Hey guys, I've been having some weird issues with my screen lately. I started noticing a lot of spots and weird lines all over my screen (they are dark, I don't really think it's light bleeding). In the darkest areas of the wallpaper, you can clearly see these random misshapen patches of black, is if my screen has bruises. You can see it really well in low light, and even better with nothing but the backlight on. I did some research and found out that many Galaxy S2 phones have that, all across carriers. I just wanted to know if anyone here had a similar issue and how they handled it. For now, I am planning to get this phone replaced.
So much for one of the best and vibrant screens on the market. What a waste of $230
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133
Vertical lines, blob, circles, pixelation on screen on some phones
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known issue on some builds http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133
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Hello XDA, long time lurker here. Just got a new GSM Galaxy Nexus from negri electronics. Everything is as it should. First thing to do was to check the screen. Using a dead pixel app, I managed to find just one but felt like I could live with it (plus it has to be 5+ to be considered defective for negri electronics exchange).
The problem is I am noticing what seems to be a slight light leak/fade on the upper right hand of the screen. It's really not noticeable in any other colors except for gray/dark gray colors. Unfortunately, most of ICS apps (market, settings) have a band of gray on top which makes the right corner very apparent. I know that the gnex has pentile technology, and it seems that the rest of the screen does exhibit this sort of leakage/fade throughout but it is most obvious on the upper right. I'm not sure if it's attributable to a defective screen or is common amongst gnex
I'm also a bit worried due to negri's exchange policy and whether or not this would qualify. Tried to take a photo with my DSLR, can't capture it well.
Anyone else experience something like this, or noticed inconsistent quality with the display?
Hey, just wondering how verizon replacements work? I got my gnexus on release day and I just now noticed that I have vertical banding on white areas. Do I just go into the store and ask for a replacement? Would they be giving me a brand new gnexus or a refurb?
Just like any other replacement. Tell them theres a problem and they'll assess whether or not it warrants a replacement. You get a refurb more than likely, although this early in the game it might be new.
Check out some of the other threads on this. Seems like lots of people have "banding" and it might be more of a fact that its a AMOLED screen rather than a defect.
theres banding on all of them when the brightness is turned down. its because of the screen.
I've noticed that the banding on mine goes away after the screen has been on for 5 minutes or so. As far as I know, every device has the banding in some form. Just an effect of AMOLED tech. I only get it when the screen is display a solid grey color.
To me, doesn't really effect the day to day operation of the device or how it looks. HD media looks great. Games look great. Screen is vibrant and amazing.
Now, if you have very noticeable color sploches or uneven color tones that you notice at every brightness level, you need to get a replacement. But the banding is no biggie
You're definitely going to want to beware of going through the trouble of a replacement for the banding "issue". Consensus appears that there's somewhat significant banding on whites around 50% brightness and lower. It's somewhat annoying, but it's apparently an artifact of the AMOLED and not specific to your unit.
Just think of it as papyrus or something...
I have been a proud owner of an Epic 4G Touch for months now. I love android and I have been around it for a while. Heck, I love my phone so much I wish it were a real boy! ;-)
Sadly, I have been one of the unfortunate few who has had the lines on the screen when waking the phone and now after 3 plus months the egg has finally hatched. Two days ago after turning on the screen to read a text message the lines went down across the phone lock screen one more time for a bit longer than usual this time. This time I noticed a huge difference in the resolution or better put in the darker hues of the phone's display. The richness in color has faded to what seems to be on par with an early capacitive screen.
The darks aren't as rich as before. The blues aren't as blue. I mean even the screen on my old Samsung Moment looks better and I definitely won't compare it to the Evo 4g . To add to this when swiping across homescreen the display flickers. This may be an isolated incident, but I just wanted to let those who have the lines down the screen when waking it to be weary. This could happen to you.
P.S. My eyes aren't playing tricks on me. I took it in for an inspection at a sprint service center and the rep confirmed the noticeable difference.
If the info i read is correct this phone doesnt have 1080 anything or 720 anything. Its 800x480
I got my galaxy nexus this morning and I have to say, this screen is awful. I'm not sure if it's defective or they are all like this. Everything was fine until I turned the brightness down. I loaded google.com up and the white on the page looked like it had colored dots in it. It's not white at all. After looking at it for a while, it appears to be some type of image retention? Do these type of screens get burn in? When I flip to landscape the area where the 3 bottom buttons are is worse in discoloration and I can make out the button images. It's not too bad but this thing was $700 and plus it's only 12 hours old... I don't know if I should return it?
Spray neutrogena sunblock on the screen...make sure its spf 100+!! No more burn! Oh wait!...
Seriously, you may just have to exchange it.
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Other people have reported image retention too. It's 'normal', unfortunately.
I got it to my plan is to just wait a few months/weeks and wait until batches with perfect screens will ship then I will return my phone. So I get hopefully one with perfect screen. Trying to get one with a good screen now looks like playing russian roulette.
Hello,
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391509&page=12
You might want to take a look at that thread. It probably is not burn in, but perhaps color tint and banding. (At low brightness, the whites will seem grey and have a sort of linen look to them. Many screens have also red/green discoloration.)
Here are samples about the screen issues:
https://dl.dropbox.com/0/view/pd5u8d...-47-17_435.jpg
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/3687/gndisplay.jpg
http://aijaa.com/000229287969
Long story short, get it exchanged - however, there is a high likelihood that the new unit will suffer from the same issues.
I exchanged mine and this one doesn't have blue streaks vertical lines or dots.
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If you see vertical streaks in it, exchange it. My first GNex had some very noticeable streaks but my second one is fine. The 'linen' look on light backgrounds when the screen is very dim is going to be on all of them from what I can tell. That seems to be a quality of the SAMOLED screen used on the GNex. If it is uniform, then it's it no big deal and 'normal'. You should not have to put up with the vertical streaks, though.
I've had my phone about a week and the screen is fine when I'm inside. But I noticed on the way home from work (I walk from my work, about 10 minutes away) that the more I took my phone out, the more I noticed horizontal banding. It freaked me out a bit (I bought this phone from Swappa), but as I got back in a warm environment, the banding went away. Went back out for a run and it did the same thing.
My question is:
1. Is this normal behavior for AMOLED screens, for this device, or is it a defect?
2. Will this temperature change hurt the phone? I live in Wisconsin and odds are it's going to be cold a lot.
3. Should I get a snuggie for my phone?
Never noticed any banding, perhaps i'm not really looking for it.
Will look out for it when my phone gets back from the service center..
Take mine skiing all the time. No banding.
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Mach3.2 said:
Never noticed any banding, perhaps i'm not really looking for it.
Will look out for it when my phone gets back from the service center..
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Well I've read up a bit on horizontal banding and i know it's common with this phone. But I've never had anyone say it's temp related.
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I noticed this as well with my phone. I had horizontal banding all the time, but the banding seemed to be more pronounced when the phone was cold.
I returned it for a screen replacement under warranty and just got it back about a week ago. The banding is now gone and I don't see it when the phone is cold, either. I don't think the banding is normal but, if it is occurring, it can be made more noticeable when the phone gets cold.
Breaking news : the GN screen is crap.*
*there aren't any existing threads about it on XDA, not a single one. /s
When you say banding do you me slightly darker stripes (almost like shadows) or do you mean bright white horizontal stripes where no information can be seen.
I live in the north of Sweden and often subjected my old Galaxy S to -10 to -20°C. I would quite often see white banding or rows of white pixels. These always disappeared whed the phone was taken inside. The phone still works faultlessly today.
For me, the horizontal bands were linear "shadows" of lower screen-brightness alternating with linear areas of normal brightness. There is no loss of information.
After the screen replacement, I would say the screen is as nice as on any phone I've used. My last phone was a Nexus One, and the new screen is comparable in quality to the one on the N1.