I've only had this SGS3 for less than a week and i already have a laundry list of issues.
I recently had my phone slip out of my hands and hit up against a wall, cracking the screen. I have a replacement glass on the way. My issue is yesterday i noticed my screen looked washed out/over contrasted. I thought i had a setting in a rom messed up but i can't seem to find any issue within the rom itself, not to mention if i reboot in to TWRP it's also over contrasted. What i mean by that is blues and greys look purple, and even with brightness set to the lowest setting it's still bright. Currently i have it set to autobright with an app called screenfilter set to 40%.
Only thing i can think of is the lcd itself is damaged, which would be odd because while I wait for my case to get here i've treated it like an egg and i really want a sunnyside up.
Has anyone else had this issue? This is 0/3 for me with Samsung so i hope replaceing the glass somehow fixes this because than i'm dumping this phone as fast as i can.
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I have a Tilt 2, and just recently noticed that when the screen is off, a section of the screen has the "rainbow like warp color". Its not oil or grease, it wont wipe off so the problem must be in the screen, though it looks like its on the surface. However, I do not notice any degradation when the screen is on. Everything color wise and everything looks normal.
http://www.imagebam.com/image/235a7355800330
Should I be worried about this? Is this a sign that even though the phone is new, and its never been mis-handled, that the screen is going to have problems soon? I have insurance on the phone and not sure if I could even get it replaced at this point, or if id have to wait until the screen actually has issues when its on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=541332&highlight=rainbow&page=2
I have it too. But it doesn't interfere with my use of the device, so I don't really care...
No there all like that, I have gone through 2 and they both had more then 4 dead pixels as well. Find a dark black photo or just turn your camera on and put you finger over the lens and you will find many.
Zzim said:
No there all like that, I have gone through 2 and they both had more then 4 dead pixels as well. Find a dark black photo or just turn your camera on and put you finger over the lens and you will find many.
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The Newton Rings are probably very prevalent. I can’t say that I agree with your statement on the dead pixels though. Sounds like you got unlucky with both devices. I’ve tested mine with 4 images for black, red, green, and blue. Every pixel works fine for me.
Its caused by the layers between the touch screen digitizer and the actual LCD screen. The soft flexible LCD materials touch and form Newton's Ring patterns that appear as the pictures show.
On my old phone (A kaiser) the original screen did not exhibit this behavior, but when I replaced the screen, the new one did...
Luck of the draw,and no it is nothing bad...
I had this problem in european tp2 model... took it for repair and they changed the screen in warranty...
Hello ... got my Gnex a few days ago ... loved the screen and everything .. but today while reading threads here about Screen issues i tested my screen I saw that my screen has the "Grays going purple" issue and also with a white background when i open the semi-transparent notification bar i (barely) see a white spot it's not white but umm .. it's like a splotch ...
So should i live with this or give for a replacement model i've seen that people who have returned for replacement have ended up with worse problems then what they used to have ...
Hope i got thru... my english isn't that good
Thanks =)
Just ask yourself.
Can you live with it?
That's your answer.
I'm curious as to your screen issues and how you tested? I recently flashed a new ROM and finally played some "color hack presets" and noticed when I set it to the "Default" it goes VERY green. Stock or without touching the color settings I feel everything looks great but thought I'd try some presets which propose to offer better color and thats what I got. Manually dialing the green way down makes it look way better but wondering if there isnt something up with my screen as well
It depends on how bad it bothers you.
Doesn't bother me that much at it only appears when like under 10% brightness
I got a warranty exchange because I thought I broke the power button (worked later) and the screen seems nicer than the first Gnex. Without any changes to gamma value and such, same kernel and ROM, this one is slightly brighter and more accurate with colors. I'm happy with my replacement.
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For what it's worth, I agree with the "Can you live with it" replies. However, I will tell you that when I replaced mine for overheating the new one does have a better screen. Well, seems to me it does, and that's all that matters.
I did an in-store swap since I had it less than a week. I was willing to live with the screen since the ROM I use seemed to limit the issue or fix it.
Seems like you're always rolling the dice on replacements. My rule of thumb is if I can live with it or fix on my own I would just keep the one I have.
A few moments ago while browsing on my phone the screen flickered multiple times. At first I thought it was normal, because the screen flickers on some JB roms. But then the flicker completely changed the color of my screen. I'd post a picture, but I'm at work with only my phone. The best example I can give is it's as if somebody turned the brightness on a computer monitor to 100% and now the colors are washed. Black is now almost a grey color etc. I thought it was the rom so luckily I had some nandroids, but the discoloration is even worse in TWRP and on boot because of the black background.
My question is, what to do now? The screen is pulsating terribly. I haven't dropped this phone from any significant height either. Does AT&T cover replacements or would I have to go through Samsung? Btw I purchased this new in box off Craigslist, so I'm not sure if that would be a problem getting an AT&T replacement. With tmobile with past phones it didn't matter.
I'd try flashing back to stock through Odin. If that doesn't work its probably a hardware problem and at&t should replace it
Hi guys, I don't quite now how to explain this, but I'll give it my best. I've had my g3 for almost two weeks now and I've started to notice very faint vertical lines on the screen when on a white background, I can see them right now while writing this. It also happens in the settings screen. I'm not certain if there's something wrong or if it's always been this way and I hadn't noticed. Has anyone else noticed this? I wouldn't even say the line have a colour, it's just an alternate of darkish and white lines. I could just be looking too close, but I'm not certain.
Also I have noticed a slight black blur when using knock code, like when you would touch an old lap top screen, although a lot fainter. It only happens in one little section of the screen, but I noticed it when using the white stock wallpaper. It only seems to happen when I tap for knock code and I have noticed it when I apply slight pressure to that area. I have been delicate with the touch screen since, but I don't believe I used much pressure in the first place.
Hope I explained it well enough. Anybody else noticed anything similar? Am I being paranoid and these things normal?
There is large discussion on the "lines." I see them too, but think it is a result of the resolution itself. Nobody can say/prove what it is AFAIK.
If I press real hard on the screen in certain spots, it seems like I can replicate the second thing you're talking about. If yours does it when just lightly tapping, I'd exchange it.
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There is large discussion on the "lines." I see them too, but think it is a result of the resolution itself. Nobody can say/prove what it is AFAIK.
If I press real hard on the screen in certain spots, it seems like I can replicate the second thing you're talking about. If yours does it when just lightly tapping, I'd exchange it.
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Hi,
Thanks for replying. I'm glad that the 'lines' aren't just in my imagination. Can you point me in the direction of the discussion on the lines?
I bought the phone online, but took into the store today to compare it to their demo model. It definitely doesn't have the same issue when I tap it. The salesperson wasn't sure what it was but she's going to send it in for repair/replacement. It sucks... now I'm going to have to wait till I get it back. The shop said they would have replaced it on the spot if I hadn't bought it online but from the store too.
Hopefully they get it back to me quick.
I hope no one else has this problem.
I think it's not the resolution itself, it's more about the software or kernel or something, LG implemented an oversharping thing which makes texts appear too sharp, but it's not only about texts, it's about the overall display! Notice when you scroll through LG Health page, you can see the lines moving, or changing in visibility, etc..
I have the same issue on my phone. There are very faint vertical lines most apparent on white and green colors and they seem to be rainbow colored. I have seen this issue with the at&t, t-mobile, and sprint versions of the G3 which my friends have.
It's not caused by the over sharpening effect because even after I flashed a fix for it, it still appears.
Almost as if it's like one of those 3d card/poster effects.
Hi guys,
is there any news on any fix on this?
I have the same problem. Should I RMA my phone?
I dont know if my eyes are just completely bugging out or if what im seeing is true. I got my replacement note 7 yesterday and everything went well but then i saw a red/pink tint towards the bottom of the screen i started to freak out but decided that i would let it fly til Monday or so hoping that its just glue or something drying up. Its more noticeable when the screen is on a full white screen or if the bottom/edge part of the screen is white but other than that you can't see it at all.
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Sounds like a display issue. My Note 4 had half the screen streaked/covered with a similar color. It was really similar to what the blue-light filter looks like when turned about half way up actually. But it was only on about half the display, and in streaks so was more of a bother because it wasn't the entire screen. I honestly only really noticed it when I was reading my kindle app on my phone with the lights turned off, otherwise it really wasn't very noticeable in normal lighting conditions. Upon reading about this on google this can happen to these kinds of displays that Samsung uses. Might be something to send the phone back for a replacement. I'd really have to see a pic to know enough to know for sure though.
Sounds like a defect. Bound to be a few. Try massaging that area of the screen fairly hard and see if there is any change.
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I dont know if my eyes are just completely bugging out or if what im seeing is true. I got my replacement note 7 yesterday and everything went well but then i saw a red/pink tint towards the bottom of the screen i started to freak out but decided that i would let it fly til Monday or so hoping that its just glue or something drying up. Its more noticeable when the screen is on a full white screen or if the bottom/edge part of the screen is white but other than that you can't see it at all.
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I had that issue on my silver Note 7 and opt to exchange it (after many rounds of persuasion and complaints with at least 3 Samsung technicians). Some see it, some don't. This happened right before the recall.
Thought it was only a random unit of mine, but since you also raised this issue, could be more widespread. FYI, my unit was international version. Also same pinkish hue at the bottom. My replacement unit (before the recall) did not have this issue.
My note 7 recall replacement is not here yet (Samsung announced our replacement only available officially on 29 Sept in my country). I too hope my recalled-replacement will not have the pink hue at the bottom of the screen.