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Samsung Galaxy S III screen problem with black color in the dark

Last night I was laying on my bed watching a movie on my phone. I notice somthing is wrong with my screen, when there's no light in the room and my phone is on a black screen. I have something wrong with my black color on the bottom of the screen, its really hard to describe but if you look at it, it looks not normal. But when im not on a black screen the screen looks 100% normal you cant even tell there is an issue with my screen. I was wondering if other people are getting this issue. Just go to a room that's really dark, put your phone with a black wallpaper and look at the screen you might have to turn up brightness to see it.

rayoubi said:
Last night I was laying on my bed watching a movie on my phone. I notice somthing is wrong with my screen, when there's no light in the room and my phone is on a black screen. I have something wrong with my black color on the bottom of the screen, its really hard to describe but if you look at it, it looks not normal. But when im not on a black screen the screen looks 100% normal you cant even tell there is an issue with my screen. I was wondering if other people are getting this issue. Just go to a room that's really dark, put your phone with a black wallpaper and look at the screen you might have to turn up brightness to see it.
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normal manufacturing of these amoled devices wish it was not but it is

Duskycub said:
normal manufacturing of these amoled devices wish it was not but it is
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OOOOOOO wow... thats lame but I feel alot better that you said that. thanks for letting me know.

mine has it too its normal

In very dark conditions, all these screens seems to have a noticeable glow on black, and lines, dots, and/or spots that are darker (like ink marks). I got mine replaced twice and settled on the third with only a single small spot on the right middle of the screen.
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Yea, i have it too. never really thought anything of it... kinda figured it probably was just something to do with amoled screens. Not like i'm frequently looking at a black screen anyway... and it's only really noticable in the dark.

they look like black blotches of paint or something right?
My Infuse and SGS2 both have them is thats what you are referring too. if you load a brown image like XDA brown far more noticeable.
that is how i noticed them on other two devices.

Maybe I'm just lucky. But I don't have those blotches on my s3. Did have them on my atrix 4G though. And this sgs2 I was borrowing from a friend. Only had my gs3 since yesterday though. Maybe age matters?
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Yea I've just got a small black blotch at the bottem left of my screen. Only noticeable when its pitch black
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What's funny is. On my Atrix they were visible even with "color" showing. Faint. But visible. Very noticeable on black screens though. Gs2 wasn't too bad. But this gs3 shows none whatsoever.
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[Q] Display Imperfections/Black Splotches

So I understand this is a recurring issue with some AMOLED displays, but is anyone else noticing black splotches on your screen if you put a fully black image on the screen, turn the brightness all the way down, and look at your phone in a very dark room? I'm curious how common it is before I complain. I'll post a picture tomorrow if I can capture it. It looks kind of like an ink trail near the middle of my screen. Thanks!

Richardsonke said:
So I understand this is a recurring issue with some AMOLED displays, but is anyone else noticing black splotches on your screen if you put a fully black image on the screen, turn the brightness all the way down, and look at your phone in a very dark room? I'm curious how common it is before I complain. I'll post a picture tomorrow if I can capture it. It looks kind of like an ink trail near the middle of my screen. Thanks!
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Yeah I think just about everyone's phone is like this...I know mine is and I remember another guy posting about this as well
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I just checked my over 2 year old SGSIs screen and do not see any blotches. You are also the first person that i have read about that has any problems. That does not mean youeare alone however. I have heard many running 4.2 complaining about black artifacts being seen on the screen.

Dmwitz said:
I just checked my over 2 year old SGSIs screen and do not see any blotches. You are also the first person that i have read about that has any problems. That does not mean youeare alone however. I have heard many running 4.2 complaining about black artifacts being seen on the screen.
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Some people here are having the same problem while others are not... luck of the draw I suppose... doesn't really bother me but if it bothers you try and see if you could get another in its place
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1956170
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I have them on mine; there are two splotches about 3/4" long roughly in the middle, just left of center. Doesn't bother me though, since I can't see them during normal use.

Had the issue on mu-tiple Samsung skyrockets...the original note and on the s3.
I have seen them on some note 2 but mine I have not found one yet.
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I have a small one at the top left of the screen. My first one was right down the middle. My OCD took hold and I swapped it out. It's the same thing on my new one.
Sure, I wish it wasn't there but you really have to have perfect conditions to actually see it.
It actually has something to do with inconsistent electrical charge or something. There's actually a team for this but I can't remember it.
LCDs have dead pixels and amoleds have these splotches.
The DROID Razor is really bad as is the PS Vita. It's just that tech.
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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

mrmako777 said:
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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Any reason to not exchange my ATT marble white note 2 for a titanium grey?

Yesterday I purchased the i317 marble white. So far the only flaws are the light bleeds through at night with the menu and back buttons, also the white just looks too flashy and the grey looks like it would be something more for me.
Before I return it is there really any reason to stick with the white?

I did not go with white for 2 reasons:
1. the phone is big enough and I didn't want to attract more attention to it.
2. my case would cover up the white anyways, so I went with gray so it doesn't look that crazy in a black case.

is pebble white different than marble white? i have sprint and it is marble.
edit: i see this is your first post. you may be lost.

austin420 said:
is pebble white different than marble white? i have sprint and it is marble.
edit: i see this is your first post. you may be lost.
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Sorry it was marble white

rbai76 said:
Yesterday I purchased the i317 marble white. So far the only flaws are the light bleeds through at night with the menu and back buttons, also the white just looks too flashy and the grey looks like it would be something more for me.
Before I return it is there really any reason to stick with the white?
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Questions go in Q & A, and this is the SPRINT forums........

Moved to ATT Q and A

The warranty returns (defective devices only) are for same color only. To swap colors they will probably go through a return and re-buy kind of thing. There may be a $35 restock fee. Best thing would be to go in store and hope for a nice store manager.
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I had the gray and switched to the white. My notification led was a little whacky on both grays that I had (while charging), as in the light was really dim and normal at other times. Switched to the white and all is good. Plus, I like the gorgeous display being bordered with white better. Felt like the gray took away from the screen. Btw, doesnt matter what color you buy this phone in, itll be big and attract attention regardless. Good luck!
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iron and wine said:
I had the gray and switched to the white. My notification led was a little whacky on both grays that I had (while charging), as in the light was really dim and normal at other times. Switched to the white and all is good. Plus, I like the gorgeous display being bordered with white better. Felt like the gray took away from the screen. Btw, doesnt matter what color you buy this phone in, itll be big and attract attention regardless. Good luck!
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I had the white on my OG note and Note 2. Thought the white look better on my original note but still looks great on note 2.
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I personally love the way white looks. But I did not get it.
The two main reasons I did not get white and went with gray were:
-phone is big and white was a little flashy
-I am a guy and on my last white phone it was really hard to find a colored case that didn't look really feminine IMO. Example: red, lots of times the white kind of bleeds through and give it a pinkish look, but with the grey there are not such problems and I can have different color cases
Just my dumb opinion, but your preference will vary.

I had the original Note in ceramic white. Loved it and thought it looked worlds better than the black Note. Unfortunately, I couldn't say the same for the Note II. The positions were reversed: the ceramic white looks tacky, cheap, plasticy, and not so good. The titanium gray, however, has this really professional, sophisticated, sexy, premium look to it. I really don't regret my decision to go with titanium gray. At any rate, I don't think you could go wrong with either. I suppose I could get used to the marble white and learn to love it, but not as much as the gray model.

My white s3 kept getting dirty and the smudges were very visable. Just annoyed me badly. Yeah it also looked veey very cheap. Way to glossy.
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Have both white and gray. Gray for sure. The light bleed on the LED/capacitive buttons is annoying as hell.
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Traded my grey for white and im happy with it. Goes better with themes in my opinion.

For the size of note 2 i think it looks better in titanium. I originaly wanted white because i had and loved the white s3, it looked cute in gray case lol. The chrome on the white note 2 looks cheap on it. Chrome is sooo early 2000 imo lol.
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I got the white Note 2 because every phone on the market is a dark color. It gets old after a while, and I am really glad I got white because of the notification LED. When in a dark room and I get texts or emails the LED will be a solid blue (sometimes flashes blue) and lights up the entire bezel of the device from top to home button. I think it's really neat looking. Same thing for when the phone is charging or is fully charged. I know it's a weird thing to like but I enjoy it

iron and wine said:
I had the gray and switched to the white. My notification led was a little whacky on both grays that I had (while charging), as in the light was really dim and normal at other times. Switched to the white and all is good. Plus, I like the gorgeous display being bordered with white better. Felt like the gray took away from the screen. Btw, doesnt matter what color you buy this phone in, itll be big and attract attention regardless. Good luck!
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Could it be from the ambient light sensor controlling it? When in dark places the LED is dim, in bright places is brighter. This is on purpose, a feature, not a bug.
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[Q] Screen fade at bottom normal?

Just picked up sm-p600. Screen has some fade or washing out at bottom. Does yours? Honestly I hope it's normal but if it's not I worry it'll slowly work it's way up the screen. Thanks. I'll post screens if I need to but you know what I'm saying
White cloudy fade at bottom corners.
Edit: back light is the word I'm looking for. Now I can search questions again so sorry if this has already been brought up.
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I got that, too. The only minor inconvenience with the display. The effect may vary somewhat among individual units, but it seems, as there's also a faint bleeding at the bottom, that theres only a bottom backlight, and the edges are sort of dead angles beside the led stripes.

Sounds like you're not taking yours back over it.. I think I'll keep it. I had a nightmare with the n7 when it first came out. Replaced 5 times. I don't want to go through that again. Thanks for response
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