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Screen blemish/burn - Take a look!

Hi all,
Recently purchased an International S3 on a Vodafone UK contract.
I was surfing the internet last night and noticed a rather odd mark had appeared on the screen.
Think I might have to send it back as the mark will not disappear and is very noticable on a white background.
It also shows up on all the Red, Green and Blue screen tests in the service menu.
What do you think? The mark is on the bottom left edge!
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Go back to store and change your device..
This is definitely a screen problem.

Agreed, insist on new not repair

Yeah, demand for exhange!
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ausdim said:
Go back to store and change your device..
This is definitely a screen problem.
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I agree

Hi guys,
Sent this back to Samsung today. Got to be without the phone for a good 15 days sigh!
The company I got the phone with only offer 7 day return policy Great!!
Will be interesting to see if I get the same device back or if they replace it.
Paul

Its not as bad as it looks likes on the Pic.
The photo was taken with an iPhone 4 and the camera of the iPhone 4 has a lens which makes the center of the pic blueish.
Your screen looks a bit purple but every SAMSUNG GALAXY SIII has this.
I see no reason to return your phone.

But does anyone have an idea what that is? It doesn't look like screen burn...what could cause that?

jonstatt said:
But does anyone have an idea what that is? It doesn't look like screen burn...what could cause that?
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It's called Super Amoled, Learn to life with it babe.

Aerys said:
Its not as bad as it looks likes on the Pic.
The photo was taken with an iPhone 4 and the camera of the iPhone 4 has a lens which makes the center of the pic blueish.
Your screen looks a bit purple but every SAMSUNG GALAXY SIII has this.
I see no reason to return your phone.
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Aerys, Are you not seeing the same mark as I am?
I have no issue with the overall colour of the screen. However, I do have a problem with the horrible piss stained mark that has appeared on the bottom left of the screen!!

Excellent!! Got my phone back today after 8 days without it.
Samsung have apparently repaired it, however I cannot check because they did not send my battery back with the phone!
Nice one Samsung, very proffesional!
To top it off they said a new battery will be sent and should be there on mon/tue next week.
Great! Another week without my phone.
Knew I should of got the iPhone...

I've had my phone a little over a month now and I've never experienced that. I also heard that the led fatigue issue wasn't so dangerous on the S3 as it was on the Galaxy Nexus and previous sAMOLED screen devices.

i had some similiar screen problems so i changed my s3 three times and all of them had the same problem with the screen so i got my money back and now i am wating on the Note 2

Woaa.. u should go to the store and claim warranty

xkruz said:
Woaa.. u should go to the store and claim warranty
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Would of done if they did not offer a measly 7 day return policy

Yellow tint issue on S4's screen

I have this annoying yellow tint on my S4's screen, but disappears when the phone is tilted over 45 degrees. Is this faulty ? Shall I return it ? Or is there a way I can fix the gamma through an app without rooting the phone ?
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Mine doesn't look like that, sorry. But I have lag. ):

Is it just in Chrome?
Try Chrome Settings ---> Developer Tools ---> Uncheck 'Enable Tilt Scrolling'

@raqball nope this is found everywhere, even instagram and facebook.

Ah, no clue then sorry..

@raqball can you do a quick check with yours, similar to the one I did and let me know what you get ?

Go to settings display screenmode and use something else other than adapt display. Im currently using dynamic and my tint is gone.
ATT S4 Rooted. Beastin.
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I had it on standard all this time (including screenshot) .. Putting it on dynamic gives the same result :

Damn I was hoping it was that because it fixed it for me. Maybe a hardware issue?
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@stevehkim I'm not sure tbh .. thanks for the suggestion though. It's quite annoying after I realised that it exists ... Didn't bother me before I noticed it :\

I found an app called Screen Adjuster but its not really efficient.

I had this with my S3 and got used to it. I was told in those forums that this is just how these AMOLED screens are made.

My display is perfectly white though... Side by side comparisons between the Note II, Microsoft Surface RT (perfect white display), and a Sony HDTV. My S4 beats or meets them all.
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Bjray said:
My display is perfectly white though... Side by side comparisons between the Note II, Microsoft Surface RT (perfect white display), and a Sony HDTV. My S4 beats or meets them all.
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Can you post a picture comparing your screen to a laptop's screen ? I just want to see how different it looks. Also, do you suggest I return it to the store and get another one ?

geoldr said:
I had this with my S3 and got used to it. I was told in those forums that this is just how these AMOLED screens are made.
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It didn't bother you ?

I would return it rather than regretting it later. It defiantly doesn't look right.

ZaZu90 said:
Can you post a picture comparing your screen to a laptop's screen ? I just want to see how different it looks. Also, do you suggest I return it to the store and get another one ?
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Acer 24" LCD Monitor vs S4
I'll do one of my Surface or TV later.
I made a Pure White image to use for testing on the S4, use it instead of Chrome which uses a grey color in it's UI and for some reason the S4 screen brightness dims on Chrome automatically (and you can't change it). Download it if you want to do comparisons again.
Link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0r4KgQ9UmZjNEJTUV9aMjZURUE/edit?usp=sharing

Bjray said:
Acer 24" LCD Monitor vs S4
I'll do one of my Surface or TV later.
I made a Pure White image to use for testing on the S4, use it instead of Chrome which uses a grey color in it's UI and for some reason the S4 screen brightness dims on Chrome automatically (and you can't change it). Download it if you want to do comparisons again.
Link: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B0r4KgQ9UmZjNEJTUV9aMjZURUE/edit?usp=sharing
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Thanks for doing this, do you notice any yellowish tint or is yours bright white ? ...Yeah I tried a white BG not in chrome and this is what I got :
It's pretty annoying the more I realise it tbh ...

Anyone else having this issue ?

ZaZu90 said:
Anyone else having this issue ?
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No, but just exchange it out asap.
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Top side of the screen going darker / banding / burn-ins

First of all, let me say that prior to reaching the decision to open this thread, I did some quite extensive research on what I am going to talk about, but only found references to the smearing thing.
So, the problem, as quick as possible...
Do you use Tapatalk? I'm sure many of you do. You know how it's got a dark gray background, right? Well... that dark gray background... look closely. The bottom portion of the screen is going to be gray (actual gray!), while, as you go toward the top side, you'll see the color turning into a purple hue... :/
Same thing can be observed in the inverted version of Play Store (such as the one included in SlimKat) which has the same background as Tapatalk - dark gray.
I think that the top side of the screen is now displaying gray as darker purple because of the CPU (it's right there, heating the display all the time).
Anyone else experiencing issues like this one?

Thats normal with super amoled display.. I bought s4 recently and got this same issue and also some horizontal and vertical lines in the display which are only visible on low brightness.. I asked for replacement and after my phone replaced twice I got twice new phone with same issue.. I have also searched over net about this isuue and this problem is common in super amoled display.. so just make ur brightness more or equal to 50% and those issues will get vanished..
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coolkoushik07 said:
Thats normal with super amoled display.. I bought s4 recently and got this same issue and also some horizontal and vertical lines in the display which are only visible on low brightness.. I asked for replacement and after my phone replaced twice I got twice new phone with same issue.. I have also searched over net about this isuue and this problem is common in super amoled display.. so just make ur brightness more or equal to 50% and those issues will get vanished..
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I know it is a common issue with Super AMOLED displays. Having owned the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2, I'm well aware of it. Just figured they have figured it out and made the displays much better in the Galaxy S4. Truth be told, I've owned this S4 for almost 8 months now, so it's done its job, lol.

8 months? its still covered by samsungs' one year warranty.

TRusselo said:
8 months? its still covered by samsungs' one year warranty.
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Yeah but I don't have one...

Knox?
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TRusselo said:
Knox?
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No. I'm on the old MGA bootloader, so no Knox. I haven't bought this phone from a retail store, but from a guy, who... RIGHT... he said he has a friend in Samsung store so it can act as a warranty. That was 7 months ago, though. Anyway, will give that a shot. Regardless, hope the issue I'm having doesn't spread and become worse!

Formhault said:
I know it is a common issue with Super AMOLED displays. Having owned the Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2, I'm well aware of it. Just figured they have figured it out and made the displays much better in the Galaxy S4. Truth be told, I've owned this S4 for almost 8 months now, so it's done its job, lol.
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So u got the issue after using it for 8 months?? When u bought ur phone, ur phone was free from this issue??
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coolkoushik07 said:
So u got the issue after using it for 8 months?? When u bought ur phone, ur phone was free from this issue??
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Yea, the screen was next to perfect when I bought it - if you disregard the white color being generally inconsistent across the entire screen, which is the case for almost every AMOLED display out there (to some extent). But the gray color was the same.
To be clear, my device is a I9505, not I9500. I hear there are some differences in screens between the two models, with the I9500 having a slightly warmer screen.
@coolkoushik07, @TRusselo... Are your screens acting up, too?

I have had a samsung captivate for a year and a half, an S3 for 8 months, and now a S4 for about as long, with never one screen issue (aside from dropping it)

TRusselo said:
I have had a samsung captivate for a year and a half, an S3 for 8 months, and now a S4 for about as long, with never one screen issue (aside from dropping it)
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I'm assuming you did check thoroughly. Not like other people I know do, like, say, my girlfriend (glances quickly at the screen while in Chrome, observes nothing, thinks I'm crazy) :silly:

Formhault said:
I'm assuming you did check thoroughly. Not like other people I know do, like, say, my girlfriend (glances quickly at the screen while in Chrome, observes nothing, thinks I'm crazy) :silly:
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Retired Moderator and Recognized Developer?
No. I'm just like your girlfriend....
Gaw...

TRusselo said:
Retired Moderator and Recognized Developer?
No. I'm just like your girlfriend....
Gaw...
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I saw that and wanted to edit the post later to cut that out. Forgot...

Would you guys return this Note 4?

I posted this in a verizon note 4 section. Would you guys return this Note 4? I bought it on ebay and it said excellent condition. Cosmetically, it is like a 9/10, but when a white background shows, it shows the screen burn in. Bought it for 180 plus shipping.
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If they did not state screen burn in, in the description, return it. There are other Note 4's out there that are in great shape.

First, from the pic you posted, I can't see anything wrong with the screen. Maybe it's just not being picked up by the camera, or maybe I just can't see it (I do have my glasses on though), I don't know.
Second, it's a 3(?) year old phone at this point. If it's cosmetically in great condition, and it's still usable, and the screen issue (which again, I can't really see in the pic) isn't distracting while you're using it, then I say keep it. Especially if(?) you're just using it as a secondary/backup device.

Techngro said:
First, from the pic you posted, I can't see anything wrong with the screen. Maybe it's just not being picked up by the camera, or maybe I just can't see it (I do have my glasses on though), I don't know.
Second, it's a 3(?) year old phone at this point. If it's cosmetically in great condition, and it's still usable, and the screen issue (which again, I can't really see in the pic) isn't distracting while you're using it, then I say keep it. Especially if(?) you're just using it as a secondary/backup device.
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I believe once you go to Note you don't switch to other phone

josuts said:
I believe once you go to Note you don't switch to other phone
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Unless you're afraid of explosions...

Techngro said:
Unless you're afraid of explosions...
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Well so far didn't had this problem

Guys, even as a back up to my S7 edge, I have my sim in the Note 4 right now. Honestly, besides specs, the S7 edge has the fingerprint going and better camera imo. If the Note 4 had the fingerprint scanner and Better cam, I might've considered my S7 edge as a back up lol. maybe
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I returned it. I bought a better one, but it has a pink tint/hue near the bottom half. Excellent conditio, though, not too much of a hindrance.
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How are we supposed to see burn in on a screenshot...??

Motawa88 said:
How are we supposed to see burn in on a screenshot...??
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we have to imagine it :silly::silly:

SEVENEDGE said:
Guys, even as a back up to my S7 edge, I have my sim in the Note 4 right now. Honestly, besides specs, the S7 edge has the fingerprint going and better camera imo. If the Note 4 had the fingerprint scanner and Better cam, I might've considered my S7 edge as a back up lol. maybe
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You do know the Note 4 has a fingerprint scanner, right?

Motawa88 said:
How are we supposed to see burn in on a screenshot...??
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We can't! We would have to see a picture of the screen taken by another device and even then the burn-in would have to be very significant in order for it to show up on a picture.

DarkGuyver said:
We can't! We would have to see a picture of the screen taken by another device and even then the burn-in would have to be very significant in order for it to show up on a picture.
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oh, really?

Motawa88 said:
oh, really?
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If you don't believe me try taking a picture of your device's homescreen with another device and see what happens.

DarkGuyver said:
If you don't believe me try taking a picture of your device's homescreen with another device and see what happens.
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http://bfy.tw/ot

IndyRoadie said:
You do know the Note 4 has a fingerprint scanner, right?
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Yes, but it's not as good as the s7 edge
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I bought one on eBay and sent it back straight
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Motawa88 said:
oh, really?
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Yes really! How a screenshot is supposed to show burn in issue, if there is any? It just snaps the content of the display, whatever is on it, not a hardware issue like screen burn in, cause its happening on the OLED panel!

SEVENEDGE said:
Guys, even as a back up to my S7 edge, I have my sim in the Note 4 right now. Honestly, besides specs, the S7 edge has the fingerprint going and better camera imo. If the Note 4 had the fingerprint scanner and Better cam, I might've considered my S7 edge as a back up lol. maybe
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LOL

Try to take it to samsung service center, they can replace it. Mine had terrible burn in, vertical thick yellow lines going up and down. But I was within warranty.
BUT! What you have in the First post picture looks like a replacement screen with poorly cured glue. Had one like that on LG G3 replacement China screen

S7 Edge Green and Flickering Screen :(

I think my S7 edge has finally bitten the bullet unless anyone has any suggestions? After almost bang on 4 years of ownership and wonderful faithful performance I wouldn't have considered getting rid. Yes, the battery is a bit weaker than it used to be and the camera is ageing everyday, but it was still a very decent phone to use.... the best phone I've ever owned tbh (longevity unmatched).
Unfortunately:
When charging (switched off, right hand side you can just see the little circle):
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Booting (flashing like it's having a seizure)
Switched on, brightness not at absolute highest
I can just about make it work if I set the brightness to the absolute highest (past the warning regarding brightness levels) but the left hand side of the screen flickers dark and bright a lot and it's not usable for long periods.
With a black screen, you have this brightness difference between left and right
I am guessing the OLED screen has finally packed up. Always on Display actually works okay.
Are there any suggestions?

Looks like hardware fault in display panel.. maybe try reflashing stock rom ?
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Looks like hardware fault in display panel.. maybe try reflashing stock rom ?
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Can do, although I'll be honest I don't see how a reflash would fix it, especially as it's doing it on the immediate boot logo which is before the ROM right?
I'm already preparing for the worst. Gutted though. Found my old Redmi Note LTE..... god it's crap in comparison.
Need to work out whether to buy a phone now or wait for a few months until some decent 5G models come out at a price I like.

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Can do, although I'll be honest I don't see how a reflash would fix it, especially as it's doing it on the immediate boot logo which is before the ROM right?
I'm already preparing for the worst. Gutted though. Found my old Redmi Note LTE..... god it's crap in comparison.
Need to work out whether to buy a phone now or wait for a few months until some decent 5G models come out at a price I like.
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See whether it happens in download mode too, otherwise a screen replacement looks to be needed.
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See whether it happens in download mode too, otherwise a screen replacement looks to be needed.
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The same behaviour in DL mode. It's goosed and if we're honest, a screen replacement isn't worth it.
I've been trying out the Redmi Note LTE today, which to be fair, I ****ed off for the S4 and it's fair to say I know exactly why I stopped. I know Xiaomi make great phones these days but my word they were in their early days back in 2014 or so. It's so so bad.
The S7 Edge works, more or less, on full brightness mode only. So I will continue to use it, badly, until it does finally day or until the right 5G phone comes out.
it's the worst time for my phone to die