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[Q] note 2 camera is dark

hi i got a note 2 and the camera is dark and grainy can you help plz?

shane713 said:
hi i got a note 2 and the camera is dark and grainy can you help plz?
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Are you in a dim environment? Or are you in a bright room?
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If you are taking a picture with low light, candle light or very little ambient light then the picture may come out underexposed (dark) and grainy (noise due to low light). Both problems are associated with low light. Even expensive DSLRs are susceptible to noise in low light however the small camera sensor found in the Note 2 makes it even more apparent.
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shane713 said:
hi i got a note 2 and the camera is dark and grainy can you help plz?
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Same for me Too Mate.
dachness said:
If you are taking a picture with low light, candle light or very little ambient light then the picture may come out underexposed (dark) and grainy (noise due to low light). Both problems are associated with low light. Even expensive DSLRs are susceptible to noise in low light however the small camera sensor found in the Note 2 makes it even more apparent.
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i tried every aspect with good brightness, As i used HOX and samsung 2 . same picture
samsung picture was dark whereas HOX was brilliant :silly:
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Are you in a dim environment? Or are you in a bright room?
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i even tried in bright room but same as my above statement.
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The_Rock

I have the same issue but when I use any third party camera apps I,m getting less "grain" compared to the stock camera app. Any idea whats wrong? Is it a software issue or do I have to get it replaced?

It seems people started to noticed camera issue. I hope other people could shed some light .
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The_Rock

I'm getting excessive graininess too, definitely more noticeable than the original note, could this be fixed by a software update? Or is it game over due to the hardware?

I don't know if the camera is dark but the led Flash sure is. It's not as strong as my previous S2. This indeed is bothering me.
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Noticed this earlier. The live shot on the screen was perfect but the captured image was darker.
Any way to just capture as is? I.e. what you see is what you get?

kempas said:
Noticed this earlier. The live shot on the screen was perfect but the captured image was darker.
Any way to just capture as is? I.e. what you see is what you get?
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Are you sure it's not because the screen goes to full brightness in camera? It does when you have auto-brightness on, anyway.

D3_ said:
Are you sure it's not because the screen goes to full brightness in camera? It does when you have auto-brightness on, anyway.
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Ah, could well be that. Cheers!

well my brightness is always full and still this issue exists, can anyone else shed any light on this?

Its a known issue with international note 2 version. From what i know. its a hardware issue!

Low light pictures are definitely grainy without flash. But aside from this, I can't really say the pictures from my Note II are dark.
Try switching your Metering mode to Matrix?

dannydv said:
Its a known issue with international note 2 version. From what i know. its a hardware issue!
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This means int. Got defective products ???
Regards
The Rock

IMO its a software issue i've been trying out a lot of third party camera apps and the noise(grainy-ness) is a lot different from the stock camera app. It would be really helpful if some developer looks into this.

dannydv said:
Its a known issue with international note 2 version. From what i know. its a hardware issue!
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Could you link us to where you found this out?

Agree, i like the camera on note 1 much more than note 2, to me note 2 beats note 1 in all areas except in camera.
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so this problem is confirmed??

I was going through the review on gsmarena, they have mentioned the camera to be better than the note 1 and really close to the S3 can someone confirm that the graininess is common on all note 2s or only the ones who have already discussed it here ??

Anyone else noticed a lot of light bleeding into images..

As the title suggests. When taking a pic, for example of a wall with a window next to it, the light from the window bleeds into the images like rays and although certain pictures would look cool with this effect, I have no desire for an image I can see clearly with my eyes to be altered by the camera, took the same pic with a galaxy s5 and an iPhone 5 and they dealt with the light just like you would expect your eyes to.
I'm finding this in most shots unless its very well lit, I haven't changed any of the settings on the phone, I'd expect HTC to have got the camera right, third time lucky etc.
Have tried other shooters, like snap camera (which is a great app) but I get the same thing.
Extremely irritating, especially seeing as its meant to be a decent camera this time.

Focus is on the plant.

After altering the image, this is the best I could get..

Try cleaning your camera lens, there may be some oil on it that causes the flares.

chong81 said:
Try cleaning your camera lens, there may be some oil on it that causes the flares.
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Have done mate, its not that. Like I said when there's perfect lighting the camera is spot on, but if the conditions aren't just right the camera just has a brain fart.

Have you tried manually lowering your ISO setting? That usually helps with lighting blowout.
Try ISO 200 as a start point, if too dark give ISO 400 a try.

I just took some similar pics yesterday, low light with a natural light source coming in thru a window in the background. While they were not they greatest, they did come out good, no light streaks like that.

spikeydoo2006 said:
Have you tried manually lowering your ISO setting? That usually helps with lighting blowout.
Try ISO 200 as a start point, if too dark give ISO 400 a try.
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I've been playing with the settings, raw does enable a greater degree of control, its just that my wife was sat next to me taking the same pic with a galaxy s5, full auto and I was sitting there with my brand new m9 with a sad face her pic came out perfect, she was quite smug and I was annoyed..
Anyway, having had a play about i managed to take some decent pics especially zoomed in ones of my wife's engagement ring, something I've been unable to do on any other phone before, I don't mind working to take a pic, I just find it unusual that it doesn't compete with other devices automatically. There's nothing wrong with the device

Some other pics I took

dladz said:
Have done mate, its not that. Like I said when there's perfect lighting the camera is spot on, but if the conditions aren't just right the camera just has a brain fart.
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It looks like lens flare. That means a light is shining into your lens when you're taking the shot. Try putting your hand above it, assuming its lights above like you would shield your eyes from the sun. This has the effect of making a lens hood like you see in DSLRs. It also concentrates colour.
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dladz said:
its just that my wife was sat next to me taking the same pic with a galaxy s5, full auto and I was sitting there with my brand new m9 with a sad face her pic came out perfect, she was quite smug and I was annoyed..
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This tells me two things
- she did not take the picture in the exact same position as you. So you could also try moving a bit, to avoid lens flare and try again.
- gs5 is default set to centre weighted metering. If you've not changed it. So metering isn't the problem. the m9 does not offer any choice here, its centre weighted and that's it.
I don't mind working to take a pic, I just find it unusual that it doesn't compete with other devices automatically. There's nothing wrong with the device
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what i learnt about m9 is this auto focus thing, aim it, let it get focus THEN click. As opposed to tapping to focus like with most other devices. Tapping to focus will mess up photos with the m9 and drive you nuts

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It looks like lens flare. That means a light is shining into your lens when you're taking the shot. Try putting your hand above it, assuming its lights above like you would shield your eyes from the sun. This has the effect of making a lens hood like you see in DSLRs. It also concentrates colour.
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This tells me two things
- she did not take the picture in the exact same position as you. So you could also try moving a bit, to avoid lens flare and try again.
- gs5 is default set to centre weighted metering. If you've not changed it. So metering isn't the problem. the m9 does not offer any choice here, its centre weighted and that's it.
what i learnt about m9 is this auto focus thing, aim it, let it get focus THEN click. As opposed to tapping to focus like with most other devices. Tapping to focus will mess up photos with the m9 and drive you nuts
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It was the same position because I took the picture.
I hear you with the auto focus, I am used to clicking the screen and have been taking much better pics, I'm just using raw for all my pics now, haven't took a bad pic since.
Also was a little annoyed that there is no focus alteration and the manual focus only goes so far. Either way overall its still a good camera, just not what I'm used to.

Focus alteration ? you mean focus on something other than the centre.
and what did you find missing with manual focus ?

One Twelve said:
Focus alteration ? you mean focus on something other than the centre.
and what did you find missing with manual focus ?
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Focus alteration as in a different metered focus type, ie; centered, spot etc.
With manual focus although I really do like it, i found with objects which are really close up, the slider only goes so far, i'm being nitpicky about that but it's just something i noticed, to see what i mean, try to focus on something close up, the slider just doesn't got that far.

yes its limited to centre weighted.
With close up shots if you use the macro settings you will be able to get closer. thought manual would accomodate this. for a 4mm lens you should be able to get up as close as 5cm.

One Twelve said:
yes its limited to centre weighted.
With close up shots if you use the macro settings you will be able to get closer. thought manual would accomodate this. for a 4mm lens you should be able to get up as close as 5cm.
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It's a lot better than other handsets, by far, was trying to take a pic of my wife's engagement ring, was quite hard to do and up close was just not possible. Got a few good ones though.

dladz said:
It's a lot better than other handsets, by far, was trying to take a pic of my wife's engagement ring, was quite hard to do and up close was just not possible. Got a few good ones though.
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Random comment but Opo does a really good job at macros its actually one of my favorite camera phones for macros. But yeah Macro focus for this phone could be a tad bit better

Teo032 said:
Random comment but Opo does a really good job at macros its actually one of my favorite camera phones for macros. But yeah Macro focus for this phone could be a tad bit better
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Not sure if I've tried it yet, still good it a whirl. Cheers mate

Pink tint in centre of camera when in low light - faulty?

I've seen cameras in the past that exhibited a pink tone in the centre of the image. My G4 does this too, though it is only noticeable in low light. For example if I take a photo of the grey of my cord trousers in low light the very centre of the image will have an obvious pink tint. If I take a photo in average to normal light it's not visible.
Does anyone else have this issue? Mine is an O2 UK phone, brown leather back.
The same photos taken on my S6 have no tint at all.

it looks like a faulty phone ,-, try to get a replacement for it

I've just taken it back. Might wait till I can get it for a better price for the time being, especially now I've got it out of my system

I'm wondering if the pink you're seeing in your low light pics could possibly be the infrared auto focus? It could be that the camera snaps the photo b4 the light goes out. That would explain why you see it in low light photos only.
You cannot see infrared light with your naked eyes, but a cell phone camera can. Have a friend watch you through another cell phone or camcorder as they stand in front of you, while you snap a photo of them. Tell them to look for a flickering red light coming from your camera.
If that's the case, it can be fixed with a software update. The light needs to go out b4 the shutter opens.
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I can't remember if the G4 has manual focus, but if it does, try using it for the same test. Maybe the infrared light won't come on and the pink will not show up.
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leebo said:
I'm wondering if the pink you're seeing in your low light pics could possibly be the infrared auto focus? It could be that the camera snaps the photo b4 the light goes out. That would explain why you see it in low light photos only.
You cannot see infrared light with your naked eyes, but a cell phone camera can. Have a friend watch you through another cell phone or camcorder as they stand in front of you, while you snap a photo of them. Tell them to look for a flickering red light coming from your camera.
If that's the case, it can be fixed with a software update. The light needs to go out b4 the shutter opens.
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I can't remember if the G4 has manual focus, but if it does, try using it for the same test. Maybe the infrared light won't come on and the pink will not show up.
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Already considered that idea but the simple test was to cover the IR port up with my finger. It still showed up. Thanks anyway

Um, I don't think the camera uses that IR port. That is for controlling your TV.
For example, many smartphones do not have an IR port, yet they have auto focus. Try what I suggested b4 dismissing it. At least try taking a pic of yourself in front of a mirror. The pic should not catch the red IR light. If it does, there's some kind of timing issue.
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Um, I don't think the camera uses that IR port. That is for controlling your TV.
For example, many smartphones do not have an IR port, yet they have auto focus. Try what I suggested b4 dismissing it. At least try taking a pic of yourself in front of a mirror. The pic should not catch the red IR light. If it does, there's some kind of timing issue.
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I mean the IR port on the back, not the top! The one that blinks. I've tried covering all the sensors and there's still a pink tint.

Think your phone is a broke one, call you agent and get a new one
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Has this been resolved by a replacement? I have the same issue with the pink tint/hue in the camera and I have the T-Mobile 811. I'm wondering if others have the same issue

Reminds me of the pink tint issue with the M7s. Did you feel any heat around the lens area?
In the case of the M7 it was crappy heat issues. If this happens again on the G4, I'll be getting rid of this real quick

The phone was cool and it still showed. I don't think is the heat because when I took pictures outside there was no pink tint. It's on low light conditions that it happens. I also had an issue with random dimming erratically with the auto brightness off. I did a warranty exchange and getting it tomorrow. I am hoping it doesn't have the same issues.

Got the replacement by and still has the pink center hue in the camera. This is bs. I believe people have this issue and they don't realize it. This can't be a coincidence. I don't even know what to do now. I can't return the phone since I'm past the return period.

I had the same nagging opinion with my first LG G4. I tried comparing it to the LG in my T-Mobile store but it was hard to replicate.
In the end, I replaced it for a different issue. There is still a pinkish hue near the center in some photos, particularly in lower lighting, though maybe a little better than the first (could be placebo effect)? I'm satisfied in it being just a quirk of this phone under some conditions.
Take a look at the "Post your LG photos" thread. Post some of your photos here or on that thread.

Not happy with the replacement. I still have the pink center. You definitely notice it on a white background . The crappy part is when to take video or pictures, the pink shows up. I used manual controls to change white balance to make the pink go away but it becomes way too white and unnatural. I'm going to open up a thread in the T-mobile section. I'm also going to contact LG and see what nonsense they are going to spew.

That's not pink, it's magenta, tmobiles signature colour.
If i remember correctly, lots of Xperia z3 users had the exact same issue, maybe they found a solution that can be transferred over to the g4?

There is a thread about green spots appearing in pictures for some people.
It seems that the green spots do not appear in the actual RAW (DNG) files themselves. Meaning that the green was not captured by the image sensor, and was instead added during the image processing that created the JPG.
Note that you will likely need to pull the DNG over to a computer and view it in appropriate software that can display DNG files (UFRaw is free). You will still see it on the screen/gallery on the phone, as those are showing the JPG.
Please try taking a picture in Manual, with JPG+DNG output, and check if the DNG shows the pink.
Edit: Other thread, about the green spots issue:
LG G4 green spot appearing in photos

It has nothing to do with the M7 purple tint thingy, this is something I saw in numerous old phones I had, mainly Sony Ericsson ones and perhaps Desire HD. Any white background(like walls) indoors will give the pink spot on older phones, I wonder how it's showing on G4

i tested and verified this pink spot in same conditions 10 minutes ago. lots of z3s also have the same problem afaik. i m starting to guess this problem originates from the lovely sony lenses. does anyone know which lens lg camera uses?

solventh said:
i tested and verified this pink spot in same conditions 10 minutes ago. lots of z3s also have the same problem afaik. i m starting to guess this problem originates from the lovely sony lenses. does anyone know which lens lg camera uses?
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LG G4

now i m sure. sony destroys everything.

Low light

At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the LG G5's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

A Bit too Dim
In low light the phone is a bit too dim with auto settings. Similar to the G3.

Missed a chance for a great camera to be amazing!
Ita reliable, fairly stable and of good quality.

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At the club, at the bar, or just in your mom's basement, nighttime is when you come out to play. Rate this thread to express how the LG G5's camera performs when no or low light is present. A higher rating indicates that the camera sensor "sees" lots of light in dim conditions, and that the resulting photos have minimal noise. A higher rating also indicates that when the flash fires, the resulting photo is evenly-lit without any bright spots.
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a little bit too noisy and green toned when you take a picture in low light condition or in night with artificial light (like yellow street light)
but in manual mode you can set properly the setting (especially the ISO) to remove the noise problem or the green light factor.

Hum maybe we can take pics and post them here but only low light pics

bolillo said:
Hum maybe we can take pics and post them here but only low light pics
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I think this link has better quality:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-D1R0L7NVDIdk42Zld1UWtDUVdsd0ZzRlB2R3lkc2thdEFB
Hi, just sharing as someone asked. It wasn't meant to be a nice image, just a low light example. There are a lot of details and I think it did a good job. Photo is handheld, no flash, auto, main camera.
Note: the acene is actually a bit darker than represented in the photo.

eco_eco_eco said:
a little bit too noisy and green toned when you take a picture in low light condition or in night with artificial light (like yellow street light)
but in manual mode you can set properly the setting (especially the ISO) to remove the noise problem or the green light factor.
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Can you recommend the settings to use? I am new with this phone and have a concert on Wednesday to goto and I would like to get good pics. On my htc one m8 I was able to keep the camera on iso400 and the pics were alright.

batkinson001 said:
Can you recommend the settings to use? I am new with this phone and have a concert on Wednesday to goto and I would like to get good pics. On my htc one m8 I was able to keep the camera on iso400 and the pics were alright.
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depends,
it's manual,
each situation has its own specific settings,
you should study a bit about photography, i'll help you but the guides I know are all in Italian,
alternatively ask someone you know some information, nowadays there are a lot of skilled photographers.
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Hum maybe we can take pics and post them here but only low light pics
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good idea

Was at the Primal Fear show last night at the mod club in Toronto Canada and zoomed in pics all look like garbage... . Worse than my old HTC one m8. The videos fared a bit better once I got the focus to work, but still aren't perfect, the sound didn't turn out great, must have been way too loud for the phone in its life proof case.

batkinson001 said:
Was at the Primal Fear show last night at the mod club in Toronto Canada and zoomed in pics all look like garbage... . Worse than my old HTC one m8. The videos fared a bit better once I got the focus to work, but still aren't perfect, the sound didn't turn out great, must have been way too loud for the phone in its life proof case.
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Make sure you lens is clean. I keep a cleaning cloth with me all the time. It really makes a HUGE difference.

galr said:
Make sure you lens is clean. I keep a cleaning cloth with me all the time. It really makes a HUGE difference.
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My phone should be pristine in its life proof case. . Does having the camera accessory make a difference?

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My phone should be pristine in its life proof case. . Does having the camera accessory make a difference?
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No it doesn't make a difference in quality.
The fact that your phone is in a case doesnt dismiss you from cleaning some glass. Convert smudges makes photos look pretty bad.
Edit: wait.. Which camera accessory? If camera module then no.

The low light performance is alright on Auto mode but if you know how to take picture on Manual mode then it's a lot better especially with a tiny touch of Snapseed for sharing.

I had to change the camera because the OEM camera began to malfunction with it's zooming. I think it's ok now as the replacement was supposed to be OEM.

Need normal lighting for photos only and autofocus want quickly

Lotta noise in low light-very disappointing, but yes, has good details and yes, clean the camera glass often, it really makes a difference.

Very bad quality, the fault is in lg camera app. With Gcamera the quality is very good, but with this app I cannot save in sd only in internal

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Very bad quality, the fault is in lg camera app. With Gcamera the quality is very good, but with this app I cannot save in sd only in internal
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Except you can save to the sd card and the app itself is decent. Quality too (although it varies from really bad to good)

drmilosh said:
Except you can save to the sd card and the app itself is decent. Quality too (although it varies from really bad to good)
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you can save in sdcard with Gcam? I know with lg's camera app you can do that, but I don't use it anymore. It's like the internet explorer in g5.

Help
Hi Guys any help regarding google camera in low light i'm seeing this artifacts even while i'm taking some
pictures using google cam in low light i can see this artifacts also at Messenger/IG at rear cam
btw im using LGG5 H830 or maybe this is a hardware issue?

Grains on the screen just like the Pixel 2 XL?

I just got my V30 plus to day and the first thing I noticed was that the screen looks so sh!tty compared to my V20's.
I'm not talking about colors, it's about the texture. The screen is so noisy and dirty just like there's a layer of paper in the back. If you look carefully the grain doesn't move when you scroll the pages up and down, it's just there. But when I bump the brightness up to 100% it's hardly noticeable.
I've looked at every V30 at the stores and they all have the same issue. I've asked many people on the internet. They all said their phones were normal. Seriously? How is that normal? Are you guys all blind? I think they just did not notice or look hard enough. They just did not know the issue was there.

My V30+'s screen is as good as my old S8+ (maybe better). It's also better than iPhone X. Can you take a photo of your screen when you see the grains?

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My V30+'s screen is as good as my old S8+ (maybe better). It's also better than iPhone X. Can you take a photo of your screen when you see the grains?
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The grains are just there but when I took the screenshot it didn't show, because it's a hardware problem. If scroll up and down on the white/grey background you will notice that (not on 100% brightness).

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The grains are just there but when I took the screenshot it didn't show, because it's a hardware problem. If scroll up and down on the white/grey background you will notice that (not on 100% brightness).
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Do you have another phone or camera to take photo? Maybe V30 production batch in your location is not good.

I have idea what is the sand issue.. My V30+ screen is perfect. Please take a photo of the screen so we understand what is it.

return it...both of mine have PERFECT screens with ZERO of the reported issues.

Got my LG V30 this month and I see the same issue. The display is grainy, specially on white and green background

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I just got my V30 plus to day and the first thing I noticed was that the screen looks so sh!tty compared to my V20's.
I'm not talking about colors, it's about the texture. The screen is so noisy and dirty just like there's a layer of paper in the back. If you look carefully the grain doesn't move when you scroll the pages up and down, it's just there. But when I bump the brightness up to 100% it's hardly noticeable.
I've looked at every V30 at the stores and they all have the same issue. I've asked many people on the internet. They all said their phones were normal. Seriously? How is that normal? Are you guys all blind? I think they just did not notice or look hard enough. They just did not know the issue was there.
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I have three of these phones and no issues like your are describing.
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+

Yes, all LG POLED screens have some level of grain. It's not something new, few years older G Flex2 with much older OLED gen has it. People are not paying attention or don't know what to look for. If you compare side by side regular IPS and POLED from very close range you will definitely see it. It's like looking through screen protector.
Take a look at Play Store Green bar below "Google Play", move the page up and down slowly, lets say at around 30% brightness. Something is staying on the screen and not moving with the page.
It's hard to take it on photo.
Here is one picture: https://photos.app.goo.gl/mtFVtiSfzaz9hCkf1
but I doubt you'll see anything wrong, maybe if you can overlook lack of camera quality.

Same problem
I got my v30+ today and I'm facing the same problem. Not entirely sure how anyone else can't see the same. I'll be posting a picture of my disrupt soon. Please take a look and confirm if you guys/girls are having this problem or not. Thanks.
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I'm new so XDA is not letting me share the URLs. sad luck.

Insert image is not working as well ?
Maybe try to modify URL with some spaces so it will not be considered as URL
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personally I had two different V30 devices from different batch and distribution, both of them had more or less the same grain.

https:// photos.app.goo.gl/AHIHmS3PLbn9NstI3
Note the grainy effect on blue brightness rocker.
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My entire display has a uniform grainy effect, like it has a white paper as a background. My lg g6 has better display than this. Also the v30 looks quite warm(yellowish whites) when compared to G6 .

Yes, because LG G6 has IPS screen which is completely different tech.
To your picture, as expected such effect is pretty hard to capture by regular camera, but I see what are you saying, it's also visible on the white.
I think the best demostration could be to capture a closeup high quality video while scrolling page where is green/white, like Play store with low brightness.
Anyway I don't think you can do something about it, since it's not a bug, it's just stupid quality feature on every LG POLED not solved for a years .
Btw, I've checked pretty cheap mid range Samsung phones with AMOLED and screens there are without any noticeable grain, just like IPS. Perfectly clean solid colors.
A slightly yellowish white is also LG POLED feature as far as I know. It opposite to Samsung's blueish panels, however you can slightly correct it in the Display settings.

Thanks for all the info. Initially it seemed like I was the only one who had this issue with my v30. Knowing that it's gonna be the same with every other v30 I might as well kept this one. Thanks again.

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Thanks for all the info. Initially it seemed like I was the only one who had this issue with my v30. Knowing that it's gonna be the same with every other v30 I might as well kept this one. Thanks again.
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I have 2 V30s, one has this issue ans the other is flawless
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i do not think that on the white is some grain issue, it might be the display itself and the camera he shoot whith is such a BAD one with alot of noise and oversharpen...
my display is perfect, i don't even have the light bleeding everyone on the internet say they have
you might very well have a defective one, or is not properly cleaned ot you have some protection film

I shot the image with a g6 . I do have light bleeding from the very edges. Now I'm surely going to return this unit and go for a replacement.

It should not be worse so you can try if you have that option.
What I know so far is, that if someone saw the grain in the screen, saw it on every other replacement. I don't know anyone who confirmed that this issue completely disappeared with an another unit.

Well, amazon did send a technician today. I showed him the light bleeding from the edges 1st, followed by the the grainy effect on screen. He told me that he would approve the unit for replacement/refund on the basis of the light bleeding. Surprisingly he wasn't bothered about the grainy effect at all as he said, "its nothing". I did opt for a refund instead of replacement as I'm afraid the replacement unit might have the same problem, and if its without the light bleeding edges then I'll be stuffed. Gonna keep my g6 until a lg smartphone comes which has a good dac, good display, good camera and no notch(hopefully lg v40).

BabaKirtos said:
Well, amazon did send a technician today. I showed him the light bleeding from the edges 1st, followed by the the grainy effect on screen. He told me that he would approve the unit for replacement/refund on the basis of the light bleeding. Surprisingly he wasn't bothered about the grainy effect at all as he said, "its nothing". I did opt for a refund instead of replacement as I'm afraid the replacement unit might have the same problem, and if its without the light bleeding edges then I'll be stuffed. Gonna keep my g6 until a lg smartphone comes which has a good dac, good display, good camera and no notch(hopefully lg v40).
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bleeding seems to be a problem for alot of people, luckly i do not have it and i didn't even search for it when i bought the phone
v30 has good dac, good display, good camera and no notch, is an upgrade over g6 in every aspect
it does fit all your requirements too, don't give up after the first try