I don't know if its sprint lovers Rom or all of them but I had to swap my phones through insurance. So the new one has a novatek screen and the other one has a Epson. The Epson was rooted and the nova was right out the box stock. The nova was much more vibrant and the Epson looked dull in comparison. Then I rooted the nova and unrooted the Epson to send it back. I put them side by side again and this time the nova was very dull and the Epson had become more vibrant then it was when it was running Sprint lovers. So I'm wondering if its this Rom that is causing the screen to dull down or is it just rooting the phone in general and is there a fix
how do you know if you have a nova or epson screen?
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how do you know if you have a nova or epson screen?
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Boot into hboot, it's written somewhere there.
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Simple way is to take the power control widget and click the brightness tab of it. If it fades to the next level of brightness then its nova, kind of like slowly dimming the lights with a knob. if it just changes without any fading in or out then its a epson
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No one has this problem
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I had the same thing...I got a new phone from insurance...came with Epson ...and looked way better than the Nova...then I rooted the new phone with the Epson and it didn't seem so vibrant after flashing cm7
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No one has this problem
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Have you checked your screen brightness settings? Different roms my have a different default setting to help battery life. This is just a suggestion.
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Indeed I have...its definitely a difference in how vibrant the picture is
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i dont think it has to do with brightness. They are set on default brightness to begin with but the colors seem to have a dulling effect. they dont look as sharp as they would before even if the brightness was all the way up. Like the whites become more bland and not a pure white. the blacks are soft and not as dark as they once were
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I don't know if its sprint lovers Rom or all of them but I had to swap my phones through insurance. So the new one has a novatek screen and the other one has a Epson. The Epson was rooted and the nova was right out the box stock. The nova was much more vibrant and the Epson looked dull in comparison. Then I rooted the nova and unrooted the Epson to send it back. I put them side by side again and this time the nova was very dull and the Epson had become more vibrant then it was when it was running Sprint lovers. So I'm wondering if its this Rom that is causing the screen to dull down or is it just rooting the phone in general and is there a fix
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... the two companys that makes evo screens are audiovox and sharp...
also it's easy to tell, the audiovox has a this cable and sharp a wide cable for the digitizer.
Edit: the LCD not the digitizer.
did u buy those screens off ebay or something? i just know they come from the factory with epson or nova unless there sub brands of those companys.
No, I work for a sprint service and.repair center, and those came directly from the phone manufacturer
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All evos come stock with Epson screens in hardware 004 previous to this it was Epson or Nova
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Ware are you getting your info... The two screens have always been made by audiovox and sharp... The picture of the parts directly from HTC are right there.
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Really tho... ware are you getting that info?
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Maybe they switched the LCD screen providers recently, but if you google for novatec vs epson...you'll find many comparisons discussing the screen differences in hw revision 002/003/004 that have these screens. This is a known fact throughout the community dating to last year's EVO release.
On topic of screen dullness, I'm on CM7 and everything looks fine to me. Provide some pics if this is the case. The devs do a great job providing us with custom roms, but if you're more interested in the "clarity"...stick with HTC/Sprint stock rom.
Well the parts for repairs have ALWAYS been sharp and audiovox
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Well its always been Epson and nova screens since release ...its a known fact like stated above
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hey guys,
i was wondering how to tell what kind of screen you have on your incredible. i dont have my box so i need to be able to tell what kind mine is just with data on the phone, and no its not rooted
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i was wondering how to tell what kind of screen you have on your incredible. i dont have my box so i need to be able to tell what kind mine is just with data on the phone, and no its not rooted
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About phone, hardware information, hardware version.
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About phone, hardware information, hardware version.
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What would the number for the SLCD version be?
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What would the number for the SLCD version be?
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Should be the same as the box. 3
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So a 0002 means amoled?
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I'm pretty sure
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It's pretty easy to tell by looking.
If text is slightly fuzzy and has coloured fringing, it's amoled. Also if you open a white screen, like those torch apps, you'd see a thin strip of colour at the very left and right edges of the screen.
If it's a nice cr+sp image, it's lcd.
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Hardware version ending in a 2 is AMOLED, 3 is SLCD.
Cool, I got an slcd a week ago, then failed at rooting. So I traded in my slcd and got an amoled back 3 days ago. Amoled is much better then slcd for movement and color
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I think this is a question many of us have after the SGSII overseas problem.
Well for those of you that have it, and those getting it soon, how's your screen? Notice any bluish/yellowish tint?
I plan on getting one tomorrow, but this is the one possible problem that im worried about.
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I think this is a question many of us have after the SGSII overseas problem.
Well for those of you that have it, and those getting it soon, how's your screen? Notice any bluish/yellowish tint?
I plan on getting one tomorrow, but this is the one possible problem that im worried about.
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I've had 2 AMOLED screens so far, Moment and NS4G... I think we need to be honest here. This is not a reference screen. The colors and saturation levels and black point are all tweaked to death...and that will look sugary sweet and awesome for nearly everything. It's a phone not a production studio monitor. But, white's not being perfectly white is something that shouldn't be unexpected...and I would be shocked if you'd ever notice it ever again (without some boring TFT to compared it directly next to....and the TFT would look washed out and purple/blueish/yellowish)......
I mean, failures happen...if your screen looks like complete **** do something about it, but, compared to your typical ****ty LCD or your above-average professional grade reference monitor it will no match up at all... it's sweetened up to look good...color bias will happen and should be expected in comparison to just about anything.
Don't except a turd but don't drive yourself crazy looking for perfection--it doesn't exist and it isn't the point either.
I'm no perfectionist. Just check out the screen issue thread over in the SGS2 forum. Hey had multiple issues like yellowish tint on one side but not the other, bluish tint, lines, etc. Just curious if this will be as bad here as it was there
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Mine is perfect ..
sent from my damn EPIC TOUCH 4G!!!!
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Mine is perfect ..
sent from my damn EPIC TOUCH 4G!!!!
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That's very good to hear!
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JUST DID FULL BRIGHTNESS ON BROWSER. on main google page, the page is as white as it gets, no tint what so ever. I am very happy with the screen.
I kinda love this setting, open up browser, click setting and you can set browser brightness.
No tint issues, don't feel any difference between epic vs epic touch...
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My mother has a newer evo, while mine is a bit old. Hers is completely stock and I'm running miui. Both of her cameras are drastically better than mine. I've also noticed that the colors on the older evos screen is a lot richer than the new evos.
Is miui the reason why my cameras worse or is it a hardware difference?
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Miui is the reason as it doesn't support 720p like sense roms.
They used two different types of screens on the evos, Epson and novatec I believe and the novas seem brighter but the epsons blacks seemed blacker.
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I am curious if anyone here has ever had their screen suddenly have BLUE everywhere?I just picked it up and there is this crazy light blue tint that is almost on the entire screen.
It is def a hardware issue because it happens in recovery and on boot as well. I can literally watch the blue kind of "dance around" and flicker while I am typing this...
Is this something that TEP will cover? Is there any special things I should take in to consideration? This is awful!
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I am curious if anyone here has ever had their screen suddenly have BLUE everywhere?I just picked it up and there is this crazy light blue tint that is almost on the entire screen.
It is def a hardware issue because it happens in recovery and on boot as well. I can literally watch the blue kind of "dance around" and flicker while I am typing this...
Is this something that TEP will cover? Is there any special things I should take in to consideration? This is awful!
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Is the display off? It seems samsungs samoled screens have a blue tint to them.
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I guess I did not clarify adequately.
This is when the screen is on. It is just blue artifacting that covers the screen and moves around. It has a slight "ripple" effect as if a liquid is flowing... Blotches and some slight flashing as well. All of it is a very faint yet pronounced blue color that has me convinced that my display is ruined. This makes no sense as the phone was just charging undisturbed for awhile and it Def was not like this previously.
This is definitely not the slight blue tint that these are known for but rather, I think, a completely random/sudden busted display
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In turning the brightness up I can now see that all my colors are ruined, not just light blue.
The closest thing I can describe this as is "16 bit " color mode on old school crt monitors.
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I've only had it randomly happen one time a while ago. It sounds like something hardware wise is messed up. I'd say flash back to stock and try and get a replacement from sprint.
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I've only had it randomly happen one time a while ago. It sounds like something hardware wise is messed up. I'd say flash back to stock and try and get a replacement from sprint.
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Ok, hoping that TEP will finally come in handy as I've been paying for it for years now and have never used it (sigh). Don't screw me now sprint!
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Ugh, now it is even worse today. Going to flash to stock and hope for the best with my tep.
Last I heard was that there was a shortage of epic touches? I will not let them shaft me with an evo 3d or evo design... Lol
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Ugh, now it is even worse today. Going to flash to stock and hope for the best with my tep.
Last I heard was that there was a shortage of epic touches? I will not let them shaft me with an evo 3d or evo design... Lol
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Try demanding a galaxy nexus if that occurs. They're selling at the same subsidized price. Good luck :good:
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Try demanding a galaxy nexus if that occurs. They're selling at the same subsidized price. Good luck :good:
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Does not work that way. The devices that you can switch to have to be on the exchange list.for the epic touch. The only close option is the EVO 3D
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Does not work that way. The devices that you can switch to have to be on the exchange list.for the epic touch. The only close option is the EVO 3D
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Not true, speak to a higher up and explain you arent happy and they will do a lot to try to meet your satisfaction. They're in the process of getting me a galaxy nexus lte.
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So it was a hardware issue. The tech told me that he "replaced the screen" without any further details. Overall I was in and out within thirty minutes, no questions asked, no money exchanged. It looks great now! Pristine without the scratches I had previously (burning man dust / sand murders the glass, never bringing a phone there again) and no more 16-bit color mode!
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So it was a hardware issue. The tech told me that he "replaced the screen" without any further details. Overall I was in and out within thirty minutes, no questions asked, no money exchanged. It looks great now! Pristine without the scratches I had previously (burning man dust / sand murders the glass, never bringing a phone there again) and no more 16-bit color mode!
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That's great you got it all fixed without having to pay since it was a hardware failure :thumbup:
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Hello, I have been having the same issue with my screen on my Galaxy SIII since I bought my first one last february, what is causing it and what is it?
Pictures below, it has just started to develop on this my 4th SIII that of which was a BNIB not one of those replacement ones which my last two replacements were.
Photos below..
The circles start out hardly visible and progress getting darker eventually I have a row of up to 5.
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maybe I'm blind but I don't see any thing there... and the s3 didn't come out last year until summer of '12....
Ok well then its worse because ive gone through 4-5 SIII since july
Look in the area circled in the original photo since the edited one became smaller
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I don't see much either maybe something yellowish to green idk
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I don't see anything I wouldn't expect to see.
Edit: I see them now. It's like one of those pictures you have to stare at to see the image.
I see them, and yeah that would be pretty annoying. Are you using a particular background, or playing a certain game for an extended amount of time that could be causing those to "burn" into the display? Anything along that line of thought?
Is that only noticeable on light background colors or does it get darker with a darker background color?
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If it was easy you'd of hired the guy at Home Depot to to it.
It's definitely a game or something causing this. Or background as the above user mentioned. Only issue that's common throughout all of the s3 devices are the ink blots. That circling is really strange. I'm putting my money on it being caused by some sort of burn in from the same image being displayed for too long.
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I don't see anything, even if there were something minor you returned 4 galaxy siii because of that?
I once heard a story about a boy after returning five phones for the same issue that was so minor, his mother took him to a psychologist about his perfectionism disorder. (Nothing to do with you, just a funny story)
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I don't see anything, even if there were something minor you returned 4 galaxy siii because of that?
I once heard a story about a boy after returning five phones for the same issue that was so minor, his mother took him to a psychologist about his perfectionism disorder. (Nothing to do with you, just a funny story)
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It only starts getting darker and darker and more noticeable. It starts only being noticeable on white to gray screens then on all screens.
I do not use or have any backgrounds or games which have that design.
Would you pay the same amount for an SIII if you saw defects on the screen?
I pay for the warranty so I will make sure my phone is in prestine condition if ever I decide to sell it.
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It only starts getting darker and darker and more noticeable. It starts only being noticeable on white to gray screens then on all screens.
I do not use or have any backgrounds or games which have that design.
Would you pay the same amount for an SIII if you saw defects on the screen?
I pay for the warranty so I will make sure my phone is in prestine condition if ever I decide to sell it.
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I mean, who doesn't have a pair of black balls on their gs3 screen?
Opps wrong thread......
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I mean, who doesn't have a pair of black balls on their gs3 screen?
Opps wrong thread......
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Nicee haha yeah link me to that thread as well lol
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I actually had my phone exchange for the same reason including the black balls on the screen lol new replacement came with less yellowish and smaller balls so I learn to live e with it xD
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I actually had my phone exchange for the same reason including the black balls on the screen lol new replacement came with less yellowish and smaller balls so I learn to live e with it xD
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I suppose I could try to learn to live with it....
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