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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shah22 said:
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
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it just mine but motion isn't working. i'm ready to exchange if thats the case. my guinea pig phone*
Just double checking that you actually have it turned on??
I have the International version, but they should be the same. Green check mark in box to turn on. Green sliders on options means on. Gray off. Pretty self explanatory. Again, just double checking.
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ofc they are all turned on- that's why i'm posting this thread. anyways i'm waiting on someone who has the att version to try it out
Nice first defective ATT S3 worst part is theres no where u can take it in to get it exchanged for at least a few days =/
I have the AT&T version as of about 5 hours ago and although I have not tested all the motion controls, the ones I have all work. Tap top, moving icons on homescreens, tilt to unlock, tilt to zoom are all ones I know are working for sure. I will let you know if I find any that are not.
edit: I just tested pan images and it works too.
Try restarting? See if that might work.
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i did restart several. pan does work strangely (holding icon to place on a home screen), but screen capture, tapping top, and prolly a bunch of others i didn't try dont work. no problem i'll just play with this till they get new ones. 30 days is fine
Did you try recalibrating it? That's a really important and potentially easy fix. Sorry if you said you did; I'm tired and didn't read carefully.
yes turning on motion, calibrating, etc were all the things i first did before posting this thread. i just want to mainly see if mine is defective or if its a universal thing
How about a factory reset? I think it's always a good idea to factory reset out of the box before getting the phone setup for daily use.
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My S3 seems to be doing ok, I calibrated it on a perfectly level surface, and has been fine since.
kyan~ said:
it just mine but motion isn't working. i'm ready to exchange if thats the case. my guinea pig phone*
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all motion feature is not working??
Try palm screen capture, won't work (motion is on).
Back to Power+Home work just fine
You actually have to touch the screen with the side of you hand and sweep it across. You can't just sweep it without touching.
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Baldilocks said:
You actually have to touch the screen with the side of you hand and sweep it across. You can't just sweep it without touching.
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Got it :good:
I thought it's malfunction or something
pakxelaos said:
Got it :good:
I thought it's malfunction or something
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Yeah. They don't make it very clear.
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it just mine but motion isn't working. i'm ready to exchange if thats the case. my guinea pig phone*
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arent you the guy who ordered on the 20th or something and got it the next day? if so...guess all that bragging came back to bite you in the ass!
Mine works, although tapping the top is skitchy... i have to tap it quite hard for it to recognize. white att gs3
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arent you the guy who ordered on the 20th or something and got it the next day? if so...guess all that bragging came back to bite you in the ass!
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lol? u some stalker? well screen capture does work i needed to touch the screen
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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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?
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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
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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
Coming from all 3 previous notes, I've had this for a week and just miss having root. I miss my viper audio, and miss all the theming options I had. While it's a nice enough phone, it just doesn't seem leaps and bounds above my rooted note 3. Not enough to warrant waiting for root which may or may not happen. Had strongly considered the nexus 6, but 32gb of storage on at&t is a deal breaker. I listen to a lot of music at work through my BT, and the cure tech in viper audio really helps my tinnitus. The edge screen has a lot of potential but sorta limited for now, although I do like the notifications, that part is cool, and really is an improvement. But overall, I gotta have root. So I guess I'll go back to my rooted note 3 and watch for developments here.
You'll be back. Root will come. LoL
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When I upgrade my oldest daughter gets my hand me down, I'm giving her the edge and taking back my n3. Pop in the SD card, restore, and back in business. I kept my backups just in case.
You will be back. After ome week have no root which is painful I finally made it. Install exposed and some module. Now it is a super phone. Battery life increase significantly and smooth like silk.
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When I upgrade my oldest daughter gets my hand me down, I'm giving her the edge and taking back my n3. Pop in the SD card, restore, and back in business. I kept my backups just in case.
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Lucky daughter.. [emoji6]
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I like the Edge in its stock version. I do agree that the edge screen is limited right now, but I'm sure it will soon become more useful. I have the Note 4 also and it offers that little twist to the N4 with the edge screen.
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why should we pay £700 for a phone and then have to mess about to get better battery life etc??
...because you paid £700 for a device, complete with all the crap nobody uses!
Although, to each their own.
-sent from the edge of the note galaxy-
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Coming from all 3 previous notes, I've had this for a week and just miss having root. I miss my viper audio, and miss all the theming options I had. While it's a nice enough phone, it just doesn't seem leaps and bounds above my rooted note 3. Not enough to warrant waiting for root which may or may not happen. Had strongly considered the nexus 6, but 32gb of storage on at&t is a deal breaker. I listen to a lot of music at work through my BT, and the cure tech in viper audio really helps my tinnitus. The edge screen has a lot of potential but sorta limited for now, although I do like the notifications, that part is cool, and really is an improvement. But overall, I gotta have root. So I guess I'll go back to my rooted note 3 and watch for developments here.
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root is here
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root is here
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Where? AT&T (N915A) is locked down. Please provide a link to where we can root our AT&T Edge. [emoji15]
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Where? AT&T (N915A) is locked down. Please provide a link to where we can root our AT&T Edge. [emoji15]
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ah yes, foot in my mouth. sorry
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ah yes, foot in my mouth. sorry
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That is OK, I stole your image... Because I probably do it worse.
I am considering buying either htc 10 or Galaxy s7 edge, but I've heared a lot about the issue of burn in screen.
Does it happen easily?
I'm a kind of heavy user watch youtube and browse internet alot.
If anyone has experienced the issue, share me please.
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epcd0728 said:
I am considering buying either htc 10 or Galaxy s7 edge, but I've heared a lot about the issue of burn in screen.
Does it happen easily?
I'm a kind of heavy user watch youtube and browse internet alot.
If anyone has experienced the issue, share me please.
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Dont think that's possible on an AMOLED screen. Each LED cant switch off or on independently.
I knew of old plasma TV's that did that.
epcd0728 said:
I am considering buying either htc 10 or Galaxy s7 edge, but I've heared a lot about the issue of burn in screen.
Does it happen easily?
I'm a kind of heavy user watch youtube and browse internet alot.
If anyone has experienced the issue, share me please.
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I bought the HTC 10 just last week and returned it after 1 day use in exchange for my s7E now what I can say although its already good but the screen i did not like since its LCD and even in the real TV world LED > LCD plus the camera its good but still s7 is better regarding the camera
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Dont think that's possible on an AMOLED screen. Each LED cant switch off or on independently.
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Uh, AMOLED burn-in is a very real, very possible thing. Has been the major issue (along with color oversaturation) since the technology was introduced.
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Uh, AMOLED burn-in is a very real, very possible thing. Has been the major issue (along with color oversaturation) since the technology was introduced.
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never knew that. I stand corrected. :good:
My i9000, which it had Amoled, it had burn-in in the status bar. So Amoled burn-in is a real thing. With my S7 Edge, I haven't noticed anything YET! (that doesn't mean it is not going to happen any time soon)
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S6 edge plus with burn in
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My i9000, which it had Amoled, it had burn-in in the status bar. So Amoled burn-in is a real thing. With my S7 Edge, I haven't noticed anything YET! (that doesn't mean it is not going to happen any time soon)
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My S4 and my girlfriend's S3 had none. And both were used heavily every day since release until last week.
But the AOD still gives me a bad feeling when I see the live demo S6 edge + device above..
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S6 edge plus with burn in
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That happend because the phone's screen is on 24/7. It is kinda normal-ish
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My S4 and my girlfriend's S3 had none. And both were used heavily every day since release until last week.
But the AOD still gives me a bad feeling when I see the live demo S6 edge + device above..
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I will agree with you. My S3 didn't have any mark on it. The i9000's amoled is way too old. That's why it had happend
Thank you guys for sharing info
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I just got my second silver s7 edge since my first one had a horrible battery life.
After getting this one and looking in bright light where the phone shines, I notice at the top of the phone under the glass on the edge of the silver foil stuff, it has a wrinkled look across the whole top.
I don't notice it on the bottom which seems to be the same exact dimensions, and also don't notice it on the back.
I tried to take a picture but the picture is very hard to pick up on camera and looks a lot worse in person.
I want to make sure this is normal or not because I didn't remember seeing it on my other s7 edge
Thanks
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I don't think it's normal. I have the silver and I don't have any wrinkling.
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I can see it.
Doesn't look bad but for a top phone this should not be the case.
Exchange again?
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I can see it.
Doesn't look bad but for a top phone this should not be the case.
Exchange again?
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It's way worse in person under a light.
If AT&T will let me. I called one store and they told me I'd have to use my one exchange if I wanted another s7 edge.
So I called another AT&T (the one I went to) and asked them if I return my first edge that had battery issues for another edge can I still keep my one time exchange?
And they told me yes but next time I'll have to pay the 45 dollar restocking fee and I could switch to an iPhone (since that's what I told them I had before and it had good battery life)
I'm afraid they won't let me switch for another s7 edge for this reason even though I think they should. If I'm paying for a phone and have to keep it for over a year then I want it to be the way I want it. A top phone should be flawless.
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I can see it.
Doesn't look bad but for a top phone this should not be the case.
Exchange again?
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I'm afraid they're gonna think I'm crazy or say they don't see it just so they don't have to do the exchange.
I have no problem paying the 45 and being my last exchange (even though I don't think I should since both phones had a defect)
I will make sure to look over the new phone before I leave.
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I'm afraid they're gonna think I'm crazy or say they don't see it just so they don't have to do the exchange.
I have no problem paying the 45 and being my last exchange (even though I don't think I should since both phones had a defect)
I will make sure to look over the new phone before I leave.
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You shouldn't, imho, have to pay anything but yes, do a thorough check with the phone on.
Hope this will be the last time you have trouble.
Great phone.
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You shouldn't, imho, have to pay anything but yes, do a thorough check with the phone on.
Hope this will be the last time you have trouble.
Great phone.
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Yeah I just called another AT&T and explained my last 2 edge situations and they said their manager isn't there at the moment but said they don't see it being an issue. They said the phone has a 1 year warranty and u can swap it out as many times as u want for the same phone as long as there isn't any physical damage to it.
They said they would have to look at it though to make sure I'm telling the truth which they said they believed me.
Not sure if she's right on the 1 year thing though. I've heard 3 different things from 3 different AT&T's now.