Oled screen lottery with Oneplus 5 - OnePlus 5 Questions & Answers

Having green, purple(or in some extreme cases both) tints on oled screens happen every now and then & sometimes green patterns appear in dark gray backgrounds. I had a severe case of purple tint at the bottom on my first OP3 & upon RMA screen replacement I got a screen that still had some purple tint on the right side & also grays looked absolutely terrible.
How often does this happen with the Oneplus5? What are my odds to get a good one? I'm considering the OP5 vs. the G6, but the G6 is actually cheaper, so I really want to get a good screen, if I pay more for this one.

I've been to almost every Facebook group of OP5 and I didn't see aby complaints about the screen.

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Screen tint and viewing angles questions and opinions please

Ok well I would like to get peoples feedback and opinions on their screens.
My story. Broke my GNote II instead of paying to replace LCD decided to upgrade with my carrier.
First Note 3 I bought was bright with nice whites and great viewing angles. But it has the dreaded pinkinsh purple screen tint issue in the lower 3rd of the screen more so on the right side. This is subtle and is less evident in brighter conditions or higher screen brightness. At low brightness and in dark environments it is particularly visible on white and grey backgrounds. Went to store to exchange and they refused given they could not see the defect. I came online here searched around and it seems this has been an issue on the GS4 and people have mentioned it on the new Note 3.
Convinced my carrier to send me a replacement and I will return the original to them. Well got the replacement 3-4 days ago. The unit seems quite different. First off the screen is overall a bit more yellow at face on viewing angles and perhaps a hair less bright at similar settings though hard to tell. The bottom is not color shifted puple. The screen color is more homogenous. However the viewing angles are completely different. Here while the brightness stays goo dlike the first when angling the screen, the colors shift to a more aqua color with minor angle variation. (guessing 20-30*) whereas the original unit has virtually no color shift at almost 90*.
I probably have to send back a unit in the coming day or 2 and make a final decision. In theory I could try to ask for a third model, however it was with a lot of difficulty and threats to leave my carrier that they relented in the first replacement. SO I likely will have to stick with one of these or return both and use my somewhat broken note 2 and wait for something else.
I am wondering if any of you out here have similar pink/purple tint issues at one end of your screen. Or if you have issues with significant white color shift when angling your screen more than 30* in either portrait or landscape. Also if good or bad can you check build date on your phone (should be under battery). FInally did you or will you replace it? Was replacement better or worse?
Also if in my shoes would you go for the better looking screen with the pink issue or the more consistent looking screen that is a bit more blue yellow.
Thanks!
lots of postings about this, i even made a thread regarding this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2463786
some people call it nitpicking, but as you can see i'm feeling with you...
TML1504 said:
lots of postings about this, i even made a thread regarding this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2463786
some people call it nitpicking, but as you can see i'm feeling with you...
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I know you did and I posted some long posts there and the thread kind of died.
I have some specific questions here as well as asking what I should do in my case.
I had a note 2 and remember there being perseus kernel and with STweaks one could shift color etc and make it how you like. I am thinking going with the more uniform color model as I am sure the slight yellow tint can be corrected and the blue tint on viewing angles is no worse than my note 2 looking back so I will get used to it I imagine. That said the first screen really has great screen but the purplish pink right bottom corner bugs me on white and grey screens ( not noticeable on high brightness though) and often reading on websites etc indoors I notice it enough that it bugs me.....
So for anyone who cares here is an update on my plan. The more uniform note 3 is more yellow/green tinted whites compared to the other one that is whiter/redder. That said if I use one of these screen filter style apps that exist in the play store, I can modify the overall screen into however I like.
Downside is that it means a persistently running app to do it with whatever effect on screen longevity and battery.
Now on my Note 2 which is also yellower, I was running perseus kernel and the s tweaks app and was able at the kernel level to modify the color to get better whites. I imagine it is only a matter of time before someone can do that for our note 3. I can handle the viewing angle color shift as the device is in my hand and not on a table when i use it where it might be off angle viewing by a large amount. And even then, the tinting of white has a bluish shift and now worse than a yellowing shift my wifes iphone has off angle or my note 2 did.
Would love tohear from others and what their screens are like and or developers who might have the means of modifying color at kernel level the way Andreilux did on the note 2
I checked almost 10 note 3s bkack n white as well..and found only 1 set.it has no yellow tint and no gray lining.
nabilsweet007 said:
I checked almost 10 note 3s bkack n white as well..and found only 1 set.it has no yellow tint and no gray lining.
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You checked 13 notes and 12 of them were either yellow tint or what gray lining issue?
How did you manage to check so many.
Can you check the following. Look at the phone screen face on the tilt either up down or side to side about 30 degrees and tell me if the white on the screen turns bluish.
One of my phones does this and has the yellower whites. The other does not and has better whites but has some purplish discoloration in the lower right part of the phone.
Any one here try a new kernel from the android development sections?
Some of them talk about being able to modify screen color. Am wondering if this can be a fix for my issues.

Anyone else have screen bleeding?

My screen has been like this since day one. In the pictures you can see brighter back light bleeding from the top center/right, the right middle/bottom, and the bottom center/left. Also, a bit of light shines through the white bezel in the bottom center which now that I notice, won't stop bugging me.
Was hoping it would go away but I got this on Amazon so an exchange would be easy as long as it comes back in stock soon (white 32GB).
Is mine the only one plagued with this? Keep in mind that this is with brightness turned all the way up on a black screen.
Yea I have screen bleed at two spots but it doesn't bother me unless for some reason it starts to expand then it will become an issue.
Most LCD panels, which are backlit, will have some light bleed around the edges. You can return the phone for a different one, but you'll probably have the same issue. It is the nature of backlit LCD panels. AMOLEDs don't have this problem since each pixel has its own light source.
Thanks for the input guys!
I don't seem to have this issue on mine. I can't notice anything like this when I turn on Moto Display. Is there an easy way for me to test this out?
the nature of LCD. one of the reasons I enjoy amoled as well.
Sent from my Moto X Pure Edition
I have this screen bleeding too.
I've got my device yesterday and started "Dead Pixel Test", on the black screen i saw the screen-bleeding.
All my previous devices didn't have a screen bleeding, or it wasn't noticeable like that.

lighter pixels on home screen with no apps default background and also bottom right w

I've had 3 s6 edge plus now the 1st one appeared to have a great screen but i didn't check properly the second had a terrible screen with the green pixels on the default background in a circular motion and the third has less of it but on bottom right on purple background the pixels colour is not uniform some seems lighter or darker than others. Is this just the nature of amoled screens that each pixel is different that you won't get a perfect screen where all the pixels under a green or purple background are even?
On full black or white it seems ok i just noticed such differences in screen quality between the devices. Is getting a near perfect screen with all pixels the same colour ie not faded or darker impossible?
I should have kept the first one cos its screen was good it was manufactured in august whereas the next 2 i got were part of same assembly batch made on same day 13/10/2015.
I just got fed up in the end as i ordered online and had to wait for replacements to be sent.
Do any of you have these screen issues on the default background of green if you look on bottom half of screen left side there seems to be this weird circular heat pattern of lighter pixels some dimmer than others. On a purple screen background the bottom right there purple is not even. I know that's not right but is it very difficult getting an amoled screen which is near perfect?
Im not sure if this is a sign my pixels are fading or wearing out or it is screen burn in the factory but samsung quality control is abysmal they let through any screen in hope the average consumer wont pay attention to uneven screen.
Is it normal to have a amoled screen like this?
As in imperfect colours pixel degrading out of the box. The purple walkpaper top left i can see that it's not all one colour and some of the pixels look faded is this standard and luck of the draw getting a good screen?
I have not done a screen test in fear of how bad it might look but on black screens and all white it looks good it's just the wall papers i can see splooges of uneven colour how bad or good is every one elses screen?
I think i notice it more because i came from an s4 so bigger screen equals more noticeable imperfections.
I didnt test my original one properly but it's screen seemed really good on the default wallpaper i duno what it woulda shown on purple.
Is this screen burn or just faded pixels from over testing out the box?
Why is it so f'ing difficult trying to get a perfect samsung screen? ??

Screen Discoloration

Hello,
I just got my OnePlus 5, and everything seems to be perfect. I don't really mind the Jelly Effect.
But, after using Discord (Dark Theme), I noticed that the Bottom Left side of the screen and parts of the left side of the screen are more Darker/Purple than the Top Right/Right Side.
This is mostly visible in apps that have a Dark Theme, using a shade of Black or Gray. With light colors, I can not see the discoloration. It becomes very apparent when having the brightness on its lowest and Night Mode on.
Also, this is the first time I've used an AMOLED phone, so maybe its just me, not the screen. I also think it might be the pre-applied screen protector, not sure.
I doubt it will somehow fix itself. So you either live with it or RMA it and get a new one.
Such things usually happen with usage. My old S4 has a similar issue, where the top of the screen is darker than the bottom. It's hardly noticeable though.
Seems like its an issue with the AMOLED panel, there is a thread about on the OnePlus Forums:
https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/hows-your-screen-tone-brightness-uniformity.453457/
The OnePlus 3/3T had this issue too, I'm not surprised the OnePlus 5 has it because it uses the same panel.

Green blotch in screen, visible on white and grey backgrounds

Hi everyone
Last week I ordered the ZTE Axon 7, and upon arrival a green spot around 1/3d of the screen size is visible in the center. The screen here is slightly greener than the edges of the screen. It's only really visible on white and grey, but browsing websites with this is fairly annoying because the spot is visible all the time.
In other colors however the screen appears quite uniform.
So I returned the first Axon 7 and traded it in for a new one, but this one has a green spot as well. It looks to be about equal, maybe a little bit smaller. Is this normal for these phones? Did I lose the OLED lottery twice in a row?
a tiny ant said:
Hi everyone
Last week I ordered the ZTE Axon 7, and upon arrival a green spot around 1/3d of the screen size is visible in the center. The screen here is slightly greener than the edges of the screen. It's only really visible on white and grey, but browsing websites with this is fairly annoying because the spot is visible all the time.
In other colors however the screen appears quite uniform.
So I returned the first Axon 7 and traded it in for a new one, but this one has a green spot as well. It looks to be about equal, maybe a little bit smaller. Is this normal for these phones? Did I lose the OLED lottery twice in a row?
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I guess you lost twice in a row, yes. Maybe a third time? :silly:
I've never seen any imperfections on the screen save for some segments that were almost imperceptibly darker than others. I (barely) saw them on a completely dark room, with the brightness at minimum and displaying a dark grey background. so yeah, i dunno what happened to you
@ a tiny ant,
can you post the screenshot? With a clear screenshot I can help you solve this problem, thanks!

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