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New Galaxy S2 Batch Better Screen

I have bought 2 Galaxy S From the first batch for me and my.
Now I just purchased one for my father.
And his screen is much better, may be it is just the calibration
But the color seem more bright, vivid and white.
the color of mine is more yellow.
Just a thought
May be Samy improve for the last batch

No pictures and it didnt happen..
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mine is very white as well, I have seen the ones with yellowing and mine doesn't have it.

May be is only that i don't have chance and the 2 first i get is like that.
In fact i don't see a band like other thread mention, it just like calibration thing.
But it is ok, if i haven't see my dad's one i would never notice
i don't think picture would reveal that small details, and will send his phone to the dad day.
Thx

Have you checked the Settings>display> Background Effects to verify both are on the same setting, and yours isn't on movie?

I read somewhere that some specific models have a yellowish colour problem on the screen..
This really shouldn't be normal, so my best answer is to send it in for repair

No yellowing on mine all looks good.

Are both phones using the same brightness settings?
On my phone, when the brightness is low, whites have a yellow cast, but on full brightness, they look very good.

Mine is white as well. No yellowish color or pink spots on camera shots.
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Stonos said:
Are both phones using the same brightness settings?
On my phone, when the brightness is low, whites have a yellow cast, but on full brightness, they look very good.
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I'm sorry to tell you, but you have the problem
Engadget: "Affected users are reporting that the left side of their Super AMOLED Plus displays have a yellow discoloration, viewable mainly with low brightness -- especially on white and grey backgrounds."
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bruflot said:
I'm sorry to tell you, but you have the problem
Engadget: "Affected users are reporting that the left side of their Super AMOLED Plus displays have a yellow discoloration, viewable mainly with low brightness -- especially on white and grey backgrounds."
Source: http://mobile.engadget.com/2011/05/30/is-your-galaxy-s-iis-display-yellow-on-the-left/
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What he described is not the problem that people are facing.
BTW Engadget are simply repeating what people are saying here. They have no information of their own and it was people here mailing them that alerted them to the problem in the first place.

Blue1k said:
Mine is white as well. No yellowish color or pink spots on camera shots.
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Photos?
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I've noticed on mine that the colour temperature gets warmer at lower brightnesses. Also dark grey takes on a brown cast. On full brightness it's perfect though. No left hand side yellow cast either that I can see.

There's 60 pages of discussion on this already and the points you're making have been made there a dozen times. Do we really need another 60 page thread on the exact same issue? In the other thread there's also a code to tell what version of screen you have. It would be interesting to see if the claimed "new batch" has a different version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079444

Interresting, Once at home i will check that

Serav said:
I've noticed on mine that the colour temperature gets warmer at lower brightnesses. Also dark grey takes on a brown cast. On full brightness it's perfect though. No left hand side yellow cast either that I can see.
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May be with time the screen degrade.

My Sgs2 seems a bit too green. But i can't notice too much yellow..
Btw the samoled+ is just awesome..
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Just checked my screen first batch from handtech and no discoloration in any brightness setting, might be a bad batch?
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The main question arises....HAS THE BANDING issue been rectified...so i can FINALLY go head with my S2 purchase ? I'm hesitant to purchase such an expensive device..KNOWING it has a very obvious banding defect...and it seems samsung is unaware of its existence!

I had to ask this question, when I had my S8500 I always set the Brightness to 0, still the screen was enough bright with vivid colors and good contrast looked very sharp and there was no Bluish tint on the screen. But here with S-AMOLED+ if I set the Brightness to mid level or higher then the screen performs well and probably beat the former screen. But when it's set to Auto brightness it seems that the screen has a bluish effect and the whites are not perfectly white, the pictures are not that crisp like it was on the former one, in this case I'd easily say that former screen was better. Now is this a feature of S-AMOLED+ or problem? In low or 0 brightness it is the S-AMOLED which perform much better but not S-AMOLED+ !

Nobody seems bothered by the display's sharpening artifacts? Amazing!

This is very obvious the first few hours using the phone. Horrible sharpening halos around texts most noticeable on gray and non white backgrounds. It kills the black contrast of the text as well making it look gray and not to mention a pain to read. You can spot it easily in browser forums here: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2250376 and here: http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/hardware-clinic-2/
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It looks even worse in than that in actual use.
Am I the only one bothered by this?

I used to feel that aswell on my Acer GD245HQ when i was like 2 cm from it, then i got glasses and standed at a normal distance and they disapear

Supercurio is busy working his magic for the display a few of his tweets:
"with tuned sharpening, perceived sharpness can be nicely improved, sans visible artefacts"
"image processor from GS3 is from a newer generation than any existing devices, adding finer controls over useful parameters"
"settings are clearly over-cooked (not the first time and no preset is reasonable /accurate) it's perfect for Display Expert"
He's also addressing black crush etc...
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LeviathanPT said:
I used to feel that aswell on my Acer GD245HQ when i was like 2 cm from it, then i got glasses and standed at a normal distance and they disapear
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i agree. unless it is norm to put your phone very near your eyes,use a magnifying lens or microscope when using your phone daily.

I just viewed the linked pages on my gs3 and I'm having a very hard time seeing what you're talking about. How does the text look remotely grey? And what halos? Text is sharp and easy to read even when zoomed out a fair bit. As you'd expect since it's a 300+ ppi screen.
Are you talking about the anti-aliasing? You don't want the font to be anti-aliased or something? Even in your magnified photo, I can't see what the problem is?

jonathanyong said:
I just viewed the linked pages on my gs3 and I'm having a very hard time seeing what you're talking about. How does the text look remotely grey? And what halos? Text is sharp and easy to read even when zoomed out a fair bit. As you'd expect since it's a 300+ ppi screen.
Are you talking about the anti-aliasing? You don't want the font to be anti-aliased or something? Even in your magnified photo, I can't see what the problem is?
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It isn't the anti alisaing. I increased the contrast a little to show the problem more clearly.
Notice the halos around the characters? Still dont know what is wrong? In browser tap menu, brightness and colors, select level 1 power saving. This makes the display color a little bluish but also eliminates the sharpening and makes the text much better looking as it should. Compare it to default and see if you notice a difference.

radeonxt said:
i agree. unless it is norm to put your phone very near your eyes,use a magnifying lens or microscope when using your phone daily.
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I dont need a magnifying glass or bring the my device close to see the effect. Its perfectly visible at my normal reading distance.

Yes, I see it. Doesn't bother me at all.
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After a while you dont even notice it anymore, seems natural, but as said above, supercurio is working on some tools to help out

nativestranger said:
It isn't the anti alisaing. I increased the contrast a little to show the problem more clearly.
Notice the halos around the characters? Still dont know what is wrong? In browser tap menu, brightness and colors, select level 1 power saving. This makes the display color a little bluish but also eliminates the sharpening and makes the text much better looking as it should. Compare it to default and see if you notice a difference.
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Ok I see it now. I can't really see that without the magnified and enhanced pic though. I think I can see a slight difference when using level 1 power saving but it's really difficult to know for sure. My eyes must be terrible!
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Maybe this phone needs to be used with Google Glasses?

SiNJiN76 said:
Maybe this phone needs to be used with Google Glasses?
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SGS3D ?

Let's complain about everything! Anyone else notice the white isn't really white? It's more of a off white! Wtf Samsung!
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bloodrain954 said:
Let's complain about everything! Anyone else notice the white isn't really white? It's more of a off white! Wtf Samsung!
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Please keep this thread related to the original topic, if you want to discuss if your screen is white or something else go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658601
Thanks

LeviathanPT said:
Please keep this thread related to the original topic, if you want to discuss if your screen is white or something else go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658601
Thanks
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He was making a joke..........

doronster195 said:
He was making a joke..........
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Ah sorry im too sensitive today ..

bloodrain954 said:
Let's complain about everything! Anyone else notice the white isn't really white? It's more of a off white! Wtf Samsung!
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I think this is a legitimate issue. I can see the poor text rendering in all lighting conditions unlike complains about imperfect blacks that can only be seem in pitch dark conditions. Joking aside the poor whites are also an issue.

I am also really annoyed by the over sharpening. I hope displayexpert is released soon and takes care of the issue..

Guancho said:
I am also really annoyed by the over sharpening. I hope displayexpert is released soon and takes care of the issue..
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Me too. Really, really annoying, but let's just wait for supercurio to do his magic.

Just another HOX buyers remorse thread. Move along.

Black on SGSIII not totally black like SGS I

Hi all SGSIII owner, have you try open your phone in the dark room? Look at the black colour such as in the Settings menu. The black not so black, like the Super AMOLED still lighting not like my previous SGS I. I think, this also drink battery juice faster.

BUMP!
Oh noo!! What is that? I open facebook in my dark bed room last night, when I open a photo from my friend posting, and waiting the photo loading, normally I saw black background and animated circle. But today I noticed total black dots in the background.
I managed plotted the dots in Photoshop, it look like this:
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Another one issue is dimming.
I test the dimming function from keyboard key-in *#0*#, it not dim like first time I test after I bought the phone. I test the red, green and blue screen still ok, no issue.
What should I do?

I would drink some more juice -

the dots are ink marks that have been known to exist on samoled. According to supercurio, it's a software related problem and should be fixed by his app soon.
back I the sgs day, i didn't have this problem until I flashed cm7, it started happening. I thought my screen had a burn I or dead pixel lol
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night_reader said:
Hi all SGSIII owner, have you try open your phone in the dark room? Look at the black colour such as in the Settings menu. The black not so black, like the Super AMOLED still lighting not like my previous SGS I. I think, this also drink battery juice faster.
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yeah i feel the exact same thing..im not bothered bout the ink spots, thts hardly noticable....but the blacks not being deep enough, thts very visible in dark lighting with black wallpapers or videos with black backgrounf like when sumthn is loading n just the loading circle n black background or like when test, say the film cast is playing on a black background, the black just seems dark grey....
is this with all sgs3 panels???

kulzboy said:
the dots are ink marks that have been known to exist on samoled. According to supercurio, it's a software related problem and should be fixed by his app soon.
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https://twitter.com/supercurio/status/214671881004007425
I reached out to him about this problem a while back and this is what he sent back. It's definitely a hardware problem like I assumed.

DarkRyoushii said:
https://twitter.com/supercurio/status/214671881004007425
I reached out to him about this problem a while back and this is what he sent back. It's definitely a hardware problem like I assumed.
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the OP is not talking about black spots/blothches man ( his 1st post issue) , hes talking about the depth of black color ...its very dark grey and not deep black like on the s2 and even s1....u can notice it mainly in dim lighting or dark rooms...
even i have this issue, wanna know if all sgs3 panels are like this !!

zyryn said:
the OP is not talking about black spots/blothches man ( his 1st post issue) , hes talking about the depth of black color ...its very dark grey and not deep black like on the s2 and even s1....u can notice it mainly in dim lighting or dark rooms...
even i have this issue, wanna know if all sgs3 panels are like this !!
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Oh I see thanks for the clarification
My Galaxy S II had this issue really really badly, to the point where the keyboard and statusbar were lightly burned into the display. Keyboard was temporary but statusbar burn was permanent.
Galaxy Nexus had it a little better, only one very obvious black spot on one of the on screen navigation buttons (which were always black making it more noticeable)
Galaxy S III hardly has it at all! Was planning on taking it back to the carrier (first phone I've got on contract in 12 months) if I noticed the issue badly, but since it's so little (only a few tiny dots) then I'm going to keep this one

I remember a discussion about this on the Galaxy nexus forum. It's just a limitation of the amoled he technology that they can't make the blacks as deep anymore. Personally I think the higher resolution is worth the sacrifice.
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Let me tell you that you will also notice dark spots on the screen like the sgs2. very annoying.
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dr.m0x said:
I remember a discussion about this on the Galaxy nexus forum. It's just a limitation of the amoled he technology that they can't make the blacks as deep anymore. Personally I think the higher resolution is worth the sacrifice.
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Let me tell you that you will also notice dark spots on the screen like the sgs2. very annoying.
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look, the spot/ blotches issue is alright if its not too noticable....so thts fine....
but the blacks not being deep enuf, thts too bad considering s1 n s2 had nice deep blacks...
so basically the Supr amold " HD " screen exclusively has this inability to dispay true blacks ???
P.S: yeah the resolution is great, so much better thn the s2 !! love it !

I use this video to test the black on my note, play it in a totally black room, if you have true black you should not be able to see where the edge of the display and the bezel join.
My note`s black`s are pure black not gray.
John.
Use TubeMate to download the video.
Moving starfield 120s 720p

Vertical and horizontal banding?

So I just received my Nexus 4 today, and I absolutely love it. Came from the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon. Switched to T-Mobile, and everything has been smooth so far.
However, after customizing up my home screen, (the same way it was set up on my Galaxy Nexus), I'm noticing a grid-like pattern in the background. I cannot tell if it's the background that I'm using, or if my phone has a faulty screen. It doesn't look like this on my previous phone. I attached a photo for you all to see. Was this/has this been a reported issue in the past?
Also, I feel as though it would be logical to assume that if it were a faulty screen that is the culprit, then the anomalies wouldn't be detectable in a screenshot. True/False?
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I should comment a bit further. I just took a photo of a piece of black paper and didn't notice any gray banding on it when viewed in the gallery.
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This is a screenshot and no photo, isn't it?
The banding you mention should be in your wallpaper.
Other than that, you might see the IPS display's sensors.
They are located right under the glas in a banding pattern and can be seen in high sunlight sometimes.

I havent seen any threads on n4 screen banding... I'm happy we don't have galaxy nexus displays our phones!

AcmE85 said:
This is a screenshot and no photo, isn't it?
The banding you mention should be in your wallpaper.
Other than that, you might see the IPS display's sensors.
They are located right under the glas in a banding pattern and can be seen in high sunlight sometimes.
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Yes, it's a screenshot. So you're saying this is normal, then?
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Notice that the large grey boxes and the black nav bar exhibit no banding. It's just your wallpaper....
Seriously?

Hung0702 said:
Notice that the large grey boxes and the black nav bar exhibit no banding. It's just your wallpaper....
Seriously?
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Look carefully and zoom into the gray parts of the photo. The banding is certainly there. No need for an aggressive response. I also mentioned that the exact wallpaper on my Galaxy Nexus has none of the banding. It cannot be the wallpaper.
Edit: I just realized that you mentioned the gray boxes, not the gray top portion of the photo. My apologies. Indeed you're right. That's peculiar, though. Curious as to why the photo is pitch black and not banded on my Galaxy Nexus. The displays are quite similar, aren't they?
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Lyxdeslic said:
Look carefully and zoom into the gray parts of the photo. The banding is certainly there. No need for an aggressive response. I also mentioned that the exact wallpaper on my Galaxy Nexus has none of the banding. It cannot be the wallpaper.
Edit: I just realized that you mentioned the gray boxes, not the gray top portion of the photo. My apologies. Indeed you're right. That's peculiar, though. Curious as to why the photo is pitch black and not banded on my Galaxy Nexus. The displays are quite similar, aren't they?
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Blacks on the gnex were as black as black gets, being amoled. The n4 uses some form of LCD, I think it's ips, the blacks are black but you can notice defects dark sections in lower quality/high compression pictures.

Burn-in on screen

I can't believe I have fricking burn-in on my screen! I have had the phone less than two weeks and have been loving it but last night noticed lines on the screen. They look to line up exactly with the thread topics list on the Tapatalk app.
I have been using the app a lot but there is no way I should have burn in happening. It's not like I have even left the screen sitting in one place when using the app. My hypothesis is that it might have happened from using the ultra brightness mode (adapt display with maximum brightness on with auto brightness turned on) in bright sunshine and using the Tapatalk app.
I have googled burn in for this screen and haven't seen anything so I wonder if I somehow have a bad screen. It did look great when I first got it. If anyone out there has heard anything about this or can check their screen on a dark grey background I would appreciate it. Thanks.
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perhaps a picture?

same here too bad.....

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Hard to take a good picture but you can see it a bit.
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djase said:
same here too bad.....
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You have burn-in on your s5?
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Nothing on mine. I'd go exchange it if I were you
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Does anyone else have this issue? Does anyone else use the dark theme for Tapatalk app on their S5? Just want to double check if I should try it again when I get a replacement. Thanks!
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Got a new phone and the screen is actually a little worse than the original. Has the same white lines across screen when the brightness is turned down in a dark room with a dark grey or similar color on screen. Sent the replacement back and am going to keep the first one. The lines are actually not that easy to see during normal usage and I really like the phone.
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Every AMOLED device has that....
On Tapatalk Dark it looks completely blotched on all of my 8 AMOLED devices.
Any colour other than dark grey is fine.
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ShadowLea said:
Every AMOLED device has that....
On Tapatalk Dark it looks completely blotched on all of my 8 AMOLED devices.
Any colour other than dark grey is fine.
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Yeah I have had an s2, galaxy nexus and s3 before this and have noticed some screen uniformity issues before. Never had seen the distinctive thin lines like I see on the two s5's I have examined. I was hoping to have just got a lemon but now that I have seen another new one that actually looked a little worse it has actually eased my mind a bit even though my OCD wants everything perfect.
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Reechings said:
Yeah I have had an s2, galaxy nexus and s3 before this and have noticed some screen uniformity issues before. Never had seen the distinctive thin lines like I see on the two s5's I have examined. I was hoping to have just got a lemon but now that I have seen another new one that actually looked a little worse it has actually eased my mind a bit even though my OCD wants everything perfect.
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Know the feeling. It freaks me out every time I use Tapatalk.
They also show up when you use a paint app and fill the screen with +-80% brightness with the screen brightness below 30%
However, they disappear when you turn the brightness of the screen up, (and compensate the black to 80% again) so it's just a bit of an error in the led calibration.
The area below the notification bar also has it when you run the colour tests after dialing *#0*#.
It's more predominantly visible on the S5 and Note 3 because those screens have the highest contrast ratio.
I'm horribly OCD over my devices too. There's a 0.5mm distance-to-screen difference between the edges of my screen protector... It bothers me every single day! >.<
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ShadowLea said:
Know the feeling. It freaks me out every time I use Tapatalk.
They also show up when you use a paint app and fill the screen with +-80% brightness with the screen brightness below 30%
However, they disappear when you turn the brightness of the screen up, (and compensate the black to 80% again) so it's just a bit of an error in the led calibration.
The area below the notification bar also has it when you run the colour tests after dialing *#0*#.
It's more predominantly visible on the S5 and Note 3 because those screens have the highest contrast ratio.
I'm horribly OCD over my devices too. There's a 0.5mm distance-to-screen difference between the edges of my screen protector... It bothers me every single day! >.<
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Funny you should say that I just got one of those tempered glass screen protectors and was amazed that I got it on without any dust or air bubbles. Unfortunately it is also off a fraction to one side and also doesn't quite line up perfectly around the home key. I am so tempted to try to fix it every day but I know I should just leave it alone. ?
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