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Display has a pink tint!!

Please help! I just bought the Bell galaxy s 2 today and realised that in low brightness settings screen has a pink tint.
Does anyone have this issue? Its more visible in grey colors. When i compare with my galaxy s, galaxy s' whites are true white and galaxy s 2's white are pinkish tint on it. When the brihhtness is at %100 its not that visible but once u set it %0 it becomes pinkish.
Is it what it suppose to be or its defective?
Note: yes i played with background effect but it didnt help. I am running KG2.
Edit: I compared with galaxy s again and if I make the brightness %100 on galaxy s 2 both screens almost identical (although SGS2 still has little warm whites) but at %0 brightness when I pull down the notification screen sgs2 has literally pink hue

Why not anyone comment on this? 100 something views and no comments?
U guys all have sgs2. pls at least share your phone's display colors so I can know if something is wrong with mine.

Yep got it to and also pink on camera also mine going back to Amazon tomorrow had two in a week with same problem Ive got one ordered from another retailer ... but I think its a inherent fault
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Yup..got it too..in Indian sgs2..got screen replaced bt no difference..for me most visible when browsing xda app for long..also pink in camera..tried everythng bt can't get rid of it..its company fault..
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Are you saying your whole screen looks rather pinkish ? I've seen couple of devices that were pretty much reddish when showing white, but i think that's not normal. You should replace it.

Sp1tfire said:
Are you saying your whole screen looks rather pinkish ? I've seen couple of devices that were pretty much reddish when showing white, but i think that's not normal. You should replace it.
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Yes whole screen has a reddish tint. Especially grey colors. Instead of grey it displays reddish. If i compare Gmail app with Sgs side by side, my screen has ridiculously pink color.
I wonder if its a software issue or hardware? Cuz I remember in sgs hardcore's kernel he made an.option to change the colors.
This is my second sgs2. First one had a dead pixel. So I didnt wanna go right away and change it. I wanted to ask yours.
More input will appreciated.
I uploaded a pic SGS and SGS2 side by side displaying Grey Graident Colors. what do you think?

If your phone looks like the one on the right, get it replaced. No rom/firmware will make it look good.

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If your phone looks like the one on the right, get it replaced. No rom/firmware will make it look good.
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Yes mine exactly looks the same as the one on right. Are they at the same brightness settings? I am going to change it today than. Thank you

warfanax said:
Yes mine exactly looks the same as the one on right. Are they at the same brightness settings? I am going to change it today than. Thank you
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Yup, they were set at the same brightness.

warfanax said:
Why not anyone comment on this? 100 something views and no comments?
U guys all have sgs2. pls at least share your phone's display colors so I can know if something is wrong with mine.
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I'd take the lack or response to mean that it's not a problem experienced by many people. If your read the threads talking about the display, you'll see there's wide variations in color temperature. Cool/blue seems to be normal while there are reports of phones leaning toward warm/yellow. Pink hasn't been reported a lot so I'd exchange the phone.

sumeshd said:
Yup..got it too..in Indian sgs2..got screen replaced bt no difference..for me most visible when browsing xda app for long..also pink in camera..tried everythng bt can't get rid of it..its company fault..
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I am also from India and I dont have any such problem with my sgs2...

My girlfriend and I have the same german sgs2 (dbt) and mine has a bit of a greenish tint whereas hers had a but if a reddish tint. You can't notice it when using the phones alone but when you put them side by side you can notice it a little bit, but really not that much. Seems to be an AMOLED thing. Maybe I'll manage to take a photo for you.
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If your phone looks like the one on the right, get it replaced. No rom/firmware will make it look good.
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Thanks a lot for that image. I have been wondering what people were talking about when they mentioned pinkish screen...
Luckily I don't seem to have that problem. It seems like there are a few defective screens out there.

perhaps supercurio will have a voodoo colour fix with the sgs2 whenever he releases it. It fixed the tinge on the original sgs. Look it up if u are unfamiliar with it

I changed the phone today and got a new one. Its better now and significany less pink color.
Also I discovered something that the pink tint is only visible when u look at the screen 90 degrees. If u tilt the phone a little (5-10 degrees) to left-right or up-down and view like that the color turns normal (like my year old sgs).
It made me realise that this is a screen coating issue (maybe coating causes polarisation). So do u think this will go away with the time of use?
When I turn off the screen and check it under light by tilting I can see a little purple glare.
What do u think?

[Q] Problem: bright spot on white background

Hi all,
does anyone have a problem with bright white spots that is visible on a white background (like browser blank screen, contacts and so on)?
This spot is brighter than the surrounding area, about of 2x2 mm size, the edges blurred, not clear.
Spot only visible on a white background, if I look at the screen with some angle (no matter from what side).
On dark/black backgrounds spot disappear and not visible.
I have Nexus 7 32GB 3G version.

afon said:
Hi all,
does anyone have a problem with bright white spots that is visible on a white background (like browser blank screen, contacts and so on)?
This spot is brighter than the surrounding area, about of 2x2 mm size, the edges blurred, not clear.
Spot only visible on a white background, if I look at the screen with some angle (no matter from what side).
On dark/black backgrounds spot disappear and not visible.
I have Nexus 7 32GB 3G version.
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I have the same device as you do and don't have any screen problems. Can ya capture it in a screen shot?
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cjsspape said:
I have the same device as you do and don't have any screen problems. Can ya capture it in a screen shot?
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I attached best photos I made.
Initially, after purchase, everything was OK with screen. This problem just came from "nowhere". I can not recall any actions that can lead to this problem.

I see what your talking about. Have you dropped it or had anything fall on it or anything like that?
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I see what your talking about. Have you dropped it or had anything fall on it or anything like that?
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As far as I can see device was not dropped and nothing fall on it. Screen glass not damaged and not scratched.

lol. is my screen has 2 colors ? " lower half is greenish/blue while top is pink? lol

lol. is my screen has 2 colors ? " lower half is greenish/blue while top is pink? lol
is this normal ?
when i view gray wallpaper for example. or a white background during reading whatever, i noticed my screen has 2 colors. the lower is half is greenish while the top is pinkish
however, my screen doesnt have umm. any blotches " is this the correct word ? " you know.. when you put a black wallpaper on a dark room.. you dont see those deep black spots... i have none... i have them on my vita though lol.
oh yeah and no grid matrix or weird lines visible either.
just the screen kinda has 2 colors. or pink smearing on top. not sure ^_^

get a replacement there is a workaround for the pink but green :/

Blackwolf10 said:
get a replacement there is a workaround for the pink but green :/
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what is the workaround for the pink ?
the green isnt really green. its like... normal i guess. but it look greenish /blueish compared to the top one.
also. i just wanted to know if the pinkish top is a normal thing.
you never see an amoled screen without blotches. and those kill me as i am a very OCD " i mean hey, one of the reasons i bought the damn thing is because of its screen. so no blotches is a very wow lucky me kinda thing

it was a screen program i don't remember by playing with the settings it made the pink a little green so it was better but since u already have green it would pop up more so i think a replacement would be better

Blackwolf10 said:
it was a screen program i don't remember by playing with the settings it made the pink a little green so it was better but since u already have green it would pop up more so i think a replacement would be better
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um.. no . lol i guess you are missing my point. what i am trying to say is when i am viewing a solid gray wallpaper for example. the upper corner seems different in color than say.. the second half. like the upper part of the screen is lil darker / pinkish while the lower part is brighter / bluer ?

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um.. no . lol i guess you are missing my point. what i am trying to say is when i am viewing a solid gray wallpaper for example. the upper corner seems different in color than say.. the second half. like the upper part of the screen is lil darker / pinkish while the lower part is brighter / bluer ?
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and i am saying it's the screen's fault anyway you do what you want

I had the same problem, except the pink on mine is on the bottom, and it's not much of a fade, so it is very noticeable. On program apps like gmail, it is annoying. I took it back to my barrier and got a replacement, and the new one is fine.
If you can take it back, take it back. Or it'll bug you for a long while
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Does your screen hue change from magenta to green?

I've noticed whenever the keyboard is toggled on or off the greys change their hue.
It's subtle but most noticeable when on low brightness and in a fairly dim room.
I noticed it the most in the Playstore when you click the search bar at the top it brings up a list of resent searches, now hit the back button to make the keyboard disappear and the whole screen changes hue, click search bar again and it changes back when keyboard reappears.
Can someone else please test this?
I'm just trying to work out if my screen is defective or if it is an 'issue' with all S4s.
Thank you

Yeah, mine changes hue a little as well. Strangely I had my screens changed four times but this is the first time I noticed it.

trenzterra said:
Yeah, mine changes hue a little as well. Strangely I had my screens changed four times but this is the first time I noticed it.
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Thank you for checking. It is actually quite noticeable when you're in a dark room, it's really bugging me!
This is my third handset, the first had a serious pink tint on the bottom of the screen and the second had a light horizontal band across screen when viewing white or grey images.
This one also has 'banding' on light coloured or grey images but not half as bad as my second!

I have the banding issue too! But my problem was mostly dead pixels and stuff. My current set has one tiny spec of dust under the screen but they told me I couldn't change it anymore.

It's a shame that you just can't seem to get a perfect AMOLED screen. There's always something
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Obagleyfreer said:
It's a shame that you just can't seem to get a perfect AMOLED screen. There's always something
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Indeed. When the rumours came out that the S4 would use IPS LCD I was really hoping it would be true. But it was not to be

Surely some other people are experiencing this?
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Obagleyfreer said:
I've noticed whenever the keyboard is toggled on or off the greys change their hue.
It's subtle but most noticeable when on low brightness and in a fairly dim room.
I noticed it the most in the Playstore when you click the search bar at the top it brings up a list of resent searches, now hit the back button to make the keyboard disappear and the whole screen changes hue, click search bar again and it changes back when keyboard reappears.
Can someone else please test this?
I'm just trying to work out if my screen is defective or if it is an 'issue' with all S4s.
Thank you
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Yeah, it's happening with my device. Screen color changes to a bit hue everytime keyboard is minimized and brought back. There is surely some issue. Thank you for bringing this to notice
Thanks

Issue: Vertical lines of glittering dots on N4 screen

Hi,
This is my first post on xda and I am sorry for making this about an issue. But this is the first time I didn't get the solution by searching.
Since today morning, I can see vertical lines of glittering dots on my screen when viewed under direct sunlight. Its there even when the screen is off, and is as if a row of pixels have become shiny and are reflecting light. It is visible only under direct sunlight and viewed straight on, and keeps moving in left right direction.
Its not the digitizer pattern under the screen, but these dots do seem to appear along the vertical edges of the digitizer grid
I got the phone just two weeks.. And was extremely happy with it. No yellow patches, no significant earpiece buzz, some issues with microphone but that's something a lot of people face. Dont know if glitteting was always there and I just noticed today or it happened all of a sudden, but this thing has really given me a big jolt.
Phone is a white nexus 4, rev 11 build 513k. Running franco kernel with stock rom.

I have this as well and was never 100% sure if it was just the construction of the screen or my screen protector. As you say, it's only visible to me at certain angles in direct sunlight so hasn't really bothered me.

It's normal.
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estallings15 said:
It's normal.
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As ↑↑↑ stated. Normal.
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It's the digitizer pattern. Learn to live with it. Besides I feel it makes the phone look super hot.

sandy-achar said:
It's the digitizer pattern. Learn to live with it. Besides I feel it makes the phone look super hot.
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This info is correct.
What you are seeing is the digitizer (used to detect touches on your screen)
Unfortunately there is little you can do about it as it is fused to the screen.
They are only really visible under direct sunlight so it's not that big of a deal. Mine look like tiny light blue dots
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Thanks everyone for the quick replies.
Just to clarify.. I am not talking about the checkered digitizer patterns which are visible under sunlight only when the screen is off.
What I am seeing is a single row of glittering dots, which moves on the screen and is there every time I am viewing the screen in sunlight, both when screen is on and off. The digitizers are visible at an angle, this is visible straight on.
Now when I am viewing something on the screen and I see rows of glittering dots moving about.. I get somewhat disturbed.
If it is expected behavior I have nothing to complain. But to put my mind at rest.. I'll try snapping a photo and uploading it tomorrow morning for you to take a look.

The dots are normal.
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apollo_tirtho said:
Thanks everyone for the quick replies.
Just to clarify.. I am not talking about the checkered digitizer patterns which are visible under sunlight only when the screen is off.
What I am seeing is a single row of glittering dots, which moves on the screen and is there every time I am viewing the screen in sunlight, both when screen is on and off. The digitizers are visible at an angle, this is visible straight on.
Now when I am viewing something on the screen and I see rows of glittering dots moving about.. I get somewhat disturbed.
If it is expected behavior I have nothing to complain. But to put my mind at rest.. I'll try snapping a photo and uploading it tomorrow morning for you to take a look.
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Those rectangular shapes are part of the IPS screen, the dots are part of digitizer.

That's totally normal, I've had it with every touchscreen device I had been in contact with. Xperia Neo, Xperia Ion, and Nexus 4.

Great!!
Now that everyone has hammered it down my head that it is normal, when I checked it today it didn't look that bad except when I see dots bounce around when I am typing
Guess a lot of it is psychological.. :angel:
So I am gonna drop this now and accept that this is expected. Thanks everyone for putting my mind to rest.

apollo_tirtho said:
Great!!
Now that everyone has hammered it down my head that it is normal, when I checked it today it didn't look that bad except when I see dots bounce around when I am typing
Guess a lot of it is psychological.. :angel:
So I am gonna drop this now and accept that this is expected. Thanks everyone for putting my mind to rest.
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i get that sometimes too, but i just shrug it off. probably just acid flashbacks anyway