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Hi,
Ive seen a few other posts like this and was curious , at the moment i cant use auto brightness becouse if i do this transparant line becomes quite easy to see.
However if i set brightness to 60% i dont see this line. However i do still see it on grey backgrounds and if i have the browser open and pull taskbar down its still quite obvious.
Im not to sure wether i should bother swapping this phone as last month i saw around 5 / 6 sIIs with the same issues and even blobs. So im thinking with 1 line im not doing 2 bad.
If people think its worth swapping i might just do that as ive spoken to shop and they are fine with it. However i dont want to get caught swapping phones if this is part of how amoled works or traits of useing amoled as i could end up with one thats worse.
Any opinions views well appreciated i can post a pic if needed but im guessing most people that post here will know what im talking about
One thing id like to add is that this phone is simply awesome , ive owned sII and sensation xe and ended up returning them but i really do like this phone ics is well nice
thought i would update this thread with pictures view appreciated thanks.
Sorry, but this is how aMOLED works. At lower brightness levels, it cannot keep every pixel in check. This is especially true when they've crammed 1280*720 pixels on a 4.65'' screen. If it is not a hassle for you to swap (i.e. you bought it at a brick and mortar store) you could swap it out. You might get one slightly better, or slightly worse. I had a couple of lines on mine, but I didn't mind it. The price really through me out though...
It's just what you have to deal with to get the best blacks...
fixed mine
Hi,
I had the same issue and ran an app from the market called Dead Pixel Test... I left it on Yellow colour for a few seconds then alternated to other colours... had to do this for like an hour before the white line was completely gone! Now been a week and the line didn't come back so I'm happy that a simple software like this was able to fix it!
Try it out...
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Hi,
I had the same issue and ran an app from the market called Dead Pixel Test... I left it on Yellow colour for a few seconds then alternated to other colours... had to do this for like an hour before the white line was completely gone! Now been a week and the line didn't come back so I'm happy that a simple software like this was able to fix it!
Try it out...
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How is a dead pixel tester app supposed to fix your phone?
Break in the pixels possibly? Amoled pixels burn at different rates.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
You think after watching a couple videos you would get the same effect...well maybe colorful videos
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I also have the transparent line
I had the transparent line on the screen too. It was clearly visible on light & grey backgrounds such as when opening a new tab in the browser and loading the Android Market.
This coupled with a yellow tint to the screen on white images, the average battery life (for me at least) and the volume bug which took a while to get fixed were enough reasons for me to return the phone and continue using my S2.
I definitely will buy the Galaxy Nexus again though. I liked the hardware and the screen clarity was great and stock ICS is superb. It was just a shame about the warm colours and transparent lines. Hopefully these get fixed in the near future via new production batches or a software fix. By then maybe an extended battery will be out too.
just to update this thread swapped the phone and my new one has no transparant line , however my new one does have some crazy banding which can be viewed here :-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382073
mad how different 2 screens can be again will be retuning , this phone is awesome but seems to be let down my samsungs build quality :/
Just to clarify a point that keeps being made. This is how SOME AMOLED screens are, not all.
I have a perfect screen as do many others, if it bothers you, exhchange it for a new one as it is possible to get one without defect.
Just kind of annoying how comments are made that make a blanket statement about all screens, when it really isn't. Sure it might be a typical problem with AMOLED, but it's not how they work and certinaly not a problem with all to have lines down and across them.
Hi everyone. I had a really strange issue hit me today. All was going great these few months but suddenly today my screen seems washed out. Blacks don't seem to be black but light greyish. And playing YouTube videos such as the one attached look terrible like it is a heavily compressed JPEG with terrible color clipping. It used to play perfectly before this. You can see the color clipping around where the dark area meets some light in the 2nd image (sample.jpg).
Strangely enough, taking a screenshot, it is really how the video should look (Screenshot_20190721-230137-01.jpeg).
Just wondering if anyone had this issue before? Not sure if it was a recent software update. I'm still on December update on my end so perhaps it's one of the apps.
A reboot also did not seem to resolve the issue.
Thanks in advance everyone
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Hi everyone. I had a really strange issue hit me today. All was going great these few months but suddenly today my screen seems washed out. Blacks don't seem to be black but light greyish. And playing YouTube videos such as the one attached look terrible like it is a heavily compressed JPEG with terrible color clipping. It used to play perfectly before this. You can see the color clipping around where the dark area meets some light in the 2nd image (sample.jpg).
Strangely enough, taking a screenshot, it is really how the video should look (Screenshot_20190721-230137-01.jpeg).
Just wondering if anyone had this issue before? Not sure if it was a recent software update. I'm still on December update on my end so perhaps it's one of the apps.
A reboot also did not seem to resolve the issue.
Thanks in advance everyone
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December? Update your phone first, preferably with a full image if you are unlocked. If that doesn't work, backup your data and do a FDR to rule out a hardware issue. If you end up calling Google for support this will be step number one, so you may as well get it over with. If you are not unlocked already, now would be a good time to do it. Unlocking will wipe the phone for you.
Update your phone buddy.
Just updated to the July update and it's still the same. The video looks terrible on my phone when compared to a Poco F1. Any chance I could trouble you guys to see if you are noticing the same banding/washed out colors on your phones as well?
Played some other videos and the same problem also occurs, especially when there's contrasty scenes. It's as though, my screen bit depth went down a little and it looks a bit like a heavily compressed JPEG when contrasty or backlit scenes appear
I looked at the same video in your OP and it looked fine. I am on Q beta 5.
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I looked at the same video in your OP and it looked fine. I am on Q beta 5.
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Thanks fury683! I'm guessing it's probably a hardware issue of sorts. Even some of the default wallpapers are showing banding at times
Same issues are showing up on wallpapers and images as well. Those areas where there are transitions seem to be smudging and all like a low color depth display. Moved on to Q Beta 5 and the problem still remains. The issue seems to be how the screen handles dark/dim transitions.
Just wondering if anyone has any idea how to reset the screen parameters/calibration etc?
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Same issues are showing up on wallpapers and images as well. Those areas where there are transitions seem to be smudging and all like a low color depth display. Moved on to Q Beta 5 and the problem still remains. The issue seems to be how the screen handles dark/dim transitions.
Just wondering if anyone has any idea how to reset the screen parameters/calibration etc?
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Any luck? I started facing this problem on Pixel 3a since a few days
Facing the exact same issue on my Pixel 3 XL. Were you able to find a solution?
Check your color choices under display settings. Try Boosted if it's not already selected. Maybe you had it on Boosted, and somehow it went back to Natural?
Same problem here...
I've noticed that same issue on my 3xl. Looks really bad, both wallpaper and YouTube blocky and compressed.
I have faced the same issue on my pixel 3xl recently. Have contacted the google support. They don't seem to acknowledge that it's an issue that's been occurring frequently. Instead they tell me it's just for my phone. Can anyone bring it to notice of the concerned authorities. I wish this is an issue which has been since pixel 2xl. And they refuse to cover it since the phone is out of warranty
What did you provide them as evidence? Ive sent a few YouTube screenshots and my wallpaper on home screen as it has bad banding at the top. All darks are horribly blocky no matter what quality I have YouTube at
I have sent them pictures of night sky i have taken and other such pictures in instagram where the contrast is very much evident. I have given my phone to the repair service and they said its a case of display mura. But i cant imagine such issues in a phone within an year and half of purchase.
4 days ago, after 2 years using pixel 3 xl I have the same issue. My screen is washed out. I don't have black any more. It is unacceptable buy a phone that costed more then U$ 700 and after 2 years I have to replace it because of screen issue. My battery is perfect, my phone never dropped and everything is working except the screen. I will give up to buy Google's phones. The only one I never had problem was nexus 5, all rhe others nexus 6p, pixel xl and now pixel 3 xl I had basic problems that if I have bought a Samsung or other famous brand will never have it. It is really a shame!
I am having this issue too ! Crazy Google Pixel. No point of buying after discontinuing google photo unlimited storage. Another disappointing issue after buzzing sound for front camera.
Left: Pixel 3 XL, blocky night sky.
RIght: Pixel 2 XL, everything looks normal.
Hi. This is also happening to me.
I'm on a P3 XL.
I believe that detailing what you were doing when you noticed the change may help discover how this is happening.
For starters, this happened to me some time ago and it suddenly fixed itself. Granted, I had the washed screen for months probably and I can't recall how it solved itself, or maybe I solved it by doing something accidentally.
Anyway, this happened again today and now I'm back with the washed screen.
I was watching a YouTube video in full screen with the volume very high, phone was hooked to charger. After a while I quit the application and realized that my screen's colours were messed up again.
It's as if there's a white matte all over the screen affecting the overall accuracy of the colors. the screen's colours get worse the less brightness there is. And when playing videos, especially on YouTube, the darkest areas appear blocky as if the video used a very low compression rate. This blockiness effect is dissipated if I manually increase the screen brigthness, but this is not a practical solution because the colors are still wrong.
My device is rooted with Magisk.
Latest Android security update June 2021.
I use YouTube Vance in root mode, instead of vanilla YouTube.
I am facing the same issue on my pixel 3 XL. Does anyone know hoe to fix this. I have two Pixel 3 XL. The one showing this color distortion has a bit brighter or I can say more white screw than the other. One is working fine till now. I updated to S beta 5 and this happened both are running same version of software and same settings.
Hi thr, new to pixel lineup. Got mine in a very cheap rate in marketplace like 200 usd. But now i can see the same issue. Also my top speaker is distorted in music playback like its broken or something. And most annoyingly a portion of the left side screen has low sensitivity where it misses the touches and scrolls. Which is very disturbing for typing experience. Please dont tell me to reset, coz i did it during the purchase. I am in the middle of a project and i dont have money for a new device, please help.
I have a LG V30+ and I'm thinking about to trade it in a Glaxy A70. In the case, I like to play Aspjalt 9 and the V30+ runs very well. The A70 has a better battery and will have 2 more OS update. What you thnk about it? Shold I get the A70 or keep my V30+?
Keep the V30+. The A70 has many bugs, and is not well optimized for games. Asphalt 9 runs like ****, alongside other game that should work amazing, but they don't. and the touch screen has sensitivity issues.
Check this vid:
Also, the AMOLED is great, but not when things are dark. This even will turn off more than enough pixels when it senses they are dark. It's like it doesn't understand the deference between "Black, should be turned off" and "Dark, should be dimmed". This means that while watching movies and videos, or playing games, if you encounter a part where things are dark and spooky, you're more than likely to see nothing, instead of just seeing things get darker.
Check this link: https://imgur.com/a/w9tLNAJ
Look at the bottom of the screen, and you'll notice that the wallpaper is really dimmed there to the point that it's turning black, which ruins it. I saw that wallpaper on my brother's A50 and it's not that dark on the bottom, nor is it black. It's just dimmed a little.
I chose the A70 over the A50 because I wanted better performance. But the issues and bugs this phone has are to much for me. I'm currently looking for a new phone to buy, with a price close to the A70.
Asphalt 9 does run badly on the A70, yep.
That black issue only happens on the lock screen. It's a software issue. Touchscreen is fine on mine also ?
SniperLolz said:
Keep the V30+. The A70 has many bugs, and is not well optimized for games. Asphalt 9 runs like ****, alongside other game that should work amazing, but they don't. and the touch screen has sensitivity issues.
Check this vid:
Also, the AMOLED is great, but not when things are dark. This even will turn off more than enough pixels when it senses they are dark. It's like it doesn't understand the deference between "Black, should be turned off" and "Dark, should be dimmed". This means that while watching movies and videos, or playing games, if you encounter a part where things are dark and spooky, you're more than likely to see nothing, instead of just seeing things get darker.
Check this link: https://imgur.com/a/w9tLNAJ
Look at the bottom of the screen, and you'll notice that the wallpaper is really dimmed there to the point that it's turning black, which ruins it. I saw that wallpaper on my brother's A50 and it's not that dark on the bottom, nor is it black. It's just dimmed a little.
I chose the A70 over the A50 because I wanted better performance. But the issues and bugs this phone has are to much for me. I'm currently looking for a new phone to buy, with a price close to the A70.
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I have none of these issues with my A70. Can't speak for Asphalt 9 but I have about a dozen or so games installed and haven't had any issues. In fact, when I run the same games I cant tell a difference between them running on the A70 or my V30. There are 2 if I remember correctly where load times are a bit shorter on the V30, but that's all. I'm pleased with the overall performance of the A70, enough so that I've given the V30 to my daughter and the A70 is my daily.
To the OP, Battery is leaps and bounds better on the A70 obviously, but the v30 wasn't that bad battery wise either. Performance perspective I don't see a difference in day to day usage. Fingerprint scanner on V30 is much faster. Camera quality is better on the rear cameras of the V30. Selfie camera sucked on the V30 and is much better on the A70. Also if water resistance is important, than the A70 is not for you. Similar to the quad dac if you use it. I always used Bluetooth earbuds so was never really important to me. Display is very good on the A70, I haven't experienced issues and I watch movies daily on my train commute to work. Honestly though, if your V30 is running well, I wouldn't upgrade myself unless you absolutely want the bigger screen/battery. The SOC is still technically superior on the V30 even though it may not be noticeable in day to day usage.
SniperLolz said:
I chose the A70 over the A50 because I wanted better performance. But the issues and bugs this phone has are to much for me. I'm currently looking for a new phone to buy, with a price close to the A70.
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Get S9+. Price is close. The rest is much better except for smaller screen and much smaller battery.
I'm keeping A70. Asphalt9 can suck my finger!
I have a8 2018 and am thinking of getting a70 but i am not sure is it worth it?
biggest dissapointment of a8 is how slippery it is, edges of the phone are a disaster and with glass fingerprinty back theres no way to survive without case
other stuff was/is fine i guess, screen, cameras all ok, especialy selfie cam. altho camera app quite slow..
anyone had a8 or tired that can compare it to a70?
i know the specs but whats on the paper dont usually tell the whole story
bigger battery is nice
bigger screen also but is it as good or better?
i know the back is slippery but how are the edges when holding it ?
cameras better or worse?
how does gps work?
how is overall speed of the phone?
thanks
Screen is big and beautiful but it's not well made, so there's the touch issue, where the screen response latency is a little delayed so it's gonna be a nightmare doing stuff that require precession on this device, such as drawing or playing games that require aiming. Check:
Also tho the screen is beautiful, it has an issue where it turns off pixels that are supposed to be dark. So while watching something with a dark atmosphere, most of the time you're not gonna be able to know what part is pitch black, and what part is just darker than the rest. People don't usually notice this issue but I did notice it because I used my brother's A50 for a while and this issue isn't present on it. The issue with touch response latency isn't present on the A50 either.
The Snapdragon 675 isn't optimized by most games so you're gonna struggle with lag in games like PUBG and Asphalt and COD. The Exynos used on the A50 is optimized, tho. And by using the A50, I can clearly see how much of an advantage optimization gives to gaming.
There A70 isn't slippery, I use it without a cover, so that's a plus. I've dropped it a couple of times but there was no effect. The A50 isn't slippery either.
And that's about it. I'm gonna sell my A70 and get an A50, or I'm gonna check the A51 after it gets released. If it doesn't have the issues mentioned here, then it's gonna be a great device with a great screen.
PS: I'm not a hater, I'm just a user that's honest. I love Samsung, but the A70 just isn't good enough to be sold to millions as it is. The A50 is better imo. Good luck mate.
I personally haven't noticed any big touch issues. The only time the display seems finicky is of my hands are sweaty or have water on them, which is pretty normal, (although I did notice this happening more on this device than my previous device). I don't know what to say on the black levels of the device since I've never noticed any problems, but it could be possible. As for games, PUBG and COD run just fine for me on med-high settings, but I did notice that asphalt 9 didn't feel very smooth, 8 for whatever reason is A-okay though, so I do think that this chipset hasn't been fully optimised for all games, but I don't think you'll have many issues.
If you're now deciding between a50 vs a70, then here's the basic differences, you decide if it's worth it.
-A50 has a better GPU, but a70 has stronger CPU
-A70 has larger screen, but both have same resolution (I.e. 1080p)
-A70 has more storage(128gb), and RAM (6gb), and while the A50 has that too, I haven't seen that model being sold anywhere online (at least in NA).
-A70 has a bigger batter and a faster charger
-A50 stock camera doesn't support 4k (could be wrong as they could have pushed out an update for this)
-A50 is cheaper
They're both good phones tbh, I don't think you'll regret either as long as you weigh the pros and cons. Hope this helps!
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Also tho the screen is beautiful, it has an issue where it turns off pixels that are supposed to be dark. So while watching something with a dark atmosphere, most of the time you're not gonna be able to know what part is pitch black, and what part is just darker than the rest. People don't usually notice this issue but I did notice it because I used my brother's A50 for a while and this issue isn't present on it.
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STOP peddling that nonsense. That is an issue with the lock screen ONLY. it is not a hardware issue and it doesn't affect anything other than the lockscreen. I don't know how many times i have to say that for you to listen.
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STOP peddling that nonsense. That is an issue with the lock screen ONLY. it is not a hardware issue and it doesn't affect anything other than the lockscreen. I don't know how many times i have to say that for you to listen.
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Look dude, I wouldn't talk about it if it wasn't there. You're just not noticing it because you've never put this device side to side with an A50 or a flagship and compared the displays. If I only had this device I wouldn't know that there are dark parts that I'm missing because the pixels are turned off instead of being dimmed. I only knew that because I watch my stuff on multiple devices, which means that I can notice it when a device has an issue with it's display.
+ If I'm still talking about an issue that you've previously addressed to me, then either I'm an idiot or the issue is indeed there. You're free to think of me as in idiot, but for me, the issue IS there, and I will showcase it later by doing a comparison between the A50's and the A70's displays.
PS: I'm not talking about the polarization on the lock screen. I know that that's a bug that only happens on the lock screen, that's why I'm not taking about it.
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You're just not noticing it because you've never put this device side to side with an A50 or a flagship and compared the displays.
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Massive assumptions aside, My last phone was a S8. That's all I really need to say.
+ If I'm still talking about an issue that you've previously addressed to me, then either I'm an idiot or the issue is indeed there. You're free to think of me as in idiot, but for me, the issue IS there, and I will showcase it later by doing a comparison between the A50's and the A70's displays.
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Please do. Looking forward to it.
I have now had my phone for a little less than 3 days, and I've been happy with the speed it' blazingly much faster than my OnePlus 7T pro. It seems that I forgot my most important task when I buy a new phone: Test the screen quality on grey backgrounds.
One the 2nd day I noticed a faint white bar going through the middle of the screen while using spotify, so this morning I tested my trusty grey backgrounds, and one of them in particular had a nice/shocking result. One the left we see my OP7T with perfect color rendition, on the right the S20 FE that shows a brownish mess with lines going all over the place. I'm sorry for the bad quality cause this was taken on an aging Nokia 7 Plus and I couldn't make the picture sharp no matter what, but it gets the point across.
I did my research. I watched all tech youtubers of note reviews/comment on this phone and I thought since this phone is largely based off of the Galaxy A51 I thought they had the production figured out. But nope.
3 years ago this wouldn't have been as much of a problem, but since I use dark mode all over the place now, I just see these lines all the time, and once you see, you cannot unsee.
Multitouch issue. I have tested another one but same problem. Finally flagship with Snapdragon for EU. But sorry the phone is not complete.
omg it's not a problem you can disenable that line .
I use dark mode and low brightness settings indoors, I've not encountered this banding. I know that if you video the screen on low brightness you can see the screen pulsing but that's not a use case I'm going to deal with.