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Is your Light & Proximity sensor Vertical or Horizontal?

I know that there are many variants of the galaxy S but there ive seen some models of the I9000 having a vertical square shaped L&P sensor such as this
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whereas mine has a horizontal oval/circular shaped L&P sensor. Any thoughts?

Mine are horizontal (not like the pic). What difference does it make anyways, lol.

the 2 dots are side by side
that will be horizontal
the picture is vertical (top & bottom)
if you are asking this question because you are concerned about the Screen Protector, then there's no need to worry it works, even if covered

Side by side here (horizontally)

side by side here.. could just be a mistake in the drawing of the i9000

Horizontal for me as well.
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Horizontal

Had a screen protector which was to my horror vertical! ive not seen the vertical varaint myself though.

Qazz~ said:
Had a screen protector which was to my horror vertical! ive not seen the vertical varaint myself though.
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did you see what i said on my original reply?...

yeah, just trying to warn people to check it out first as it was really unsightly.
Now im using a screen protector which covers everything except for the home button and speaker and its so seamless i dont notice its there

Qazz~ said:
yeah, just trying to warn people to check it out first as it was really unsightly.
Now im using a screen protector which covers everything except for the home button and speaker and its so seamless i dont notice its there
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yes i agree
i still got 2 of those screen protector with the top/down cut
i prefer the ones that protects everything except the home button

i prefer no screen protector
this kind of glass doesn't get scratched

bilboa1 said:
i prefer no screen protector
this kind of glass doesn't get scratched
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It DOES (if you apply enough pressure).

i agree this phone screen is basically scratch resistant. The back cover on the other hand is horrid, and has many scratches... Dropped it a few times on asphalt and the phone front looks band new but the back is starting to show signs of wear and tear.

Horizontal

vertical lines on the screen - galaxy s4 i9505 ?

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Yes, and?
What's wrong with your display?

henklbr said:
Yes, and?
What's wrong with your display?
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My Display has problem or it's normal ?
background grey #808080
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

MMarkkk said:
My Display has problem or it's normal ?
background grey #808080
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
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Hummm interesting that looks like big foots put a thumb print on your screen
Seriously tho no its does not look normal ive seen simular issue on lcd screen with abnormal pressure points. Also when screen refresh is out of sync and strobes lines if I would suggest returning to supplier.
Hey a simular patern appears on a crt monitor when a strong magnetic field is near by the side...
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MMarkkk said:
My Display has problem or it's normal ?
background grey #808080
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
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i would say it's normal because that's just how the screen of S4 is. on my S4 also banding is visible especially on gray color. you might try to change phone for another one but think hard before doing it because you might get phone with screen that looks even worse.

Its not normal... I have this problem before with my previous galaxy and samsung replaced it for a new one..

http://oi42.tinypic.com/2r5ysux.jpg

I have that problem too, but didn't notice until about 3 months after purchase. Samsung doesn't replace with a new one, but a refurbished one, and who knows what problems a refurbished one will eventually happen. Anyone ever figure out if this was normal or not? Seems to be a lot of people with this issue if you do a simple Google search. It doesn't really bother me unless I'm on a gray screen.

I had the same problem on my Galaxy S5 too (horizontal lines)
goodbye Super AMOLED Display !!! :victory:
goodbye samsung !!! :victory:
I bought a LG G3 today http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3 :good:

Screen is not flat

I got my note 4 for 1.5 week now and today i saw something very very odd.
The screen was off and i saw the reflection of a ceiling lightbulb in my screen and what i noticed was that at a certain spot the reflection gets deformed! like you would push too hard on the screen and you'd push that section a little deeper.
I tried to capture a photo but that didnt really work out as the camera is blinded by the reflection. It looks like the glass just isnt completely flat , like when its still liquid and cooling down you'd put your finger on it to make an indent..
Its located in the middle heightwise and about 2/3rd to the right side. I've never ever seen this before, only with my ipod touch 4g i could push the glass and it would change reflections (so it kinda bent a little bit) but it came back to how it should be when pressure was released.
I've been very careful so i have no idea how this could have occured.. should i bring it back to the store or something?

I'm not really sure what you are describing but sounds like a defect. Better try returning it before you cant.

Return it before it's too late. That spot could be ripe for problems down the road when you've run out of warranty (ie weakness in the glass.)

Mine's the same. Almost like it has ripples but only noticable when the screen's off and I look at a bright light reflected in it.
I assumed it was normal . . . Perhaps due to the 2.5D (or whatever it's called) glass production. Doesn't seem to make any difference to the display or to touch sensitivity.
Anyone else have this?

Vey vey slight ripple on mine, but it's still considered normal. 2.5D is the rounded feature at the edges of the screen where it meets the metal rim.

yea mine isnt noticeable when the screen is on, only when looking at bright reflections. I'm going to the store just so they can notice it too and maybe write it on my warranty or something

Mine isn't flat either! Remember my Galaxy Note 10.1 had a similar problem but it was only on the back cover... having the same problem on the front side is totally unacceptable to me and I will return it tomorrow!!
Problem must be that components underneath the screen is sticking up too much.
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Totally defect..u should return it while still under warranty..

Mine too i noticed it already when i bought mine a month ago. Not really an issue for me
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Mine too and also the ones at the store. Maybe thats normal? Also just noticed my Tab S 8.4 is slightly un even.

I think its normal and not a defect
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Display/Video Issues

Anyone having any issues with the display on theirs? I'm coming from a Note 5 and I feel like the screen on the S7 Edge is worse. I really only notice it in games like Clash of Clans or Boom Beach. Even the quality on the loading screens looks much worse. Not sure if it's just mine or if there's something I'm doing wrong but it's driving me nuts. I don't know if I should reset to factory default and start over but I haven't done much to the phone and definitely nothing that should be affecting this. Has anyone else noticed this with theirs?

Downloaded clash just too test this. Everything looked crisp

Side by side with my s6 this is definitely an improvement. Especially at lower levels

I too am coming from a Note 5. Waiting on my order.. Would love more updates on this..

Cleared cache and it looks better but I still feel like the Note 5 looked better at least in CoC. The screen looks great otherwise.

I noticed the colors in CoC look much deeper and crisp. Almost to a point that it's distracting. I took a screenshot of the game and looked at it in the gallery and it looks more like the it does on all my other devices. I thought maybe game tools was doing something to it and turned that off. That didn't make a difference either. I'm sure there's something that's being done on the video processing level that's affecting the color.

And how about the color swift? The white turn into blue or green when you view in low angles?

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And how about the color swift? The white turn into blue or green when you view in low angles?
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It's just physics. There's going to be color shift with a curved screen. That being said I don't notice it.

Xileforce said:
It's just physics. There's going to be color shift with a curved screen. That being said I don't notice it.
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Im not talking about the edge curves, I'm talking about the screen, I see the edge and note have a lot of this issues and not so much the s6 normal and s7 normal.

I noticed it too. It seems that if a game is detected, it changes the screen mode from basic to one of the more super saturated modes. I dug through the settings looking for a way to shut it off, but haven't found anything yet.
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You put the phone in settings (white images) and if you see in a little angle you can see the whites turn in to green or blue, and I see it more in the edge variant than the normal. It's very annoying

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It's just physics. There's going to be color shift with a curved screen. That being said I don't notice it.
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I'm talking about this issues, I see a lot of videos in YouTube and the edge have this issues and the s7 normal won't. This is why some edge have a more visible edge curve with this color and other not so much. See the photo
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Maybe you dont like the change lower it on game launcher i play coc too and love the graphics

Light leaking on top of the home button?

Do you see it too? When the display is on of course.
I'm worried it's a gap and will compromise the water resistance of the phone.
Glad to hear if you can see it too.
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Yes, I've had a few devices and they all had it. Light bleed is also visible where the aluminum bezel meets the front glass....and the above the notification LED...aaaaaand below the earpiece. All completely normal, happened in every device I've tested. I have major OCD with this kind of stuff, but it really doesn't bother me anymore.
ETA - Here's an picture I took a while back with my old s6 edge, you can clearly see the side light bleed and above the home. Times haven't changed. That said hopefully Samsung will address this in the S8.
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Thank you for your detailed answer I really appreciate it I'm sorry to hear that you struggle with this topic as well just to make sure I attached a picture the exact location can you confirm that this is the spot where you see it as well
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Yes happens right there, above the home button. But again, that's not the only place where you'll find the light. It's annoying sure.

I have not noticed any light bleeding like you've described.
Although at night, as shown above, brighter sides of the screen will cause where the glass/aluminum meet to "glow" since the display light is reflecting/traveling down the curved edges. Looks weird, and not a fan of it... but not a deal breaker either.

My onyx edge has a gap between the metal frame and front glass, more or less around the volume buttons region. I read it's not uncommon, but it worries me because it could mean water leaking in.

Every device has a gap between the the aluminum bezel and the glass. Not sure why Samsung designed it this way, but it's literarily in every device. Along with very minor light bleed by the notification led, home button, and earpeice speaker. I don't think it'd have any impact on the water resistance, otherwise every device would be broken that took a dip in water.

You're right but I still don't trust the water resistance. Also what I've noticed is that the screen is a bit nervous when on full brightness. Almost seems like an ultra fast flickering when I look at the screen
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