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Well I received my nexus one about a week ago and I absolutely love everything about it...
Unfortunately I've just noticed two dead pixels on the screen. One top left and the other bottom right. Both about an inch in from the screens edge.
I've seen a lot of posts of people complaining about clicking edges and dust under their screens but I'm pretty sure this is not dust. The specks look identical to each other and are tiny in size. They are mainly visible on light/white backgrounds.
Unfortunately I live far away from any of the Google supported countries so doing any kind of exchange is going to be really difficult :-(
Anyone seen similar issues? Any suggestions?
There's a coupla apps on the market to check for dead pixels.
All they do is flash up white, black, red, green, blue so you can see what pixel is stuck. It might be worth trying one of those just to make sure they are actually dead pixels.
If they were working before, they might just be stuck pixels, and alot of toggling between colours may unstick them.
kam187 said:
There's a coupla apps on the market to check for dead pixels.
All they do is flash up white, black, red, green, blue so you can see what pixel is stuck. It might be worth trying one of those just to make sure they are actually dead pixels.
If they were working before, they might just be stuck pixels, and alot of toggling between colours may unstick them.
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But if it was a stuck pixel then you would see it lighting up on dark backgrounds but these are only noticeable on white or bright backgrounds.
BTW I have already tried the market apparently and no joy.
Has no one else been noticing these?
I had one stuck pixel that appeared a couple days after i got my phone
but i fixed it and it came back like 5 times.
But knock on wood its been 4 weeks and it hasn't come back.
Mine was weird it would only show on the lock screen and it was very random but once i swiped to unlocked it went away so it wasn't that bad.
If i were you I would return it especially were its two pixels and software isnt fixing it.
demo23019 said:
I had one stuck pixel that appeared a couple days after i got my phone
but i fixed it and it came back like 5 times.
But knock on wood its been 4 weeks and it hasn't come back.
Mine was weird it would only show on the lock screen and it was very random but once i swiped to unlocked it went away so it wasn't that bad.
If i were you I would return it especially were its two pixels and software isnt fixing it.
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When you say u fixed it what do you mean?
Just to clarify, the dots on my screen look dark like there's no light coming through them. That's dead not suck right?
:'-(
kostodo said:
When you say u fixed it what do you mean?
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demo23019 said:
Mine was weird it would only show on the lock screen and it was very random but once i swiped to unlocked it went away so it wasn't that bad.
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mine was stuck and it was red sorry forgot to mention that.
kostodo said:
Just to clarify, the dots on my screen look dark like there's no light coming through them. That's dead not suck right?
:'-(
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OLED have very deep blacks so its hard to tell if its stuck on black or if it is dead
...anyhow if you cant fix it you should return it.
Man returning it is a such a mission as it was bought in Singapore and I'm not even there any more...
I suppose I could find a way to send it back there and then from there back to the US.... heh. The problem is that I only received the handset about a week ago so if these kinds of problems have been reported since the launch whaat says the replacement wont have the exact same issue? Which would then be a massive waste of time and money ;(
Thats the problem i even set up an RMA to return mine but had a gut feeling i would regret it. So i canceled my RMA and prayed the pixel would eventually not stick anymore.
I didn't want to take a chance of getting a referb phone with other issues.
I feel your pain EVERY device that I get now days that has a LCD screen ALWAYS has at least one dead pixel. But to my surprise my Nexus One is 100% fine .
The first Nexus 4 I received was a rev10 I got that shipped the third week after release. It has a perfect calibration with beautiful popping whites and dark blacks. Unfortunately, I had the issue where a portion of the screen would tint yellow (about the size of my thumbprint) after it heated up.
This annoyed me so I got an RMA phone and it turned out that the entire scree was an ugly yellow even without heat. This was shipped to me from jan 1-7 I forget the actual date but it was recent. It also had a sluggish vibration issue that annoyed me. I sent it back and they sent me another RMA phone that arrived on the 14th and what do you know, it also has a yellow tint to the screen. The colors are much darker compared to my original screen as well and I tried color calibration apps but they just don't look as good as the original. This phone is a rev11 if that matters.
Do all the newly made phones have color issues? Or are there well calibrated ones out there and I should keep on RMAing?
The new screens just don't look as good and are really ugly. Someone let me know if they have a good screen
If you figured that out from an extensive poll of people then I'd understand that conclusion but from 2 RMA that's just plain stupid!
My screen is white as can be, compared to One X its looks insanely good, the One X colors pop and are really vibrant though
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the first nexus 4 i received was a rev10 i got that shipped the third week after release. It has a perfect calibration with beautiful popping whites and dark blacks. Unfortunately, i had the issue where a portion of the screen would tint yellow (about the size of my thumbprint) after it heated up.
This annoyed me so i got an rma phone and it turned out that the entire scree was an ugly yellow even without heat. This was shipped to me from jan 1-7 i forget the actual date but it was recent. It also had a sluggish vibration issue that annoyed me. I sent it back and they sent me another rma phone that arrived on the 14th and what do you know, it also has a yellow tint to the screen. The colors are much darker compared to my original screen as well and i tried color calibration apps but they just don't look as good as the original. This phone is a rev11 if that matters.
Do all the newly made phones have color issues? Or are there well calibrated ones out there and i should keep on rmaing?
The new screens just don't look as good and are really ugly. Someone let me know if they have a good screen
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o am jee :d
SlasheI2 said:
Do all the newly made phones have color issues? Or are there well calibrated ones out there and I should keep on RMAing?
The new screens just don't look as good and are really ugly. Someone let me know if they have a good screen
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My screen is perfect. You should maybe change the light bulbs in your place..
I have a revision 11 and a revision 10 which is going back due to speaker crackle. The screen on my revision 11 looks cooler but I certainly wouldn't have described either as being yellow.
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It goes away after a couple days...
As ctowne said, it goes away after a while. It's the glue that is used to laminate the glass and display.
Mine was pretty yellow at the start, however a couple of weeks on, and it's absolutely fine now.
Yes let us assume that the two phones we received is indicative of all phones. Makes sense.
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ctowne said:
It goes away after a couple days...
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lambomanx1 said:
As ctowne said, it goes away after a while. It's the glue that is used to laminate the glass and display.
Mine was pretty yellow at the start, however a couple of weeks on, and it's absolutely fine now.
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+1. Mine was yellow. After a few days, the screen is normal. Rev. 11.
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As ctowne said, it goes away after a while. It's the glue that is used to laminate the glass and display.
Mine was pretty yellow at the start, however a couple of weeks on, and it's absolutely fine now.
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+1. Mine was yellow. After a few days, the screen is normal. Rev. 11.
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Yeah mine went away within 3 days at the very most. Also, you can adjust the screen settings with fauxclock if you really want to tweak it. As long as you have uniform yellow on the whole screen then don't worry about it. If certain spots are yellow after a few days then you might have a problem.
To those of you whose yellow tint went away, was the yellow tint uniform over the entire screen before it went away?
I just got my rev11 RMA, and I've only got a yellow tint on the bottom half of the screen. Should I expect it to go away over the next few days?
Also, just holding it side by side with my rev10, I have to say, in addition to the yellow tint, the rev11 just seems a little bit less clear and a little bit less sharp. Could be because it has the factory Google screen protector on it, I guess, whereas my rev10 has an SGP crystal clear on it.
On the plus side, the light bleed is improved on rev11. Nowhere near perfect, but signifciantly better than my rev10.
If the yellow tint goes away, I can live with the rev11. If it does not go away, it will be another RMA.
I got a Rev11 one, but never had a yellow screen from the start. I guess i've been a lucky one..
When I did my RMA, my rev_11 had a more yellow tint to it on whites.. I could really tell on apps like SMS...
colors look OK and I've gotten used to it..
My rev 11 doesn't have a yellow tint.
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phositadc said:
To those of you whose yellow tint went away, was the yellow tint uniform over the entire screen before it went away?
I just got my rev11 RMA, and I've only got a yellow tint on the bottom half of the screen. Should I expect it to go away over the next few days?
Also, just holding it side by side with my rev10, I have to say, in addition to the yellow tint, the rev11 just seems a little bit less clear and a little bit less sharp. Could be because it has the factory Google screen protector on it, I guess, whereas my rev10 has an SGP crystal clear on it.
On the plus side, the light bleed is improved on rev11. Nowhere near perfect, but signifciantly better than my rev10.
If the yellow tint goes away, I can live with the rev11. If it does not go away, it will be another RMA.
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All 3 of my phones have had an uneven yellow tint. I RMA'd a rev10 first which had a brighter and cooler screen than the two replacements, but and uneven tint along the bottom 1/3rd. My rev11's, the one I sent back and the one I have now have a less bright display, and the one that went back had half of the screen horizontally yellow tinted, this one has yellow tint in the bottom left corner. It's the least tinted out of all of them.
FTR the uneven tint did NOT go away on my first two phones. While overall yellowness may clear up, the uneven factor doesn't change.
All 3 have had backlight bleed, was probably the least on my rev10, the first rev11 had it pretty bad along the taskbar and left/right hand sides. The second rev11 has it on the taskbar, but a little less, and the top left hand side.
The displays are just pretty crappy LG IPS panels, I'm certain most people will be on an RMA goose chase to get a phone without any uneven tinting/backlight bleeding. They'll exist, but how long do you want to ride your luck changing? I also think LG have changed the display between rev10 and rev11, as as I said both my rev11s are duller.
I got my third replacement N4 today (REV 11) and it (like the previous 2) has the yellow tint to the bottom of the screen and left edge in particular. Looks noticeably brighter the bottom half too (slight though). I'm really disappointed with this as I don't think it's looking like there will be any (or many) from this current batch that don't have this problem.
Does anyone know from a technical point of view why LCD panels are prone to this - why is it such a consistent problem in manufacturing? What exactly is the cause and why isn't it prevented? Any links? I've Googled it but no results...
Very interesting. Out of the blue, when I turned my phone on this afternoon I started seeing top to bottom vertical banding. I've noticed that it changes depending on what colors are on the screen, especially in the top/status bar. They are mostly white/gray, but there is a little blue and red.
The phone is only 8 days old, so I'm planning on bringing it back to Sprint on Monday morning. I'm quite sure it's a hardware issue, but I haven't seen anyone else posting about it with this device. I only wanted to see if anyone else had this experience so that I could decide whether it was a design defect that would cause me to reconsider my choice of this phone.
Peace.
have you drop the phone? coz mine develop a horizontal one on the top display .. drop from about 1 feet from the ground
fortunately for me, after i reboot it, the issue gone for good
zekurosu said:
have you drop the phone? coz mine develop a horizontal one on the top display .. drop from about 1 feet from the ground
fortunately for me, after i reboot it, the issue gone for good
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No drops. Phone was in an OtterBox Defender.
Didn't go away after multiple reboots.
Brought it in to a Sprint store and they ordered me a replacement.
Glad I hadn't rooted it yet.
i notice these lines to, its more of a grid that i see, vertical and horizontal lines, i believe its supposed to make the phone more responsive to the touch of our fingers, making it react faster than other android phones...just an assumption
Trident said:
Very interesting. Out of the blue, when I turned my phone on this afternoon I started seeing top to bottom vertical banding. I've noticed that it changes depending on what colors are on the screen, especially in the top/status bar. They are mostly white/gray, but there is a little blue and red.
The phone is only 8 days old, so I'm planning on bringing it back to Sprint on Monday morning. I'm quite sure it's a hardware issue, but I haven't seen anyone else posting about it with this device. I only wanted to see if anyone else had this experience so that I could decide whether it was a design defect that would cause me to reconsider my choice of this phone.
Peace.
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I had this happen after I had my screen replaced (cracked screen). Local repair guy replaced the screen, seemed to be working fine. I took it home and got these same vertical white streaks. Took it back to him, he found some kind of lose connector or board somewhere below the screen and had to apply some adhesive. I'm picking it up today to see if the issue is truly fixed.
Mine showed after i took the phone to capture images under direct sunlight
WhiteZero said:
I had this happen after I had my screen replaced (cracked screen). Local repair guy replaced the screen, seemed to be working fine. I took it home and got these same vertical white streaks. Took it back to him, he found some kind of lose connector or board somewhere below the screen and had to apply some adhesive. I'm picking it up today to see if the issue is truly fixed.
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Did it end up working... i dropped mine and had the screen replaced then it showed white lines and then the display just stopped working (Its just black) and i can hear the sounds it makes but i cant see anything so i need some help
cocook2000 said:
Did it end up working... i dropped mine and had the screen replaced then it showed white lines and then the display just stopped working (Its just black) and i can hear the sounds it makes but i cant see anything so i need some help
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Yes, I havent had a problem since.
Trident said:
Very interesting. Out of the blue, when I turned my phone on this afternoon I started seeing top to bottom vertical banding. I've noticed that it changes depending on what colors are on the screen, especially in the top/status bar. They are mostly white/gray, but there is a little blue and red.
The phone is only 8 days old, so I'm planning on bringing it back to Sprint on Monday morning. I'm quite sure it's a hardware issue, but I haven't seen anyone else posting about it with this device. I only wanted to see if anyone else had this experience so that I could decide whether it was a design defect that would cause me to reconsider my choice of this phone.
Peace.
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I have this exact issue, only difference is that the screen sometimes goes black. I noticed that when it does of I press the lower part of the screen it will display the white grid briefly then go black again. I have tried holding down the circuitry near the connector at the lower part of the screen down but to no avail. Please help.
I think I've experienced the same with my phone after a DIY display replacement. I put some electrical tape between the display connectors and the radio cable. Make sure that the tape is holding all the display connectors in place.
My note 4 screen is darker in upper portion of screen.
The darkening is not to much. I would say abt 20% darker at upper portion. It's not apparent at first, But it's noticeable after taking a closer look.Anyone else having this issue with note 4.
I saw that and rebooted. Went away. Weird though.
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I saw that and rebooted. Went away. Weird though.
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I tried rebooting but still no improvement
see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/note4-amoled-screen-quality-t2906365
there are way more "uneven" displays going around then "good" ones. not every user sees it or is annoyed by it, but i know this issue since galaxy s2...
Had been to at&t today to get the device exchanged but they refused saying that they cant see the darkening. Thinking of talking to Samsung about this. Any suggestions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56562683
Omersalar said:
My note 4 screen is darker in upper portion of screen.
The darkening is not to much. I would say abt 20% darker at upper portion. It's not apparent at first, But it's noticeable after taking a closer look.Anyone else having this issue with note 4.
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Hey all,
Yesterday morning woke up to my MZF's screen being all weird. Anything dark looks fine, but the white levels are very subdued and even seem to have a slight reddish tinge. And there's also these two black dots that wont go anywhere. Seem larger than just a dead pixel. This has been going on for a full day now; every once in a while it seems that the colors go back to normal, but the problems seems to always return.
Photos below show my MZF (right) next to my buddy's MZF (left). Both displays are at full brightness. Didn't purchase protection through Best Buy or Verizon, so I'm likely gonna have to deal with Motorola Customer Service. Yay.
Any one else seen this? Any ideas?
Do a factory reset and see if it calibrates itself
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Yeah, I did that right after posting. No luck. Thanks tho.
Try the hardware tests from device help?
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Try the hardware tests from device help?
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Tried those too, no luck. Have a new MZF on its way from Motorola, warranty is covering it.
I JUST sent my Moto Z Force in for nearly this same issue. I was cleaning the screen off and I had a black dot pop up and after about 3 hours of it showing up I had a bright yellow line running from the dot to the top of the screen. Warranty is covering mine as well.
I had the same problem with the color/contrast on my Moto Z Force, but without any black dots. Mine had the same blue tint/haze to the display. I did a factory reset with no luck. I am getting a warranty replacement today, but this morning the problem disappeared (6 days after the problem started). I think I'm still going to take the replacement.
I have a little different issue. Screen has 4 rows of multi colored small lines. Unreadable, yet the touch and buttons are still functioning, any ideas?
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Hey all,
Yesterday morning woke up to my MZF's screen being all weird. Anything dark looks fine, but the white levels are very subdued and even seem to have a slight reddish tinge. And there's also these two black dots that wont go anywhere. Seem larger than just a dead pixel. This has been going on for a full day now; every once in a while it seems that the colors go back to normal, but the problems seems to always return.
Photos below show my MZF (right) next to my buddy's MZF (left). Both displays are at full brightness. Didn't purchase protection through Best Buy or Verizon, so I'm likely gonna have to deal with Motorola Customer Service. Yay.
Any one else seen this? Any ideas?
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pixel dead, the solution is to change the screen.