[AT&T] Uneven Screen Brightness? - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Does anyone else have this issue with their GS3 screen? My screen is slightly dimmer on the bottom part of the phone, or maybe tinted blue. Because of this unevenness, it leads to an annoying gradient effect on nearly every website with a white/grey background. I talked to a AT&T rep in store, and he said that this was perfectly normal even though their display units didn't have this issue. Is this normal, or am I just being super picky?
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It's not normal. Insist on exchanging it, or go to another store.

Definitely not, have you dropped it? Or you bought it like that? Deff get it replaced
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Thanks for the input guys, I'll hit another AT&T store and see what they have to say. And it hasn't been dropped or anything, it's been like that since day 1.

Did you manage to change your phone? I have the same problem with my international version.
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I've had 4 phones in a row with this problem. I'm getting one more replacement (blue this time, not white), and then I'm jumping ship on the S3.

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Vertical lines like Tmo- S2

so So i was playing with my phone today i come to notcie this weird lines that look like burn images on the phone. So i look around and see that i have the vertical line issue similar to the t mobile SG2. is anyone else having this problem ?
Nope...no lines here
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Have not seen this on mine at all.
yeah i thought so have you guys tried the dark room test to see ?
I have the same problem where you can see traces of the keyboard on a white screen like google or something. Im wondering if sprint will replace the phone for free since this is a hardware problem???
Does anyone know?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133&page=1
here is a link for those who dont believe me
what are your settings? it would be easier for us to try and replicate what you are seeing on our phones if you would tell us what exactly you are doing on your phone to see these lines. what brightness, what wallpaper, what app, etc..,?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1320942
read this
so does anyone know what Im talking about with the letters of the keyboard being burned into the screen?
I looked at the test and what they are showing I don't have that problem on mine however.
Most likely you will not have these issues with our phone. If u are having white lines or burned in images on your screen.I suggest going to the sprint store .
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I have horizontal lines going up and down my screen. it only happens at around 80% and 20% battery with the brightness below half. it is best seen on a white backround. I looked into it and I have come to the conclusion its these screens.
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I have horizontal lines going up and down my screen. it only happens at around 80% and 20% battery with the brightness below half. it is best seen on a white backround. I looked into it and I have come to the conclusion its these screens.
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Yes me too its not ideal by anymeans but I have a feeling even if exchanged.it wont make a difference. Besides still looks amazing
So i called sprint they wont do anything. Its not affectin performance in anyway. I think if i become major anal ill do a asurion replacement.
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It's a bad display, regardless of what they tell you. I had the same exact problem on the first S2 epic touch I got. There are lots of them out there with that same problem, not sure if it's a manufacturer defect or what, but definitely not supposed to look like that. I took mine in after 3 days of use , I was NOT gonna ride with a display like that, (for me it was even worse in a dark room with low brightness, really obvious then...also had a pink tint when scrolling on the white background xda app), got a replacement and it is perfect. No dark/light lines, etc.. Everything looks great no matter what I do.
Sorry to hear cause it sucks, considering how high end this phone is..
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Duce HD2 said:
It's a bad display, regardless of what they tell you. I had the same exact problem on the first S2 epic touch I got. There are lots of them out there with that same problem, not sure if it's a manufacturer defect or what, but definitely not supposed to look like that. I took mine in after 3 days of use , I was NOT gonna ride with a display like that, (for me it was even worse in a dark room with low brightness, really obvious then...also had a pink tint when scrolling on the white background xda app), got a replacement and it is perfect. No dark/light lines, etc.. Everything looks great no matter what I do.
Sorry to hear cause it sucks, considering how high end this phone is..
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so do you recommend I take it in to have it fixed or replaced
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I am experiencing the same damn lines. Seems to be different than the tmo display issues though. On a white big I see dark lines running down the screen.
Same here i'm going to take mine to sprint tomorrow
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CBowley said:
I am experiencing the same damn lines. Seems to be different than the tmo display issues though. On a white big I see dark lines running down the screen.
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I would try taking it in
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I have both t mos and sprints GS2. Both have the same problem, altho the tmo you can see it more on tmos. I would say they are bad screens becouse the epic 4g did not have this problem. Its called the "brushed metal effect"
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any suffering from Galaxy S3 defects?

I just saw some problems with the s3 , searched onlije and fiund out there are several issues with the device. i am seeing hairline cracked on my s3 back case,and so far i see cracked screen issue and cracked bazel issue online. please write whats wrong with your phone and what samsung did about it. Thanks
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What color is your s3?
Mine is blue I don't have any of those problems.
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My headphone jack on my blue S3 is defective. Every headset I try if I spin the plug it will cut out the right earphone. My white one is fine. Funny thing is tho I like the blue one better so it is a deal breaker for me and rogers is sending me a refurb.
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What are you doing to your phone to cause these cracks? I've had mine since it launched on AT&T and I've noticed no defects. My original Galaxy S had some issues like the bottom buttons would blink and click when I wasn't touching them (returned for a new one and didn't have that problem).
pebble blue
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What are you doing to your phone to cause these cracks? I've had mine since it launched on AT&T and I've noticed no defects. My original Galaxy S had some issues like the bottom buttons would blink and click when I wasn't touching them (returned for a new one and didn't have that problem).
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search online, cracks are appearing without any special reason.
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search online, cracks are appearing without any special reason.
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Is yours cracked? Maybe people sometimes drop their phones or do something to them and don't want to admit it? I did a google search and it doesn't seem that wide spread.
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Is yours cracked? Maybe people sometimes drop their phones or do something to them and don't want to admit it? I did a google search and it doesn't seem that wide spread.
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whats the point?
i have hairline cracks on the back case.
somepeople are experiencing cracked screen, and cracked bazel.
its well know fact that such problems exist, i am just wondering if samsung is doing anything to fix it.
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hahmjt said:
whats the point?
i have hairline cracks on the back case.
somepeople are experiencing cracked screen, and cracked bazel.
its well know fact that such problems exist, i am just wondering if samsung is doing anything to fix it.
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Pics of your back case? Just curious what kind of cracks you have. Do you have a case on it? My case covers the back so I'm not sure how it would get any kind of cracks on it. I wouldn't really call a google search with a handful of results a known fact. I had the original Galaxy S - horrid GPS on that was a known fact. There were posts everywhere about how bad it was. I'm not seeing that kind of result with cracked screens or backs.
I've got the blue also and I'm not having any issues with these sort of cracks on the back cover. And I've removed and reinstalled the back probably 50 times in the month I've owned it (I switch back and forth between my HOX, GNex, and S3 constantly).
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Hot
I have a white one. My phone gets hot doin simple task. My overheat app said its 104 degrees after about 30 min of playing a game. Not a game like NOVA but like angry birds. Is this normal?
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/371555/20120808/samsung-galaxy-s3-cracked-battery-cover-white.htm
The link has some pics as well as explanations.
Mine has very vivid cracks on the back case, What i do not understand is why pebble blue is having issues known to white only.
I have blue, and have some micro cracks around the flash, I'm assuming due to extended use and overheating. You have to want to see them though, pretty subtle.
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The cracks on the bezel are quite well known (except by Samsung who won't admit it!). White ones seem to be worse, but cases have been reported on the blue ones too...
My wife and I upgraded last week. Her SGS3 micro sd card reader was inoperable out of the box and we had to return for a new one. I had 4 cards in different sizes formatted to fat32 that worked in my SGS3 did not work in hers.
I figure Samsung is churning these units out at such a quick rate to meet the demand.

[Q] Pink spot on screen? (Not camera)

I've searched threads here and most of them talk about pink spots on the camera. I just bought a new T-Mo GS3, i rooted it, and then installed a stock rooted rom from here.
I don't know if it was like this out of the box, but i went on dropbox and the app is mostly white, so on the top of the screen there is like a pink spot. It's mostly visible when the phones on an app or something thats white but even when its not, its still there, just less visible. Is this a defective unit or something? :/
it's a defective unit. If you're in the exchange period take it back. This is my second white one. The first had a pink blob in the lower right hand corner you could only see on a white web page
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I've searched threads here and most of them talk about pink spots on the camera. I just bought a new T-Mo GS3, i rooted it, and then installed a stock rooted rom from here.
I don't know if it was like this out of the box, but i went on dropbox and the app is mostly white, so on the top of the screen there is like a pink spot. It's mostly visible when the phones on an app or something thats white but even when its not, its still there, just less visible. Is this a defective unit or something? :/
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The first thing I did with my S3 was checking the screen. My first blue one has a pink tilted screen so I exchanged it. the screen is the most important so yeah. you should exchange it asap
Damn. I bought it on ebay, no refunds. Can i just replace the screen?
I'd contact Samsung. Physical (hardware) defects are still under warranty. Should be for at least a year
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I'm new to the GS3 and I have noticed a defect on the screen.

I bought my s3 yesterday. and Last night going to bed I have to play with again. I noticed when I have all the brightest low I could see a lot of black dots on the screen and a lot of black lines on the bottom of the screen. Is it just mine or your is too? Again I had my lights off and put the brightest all the way down on the screen. Then try on your phone to get a black picture and you will see. I took a screenshot of it but I can only see these black stuff with low bright. If this is just me I may have to return this baby
Common issue with this phone. Also on the s2
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I also have the s2 and never noticed it
It's a common flaw with super amoled screens I believe
Here's a another thread on it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040059
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I have the same issue little black dots all over the screen i went to return mine they said its not covered by their guarantee (videotron) i was little bit pissed..
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Its normal with most of the AMOLED screens. Doesn't really affect general useage unless you have OCD or something
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i must be blind because i havent seen any defects on my s3. when i had the s2, there were a ton of blotches over the whole screen
No dots here
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Yeah I noticed about the other thread. I got my phone yesterday and noticed it when I was in bed playing with it. I have the s2 t989 as well and that doesnt have the defect. I understand some of the old s2 have some defect on the screen color but this one is different. It looks like the digitizer was cracked. At the bottom it looks like a signature a bunch of black line and a lot of dots on the screen. Though when I put the brightest a little bit brighter its gone. It doesnt bother me. But This phone is new and it should not have any defect.
Common defect nbd. Not even close to how awful the backlight bleed was on my iPad 2 before I got it replaced.
I do Have the same issue but i'm not sure if goingto change my phone is under warranty!
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known issue. However, my S3 doesn't have any or at least it is much much better than 2 my previous ones. (yes, I know how to check it and Im very picky; Im that kind of guy that goes to the closet to check the screen right after unboxing it). I didn't exchange my phone for this issue. i just happen to get a non-black dot one. Exchange it if you feel so. doesn't affect much tho.
This is on all OLEDs even mine, it is not defect and will not disrupt colors or brightness since they are visible only in pitch black, I don't even think they would replace your phone because of that
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i must be blind because i havent seen any defects on my s3. when i had the s2, there were a ton of blotches over the whole screen
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I don't have any either... altho my keyboard did get burnt into my screen from all the usage. I will warranty exchange when it gets closer to a year of owning it... my biggest defect is the sticking of volume down rocker
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I have what looks like a little smudge on the bottom left of my screen. It doesny affect anything for me, for now...
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Those Darn Black Specs! Are You Tired Of Them?

So I bought my galaxy s3 outright (meaning full price, I know, some will say it is stupid to do that, but it was Thanksgiving sale and my upgrade wasn't till next year and my phone only had gingerbread.)
After saying that, I bought my galaxy s3 and found out it had a few dead pixels. They were tiny specks that were barely noticeable. After 6 months of use, they increased. Now there are 7x more spots and some are even blotches. Very annoying. That being said, paying 500$ for a device, I wish it didn't have this problem.
How many of you have this problem too?
Note: The specks I am talking about are the black spots on your screen when viewing a black background area (such as loading YouTube video) in a darkroom. They are annoying.
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So I bought my galaxy s3 outright (meaning full price, I know, some will say it is stupid to do that, but it was Thanksgiving sale and my upgrade wasn't till next year and my phone only had gingerbread.)
After saying that, I bought my galaxy s3 and found out it had a few dead pixels. They were tiny specks that were barely noticeable. After 6 months of use, they increased. Now there are 7x more spots and some are even blotches. Very annoying. That being said, paying 500$ for a device, I wish it didn't have this problem.
How many of you have this problem too?
Note: The specks I am talking about are the black spots on your screen when viewing a black background area (such as loading YouTube video) in a darkroom. They are annoying.
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Had this problem on my original (happened over time) and my current reconditioned one CAME that way. Very disturbing. I wanted to tell them something. But ehh.
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I have them too. Annoying and growing in size.
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I have them too. Annoying and growing in size.
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Same here, had them from the day I got the phone, hasn't bugged me enough to take it in though... it can get pretty annoying though....
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I broke my phone a few weeks back and got a replacement from Asurion for $150. I got my original S3 for $360 off contract on eBay and never had any issues with it. Although I saw the black inky spots only when powering off the device when the screen went dark I could see them. Other than that I could not replicate the issue. Anyways, the new/refurbished phone had black inky blots that were visible in low light setting. I immediately called them and they sent a new phone that has no issues.
I was thinking about taking phone into sprint.. decided it wasn't worth it. Maybe the whole screen will just get black specks everywhere so it evens out.
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I had the blotches, so I know just what you're talking about. I could only see them in a very dark room with my brightness all the way down when there was a black background. I took it to sprint within 15 days of getting the phone. They replaced it with a new one but it had the same problem so I returned it again. On my 3rd gs3 now and the screen seems fine.
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I had the blotches, so I know just what you're talking about. I could only see them in a very dark room with my brightness all the way down when there was a black background. I took it to sprint within 15 days of getting the phone. They replaced it with a new one but it had the same problem so I returned it again. On my 3rd gs3 now and the screen seems fine.
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I don't have any (yet) but have read if you press somewhat hard on the dead pixels they may come back on. Anyone try this?
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Have had them since i got my s3. Didnt think it was a big deal so never bothered returning to sprint or samsung
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Have had them since i got my s3. Didnt think it was a big deal so never bothered returning to sprint or samsung
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I work with somebody that switched to an iPhone because his 3 replacement s3s all had this issue. It's annoying but it's not a game breaker. I only notice them on very dark grey screens and 99.9% of the time, it's when I'm booting into recovery or waiting for a video to load. It's not a game breaker because when I'm actually using the phone during the day I never see them. I told him he was over reacting but whatever, I guess some people can't get over their OCD.
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I'd like to know what you guys are talking about. I seem to have some grey stuff going on the left side of my screen but only at the lockscreen it seems. All black background. Is that something with how the lockscreen behaves or are these the splotches you guys speak of?
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FlowingAway said:
I'd like to know what you guys are talking about. I seem to have some grey stuff going on the left side of my screen but only at the lockscreen it seems. All black background. Is that something with how the lockscreen behaves or are these the splotches you guys speak of?
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Download a dead pixel app. You should be able to see if you have any with that.
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I've got them too. This is my second S3 as I exchanged the first for a new one... It just sucks, every movie I watch on this thing at night looks like 101 dadgum Dalmations from all the specks.
Its not a game breaker. But don't pick on the guy for OCD. I have it and it drives me nuts. Trust me
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This a common issue on Amoled screens. Its unavoidable
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Its not a game breaker. But don't pick on the guy for OCD. I have it and it drives me nuts. Trust me
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I have it too Lol it's not a big deal because I can't see them when the pixels are lit.
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FlowingAway said:
I'd like to know what you guys are talking about. I seem to have some grey stuff going on the left side of my screen but only at the lockscreen it seems. All black background. Is that something with how the lockscreen behaves or are these the splotches you guys speak of?
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As ascertain said above you, they're hard to see and they're best seen when the screen goes black but it still on, like booting into recovery. There could be any number or size of them on your screen, or none. I was able to see them in a very dark room with a my brightness all the way down and a black wallpaper. I also had lux to lower the brightness more.
A lot of people probably have them and don't even know it. My wife's gs3 has the blotches and she didn't know before I told her. A friend with an at&t gs3 has blotches and my first two gs3's had them. Pretty common, I'd say.
I have those black specs and I had them on every Galaxy S phone I've owned. I even had them on my Galaxy Nexus (much worse on the Nexus though). It doesn't bother me too much, screen burn in on the status bar bothers me more. -_-
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My S3 has them, my Fascinate didn't and my Incredible didn't either. I have been flashing different ROMS/Kernels lately and noticed that with some ROMs/Kernels they are not as noticeable especially during boot. Hmm.

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