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Screen issues on dark greys/blacks

I'm on my 5th replacement S4, all because of screen issues!
This is my current (5th) handset and I notice horrible green tint and stripes on the screen when on low brightness in a dark room.
Before you say it, "but this isn't normal conditions" this is my normal conditions when I use my phone at home. My room is dim.
And my S, S2 and S3 all didnt do this.
Anyone else notice this sort of problem??

Yes my first s4 had the stripes in low light.
My second replacement didn't have the stripes but has the pink tint on the lower half of the screen.
Not sure whether i should risk exchanging this one and get another s4 with a different screen issue.

I saw ur screen shot.. do u mean by green tint in left sides from corners?
If yes then its faulty.. and ignore the answer which is written below
If u mean why black is horible in settings menu like settings, file manger..
Then I have truth answer of that shot..
We all know samsung have smearing thing like we move text on settings its looks bad ghosting caused by true black pixel(turned off in black fully)..so for that, samsung did change they make a black intensity to 0 to 1% in settings menus..
So, for fixing smearing issue they did that..
If u have doubt with black.. then open a pure black image or download screen test from play store..
See the black should fine..
Dont trust on black on settings..
Its normal normal normal normal..
Edit. And I seen u are in custom rom..
Well the notification bar it's pure black and see the menu side..(file manager)
I hope it helps
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dwang said:
Yes my first s4 had the stripes in low light.
My second replacement didn't have the stripes but has the pink tint on the lower half of the screen.
Not sure whether i should risk exchanging this one and get another s4 with a different screen issue.
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In my opinion, with the S4 you just end up replacing one issue with another!
Trust me I've had 5 replacements and not one has had a perfect screen
I've given up on my quest for perfection now, which I don't think is to much to ask for one of the most expensive phones on the market!
Samsung have let themselves down on this one.

Obagleyfreer said:
In my opinion, with the S4 you just end up replacing one issue with another!
Trust me I've had 5 replacements and not one has had a perfect screen
I've given up on my quest for perfection now, which I don't think is to much to ask for one of the most expensive phones on the market!
Samsung have let themselves down on this one.
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That's a shame. I would exchange the phone for a HTC one but I don't want to give up the 5 inch screen, user replaceable battery, and micro SD card.
Hoping Samsung comes out with a firmware fix for the pink tint like they did with the s2.

dwang said:
That's a shame. I would exchange the phone for a HTC one but I don't want to give up the 5 inch screen, user replaceable battery, and micro SD card.
Hoping Samsung comes out with a firmware fix for the pink tint like they did with the s2.
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This issue isn't software related.
It's a very poorly made AMOLED display. Samsung only have $$$ in mind.
It is a shame, and believe me, if the HTC One had an SD card slot I would totally own one right now!

I don't disagree with you, but if they can provide a software workaround i'll take it.
If they can do some type of filter to the bottom or top of the screen to offset the pink tint that would fix the issue most likely.
I'm thinking that's what Samsung did to fix the yellow tint on the left side of the screen for the galaxy s2.
I don't see why Samsung can't do that for the s4.

Obagleyfreer said:
This issue isn't software related.
It's a very poorly made AMOLED display. Samsung only have $$$ in mind.
It is a shame, and believe me, if the HTC One had an SD card slot I would totally own one right now!
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U r feeling over shame..lol..
There is still no competitor of samsung..
Samsung amoled have pure black.. truly pixels off in black. Amoled have high saturated coloure.
Htc and sonys display are sufffering moslty from dead pixel but in s4 is no dead pixels..
I love amoled screen..even I have slightly tint..which not noticable..
If samsung have $$$ in mind then its not enough and not true..
Samsung have $$$ because their product have high sales becauase its best and people like it..
I know that u r sad because u got bad piece after replacement too..
My suggestion is sell it and buy s4 from original shop...
Trust me u will get perfect device...
I was non samsung fan until I buy from local shops..that results in so many faults..
After buying from original center, now I have original handset...
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Mandeep148 said:
U r feeling over shame..lol..
There is still no competitor of samsung..
Samsung amoled have pure black.. truly pixels off in black. Amoled have high saturated coloure.
Htc and sonys display are sufffering moslty from dead pixel but in s4 is no dead pixels..
I love amoled screen..even I have slightly tint..which not noticable..
If samsung have $$$ in mind then its not enough and not true..
Samsung have $$$ because their product have high sales becauase its best and people like it..
I know that u r sad because u got bad piece after replacement too..
My suggestion is sell it and buy s4 from original shop...
Trust me u will get perfect device...
I was non samsung fan until I buy from local shops..that results in so many faults..
After buying from original center, now I have original handset...
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I got all 5 phones from reputable shops here in NZ.
The first 2 were from 2Degrees and the last 3 from Vodafone.
We don't have a Samsung store here so I've gone to the best places that are available to me.
I feel this new Full HD AMOLED panel was rushed to market and didn't have the proper quality control or testing done. Simple.
Yes I'm a bit annoyed over it, but not sad.
There are much worse things going on the world right now than my phone having a green screen.
I was just wanting to know if it really is worth me chasing the perfect screen or if everyone else is experiencing issues like this.

I got my s4 here in nz too. The firmware was out of date and I had horrible blacks in videos too. I flashed to the German firmware and it's night and day better with proper blacks etc. My only complaint now is the yellow green tint on the screen, really annoys me watching movies. It disappears if you tilt the screen slightly but when viewed straight on everything has a faint yellow tint.
I agree with what was said above - my view is it's just a poor screen.
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Ghosting or purple smearing effect

I wonder if somebody know if the Ghosting or purple smearing effect is present on the screen of the Note 3? Like it is on Galaxy S4, I don't want that.

I haven't noticed that effect on the S4

SirBindy said:
Then don't get a phone with an AMOLED screen
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But my S3 don't do it.

RandyBoyz92 said:
I wonder if somebody know if the Ghosting or purple smearing effect is present on the screen of the Note 3? Like it is on Galaxy S4, I don't want that.
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I hate that on my S4, the Note 3 I played with on the weekend just gone didn't do it (thank heavens).

Awesome that the smearing is gone. Thanks for the answer.

Can somebody else who got a Note 3 check it?
I really hate it on my S4 and I'm going to sell it because of it.
To test it you can install Nova Launcher and swipe left and right in the app drawer with brightness on low. If the effect is present you will see a purple glow following bright icons.

Stevemeister said:
Can somebody else who got a Note 3 check it?
I really hate it on my S4 and I'm going to sell it because of it.
To test it you can install Nova Launcher and swipe left and right in the app drawer with brightness on low. If the effect is present you will see a purple glow following bright icons.
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Well i've been watching many YT videos and .... purple-smearing/trailing/ghosting is still present, but it depends on the brightness/contrast setting =/

samsung galaxy note 3 issue

Actually...i'm sick of my s4 display issue such as pinkish tint..so i sold my s4 1 week ago. And when i look at samsung galaxy note 3, it's definitely an awesome phone but i'm so scared of getting the same problem like my s4. So is note 3 will have display problem such as pinkish tint,a smearing or ghosting issue,etc? Before i'm going to buy note 3 can u give me Any solution guys?

crazy_777 said:
Actually...i'm sick of my s4 display issue such as pinkish tint..so i sold my s4 1 week ago. And when i look at samsung galaxy note 3, it's definitely an awesome phone but i'm so scared of getting the same problem like my s4. So is note 3 will have display problem such as pinkish tint,a smearing or ghosting issue,etc? Before i'm going to buy note 3 can u give me Any solution guys?
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Mate, Just get the dam phone (Note) its screen is wonderful. If your so much against the screen buy Sony else be with Note.

s5 grainy screen

Hi everyone.
i dont know if anyone felt the same way like me.
i feel that my s5 is having kinda grainy screen... its like a thin layer of grainy.. so u can see it when u scroll up/down. it stays. its not really crystal clear.. the feel is like putting anti-oil screen protector.
yes, text and everything is crisp.. but a thin grainy layer is annoying.. checked another phone at samsung experience store showing the same
its actually mentioned by s5 review Erica Griffin
do guys feel the same way or it's just my over-obsessive eye? lol i hope i was wrong...
sorry for my bad english...

Coming from an LCD screen, if I look close enough I can see it, but it really doesn't bother me lol

I had that on my Note 2 before. I had it exchanged and the new phone did not have the issue.

Hellscythe said:
Coming from an LCD screen, if I look close enough I can see it, but it really doesn't bother me lol
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well i wish i got eyes like yours XD.. well mostly it's only showing with white background with many texts.. or plain colour.. in general photos its good. but i was annoyed why s5 got this type of LCD.. its not happened with Note 3 or s4.
xdm9mm said:
I had that on my Note 2 before. I had it exchanged and the new phone did not have the issue.
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im not sure if this is really phone issue or all s5 got this type of LCD.

E M said:
well i wish i got eyes like yours XD.. well mostly it's only showing with white background with many texts.. or plain colour.. in general photos its good. but i was annoyed why s5 got this type of LCD.. its not happened with Note 3 or s4.
im not sure if this is really phone issue or all s5 got this type of LCD.
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I am sure it is not because I already tested a few display samples from 3 different shops, Walmart and Tmobile shops. I tested them because I was considering buying one too. But not anymore, I am waiting for the LG G3.

Just had the same issue.
My sdcard was upside..... solved 4 me

Is my screen defective?

Hi.
I come from first Galaxy S i9000, was happy with it but it was stolen. I bought a S5 and it came with a weird band with clearer tone in the upper part of the screen (very noticeable on grey backdrops), so I asked for a replacement. But new replacement have a gradient from top to bottom that gets darker, with a purplish tone. Not as terrible as first s5, but not sure if it should look like this.
Nothing of this happened with my S1, and it had better view angles.
Ask a replacement, refund or keep it?
Greetings.

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drapos said:
Hi.
I come from first Galaxy S i9000, was happy with it but it was stolen. I bought a S5 and it came with a weird band with clearer tone in the upper part of the screen (very noticeable on grey backdrops), so I asked for a replacement. But new replacement have a gradient from top to bottom that gets darker, with a purplish tone. Not as terrible as first s5, but not sure if it should look like this.
Nothing of this happened with my S1, and it had better view angles.
Ask a replacement, refund or keep it?
Greetings.
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are u sure it s not because of S5 touch-wiz theme.
u should compare ur S5 with another one.
i cannot see any problem in pics u attached !!!
S5 super-amoled display is one of the best according to lots of benchmark and etc... (u can search)
after comparison if u see problem in ur display i suggest to as for replace cause S5 is an awesome phone
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drapos said:
Hi.
I come from first Galaxy S i9000, was happy with it but it was stolen. I bought a S5 and it came with a weird band with clearer tone in the upper part of the screen (very noticeable on grey backdrops), so I asked for a replacement. But new replacement have a gradient from top to bottom that gets darker, with a purplish tone. Not as terrible as first s5, but not sure if it should look like this.
Nothing of this happened with my S1, and it had better view angles.
Ask a replacement, refund or keep it?
Greetings.
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Use *#0*# or *#7353# to test your screen.

drapos said:
Is my screen defective?
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No
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Ok, thanks to you all =)