Pebble blue capacitive buttons dim? - T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII

Has anyone noticed that some pebble blue Galaxy S III's capacitive buttons are dim? I was looking at my friends Pebble Blue S3 to get S-Beam to work and I noticed his buttons were very bright and noticeable. I then looked at mine and it was ridiculous how dim mine were compared to his! Has anyone noticed that with theirs?
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Mine are dim too. Doesn't really bother me though

I keep them off all the time.

lazarat said:
I keep them off all the time.
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+1 if only we can put nav bar on touchwiz and it working perfectly that would be ideal

lazarat said:
I keep them off all the time.
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Thanks for this idea. I didn't even know that it was in cm.
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I've decided to do the same. That was one of my only gripes, realized the phone looks so much better now with them off. Cm and TW offer. JellyBean TW has them off at all times unless you use them, but they wont turn on when you touch the screen which is nice but overall off is better.
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lazarat said:
I keep them off all the time.
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Me too. Can't find a reason to keep them on at all. And the phone looks better with them off.
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afbengochea said:
+1 if only we can put nav bar on touchwiz and it working perfectly that would be ideal
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Pm djintrigue he has it

I've noticed that the blue is slightly dimmer as well.
It's not a big grippe though, like everyone else in this thread, I keep mine off.
It's less-obtrusive at night, and it saves a little battery as well.

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Horizontal Line Top Of Screen ?

I noticed a horizontal line on the top of my screen (0.25in below top) while using it in the dark last night and the screen test app (by amberfog) confirmed it.
I was wondering if others had the same thing or if they could check, perhaps its normal. Seems to be more visible on the red and grey screens..
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Pete
it looks like burn-in from the notification bar o_o
I got it on mine as well... but only with red and not as noticable as yours... Hmmm why red?
def notification bar. Happens on amoled. Experienced it with my nexus and its creeping up on my galaxy s2 as well.
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I have one to but its vertical line same size
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I guess you guys are probably correct with it being burn-in, is this normal to happen so quickly ? I mean the phone isnt even that old...
Pete
Nothing shows on mine, and I've had it since release day. *shrug*
Dchibro said:
Nothing shows on mine, and I've had it since release day. *shrug*
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Same here
10char
Dchibro said:
Nothing shows on mine, and I've had it since release day. *shrug*
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Me too...
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yea that sucks.. i wonder how long it takes for something to burn in.. like if ur running benchmarks or something

What do you guys think, real or fake? Looks Nice..

http://www.motoringcrunch.com/news/mobile-tech/9868-samsung-galaxy-android-40-ice-cream-sandwich-mwc
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The buttons aren't on the screen. Fake.
This is old news. It's been proven to be fake. Not bad looking though
SuperSwagSauce said:
This is old news. It's been proven to be fake. Not bad looking though
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Oh yeah? Never ram into a thread about it here b4. Just saw the GS3 one. But yea it is nice! I would get it if turns out real
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RayTrue04 said:
Oh yeah? Never ram into a thread about it here b4. Just saw the GS3 one. But yea it is nice! I would get it if turns out real
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Not on xda but on several tech sites like android central and such. It's photoshopped.
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It could be something upcoming. I snapped this in NYC...edit..$499 if you are curious
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SuperSwagSauce said:
It's photoshopped.
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i totally agree, its photoshop.
who is the idiot who could render such a beautiful device (ics keys as capacitive at bottom) yet the app drawer icon looks like poo? i JUST learned cs4 2 weeks ago and i coulda done better with the icon...
Ok let's just say it is fake... But what if Samsung decides to make the ics buttons into capacitive buttons and not built in to the screen like the nexus? From my understanding they always **** up Android to their liking so I wouldn't put it past them. I'm sure (to them) anything is better to differentiate them from the rest.
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RayTrue04 said:
Ok let's just say it is fake... But what if Samsung decides to make the ics buttons into capacitive buttons and not built in to the screen like the nexus? From my understanding they always **** up Android to their liking so I wouldn't put it past them. I'm sure (to them) anything is better to differentiate them from the rest.
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No way that picture is real
Not even .000000000000001% chance
xSaint21 said:
No way that picture is real
Not even .000000000000001% chance
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Lol!
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RayTrue04 said:
Ok let's just say it is fake... But what if Samsung decides to make the ics buttons into capacitive buttons and not built in to the screen like the nexus? From my understanding they always **** up Android to their liking so I wouldn't put it past them. I'm sure (to them) anything is better to differentiate them from the rest.
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I'm not a big fan of the on screen buttons anyway so I wouldn't mind that.

Whites

What color are your whites? Mines is a dull yellow.. is that normal? Maybe defect?
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My white is white... If you are suffering from discoloration I would get it replaced. This is not supposed to happen.
Defect. Return in
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Well not every phone is gong to be the same exact color...example galaxy nexus. I had same problem but wasnr going to return my phone as everything else was perfect. Before returning it tho try morfics trinity kernel and see what u think. Colors are awesome on that definitely changed my mind from returning this thing. And i know u shouldnt have to flash a kernel to get good colors but hey after all u are on a website that modifys android phones
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The galaxy s3 white isn't really white, it's more of a pearl white.
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I'm talking about the screen.
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do you have power saving enabled? what browser are you using?
-FuRBz- said:
do you have power saving enabled? what browser are you using?
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Power saving is off & I'm using stock browser.
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in the browser click -- menu..brightness and colors and make sure automatic brightness is checked off
Its not the browser its just the screen it's the Same in every app, I may have to get a replacement. I'll wait because Samsung is rushing phones to meet demands & those may be faulty.
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yeah it seems like phone is faulty.. give it sometime and then get a replacement
iloveandroid16 said:
What color are your whites? Mines is a dull yellow.. is that normal? Maybe defect?
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When I got my Galaxy S3 I was suprised how much more white whites were on it than my GS2, you should definitely send it back and get it replaced. Whites should be white on this phone.
Go to settings, display, uncheck auto adjust screen tone.. It makes the screen/whites look much brighter..
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iloveandroid16 said:
What color are your whites? Mines is a dull yellow.. is that normal? Maybe defect?
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Dull yellow here as well when facing the phone, true white when I tilt the phone in any direction.
Chilled26 said:
Dull yellow here as well when facing the phone, true white when I tilt the phone in any direction.
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Defective, I'm returning mines, if I can'y get a good screen I guess ill have to get a iPhone 5 beecause I refuse to get a ugly one X.
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iloveandroid16 said:
Defective, I'm returning mines, if I can'y get a good screen I guess ill have to get a iPhone 5 beecause I refuse to get a ugly one X.
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I've had this phone for a month how can I go about getting it replaced?
iloveandroid16 said:
Defective, I'm returning mines, if I can'y get a good screen I guess ill have to get a iPhone 5 beecause I refuse to get a ugly one X.
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Even with auto adjust screen tone unchecked its still no good?? If so def get a replacement.. Mine looks amazing with that setting unchecked.. It's a noticeable difference this way..
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Chilled26 said:
I've had this phone for a month how can I go about getting it replaced?
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Call t mobile & say your screen is defective.... frabricate a bit & say you have blobs on your screen... & color reproduction is off.
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xxmelissaxx said:
Even with auto adjust screen tone unchecked its still no good?? If so def get a replacement.. Mine looks amazing with that setting unchecked.. It's a noticeable difference this way..
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I unchecked it still not white or blueish which I rather have than yellow
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Why does the SGS3s screen look better than the GNexs when its the same Super SAMOLED?

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?
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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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
Landara said:
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
Landara said:
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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[email protected] said:
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.
speedyink said:
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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Tarun95 said:
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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speedyink said:
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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I bid adieu to t989. Thanks developers

I must say its been a great run, but I finally decided to get a nexus 4. My old one is taking a turn for the worst.
I give my many thanks to my awesome developers to this phone. You made it shine.
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Flash the newest radio. That should do it!
If not, try a clean install!
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kj2112 said:
Flash the newest radio. That should do it!
If not, try a clean install!
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Thanks for the advice but that's not my problem. My problem is I think my screen may be going out. Every so often it will have a weird blue/off colored fragmentation on the screen. Its similar to the old upside down 10.1 issue but its not that. Its kinda hard to explain.
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mituzora said:
Thanks for the advice but that's not my problem. My problem is I think my screen may be going out. Every so often it will have a weird blue/off colored fragmentation on the screen. Its similar to the old upside down 10.1 issue but its not that. Its kinda hard to explain.
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Yeah....you called me out. Was just a joke.
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Good luck
Hope you enjoy the new one.
alexbarber said:
Hope you enjoy the new one.
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Thanks. I am lol. Though I miss my capacitive touch buttons sometimes.
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screen also going out on my t989. got an off color band on the top of my screen, and the rest of the screen is dimmer than it was new. these ARE organic led displays... still somewhat new tech.
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eleazar6 said:
screen also going out on my t989. got an off color band on the top of my screen, and the rest of the screen is dimmer than it was new. these ARE organic led displays... still somewhat new tech.
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Organic? Not sure of new ways to make money or to save the environment..
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These are amoled displays and with amoled displays after say 3 years of use you get something called "burn in" which make the blue LED lights get dim and dimmer over time which causes the screen to have an off look. You cau can prevent this by keeping your phone on low brightness and changing the screen style to "movie" which reduces the saturation of the colors. Even high end devices like the Note 2 will be eventually affected by this
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These are amoled displays and with amoled displays after say 3 years of use you get something called "burn in" which make the blue LED lights get dim and dimmer over time which causes the screen to have an off look. You cau can prevent this by keeping your phone on low brightness and changing the screen style to "movie" which reduces the saturation of the colors. Even high end devices like the Note 2 will be eventually affected by this
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Didn't know that, I'm moving on to the s4 so I'll be wary of this issue.

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