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Screen banding (vertical lines)?

I was just wondering if any other owners noticed that the Nexus S has considerable more vertical banding than their previous handset.
My previous phone was a Vibrant and the Nexus seems much worse? Like when you pull the notification bar down you can see the vertical bands against the dark background or if you look at the background of the Gallery. It's very noticeable so I'm wondering if my phone is the only one like this or if it is a common issue with this phone?

Errr take a picture :S

Sounds like stuff related to pentile, and Nexus S not having the mDNIe part of the Super AMOLED screen, compared to other Galaxy S phones.

I saw the same thing...but its the touchwiz gallery has inhancements that make it look better.....watch on your vibrant pic an image side by side with your nexus....watch how when you click on the image it looks just like the nexus dose then it inhaces it where the ribbons dissopear....I've done it so I know...try it out
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Anderdroid said:
Errr take a picture :S
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Noticed the same thing on my Samsung Focus.

It may just be the image quality of your picture, but mine is not nearly as bad as that. In fact mine is hardly even noticeable.

I exchanged mine with another one. The banding on my first one was more noticeable than the picture in this thread. The new has it a little bit but it is much clearer.

Any comments on the notification LED?

There is an LED at the bottom of the phone, but there is a dearth of photos showing how bright it is or whether it can emit various colors. Any other comments out there?

Wow if there was led notifications it would be the perfect phone.
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I'm really interested about this feature ! If anyone have an information tell us!

Pretty sure it's a similar RBG LED as the Galaxy Nexus, you can see it's at the bottom of the phone below the screen. At the vert least we know it's there as the manual says it is!
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Take it for what it's worth.

I think the GNex set the standard on this one, the ED will be a part of the bottom bezel.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/29/google-nexus-4-hands-on/
2nd paragraph neat the bottom they state its RGB but I will look more.

CJHolderUK said:
I think the GNex set the standard on this one, the ED will be a part of the bottom bezel.
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I don't understand either clause above. Can you explain? Thanks...

I also read somewhere that it is indeed RGB. Thank god we have LightFlow

EddyOS said:
Pretty sure it's a similar RBG LED as the Galaxy Nexus, you can see it's at the bottom of the phone below the screen. At the vert least we know it's there as the manual says it is!
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Bummer. I wish more people would center the FFC. Or at least angle the camera so you don't have to offset the phone while video chatting or taking pictures. The FFC on the Nexus 4 is all the way on the right.

Is the greenish-yellow display tint still there? share your thoughts

Let me start this with a picture of what's been plaguing all samsung AMOLED displays to date:
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The S5's display has been lauded by many websites as a solid improvement over previous AMOLEDs.
Yet some mention a green tint, including an extensive AnandTech review.
Please share your thoughts on this if you received your device.

Yes it's still there. But not as bad as previous models.. All my note 3 Was really bad, but the s5 i Think is better and not so greenish looking tint
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dk_iceman said:
Yes it's still there. But not as bad as previous models.. All my note 3 Was really bad, but the s5 i Think is better and not so greenish looking tint
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Wish they'd just get rid of it completely.

darkchazz said:
Let me start this with a picture of what's been plaguing all samsung AMOLED displays to date:
The S5's display has been lauded by many websites as a solid improvement over previous AMOLEDs.
Yet some mention a green tint, including an extensive AnandTech review.
Please share your thoughts on this if you received your device.
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Try set screen mode to Professional Photo

Image Retention on new S5?

Just picked up a new white S5 on Friday. Few days later, I am noticing a burned in bar on the lower half of the screen. I am not sure what to make of this? Could this just be an issue with AMOLED panels? It's not very noticeable unless you look for it, but it is definitely there. Would love some opinions on this.
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Burn-in (uneven wear to be more accurate) will still happen in any AMOLED device. the technology has improved so it should not appear until quite some time down the road, at least it's supposed to have improved.
Any app that might have kept an static image for a long time there?

MattMJB0188 said:
Just picked up a new white S5 on Friday. Few days later, I am noticing a burned in bar on the lower half of the screen. I am not sure what to make of this? Could this just be an issue with AMOLED panels? It's not very noticeable unless you look for it, but it is definitely there. Would love some opinions on this.
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Well before venturing ideas, I'd like to get a good idea of what you are seeing. I'm sure that it is glaringly obvious to you since you know it's there now.. but your photos are not close ups or high res.. and you didn't circle the area or describe it in detail. Can you point it out or describe it better?
It might be exactly as the poster above suggests or I can think of three or four other possible causes depending on what the artifact looks like.

screen layouts

Hi guys,
As a big fan of amoled panels I have been struggling to get mi N9 looking how i want it espoecially favouring darker wallpapers. I am not a great fan of IPS panels due to the washed out colours. I am finally really enjoying my whole nexus experience although i feel we are being somewhat used as beta testers by google to stir up OEMs. We are now on the verge of a new era for Android and if a major manufacturer can push out the volume and build quality like Apple. We could at long last have a tablet that matches or tops the ipad all round. Screen shots of how I have my N9 setup attached.
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Sorry about the typos guys. Anyone else finding the N9 keyboard over sensitive on XDA forums?

Little or No light bleed with this wallpaper, blacks good

Just to add some little thing; AMOLED screens are mostly over saturated and far from the reality, IPS screens are not washed out.
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_delice_doluca_ said:
Just to add some little thing; AMOLED screens are mostly over saturated and far from the reality, IPS screens are not washed out.
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Yes i know IPS panels show true colours its just a personal preference i even have my TV on dynamic. Its more the bkacks that bug me. The note 4 has the balance right. Looking forward to the nexus 6

Hello,
There's already a thread in Themes & Apps for posting your screen layouts
Post your Nexus 9 Homescreens Here
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