Coming from an S3.
Why are things like the phone dialer and texting white? It doesnt look good! The s3 had a very elegant dark blue theme.
Idk how I feel about this phone.
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Same here, but I don't think this is by design. If you look at the top bars you'll notice that the gradient is completely missing. Same in the system settings menu. Something went wrong.
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Prasutagus said:
Same here, but I don't think this is by design. If you look at the top bars you'll notice that the gradient is completely missing. Same in the system settings menu. Something went wrong.
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If you think that Samsung just missed this then you'll be sadly disappointed when there's no update to change it. It was done by design. I actually like the change too.
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If you think that Samsung just missed this then you'll be sadly disappointed when there's no update to change it. It was done by design. I actually like the change too.
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yea its not bad... looks more elegant IMO
Dialer seems unfinished to me as well.
I guess I could get used to that but the default contact image is effing horrible
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Yep, not wild about it myself. Looking forward to a ROM to Theme the dark colors back. I'm confused since dark colors improve the battery life.
One piece of the theme that I really like is the way the status bar has a wood grain texture when pulled down to view notifications. It ties the phone to its retail packaging in a subtle way.
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One piece of the theme that I really like is the way the status bar has a wood grain texture when pulled down to view notifications. It ties the phone to its retail packaging in a subtle way.
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What? Mine is just black.
And yes I am surprised as well because black colors are better for us.
Things like the dialer just look cheap in my opinion. Looking at the top tabs that are blue and a white dialer? What the heck.
And yes the default contact images are a joke.
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What? Mine is just black.
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Mine is black, too, but if you look closely it has wood grains running through it. It looks like wood that had been stained black.
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Mine is black, too, but if you look closely it has wood grains running through it. It looks like wood that had been stained black.
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Are we talking about the notifications tray? Im looking closely at full brightness and it is just black.
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Are we talking about the notifications tray? Im looking closely at full brightness and it is just black.
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Not the tray itself, just the status bar as it moves down the screen; the background of the area where it has the carrier name and a blue bar.
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Not the tray itself, just the status bar as it moves down the screen; the background of the area where it had the carrier name and a blue bar.
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Odd. Still looks black to me. Oh well it doesn't really matter but thanks.
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Long story short....Im in love with this phone.
But my first one had vertical lines that ran down the screen and I thought it was just the color scheme but I found out that it is Screen Burn in =(
I returened it and my second has screen burn in too!!
What's with Samsung giving this phone recycled or defected amoled screens
Should I return it and rebuy it in a month or send it into Samsung??
If there are alternatives please share .......
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Have any pics, so we have an idea what you're talking about?
Damn it sucks but I don't have a camera buttttt if you pull your notification bar down look at the grey area.....you should see some sort of grid lines that are light
Mine has that but also there are a couple of dark lines that can be seen on everything including pictures.....
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Damn it sucks but I don't have a camera buttttt if you pull your notification bar down look at the grey area.....you should see some sort of grid lines that are light
Mine has that but also there are a couple of dark lines that can be seen on everything including pictures.....
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this is isolated, not all devices have these issues, my screen doesnt have any of these anomalies .lol star trek
Did you get yours at a store or off the web site??
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i have the nexus S for like 3 or 4 monthjs now. i noticed that if i hide for example the notification bar on top. a slight burn in on the screen appears for like 2 seconds then it dissapears.
i wonder. will it get any worse ? what are my options here ?
if i put a live wallpaper, will it go still effect the screen?
honestly this is the only screen after like 5 nexus that doesnt have grid pattern, doesnt have dead pixels. doesnt have pink or yellow ugly colors.
What model you got?
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What model you got?
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super amoled ? first version of nexus S that came back in Dec
Are you sure it is screenburn? How is it even possible cause the status bar is black.
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Are you sure it is screenburn? How is it even possible cause the status bar is black.
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what else would it be ? if i hide the status bar. i can see marks of the clock and the line " where the statusbar is available " for like 2 seconds before it dissapear.
I think you might be seeing some lag on your screen and just think you see a burn effect. Samoled can not get burned in.
Also, when pulling down the notification over things like android keyboard it shows through a little. It as if it was a screen burn effect.
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what else would it be ? if i hide the status bar. i can see marks of the clock and the line " where the statusbar is available " for like 2 seconds before it dissapear.
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If its there for 2 seconds and then it disappears then its definitely not a screen burn effect. It would have been permanent.
How are you hiding the status bar?
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If its there for 2 seconds and then it disappears then its definitely not a screen burn effect. It would have been permanent.
How are you hiding the status bar?
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yes. it disapears. ... what could it be then ? and no its not permenant. i didnt notice anything with the keyboard tho.
is this normal ? or do i have a dud of screen ?
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yes. it disapears. ... what could it be then ? and no its not permenant. i didnt notice anything with the keyboard tho.
is this normal ? or do i have a dud of screen ?
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burn in has to be permanent. if it is just for 2 seconds, it might be the pixels readjusting to return back to normal.... i can't think of anything else.
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burn in has to be permanent. if it is just for 2 seconds, it might be the pixels readjusting to return back to normal.... i can't think of anything else.
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and this is a defect ?
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You know, it is possible that its your own eye getting the burn. I mean if you have the screen brightness all the way up and switch that part of the screen to all black your eyes will get that burn effect and slowly fade out. Get a camera and record it. Watch the video and if its not in video then I'm correct in assuming its your eyes.
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The time will burn in.
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You know, it is possible that its your own eye getting the burn. I mean if you have the screen brightness all the way up and switch that part of the screen to all black your eyes will get that burn effect and slowly fade out. Get a camera and record it. Watch the video and if its not in video then I'm correct in assuming its your eyes.
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The brightness is not even in the.middle. lower
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I think it is normal. For example I can see the status bar when XDA app is loading, throught the brown/orange full screen splash.
But that is not burn in, or it would always be there, like someone already said.
Well. What do u call that?
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Well. What do u call that?
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Non burn in burn in.
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i have slight burn-in in my status bar too, super amoled. its only noticable slightly in the dark on a completely white scree. honestly, its no issue at all. it will happen with time. it was more noticable on my nexus one.
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I think you might be seeing some lag on your screen and just think you see a burn effect. Samoled can not get burned in.
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This is not true. At bestbuy they have a nexus s on display. You can see a slighty faded android with an exclamation symbol burned into the screen. It becomes VERY noticable when youre viewing a webpage since its all white.
My hypothesis is that the samoled pixel colors all age differently. since the status bar pixels are almost never lit up, they would show a slightly different color. But thats just an hypothesis. Its not a fact.
simms22 said:
i have slight burn-in in my status bar too, super amoled. its only noticable slightly in the dark on a completely white scree. honestly, its no issue at all. it will happen with time. it was more noticable on my nexus one.
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haha!!! at last we find a flaw in your super super nexus s
anyway, on topic, i had it too on the n1 but that was comprehensible as froyo had a whitish statusbar. this one is black ( pixels are not being lit up). i can imagine burn in with the clock or some of the green icons but the statusbar itself ??
deeren said:
haha!!! at last we find a flaw in your super super nexus s
anyway, on topic, i had it too on the n1 but that was comprehensible as froyo had a whitish statusbar. this one is black ( pixels are not being lit up). i can imagine burn in with the clock or some of the green icons but the statusbar itself ??
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nothing is absolutely perfect
i notice it only when im statusbarless(i get rid of the status bar in CM settings).
I just wanted to say how happy I am I waited for the black color to become available. And by waited, I mean bought a blue then a white and now my lovely black. I definitely like the black the best
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I saw it a few days ago in the shop and I have to admit it looked gorgeous and much better than the blue one. I also noticed the plastic on the edges is a fraction of a millimeter higher against the glass, I guess they did some minor revisions on the manufacturing.
Bought one but reverted back to the white. Couldn't stand all those fingerprints. Even the slightest specks of dust were visible too.
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I just wanted to say how happy I am I waited for the black color to become available. And by waited, I mean bought a blue then a white and now my lovely black. I definitely like the black the best
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can you post some photos ???
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if there was a matte black i'd want one
sent.
It IS gorgeous...got mine via expansys a few days ago. Not that this should be a reason to love a phone but have had several people ask if this is the galaxy s4 lol.
Because of the amoled tech, if you disable the wallpaper using apex or something, the blacks of the screen are so deep that it looks completely seamless the frame/bezel. Currently rocking a minimalist white icon dock and it all looks very slick.
Highly recommended.
I waited very very long too only to grt it in black.i generally have always black phones i love the dsrk style but on the s3 it looks georgeus.
It makes the s3 look like a alien weapon
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LoL that's a blue with a black cover.
My Pebble Blue looks very similar to that. I've got a black cover on the back of it and it's hard to distinguish both! Quite interesting!
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LoL that's a blue with a black cover.
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No, it's black. The flash is messing with the picture. It does look a tad blue in the pic. I assure you in person the black is black, the burple and black look very different.
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I just got mine today it is a great phone but then I noticed when I'm on a white screen I see a dark blotch or blur in the center of the screen..i call it a fish eye about the size of a pencil eraser.
Has anyone else seen this ? I'm returning it as soon as my replacement comes hope this isn't a common issue with the nexus and don't want to go through 10 returns before I get a good one.
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I just got mine today it is a great phone but then I noticed when I'm on a white screen I see a dark blotch or blur in the center of the screen..i call it a fish eye about the size of a pencil eraser.
Has anyone else seen this ? I'm returning it as soon as my replacement comes hope this isn't a common issue with the nexus and don't want to go through 10 returns before I get a good one.
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pics?
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pics?
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Don't know if you'll be able to see it from this screen shot.
When you look at it close it looks just like a dimple in the screen behind the glass.
ericman77 said:
When you look at it close it looks just like a dimple in the screen behind the glass.
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You probably have warped glass from the installation of the panel to the digitizer. One of mine had a bright yellow glue ring about 60-70% down the screen in the middle. Try angling the screen in different lights and see if you notice any wavering... Like a very faint ding on a car. I think whatever machine presses the screens down does it too hard.
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You need to post a real pic. Screenshots won't show a physical defect.
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lol....................
Do you have a camera available?
americasteam said:
You need to post a real pic. Screenshots won't show a physical defect.
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Lmaooo
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Lmaooo
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Lol yeah I will take a better pic when I get out of work. And its definitely under the glass.
Okay hope this helps. Taken with my no jellybean getten t mobile HTC one s.
Oops didn't let it finish uploading, here they are. Its in the search bar.
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Oops didn't let it finish uploading, here they are.
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Is it what I see in the search bar area? I'd send that back for sure.. Haven't heard of anyone else having that problem either
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Is it what I see in the search bar area? I'd send that back for sure.. Haven't heard of anyone else having that problem either
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Yes its terrible. I have a new one on the way. Hope its good.
I'm currently on my second N3 (the first one had vertical lines in photos) and looks like this one has a bad display. When using Tapatalk with the dark theme, the bottom left corner/edge of the display is brighter than the rest. When testing with Screen Adjuster, the difference is very noticeable. The issue can be seen even with just Thumb Keyboard with WP7 theme.
Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
Return it and buy from another store. Seems like these guys are selling you lemons.
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The two phones are from different stores, I'm still waiting for a replacement for the first one.
Mine upper side screen seems brighter than below screen.. but this condition only happen when i use xda app set to dark theme..i thought the xda app the one that problem..not the phone...
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Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Done check..no problem on messaging app...:thumbup:
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I returned the second one as well and am now waiting for a replacement, again.
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I returned the second one as well and am now waiting for a replacement, again.
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What state city you in
TWEAKED 2.5
I live in Finland.
Good luck .. do tell us if the new one is better than the previous two.
Got the third one and it appears to be OK.
Can anyone see the problem??
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I'm currently on my second N3 (the first one had vertical lines in photos)
Has anyone else noticed this kind of problem?
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Should this happen again, The vertical lines are solved by clearing cache/data in the camera app
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The problem can not be seen in a screenshot. And the camera lines disappeared after a hard reset but came back soon after.
Closed the external lighting of the room
jusutus said:
Check it with the stock messaging app, it should have a uniform brightness. Mine is glowing on the left edge and especially on the bottom left corner.
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Closed the external lighting of the room
You may notice that the black screen when you open the settings. Not symmetric Colors.
There is a difference in the backlight. Increase in the left of the screen.
AMOLED has no backlight! the issue is due to the production process (basically: the more of the center of the wafer your particular screen has been cut out, the more uniform it will be)!
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Change from Adapt Display to Dynamic. Best thing to do to resolve the problem.
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Change from Adapt Display to Dynamic. Best thing to do to resolve the problem.
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Dynamic? Hideous more like, my eyes can't stand any of Sammys over saturated pre presets, Movie is closest to normality I can find personally.
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Dynamic? Hideous more like, my eyes can't stand any of Sammys over saturated pre presets, Movie is closest to normality I can find personally.
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If you want to get rid of display brightness issues, just switch to Dynamic, as the 'blacks' in Settings would be even blacker, to the point where it doesn't really light up as it uses the OLED technique of showing true black.