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Screen Sensitivity of S III

hi. got my s3 about 8 days ago. had those ink mark issues and got my S3 replaced after a lot of pain in the a**
after i got this new version, there are only 3 to 4 visible ink marks on the screen, but its a lot better than what was on the first set i had!
well the thing is that i have noted one thing that the screen of s3 is very very sensitive. i mean its literally smooth as silk! i have used Galaxy s, s2 Note and One S and now S3, but S3 has the most responsive screen of them all. it really requires not at all any kind of pressure for touch. does any one else here also note this thing in their s3? i some time (very often dont like its extreme responsiveness, especially while using internet) :/

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Replacement needed? Screen messed up?

OK guys so yesterday I was out to the park really dark out so i look at my screen it looks like someone took a Sharpie mark put dots all over it , but that's not the case its like dark lil balls all over inside the screen, so I have an app called screen filter I put it to 12% and i notice when the screen darker lots and lots of bleeding ?? happens not sure if this is typical on a AOLED screen or what.

This is normal for AMOLED screens. I had it on both my first and second units. Getting a replacement will not solve this issue,
Hope this helped.

Yup this has been an issue for Amoled screens for a while now, had the same also with my GS2. I guarantee you that if you do go replace it, you'll get the same same dark spots. Best thing to do is to learn to live with it. I know I did
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I have none. None of the 3 models I had it either. Other smaller issues.
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cgardnervt said:
I have none. None of the 3 models I had it either. Other smaller issues.
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Same, none. I especially looked for this in my screen because my other amoled devices in the past have had them like crazy. was surprised to find this one was flawless.

Note 2 Screen serious problem

I have bought note 2 today but to my surprised its screen is so dissappointing even note 1 is much shiny and brighter and it looks like so much dull and dimmer
Really its the biggest mistake else I should have bought ip5 .

niketkumar said:
I have bought note 2 today but to my surprised its screen is so dissappointing even note 1 is much shiny and brighter and it looks like so much dull and dimmer
Really its the biggest mistake else I should have bought ip5 .
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Again thread to be deleted....last sentence mentioning ip5...we all know that screen is the best on the market and already have some troll belov that try to cry about screen and mentioning ip5 crap.
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niketkumar said:
I have bought note 2 today but to my surprised its screen is so dissappointing even note 1 is much shiny and brighter and it looks like so much dull and dimmer
Really its the biggest mistake else I should have bought ip5 .
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Get lost.
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How many of these threads do we need? Does anyone look around or search before posting?
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LMAO .. Are you kidding me?
Try increasing the brightness/turn off auto dimming/change screen mode to dynamic and then see the video which comes in the note ii
ip5 .. yeah right

Nothing wrong with the screen
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The screen is far from dull and dim, but it is adjustable. Perhaps you're too stupid to use it?

niketkumar said:
I have bought note 2 today but to my surprised its screen is so dissappointing even note 1 is much shiny and brighter and it looks like so much dull and dimmer
Really its the biggest mistake else I should have bought ip5 .
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walk over to this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4311003?start=0&tstart=0 and tell them that you trade a Note II for a new, shiny IP5, they'll fight amongst themselves to take up your offer.

Dont listen to this dude. Note2 has perfect screen!

LuckyLinUK said:
walk over to this thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4311003?start=0&tstart=0 and tell them that you trade a Note II for a new, shiny IP5, they'll fight amongst themselves to take up your offer.
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LOL I think the maps app is probably one of the smallest problems Apple has. That will get fixed... But it's iOS is SOOOO dated. It's camera is now taking purple pictures and Apple says "you're taking pictures the wrong way" ... Doesn't that remind of you Antenna gate anyone? The bezel of the i5 is SOOO fragile. TONS Of people are scratching their devices! I'd stay away from the iPhone 5! I had 4 iPhone 4 because of quality control and they kept breaking, and I just got rid of it and got an Android device. I've had the same Note 1 for almost a year now, and I have 0 issues! I'm getting a Note 2 as soon as it breaks the 580 euro mark here in Europe. Not long Amazon.de has it for 590

I brought this phone in india 2 days back. I too find the display brightness not very bright when i keep it in max brightness and turn off the Auto Mode. Then tested with Flashlight app keeping the screen in full brightness, My ZTE Blade turns much brighter and Note 2 is not that bright.
Took it to Samsung Showroom and compared with Demo Piece kept there. The Demo piece is slightly brighter than mine but still not near to ZTE Blade.
That apart, i find no issues in Resolution et all. That appears Crispy than Original Note, inspite of Note 2 being less resolution! Thanks to the new pixel arrangement!
Phonearena Review says this is the brightest of all Galaxy Phone and says it even excels in outdoor! Wondering what version they got!

People are ridiculous...a demo screen is not brighter, and the iPhone 5 does not have a better screen. This is a classic case of people seeing and believing what they want to see/believe.
If you want to go get an i5....then go get one...don't try to come here and say, "well the iPhone 5 is brighter" cuz that (in all fairness) is bull crap. It also has a smaller screen, and a much more expensive ecosystem. Not to mention the hardware/software problems experienced. If somewhere in your brain you feel more like a tech buff with an iPhone, then get it.
And sorry...but a demo screen will not be brighter...that is ridiculous. So, your assuming that Samsung intentionally made the demo screens brighter. Yea, and 9/11 was a government cover up by the Illuminati. If Samsung had the technology to make their demo screens brighter, it would also be included in the retail variant.
Stop spending so much time on tiny little specifications.
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ban this idiot please

The Note 1 screen is even brighter and white is whiter than Note 2. It is a fact. I have the Note 1 and 2 and I can see the difference.

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People are ridiculous...a demo screen is not brighter, and the iPhone 5 does not have a better screen. This is a classic case of people seeing and believing what they want to see/believe.
If you want to go get an i5....then go get one...don't try to come here and say, "well the iPhone 5 is brighter" cuz that (in all fairness) is bull crap. It also has a smaller screen, and a much more expensive ecosystem. Not to mention the hardware/software problems experienced. If somewhere in your brain you feel more like a tech buff with an iPhone, then get it.
And sorry...but a demo screen will not be brighter...that is ridiculous. So, your assuming that Samsung intentionally made the demo screens brighter. Yea, and 9/11 was a government cover up by the Illuminati. If Samsung had the technology to make their demo screens brighter, it would also be included in the retail variant.
Stop spending so much time on tiny little specifications.
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Frank2 said:
The Note 1 screen is even brighter and white is whiter than Note 2. It is a fact. I have the Note 1 and 2 and I can see the difference.
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as i've written numerous times: it all depends on your personal "luck of the draw":
seen more then 10 different devices (note1, but will be the same for note2) side by side:
every screen had a different brightness and or tint and or blotches.
this is absolutely normal due to the manufacturing process (lithography, nowadays fine
metal mask and laser-usage which make this better, but not totally good)!
if you want to have a perfect screen you'll have to swap through a few devices!
>> if you are happy with your screen then DO NOT COMPARE!!!

Compare with note 1 side by side then all the stupids ill get the answer and yes I m not apple fanboy

I can confirm this. I compare my new Note 2 with Note 1, and my friend's S3. Note 2 is dimmer, it's strange cause in GSMARENA review, Note 2 should be brighter.
Besides, I found the screen is way over too much sharpness, dont know why. It's still a beast to me though.
Battery life is awesome, I can get 6h on screen, compare to my old Note 1 and One X 3h on screen max

niketkumar said:
I have bought note 2 today but to my surprised its screen is so dissappointing even note 1 is much shiny and brighter and it looks like so much dull and dimmer
Really its the biggest mistake else I should have bought ip5 .
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Huh? There much be some hardware problem with your note 2 unit. Mine note 2 screen is definitely much brighter and sharper than my note 1
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Im not going into scientific details..
Heres just a picture.
See the screen comparison you can see yurself.
I found such a comparison between Note 1 and Note 2 too.
Ill just it when i find it...
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Frank2 said:
The Note 1 screen is even brighter and white is whiter than Note 2. It is a fact. I have the Note 1 and 2 and I can see the difference.
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I have the opposite result to yours
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Is the Note 2 Screen inferior to the S3?

Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?

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Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?
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My brother owns an S3 and I own a note 2. When we put it side by side, his S3 does indeed look sharper than my Note 2. A tech savvy friend of mine told me that it was because the S3 has a smaller screen with the same number of pixels as the Note 2. Therefore, the S3 is sharper in that sense as there are more pixels per inch of the phone.
The Note 2 on the other hand is supposed to use an rgb matrix pattern as opposed to the S3 which uses a pentile display. RGB is supposed to be superior to the pentile method for color reproduction and sharpness so in that sense the Note 2 actually makes up for a bit of lost ground when compared to the S3 having more pixels per inch of the screen.
There's a detailed comparison here..
Anyway, thats about as far as I could understand from my friend but from my own personal experience, yes you will notice the S3 to be sharper somewhat when compared to the Note 2 but the difference isn't very glaring either unless you put them side by side and start nit picking on each part of the screen.

chessnut said:
My brother owns an S3 and I own a note 2. When we put it side by side, his S3 does indeed look sharper than my Note 2. A tech savvy friend of mine told me that it was because the S3 has a smaller screen with the same number of pixels as the Note 2. Therefore, the S3 is sharper in that sense as there are more pixels per inch of the phone.
The Note 2 on the other hand is supposed to use an rgb matrix pattern as opposed to the S3 which uses a pentile display. RGB is supposed to be superior to the pentile method for color reproduction and sharpness so in that sense the Note 2 actually makes up for a bit of lost ground when compared to the S3 having more pixels per inch of the screen.
There's a detailed comparison here..
Anyway, thats about as far as I could understand from my friend but from my own personal experience, yes you will notice the S3 to be sharper somewhat when compared to the Note 2 but the difference isn't very glaring either unless you put them side by side and start nit picking on each part of the screen.
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I have both devices and it's fair to say this is a spot on explanation, the Note 2 feels softer one tip is try reducing your ro.sf.lcd_density to 300 on the note 2 makes everything a bit smaller and a bit sharper IMO.

SIII does definitely look sharper because of the above said reason.

I like the note 2 screen better becaus it's not pentile and to me looks sharper then the s3 screen.
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The size and the screen issue are actually stopping me from upgrading... Tempting though.
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Gunner86 said:
I like the note 2 screen better becaus it's not pentile and to me looks sharper then the s3 screen.
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+1. To my eyes, the S3 screen doesn't look near as good as the Note 2's. I think the Note 2 has the best mobile display at this time. The only thing that could make it better is if it was 1080p with the RGB arrangement. Hopefully we get the bump in res on the Note 3.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963732
Check that video out. Just skip in where the display is tackled. Its explained everything there. After watching the whole video, im inlove with this saxy beast more!
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Contemplating with a 3g version, this issue bugs me, is this true?
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In a word, no.

That's so weird, my s3 screen doesn't look nearly as good as my note does.
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cashyftw said:
That's so weird, my s3 screen doesn't look nearly as good as my note does.
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Yea seriously are people getting different panels for their S3's than my previous one?
I had an international GT-I9300 S3, and before that I had the international GT-N7000 Note 1.
Out of the 3, the Note 2 is by far the best display, followed by the Note 1 and last would be my S3.
When I switched from the Note 1 to the S3, I immediately was a little disappointed, the S3's screen just wasn't as sharp as the Note 1 and the Note 2's display is far superior the the Note 1.

Tech OCD rears it's ugly head yet again.
The screen on the Note II is stunning. End of thread.

Note screen it's nicer, I've had both and it finely is sharper for text and the colours seem nicer
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All made by Samsung
S3 or Note 2 , their screens are all made by samsung, just RGB is different from pentile
But in my opinion these two screens look almost the same

[Q] Galaxy S4 screen burn-in probability?

So. I'm trying to decide between the Galaxy S4 i9505 and the HTC One, and the only thing that bothers me with the S4 is the fact that AMOLED screens are capable of screen burn-in. I didn't see a single thread about S4 screen burn-in, but I know that for example the S3 had issues with screen burn-in too. I never used any smartphone except for Xperias, which always use TFT screens, so I don't have any experiences. My question is: Should I worry about screen burn-in or is it fixed? I would use the Google Edition rom which has black statusbar if that matters. Thanks in advance, ChongWiz

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So. I'm trying to decide between the Galaxy S4 i9505 and the HTC One, and the only thing that bothers me with the S4 is the fact that AMOLED screens are capable of screen burn-in. I didn't see a single thread about S4 screen burn-in, but I know that for example the S3 had issues with screen burn-in too. I never used any smartphone except for Xperias, which always use TFT screens, so I don't have any experiences. My question is: Should I worry about screen burn-in or is it fixed? I would use the Google Edition rom which has black statusbar if that matters. Thanks in advance, ChongWiz
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Hello friend, I too hate the screen burn-ins of SAMOLED screens. The screen on the S3 definitely had screen burn-ins (especially visible in dark rooms showing black images) but on my S4 I havent seen ANY screen burn ins at all. Yes the whites looks blueish and yes there is purple smear but the display still is amazing and doesnt have burn-ins :good:

Owned all versions of the galaxy series and I've never had permanent screen burn. Lots of screen on time keep most devices 2 years and no noticeable dimming either.
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Thanks for the answers, now I'm sure I will get an S4 asap. Good day for everyone!

all OLED screen will burn in by design, include AMOLED, the different is just how serious, my 2 years old S2 have a little burn in at the notification bar (for the battery icon and clock area)
p.s. the blue color is the worst one, and green is the least, due to the material in use

In the video in the review below, the reviewer said that she had started to see burn-in on her S4 are only 1 month.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_APG3kLiYs
EDIT: though i have never see any burn-in on my S3 after several months, though i kept the brightness low and did not keep the screen on for an extended time with a static image.
John.

never heard this issue in samsung galaxy s4 in my country (indonesia) i think its fixed

satzuke said:
never heard this issue in samsung galaxy s4 in my country (indonesia) i think its fixed
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That's not possible -__-
Me Gusta!

ChongWiz said:
Thanks for the answers, now I'm sure I will get an S4 asap. Good day for everyone!
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Based on what??? All Amoled screens will burn in. All... of... them... Yours will as well. Apparently not everybody sees it but it will, 100.00% sure.
It remains an awesome screen though :good:

meh, had S3 for 7 months, not a single trace of burn in (checked with RGB full screen tests). i think people who get burn do too much of same stuff, if you message all day long and nothing else, messaging interface might burn in and such.
if you are a "normal" user, who doesn't get stuck up on one particular task all the time, you'll be fine.

I actually owned the whole Galaxy Series SGS1 to now SGS4 and i never had the burn-in issue yet to date, i owned every phone about a year and sold them to got friends of mine and still if i look at their phones i can't notice burn-in at least on the SGS3 i was last week, my GNex which had AMOLED too has a bit of a burn-in but not that you may say "omg that looks awful", you really have to look very closely, i actually think in that time where burn-in gets a serious issue you have a new phone anyway.

I had horrible burn in on my Note I.
Could see the full keyboard like a shadow.
Same with the top bar. Could see the battery icon & alarm icon.
finally got it replaced (screen only).
Burn in came back though.
Screen was noticeably brighter when replaced.

What burnin looks like? Mura effect?
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Mandeep148 said:
What burnin looks like? Mura effect?
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Its like a faint blue hue over the affected area in the begining stages of burn in which isn't noticeable unless you go into a display test app and look for it.
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tryout1 said:
I actually owned the whole Galaxy Series SGS1 to now SGS4 and i never had the burn-in issue yet to date, i owned every phone about a year and sold them to got friends of mine and still if i look at their phones i can't notice burn-in at least on the SGS3 i was last week, my GNex which had AMOLED too has a bit of a burn-in but not that you may say "omg that looks awful", you really have to look very closely, i actually think in that time where burn-in gets a serious issue you have a new phone anyway.
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Go to a local shop and look there (those demo units). They are all burned in, i owned a galaxy s1 and mine burned in as well (screen was on for 30 min!). My little sister has a S3 and is using whatsapp alot with her friends, the entire keyboard is burned in and the top bar too.

My galaxy nexus has pretty awful burn in at the nav and status bar as they are always there
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My galaxy nexus has pretty awful burn in at the nav and status bar as they are always there
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Mine doesn't have any major burn in just a mild blueish hue on the status bar and I've had it since launch day.
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Its like a faint blue hue over the affected area in the begining stages of burn in which isn't noticeable unless you go into a display test app and look for it.
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Omg.. I made this thread.. because I have that problem.. read it.. is that mean colour burnin?.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349481
Aby app to fix it?
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Realised my screen has burn in yesterday

Mandeep148 said:
Omg.. I made this thread.. because I have that problem.. read it.. is that means colour burnin?.
Aby app to fix it?
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If you honestly have burn in on a device this new I wouldnt bother with any apps and head straight to Samsung and get a warranty fix.
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