Thinking of buying the Note 3 but really wanna know how bad the smearing issue is cause i bought the Galaxy s4 on launch day and couldn't live with the smearing issue ( my girlfriend also bought a Galaxy s4 on launch day and still has it..she didn't think the smearing was annoying..i hated it )
Could someone with a Note 3 try both things explained below on low brightness
1. Download zedge and search for black wallpapers..then while scrolling thru the wallpapers..do you so smearing..purple glow on the grey background in zedge between the wallpapers?
2. Choose a black wallpaper as background and install nova launcher...then on the homescreen set a widget with some grey in it like the stock music player widget and scroll between the homescreens...and also with some icons on the homescreens?
On the Galaxy s4 doing the above there was a lot of smearing..purple glow visible even after the fix from samsung cause they only fixt it in the samsung framework
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I tested Zedge.. Yes there is smearing.
But when you uncheck Auto Brightness Smearing is much much better.
Auto Mode is very dark. In a dark room it gets darker again..I recommend manual Brightness 30 - 50%. Then its really fine.
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The purple smearing effect is probably just because the greys blur when moving and they appear purple. Entirely normal and probably same on all phones.
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Jep. Black = Pixels are off
When you Scroll the Pixels need Time to activate. Thats the Price for real Black
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danieljamie said:
The purple smearing effect is probably just because the greys blur when moving and they appear purple. Entirely normal and probably same on all phones.
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^^ Ditto, I don't find it annoying, I didn't even know about it until the OP mentioned it.
Ive seen it in Tapatalk 2 with blue dark theme..
Black background and gray Text..The complete Text smeared..
Now i use the classic dark theme (dark grey background) and all is fine
Dont think about Smearing.. i think you will just see it in darker rooms.
Thanks a lot guys...you saved me 750 bucks, some people don't find it that big of a issue like my girlfriend who still has the Galaxy s4...for me it is an issue cause i like to have a black background and while using a black background with nova launcher..on my Galaxy s4 the smearing issue was visible on the icons switching thru the homescreens..don't want that on my next phone
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The purple smearing effect is probably just because the greys blur when moving and they appear purple. Entirely normal and probably same on all phones.
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Had the Note 2 and there the smearing was not present cause while displaying black the lights where still active. Bought the Galaxy s4 on launch day and that was the first time i had the smearing issue cause when displaying black the amoled screen is really off so when switching to another color like grey the lights need to become active witch creates the smearing. Sold the Galaxy s4 and bought the htc One that has no smearing but wanted a larger screen so bought a Note 2 again witch has no smearing issues cause the screen doesn't turn of like the Galaxy s4 when displaying black and hoped the Note 3 wouldn't have it but seems it does unfortunatly
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Had the Note 2 and there the smearing was not present cause while displaying black the lights where still active. Bought the Galaxy s4 on launch day and that was the first time i had the smearing issue cause when displaying black the amoled screen is really off so when switching to another color like grey the lights need to become active witch creates the smearing. Sold the Galaxy s4 and bought the htc One that has no smearing but wanted a larger screen so bought a Note 2 again witch has no smearing issues cause the screen doesn't turn of like the Galaxy s4 when displaying black and hoped the Note 3 wouldn't have it but seems it does unfortunatly
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OR you could've installed one simple app that would've fixed your smearing issue on your S4. Your blacks will not turn off completely and will remove smearing 100%.
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OR you could've installed one simple app that would've fixed your smearing issue on your S4. Your blacks will not turn off completely and will remove smearing 100%.
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Tried all the apps and settings and didn't work
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Tried all the apps and settings and didn't work
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install Screen Adjuster from Play Store..
Set Contrast to -10 or -15. Activate.
No more Smearing
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install Screen Adjuster from Play Store..
Set Contrast to -10 or -15. Activate.
No more Smearing
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Tried it 2 minutes ago on my girlfriends Galaxy s4 and it does reduce it for the most part but at a very low brightness there is still smearing unfortunatly
No problem though cause after the galaxy s1..s2..s3..s4 and note 1 and 2 it's time to give someone else a try
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Anyone having screen issues black crush when brightness is low?
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None here...
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Anyone having screen issues black crush when brightness is low?
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It does, but not that much. Watch the video in this post. Towards the end, the reviewer does a crush comparison with the s3
I tested my own display with the same gradient chart shes using and it looks the same I can see to 3 on that chart. Ive also ome across some netflix movies where the shadows clip on the S4, but not on my LCD. Again, nothing major, but its still there.....atleast on my device.
A little here, has been a thing on every OLED/AMOLED device I've ever owned.
No biggie.
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Also when brightness is low and I'm on settings when I'm scrolling down I can see as if the fonts is bleeding and colors are a bit pinkish. Normal or should I exchange?
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Also when brightness is low and I'm on settings when I'm scrolling down I can see as if the fonts is bleeding and colors are a bit pinkish. Normal or should I exchange?
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There are some of us, me included, who see a red tint to blacks in a dark room. The red subpixels seem to stay on. Some folks say they have pure blacks even in the dark.
Now I dont see pink text when scrolling, but maybe your eyes are sensitive enough to see the red from blacks bleed into the text.
Do you see a red tint in blacks in low light? If so, that might explain the pink text
Sad to say, the S4 actually clips more than my galaxy nexus. A clear indication of this is in Phase Beam live wallpaper. The S4 has a trouble doing a smooth gradient on the purple shadow on the lower right hand of the wallpaper. It just shows a blocky purple shape in this area. The Gnex shows a nice gradient. Bit of a disappointment
Made a video of it. Went into AT&T today and checked the display models and both did the same thing. Might be s big problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL5TV8kuxac&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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need some fast feedback on this. Last night I noted that the top left part of the screen is less bright on 0 brightness In my bed room, with careful monitoring it looks like I have pink gradient on the top part of the screen at zero brightness. Do any of you guys have this pink tint issue on top of the screen? This can be noted only in dark room with zero brightness, also with zero brightness the whole screen looks a bit pinkish but it totally vanishes once the screen brightness is increased from 0.
This issue is totally unrelated to smearing or red pixel issue afaik.
I need some opinion regarding this guys.
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At 0 brightness my screen also displays a pink tint on white.
When brightness is raised the tint gets lesser
That's nice to hear, I have a chance to replace my device today, hence I'm making sure that I'm not doing something wrong. @Obagleyfreer
What about the pink on the top part of the screen? Can you reproduce it?
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I also noticed a red tint on my black. Is this software related?
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That's nice to hear, I have a chance to replace my device today, hence I'm making sure that I'm not doing something wrong. @Obagleyfreer
What about the pink on the top part of the screen? Can you reproduce it?
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My device shows pink at the top left and also slightly all across the bottom.
This is only on very low brightness in a very dark room. Normal usage it's not noticeable
It will be good to know if your replacement device has it also. This is actually my second Galaxy S4. I returned my first after 2 days as there were 2 lighter stripes running horizontally across the screen on grey and white at lowest brightness!
My advice to you is to take the phone into a dark cupboard in the shop and double check everything! lol
The trouble with AMOLED, as I'm sure you're aware, is that you can replace a screen with 1 problem and get another problem on the new one.
Which is why I settled with my slight pink tint at low brightness screen lol
Good luck!
I also get very slight pink tint on black in dark room, but it looks pure black I am normal light. Should we be replacing or not?
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They acknowledged the pink tint issue, will be getting a replacement, let's hope the new one will be ok. Fingers crossed
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They acknowledged the pink tint issue, will be getting a replacement, let's hope the new one will be ok. Fingers crossed
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Thanks for info do we go direct to Samsung or retailer? They could be sending one out with exact same issue
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I think this current batch is afffected by pink tint guysbits a waste of replacing....
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I think this current batch is afffected by pink tint guysbits a waste of replacing....
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if they admit further down the line it is a problem are Samsung good with their customers and offer and straight replacement? if it can be fixed with software i dont mind as much concerned it could be hardware though
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I think this current batch is afffected by pink tint guysbits a waste of replacing....
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There is no pink tint at zwro brighntess in demo unit in service center.
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if they admit further down the line it is a problem are Samsung good with their customers and offer and straight replacement? if it can be fixed with software i dont mind as much concerned it could be hardware though
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Its poor calibration or whatever .glad they giving replacement
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Do they also acknowledge the smearing issue? Several people have reported no improvement with firmware updates
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When you get your free replacement handset can you lwt us know if it still has screen smearing?
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When you get your free replacement handset can you lwt us know if it still has screen smearing?
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just got my device replace.... well what to say....... now i have red pixel issue . Will try flashing new firmware today if i dont see any improvemnt , ill ask for another replacemnt.
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just got my device replace.... well what to say....... now i have red pixel issue . Will try flashing new firmware today if i dont see any improvemnt , ill ask for another replacemnt.
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I think I'll rather have the red pixel issue than the smearing effect. I'm going to contact my reseller again, and ask for another swap...
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I think I'll rather have the red pixel issue than the smearing effect. I'm going to contact my reseller again, and ask for another swap...
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but with screen adjuster the smearing in almost fixed, as of no way to fix red pixels issue unless an sw update is issued.
some people with smearing issue got red pixel issue after a firmware update right?
btw the purpose of replacement is served.. the pink tint issue is now no more
Will be interesting to know if you get screen smearing after updating. Keep s in the loop dude!
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Me 2 i have a pink tint on my screen at lowest brightness
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Me 2 i have a pink tint on my screen at lowest brightness
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wow u got s4?? cool, any plans for development?
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wow u got s4?? cool, any plans for development?
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Hey Bala,
Yes i will develop provide my replacement device that's on the way has no pink tint issue
Its funny we shell 40k for a device and then we send it for replacement and have to wate another 7days, since i bought from ebay now i have shell our money to ship the device back also
I am giving samsung one more chance if the replace ment has the same issue i am going to buy a HTC One!
Also bala can u tell me which batch ur S4 is from, i got a Veitnam built s4 manufacturing date was may 2013
Hi. I got my SGS4 a couple of days back. Initially, didn't have any trouble at all (mostly because I had been using it on max brightness). But now I am facing an issue I had been horrendously tormented by in the past. The grey gradients have a purple tint and the greys blurr on scrolling (esp on black background). No solution or cause of the problem is apparent to me.
I used to have a Nokia C7 back in 2011 and it used to do exactly the same. This is most evident when you have lowered the brightness. The dividers in the settings blurr & turn purplish on scrolling. Watching dark scenes in a video also shows some purple/pink smudges.
Is anyone else having this problem? Or is it just me? Is it present in all the phones or just some or maybe just mine?
Share your experience and/or opinions on this!
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I noticed this on mine too when scrolling trought the settings. It becomes blurry.
I think you should check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252445
Everyone is experiencing the same.
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Well all Samsung amoled screens have some issues like earlier note 2 having yellow tint
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I know AMOELDs do have a tint. But the blurring & smudges in videos is totally unacceptable. Is there a solution to this? Like some hue/gamma correction app? Or some color calibration for such screens?
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Try some different kerner if there is one for S4 to calibrate colors..
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In some angle u will get pink or purple tint and it s not problem
It s normal to have different experience in different angles
I had pink tint on s3 from low angle on side
Just thr s no big tint in IPS screen
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Has anyone, as of yet, had any luck with a different kernel?
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I think you should check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2252445
Everyone is experiencing the same.
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Please refer to the thread quoted above, there is no need for 2 threads about the same topic.
Thread closed.
Anybody got this? In low brightness some darker elements(specially gray) start become a little purplish
Also the colors seem less saturated in the default screen mode than the s3(also in standard) i thought i would be the opposite, is my screen defective or is this normal
I tried google but all i get are galaxy nexus results(purple tint)
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Anybody got this? In low brightness some darker elements(specially gray) start become a little purplish
Also the colors seem less saturated in the default screen mode than the s3(also in standard) i thought i would be the opposite, is my screen defective or is this normal
I tried google but all i get are galaxy nexus results(purple tint)
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Welcome to S4. Every galaxy S4 has this. Please refer to other threads on how to get rid of this smearing through software.
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The OP doesn't mention smearing.
This is a different issue to the smearing problem.
When the brightness is on low greys become purple. I have had 4 different S4s (all had to be replaced due to screen issues) and every single one had this problem on low brightness.
IMO there is no such thing as a perfect S4 screen!
I have finally settled on my 4th replacement and this one is still not great but I'm sick of returning them.
I have a pink tint at the top of this screen and also all the sensors, LED and front camera are misaligned in the casing, All over to the left.
Samsung have REALLY failed on the Quality Control of this device.
So it seems universal, well i will have to turn off auto brightness and use brightness at 30%
Any of u guys came from the s3? Do the s4 colors seem a little less saturated to u guys? I have them both side by side and it seems so
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Flash latest software update and get rid of smearing. ..
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So it seems universal, well i will have to turn off auto brightness and use brightness at 30%
Any of u guys came from the s3? Do the s4 colors seem a little less saturated to u guys? I have them both side by side and it seems so
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Yes. I had s3 before and the less saturation on S4 is intentional by Samsung. According to some detailed comparison, the colors of s4 are more accurate. It seems odd at first because our eyes are used to the oversatured screen of s3.
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Yes. I had s3 before and the less saturation on S4 is intentional by Samsung. According to some detailed comparison, the colors of s4 are more accurate. It seems odd at first because our eyes are used to the oversatured screen of s3.
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yeah, i really got used to my overly-poppy colors, but this screen is still beautiful anyways
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So I got a black s4 and my gf got a white s4.when I compared the screen.hers seems more brighter and more vivid.like her whites are more white and black is black.mine seems darker and washed up..I have no problem with mine.it seems OK but outside in the sun.it isn't very bright.I haven't seen hers yet in the sun.I assume it would be brighter .has anyone else compared theirs with another s4? Are they identical.or would this be normal with manufacturing,that you will never have the exact same results in color and brightness ...
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I may have figured it out.there is a settings in display called screen mode..seems to be the culprit..
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