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Blue screen when viewed at an angle

Is this normal? I want to know if this is a good reason to send the phone back for repairs.
The phone has a warm, pretty reasonable yellowish tint to it when viewed straight on. This looks like it was designed this way. When switched to a 30 or 45 degree angle, which really isn't that bad, it gets a pretty hefty blue tint.
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I just got mine today and I noticed this also, I also noticed the whites aren't really white, they are kind of dark or off white, is any of it normal?
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It's normal. Mine and two other people I know also have this issue. I'm not aware of any fix so I think that's just the way it is.
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I also wanted to confirm this. I have a Nexus S and my new Galaxy Nexus side by side and the NS whites are blinding compared to the subdued whites of the GN.
I am concerned as I only have to tilt my GN about 5 degrees or so in order to start to see blue on the sides depending on which direction I tilt it.

This is a common known issue. There is a thread about the "normal and what's not" regarding the display of the phone. Some are more relatively tinted than others, some are less. Depends on whether if it really bothers you or not that it should be replaced. Good luck!

SovereigN7 said:
This is a common known issue. There is a thread about the "normal and what's not" regarding the display of the phone. Some are more relatively tinted than others, some are less. Depends on whether if it really bothers you or not that it should be replaced. Good luck!
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Yeah I saw the thread but in his photos the phone doesn't look tinted at all. I may call Google tomorrow to confirm if it's within their bounds of acceptable build quality/normalcy. Thanks! It's really refreshing to see helpful people in the forums.

Thanks guys for your replies. I'm not that bothered by it so I'll probably just live with it. I otherwise love this phone. Good to know I'm not the only one with it.
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vertical lines. blobs..etc

am i the only one that is noticing this? while its not as apparent as it was on t989, this phone seems to have blobs, vertical lines and other screen defects
link to the issue thread for t989
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133
ive went through 2 phones(one had physical defect) and both had this issue, so im going to guess its probably pretty widespread.
anyone wanna check their phones for these as well?
since blobs, lines are not acceptable on a 600dollar phone like this
To find the blobs/lines, look at grey background at night with no other lightsource than the phone itself.

Mine has a small line but it's like dead in the middle of the screen.
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RTFOP said:
Mine has a small line but it's like dead in the middle of the screen.
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mine too, only 3 small blobs, and a line
the thing with these screens is that the oleds are controlled by a voltage regulator, and when you turn the brightness down the voltage regulator can't neccearily provide enough voltage to the screen, which causes the issue we have
i was hoping samsung would have fixed this issue by now..its a surprise that they havnt

just to add
this is the kind of technology samsung needs;
http://www.ignisinnovation.com/technology/ignis-technology-overview/ignis-maxlife-technology
and
http://www.ignisinnovation.com/technology/ignis-technology-overview/intelligent-pixel

AznDud333 said:
am i the only one that is noticing this? while its not as apparent as it was on t989, this phone seems to have blobs, vertical lines and other screen defects
link to the issue thread for t989
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1300133
ive went through 2 phones(one had physical defect) and both had this issue, so im going to guess its probably pretty widespread.
anyone wanna check their phones for these as well?
since blobs, lines are not acceptable on a 600dollar phone like this
To find the blobs/lines, look at grey background at night with no other lightsource than the phone itself.
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People call it black crush it's known for anoled screens https://www.google.com/search?hl=en....0.89.255.3.3.0.les;..0.0...1ac.1.sJaoi5a2zrQ
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deeznutz1977 said:
People call it black crush it's known for anoled screens https://www.google.com/search?hl=en....0.89.255.3.3.0.les;..0.0...1ac.1.sJaoi5a2zrQ
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No, this is not black crush, the blobs and vertical lines are something else.
blackcrush does exist for these phones, but mura and vertical lines exists as well.

AznDud333 said:
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To find the blobs/lines, look at grey background at night with no other lightsource than the phone itself.
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Real life you sit around in a dark closet looking at a grey screen? Maybe your being a little too critical? Just enjoy the damn phone. It rocks!
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danr238 said:
Real life you sit around in a dark closet looking at a grey screen? Maybe your being a little too critical? Just enjoy the damn phone. It rocks!
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i wish i could
having had an T989(tmo gs2)
initially the screen looks like what we have now
just look again in a year, the lines will become so apparent that youd want to smash your phone
in either case, it would bother a lot of people when they us their phone at night.
not to mention that this is a 600dollar device, it needs to be flawless!

AznDud333 said:
i wish i could
having had an T989(tmo gs2)
initially the screen looks like what we have now
just look again in a year, the lines will become so apparent that youd want to smash your phone
in either case, it would bother a lot of people when they us their phone at night.
not to mention that this is a 600dollar device, it needs to be flawless!
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Nothing lasts forever. Get that through your head and you'll live a happier life.
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llustig said:
Nothing lasts forever. Get that through your head and you'll live a happier life.
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nothing does indeed, which is why im glad my credit card gave me a 2 year warranty on this phone
in either case, ive posted this so people are aware that this issue exists, should they take action against samsung

The 1st unit I had were free of dark lines; but I am confident that it had the mura effect as well but was much harder to find since the dots were concentrated on the edges (near the bezel) of the display; if you look carefully at all the T-Mobile note 2's, they all have the AMOLED issue. I did notice on my first unit extremely faint stains throughout the display just like in the demo unit (in black background), but the lines were not there and hardly any dots. However, the whites on my 1st unit were somewhat dull, not as bright as the demo unit at the store, and had a yellow tint on the 2nd half of the display, and a light pinkish hue to some extent at the center of the display in a full white background, and also had faint horizontal lines (only when looked carefully) at lowest brightness in a white background (which became worse and more prominent over time).
My 2nd unit, though it does have a 1cm black line in the middle of the display, with 3 or 4 dots on the top and bottom left of the display, the whites are true whites, and the display is much brighter than the 1st unit I had. No yellow tint to be found, no pinkish hue, and no faint horizontal lines at low brightness and white background! Surprisingly, the color and brightness uniformity are flawless on my 2nd Note 2 (throughout the display, white is white, even brightness) , compared to the '3' Galaxy S2's, '1' Note 1, and 1st Note 2 I owned in the past. Best of all, the build quality on my 2nd unit is also better, no squeaking bezel or back cover, and hardly any blemishes on the bezel. The light which was leaking through the home button is almost gone after a couple of weeks of use.
So far, it seems like my 2nd Note 2 is a safe and clear winner; really hard to find a unitform AMOLED display these days and my 2nd Note 2 just so has one.
Why send something back as a result of finding the slightest chance of a mura effect when you might get something worse in return.
Like many say on the forum, "I guess you can't get it all."

Screen light blee.

Hi guys,
Do you have any light bleed on your screen? I have a few spots on the bottom edge of the screen.
Thank you,
Martin

malutki said:
Hi guys,
Do you have any light bleed on your screen? I have a few spots on the bottom edge of the screen.
Thank you,
Martin
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Yea, That's Samsung for you. I was lucky not to have any on my device. And from the looks of it, it isn't too common on the Note 2014.
The Nexus 10 though. Wow. Everyone had it. It wasn't a question of if you have it or not, it was about how bad. Not to mention the blacks were blue.
I'd exchange it if I were you, no point in getting stuck with that.

Nope, no blee here.

californiarailroader said:
Nope, no blee here.
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I will exchange mine. Hopefully the new one will have no bleeD

Mine just came today and with my normal brightness setting there is only the slightest hint of bleed from one of the four LED spots on the bottom of the screen.
My panel seems perfect so far so it doesn't seem likely I will exchange it over this.
I'm pretty impressed, but I have to say the build quality is not up to par with my IPad and not what I would expect at this price. Samsung has a long way to go to produce really premium products.

30Seconds said:
Mine just came today and with my normal brightness setting there is only the slightest hint of bleed from one of the four LED spots on the bottom of the screen.
My panel seems perfect so far so it doesn't seem likely I will exchange it over this.
I'm pretty impressed, but I have to say the build quality is not up to par with my IPad and not what I would expect at this price. Samsung has a long way to go to produce really premium products.
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I would like to see one iPad without a light bleed. So far a few I saw (including 2 which belong to my wife) had some light bleed as well. What is wrong with build quality of your unit? Mine, except for light bleed, is very good.

I think my tablet has very very slight bleed at the bottom of the screen near both capacitive buttons, I won't return it because it's barely noticeable BUT does this mean the whole screen has an issue and also could it deteriorate over more usage or anything like that.
Apologies if these are idiotic questions but this "screen bleed" is a completely new subject for me lol.
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I will exchange mine. Hopefully the new one will have no bleeD
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How was your exchanged tablet?

I think my light bleed is actually getting worse and I am thinking about exchanging it now that there is more stock available.
One of the spots on the bottom is about 1 cm, and while viewing movies it is a nuisance.
Does anyone have a perfect screen?

30Seconds said:
I think my light bleed is actually getting worse and I am thinking about exchanging it now that there is more stock available.
One of the spots on the bottom is about 1 cm, and while viewing movies it is a nuisance.
Does anyone have a perfect screen?
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This was my worry, my screen has slight light bleed at the bottom nothing too noticeable but then again don't all LCD screens have some form of light bleed

Writting from my third Note 10.1 2014. The first one had a huge dust particle under the screen and bad bleeding. The second one had a bearable bleeding but at least 7 bad pixels (3 dead ones right in the middle of the screen and 4 stuck). This Note 10.1 has almost non- existent bleeding and just one little dust particle (invisible if you are not looking for it) but has yellow tint along the bottom edge (over the buttons) and at the bottom left corner, so when you are reading in portrait mode over white background it is impossible not to get distracted as you start one line with black over white and you finish it with black over yellow.
I truly love this device but I am getting tired of all of this. My third replacement is on its way, though I seriously doubt it is going to be a good one.
iiSo say we all!! from my SM- P600

Just noticed the blee today while watching netflix...does it actually get worse? I can live with it now but I would send it in for a replacement if it's gonna deteriorate over time

I'm on my third device and 2 of them have had lightbleed. I can't say for the first one though because the screen was dead on arrival. I think everyone should expect some lightbleed on any LCD screen. If your tablet is perfect in every other aspect other than a little screen bleeding then I wouldn't exchange it. There are too many things that can be messed up other than the screen such as S-pen detection, loose speaker grills, dead pixels, dead screens, faulty bluetooth, and the list goes on...

I have a 32bg black model and my GF has a white one, both bought at BB at about the same time. There is quite a lot of difference between the screens, mine has quite a bit of light bleed on the upper right and all across the bottom - you can see the individual leds - hers does not. However my screen is quite a bit brighter and much more "white," in side by side comparison hers looks a bit yellow. All of the screen settings are exactly the same. Last night we had them both on for 3+ hours of internet and point-and-click gaming, I had 80% power remaining while she had 56%, checking hers I noticed the brightness was at 100 while mine was around 25%. She says it needs to be that high to see the game and it does seem much darker/mudier than mine. Thinking these must have different panels because they look so different. So, light bleed or dim yellow battery eating screen, are these our options?

The pictures were taken with an iPhone 5S (flash off). The tablet's brightness was maxed and as you can see, the room was dark. Does this degree of backlight bleed warrant a return (mainly concerned of the tablet's longevity. Thoughts appreciated.

manhattan212 said:
The pictures were taken with an iPhone 5S (flash off). The tablet's brightness was maxed and as you can see, the room was dark. Does this degree of backlight bleed warrant a return (mainly concerned of the tablet's longevity. Thoughts appreciated.
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You need to take a picture with a plain black background, only then can we give you our thoughts.
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Geordie Affy said:
You need to take a picture with a plain black background, only then can we give you our thoughts.
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manhattan212 said:
The pictures were taken with an iPhone 5S (flash off). The tablet's brightness was maxed and as you can see, the room was dark. Does this degree of backlight bleed warrant a return (mainly concerned of the tablet's longevity. Thoughts appreciated.
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here it is. Same exact conditions. Thanks for your opinion, in advance.

The picture isnt very clear as its difficult to take a picture of properly but if the points I have highlighted are the only bit of screen light bleed you have then yeah its normal, I have pretty much identical bleed points too as do most people on here.
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Geordie Affy said:
The picture isnt very clear as its difficult to take a picture of properly but if the points I have highlighted are the only bit of screen light bleed you have then yeah its normal, I have pretty much identical bleed points too as do most people on here.
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Thanks, I appreciate the prompt response.
And I'm inclined to agree with your observation. In particular, those are indeed the points of bleeding.
What do you make of the top corners being so bright, though? It's not like the points you've highlighted, but rather large areas -maybe this is where the light comes from?
In all honesty, I'm more concerned about future degradation than anything else. If the device is going to remain as is, I don't mind the current state of bleeding. But if this is an indication that the device will be noticeably worse in a few months down the road, then I'd like to take it back to the shop and exchange it.
Again, thanks for your time and opinion.
Much appreciated -and thanked.

manhattan212 said:
Thanks, I appreciate the prompt response.
And I'm inclined to agree with your observation. In particular, those are indeed the points of bleeding.
What do you make of the top corners being so bright, though? It's not like the points you've highlighted, but rather large areas -maybe this is where the light comes from?
In all honesty, I'm more concerned about future degradation than anything else. If the device is going to remain as is, I don't mind the current state of bleeding. But if this is an indication that the device will be noticeably worse in a few months down the road, then I'd like to take it back to the shop and exchange it.
Again, thanks for your time and opinion.
Much appreciated -and thanked.
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No problem mate.
From what I understand Lightbleed comes from the points it's visable - it's just that for whatever reason the device doesn't block the light passing through hence the brighter areas along the bottom. And about degradation from what I have read it doesn't get worse or better just stays like that.
It depends on you if you want to give it back and keep trying to get a bleedless device but as some form of Lightbleed is common on LCD's it will be tough. I returned one due to high Lightbleed which was visable in a lit room and the brightness on low - that's bad Lightbleed and I couldn't accept that so I got the one I have now and the Lightbleed for me is more than acceptable. Plus the other problem is if your device is perfect apart from the bit of Lightbleed your next one could have other issues LOL.
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Geordie Affy said:
Plus the other problem is if your device is perfect apart from the bit of Lightbleed your next one could have other issues LOL
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And on that note, I'll be sticking with this one.

What to do, blue line & bleeding?

I received my G Pad yesterday, I noticed I have the blue line and some slight bleeding in the lower left of the screen. My whites are nice. Has anyone returned a defective one and received a replacement with no issues. Debating if I should deal with it or try again?
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vulcaninvt said:
I received my G Pad yesterday, I noticed I have the blue line and some slight bleeding in the lower left of the screen. My whites are nice. Has anyone returned a defective one and received a replacement with no issues. Debating if I should deal with it or try again?
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A picture would be nice. I didn't had the blue line on 3 of my white devices. But I think the 4th one has it. But not so obviously. It's more like a transparent line, that's a little bit brighter. Only seeing it from a really low angle. Not the front view.
On the bleeding, it depense. My device is from germany and almost everyone has it. And we think it's normal.
Reading here on XDA, people returned the devices with light bleeding. Saying it was defect. But only a really low % doesn't have light bleeding.

vulcaninvt said:
I received my G Pad yesterday, I noticed I have the blue line and some slight bleeding in the lower left of the screen. My whites are nice. Has anyone returned a defective one and received a replacement with no issues. Debating if I should deal with it or try again?
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I would expect most G Pads to have the tiny little blue line and possibly some minor light bleed at very low light levels. Personally, I don't know why either of these would interfere with use of the tablet in normal situations. I would recommend that people who are contemplating buying a G Pad just assume that they will have these issues. If you happen to get one that doesn't have the blue line or some low-level light bleed, be happy.
Otherwise, the best bet is not to buy one if you're going to be haunted by these facts. That will free up a lot of time in the forums discussing this.

vulcaninvt said:
I received my G Pad yesterday, I noticed I have the blue line and some slight bleeding in the lower left of the screen. My whites are nice. Has anyone returned a defective one and received a replacement with no issues. Debating if I should deal with it or try again?
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Can you install the back light bleed test app from the play store and snap a photo? I'm curious how bad it gets.

vulcaninvt said:
I received my G Pad yesterday, I noticed I have the blue line and some slight bleeding in the lower left of the screen. My whites are nice. Has anyone returned a defective one and received a replacement with no issues. Debating if I should deal with it or try again?
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It really depends on you and what you consider acceptable. My first G Pad I took back for what I considered excessive light bleed in the top corners of the screen it also had the blue line. My 2nd one has next to no light bleed and also does not suffer from the low brightness level light bleed like some have. My 2nd one does have the blue line but to me that is not an issue I have seen it only a few times and only when using the video app watching a movie for over 30 minutes. During normal use I have never seen the blue line when I say normal use I mean pick it up for a quick check of mail, surf the web a bit watch a YouTube video or two and play a gave for a few minutes.

On my side no blue line so far, but i've got the light bleed on the bottom edge at low brightness.
Seeing so much people here sending back there tablets and receiving it with another issue, I've decided to contact LG customer care (French one). At first they asked me to send a picture off the defect, which I did... And here is the response:
We acknowledge receipt of your mail 12/23/2013.
You contact us because you found a defect in the slab on your tablet when the brightness is low.
Please note that this is not a defect but a normal phenomenon when the brightness is at minimum.
We remain at your disposal for any further request.
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I'm not really happy with this answer. My first reaction was to root the device, install a custom recovery and flash the device with a descent ROM (CMB actually). I'm felling better now, since I can live with this... but IMHO it's still not "a normal phenomenon"
Cheers.

Screen, One half darker than the other?

I've always had some pretty crap luck with screen displays. I have my moto x pure laying around that has a fairly solid screen it has some yellow tint at the very top but it doesn't bother me.
However on my note 7 the left side of my phone looks darker than my right side of the phone. I notice it more when below 60% brightness and in the dark. I do kind of see it in a lit environment. However I'm not sure this is even worth dealing with. I'm glad it's not a super obvious and dark pink/green splotch and hell even my 1440p ips (g-sync) gaming monitors have uniformity issues. Monitor lottery sucks... any suggestions how to somewhat offset this?

I am having the same issue. If you try the Tapatalk app in night mode. Mine is lighter on the bottom left. I would like to know if this is a real issue so I can exchange it.
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borijess said:
I am having the same issue. If you try the Tapatalk app in night mode. Mine is lighter on the bottom left. I would like to know if this is a real issue so I can exchange it.
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Well the closer I inspect I notice that it is possibly a pinkish tint on the left side and a greenish on the right. I'm trying to ignore it as best as possible because compared to my moto x pure... this thing is FAST and snappy. However.... the question remains, is it faster and snappier than say... an Axon 7 or one plus 3? Which likely have the same issues we suffer now. I know on my Acer XB270HU I've learned to ignore the yellowish whites on the bottom 1/3 of my screen. Also it's the solid colors that will trigger more often than not. Which won't be as bad for me considering I'll likely use the blue screen filter during my reading.
If anyone else can chime in, let me know. Other than that... the phone feels, quite frankly... awesome.

Yes the phone is great but if the screen has issues its time for an exchange.
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