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S2 screen better than S3

I have to say that side by side the S2 screen looks more vivid, brighter, and text is clearer.
My son came over with his new unlocked S3 and I have been playing with it to see if I want the upgrade. The screen looks pinkish on a white backround compared to the S2. Also the brightness seems not as strong as the S2.
Am I missing something, dissappointing to say the least.
CC

Well other than the pink tint, poor view angles, pentile matrix and gross over sharpening artifacts, the galaxy s3 display is much superior. It has much better resolution. But I agree with you text looks poor in default mode.

cc999 said:
I have to say that side by side the S2 screen looks more vivid, brighter, and text is clearer.
My son came over with his new unlocked S3 and I have been playing with it to see if I want the upgrade. The screen looks pinkish on a white backround compared to the S2. Also the brightness seems not as strong as the S2.
Am I missing something, dissappointing to say the least.
CC
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Your son must have got a defective unit.Refer below for the pink tint issue:-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658601
And as far the screen comparision goes,heres the another link bellow:-
http://mobile-review.com/review/samsung-galaxy-s3-fl-en.shtml
On the above review one can clearly see that the s3 is superior to s2 in terms of sharpness and as far as the vividness goes they are nearly the same but the brightness on s3 is lower than s2.

Not really. I did a comparison with my friend S2 a few days ago. S3 screen beats S2 hands down. S3 is brighter, colours are more vivid, sharper and viewing angle is better too.
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My S2 screen was very good but nothing like the S3. Big big difference. S3 blows it away.
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Checked my S3 against the S2 of a colleague... S2 cannot even be compared, it's just soooo blown out of the water. OK, S3 is pentile, but really it's got a wonderful screen.

I compared my new sgs-III (i9300) with the sgs-II of my girlfriend and in my eyes the screen of the SGS-III is much better in every single aspect.

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I loved my GS2 a lot because in many ways it was just so ahead of its time but the HD screens look better, especially on full brightness in the store displays. I looked at the Note, GS2 HD, Gnex, GS3 and they were all better than the GS2 screen.
But yeah, back to my point. I believe GS2 might have triggered the nostalgia factor in many because it was just so damn good. Similar to how Die Hard 3 sucked compared to the first two and Soul Calibur one was the best game ever while the sequels were jokes. It is all about first impressions so large that the sequels can't possibly meet.
Technically though, in my eyes, the HD screens look a lot better. Defintely not as wow as when I first saw the GS2 with a bright live wallpaper though.

As my exp, overall, S3 display better S2 display . S2 display got many problem and not uniform. S3 display are uniform and HD display look like much better than WVGA, down the disadvantage of Pentile panel.

cc999 said:
I have to say that side by side the S2 screen looks more vivid, brighter, and text is clearer.
My son came over with his new unlocked S3 and I have been playing with it to see if I want the upgrade. The screen looks pinkish on a white backround compared to the S2. Also the brightness seems not as strong as the S2.
Am I missing something, dissappointing to say the least.
CC
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Were you missing your glasses? Serious question, maybe you didn't have them on.

What a strange thread. I used to think my SGS2 had an amazing screen, and I guess it did. But after using my SGS3 for a few weeks the SGS2 now looks incredibly grainy in comparison. Sure there's some tint to the SGS3 but overall it's a huge upgrade.

must be
Then it must be the screen protector he has on it? Is one of those invisible shield ones that does not have a smooth apperance but sort of a very light orange peel.....
Can that be it?
CC

Saying the S2 display is better than the S3 is like saying "My 15 year old tube TV looks better than my 720P LED TV"
wel all know the S3 does take colors and put them way over the head but it does look more sharper and richer than any other device before it

how is the screen under direct sunlight?
thanks

cc999 said:
Then it must be the screen protector he has on it? Is one of those invisible shield ones that does not have a smooth apperance but sort of a very light orange peel.....
Can that be it?
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I would say that this is the issue.
I had one on and my screen looked garbage. I had to take it off.
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It's probably not the screen protector. As mentioned before, many S3s have defective screens with tint issues. The extent of the discoloration varies from unit to unit, so your son might have been unlucky and gotten a very bad one.
Samsung knows of this issue so you can get an exchange.

Super Amoled PLUS (galaxy s II) not created for HIGH resolution.
He will never work with it.
Move up guys.

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It's probably not the screen protector. As mentioned before, many S3s have defective screens with tint issues. The extent of the discoloration varies from unit to unit, so your son might have been unlucky and gotten a very bad one.
Samsung knows of this issue so you can get an exchange.
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Actually almost all S3 I tested in stores has a pink tint to the whites. A few of them are more yellowish than others but I can safely say none of them has perfect white.

nativestranger said:
Actually almost all S3 I tested in stores has a pink tint to the whites. A few of them are more yellowish than others but I can safely say none of them has perfect white.
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There won't have perfect white on Samoled screen. It never meant to be in the 1st place. Mine a little blue tint. But I like it
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Galaxy Note 2 vs Galaxy Note : Size Comparison

I made a fun video comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy Note 1 in dimensions and size!
p.s.: The Galaxy Note 1 is a NTT DoCoMo branded phone from Japan I borrowed from a friend.

Cheers

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I made a fun video comparing the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy Note 1 in dimensions and size!
p.s.: The Galaxy Note 1 is a NTT DoCoMo branded phone from Japan I borrowed from a friend.
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which is better

Wow, so we get a lower pixel density AND the screen seems to be more narrow than on the Note 1

underlines said:
Wow, so we get a lower pixel density AND the screen seems to be more narrow than on the Note 1
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720P is better for watching HD videos, ALSO you get RGB matrix vs pentile

underlines said:
Wow, so we get a lower pixel density AND the screen seems to be more narrow than on the Note 1
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It's only .09 inches more narrow. Nothing to get excited about.
- Frank

underlines said:
Wow, so we get a lower pixel density AND the screen seems to be more narrow than on the Note 1
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I think its slightly taller if not mistaken.

They made the screen slightly narrow than the 1st note because:
1. they wanted the 16:9 ratio (best viewing for movies)
2. to make it more comfortable to hold in your hand.
@Sforever31 Note 2 has more features and more power!

The perceived pixel density will be higher though, so images will LOOK a lot better. And like someone mentioned, no more jagged pentile lines like I see on my GS3.

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Who said it has RGB instead of pentile? Samsung just says HD Super AMOLED no plus so I'm not sure where you got that from.
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note2/spec.html?type=find
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720P is better for watching HD videos, ALSO you get RGB matrix vs pentile
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The perceived pixel density will be higher though, so images will LOOK a lot better. And like someone mentioned, no more jagged pentile lines like I see on my GS3.
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dannytill said:
Who said it has RGB instead of pentile? Samsung just says HD Super AMOLED no plus so I'm not sure where you got that from.
http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note2/spec.html?type=find
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No one said it is RGB, but it's NOT pentile. Have you even bothered to look at the screen comparisons??
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31452312&postcount=9

It's RGB.

It is RGB (every pixel owns his 3 subpixel) but the arrangement of the subpixels is different from the ordinary RGB screens, thus the missing 'Plus' in the name.
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In the left you have a normal RGB pixel (ONE X, S 2, Lumia 920 ...) and on the right you have a Note II pixel. The blue one was made bigger because amoled blue subpixels die faster than green and red. How the screen will perform in real life remains to be seen but I bet it will be much better than pentile.

I was a bit disappointed about the screen being longer and not the same width, but reading a bit about it so far I think it will be beneficial to me to upgrade because I mainly use it for movies.

Does it fi in a pocket?

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Does it fi in a pocket?
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Note
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I know for a fact the note isn't going to be comfortable when riding a bike or going for a run , that's the only problem. And I usually want to have my phone with me at all times. Don't know if I should get the s3 just because it's more portable, the note 2 is definitely the better device though.
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juanzr1 said:
I know for a fact the note isn't going to be comfortable when riding a bike or going for a run , that's the only problem. And I usually want to have my phone with me at all times. Don't know if I should get the s3 just because it's more portable, the note 2 is definitely the better device though.
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Get a wristband?

CreepyDroid said:
It is RGB (every pixel owns his 3 subpixel) but the arrangement of the subpixels is different from the ordinary RGB screens, thus the missing 'Plus' in the name.
Look at this stupid image that I've made with my super awesome MS Paint skills
In the left you have a normal RGB pixel (ONE X, S 2, Lumia 920 ...) and on the right you have a Note II pixel. The blue one was made bigger because amoled blue subpixels die faster than green and red. How the screen will perform in real life remains to be seen but I bet it will be much better than pentile.
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I was initially skeptical about Samsung's choice in going for not only a low resolution screen but also a bigger display area. However, after I learned that they've also decided to ditch PenTile in favour of this new RGB matrix, I breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
I can't WAIT to see how nice this display looks in person!

How about your screen quality? Disappointing ... [ Update clip ]

Oct 6th: I got some phone compare to Note 2:
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Oct 2nd: Today I hand on Note 2 import from Hong Kong but I don't like the screen: still not better than S3, I think S3 screen a little bit better. How about yours?
Note 2 next to IP4.

Its known AMOLED screens have bad whites...
But I didn't bother me on other AMOLED screens, so I think it will be fine as long I wont compare it with other displays.

Would like to see more on this. I heard the screen on this was noticeably better than Note 1 and the S3. Less blue and less pentile hatcheting. Is that true?

I think you forgot to adjust the brightness

Is there any tint problem with note II?LIke the pink tint of s3????I dont know why but the display of note II appears a bit pinkish or i may be wrongg???

GizmoFreak said:
I think you forgot to adjust the brightness
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Indeed at low brighness the amoleds do not look good.

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I think you forgot to adjust the brightness
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Of course no . Both = max brightness.

Can you take a pic of a webpage (for example the xda webpage) on both machines please?
I'd like to see how text looks against the background.

on2a said:
Would like to see more on this. I heard the screen on this was noticeably better than Note 1 and the S3. Less blue and less pentile hatcheting. Is that true?
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I'm thinking about marketing purpose when Samsung change matrix from Pentitle to non-pentile with strange matrix arrange .

Sorry, but its hard for me to believe this... Every site said the new AMOLED has great whites.
Can you compare it with Galaxy S3?

DubelBoom said:
Sorry, but its hard for me to believe this... Every site said the new AMOLED has great whites.
Can you compare it with Galaxy S3?
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When I compare to my IP4, I decide buy it later because I know that Super Amoled = not uniform. Tomorrow I will compare again with S3, IP4, IP5 and other I can .

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Can you take a pic of a webpage (for example the xda webpage) on both machines please?
I'd like to see how text looks against the background.
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Tomorrow I will hand on again cause I did not buy it .

I remember on my S3 there was a setting in the display menu....I can't remember on top of my head but this setting would allow the S3 to optimize the screen image to save battery. If this setting is enabled on your note like my s3 was then that could be why its not being brighter.

The only thing disappointing about this are the other people showing the Note II being better than the iPhone.
images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/galaxy-note-2-vs-iphone-4s4.jpg

ciscostud said:
I remember on my S3 there was a setting in the display menu....I can't remember on top of my head but this setting would allow the S3 to optimize the screen image to save battery. If this setting is enabled on your note like my s3 was then that could be why its not being brighter.
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Of course no battery save mode

Nero6 said:
The only thing disappointing about this are the other people showing the Note II being better than the iPhone.
images.fonearena.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/galaxy-note-2-vs-iphone-4s4.jpg
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At this time, Super Amoled can not be better IPS about white color but black

How are you performing your test exactly?
You didn't buy it? How are you testing it in a room so dark then?
I've actually noticed, on my note 1, if you use the 'stock' internet browser and use a power saving mode, then it dims it using a very bluish tint, which looks quite different from just setting brightness at a lower level. So it could be test related.
I can't imagine any reason at all why the screen would be worse than the S3.
Samsung has said this is their best screen ever.
- Frank

ChodTheWacko said:
How are you performing your test exactly?
You didn't buy it? How are you testing it in a room so dark then?
I've actually noticed, on my note 1, if you use the 'stock' internet browser and use a power saving mode, then it dims it using a very bluish tint, which looks quite different from just setting brightness at a lower level. So it could be test related.
I can't imagine any reason at all why the screen would be worse than the S3.
Samsung has said this is their best screen ever.
- Frank
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I won't believe it neither unless I see it in person.
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ChodTheWacko said:
How are you performing your test exactly?
You didn't buy it? How are you testing it in a room so dark then?
I've actually noticed, on my note 1, if you use the 'stock' internet browser and use a power saving mode, then it dims it using a very bluish tint, which looks quite different from just setting brightness at a lower level. So it could be test related.
I can't imagine any reason at all why the screen would be worse than the S3.
Samsung has said this is their best screen ever.
- Frank
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Samsung always said that when thay launch a new product

Zanr Zij said:
Samsung always said that when thay launch a new product
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And so does any other company in the world

Colors are washed on Nexus 4

Just received my Nexus 4 today and the color are definitely washed (not so popping) on the phone. I actually think they are sub-standard than other lcd screens. Anyone agree? Can a custom rom saturate the colors more? Is there a way to saturate the colors without a custom rom?

milkisgood123 said:
Just received my Nexus 4 today and the color are definitely washed (not so popping) on the phone. I actually think they are sub-standard than other lcd screens. Anyone agree? Can a custom rom saturate the colors more? Is there a way to saturate the colors without a custom rom?
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I don't agree. I think the colors look great. Color reproduction is just more accurate. AMOLED colors pop because colors are oversaturated. It's unrealistic and I prefer the colors on an IPS display. In any case, you'll probably get used to it shortly.

pictures so that we can compare with other people who have the phone

milkisgood123 said:
Just received my Nexus 4 today and the color are definitely washed (not so popping) on the phone. I actually think they are sub-standard than other lcd screens. Anyone agree? Can a custom rom saturate the colors more? Is there a way to saturate the colors without a custom rom?
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I think you have bad eyes

I've been dieing to get mine so I can compare to the Lumia 920 screen (which is absolutely gorgeous)

Yes Colors are washed out on Nexus 4 compared to Xperia S. And I'm not talking about Mobile Bravia Engine.

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Yes Colors are washed out on Nexus 4 compared to Xperia S. And I'm not talking about Mobile Bravia Engine.
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The colors on my device are not washed out what so ever. They seem to be pretty accurate, but not eye popping like amoled. If i try to view the phone at an angle, there is a yellow hue but that's it. Very happy with the screen

mchimney said:
The colors on my device are not washed out what so ever. They seem to be pretty accurate, but not eye popping like amoled. If i try to view the phone at an angle, there is a yellow hue but that's it. Very happy with the screen
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Well the Xperia S has just a LED-backlit LCD screen, not even IPS. I never liked AMOLED in any way.
Sony does have something that is superior to Korean companies.

The screen looks fine to me on my Nexus, although I find the one X's screen a tad bit better. No biggie tho
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milkisgood123 said:
Just received my Nexus 4 today and the color are definitely washed (not so popping) on the phone. I actually think they are sub-standard than other lcd screens. Anyone agree? Can a custom rom saturate the colors more? Is there a way to saturate the colors without a custom rom?
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Your too use to Amoled displays bro, I thought the same thing at first, coming from a sgs 2 then 3.
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milkisgood123 said:
Just received my Nexus 4 today and the color are definitely washed (not so popping) on the phone. I actually think they are sub-standard than other lcd screens. Anyone agree? Can a custom rom saturate the colors more? Is there a way to saturate the colors without a custom rom?
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I won't call washed out but colors on my Xperia TL look better. I checked videos and lot of pictures from smugmug and flickr. While I liked colors on Xperia better I thought Nexus displayed more accurate colors.

Here is a picture of app drawer. S3/N4/XperiaT
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Here is a picture of app drawer. S3/N4/XperiaT
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Judging by the chrome icon. Thats how green red yellow suppose to look like. The dynamic and standard option on the galaxy s3 make the colors over saturated. So naturally. Your eyes are use to seeing stronger colors. But thats not how they are like in real life.
I do lots of editing and photography.
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Ha those darn Amoled eyes, Coming from S3 i thought the same, but my eyes adjusted. and I prefer the sharpness of ips

I find the nexus 4 display to be fantastic. Not a single complain.
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I've had nothing but amoled too and thought the same thing. You'll get used to it after a few days, now I like the display on my N4 better.
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OP is used to amoled. This panel is absolutely gorgeous.

I have a Dell Ultrasharp for work and use the same wallpaper from Jellybean, the colors are definitely undersaturated on the phone.
Realistic colors mean wide color gamut, which means being able to do both unsaturated and saturated. The phone cannot do saturated colors well, which means it has a narrow color gamut and only looks realistic when its not showing an image with high saturation in it.

Wait for these kernel devs cook something up like on the GNEX, edit the contrast and things will be popping!

Yeah I'm used too amoled also and noticed the difference, the colors seem very similar to the Nexus 7 which makes me wonder if it's a color profile or something that can be IMPROVED (ie not 'fixed') with software updates, mods and kernels.
After a few days though, I definitely noticed the difference in terms of usability.. this phone is much nicer to use than the S3 was, and I'm not automatically rushing to the night mode settings whenever possible.

[Q] Does S5 is affect purple smearing like s4 and note 3

Anyone can tell me if S5 is affect purple smearing like s4 and note 3?:fingers-crossed:

I messed around with an S5 demo unit in my local O2 shop last weekend and performed a direct comparison between my S4 and the S5 looking for this very thing. There was no smearing at all on the S5, where as it's blatantly obvious on the S4 in comparison.
So no is the answer, which is great news.

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I messed around with an S5 demo unit in my local O2 shop last weekend and performed a direct comparison between my S4 and the S5 looking for this very thing. There was no smearing at all on the S5, where as it's blatantly obvious on the S4 in comparison.
So no is the answer, which is great news.
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This problem shows when in low light ambient and display set to minimum
Did you tested in that condition?

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This problem shows when in low light ambient and display set to minimum
Did you tested in that condition?
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No, I didn't. But, speaking as someone who has owned an S4 for 12 months, it doesn't just show itself in this environment. As I said, I ran a direct comparison between my S4 and the S5 whilst in the shop with both set to low brightness, and in that particular environment the S4 smearing was obvious and the S5 didn't manifest any at all. So at the very least it is considerably better than the S4 and I'd go so far as to say the issue has been rectified.

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No, I didn't. But, speaking as someone who has owned an S4 for 12 months, it doesn't just show itself in this environment. As I said, I ran a direct comparison between my S4 and the S5 whilst in the shop with both set to low brightness, and in that particular environment the S4 smearing was obvious and the S5 didn't manifest any at all. So at the very least it is considerably better than the S4 and I'd go so far as to say the issue has been rectified.
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Thank you so much!!:good:

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Anyone can tell me if S5 is affect purple smearing like s4 and note 3?:fingers-crossed:
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They S5 review by GSM arena, they did mention the smearing issue when brightness is set to low. Atleast it is noticeable in lower brightness.
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They S5 review by GSM arena, they did mention the smearing issue when brightness is set to low. Atleast it is noticeable in lower brightness.
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True. All Amoled bahaves the same.
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It certainly wasn't noticeable on the S5 I used in the shop. As said above, at the very least it's considerably better than the S4.

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It certainly wasn't noticeable on the S5 I used in the shop. As said above, at the very least it's considerably better than the S4.
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Way better!
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It certainly wasn't noticeable on the S5 I used in the shop. As said above, at the very least it's considerably better than the S4.
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Hello, today i bought new s5 and tested in a dark room with video that shows "quick moving black objects" and the result is :
the s4 pink smearing is still affected on s5
the entire screen background is turned from s4 BLACK to s5 BLUE and that can help hide the smearing because no black color is showing(pixel off)
this may result more consumption of battery (i think) .
you can still notice the pink smearing when in dark room set screen bright to lowest, go to Phone Dial and fast pressing on the 3 dot icon (more) on top right under the Contacts icon > PINK PINK!! (because this background is black)
because this is the SUPER AMOPINKLED bring to you by SAMSUNG :crying::crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

I believe gsmarena and anandtech both mentioned smearing. Not a big big deal but I wish Samsung would do better.
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I'd take the S5's SAMOLED with smearing under extreme low light over any competing IPS with backlight bleed at all levels of backlight.

To each its own, that's like runflat vs regular tires to each pros and cons
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A little something I found that helps greatly reduce the "purple" smearing:
1. Set your screen profile to Pro Photo or Movie(preferred).
& more importantly.
2. Download Lux from the Play store. Enable night mode and set the White Balance to Fluorescent.
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I haven't noticed it on mine like I did with my s4
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Yep... My S5 and Note 3 have near-identical levels of smearing at the lowest brightness in the middle of the night in a dark room.
But if that's the price I pay for having a screen where black really is black (as opposed to dark grey) and doesn't use battery for black, I'll take AMOLED any day.

Yes, it suffers in the same way.
It's a problem related to AMOLED technology. If you use a totally black screen, all points are off. When you move a line in this screen, the points must be switched on and the response time cause the problem.
The only solution is not using a totally black background. Use a DARK one, but not full black. This, for exapmple, is what Samsung have done in the setting screen. Try it.