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Screen defect

My Galaxy Nexus got a straight line from top to bottom trough the screen.
Its like a whole line of leds dont work properly.
On black, its a green line, on grey its a white line, on blue its a blue line, but i can still see it.
Ive been verry carefull with this device, never dropped it or annything so it will be a warrenty thing, but it sucks..
The store where i bought it is checking if it can be swapped with a new one... Else i have to use one of my old phones and wait 1 till 3 weeks until samsung repairs it... (comin from a Gnexus everything is a big step back)
Does annybody else hade the same problem and what can it be??

Just a bad screen, they'll fix it or replace it
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it really sucks. Bleh...
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My wife's Nexus has the EXACT same issue. It's a pretty thick green line going from top to bottom. Going to Verizon to swap it as we speak. She had dropped her phone but the screen was fine right afterwards but shortly after the line appeared. Not sure if it's related but gonna get this sucker swapped ASAP.

Screen alignment with bezel off?

Hi all. Got my Note 2 and loving it. Got a question though. My screen is slightly off center with the bezel to the right just a bit. Theres more "black" space where the screen live pixel end in the left then the right. I know no phone is perfect and dont want to exchange and get one with bigger problem. You guys have same issue? Might be different side of bezel. Want to know if its a normal accurance. Thanks.
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My screen is slightly off center to the right as well. Once you notice it you can't unsee it.

Sorry to hear of your dilemma. Mine doesn't do that. If it were me, I'd make them give you a new one. When you're paying 600-800 for a phone it'd better be perfect. Imo
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Well, I did an exchange for a different reason, and yes, the new one has the same alignment issue too. Not as bad as the first one I had. After checking the stores display of different Note 2, they all had same screen alignment issue. Some more visible then others. Not a big deal to me with my new one. On another completely different thing, I find it kind of misleading that when you see the pic ad in Samsungs Note 2 site, you see the feather image covering the whole screen, not showing any dead pixels on the sides. Yes, $600-800 is a lot of money but there is not 1 device out there that is perfect. Either squeaky back or power button, blueish screen, loose buttons, speaker cracking,.... All have something.
Of course, if problem is really bad, exchange for new one. But as of now, I love the Note 2.
inspectagadget said:
Sorry to hear of your dilemma. Mine doesn't do that. If it were me, I'd make them give you a new one. When you're paying 600-800 for a phone it'd better be perfect. Imo
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oh yes very common on Samsung 1st batch's but not talked about much.
My Sprint versions had off center so I swapped out second was perfect - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33473143#post33473143
From there I left 7 years of Sprint misery joined ATT
First ATT was perfect.
Second was pushed left with menu key backlight transparency jagged.
Third - my current has perfect center & menu key.

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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Those Darn Black Specs! Are You Tired Of Them?

So I bought my galaxy s3 outright (meaning full price, I know, some will say it is stupid to do that, but it was Thanksgiving sale and my upgrade wasn't till next year and my phone only had gingerbread.)
After saying that, I bought my galaxy s3 and found out it had a few dead pixels. They were tiny specks that were barely noticeable. After 6 months of use, they increased. Now there are 7x more spots and some are even blotches. Very annoying. That being said, paying 500$ for a device, I wish it didn't have this problem.
How many of you have this problem too?
Note: The specks I am talking about are the black spots on your screen when viewing a black background area (such as loading YouTube video) in a darkroom. They are annoying.
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Whiplashh said:
So I bought my galaxy s3 outright (meaning full price, I know, some will say it is stupid to do that, but it was Thanksgiving sale and my upgrade wasn't till next year and my phone only had gingerbread.)
After saying that, I bought my galaxy s3 and found out it had a few dead pixels. They were tiny specks that were barely noticeable. After 6 months of use, they increased. Now there are 7x more spots and some are even blotches. Very annoying. That being said, paying 500$ for a device, I wish it didn't have this problem.
How many of you have this problem too?
Note: The specks I am talking about are the black spots on your screen when viewing a black background area (such as loading YouTube video) in a darkroom. They are annoying.
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Had this problem on my original (happened over time) and my current reconditioned one CAME that way. Very disturbing. I wanted to tell them something. But ehh.
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I have them too. Annoying and growing in size.

freeza said:
I have them too. Annoying and growing in size.
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Same here, had them from the day I got the phone, hasn't bugged me enough to take it in though... it can get pretty annoying though....
SPRINT GS3 FAQ

I broke my phone a few weeks back and got a replacement from Asurion for $150. I got my original S3 for $360 off contract on eBay and never had any issues with it. Although I saw the black inky spots only when powering off the device when the screen went dark I could see them. Other than that I could not replicate the issue. Anyways, the new/refurbished phone had black inky blots that were visible in low light setting. I immediately called them and they sent a new phone that has no issues.

I was thinking about taking phone into sprint.. decided it wasn't worth it. Maybe the whole screen will just get black specks everywhere so it evens out.
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I had the blotches, so I know just what you're talking about. I could only see them in a very dark room with my brightness all the way down when there was a black background. I took it to sprint within 15 days of getting the phone. They replaced it with a new one but it had the same problem so I returned it again. On my 3rd gs3 now and the screen seems fine.

Wikd said:
I had the blotches, so I know just what you're talking about. I could only see them in a very dark room with my brightness all the way down when there was a black background. I took it to sprint within 15 days of getting the phone. They replaced it with a new one but it had the same problem so I returned it again. On my 3rd gs3 now and the screen seems fine.
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For now...
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I don't have any (yet) but have read if you press somewhat hard on the dead pixels they may come back on. Anyone try this?
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Have had them since i got my s3. Didnt think it was a big deal so never bothered returning to sprint or samsung

evo4gnoob said:
Have had them since i got my s3. Didnt think it was a big deal so never bothered returning to sprint or samsung
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I work with somebody that switched to an iPhone because his 3 replacement s3s all had this issue. It's annoying but it's not a game breaker. I only notice them on very dark grey screens and 99.9% of the time, it's when I'm booting into recovery or waiting for a video to load. It's not a game breaker because when I'm actually using the phone during the day I never see them. I told him he was over reacting but whatever, I guess some people can't get over their OCD.
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I'd like to know what you guys are talking about. I seem to have some grey stuff going on the left side of my screen but only at the lockscreen it seems. All black background. Is that something with how the lockscreen behaves or are these the splotches you guys speak of?
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FlowingAway said:
I'd like to know what you guys are talking about. I seem to have some grey stuff going on the left side of my screen but only at the lockscreen it seems. All black background. Is that something with how the lockscreen behaves or are these the splotches you guys speak of?
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Download a dead pixel app. You should be able to see if you have any with that.
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I've got them too. This is my second S3 as I exchanged the first for a new one... It just sucks, every movie I watch on this thing at night looks like 101 dadgum Dalmations from all the specks.

Its not a game breaker. But don't pick on the guy for OCD. I have it and it drives me nuts. Trust me
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This a common issue on Amoled screens. Its unavoidable
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Whiplashh said:
Its not a game breaker. But don't pick on the guy for OCD. I have it and it drives me nuts. Trust me
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I have it too Lol it's not a big deal because I can't see them when the pixels are lit.
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FlowingAway said:
I'd like to know what you guys are talking about. I seem to have some grey stuff going on the left side of my screen but only at the lockscreen it seems. All black background. Is that something with how the lockscreen behaves or are these the splotches you guys speak of?
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As ascertain said above you, they're hard to see and they're best seen when the screen goes black but it still on, like booting into recovery. There could be any number or size of them on your screen, or none. I was able to see them in a very dark room with a my brightness all the way down and a black wallpaper. I also had lux to lower the brightness more.
A lot of people probably have them and don't even know it. My wife's gs3 has the blotches and she didn't know before I told her. A friend with an at&t gs3 has blotches and my first two gs3's had them. Pretty common, I'd say.

I have those black specs and I had them on every Galaxy S phone I've owned. I even had them on my Galaxy Nexus (much worse on the Nexus though). It doesn't bother me too much, screen burn in on the status bar bothers me more. -_-
Sent from my 'milky' white S3 on the ever-getting-better Sprint network.

My S3 has them, my Fascinate didn't and my Incredible didn't either. I have been flashing different ROMS/Kernels lately and noticed that with some ROMs/Kernels they are not as noticeable especially during boot. Hmm.

Anyone have like a light red/pinkish hue tint along the bottom of the screen and edge

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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chevanlol360 said:
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.