix the cable. Thanks man, generally screen flickering is from a loose cable.
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Well today I found a fix...
I accidently left my phone in the car when it was pretty hot. Seemed fine when i used it for a few minutes so i assumed it was water damage and decided to take the battery out and leave it for a while.
Came back to the phone after i had done the shopping to see if it was still working. Nope... It was noticably colder though as the car was now in the shade.
I ended up getting a heat bag and wrapping it around the phone. The screen almost immediately started working and the screen was perfect.
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