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Hi, I'm just wondering if this is a problem with my phone or if its symptomatic across all DHD's. When taking photos using flash, the photos have a quite visible green hue across it (this is of course, set to no effect). Does anyone else have this issue? Ta
I have not noticed this yet, but in what lighting conditions are you shooting ? if it's in common bulb or fluorescent lighting then it might just be your whitebalance which is off. Adjust and try again, see if you replicate the same greenish hue.
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I tested in a pitch black room and there's definitely a greenish/yellowish hue across the photos. Looking at the LED flash itself i can see there is a yellowish plastic cover which i assume is the cause. Very odd that they would not go for straight clear plastic.
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I tested in a pitch black room and there's definitely a greenish/yellowish hue across the photos. Looking at the LED flash itself i can see there is a yellowish plastic cover which i assume is the cause. Very odd that they would not go for straight clear plastic.
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I think the yellowish flash module is normal. All the phones I have before with flash have the "yellowish plastic" background..whatever you called it. So I don't think this is causing the problem.
I too get a very yellow pic when using flash
jeffmasson said:
I too get a very yellow pic when using flash
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I have the same problem. Bought two phones at once (myself and wife), one removes the normal, the other photos are very yellow. Terms of shooting the same. Original firmware, the latest.
Did you see what the solution to this problem?
I love everything about this phone except...pinky tint at the bottom 1/5 of the screen!
It's especially visible with white background. It seems that the bottom 1/5 part gets very warm when the phone is doing lots of stuff or charging battery and I think that's when the pink tint is really gettung, well pink.
I will probably exchange it once the supply gets better and my local att store gets stocks. Hopefully you guys are not experiencing this.
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Yunosuke said:
I love everything about this phone except...pinky tint at the bottom 1/5 of the screen!
It's especially visible with white background. It seems that the bottom 1/5 part gets very warm when the phone is doing lots of stuff or charging battery and I think that's when the pink tint is really gettung, well pink.
I will probably exchange it once the supply gets better and my local att store gets stocks. Hopefully you guys are not experiencing this.
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what color did you get?
I have the white and have not noticed this.
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Yunosuke said:
I love everything about this phone except...pinky tint at the bottom 1/5 of the screen!
It's especially visible with white background. It seems that the bottom 1/5 part gets very warm when the phone is doing lots of stuff or charging battery and I think that's when the pink tint is really gettung, well pink.
I will probably exchange it once the supply gets better and my local att store gets stocks. Hopefully you guys are not experiencing this.
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How dark is the tint? Like how noticable is it?
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I have the white and have not noticed this.
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Same here.
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Same here.
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Thanks guys for the reply. I've got blue one. It's barely visible as my friends couldn't see it at all lol. I have really good eyes, or I have to say "trained eyes " that I do graphic arts stuff everyday. Color accuracy is critical for my job.
My S2 had blueish tint but it was uniform color temperature for the entire screen. I'm currently using app called Screen Adjuster to mitigate the issue but it doesn't solve the problem because of the uneven color temperature. I really think that the heat at the bottom part really changed the tint permanently.
I'm happy that you guys don't have such problem!
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Thanks guys for the reply. I've got blue one. It's barely visible as my friends couldn't see it at all lol. I have really good eyes, or I have to say "trained eyes " that I do graphic arts stuff everyday. Color accuracy is critical for my job.
My S2 had blueish tint but it was uniform color temperature for the entire screen. I'm currently using app called Screen Adjuster to mitigate the issue but it doesn't solve the problem because of the uneven color temperature. I really think that the heat at the bottom part really changed the tint permanently.
I'm happy that you guys don't have such problem!
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Have you contacted samsung about it? I am curious on how they would address it.
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I have some ink blob close to the middle of my screen that's visible at night in a dark room. It's very annoying and definitely swapping it out hopefully next week. I have a blue gs3.
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I have some ink blob close to the middle of my screen that's visible at night in a dark room. It's very annoying and definitely swapping it out hopefully next week. I have a blue gs3.
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Mine has a couple of those too. From reading the international thread, it seems somewhat normal with amoled. There's a chance you will exchange it and get once that's worse....
Edit: I shouldn't say normal with amoled. My nexus s doesnt really have it. My nexus s is also almost completely black while the galaxy s3 isn't as dark of a black
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I have some ink blob close to the middle of my screen that's visible at night in a dark room. It's very annoying and definitely swapping it out hopefully next week. I have a blue gs3.
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I must say it'll be really hard to find the AMOLED screen with no ink bolbs unfortunately.. I went through 3 S2 Syrockets and 1 Playstation Vita. All of them have those blobs or lines of ink that you can see in a dark room with black or gray background. It's really prevalent issue. Personally I gave up about the issue as its only visible in some limited conditions. Sorry but if you don't have any other problems then i dont want you to exchange it with even worse unit...
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I have no tint or anything in that matter, I don't see any blobs like I did on my s2
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I have no tint or anything in that matter, I don't see any blobs like I did on my s2
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Thanks! I'm really hoping that the odds are very rare!
Until my exchanged unit arrives, I'll just enjoy this beautifully built phone!
Oh man I thought samsung noticed this issue with the intl version.. is it possible to use the SG3 without a simcard? I mean can I access the applications / browser using wifi without having a simcard in? I am asking because I ordered one from AT&T and I will unlock it, I don't want to unlock it then send it back if it has issues..
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Mine has a couple of those too. From reading the international thread, it seems somewhat normal with amoled. There's a chance you will exchange it and get once that's worse....
Edit: I shouldn't say normal with amoled. My nexus s doesnt really have it. My nexus s is also almost completely black while the galaxy s3 isn't as dark of a black
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uranis said:
I have some ink blob close to the middle of my screen that's visible at night in a dark room. It's very annoying and definitely swapping it out hopefully next week. I have a blue gs3.
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I must say it'll be really hard to find the AMOLED screen with no ink bolbs unfortunately.. I went through 3 S2 Syrockets and 1 Playstation Vita. All of them have those blobs or lines of ink that you can see in a dark room with black or gray background. It's really prevalent issue. Personally I gave up about the issue as its only visible in some limited conditions. Sorry but if you don't have any other problems then i dont want you to exchange it with even worse unit...
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I never noticed the issue on other amoled devices but you're right it would suck to give it in and get something worse.
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If you want to see if your phone has these blobs, do the following
Go into a pitch black room
Set your phone brightness to auto
Open camera app
Turn off flash
take a picture of pure darkness
View the picture in the gallery, and tap it once open so all the bars and menus go away showing nothing but the image
Inspect the screen up close, you may have to wait 5 minutes for your eyes to adjust
If you don't see those blotches, your eyes suck, didn't let them adjust enough to the dark, or you just wasted your luck on a nice phone rather than a lottery ticket!
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If you want to see if your phone has these blobs, do the following
Go into a pitch black room
Set your phone brightness to auto
Open camera app
Turn off flash
take a picture of pure darkness
View the picture in the gallery, and tap it once open so all the bars and menus go away showing nothing but the image
Inspect the screen up close, you may have to wait 5 minutes for your eyes to adjust
If you don't see those blotches, your eyes suck, didn't let them adjust enough to the dark, or you just wasted your luck on a nice phone rather than a lottery ticket!
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I dont want to see them if I do this my ocd will b In overdrive....
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PMad said:
If you want to see if your phone has these blobs, do the following
Go into a pitch black room
Set your phone brightness to auto
Open camera app
Turn off flash
take a picture of pure darkness
View the picture in the gallery, and tap it once open so all the bars and menus go away showing nothing but the image
Inspect the screen up close, you may have to wait 5 minutes for your eyes to adjust
If you don't see those blotches, your eyes suck, didn't let them adjust enough to the dark, or you just wasted your luck on a nice phone rather than a lottery ticket!
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How do you know that the blotches you see after this test are not just a camera flaw? Did you send the picture you took on the sg3 to another phone and view it again? If the bloches are there, its a camera flaw. If not, its a screen flaw.
Everysingle amoled screen that I have owned had purple tint. It is more or less common on samoled. Especially noticeable when the brightness turned to low.
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How do you know that the blotches you see after this test are not just a camera flaw? Did you send the picture you took on the sg3 to another phone and view it again? If the bloches are there, its a camera flaw. If not, its a screen flaw.
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Because, i used pinch and zoom while the picture was open and pretty much saw nothing happen on the screen. I could tell from some slight changes in some lighter spots, but the blotches did not move. You can do the same.
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Because, i used pinch and zoom while the picture was open and pretty much saw nothing happen on the screen. I could tell from some slight changes in some lighter spots, but the blotches did not move. You can do the same.
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Ah, that will work, too! Thanks!
I've noticed that if I tilt my Nexus 4 to the left, there is a yellow tint to the screen. If I tilt it to the right, there seems to be a bluish tint. I don't have a ton of experience with IPS displays, but is anyone else seeing this? Could this be a defect? It looks great when viewed straight on.
Oh, I also have a Nexus 7 and I do notice a very slight bluish tint when tilted either way. Just wanna know if this is something I should be contacting Google about or if its a common Nexus 4 issue.
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I've noticed that if I tilt my Nexus 4 to the left, there is a yellow tint to the screen. If I tilt it to the right, there seems to be a bluish tint. I don't have a ton of experience with IPS displays, but is anyone else seeing this? Could this be a defect? It looks great when viewed straight on.
Oh, I also have a Nexus 7 and I do notice a very slight bluish tint when tilted either way. Just wanna know if this is something I should be contacting Google about or if its a common Nexus 4 issue.
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That is pretty normal for an LCD display which is why they are quoted with viewing angles. Go to extreme angles and you see odd effects, nothing out of the ordinary with that.
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Phil
PhilipL said:
Hi
That is pretty normal for an LCD display which is why they are quoted with viewing angles. Go to extreme angles and you see odd effects, nothing out of the ordinary with that.
Regards
Phil
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Actually this is not at extreme angles. This happens if I even tilt the phone slightly, which is why I noticed it so quickly. I can live with it, but if this is not usual, I should consider getting it replaced.
Hey, to those who already have the galaxy s4 can you confirm with me if its noticeably brighter than the galaxy s3? I know it's 258 lux in comparison to 213lux on the galaxy s3 but in real world use does it help a bit with sunlight legibility? Also is the screen less reflective than the s3?
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Yes and yes. I wouldn't call it the best phone to use in direct sunlight but it has improved quite a bit from the S3
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Thanks alot for replying, thought I wasn't gonna get a reply..lol
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Yes brighter. Same reflective to me. Overall, love S4 new 1080p screen.
From my mini review
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Screen:
- Brightness: Oh well, the maximum manual brightness is not as bright as my Note 2 (A Brighter Note app activated), but outdoor visibility is way better. Under sun light with auto brightness, white is whiter (brighter), black under s much less blueish - mean darker. I can feel better in reflectiveness also. I think most reviewers forget to turn automatic brightness on.
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It's completely readable under heavy sun light
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Edit: a review said it's 475 bits birghtness with automatic brightness under heavy light.
Thanks!
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According to DisplayMate, on autobrightness it gets extra 30% brighter than on manual max.
Hey. Last night I noticed my SGS4 has a very reddish tint to an all black screen, compared to my SGS2 which is truly black (no light emitted).
During the day it is not noticeable but in pitch black you can see a strange dark red glow in black areas.
Anyone else experienced this?
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Hey. Last night I noticed my SGS4 has a very reddish tint to an all black screen, compared to my SGS2 which is truly black (no light emitted).
During the day it is not noticeable but in pitch black you can see a strange dark red glow in black areas.
Anyone else experienced this?
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Take a picture of it. If the screen is faulty, better replace it.
I'll try to make a picture later tonight. With the naked eye it was easy to see...
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I'll try to make a picture later tonight. With the naked eye it was easy to see...
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I never let me eyes go naked...:silly:
Take a photo when it's pich black with a black background.
I got my Telus s4 and it is for sure brighter when outside
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My issue: the red subpixels stay on, this is the SGS4 and SGS2 viewing the same 100% black image.
If any black background has visible red tinting to it you should definitely contact Samsung or the store.
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My issue: the red subpixels stay on, this is the SGS4 and SGS2 viewing the same 100% black image.
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Absolutely faulty device. My S4 is absolutely black.
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From my mini review
It's completely readable under heavy sun light
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Could you post a picture showing its screen under heavy sun light? I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
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Could you post a picture showing its screen under heavy sun light? I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
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Sorry that I sold my phone already (check my thread), but I did try to do it but it's not as noticeable as seeing in the real life, or my cam is not enough for capturing the screen correctly
To see the red blacks you have to be in a very dark room. Mine has it too.
The only thing I dont like about the screen is that Samsung seems to have omitted the antireflective/oleophobic coating around the menu and back buttons, making fingerprints on the buttons stand out
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My issue: the red subpixels stay on, this is the SGS4 and SGS2 viewing the same 100% black image.
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Its a software issue it seems. Read post in the AT&T S4 forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40841213&postcount=104
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Its a software issue it seems. Read post in the AT&T S4 forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=40841213&postcount=104
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Thanks. Samsung told me I could send it in for repairs as they didn't know when an update would show up.
Sent my att nexus 6 back for replacement for the random reboot issue. The first one I recieved also had a few other issues like color banding and vibration noise.
The new device vibrates quietly without the rattling noise a lot of users reported so if you have one of the loud devices a replacement should fix this
Attached is an image I use to test for color banding. If the gradient is completely smooth for you then your screen is fine. If you see banding (lines) in the gradient you suffer from color banding and should ask for a replacement device.
Hope my experiences can be of help to someone. Any questions regarding these things I will be happy to try to answer for you. Happy holidays merry Christmas
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Here is a picture shot with my note 3 of the two nexus 6s side by side. The difference is not as subtle in person but you can see the difference in color banding here on my original Nexis 6 vs the replacement I was sent.
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yup, every single screen will vary slightly. default colors will vary as well, as well as a slight difference in color temperatures(one more blue, other more yellow).
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Sent my att nexus 6 back for replacement for the random reboot issue. The first one I recieved also had a few other issues like color banding and vibration noise.
The new device vibrates quietly without the rattling noise a lot of users reported so if you have one of the loud devices a replacement should fix this
Attached is an image I use to test for color banding. If the gradient is completely smooth for you then your screen is fine. If you see banding (lines) in the gradient you suffer from color banding and should ask for a replacement device.
Hope my experiences can be of help to someone. Any questions regarding these things I will be happy to try to answer for you. Happy holidays merry Christmas
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What did you tell the rma people to get them to replace it? Just that it hat color banding? I would think most people would not know what that is. I have a few lines in that picture. Very subtle but they're there. My device is fine otherwise and if it wasn't for this image I would've never noticed anything.
Can you really test for banding with a low resolution high compression jpeg? That's a 760k pixel image, so at 8 bit grayscale that's 760 KB give or take. The strong orientation of the image helps some, but 25 KB is about 30 to 1 compression. And after the image is decompressed, it's scaled about 2 to 1 to fit our screen. I would try it with an uncompressed image.
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Here is a picture shot with my note 3 of the two nexus 6s side by side. The difference is not as subtle in person but you can see the difference in color banding here on my original Nexis 6 vs the replacement I was sent.
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That website is for LCD panels, is there one for Amoled? I have noticed a slight yellow tint in the upper left hand corner of my N6...trying to see if there is any fix...also in direct sunlight I notice some rather odd lines n malformation that appears deep within the screen, cannot see it at all in normal lighting...