A small dimple at the edge of my screen - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers

Hi, can anyone tell me what this is called? Its not the actual photo of the problem on my phone cause I don't have a spare camera to take a photo of the actual issue but it looks quite similar to the image attached.
Am planning to have the samsung service center check if this can be fixed under warranty since I never dropped the phone so I'm thinking it wasn't anything physical.
I've been reading about Amoled screen burn-in but I rarely leave the phone on the same page for hours so I don't think this is burn-in.

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More high resolution screenshots that are similar to what I have on my device. The research I did online does not indicate what it is, just that some users of the s7 edge have also had this and some stores offered warranty replacement/repair while others didn't.

Seems to be the fluid that is from the OLED screen.. The spot is most likely to increase in size every time you drop it (friend had the same and now it's covering about 1/10th of his screen so he put it up for repair, wasn't covered by warranty).. I'd say go get it repaired!
EDIT: Since you haven't dropped it it is not your fault, in other words, it might fall under warranty:good:

Neorpowa said:
Seems to be the fluid that is from the OLED screen.. The spot is most likely to increase in size every time you drop it (friend had the same and now it's covering about 1/10th of his screen so he put it up for repair, wasn't covered by warranty).. I'd say go get it repaired!
EDIT: Since you haven't dropped it it is not your fault, in other words, it might fall under warranty:good:
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Thanks for the reply. Hopefully they consider it as something that is covered by the warranty. The people who handle warranties in my country are not considerate at all..

KyleGerard said:
Thanks for the reply. Hopefully they consider it as something that is covered by the warranty. The people who handle warranties in my country are not considerate at all..
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Err that sucks, hope you can get it fixed under warranty despite the bad service

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[Q] Nexus 4 dropped and display blurred,

My Nexus 4 dropped from my pocket this morning. I was shocked but the Phone didnt switch off. No visible scratches,apparently there is no scratches at all.The Display turned blurred and there are green,red and yellow patters visible from top to bottom on the left and right sides of screen.Advise me what to do next .The display is looking like running a 800*600 resolution on a 1920*1080 screen.I want to know If the LG customer centre accepts this under warranty.I didnt contact them. .
This is just a wild guess, but something inside probably came loose due to the shock. Take it back to LG and tell them that you don't know why this happened. I am pretty sure that drop damage is not covered.
Warranty doesn't cover accidental damage
can they find that it is dropped
Michealtbh said:
Warranty doesn't cover accidental damage
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My query is will they be able to find that the phone has been dropped, because many users reported this issue in a brand new device. Proper context for the problem is vertical patterns appearing and the display is blurred.
Service centre people accepted it
belictony said:
My query is will they be able to find that the phone has been dropped, because many users reported this issue in a brand new device. Proper context for the problem is vertical patterns appearing and the display is blurred.
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Today,I went to the service centre and they have accepted my Phone on warranty.Hope They wont refuse it afterwards
I too dropped my n4
Well i dropped my n4... The colors on screen changed... But i repaired it via display control. But is this a known issue for the n4?
I am not sure what happened to your device
akshayguptaus said:
Well i dropped my n4... The colors on screen changed... But i repaired it via display control. But is this a known issue for the n4?
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I cannot understand what you are trying to say.Is your colours alone changed? My device resulted in vertical patterns of lines appearing on the display and the display is blurred.If the colours alone changed means you can re adjust it with display control,but better is go to service centre because there are chances of that happening again are quite possible.Some internel parts like the embedded digitalizer might have been became loose due to stock.If your phone has no visible scratches or broken glass,then you can go to service centre and say to them that "i dont know why this happened".
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I cannot understand what you are trying to say.Is your colours alone changed? My device resulted in vertical patterns of lines appearing on the display and the display is blurred.If the colours alone changed means you can re adjust it with display control,but better is go to service centre because there are chances of that happening again are quite possible.Some internel parts like the embedded digitalizer might have been became loose due to stock.If your phone has no visible scratches or broken glass,then you can go to service centre and say to them that "i dont know why this happened".
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But then that would mean i would have to give em the device. I will not have a cell phone then! :/
Arrange for alternative
akshayguptaus said:
But then that would mean i would have to give em the device. I will not have a cell phone then! :/
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If you want a fully functioning device without defects,it is better to give them the device.I too had given them the device yesterday.Even if you had found solutions to the problem,there is no assurance that it wont happen again or some other problem might not occur. Arrange for an alternative phone.
akshayguptaus said:
But then that would mean i would have to give em the device. I will not have a cell phone then! :/
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You will live.
Lol... I can live with the screen. BTW are there 2 different type of LCD manufacturer used in the production of n4?
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everything all right
Michealtbh said:
Warranty doesn't cover accidental damage
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Yesterday lg customer care people called and requested me to take the device which is repaired and fully functioning. Also they had installed 4.3 as per the request I sent them and it's very good. Touch responsiveness is rectified and working like a charm. I also find good battery life (an hour extra).
belictony said:
Yesterday lg customer care people called and requested me to take the device which is repaired and fully functioning. Also they had installed 4.3 as per the request I sent them and it's very good. Touch responsiveness is rectified and working like a charm. I also find good battery life (an hour extra).
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Congratulations on your new functional phone!!
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Happy ending!
thanks
snapper.fishes said:
Happy ending!
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I considering to buy a good case or cover for my nexus 4 so that the it minimizes the drop impact. suggest me some good cases on Indian websites like Flipkart eBay.in home shop 18 jungles etc... I already have a screen protector

S7 Edge dead screen.. No reply from Samsung

So my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge broke after 3 months, I got it the day it came out in the UK. At first I opened Snapchat then all of a sudden a third of the screen went pink and flickery, so I contacted samsung and they said do a factory reset and get back to them.
This did nothing, so I went to contact Samsung again and whilst I was contacting them the screen completely went so it was sent off to Anovo I got an email with a image of my Micro USB port saying....
“We have located damage on your device and this damage is not covered under the manufacturer’s warranty.
Our engineers have found liquid damage and are therefore unable to further assess any faults you were experiencing.
Please see attached a picture of the damage.
This damage is considered too severe for us to proceed, and classes your product as Beyond Economical Repair. (BER)”
I've never put my phone in water as I've never wanted to risk it but it has been exposed to a bit of rain (the weather hasn't been the best in the UK). I phoned Anovo to find out what was going on. The man on the phone told me exactly what the email said, and when I went on to say “I thought it was water resistant” he put me on hold to speak to someone. He then came back and said the engineers found water in the charging port but didn't say how it got there and also didn't tell me why the water sensor in the USB port didn't work to prevent it from happening, I don't know if a message pops up on your phone when you try and charge it when it's wet or not warning you but if there is one then I've never seen it.
But what's even stranger to me is that the phone still functions, it charges, it vibrates for notifications and the little light comes on, it makes sounds when you press the volume buttons, you can double tap the home button and it opens the camera, you can press the volume buttons to take pictures. So I feel like it's not as broken as I'm being told. I've made a lot of phone calls, sent a formal letter and 2 emails starting on Friday 13th (when I got the email from Anovo) and I am still yet to hear anything back!
I can't post links yet so can't attach the youtube video and image
Just posting this to warn people that the S7e might not be as waterproof as they make out and I wanted to see if anyone else has had any similar problems and could please help!
My first S7 Edge screen was faulty aswell, screen gives purple smudges and streaking black when swiped, sent it my mobile provider and was too severe to fix, so I got a replacement.
here in Australia the mobile service providers have to provide warranty to the life of the 2 year contract and we have tough warranty laws to protect consumers from these kinds of problems.
Could you attach some image or video?
You can try post the URL like "google[dot]com" or something like this if you can't directly post URL.
Hey, I have somewhat the same problem as you, My phone suddenly didn't show anything anymore, as if the screen was off. but everything still worked. So my screen is dead but not the touchscreen/anything else. and it's really annoing, also have not been in touch with water, and the waterdetection thing in the microSD tray is clearly still totally clean. so it can't be water. gonna send my phone off to repair monday and hope they are nicer than you'r provider...
I lost a 3 day old S7 edge to a total water damage. I placed it in a bowl of water ... anyways, they claim it's IP87 so the phone should handle this.
This phone isnt waterproof, or at least not mine, but my provider says "following up to our test we performed with the given device its still waterproof" and so the warranty is just void.
They asked me if I submerged the phone with the SIM-tray open. Or, they claimed, as its obviously the only way for water to get into. (...)
I have a IT diploma so that is just nothing Im evening considering discussing.
Its with a lawyer now and everybody should be very aware about this situation and how Samsung defines IP87
Komaandy
Here a couple of official Italian Samsung S7 & S7E advertisements with their water resistance...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S82LRydTWE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXX3w6wJioI
Then my S7E must be able to do the same without damages! Or Samsung is lying...
Jomari29 said:
My first S7 Edge screen was faulty aswell, screen gives purple smudges and streaking black when swiped, sent it my mobile provider and was too severe to fix, so I got a replacement.
here in Australia the mobile service providers have to provide warranty to the life of the 2 year contract and we have tough warranty laws to protect consumers from these kinds of problems.
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Oh really need to move to Australia haha. I have found that because my phone is less then 6 months old then they have to prove that the fault wasn't with the phone when I brought it
NonXtreme said:
Could you attach some image or video?
You can try post the URL like "google[dot]com" or something like this if you can't directly post URL.
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Yeah can do
youtu[dot]be/s5J9dzpMyrQ this is before the screen went
youtu[dot]be/LTCr4Lt7riw this proves it still functions
goo[dot]gl/mg8FDS image that I was sent by A Novo
donoboy97 said:
Hey, I have somewhat the same problem as you, My phone suddenly didn't show anything anymore, as if the screen was off. but everything still worked. So my screen is dead but not the touchscreen/anything else. and it's really annoing, also have not been in touch with water, and the waterdetection thing in the microSD tray is clearly still totally clean. so it can't be water. gonna send my phone off to repair monday and hope they are nicer than you'r provider...
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Sorry to hear that bud! Yeah I checked mine too and it's still white! let me know how you get on, good luck!
Komaandy said:
I lost a 3 day old S7 edge to a total water damage. I placed it in a bowl of water ... anyways, they claim it's IP87 so the phone should handle this.
This phone isnt waterproof, or at least not mine, but my provider says "following up to our test we performed with the given device its still waterproof" and so the warranty is just void.
They asked me if I submerged the phone with the SIM-tray open. Or, they claimed, as its obviously the only way for water to get into. (...)
I have a IT diploma so that is just nothing Im evening considering discussing.
Its with a lawyer now and everybody should be very aware about this situation and how Samsung defines IP87
Komaandy
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Sounds like a lot of people are having problems with the "water-resistance". Let us know how it goes, good luck
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Here a couple of official Italian Samsung S7 & S7E advertisements with their water resistance...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S82LRydTWE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXX3w6wJioI
Then my S7E must be able to do the same without damages! Or Samsung is lying...
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Yeah they are similar to ones here in the UK! I've seen ones with lil Wayne pouring champagne over it and putting it in a fish tank too...
Komaandy said:
I lost a 3 day old S7 edge to a total water damage. I placed it in a bowl of water ... anyways, they claim it's IP87 so the phone should handle this.
This phone isnt waterproof, or at least not mine, but my provider says "following up to our test we performed with the given device its still waterproof" and so the warranty is just void.
They asked me if I submerged the phone with the SIM-tray open. Or, they claimed, as its obviously the only way for water to get into. (...)
I have a IT diploma so that is just nothing Im evening considering discussing.
Its with a lawyer now and everybody should be very aware about this situation and how Samsung defines IP87
Komaandy
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I thought the IP rating was IP68?
http://www.samsung.com/uk/consumer/mobile-devices/smartphones/galaxy-s/galaxy-s7/design/
Still, it should withstand upto 1.5M for 30mins as per the above link.
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trickie69r said:
I thought the IP rating was IP68?
Still, it should withstand upto 1.5M for 30mins as per the above link.
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Yes, sorry, my bad. Stupid typo. IP87 doesnt even exist...
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calum1904 said:
Oh really need to move to Australia haha. I have found that because my phone is less then 6 months old then they have to prove that the fault wasn't with the phone when I brought it
Yeah can do
goo[dot]gl/mg8FDS image that I was sent by A Novo
Sorry to hear that bud! Yeah I checked mine too and it's still white! let me know how you get on, good luck!
Sounds like a lot of people are having problems with the "water-resistance". Let us know how it goes, good luck
Yeah they are similar to ones here in the UK! I've seen ones with lil Wayne pouring champagne over it and putting it in a fish tank too...
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The fact is that IF something happens, they just claim its your fault, because (!sic) you probably didnt keep the Simslot properly tightly closed(!sic). End of story for Samsung.
My S7E have this exact same problem before (glitch screen then went completely black screen but everything else work including touch screen) and It was fixed by just a screen replacement by local Samsung service centre under the warranty. I live in Thailand by the way.
I don't think it's water damaged. I did put my phone underwater before but there's nothing wrong with it. The water damage indicator didn't turn red either which indicated no water entered the phone.
I think it's just faulty screen batch and the affected device is among the early batch S7E.
Anovo is the one who run the Samsung service centre, right?
If so, I think Anovo is just being irresponsible.
I see nothing in the image they sent. I can't see anything indicate that the phone was water damaged. It also too blurry to see anything else.
Also from what I thought, since the phone is water resistance showing the image of outside the phone shouldn't be able to tell anything about water damage since it's the part that won't get or allow the phone to get water damaged. If they really wanted to show the damage, they must show the component inside the phone that get damaged.
In conclusion, the image they sent is nonsense and useless.
I'm not sure but maybe filing a lawsuit can help you.
Hello all!
I got the same problem. My screen has now a big lign without pixels and the screen is blinking a lot.
I've bought it in belgium at Mediamarkt. I'll go today to post it to repair. I hope that I'll not take too long before get my repair.
I never try to put it in the water or anything like that. It's protected by a Spigen Case and the phone is perfect not even a single scratch on it or the screen.
I cross my finger also because I've root it so I hope that they not tell me that I lost my warranty for a hardware problem!
Thanks!
Pierrick
Hi,
I have started to reading a lot and see that in my screen edges the touch is not so sensitive. It fails a lot of times.
And 3 or 4 times i have the turning on settings and apps by it self.
I have to reboot.
Im on btu latest version.

Cracks through S7 Edge Screen - No physical reason

Hey Guys,
I have noticed have been a few reports of S7 Edge screens cracking for what seems to be no reason. Mine has lived in a Pelican cover all of its life
I had mine next to my bed last night, before going to sleep I turned it over to be screen side down, and I heard a weird noise coming from it (sounding something like an electrical short). I picked it up, unplugged the charger, and was able to see the cracks appear as they slowly (over about 4 seconds) appeared all over the screen.
From looking at it, the cracks appear to have originated from the volume buttons?
Does anyone have any ideas / other articles / posts that I can see to help me with my case with Samsung warranty in Australia?
Thanks a lot for your help
I did try and insert a link to the photos I took, but as a new member I cannot insert links.
Haven't heard of this issue.
Try mailing me a link through private messaging and I can post it.
There you go.
http://imgur.com/a/3cDKK
It appears that the display cracked from within? Did you apply any considerable force to the volume buttons before this?
Can you feel the cracks when running your finger across the screen?
I'm sorry for your loss, though you actually seem strangely calm when discussing your spontaneously cracking smartphone.
iSaitama said:
It appears that the display cracked from within? Did you apply any considerable force to the volume buttons before this?
Can you feel the cracks when running your finger across the screen?
I'm sorry for your loss, though you actually seem strangely calm when discussing your spontaneously cracking smartphone.
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The cracks seem to be from within the screen, and you cannot really feel anything from the surface.
There was no unusual force applied to the phone that I can recall.
The part that really confused me, was the fact that it seemed to take about 5 seconds from the start of being able to hear the noise, to the time the cracks had made their way across the screen.
Yeah, not calm, pretty pissed about the whole thing actually. I was hoping I would be able to find a few more examples of this happening to others, but it doesn't appear to be the case.
Contact samsungs customer service, maybe there is a chance that you get it replaced by samsung. Doesn't look like it's your fault.
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Contact samsungs customer service, maybe there is a chance that you get it replaced by samsung. Doesn't look like it's your fault.
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The problem will be proving that. I'm not implying the OP isn't being truthful, but you can pretty much guarantee the majority of people that go to Samsung with cracked screens do so whilst claiming that it just happened and the phone hadn't been dropped/manhandled etc, even if they had. Unfortunately, I can't see this being repaired free of charge.
As for the photos, I can't look at them without cringing! I'd be mortified if that happened to mine. Hope you get it sorted.
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Contact samsungs customer service, maybe there is a chance that you get it replaced by samsung. Doesn't look like it's your fault.
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The phone is currently with a service centre in Perth WA.
The guy I spoke to there was one of the biggest douche bags I have dealt with in a very long time. He had very close to zero interest in helping me, and pretty much laughed me off the whole time.
Yesterday (after about a week of it being at the service centre) I contacted Samsung Support, and they informed me that the warranty case manager at Samsung had rejected my claim as hey do not cover physical damage. I informed her of what had happened to the phone, and why in my opinion it should be covered. She said that there was no information on the Service Request form about what had happenened (written and sent in by the DB in Perth), and all the request said was "Cracked Screen and customer is escalating for Samsung to Cover". There was no information about what I had said happened, and as the case manager does not have the physical device (I am assuming they are on the other side of the country), they just directly rejected it without any thought because they don't normally cover that sort of damage.
Long story short, they are going to re open the service request with the new information and see how it goes.
This time I will be able to speak directly with the Samsung case manager and explain to him my version of events, instead of wasting my time with some smart arsed tech.
Fingers crossed
Simmilar issue like Note 5/ Edge Plus. The problem is from drastic temperatures of charging device and surface of your table/ plot. The phone is very warm because of the charging process but the surface of the plot is cold -> and boom, the screen or glassy back cracking. My opinion is because of the slim body of the device, when the battery going to degredation the dimensions is going bigger and there is a chance to crack the whole device from inside.
Same. S7 Edge Glass Cracked for no Reason
I recognize this thread is old, but same thing happened recently to me with my S7 Edge after less than a month. Never broke a phone ever, had it in a case, didn't drop it. Broke similar to yours. Samsung basically said 'we don't believe you' and that was the end of it. Done with those guys. Nokia was also a once great cellphone Company who similarly got smug like this, and how many of you are carrying Nokias around these days? Exactly, none of us.

screen retention (ghosting)

Anyone having issues with ghosting on there v20?? Any fix if so r is it Rom related. In on vs995 weta Rom 5.0.7 7.0
I'm starting to have issues with image retention on mine.
I'm stock unrooted.
I wonder if this is covered under warranty.. it's not super annoying but still.
I am having a curious issue with the second screen. Under bright light or sunlight, the top right corner of my screen starts to flicker. Well, the brightness increases and decreases. At the beginning quite slowly and then at a higher pace. However, when I'm indoors it doesn't seem to happen, or at least not too foten.
I've tried with and without automatic brightness. I have also tried installing Lux and the issue still persists.
What I realised is that the flickering comes from the backlight of the second screen, and if I disable it, problem solved. I might Have to give it a hard reset and hope is not a hardware problem.
Has anyone experienced the same?
I posted something similar a while ago on this topic. On my left side of the screen I could see what seemed to be screen burn or something. It would be a yellowish tint that would display the keyboard and part of a screen from the app. But it seemed to be the same app everytime. I never found a solution, I had to turn the phone in for a different reason. The ffc just stopped working and would freeze my phone up.
Screen Retention\Ghosting
kbrn said:
I'm starting to have issues with image retention on mine.
I wonder if this is covered under warranty...
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Anyone having issues with ghosting on there v20?? Any fix if so r is it Rom related.
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Same problem.
Stock, no root.
Is covered under warranty?
Did you solve the problem?
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Same problem.
Stock, no root.
Is covered under warranty?
Did you solve the problem?
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I haven't tried to take the phone to see if it can be fixed, but I have done some research and after reading many posts of people having either the G4,V10 and V20 most have been honored under warranty having their screens replaced but the problem comes back, some people claim having their screens more than one time.
I think I can live with it.. I don't wanna risk having the phone scratched or damaged somehow by the person making repairs (I like to keep my phones in mint condition) and I have a Huge OCD problem lol
I think joining XDA is an indicator of having a degree of OCD
Although I'd class mine as low I'd not be happy with the retention exhibited in those pics.
Thankfully my V20 hasn't presented any inherrent problems so far, just the odd temporary ones that happen when modding, but they're soon remedied.
Since @emdroidle gave us root for the H990ds its been great having the chance to open it up and explore more of its potential.
yurasik_687 said:
Same problem.
Stock, no root.
Is covered under warranty?
Did you solve the problem?
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As far as I've read this is just a quirk of these LCD screens that LG uses on their phones. It should go away pretty quick as the only time mine shows up like that is when the screen brightness is all the way or very bright for like 5 or 10 minutes. Mine goes away after 5 or 10 minutes.
Download sfilter from play store activate it at 10 % and image ghosting will go away ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpmiowtPh_A&feature=youtu.be
Here's my retention.
kbrn said:
I haven't tried to take the phone to see if it can be fixed, but I have done some research and after reading many posts of people having either the G4,V10 and V20 most have been honored under warranty having their screens replaced but the problem comes back, some people claim having their screens more than one time.
I think I can live with it.. I don't wanna risk having the phone scratched or damaged somehow by the person making repairs (I like to keep my phones in mint condition) and I have a Huge OCD problem lol
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I was looking into the Warranty as well and just read that it can take up to 4 weeks to inspect and repair a unit, so no mobile for maybe 4 weeks or more and I'm not even sure they will accept the retention as a fault of the mobile itself, but give me the blame for it as there are some minor surface scratches from normal daily use.
So it seems the warranty is pretty much to the bin and reading stories from others about sending there phones with issues does not really make me want to send it back either. Who knows how long, and if declined giving me the blame, what a waste of time it has been. feel like iv Wasted enough time already.
They told me to make a full factory reset, which would of cause not solve the issue at all as I already knew - but I did it and sent the video of the retention afterwards - then I was told to look for scratches and I send them a video and 2 pics of what I could find and now being pointed out that maybe if they find out it is from damage that it just might be send back. Damage... Got to give me a break.
I'm not even sure what they would do with it if they accept the fault - would they begin to toy around with it or would they send me a new phone out of the box.
Is it worth it or not... I'm thinking...
For a +500 Euro phone - retention/ghosting should not happen and yet it does. First phone I ever experiences this issue.
I think I'm on the Whine wagon at the moment, sorry guys - just a little annoyed.
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I was looking into the Warranty as well and just read that it can take up to 4 weeks to inspect and repair a unit, so no mobile for maybe 4 weeks or more and I'm not even sure they will accept the retention as a fault of the mobile itself, but give me the blame for it as there are some minor surface scratches from normal daily use.
So it seems the warranty is pretty much to the bin and reading stories from others about sending there phones with issues does not really make me want to send it back either. Who knows how long, and if declined giving me the blame, what a waste of time it has been. feel like iv Wasted enough time already.
They told me to make a full factory reset, which would of cause not solve the issue at all as I already knew - but I did it and sent the video of the retention afterwards - then I was told to look for scratches and I send them a video and 2 pics of what I could find and now being pointed out that maybe if they find out it is from damage that it just might be send back. Damage... Got to give me a break.
I'm not even sure what they would do with it if they accept the fault - would they begin to toy around with it or would they send me a new phone out of the box.
Is it worth it or not... I'm thinking...
For a +500 Euro phone - retention/ghosting should not happen and yet it does. First phone I ever experiences this issue.
I think I'm on the Whine wagon at the moment, sorry guys - just a little annoyed.
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I did ended up replacing my phone, not under LG warranty though I paid 60 bucks to Sprint to get it swapped. I thought it was better than sending out my phone to LG and wait weeks..
Convenience was the what made me toss the 60 bucks for a new unit.
Though a month later I switched to T-Mobile and upgraded to the V30+
They paid the rest of my installments with Sprint which was half the cost of 2 V20's and also got to keep them.
I use my V20 as a multimedia device now.
kbrn said:
I did ended up replacing my phone, not under LG warranty though I paid 60 bucks to Sprint to get it swapped. I thought it was better than sending out my phone to LG and wait weeks..
Convenience was the what made me toss the 60 bucks for a new unit.
Though a month later I switched to T-Mobile and upgraded to the V30+
They paid the rest of my installments with Sprint which was half the cost of 2 V20's and also got to keep them.
I use my V20 as a multimedia device now.
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Nice - seems like I'm not going to get much from the warranty on the screen issue and still not sure if I should send it back as I'm afraid they do something stupid to it. Well, if my phone melted down at some point I would still buy an V20 in replacement. Battery and SD card is just a win for me even with all the phones faults. Just so sad that LG did not fix a better screen for the V20 in regards of getting Ghosting/Retention.
Anyway - I just tried one of the fixes I found without jail breaking the phone and it does help a little but far from solved the issue at all. I have ghosting/retention all over the screen now and most likely just going to get worse over time as it has from the beginning of it.
I think the image retention is a bug. It randomly happens on mine. At first I thought it was a crappy screen but then it went away. It will even show dark image retention like using xda. And most of my retention around the inside 1/4 of the screen.
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Aymenitoo said:
Download sfilter from play store activate it at 10 % and image ghosting will go away
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Sadly did not work here. Still have ghosting. 20% won't do either - il try 30%.
Ok I was getting ghosting which has been getting worse and wore the past month but in the past 2 weeks its been getting really bad on both displays, ontop of that my phone was dying in 20-25% range and going up to 100% charge just to drop like 10 minutes later to like 50% probably just the battery idk
I sent my phone in and here is what they marked on the warranty page
Symptom: Software failure
Repair: Download new software
I honestly hope they don't think its because I wasn't on the latest version of android because I kept putting it off or i'm gonna be pissed, especially since my warranty ends 3/18/2018 and these 2 issues have slowly been getting worse.
Hi!
Here is a working fix if your device is rooted.
Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/lg-v20-screen-burn-fixed-t3661631
so is this an LG LCD specific issue ? I am just curious when I switch phones should I consider AMOLED / OLED or stick with LCD but maybe a different vendor ?
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so is this an LG LCD specific issue ? I am just curious when I switch phones should I consider AMOLED / OLED or stick with LCD but maybe a different vendor ?
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The culprit behind this is low contrast with high blue-output or cooler color temperature. If you are rooted, you can easily tone down the blue channel by a count of 20 (out of 256) and all is good. Also you don't have to use the phone as maximum brightness all the time, the screen itself is way too bright even for the least level.
2ndly, this ghosting is temporary and develops over time of use. It goes away for LCD.
OLED screens suffer from the permanent ghosting aka burn-in, though its coming over time is delayed by quality and improvement of the manufacturing process. Honestly, OLED's have higher saturation, more vibrance, higher contrast which makes them appeal to human eye but it comes at a cost.
dark_prince said:
The culprit behind this is low contrast with high blue-output or cooler color temperature. If you are rooted, you can easily tone down the blue channel by a count of 20 (out of 256) and all is good. Also you don't have to use the phone as maximum brightness all the time, the screen itself is way too bright even for the least level.
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Oh cool. thanks for explaining that! I am not rooted... 1. too nervous of causing issues after root .. 2. mine isn't rootable (on most recent security patch)..
so is there anything I can do to help with the blue output?
dark_prince said:
2ndly, this ghosting is temporary and develops over time of use. It goes away for LCD.
OLED screens suffer from the permanent ghosting aka burn-in, though its coming over time is delayed by quality and improvement of the manufacturing process. Honestly, OLED's have higher saturation, more vibrance, higher contrast which makes them appeal to human eye but it comes at a cost.
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yeah that seems to be what i've read too... I just typically keep my phones for a while and burn in or ghosting worries me...

OnePlus 5 Camera Dead Pixels After Filming EDM event with laser light projectors.

Hello,
So yesterday I went on Neurofunk/Drum & Bass event in my town where Muzzy from Monstercat label performed. I started making a lot of 1080p 60fps videos of performance.
So after returning from an event I went to sleep and after waking up in the morning I opened my gallery to look at the videos I made last night. I noticed weird dust particle like spots on my videos. I immediately tried to see what is up with my camera and tried cleaning it. So I opened camera app to see what is up and saw small purple spots all over the image. I understood that something might have happened to my image sensor after long videos I took at the event.
So after research I realised that laser projectors at the event caused damage to my image sensor, because at first videos I took, image didn't have any dead pixel spots, but by the end more and more dead pixels started appearing.
The next day I also looked through my friends iPhone 7 Plus camera and he had same issue, but with only couple dead pixel spots, because he only made couple videos of the event.
So my question is: Will warranty do anything to fix my OnePlus 5 camera or will I have to replace my camera by myself? Thankfully replacement should be easy and cheap, because I found OnePlus 5 cameras for only 8 dollars at Ebay and camera replacement just requires to take off the screen.
Tip: DON'T take videos at the event with big light exposures such as laser projectors.
I also linked some sample pictures here for you to see how lasers affected my image sensor.
Event Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brILKIYNUP4
Contact oneplus, you have warranty so use it
Pro4TLZZ said:
Contact oneplus, you have warranty so use it
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Yeah already done. Waiting for reply. I am just not sure if this counts as a problem that warranty can fix.
Isn't there any warranty documents we can read? I don't remember having any in my package.
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Isn't there any warranty documents we can read? I don't remember having any in my package.
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OnePlus just replied and apparently I will not be able to get warranty fix for this camera, only paid fix. I will be buying and replacing it by myself.
Did you tell them the reason for the issue? If so, that's where you screwed up. Should of played dumb and stated it just happened out of nowhere.
And don't agree with the people above, it's always best to remain sincere, to tell the truth.
As far as I know, you'll lose warranty if you open it up. I would inform how much it costs to let oneplus replace it first. And ask them if doing it by yourself will void your warranty.
But this does not concern me the most, if lasers are able to damage the camera, there could even be a possibility they cause permanent eye damage. Lasers are nasty things if used in the wrong way (I own a couple)
I would certainly contact the event manager.
At least inform him about it, and you could even try to make them pay the repairs:
- if they knew about the risk, there should've been warnings not to film. If they weren't there, they are at fault.
- if they did not know about it, they are still at fault, they should've known they risks and inform the audience.
I doubt the event organizers would admit they are at fault.
Same thing was common during the eclipse. Warranties don't usually cover user errors.
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And don't agree with the people above, it's always best to remain sincere, to tell the truth.
As far as I know, you'll lose warranty if you open it up. I would inform how much it costs to let oneplus replace it first. And ask them if doing it by yourself will void your warranty.
But this does not concern me the most, if lasers are able to damage the camera, there could even be a possibility they cause permanent eye damage. Lasers are nasty things if used in the wrong way (I own a couple)
I would certainly contact the event manager.
At least inform him about it, and you could even try to make them pay the repairs:
- if they knew about the risk, there should've been warnings not to film. If they weren't there, they are at fault.
- if they did not know about it, they are still at fault, they should've known they risks and inform the audience.
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Yes I will do just that. I asked what would be the paid repair price and will my warranty be voided if I replace camera by myself. Although I don't think I can be bothered enough to start accusations towards event manager. I will repair my device and move on. You know, it just would be way too much hassle to get my repair money from them. Not worth it.
Klawzy said:
Yes I will do just that. I asked what would be the paid repair price and will my warranty be voided if I replace camera by myself. Although I don't think I can be bothered enough to start accusations towards event manager. I will repair my device and move on. You know, it just would be way too much hassle to get my repair money from them. Not worth it.
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It's however you like bro.
But know this, if this happened in the US they'll break in no time, people are way too afraid of lawsuits there
Here is an update on my situation. I bought new camera and replaced it by myself. Works flawlessly. Feels like refreshed phone.
Light(regardless of type/spectrum) that can cause this to a non defective camera sensor would cause major eye problems too. Imo might not even be related. Warranty has to replace it!
As a partyphotographer i can say that this is a commonly known thing, happens even with expensive dslr cameras if they geht exposed directly to a laser beam, so please! Always avoid the beam directly hitting the camera.
There are numerous examples in YouTube ...
Thanks dude for the heads up. I never knew this before.

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