Has anyone recently gotten a new Nexus without the problems with the screen such as the purple tint, banding, inaccurate colors and grainy whites? I just got an S3 and the screen is definitely better than that of my old Nexus but I'm thinking of going back to the Nexus but I prefer the phone with a better screen lol.
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If ur question is if they made a gnex with a SLCD2 than the answer is No.
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Serious_Beans said:
Has anyone recently gotten a new Nexus without the problems with the screen such as the purple tint, banding, inaccurate colors and grainy whites? I just got an S3 and the screen is definitely better than that of my old Nexus but I'm thinking of going back to the Nexus but I prefer the phone with a better screen lol.
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People who just got their Nexus immediately after the ban have been receiving theirs today and all of them had great screens, based on their feedback on the thread
Serious_Beans said:
Has anyone recently gotten a new Nexus without the problems with the screen such as the purple tint, banding, inaccurate colors and grainy whites? I just got an S3 and the screen is definitely better than that of my old Nexus but I'm thinking of going back to the Nexus but I prefer the phone with a better screen lol.
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My replacement phone from January is perfect. I am aware thats the luck of the draw though, considering my wife's phone is definitely NOT perfect.
My replacement Nexus (2 weeks old) is perfect. I can't believe I went that long with a bad nexus.
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rayiskon said:
If ur question is if they made a gnex with a SLCD2 than the answer is No.
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Lol funny guy
So basically the screens they are using in the recent Nexus phones are better? No purple tint? Banding? Grainy whites on low brightness?
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Apparently if you get one with a serial number of C5 or higher there is a very good chance you will get one with a goof screen.
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People who just got their Nexus immediately after the ban have been receiving theirs today and all of them had great screens, based on their feedback on the thread
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I just got mine yesterday and I have mad ghosting (usually from the keyboard). I was at the at&t store yesterday and the screen in the display GS3 looked nicer. I don't have any banding issues. The color temperature is closer to that of my Lumia 800 (slightly yellow whites, very vibrant blues) than my finally retired Nexus One (first gen AMOLED, very high K whites, almost blue, washed out reds).
Where can I check the serial number?
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Hard to draw a conclusion
We have 4 Gnexes, and two of them have gone back to Samsung for new screens, so I guess we've had 6 screens all told. I don't think I can draw a conclusion based on build date...
My son has the oldest of the 4, and his screen is nice.
Mine is the next oldest, and the screen was good from day-1, and the newly installed (dropped it) screen is really good.
My daughter's is 2nd newest, and her screen is OK, but not as good as mine. Hers got a new screen before my wife got her phone, and that one is OK, too.
My wife's phone is the newest (march or April?) (with the exception of my replaced screen), and has looked dreadful the whole time, but she doesn't seem to mind it.
My phone is 3 weeks old now. I have no 'grainy' things going on. I do have banding with the color 'grey'. I tested it with the app called 'LCD TEST' free from Google Play. I tested every color and I only got banding with the color 'grey'. The rest looks ridicilously good!
I do have to say that my Old Omnia II with an Amoled screen was good. I could see the pixels easily. (3.7", 800x480)
I can also see the pixels on my Galaxy NEXUS with ease. But these pixels are way smaller but still noticeable. Because of that the screen does not look as sharp as I thought it'd be. But still it looks WAY better than my Omnia II's Amoled screen. Also blows the Galaxy S' screen away (which I've compared my Galaxy NEXUS to)
So it seems the screens issues are really just a hit and miss. I wish they would use the same screen tech they use in the S3 :/ I'm missing jelly bean but I don't want to go from a better screen to one with problems ...decisions decisions lol
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I received my Nexus on July 6th from the playstore. The screen looks fantastic to me. Blacks are black, as for whites I'm not sure what grainy is really supposed to mean. I don't think there's any graininess.
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Don't get me wrong because I have a Galaxy nexus and I absolutely love it to death. I actually own all three of them and all are in mint condition. I have to say that the Nexus 1 is still better looking than the other two. It never functioned perfectly but I like to think of them as Super cars. They are pure in form but always have something wrong with them. The buttons on the Nexus one make me crazy. I sometimes have to push them multiple times to get them to work. The Nexus S looks all sexy and black but it crashes a lot and sometimes the screen does some very odd stuff. I have actually seen it sit cocked a quarter turn. The Galaxy Nexus is a great looking phone and mine so far has restarted itself, doesn't like my router, and drops volume yet I don't care its amazing. And I think its crap that Verizon is messing with the google pure experience that makes my gsm unlocked worth the $750 that I paid for it.
Damn I thought this was gonna be some speed tests with them all running ICS...
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Damn I thought this was gonna be some speed tests with them all running ICS...
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Thats a given that the n1 would be slower than the ns and that slower than the GN.
Yeah I also owned all three (don't have the nexus one anymore) and I think that the nexus one was the best built phone.
It felt good when holding it and the design was nice. It's was the perfect size except for the screen size ofcourse.
If I had to put them in order of "likeness" it would be
- Nexus One
- Galaxy Nexus
- Nexus S
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Yeah I also owned all three (don't have the nexus one anymore) and I think that the nexus one was the best built phone.
It felt good when holding it and the design was nice. It's was the perfect size except for the screen size ofcourse.
If I had to put them in order of "likeness" it would be
- Nexus One
- Galaxy Nexus
- Nexus S
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I agree the N1 was so far ahead of anything else out as well.
Aside from the metal build of n1 and micro sd think the galaxy nexus trumps all aspects of both phones. The lack of micro SD is a big bummer.
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Aside from the metal build of n1 and micro sdbI think the galaxy nexus trumps all aspects of both phones. The lack of micro SD is a big bummer.
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I loved the blinking trackball the micro sd was cool too. I wish they didn't get rid of it.
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I loved the blinking trackball the micro sd was cool too. I wish they didn't get rid of it.
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the blinking trackball was amazing,
I am so glad the GNexus added a multi color led light
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the blinking trackball was amazing,
I am so glad the GNexus added a multi color led light
btw here is my stack
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Why is the ball on your N1 black? Nice collection
Objects of pure perfection and beauty. The International S2 is also a damn good phone.
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Why is the ball on your N1 black? Nice collection
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What color is it suppose to be
They are black in canada haha
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The trackball that shipped with the Nexus One is white. They gradually turn yellow, then brown, then grey, and finally black from the collection of dirt and grease.
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The trackball that shipped with the Nexus One is white. They gradually turn yellow, then brown, then grey, and finally black from the collection of dirt and grease.
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lol. Mine is still white. I clean my phones. And microwaves. I even.shower too.
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Beautiful Trio !!
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I have only ever owned the latest out of the Nexus phones, so I can't say anything as far as performance or build quality is considered.
But in terms of industrial design, I think it goes Galaxy Nexus > Nexus S > Nexus One from best to worst looking.
I think the Galaxy Nexus is very mature and classy looking, one reason I decided to move from SGS2 to the SGN. The Nexus S looked okay but somehow looked like a bastardized Galaxy S phone. I thought the Nexus One looked really funky with the mismatched paintjob and overly rounded corners.
I have to say the Nexus One is probably the best built of them all though, I'm pretty unhappy with the rear cover on the SGN - I was happy with the rear cover on the SGS2 because even thought it feels cheap it actually wasn't... the SGN flexes in the center of the rear cover, and the Google logo on the back isn't entirely flush which makes it kind of weird to hold if your finger is rubbing on the logo.
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I have to say the Nexus One is probably the best built of them all
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HTC build > Samsung build
My Nexus One had poor radio performance and couldn't get a signal in my office.
I couldn't press directly on the capacitive buttons, I had to touch slightly above them for them to work.
I have no idea why, but it is still my favorite phone.
Just recently sold it to help pay for the new Nexus
Must say the nexus s is nicer to hold but that's probably due to the size difference between them I've owned lots of large phones desire HD and the sgs 2 and the galaxy nexus to me falls on the borderline of acceptable size ...still love it tho just harder to use single handed.
Must say I do miss my HTC legend and swype sometimes was a dream to text on
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lol. Mine is still white. I clean my phones. And microwaves. I even.shower too.
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funny exactly what I was thinking. That is one filthy track ball.
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the blinking trackball was amazing,
I am so glad the GNexus added a multi color led light
btw here is my stack
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I can't get them all together right now but my stack is
G1 N1 G2 NS GN
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My new Nexus has this bluish tint to the whites when not looking at the screen straight. I also noticed the same thing on a galaxy s2 over this weekend at the T-Mobile store. Is this a common thing on this phone and does anyone else have this?
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Yes it is there since the original Galaxy S.
It's AMOLED, not LCD. I mean it's the screen technology that's producing that output, not the phone or something else. Google it, because it's a generic "problem".
OK, the reason why I asked thus is because I still have like 2 days to report anything defective with my phone.
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It's normal. N1, SGS2 are like this too
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It's a very common "issue", my GSII suffers from the same defect, but I can say that not all screens have the same degree of bluish when tilted (I've seen a few GSII that has quite no bluish at all).
Some says that it's the display coating, don't know for sure, I suggest you to check other GN (if you can, of course) and evaluate yourselt if your is more or less bluish that others
It's as if the colors and the screen pops more up while ours looks great but not as popped up and more in depth and concave sort of way. As if there is a grainy screen that's all like gauss covering the screen. Why did they opt for a cheaper crappier screen on the GNex?
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Natural looking colors on gnex. Think it's better.
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I love the sgs3s screen better. Due to it being more vibrant and bright!
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Yeah, my brother has an s3, for some reason the screen seems clearer
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Color profile perhaps?
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It's as if the colors and the screen pops more up while ours looks great but not as popped up and more in depth and concave sort of way. As if there is a grainy screen that's all like gauss covering the screen. Why did they opt for a cheaper crappier screen on the GNex?
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Because of this.
Ya, pentile sucks. My og dinc's screen looked better as far as colors go. But it gets the job done, which for me is displaying everything this [email protected]%&ing awesome phone can do
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Because of this.
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Doesn't Galaxy SIII also has PenTile Matrix in its screen?
timelessfahad said:
Doesn't Galaxy SIII also has PenTile Matrix in its screen?
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Yes, the SGS3's screen is also pentile, note the lack of plus at the end of Super AMOLED HD.
Different colour profile, different Q/A requirements (Have you noticed that there is very little black in touchwizz UX, maybe to avoid the low brightness blacks become purple issue).
Tweaks made to the panels and manufacturing process after doing them in blunk for the gnexus?
All of the above?
Your guess is as good as mine
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Because of this.
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You do realize this link is irrelevant to the topic at hand, right?
Anyway, I have had my phone next to my friends S3 and with the color tweaks on the GNEX I did not notice any difference. Stock GNEX screen, sure it looks horrible. My GNEX looks 10x better then any stock GNEX screen as well.
I would say quality control. Samsung took the time to perfect the S3's colors. I love my screen and it's vibrant and all that. Granted I've never compared the two.
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You do realize this link is irrelevant to the topic at hand, right?
Anyway, I have had my phone next to my friends S3 and with the color tweaks on the GNEX I did not notice any difference. Stock GNEX screen, sure it looks horrible. My GNEX looks 10x better then any stock GNEX screen as well.
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What tweak are you using? Trinity or franco kernel with color profiles?
monkey hung said:
It's as if the colors and the screen pops more up while ours looks great but not as popped up and more in depth and concave sort of way. As if there is a grainy screen that's all like gauss covering the screen. Why did they opt for a cheaper crappier screen on the GNex?
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Trinity colors FTW!
Try it. Screen of GNex looks way better than SGS3!
SGS screens are poorly calibrated. Over saturated, over sharpened, etc.
Some people apparently like that.
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MikeyMike01 said:
SGS screens are poorly calibrated. Over saturated, over sharpened, etc.
Some people apparently like that.
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Agreed.
Believe it or not there is a point where too much saturation is bad. It starts to look entirely unnatural. I'm happy where the saturation levels are at with my Nexus currently, still more vibrant than any LCD screen, but not to the point where everything looks like someone took the saturation dial and cranked it to max.
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Agreed.
Believe it or not there is a point where too much saturation is bad. It starts to look entirely unnatural. I'm happy where the saturation levels are at with my Nexus currently, still more vibrant than any LCD screen, but not to the point where everything looks like someone took the saturation dial and cranked it to max.
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What colour settings do u use BTW ?
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What colour settings do u use BTW ?
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Stock, I've had no reason to mess with the colors.
To me, they both have the same Nasty blue tint
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Stock, I've had no reason to mess with the colors.
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Oh stock is damn yellow for me
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SDRaver said:
To me, they both have the same Nasty blue tint
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Lolwut? That plagued the first gen galaxy phones. Not the current ones. Probably why you have an evo
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Guys look at the pic.when i watch video i am always getting these black spots. They appear only in black scenes.Look at the girls hair.how to fix it?
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Problems with the panel itself aren't going to show up in a screenshot...
Lots of people notice/complain about these spots though, ever since the phone came out. Its just part of the inconsistency of manufacturing AMOLED screens. Some panels are worse than others. If it bothers you enough, ask for a warranty replacement.
the worse part of this phone..wtf!!
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is this a common issue among the nexus? is it serious?
I cannot see what you mean, but I never understood why people complain about the screen of their gnex. Either I have a screen from a good batch, or I'm just not noticing what others refer to.
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is this a common issue among the nexus? is it serious?
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Common on any phone with an AMOLED screen. There are inconsistencies like banding, ghosting, blotchiness, etc.. Is it serious? Depends how picky you are.
It's common...
Mine looks like a severe case of chicken pox. Also have a terrible yellow screen, but ever since I installed a screen protector it seems to have fixed some of the coloring.
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Mine looks like a severe case of chicken pox. Also have a terrible yellow screen, but ever since I installed a screen protector it seems to have fixed some of the coloring.
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How does that work ? Lol I have gotten a screen protector today and mine is still very noticeable
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Yeah I have this black dots. It bugs me way too much. And i don't understand this since blacks should be black.
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So i just bought a used galaxy nexus and have been using for a little while and i keep noticing that it looks the stock arrangement of apps on the home screen are liked burned into the screen. Like i can see them everywhere i can go and more depending on what color the screen is at. Its not software because i booted into CWM and i could seem them. Is this a defect? Or just the nature of the phone? I have tried to take some pictures but they didn't turn out to great......
Here is a link to the high quality version of the picture https://www.box.com/s/bv84z7gu0dsltgzorevi
Normal good sir.
Pretty much any used Galaxy Nexus will have some burn-in, as the display is AMOLED. Happens with all of our Galaxy Nexuses, I guess we kind of just accept it though. lol
The way the Nav Bar sits, we all will probably have it burned in sooner or later, many already have it...
Just as well, look at a black background with the display on and you'll see blotches on the screen, also normal. There's actually a sticky here about what's normal and what's not.
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Run this app for bit and it should fix it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.htc.chris.blackspotdetect&hl=en
What's a bit?
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What's a bit?
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The app description says 20 minutes.
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Will it hurt my phone to do it say do if for like a hour or two. Maybe even like 3-5h?
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