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New 7.7 with burn in circles

I just got the 7.7 today, and in the evening on lowest brigtness I noticed this! I googled, and this seems to be common, should I still try to bring it to a repair center? Or is this "OK" for the samoled panels?
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How to test your tab.
1. Go in to a pitch black room.
2. Set brightness to the lowest value.
3. Google black images, and scroll trough them.
You should see 6 medium circles, 2 small and hundreds of black dots.

yeah i have it too, but doesnt bother me as i rarely am on fully black apps/pages

There's already a long thread about that issue here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1463622

I don't have this problem. LIKE at ALL. My screen is pitch black with no deviation....not even a HINT of backlight.
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aletheus said:
I don't have this problem. LIKE at ALL. My screen is pitch black with no deviation....not even a HINT of backlight.
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Not a hint of backlight?
That might be because of the 7.7 doesn't have any backlighting...
My screen is absolutely fine, too. For 3 months now.

Yeah I have the same thing on mine and had it on my Note as well. Never really bothered me.

Using the 7.7 in a totally black room with brightness at minimum and viewing totally black web pages is a ridiculous situation which says nothing about the 7.7 in every day use.

Gaugerer said:
Using the 7.7 in a totally black room with brightness at minimum and viewing totally black web pages is a ridiculous situation which says nothing about the 7.7 in every day use.
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Well I play games before I go to sleep, ant the bright light hurts my eyes. For example Osmos, you can clearly see those rings and dots.

Gaugerer said:
Using the 7.7 in a totally black room with brightness at minimum and viewing totally black web pages is a ridiculous situation which says nothing about the 7.7 in every day use.
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It's easily visible - and really annoying - while watching videos at night... which is a very everyday-use situation for me.
Moderators, could this redundant thread be merged with the other ongoing one?

mine doesn't have these kind of circles but got lots of tiny scratches i wonder if its really a gorilla screen or cheap plastic screen

Gaugerer said:
Using the 7.7 in a totally black room with brightness at minimum and viewing totally black web pages is a ridiculous situation which says nothing about the 7.7 in every day use.
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Unless you're an artist who likes to paint on black backgrounds.... <----!
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FYI Purchased a display model (ie last one, used by lots of customers for demo) Galaxy Tab 7.7 P6810 Wifi-Only in Australia (JB Hi-Fi) on 8.Jun.2012: no burn in circles or screen defects at all. I get beautiful even smooth black screen in darkness with lowest brightness setting.

aletheus said:
Unless you're an artist who likes to paint on black backgrounds.... <----!
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But not in a totally dark room for the canvas and paints would be impossible to see.

Gaugerer said:
But not in a totally dark room for the canvas and paints would be impossible to see.
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aletheus said:
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Is this picture take with low brightness ? and u must take pic with another device dude

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Is this picture take with low brightness ? and u must take pic with another device dude
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DUH, and I took the screen capture just to show you the app features in screen. I'm not an idiot, don't treat me like one.
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aletheus said:
DUH, and I took the screen capture just to show you the app features in screen. I'm not an idiot, don't treat me like one.
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oH god , im really sorry dude

i've got one too on my 7.7...i think its common problem with SAmoled?
its called Newton Ring right?
CMIIW

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How about a screen shot of a totally black web page in a totally black room?

After some more reading, I decided to keep my "faulty" tab. This is not a big deal after all. Plus there is this problem on S II, and one is complaining. I agree that it is bad that there is this problem, but now I think its minor, and the samoled panel is still gorgeous 90% of the time I use it.

Why is this site especially so washed out?!

Anyone else have this? Like really washed out text.

Are you using the app from the play store? Or the browser? There's different skins for both. Also there's the tapatalk app, which the xda app is based on.
But XDA has a free app.
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If you have a crappy monitor like I just used a work computer earlier today, yeah with the new UI of xda, the text is almost unreadable.
Galaxy Nexus GSM

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If you have a crappy monitor like I just used a work computer earlier today, yeah with the new UI of xda, the text is almost unreadable.
Galaxy Nexus GSM
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He is probably talking about his Nexus 7.
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Yep...it's the Nexus 7. Whats with the horribly washed view?!

I love the design of this device... it was to be almost perfect for me. However the screen sucks. Its washed out and text is not any clearer than my wife's nook. I'm thinking mine is a defective one. It has minor light bleed but more or less flush screen. No creaking... the left has a little more give but good otherwise. My USB port clicks firmly but it has some wobble. The device itself stutters a lot, even after a data reset. My biggest problem is that the screen becomes utterly unresponsive after a few minutes of use. I sent an email rather than call. If i don't get an RMA in a couple days I'll call in as well. I'm very disappointed. Want to love this device but I can't.
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Jayrod1980 said:
I love the design of this device... it was to be almost perfect for me. However the screen sucks. Its washed out and text is not any clearer than my wife's nook. I'm thinking mine is a defective one. It has minor light bleed but more or less flush screen. No creaking... the left has a little more give but good otherwise. My USB port clicks firmly but it has some wobble. The device itself stutters a lot, even after a data reset. My biggest problem is that the screen becomes utterly unresponsive after a few minutes of use. I sent an email rather than call. If i don't get an RMA in a couple days I'll call in as well. I'm very disappointed. Want to love this device but I can't.
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Hi there, same with my ASUS Transformer totally washed out text
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Hi there, same with my ASUS Transformer totally washed out text

rockky said:
Anyone else have this? Like really washed out text.
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Yes, washed out text on my ASUS Infinity tf700! The only site that is like this is xda
The text is nice and clear when i logout though. I hope the site coders will fix.

in the browser, change the xda theme to xda 2010(bottom left) and itll solve the washed out look on your nexus 7.

The Nexus 7 display is calibrated very bad...
Especially greens and whites are washed out and white-saturation is very bad too!
So N7 can´t display different white and grey nuances - they look all white or washed out.
I think google/asus will never fix it...

This has nothing to do with the calibration of the N7 screen. It's because the 2013 theme doesn't "play nice" with mobile browsers. If you choose the Classic or 2010 theme at the bottom left of the screen it will work fine.

Can you post a screenshot? I'm curious if it will show up in there. If it is just in how the Nexus 7 renders the site, there isn't much to do about that. As others have said, you can either choose another theme (lower left-hand corner) or use the XDA app.

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This has nothing to do with the calibration of the N7 screen. It's because the 2013 theme doesn't "play nice" with mobile browsers. If you choose the Classic or 2010 theme at the bottom left of the screen it will work fine.
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Perfect way better!!! I did not know the choice was down there

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Can you post a screenshot? I'm curious if it will show up in there. If it is just in how the Nexus 7 renders the site, there isn't much to do about that. As others have said, you can either choose another theme (lower left-hand corner) or use the XDA app.
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with the xda 2013 theme..
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with the xda 2010 theme..

It only does it for me in the AOSP browser. In Chrome it looks fine.. Flash related?

styckx said:
It only does it for me in the AOSP browser. In Chrome it looks fine.. Flash related?
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JavaScript related.. if you remove javascript in the browser settings than it works fine. but then the quick links pull downs dont work and things cease to function correctly. I contacted simms about the same thing the OP is talking about and that was the only other solution than going back to the horrid 2010 theme.

That same thing happen to me after I installed the eclipse logo in my signature. I had to ditch the logo to get the screen back to normal.

I had this foggy look when I browsed XDA on Dolphin Browser too, I assumed it was done so XDA could discourage us from browsing and to use their app instead.

anyone else see grid of silver dots in sunlight?

Hey everyone,
My nexus 4 screen shows a perfect grid of silver dots when I am in sunlight. It seems to happen at certain angle. Is anyone else experiencing this? Thanks

It's normal, it's just the touch screen digitiser - same with my One X

Thanks for the quick reply! Good to hear there isn't a problem.

Yeah that's just the digitizer. It has something to do with LG moving the screen closer to the glass so the digitizer is more visible than past phones

The only thing that sucks about that is if the screen breaks so does the digitizer
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What about when the screen is off? mine has grid of dots on the screen is off and i can see it also when it is on. thought first it is a stain under the screen protector but it is not.

Thats LCD IPS for ya

I just went to a Telus store to get a new micro SIM, and looked at the screens of the HTC One X+, Galaxy S3 and Note2, couldn't see this grid pattern on any of them. I don't see it on mine if I'm in a room with no sunlight, but soon as there is sunlight its very noticeable. Walking outside soon as I take my phone out its all I can see. I'm worried I have something wrong or defective.
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Canadaka said:
I just went to a Telus store to get a new micro SIM, and looked at the screens of the HTC One X+, Galaxy S3 and Note2, couldn't see this grid pattern on any of them. I don't see it on mine if I'm in a room with no sunlight, but soon as there is sunlight its very noticeable. Walking outside soon as I take my phone out its all I can see. I'm worried I have something wrong or defective.
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Nope, that's completely normal. Don't worry

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Nope, that's completely normal. Don't worry
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If that is normal take a photo of your phone with the same thing. I have not found any hi-res images of the Nexus 4 with this sort of pronounced visible grid pattern.
I contacted Google Play support via chat and they said it's not normal and I should RMA. But I'm still not 100% confident Its a defect and my replacement won't just be the same.

that is normal, there is actually two patterns, the silver dots and one with rectangle boxs like lol, not sure how to describe it. your phone is fine.

Its normal. I had the HTC inspire 4g, and the lg optimus g and they had the same thing.
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Then why does no other phone have this visible? I compared it side by side with a HTC One X+, Galaxy S3, Note2 and none of them had any visible grid of tiny rectangles.
None of the photos I've seen of the Nexus 4 screen have any of this visible. Its not just with sunlight, any light makes it visible, almost has a textured look.
If this is normal then I'm really disappointed in this phone, seems like a glaring difference between the it and the other popular phones, that's why i think its not normal, i never saw any reviews mention anything like this.
If i take a photo of my phone at either of these angles I could clearly see the grid, but these 2 random photos show nothing
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ssMeP0mCv...600/Google+Nexus+4+Wallet+Case+Review+(1).jpg
http://bestboyz.de/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Photos-Google-Nexus-4-4.jpg
I can sometimes in the correct light and angle see the shinny silver dots, this is no what i'm talking about and not what my photo clearly shows.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eA4J8jHPBw0/UQhCP9-jZnI/AAAAAAABczQ/etrGO4JDT-c/s845/DSCN0964.JPG
The pattern is a grid of rectangles in this type of shape (excluding dots)
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Why in the world does it matter if you can't see them when the screen is on? The Samsung screens are a completely different types of screens.
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Canadaka said:
If that is normal take a photo of your phone with the same thing. I have not found any hi-res images of the Nexus 4 with this sort of pronounced visible grid pattern.
I contacted Google Play support via chat and they said it's not normal and I should RMA. But I'm still not 100% confident Its a defect and my replacement won't just be the same.
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Its NORMAL.
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El Daddy said:
Its NORMAL.
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As usual, customer support is useless.

Normal due to NO gap in between digitizer and glass paneling. LG did this intentionally and is why you can see it. Other manufacturers DONT do it due to being able to see digitizer. LG did it intentionally and it is normal.
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Also the reaspning behind WHY digitizer is useless after glass paneling breaking versus SIIIs paneling and others still being functional. Because the glass paneling doesn't automatically break digitizer when breaking because of the gap.
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lyall29 said:
Why in the world does it matter if you can't see them when the screen is on? The Samsung screens are a completely different types of screens.
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I said I can see it when the screen is on, even with a tilt as little as 5 degrees. My friend who also has a Nexus 4 says his is not that noticeable and can only see it with a much greater tilt degree.
If this is normal why did the Google tech support say its not normal and told me to warranty my phone? But I know the tech support is probably not great and they might just say that to anything. But I sent them the photo of my screen and that's what they said.
So I really don't know what to think, people in this thread say its normal, but Google support says its not...
I really don't want to go through the hassle of sending in my phone for warranty if I just get back a phone with the same quirk.
As I posted before, why don't some others post some angled photos of there screens in daylight.

Who knows why they say that. If you believe them then go to town and quit asking us why. Believe them and get a replacement with the same thing lol. People ask questions on here and then get an answer and don't believe anything they get as a response haha
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Canadaka said:
I said I can see it when the screen is on, even with a tilt as little as 5 degrees. My friend who also has a Nexus 4 says his is not that noticeable and can only see it with a much greater tilt degree.
If this is normal why did the Google tech support say its not normal and told me to warranty my phone? But I know the tech support is probably not great and they might just say that to anything. But I sent them the photo of my screen and that's what they said.
So I really don't know what to think, people in this thread say its normal, but Google support says its not...
I really don't want to go through the hassle of sending in my phone for warranty if I just get back a phone with the same quirk.
As I posted before, why don't some others post some angled photos of there screens in daylight.
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You must have some kind of bionic vision. You aren't related to the six million dollar man are you?
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AMOLED pixels burn in/out wtf?

Read some bits about AMOLED screens' problems with pixels dying or displaying ghost images of different screens etc.
I'm looking to get an S4 for 3-4 years, do you think its screen would last so long without those problems?

I haw Galaxy s1 no screen borning 3 years
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I had a Galaxy S1 for a almost 2 years and had burn in. I also had an S2 for a year and a half and it also had burn in. If you like to keep your brightness up at realistic levels, it's not a matter of if, but when. How noticeable it will be will depend on you. My GF's S2 has burn in but she didn't notice it until I pointed it out to her on a white background. It appeared as a light blue line where the notification bar is. On blue backgrounds, we can see all the notification bar info, like battery meter, time, wifi icon etc.

who keeps a phone for 3 years lol

johnbhoy89 said:
who keeps a phone for 3 years lol
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I do. My current one is 8 years old

Al Gore said:
I do. My current one is 8 years old
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Bravo :what:
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Al Gore said:
I do. My current one is 8 years old
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My jaw just hit the floor! Is it dreafully slow? I have no patience for slow devices!
Does anybody else have info about burn-in on the Samsung AMOLED screens? I thought that was a thing of the past?!

it was a thing of the last on plasma screens, which share a similar fate as amoled panels.if you're planning on keeping the phone that long I would suggest not buying something with amoled. You should find another phone with some sort of lcd display. Also a removable battery, as they tend to go bad after a year or so and changing it will be painless.
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I suggested at least 10 my friends to buy Samsung S2 or S3. Not a single problem so far On S4 we should see improved AMOLED.
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The uneven subpixel degradation starts at the second you start using the phone. Everyone who claims they don't suffer from it hasn't noticed it just yet. The most problematic was the black statusbar actually but since Samsung made it transparant and grey it shouldn't really be noticeable anymore. Perhaps after 2 years of use maybe.
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this is honestly a non-issue
unless youre keeping your screen on with the same image for HOURS, it wont matter..

watch out with the sun and lights, too
it can cause some serious screen burns
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this is what my SIII looked like when I bought it
because it was the last one at the store and the one on the shop windows for display
and the sticker was still on it that happened

No burn in on my GNex after 1.5 years at mostly max brightness.
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PLUG313 said:
watch out with the sun and lights, too
it can cause some serious screen burns
this is what my SIII looked like when I bought it
because it was the last one at the store and the one on the shop windows for display
and the sticker was still on it that happened
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The sticker didn't cause that, the company probably had that logo showing on the screen and it burned in.
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this is honestly a non-issue
unless youre keeping your screen on with the same image for HOURS, it wont matter..
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Incorrect, it is an issue because there are static elements of the OS like notification bar icons that eventually burn in, as well as notification bars themselves. There's a reason why they made the bar transparent on the S4, however, the info in the bar should be visible within a year and a half, especially on a blue background. It's the price to pay for this type of screen tech.

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The sticker didn't cause that, the company probably had that logo showing on the screen and it burned in.
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it had never been turned on, it really was the sticker and the lights

I have a nexus one (roughly 4 years old) with amoled and it has absolutely no issues...
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My wife's GSIII has HORRIBLE burn in.

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My wife's GSIII has HORRIBLE burn in.
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I bet mine is older (bought in May) and it is fine with 50prct brightness
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My wife's GSIII has HORRIBLE burn in.
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any info on her usage?

[Q] Nexus 4 plaid screen defect

I've received a brand new N4 about a month or so ago and I've been struggling to have it RMA'ed since then because the screen has clearly visible plaid effect. I don't have a camera to capture the defect with the screen fully on, but here's how it looks thru the Nexus 7 camera with the screen off.
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mine is the same.. i think thats normal. Well atleast thats what i think, since my previous phone had amoled display

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I've received a brand new N4 about a month or so ago and I've been struggling to have it RMA'ed since then because the screen has clearly visible plaid effect. I don't have a camera to capture the defect with the screen fully on, but here's how it looks thru the Nexus 7 camera with the screen off.
Has anyone had similar problems with the screen on their Nexus 4? Have you had it exchanged?
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Its completely normal. It wont affect viewing when the screen is on. Youll also see some diamond like dots when in bright sunlight.

Agreed. This is normal. You're seeing the digitiser grid.

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Agreed. This is normal. You're seeing the digitiser grid.
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This is correct. The digitizer it the apparatus that detects your finger touches.
The reason you can see it more prominently than on other phones is because it is fused to the glass.
This is not a defect. Just the way the phone is designed.
It's like saying the phone is defective because the glass screen reflects the sun into my eyes
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Well, I can actually see the grid when the screen is on.
And none of my friends' nexi 4 have the digitizer so visible. Howcome the nexi 4 are so different from one another?

Its definitely normal. The reason you're seeing it is because of LG's "zero gap" technology.
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I can also see the grid when the screen is on. If you look hard enough.
I can't explain why it looks less obvious on your friends n4 but yours looks exactly how mine and my friends n4s look.
I don't know what you are looking for by keeping this going but this issue is certainly not a defect
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Alex240188 said:
I can also see the grid when the screen is on. If you look hard enough.
I can't explain why it looks less obvious on your friends n4 but yours looks exactly how mine and my friends n4s look.
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Did you and your friends get yours shortly after N4 were made available for purchase from Play Store in Canada or do you have one of the newer ones (with the small plastic bump on the bottom)?

I guess it's normal, got the same plaid screen
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I can also see the grid when the screen is on. If you look hard enough.<br />
I can't explain why it looks less obvious on your friends n4 but yours looks exactly how mine and my friends n4s look.
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Did you and your friends get yours shortly after N4 were made available for purchase from Play Store in Canada or do you have one of the newer ones (with the small plastic bump on the bottom)?
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I'm in the UK. My friends got theirs a few weeks after launch when the backorders started shipping.
I got mine in April (one of the new ones with nubs on it). Both have the same look on the screen
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stangri said:
I've received a brand new N4 about a month or so ago and I've been struggling to have it RMA'ed since then because the screen has clearly visible plaid effect. I don't have a camera to capture the defect with the screen fully on, but here's how it looks thru the Nexus 7 camera with the screen off.
Has anyone had similar problems with the screen on their Nexus 4? Have you had it exchanged?
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Lol that's not a defect at all, its the digitizer.