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I'm just in awe with this screen. Now with EVO comparison pics!

I can't believe how fantastic it looks compared to LCD. I'm a huge fan of saturated colors (I crank up digital vibrance on my computer), and now my EVO's LCD just looks washed out. Anyone else who switched from LCD to this?
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Edit: Here are some comparison shots with my EVO:
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I'm coming from an N1 and I can't keep my fingers off it.
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I wouldn't say 'switched' so much, as my Droid is still my main phone, but yes; the screen is so much more beautiful and vibrant than my Droid's LCD. When my Verizon contract is up, SAMOLED will definitely be a requirement for my new phone.
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I came from an N1 which had a nice AMOLED but the NS screen is soo much more vibrant. and the blacks are so....soo...black

slowz3r said:
I came from an N1 which had a nice AMOLED but the NS screen is soo much more vibrant. and the blacks are so....soo...black
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^ When there's black on the screen, it's hard to tell where the screen stops and the casing begins! And when the phone is turned off, it just looks like one sexy slab of obsidian.
I ended up taking back my MT4G because I couldn't stand the washed out colors on the screen. The G2's SLCD was fantastic, but the SAMOLED on this absolutely blow it out of the water.

unremarked said:
^ When there's black on the screen, it's hard to tell where the screen stops and the casing begins! And when the phone is turned off, it just looks like one sexy slab of obsidian.
I ended up taking back my MT4G because I couldn't stand the washed out colors on the screen. The G2's SLCD was fantastic, but the SAMOLED on this absolutely blow it out of the water.
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That's one of the coolest features, in my opinion. I didn't think I'd like the black notification bar after using CyanogenMod for so long, but it just looks like part of the phone!
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Pure sex. Umf.

IT'S TOOOO DAMN BRIGHT!
Screen is great, but it's too bright! Was at TRON Legacy midnight showing last night, after the movie, the lights were still down, I turn on my phone and blinded myself! Even manually set to 0% it's way too bright. Makes it hard to use the phone at night when you're laying in bed reading the news.

Heh, you should rip an Avatar DVD and watch it on the SAMOLED. T-Mobile knew what it was doing when it packaged the movie with the Vibrant, because it's an absolutely jaw-dropping combo. My iPhone 4-owning friends are just blown away when I show them movies on my Vibrant.

I lick my super amoled when I am in the bathroom and no one can see me.

Coming from MT4G ( and the inferior screen too ) It's really a big difference.

nxt said:
IT'S TOOOO DAMN BRIGHT!
Screen is great, but it's too bright! Was at TRON Legacy midnight showing last night, after the movie, the lights were still down, I turn on my phone and blinded myself! Even manually set to 0% it's way too bright. Makes it hard to use the phone at night when you're laying in bed reading the news.
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Try an app called Screen Filter! Put it at halfway, solved my TOO BRIGHT issues in darkness.

i heard that if you go outside in the sun every once in a while it fixes the "OMG it hurts my eyes issues"
jk--ish

TheBiles said:
That's one of the coolest features, in my opinion. I didn't think I'd like the black notification bar after using CyanogenMod for so long, but it just looks like part of the phone!
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Agreed, it's awesome how the screen just blends right in. Also, your sig might be the most obnoxious sig I've ever seen on the internets

ikon8 said:
Agreed, it's awesome how the screen just blends right in. Also, your sig might be the most obnoxious sig I've ever seen on the internets
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That's what AdBlock Plus is for.
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TheBiles said:
That's what AdBlock Plus is for.
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I have adblock installed, it doesn't block it, guess i'll manually add it.
I thought there were forum rules regarding annoying ass signatures?

nxt said:
I have adblock installed, it doesn't block it, guess i'll manually add it.
I thought there were forum rules regarding annoying ass signatures?
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I just manually add anything I find annoying. I thought the only sig limits were with regards to vertical height.
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TheBiles said:
I can't believe how fantastic it looks compared to LCD. I'm a huge fan of saturated colors (I crank up digital vibrance on my computer), and now my EVO's LCD just looks washed out. Anyone else who switched from LCD to this?
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The Nexus S doesn't have Gorilla Glass. Does it make a difference?

aliilyas said:
The Nexus S doesn't have Gorilla Glass. Does it make a difference?
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Why would that make any difference in the colors?

Updated for my fellow former EVO users.

super amoled display dwarfs every non amoled display existing.

People may say that out super amoled display is getting old and everything, but its only getting old compared to the super + varients and hd amoleds. so far i have not seen a smart phone capable of my vibrants supreme colors and deep blacks. dont forget viewing angles. my cuzzin was all happy cuz she got a htc vivid n thought the screen was better than mine cuz it was bigger lol. then i showed her mine next to hers and she was like wtf? it doesnt look as white or bright lol. gosh, im never getting rid of the vibrant till the hd plus varients come out. forget lcd. its just outdated and a waste of time. nokia and samsung know that

HTC has used amoled before I don't see why they don't continue and Motorola has used it Led Tech is simple better plane an simple
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The only thing I never liked was with the stock rom/kernel from when I first got my vibrant is missed calls and texts kept the screen lit, especially overnight, which in turn kind of burnt the notification bar and clock slightly into the screen that I notice on a white screen :facepalm: no fix for that I assume?
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helikido said:
...so far i have not seen a smart phone capable of my vibrants supreme colors and deep blacks. dont forget viewing angles. ...
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Yup, over the holidays my aunt hade a point to mention how ..er.. vibrant my screen was. Her adult sons have smartphones so it's not like she's never seen one before, but mine stood out.
Then again, maybe it was because I was letting my niece watch Spongebob.

Lol. you know idk why people over exagerate saying that our screens are not "sharp" seems pretty sharp to me. its a nice trade of for having everything else superior

Our screen does kinda suck compared to other phones... But i've noticed my screen seems to be the most durable. I've stepped on my phone a couple times, it dropped then i get out of the car and crack.... I even stepped on it one time with a rock on the side and the screen doesn't have a single scratch..
Thats about all I can say I like.

jwleonhart said:
Our screen does kinda suck compared to other phones... But i've noticed my screen seems to be the most durable. I've stepped on my phone a couple times, it dropped then i get out of the car and crack.... I even stepped on it one time with a rock on the side and the screen doesn't have a single scratch..
Thats about all I can say I like.
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What other phones are you talking about here?
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Hell I like the screen on this phone even more than the one on the galaxy s 2. The galaxy s 2's screen just doesn't look as nice and the colors are weird. Maybe its cause of that blueish tint. And the low resolution on that bug of a screen? Eww
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Older phones like the HTC HD2 couldn't match our phones AMOLED display, but when your talking about the new Galaxy S2, or even a phone like the HTC Amaze both have fascinating displays.
I've compared them side by side and i personally think our phones have more of a yellowish tint that isn't so great.

jwleonhart said:
Older phones like the HTC HD2 couldn't match our phones AMOLED display, but when your talking about the new Galaxy S2, or even a phone like the HTC Amaze both have fascinating displays.
I've compared them side by side and i personally think our phones have more of a yellowish tint that isn't so great.
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You shouldn't be comparing a new phone to an older phone in the first place, chances are the new one will always be better.

iynfynity said:
You shouldn't be comparing a new phone to an older phone in the first place, chances are the new one will always be better.
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This is true, but call me crazy I thought my G2 had a better display. and the HTC Evo was pretty sweet..
It's just something about this offset yellowish tint. The whites never seen pure, although i'll give it the black is definantly more black than an LCD.

don't you guys have voodoo control center to tweck colors?
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Vertical banding lines

Has anyone notice the vertical lines especially on gray backgrounds like the notification pull down?
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Yup. Easily noticeable if you put the phone on full brightness and drag down the pulldown menu.
My S2 had it much worse tho, was hoping it wouldn't happen with this phone. I guess all phone LCDs are like that?
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Girn said:
Yup. Easily noticeable if you put the phone on full brightness and drag down the pulldown menu.
My S2 had it much worse tho, was hoping it wouldn't happen with this phone. I guess all phone LCDs are like that?
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Yeah it sucks but I guess its better then blobs and dark black spots all over the screen like in amoled screens
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That's exactly what my s2 had. And yeah it's hardly noticeable if the screen isn't full brightness. I never have it on max anyway, I find it too bright and it ruins the contrast somewhat
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Yuuup I see it.
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Yep I have them as well but never noticed them before. I really had to look hard to see them, and only on full brightness. It's a non-issue for me.

i noticed this too...didn't have it as bad as my other n4 that i had to rma. i actually notice lines and blobs. mostly noticeable on grey backgrounds like jb menus. really hated the blobs on amoled screens but seems like lcd's get it too

One the biggest reasons I am hesitating to upgrade from my S3 is just that, defects... they seem rampant with this phone. I have not a single defect on my S3, and there are no screen oddity's to speak of.

Shenkoa said:
One the biggest reasons I am hesitating to upgrade from my S3 is just that, defects... they seem rampant with this phone. I have not a single defect on my S3, and there are no screen oddity's to speak of.
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You don't have lines or blobs on the s3? It's a amoled screen

I have an iphone 4 for 2 years and don't notice these line, Yet when I first got the Nexus I could see it right away, Looking at my old iphone 4 and no line at all. Most be a lg screen built quality.

Just got my n4 yesterday and it was flawless until earlier tonight while web browsing a vertical line appeared to the far left of the screen it sticks out like a sore thumb against white backgrounds like most web pages.its very irritating and even blinks in and out.I swore I'd never buy lg after the g2x screen disaster but had to its a nexus do I so sold my gs3 yesterday and now I'm stuck with this annoying line.even if I RMA it will take forever to get a new one.

Wait, the IPS+ on the Nexus 4 has vertical banding? I thought that that problem was exclusive to the Super AMOLED HD on the Galaxy Nexus. In fact, I exchanged 3 of them to get one with banding that didn't show on all backgrounds. So as I now understand it, this was not an AMOLED HD problem?
Could it be a software thing? My old Droid X's non-HD LCD never seemed to have these issues. Neither does the SLCD3 screen of the Droid DNA. Very weird.

ceejay83 said:
You don't have lines or blobs on the s3? It's a amoled screen
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Lol, I don't know what you've been reading about amoled screens but they're not as rampant with problems as everyone makes them out to be. I'm I'm my third phone with an amoled panel and they've all been perfect. No yellow tint, no blobs, etc. The only issue I ever encountered was the first s2i had, had a dead pixel. Aside from that they're incredible. Prefer them to any LCD screen personally, and I'm a full times graphics artist )
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MultiLockOn said:
Lol, I don't know what you've been reading about amoled screens but they're not as rampant with problems as everyone makes them out to be. I'm I'm my third phone with an amoled panel and they've all been perfect. No yellow tint, no blobs, etc. The only issue I ever encountered was the first s2i had, had a dead pixel. Aside from that they're incredible. Prefer them to any LCD screen personally, and I'm a full times graphics artist )
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I've had 2 S2 and 2 gnex. They all had lines or blobs

ceejay83 said:
I've had 2 S2 and 2 gnex. They all had lines or blobs
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I've had galaxy s 1,2,3 and gnex and none of them had lines or blobs in fact the only other phone I had screen problems with was also made by lg the g2x I exchanged twice all three had backlight bleeding

I have this too but very low, I have too be looking hard to see them. It's not very anoying but in the JB menu I can see them a little bit ... My last phone amoled was burning ...

I seeeeeeeee them thanks for pointing it out haha never noticed them before >_>
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So, is this normal or not ? I think so, but I'm not sure... Other report ?

I can hardly see them. You guys are really trying to be picky with the phone.
I started to agree with those who say if you don't like it, sell it on eBay.
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wngmv said:
I can hardly see them. You guys are really trying to be picky with the phone.
I started to agree with those who say if you don't like it, sell it on eBay.
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Yeah maybe your right. So i think every body have thèse line but very very hard too sée ? It's not really an issue ?

[Q] Whites Not As Vibrant?

I received my replacement G2 today and while holding it side-by-side with my original G2, I noticed the whites on the new one aren't quite as vibrant. I then met up with a friend who also has a G2 and put all three phones side-by-side. Her phone has the same less vibrant whites as mine did. Neither new device nor my new one had the bright, vibrant whites of my original G2. Is something wrong with the two displays that aren't quite as vibrant, or perhaps my original G2 had something up with its display? It would be helpful if someone could shed some light onto the issue! You can see my old device and new device in the photo below. Unfortunately the photograph doesn't convey the difference as strongly as seeing the devices in person. Yes, both phones have identical display/brightness settings.

I'm curious why the left one looks smaller and has no lg logo?

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I'm curious why the left one looks smaller and has no lg logo?
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Wow, I didn't even notice the logo on the left one wasn't visible in the photo! It's there, I swear, lol.
The right one might look bigger because it's in a case.

I also had the same issue. I prefer the whiter white display but the new replacement I got also was not as white. I think I'll be returning both. Not sure if I should try another replacement or just give up.

vince2398 said:
I also had the same issue. I prefer the whiter white display but the new replacement I got also was not as white. I think I'll be returning both. Not sure if I should try another replacement or just give up.
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At this point I'm debating keeping the one with the whiter whites... This is really frustrating.

RJS5689 said:
At this point I'm debating keeping the one with the whiter whites... This is really frustrating.
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Just curious what was the issue with that one?

What's wrong with the original? I've gotten replacements that I sent back.
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The original I had squeaks with little pressure on the sides and back. Very much annoying. Does that happen to you guys too?

vince2398 said:
The original I had squeaks with little pressure on the sides and back. Very much annoying. Does that happen to you guys too?
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No, mine is very solid.

player911 said:
What's wrong with the original? I've gotten replacements that I sent back.
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The original I had squeaks with little pressure on the sides and back. Very much annoying. Does that happen to you guys too?
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No squeaks at all with mine. The original was starting to show color bleed/slight yellow screen discoloration on the left edge. It is very, very minor. I've decided to keep my original phone and send the replacement back.

I have exactly same problem my fathers g2 to is much more brighter then mine. And whites are more clear. Is there anyway to fix it?

IMX258

Does anyone know if LG was able to squeeze any more performance out of a 2 year old camera sensor? Are there any sources/articles on if they were able to? I am happy with the picture quality in most situations, but I can't help feeling like I ultimately downgraded from the LG V10. The screen is definitely a lot better than the V10, and performance seems snappier. I love LG phones, though they have let me down with a few things in the past. My original V10 and all 3 Asurion replacements thereafter ended up with bad screen retention. I don't remember having it on my G2 or G4, though I've seen many people complain that they had the issue. I'm actually kind of kicking myself right now for jumping the gun, because I kind of want to try the S8 out (though I really am not a fan of the curves when it comes to practicality and durability), but I doubt I'd be able to now, because I've already returned the G6 twice. Once because the silver was great to look at, but the black divider between the screen and silver bezels was an eyesore. The second time because the glass cover over the camera was cracked right out of the box. They literally told me I cannot do another exchange, but there are two Verizon stores in my area. Maybe the other one would. And I don't think there will be much development on the phone by the android community. There isn't even a dedicated Verizon LG G6 section yet.

Ended up returning it for an S8. Question is moot.
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Im more interested to know why on earth they use a 2 year old sensor in a flagship device?
Yes, newer isn't always better but for camera sensors it is.
And then they price it out of the market with an insanely high price tag. I do not understand this tactic.
I like my LG G2 so much, that it has increased my loyalty to LG (never had an LG device before) but from the G3 onwards it has been a slow decline.

Newer isn't always better. I have a 6 year old dSLR that blows any smartphone out of the water. There's a lot more to a camera than a sensor.
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Joeful said:
Ended up returning it for an S8. Question is moot.
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I ended up returning my s8 for a g6. Hope you where one of the lucky ones with out pink tint

zathus said:
I ended up returning my s8 for a g6. Hope you where one of the lucky ones with out pink tint
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Haven't seen it yet. I think I;m in the clear. Did you check to see what your display mode is set to, and also if your blue light filter is active?

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Haven't seen it yet. I think I;m in the clear. Did you check to see what your display mode is set to, and also if your blue light filter is active?
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Yeah. I had 2 weeks and 4 S8s to try every setting possible. Was a great phone other than that. Glad yours worked out ?

zathus said:
Yeah. I had 2 weeks and 4 S8s to try every setting possible. Was a great phone other than that. Glad yours worked out ?
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Sorry to hear that. The G6 is still an excellent phone as well, and it costs a little less. [emoji14]
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@zathus
Did all 4 S8's have the same fault?

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@zathus
Did all 4 S8's have the same fault?
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pretty much. Some worse than others. But all had it. It was just like this pink tint that would surround the edges. They released an update to fix it and it made it a little better but if you tilt the phone I still saw pink. Coming from the s7e which had a perfect display maybe I was more picky then most. It was just something I couldn't look past. Sucked too cuz I REALLY liked the battery life I was getting.

Ive just Googled the fault and seen some pics, there's no way anyone could ignore that.
I had a very similar problem on a professional Dell 24 inch monitor a few years ago. Dell tried denying there was a fault but I had two of the exact same models side-by-side on my desk... one working perfectly, one with the pink tinge. After sending a few pics they replaced the faulty one.
So many people tout Samsung screens as the best on mobile phones. I've always disagreed and to me this proves it.

Maybe I just got a good unit. I don't see any pink. The only thing I notice is a slight shadow effect on the left and right edges of the screen when the phone is viewed at certain angles. I suspect this has something do do with the curves of the display. I was one of the few people who wanted a flat screen S8, but I'm okay with it now.
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