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Just wondering as I've returned one bolt for a dead pixel and now exchanging 2nd for some light leakage issues at the bottom of the phone.
All of them have the light leakage. And for the people who say they don't its because you have to told it at an angle. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016939
ddgarcia05 said:
All of them have the light leakage. And for the people who say they don't its because you have to told it at an angle. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1016939
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Wow...well I can confirm all of them dont have this. I had my first bolt side by side to this one. Original with dead pixel has no leakage. This one has no dead pixel but does have leakage. This is frustrating as it should be taken care of by HTC. Didn't they learn from there EVO issues? I will be at the VZW store tomorrow and will not walk out without a thunderbolt that has no leakage or dead pixels.
I do not have any light leakage. I can tilt it slowly around while looking in the dark, there is none anywhere.
I took a video but it doesn't look great. Can't see much. I'll upload it though.
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No issues here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVmdB11isKI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
None here.
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the leakage at 0:15 on that video is all I have but pretty much every Thunderbolt has that.
PJnc284 said:
the leakage at 0:15 on that video is all I have but pretty much every Thunderbolt has that.
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Every phone I have had has that, not sure if it is a flaw.
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Silly people return the phone for the light leakage in the video, my droid incredible does that and so does my thunderbolt.
I have light leakage on the bottom of my screen, but not enough for me to return it.
I had leakage bad on my first one. Switch to a second one which feels like someone was rough with it. The vibration is rough and the plastic bit below the screen is coming up on both ends and the middle. They wouldn't let me swap though. No one could see the problem. Well, it wouldn't connect to 3G yesterday so they gave me a new one. Haven't played with it much, just put the battery in so I could be sure it works. Now it's sitting letting the screen protector dry. It think it's better though.
Ive returned one with a dead pixel. Both phones ive had leak at the bottom.
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Yesterday while switching wallpapers I discovered a dreaded stuck pixel, green in color. Went to the Verizon store I purchased it. HOLY #$%^Z^...they gave me the hardest of times. Keep in my I was still on my 14 day period. 2 of the employees could NOT see the stuck pixel and basically implied that I was crazy.
The "tech support" guy could clearly see what I was referring to...and did the exchange. The new unit seems OK so far.
I got leakage. I also wished the screen was set flush with the edges.
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Do you think i could return a phone or exchange even if its after the14 days?
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Do you think i could return a phone or exchange even if its after the14 days?
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If it's after 14 days but something covered by warranty they'll have to send you one. They overnight it though so it's not bad.
just wondering if anyone else is also tolerating the unfortunate light bleeding around the bottom half of their phone and above the soft keys. is this an issue with most of the thunderbolts or did i just get a defective model?
Can't really see what your talking about, is it like that for you all the time for you?
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I only see it when tilting the phone down at an awkward unusable angle. Don't see anything anytime i've been using the phone normally.
found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12954063&highlight=light+bleed#post12954063 .
My phone has that too, but it really never gets in the way unless like said you're looking at your phone from an already unusable angle.
It's a problem with most thunderbolts and many phones/tablets in general (even the jesuspad isnt immune).
As already mentioned, I dont ever see it unless im intentionally trying to look for it (at an angle).
Have same issue at an extreme angle.
Have same issue only a problem at night. Daytime I don't notice a thing.
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like stated in the link posted above, its from the illuminated capacitive buttons at the bottom and not the LCD panel itself.
On my first thunderbolt, i actually had the entire screen rotated by a few degrees and pretty bad bleed from the back lighting of the keys at the bottom. VW overnighted me a new phone and the new one still has the back light bleeding, but as others have said, only at extreme angles.
The screen isn't bleeding. It's just the lighting from the soft keys. I only notice it when I have the phone at a certain angle. No big deal.
This normally happens with any device that has backlight keys, soft or not. My Droid X did the same thing.
i work for verizon and every thunderbolt i've sold hasn't had nearly as much light bleeding as mine. it is a painful thing to sell models that surpass mine haha, getting a new one sent to me though, just hope it's not the same. blast this ocd
It seems that there are quite a few problems with the Rezound, including reboots, heat issues, and dead pixels. For those of you with bad phones, even if you are returning them, would you mind posting the issue you have and the manufacture date or batch number on the phone. If you don't have that, maybe the HW Version (although that will be much less useful, short of HTC running a new batch to fix the major heat and reboot issues).
To get your phone manufacture date:
1. Dial ##7764726
2. Hit call
3. Insert 000000 for password
4. Hit Display Grouping
5. Manufacture Date Code is what you need there
Maybe we can figure it out here. Will update the 2nd post with findings.
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Do you want members without issue to compare dates/batches?
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Whatever everyone feels might help.
the only way i remember getting my manufactorer date on the incredible was the bootloader..or something...i think......i forget actually; how do i do it? lol
Sorry I already returned mine but I had a dud. I had it at 130F at one point! Also the bottom buttons were a magenta color instead of red. This new one is awesome! Runs perfect!
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majorhunadadun said:
Sorry I already returned mine but I had a dud. I had it at 130F at one point! Also the bottom buttons were a magenta color instead of red. This new one is awesome! Runs perfect!
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No more pink/magenta buttons? I'm having that issue right now.
guys, can you take pics of these "magenta" buttons? no buttons will ever be pure red, IMO. mine are red, but have a lighter red hue, which in turn leads to a pinkish hue...it's nothing to warrant a replacement whatsoever though.
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I'm on my 3rd Rezound for dead pixels.... Guess what this one also has dead pixels that just popped up. Where can I find the information again so I can post.
I am currently on my 3rd rezound. First one mhl out didn't work, second one started rebooting constantly, now this one overheats when streaming video from the internet through the mhl. Love the phone but wish the features all worked correctly. Bought it on release day, got last one 4 days ago.
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I got my Rezound from Amazon delivered on Tuesday. I have not had any issues that others are reporting. No dead pixels, no pink/magenta hue on the capacitive buttons (they are indeed red) No overheating. No nothing. Works like a top. *Knock on wood*
I had one with bad light leak on the screen from the capacitive lights. Got it replaced. This one has light leak at the bottom bezel and the lights are almost pink. But idk how I feel about returning another one. Don't want to be that guy. And chances are I could get one with a whole different problem.
Rabble rabble rabble.
i think we ALL have light leak. it's just how the phone was designed.
Well the other one I had had none at the bottom. It leaked above the capacitive lights. My lights have officially gone pink now on this one.
Rabble rabble rabble.
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i think we ALL have light leak. it's just how the phone was designed.
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I only notice it when turning on the screen in a dark-ish room, for a second, the button backlight goes on, and you can see it, but once the screen lights up you can't. I call this a non-issue. Moving on ...
IXIKelsonIXI said:
I had one with bad light leak on the screen from the capacitive lights. Got it replaced. This one has light leak at the bottom bezel and the lights are almost pink. But idk how I feel about returning another one. Don't want to be that guy. And chances are I could get one with a whole different problem.
Rabble rabble rabble.
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That's why I'm not returning mine for the pink buttons, I've had to return phones in the past and each one after the original had a major issue... especially my Charge. Holy crap.
As far as the pink buttons, I've disabled them with the Screen Filter app. Everything else works perfectly on this phone, especially the voice quality and 4G reception. No reboots, no overheating... just the pink effing buttons. So it's staying. I'll either disable them permanently once a kernel is released that allows control or I'll open the phone up and use red translucent paint on the back of the buttons.
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i think we ALL have light leak. it's just how the phone was designed.
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Yeah all my EVO 3Ds had the same frikken issue. But it isn't nearly as bad on the rezound compared to the EVO. I had 2 random reboots this afternoon. 1 I was typing a post while in Tapa and the frikken thing froze. Second one I was just browsing in the market. Seemed as if I was scrolling and clicking to fast AMD the phone couldn't handle it. But I still love it. Got Verizon TP extend my return policy to Jan 15th, so I got plenty of time. But have no intentions to return.
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It seems that there are quite a few problems with the Rezound, including reboots, heat issues, and dead pixels. For those of you with bad phones, even if you are returning them, would you mind posting the issue you have and the manufacture date or batch number on the phone. Maybe we can figure it out here. Will update the 2nd post with findings.
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Doesn't seem anyone knows where to find that info, can you tell us? I haven't found any issues with mine but I'm still in my "new phone awe" phase coming from my almost 4yo dumbphone.
Would love to know just to check it against those with issues though.
No light leak at all on mine.
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so, im on my second amaze (first one had a dead pixel) and i need to take this one back now too because i have these 3 bright spots under the cap keys where light is leaking thru that is pretty bad and that i never noticed on their display model or the first one i owned.
since ive only been with tmo about 2-3 weeks, im not really sure how often i can return a phone for being defective (still within remorse period). do they flag your account for too many returns? is there a limit to the amount of phones they will exchange? should i try and return this phone to a different store?
i feel like for the money i paid for this phone it should be flawless and at the same time its both a burden on me and tmo that i keep having to return this phone. thoughts? experiences? thanks
the three bright spot are on all models, its a known issue with the phone, they may take it back, but you will get an other one with the same issues.
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so, im on my second amaze (first one had a dead pixel) and i need to take this one back now too because i have these 3 bright spots under the cap keys where light is leaking thru that is pretty bad and that i never noticed on their display model or the first one i owned.
since ive only been with tmo about 2-3 weeks, im not really sure how often i can return a phone for being defective (still within remorse period). do they flag your account for too many returns? is there a limit to the amount of phones they will exchange? should i try and return this phone to a different store?
i feel like for the money i paid for this phone it should be flawless and at the same time its both a burden on me and tmo that i keep having to return this phone. thoughts? experiences? thanks
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i dont think it matters how many you physically return but if your requesting them from insurance they do because a lot of people scam insurance and just sell their devices.
Although, the capacitive lights at the bottom do leak, a lot. this is a well known issue and its highly likely that the next Amaze you get will have the same issue. If I were you, I'd at least root, and download adjbrightness from the market and just turn em off. It saved me some battery and got rid of all the light leakage hope I helped bro
if it is a deal breaker for ya, just get the GSII, its a good one too
mikeschevelle said:
the three bright spot are on all models, its a known issue with the phone, they may take it back, but you will get an other one with the same issues.
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check out this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438805) see how this guys 3 dots are barely noticeable? mine are as bright as the cap keys themselves and the display model at 2 stores ive been to doesnt have em. i can deal with the way those look in the pic, but mine are super noticeable
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if it is a deal breaker for ya, just get the GSII, its a good one too
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had one of those too and had a bunch of ghost lines and blobs, plus the low resolution didnt really appeal to me on such a big screen
You can exchange it as many times as you want. Hell, I exchanged mine 4 times in one week! The issue I keep having is I have blue lines in my LCD. I am on my 6th replacement.
mrmako777 said:
so, im on my second amaze (first one had a dead pixel) and i need to take this one back now too because i have these 3 bright spots under the cap keys where light is leaking thru that is pretty bad and that i never noticed on their display model or the first one i owned.
since ive only been with tmo about 2-3 weeks, im not really sure how often i can return a phone for being defective (still within remorse period). do they flag your account for too many returns? is there a limit to the amount of phones they will exchange? should i try and return this phone to a different store?
i feel like for the money i paid for this phone it should be flawless and at the same time its both a burden on me and tmo that i keep having to return this phone. thoughts? experiences? thanks
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Light bleed is a known issue. There is a modification you can make to almost completely fix. I say it doesn't affect normal usage so I left it alone. Strongly recommend you stick with amaze. It's a great device.
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You can exchange it as many times as you want. Hell, I exchanged mine 4 times in one week! The issue I keep having is I have blue lines in my LCD. I am on my 6th replacement.
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LMAO. thats being assertive isnt it? good to know, we pay far too much money for phones that should be flawless right out of the box. guess ill be exchanging this for another, and another until they get it right!
glacierguy said:
Light bleed is a known issue. There is a modification you can make to almost completely fix. I say it doesn't affect normal usage so I left it alone. Strongly recommend you stick with amaze. It's a great device.
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guys, my problem is not with the light bleed onto the screen, its with the 3 bright ass spots under my cap buttons. ill have to grab a picture tonight so you can see what i mean. they are literally as bright as the cap buttons themselves. its pretty bad...
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guys, my problem is not with the light bleed onto the screen, its with the 3 bright ass spots under my cap buttons. ill have to grab a picture tonight so you can see what i mean. they are literally as bright as the cap buttons themselves. its pretty bad...
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I never noticed these on my phone until last night when I was watching a show on my phone. Kind of annoying, and I'm hoping they don't get worse. I don't know how they would, but I've had the phone for two months and never noticed it till now.
For sure exchange though, I doubt they flag your account for having phone hardware issues. I only had 4 mytouch4gs in a year, but I was annoyed enough to get a free amaze out of it. They're good with exchanges. Wish they didn't have to be and the phones worked, but oh well.
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It really sucks having blue lines in the LCD. Since I am not far from Chicago, the cold weather here I believe is triggering the issue. I am going to keep exchanging until HTC gets it right and T-Mobile sends me a good phone lol.
Exchange it man! Don't be shy. You deserve what you pay for and tmo needs to be held responsible for providing that. Guarantees are only useful if you use them! If they overcharged you for some service would you just pay it because you don't want to burden them? I do agree it can be a pain to bring it in, I would go so far as to request a discount on your service. Never forget, they are there to serve you!
P.S. I also never lock myself into contracts, just so I have the option to quit. You would be amazed how much better service you get from the "customer retention center."
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As far as I know, most if not all amazes have a dead pixel, capacitive buttons lights leak into the screen and the blue lines are normal no need to replace your phone, besides, its not a big issue.
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I don't think mine has a dead pixel
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eggydrums said:
As far as I know, most if not all amazes have a dead pixel, capacitive buttons lights leak into the screen and the blue lines are normal no need to replace your phone, besides, its not a big issue.
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I definitely don't have any dead pixels in all 3 of my Amazes
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LMAO. thats being assertive isnt it? good to know, we pay far too much money for phones that should be flawless right out of the box. guess ill be exchanging this for another, and another until they get it right!
guys, my problem is not with the light bleed onto the screen, its with the 3 bright ass spots under my cap buttons. ill have to grab a picture tonight so you can see what i mean. they are literally as bright as the cap buttons themselves. its pretty bad...
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Under the cap buttons? Really? I guess I will have to see the picture when u post it. The known light bleed issue is 3 white spots above the cap buttons... More so in between each cap button... But on the screen. It's noticeable when the screen has a black background. If that's not what you're talking about, then u may have a faulty device
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Under the cap buttons? Really? I guess I will have to see the picture when u post it. The known light bleed issue is 3 white spots above the cap buttons... More so in between each cap button... But on the screen. It's noticeable when the screen has a black background. If that's not what you're talking about, then u may have a faulty device
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yup, its strange for sure. ive been spending so much time trying to restore my wifes kindle fire that i havent had much time for anything else. ill try and get a pic up in a few!
I don't have any blue lines or dead pixels on my Amaze, but so have the very common light bleed onto a dark screen, which was annoying.
I downloaded an app called screen filter off the market and it shuts the lights off on the soft keys. It was god sent! Didn't have to root my device either.
Not sure what you are talking about. Honestly don't want to as it may bother me if I see it on mine because of your picture, lol!
Loving this phone! Granted I just got it.
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ok guys, just got back exchanging my 2nd device at a different store and wait for it...wait for it...this thing is flawless (so far)!!!! very, very minimal light bleed and absolutely zero light coming from in between the cap buttons...
the store i bought the first 2 units from admitted to me that they sold very few amazes so i figured i must have been getting old stock. well it turns out, the other store i went to today had gotten burglarized a few weeks ago and had all completely new inventory. looks like the newer units have maybe addressed our concerns? not sure, but at this point im very happy!!
now that i got a good unit, you guys are stuck with me here for awhile! LOL
That's cool man. Glad to hear you got a good Amaze.
It was funny after reading this thread, I kept looking for those spots you were talking about, which I do get, but bleeds into the screen and that app took care of that problem. But having it outside in the sun, I noticed those blue lines. It is faint, but there. Looks like a grid. I assume these are on all of the devices? I can't see it much unless outside and the sun beating on it at a certain angle.
Kind of how my Kindle Fire is as well.
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So I am using my phone at night and I noticed some light bleeding. Not the usual one everyone talks about but at the very bottom of the screen where the Home button is. I can see light being emitted across the base of the screen where it meets the surrounding.
When I press the screen in on that section it goes away. So upon closer inspection I can see that the screen is slightly raised at that section and I can press down on it and it will be level but slowly raise back up causing the light bleeding.
Great. Anyway I bought this phone second hand. Do you think HTC will honor the warranty if I send it in to fix the screen?
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After reading this I noticed I have this too. Im not sending mine since it doesn't bother me at all but if yours is really bad you should send it back. I don't see why they wouldn't make a warranty exchange.
Try and snap a picture, it'd help a lot more people see what the problem looks like
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So I am using my phone at night and I noticed some light bleeding. Not the usual one everyone talks about but at the very bottom of the screen where the Home button is. I can see light being emitted across the base of the screen where it meets the surrounding.
When I press the screen in on that section it goes away. So upon closer inspection I can see that the screen is slightly raised at that section and I can press down on it and it will be level but slowly raise back up causing the light bleeding.
Great. Anyway I bought this phone second hand. Do you think HTC will honor the warranty if I send it in to fix the screen?
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its normal, i have it too, so does my dad's amaze, both new phones
Hmmmm seems like another common issue. Ill try to take some pics today to show everyone what I am talking about. It amazes me, no pun intended, that I switched back to HTC from Samsung for better build quality and so far I've had so many issues already compared to the Vibrant I had before this phone.
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I have the same issue, doesn't bother me though.
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I also have it, Atleast i think its a light bleed, ive also thought that maybe its the light from the display just reflecting off the lifted edges/bezle??? Doesnt bother me much either anymore.
Noticed this the first day I have got the Amaze. Went back to the store, check the demo model, another new one sealed in box does the same thing, we are SOL
If I have the light enabled on the soft keys, I can see it.
Since day 1 it has been there but now it's creeping up the sides...as if the glass might simply 'pop' out one day, that's something I can reinstall.
Another vote for "visible".
thats really weird. I have a telus amaze and no problems here :/ just the normal screen bleed because of the light of the buttons.
Pics with and without the soft keys enabled, taken with my wife's amaze...which is also showing separation.
Always thought it was just a part of the design.
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I am trying to learn to appreciate it as a pretty glow during scroll menus in portrait LOL, that is what I thought it was at first HAHA!
I learned that most Amaze 4G has this issue, so I was like:
Waiting for someone's screen to just pop off now lol
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Waiting for someone's screen to just pop off now lol
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The gap has quickly moved from the bottom, up the sides.
After yeas of consistent use my HD2 case was bowed in on the sides, probably from the "stress" of 5 beautiful children...that includes twins.
lol.
The Amaze cases don't seem vulberable to such forces of massive rage grip, so hopefully no pop.
Both phones were complimentary due to a tmobile blunder, so no insurance (ocd kept my HD2 pristine, these should be fine) I'll do the 3m tape thing I've read so much about on the Sensation forums.
Now THERE'S a poorly built phone...kripes.
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I am trying to learn to appreciate it as a pretty glow during scroll menus in portrait LOL, that is what I thought it was at first HAHA!
I learned that most Amaze 4G has this issue, so I was like:
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but you're not forever alone, more of a trolololololol.
however it is your pretty glow, win/win!
Screen bleed is normal in the sense that it is common, but I for one do not consider it acceptable. It is not inevitable, and you can get a screen that doesn't have it.
I just tell myself that these screens are made super quickly and put in these phones super quickly, assembled by some in all likelihood poor underpaid worker.
I cut them some slack, although screen bleed absolutely bothers me. What I dislike is the lottery process. I would pay more for a screen that could guarantee no screen bleed.