Hi,
I just got my new Samsung Galaxy S2 .
I already have an iPhone 4 .
But i actually have some doubt now .
I compared the 2 screens from the iPhone and GS2 , and found that Galaxy s2 has lower brightness than the iPhone 4 .
But i google'd and found out that people say that galaxy s2 has higher brightness than the iPhone 4 .
This has made a doubt in my mind as to whether my Samsung galaxy S2 screen maybe faulty .?
I have turned auto brightness to off and my brightness is set to maximum on my S2 .
Still i feel like it has low brightness .
Is there some benchmark program (Like quandrant and smartbench )that produces a score for the screen brightness .?
So that i can compare the score and be satisfied that my screen is ok .
Or what else is the option for checking whether the brightness is ok or not .??
Should i upload a video here so that you guys can check that and tell me .??
Reply plzz ....
I think you are comparing the Brightness at it's lowest level but try to do the opposite, compare them on 100% brightness and see what you get.
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I think you are comparing the Brightness at it's lowest level but try to do the opposite, compare them on 100% brightness and see what you get.
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No , I'm comparing the brightness at maximum for both devices .
What is the way to find out if S2 screen is faulty .?
Should i post a video .??
The SGS2 screen isn't as bright as the SGS1 so don't take people's word for it when they said its very bright. But it is definitely sharper than its predecessor, that's for sure. Try using manual brightness and set it to about 50% to 60% you should be satisfied with that unless you're under sunlight
Anyway I don't know of any apps that test the screen out. If you really wanna be sure, then take it back to where you bought it from or Samsung and ask to do a comparison. Or test with a demo set if they have one.
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sasha007 said:
Hi,
I just got my new Samsung Galaxy S2 .
I already have an iPhone 4 .
But i actually have some doubt now .
I compared the 2 screens from the iPhone and GS2 , and found that Galaxy s2 has lower brightness than the iPhone 4 .
But i google'd and found out that people say that galaxy s2 has higher brightness than the iPhone 4 .
This has made a doubt in my mind as to whether my Samsung galaxy S2 screen maybe faulty .?
I have turned auto brightness to off and my brightness is set to maximum on my S2 .
Still i feel like it has low brightness .
Is there some benchmark program (Like quandrant and smartbench )that produces a score for the screen brightness .?
So that i can compare the score and be satisfied that my screen is ok .
Or what else is the option for checking whether the brightness is ok or not .??
Should i upload a video here so that you guys can check that and tell me .??
Reply plzz ....
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Who cares how it compares to anything else? Are you happy with the brightness? If so, forget it and enjoy. If not, try a replacement and if you're still not happy then swap it for a different phone.
cr0wnest said:
The SGS2 screen isn't as bright as the SGS1 so don't take people's word for it when they said its very bright. But it is definitely sharper than its predecessor, that's for sure. Try using manual brightness and set it to about 50% to 60% you should be satisfied with that unless you're under sunlight
Anyway I don't know of any apps that test the screen out. If you really wanna be sure, then take it back to where you bought it from or Samsung and ask to do a comparison. Or test with a demo set if they have one.
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As i said at 100%? brightness also i feel it low when comparing it to IP4 .
So called Yellowish Display problem is going on but there isn't anything about Brightness I've heard of!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079444&highlight=Yellowish
Who cares how it compares to anything else? Are you happy with the brightness? If so, forget it and enjoy. If not, try a replacement and if you're still not happy then swap it for a different phone.
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How can he if he has already see a brighter one?
Anyway, just to say one thing, my previous phone was S8500, and after purchasing I9100, I too find that Brightness is a little bit low than I9100. In fact I found the S8500 screen crisper than I9100. So I liked the S-AMOLED than S-AMOLED Plus. Call me old school, doesn't matter.
Regards.
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How can he if he has already see a brighter one?
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???
I didn't realise the point of a mobile phone was to be the brightest one available. I asked the OP if he's happy with the current brightness, regardless of whether he's seen something brighter
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Here is a video showing the screen brightness .
Please watch and comment on what you think .?
goo.gl/JCXgA
cr0wnest said:
The SGS2 screen isn't as bright as the SGS1
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Hi, when I was comparing the galaxy s2 and the galaxy s1 (side by side in the shop) and my htc desire (amoled). I wanted to see what the differences were between all the amoled series. So I lined them all up galaxy s2<galaxy s< desires and turned all the brightness' all the way up to max and the galaxy s2 was by far the brightest. Furthermore, I read that Samsung claims that samoled+ is brighter than samoled. I have to agree, samoled+ was brighter than the galaxy s.
Here is a video showing the screen brightness .
Please watch and comment on what you think .?
goo.gl/JCXgA
It's perfect IMO.
Aren't you happy with the brightness of your screen?
I use brightness all the time on 25%. Sometimes on 40% to watch videos.
Take a look at the iPhone screen at full brightness in the dark. Do the same with sgs2 and compare black background on both phones. You're going to realize why sgs2 screen is much better.
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SGS2 screen is the brightest screen on max100% i've ever seen O_O
danielsf said:
Hi, when I was comparing the galaxy s2 and the galaxy s1 (side by side in the shop) and my htc desire (amoled). I wanted to see what the differences were between all the amoled series. So I lined them all up galaxy s2<galaxy s< desires and turned all the brightness' all the way up to max and the galaxy s2 was by far the brightest. Furthermore, I read that Samsung claims that samoled+ is brighter than samoled. I have to agree, samoled+ was brighter than the galaxy s.
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Hmmm ive yet to test this out myself, but i remember reading a head to head comparison with the SGS1 and 2 and they said the SGS1 was brighter, and you can also see that its true even from photographs. But the color and sharpness of the SAMOLED+ definitely wins.
Looks like i need to do a comparison myself.
Can i go to a samsung service center and ask them to compare my screen with another galaxy S2.?
Or do i have to goto an samsung outlet for comparing .?
Hi mate! I and my friend just bought 2 SGS2 today and I found that the brightness of the 2 are differernt obviously. My SGS2's birghtness is much lower and with yelow tint. (both with max brightness)
@aidafa : what u mean by obviuosly .??
They should be same afaik ..
Also , what is the yellow tint issue .??
Can u see my video and tell whether my brightness is up to the mark .???
I bought a White S2 from o2, which arrived yesterday , and I am having similar problems
Firstly I thought the screen was just a bit dim , I was a little surprised as SGS2 owners have been telling me how much brighter their screens are than the iPhone 4
I set the Brightness to max , Auto brightness OFF , Powersave mode OFF , Browser Brightness on full , and it still seems that the screen is incapable of presenting the colour WHITE -coloured images can look OK (not outstanding) - but whites simply look grey/blue and "dim"
It's very strange , flicking through the home screens , the white in the dock icons noticeable changes / dims in relation to how much bright colour there is on the screen , it is almost like having Auto brightness on and moving your finger across the sensor !
I think that this would be just "mildly annoying" , but I know (I have seen videos on Youtube) that the SGS2 should be brighter than the iPhone , but .... Well, look for yourself (both devices set to max , auto brightness off (browser brightness full ) )
O2 are happy to replace it , but cannot perform the swap till Tuesday , I am hoping it is a faulty device, rather than a faulty batch ! - if the replacement turns out the same I don't think I'll be able to keep it.
- I should add , on a screen where the majority of the screen is black , with a small amount of white , it can make that white as bright as the iPhone next to it (i.e. in the menus etc , but when it has a screenful of white (as per the image) it dims right down (hope that makes sense to you ? ) ...even by bringing the keyboard up it (i.e. introducing more dark area to the screen) makes remaining white a little brighter.
Dude .. You have too much money.. Ill have your gs2 and you keep the iphoney... ;-)
Here is a video to try and demonstrate what I mean - notice the more white on the screen , the dimmer it gets - less white=Brighter
This is what is actually happening , it is not the camera adjusting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wXz4I9i04s
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OK I realise it is not the end of the world or anything , its just that when I buy a phone I expect it to be working 100% - I have heard so many people say the SGS2 screen is the brightest they've ever seen , so this suggests mine is not working properly ?
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I was in a shop looking at s11 and generally playing with it and put the screen brightness up to full and was not that impressed so i compared it to the galaxy s in the same shop and the screen on that seemed much brighter and vibrant than the s II, maybee its just another setting i didnt find but the galaxy s screen looked better to me which really supprised me, can anyone with both phones confirm this by doing a comparison and has anyone else noticed it.
There is now way in this god given earth that a SGS screen is better than this. Brightness can vary from SAMOLED to SAMOLED, as every screen is different. But + will always be better because of its density and screen reaction time. My mates SGSII is very blue, mine is pure white with a hint of blue. But when any screens brightness is on low it may look a bit yellowish, that is the only downside of.SAMOLED. Trust me, this phone is fried gold
JD
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It's the automatic screen power, turn it off, changes alot.
Also in the display settings you can set it to standard, dynamic or movie.
Just like you can with a samsung tv.
I have used a Galaxy S from an year until recently last week, i exchanged it to get a new Galaxy S II. I like the phone very much and i still think its the best phone ever made. But i notice that even my screen has the yellow discoloration problem as others. I don't bother much about it but what made me curious was that a friend of mine purchased a new Galaxy S a few days back when i brought my S II. I put both the displays side by side and noticed this
1) The display of the Galaxy S was much brighter than my S II at 0 and 100 levels of brightness. I felt that my S II screen was more dull and yellowish while that of S was brighter and greyish
2) In direct sunlight, the visibility of the Galaxy S screen was more than my S II at both 0 and 100 levels of brightness.
I was surprised by these findings and I want to know whether
a) Super AMOLED+ brightness is supposed to be better than Super AMOLED ?
b) Or does my SII have a faulty screen and can i get it replaced ( purchased mine a week back) ?
To be honest, i always used my old Galaxy S at 0% brightness and even at times i felt it was too much brightness in a dark room, so used the Screenfilter app. But thats not the case with my S II, i have to use it at around 20% in the same dark room. So, i want to know whether my particular screen is defective or is it the same for everyone else ?
Settings display background effect: choose dynamic
And you can turn off the adjust screen for power option in display settings
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u sure u disabled power saving mode for the display? That usually causes a duller/greyish screen...
krishelnino said:
I have used a Galaxy S from an year until recently last week, i exchanged it to get a new Galaxy S II. I like the phone very much and i still think its the best phone ever made. But i notice that even my screen has the yellow discoloration problem as others. I don't bother much about it but what made me curious was that a friend of mine purchased a new Galaxy S a few days back when i brought my S II. I put both the displays side by side and noticed this
1) The display of the Galaxy S was much brighter than my S II at 0 and 100 levels of brightness. I felt that my S II screen was more dull and yellowish while that of S was brighter and greyish
2) In direct sunlight, the visibility of the Galaxy S screen was more than my S II at both 0 and 100 levels of brightness.
I was surprised by these findings and I want to know whether
a) Is Super AMOLED+ supposed to be better than Super AMOLED ?
b) Or does my SII have a faulty screen and can i get it replaced ( purchased a week back) ?
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All I can say, we all have the same GS II, same screen, same Yellowish tint, Bluish white in Auto/Low Brightness, some admit it, some not. If you wanna exchange it, exchange it, but I bet you will a same screen like before. And the comparison about Super AMOLED and Super AMOLED +, I too think that S-AMOLED is better than Plus in case of Low/Auto Brightness. I previously had a Wave S8500, and I never turned the Brightness to even 1 in one year as on lowest settings the screen was gorgeous. But I can't say that for GS II. I disabled the Auto brightness already, I just can't take that Bluish White effect. I am on 20%, the screen is cool now, still I am not that impressed with it as I thought I'd be. I don't think it's a feature of S-AMOLED Plus screens but a manufacturing fault, now Samsung admits it or not it's a different story. But I still hope that a Firmware update could turn things in the right way, just a hope. I purchased this device for only having another OLED screen, cause I've saw ARC and Play, and they just couldn't stand against my Wave, but if I knew that GS II would have this type of screen I'd not ignored those phones. Let one more OLED+ device from Samsung get released and if that one has this problem too, I am out from Samsung forever, yea I know they simply don't care for one customer, but I do care for me.
Regards.
I have disabled the Power saving mode, and also tried the three different modes- standard, dynamic, and movie. But i didn't find much difference. SAMOLED+ is supposed to be brighter than SAMOLED, right ? Other than this the phone is marvelous !!!
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All I can say, we all have the same GS II, same screen, same Yellowish tint, Bluish white in Auto/Low Brightness, some admit it, some not. If you wanna exchange it, exchange it, but I bet you will a same screen like before. And the comparison about Super AMOLED and Super AMOLED +, I too think that S-AMOLED is better than Plus in case of Low/Auto Brightness. I previously had a Wave S8500, and I never turned the Brightness to even 1 in one year as on lowest settings the screen was gorgeous. But I can't say that for GS II. I disabled the Auto brightness already, I just can't take that Bluish White effect. I am on 20%, the screen is cool now, still I am not that impressed with it as I thought I'd be. I don't think it's a feature of S-AMOLED Plus screens but a manufacturing fault, now Samsung admits it or not it's a different story. But I still hope that a Firmware update could turn things in the right way, just a hope. I purchased this device for only having another OLED screen, cause I've saw ARC and Play, and they just couldn't stand against my Wave, but if I knew that GS II would have this type of screen I'd not ignored those phones. Let one more OLED+ device from Samsung get released and if that one has this problem too, I am out from Samsung forever, yea I know they simply don't care for one customer, but I do care for me.
Regards.
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I used a Galaxy S and it was an excellent phone with Lagfix and Darkys ROM. Briefly, in between I used an Xperia Play for a few days and it was so laggy, many apps used to force close, etc. So i decided to go for a dual core and I think there is no match for S II in this regard. I am very satisified with this but just wanted to know about this SAMOLED+ screen and it was supposed to be better than SAMOLED. To be honest, i always used my old Galaxy S at 0% brightness and even at times i felt it was too much brightness in a dark room and hence used the Screenfilter app. But thats not the case with my S II, i have to use it at around 20% in the same dark room. So, i want to know whether is my particular screen defective or it is the same for everyone else ?
krishelnino said:
So, i want to know whether is my particular screen defective or it is the same for everyone else ?
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As I said in my previous post, 100/100 phones are like that, including me
ithehappy said:
All I can say, we all have the same GS II, same screen, same Yellowish tint, Bluish white in Auto/Low Brightness, some admit it, some not. If you wanna exchange it, exchange it, but I bet you will a same screen like before. And the comparison about Super AMOLED and Super AMOLED +, I too think that S-AMOLED is better than Plus in case of Low/Auto Brightness. I previously had a Wave S8500, and I never turned the Brightness to even 1 in one year as on lowest settings the screen was gorgeous. But I can't say that for GS II. I disabled the Auto brightness already, I just can't take that Bluish White effect. I am on 20%, the screen is cool now, still I am not that impressed with it as I thought I'd be. I don't think it's a feature of S-AMOLED Plus screens but a manufacturing fault, now Samsung admits it or not it's a different story. But I still hope that a Firmware update could turn things in the right way, just a hope. I purchased this device for only having another OLED screen, cause I've saw ARC and Play, and they just couldn't stand against my Wave, but if I knew that GS II would have this type of screen I'd not ignored those phones. Let one more OLED+ device from Samsung get released and if that one has this problem too, I am out from Samsung forever, yea I know they simply don't care for one customer, but I do care for me.
Regards.
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Whoa there! Extreme much? You'll never get another Samsung because the screen isn't bright enough at 0% brightness? Lol. Are you serious? Oh well, to each his own.
krishelnino said:
I have disabled the Power saving mode, and also tried the three different modes- standard, dynamic, and movie. But i didn't find much difference. SAMOLED+ is supposed to be brighter than SAMOLED, right ? Other than this the phone is marvelous !!!
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The plus got nothing to do with brightness but with subpixels. Its red blue and green in every subpixel where amoled got red green and blue green. Makes the image sharper to read.
zkyevolved said:
Whoa there! Extreme much? You'll never get another Samsung because the screen isn't bright enough at 0% brightness? Lol. Are you serious? Oh well, to each his own.
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Yes, that's correct. It's not an improvement for me coming from S-AMOLED and I don't like it. When I've seen better I won't bear a lesser.
You are correct in that part.
Regards.
Does anyone know, how much power is saved by using the display powersave mode? I just tried turning it off and the screen looks much brighter and crisper. Is activating power save mode worth it?
My SGS1 not as bright as this one and not ad good in sunlight.
Yellow tint if i have it i dont care i dont see it.
Dont like SGS2 sell it simple answer.
jje
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paranoid2007 said:
Does anyone know, how much power is saved by using the display powersave mode? I just tried turning it off and the screen looks much brighter and crisper. Is activating power save mode worth it?
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I never have power saver switched on and my battery manages to make it thru a day with moderate use..havent seen too much diff with it switched on..
Same problem for me..i also believe SGS1 is brighter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118532
SGS is slightly brighter than SGS II. It's in almost every review that measures screen brightness. AMOLED Plus was updated for sharpness, not brightness.
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Same problem for me..i also believe SGS1 is brighter.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118532
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What do you think your screenshots will tell us? If you want to prove anything, post *photos* not screenshots.
JJEgan said:
My SGS1 not as bright as this one and not ad good in sunlight.
Yellow tint if i have it i dont care i dont see it.
Dont like SGS2 sell it simple answer.
jje
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I am not bothered about the yellow tint either. What bothers me is the brightness level of SGSII when compared to a SGSI. Having used a SGSI for an year, the new SGS II has to be atleast equal to it. But lesser than the previous one is unacceptable. Thats my point
krishelnino said:
I am not bothered about the yellow tint either. What bothers me is the brightness level of SGSII when compared to a SGSI. Having used a SGSI for an year, the new SGS II has to be atleast equal to it. But lesser than the previous one is unacceptable. Thats my point
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Well all i can say is bought SGS2 and one week later sold SGS1 in that one week it was noticeable that SGS2 was brighter clearer more vibrant better screen .Thats not memory thats matching both side by side .
jje
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Whoa there! Extreme much? You'll never get another Samsung because the screen isn't bright enough at 0% brightness? Lol. Are you serious? Oh well, to each his own.
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Yeah it seems a strange comment.... one thing that always annoyed me about the original Galaxy S was the screen was TOO bright on the lowest setting - it was a nightmare if you were using it in bed with the lights off.
It seems that there is a lot of variance between the display quality between different SGS2 units. I myself was perfectly happy with mine until the screen had to be replaced by the Samsung warranty service. The new display wasn't half as bright as the one before and the light sensor coupled with a dim display makes it even worse. I've done some comparison between different units and found that almost all of them had different quality displays - many way too dark.
I made a photo comparison between our own to SGS2s using an original device (bought in early July) as a reference as its display performance is similar to the one I used to have in mine before the replacement.
I would be happy to hear if you have noticed similar differences with you own or your friends units just to get sense of how common the issue is.
The full story below!
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I’ve been a pretty happy owner of a Samsung Galaxy SII since April. I’ve especially been pleased with the excellent display that is able to deliver true blacks while being one of the brightest screens out there.
Imagine my horror then when the display broke. It looked like something was leaking inside it. It started as a minor pink hue in the edge of the screen and in a couple days had turned into a bruise covering one fourth of the screen. All the pixels seemed to work but there was a shadow with distinct edges clouding the picture.
The issue
Luckily the warranty covered this and the service point returned my phone with a note: “Display module replaced“. Little did I know that not all Super Amoled+ screens are created equal. After a minute of using the serviced device I noticed that the screen was somehow dark – noticeably darker than before. I checked all the settings – everything was set up the way it had been before with the auto-brightness set on. It just wasn’t the screen I had come to know. We have two units of the SGS2 at home and so I compared the serviced one with the other original unit. The display in the original (reference) unit was noticeably brighter than mine. The difference was even more apparent in the dark shades – where the reference display separated several different shades of dark grays mine only displayed black. The original screen on the reference device delivered the same quality as my ‘pre-serviced’ unit. Then I turned off the auto-brightness on both devices and cranked up the brightness to the max. Again the serviced unit was visibly dim compared to the reference unit. Even the color space between the devices are different – the original quite natural and a tad warm and the serviced one distinctly cool with whites tilted towards blue.
Next I borrowed a couple of other S2′s from colleagues at the office and it turned out their devices were just as dim as my serviced one – one even dimmer! I guess this explains why some reviewers and users have judged the display on the SGS2 to be too dark – something that I always thought to be a silly complaint. It seems that the display quality between devices varies greatly. I’m currently expecting a reply from my service point as to what I should do with my ‘faulty’ screen – I’ll let you know how this pans out.
I tried taking photos with the reference unit and the serviced unit side-by-side. If you think the differences are small and to complain is silly you should know that the real life effect is that taking photos and watching videos is now a pain because every shadow is just a solid black area and when you go into a dark room the auto-brightness drops the brightness way too low. So if you own a Samsung Galaxy s2 with a dark screen – you are one of the unlucky ones.
Below are the comparison shots. If you suspect you have one of the dark screens feel free to leave a comment below.
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you joined this site specifically to link to your own one it seems?
skimminstones said:
you joined this site specifically to link to your own one it seems?
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The forum won't let me add photos because I've just registered - only way to show them for now is to direct people to the site. Or about six posts from now I guess I will be allowed to post pictures as well.
I will add the whole text in a moment.
either way, it seems you joined specifically to talk about your site. Seems a bit trollish to me
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you joined this site specifically to link to your own one it seems?
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Happy now? Any comments on the real topic of this thread?
no not really
Yeah i'm also one of the unlucky ones with the dark screen. What makes it worse is the blue tinge when you tilt the screen slightly. Another problem, my screen keeps going bright for about 3 to 4 secs about every 45 seconds and then goes dull again. Nothing to do with auto brightness by the way because i turned it off.
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Yeah I've noticed the hue shift when tilting the display as well. Also on gray and white surfaces when the screen dims the color is not smooth but looks rather like there is some dirt under the glass. Like it's a whole different type of display than the one in our other SGS2.
I experienced the same situation. I had to replace the screen on the S2 bought back in may due to nasty scratches. The screen was otherwise really top notch with no visible defects.
The one they replaced with is much dimmer and actually has a higher contrast which leads to some color burn. There are also stripes from top to bottom when I pull down the top bar. And as if that was not enough, the picture is grainy. As you pointed out it feels as a totally different display.
I am not going to swap it since I managed to lower the contrast to an acceptable level but it's quite disappointing regardless.
This could be samsungs way of trying to slow down the screen burning?
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I still haven't bought an S2 yet but this is a bit of a concern. I'd like to hear from more people with a newer phone, do they have the same screen issues as mentioned above.
If you come from HTC to Samsung, you're certainly going to notice the difference. At least in my case, the HTC had better whites on screen and no blue tinge when tilting screen.
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I frequently flash between the XW and XX series of ROMs and notice that on some roms, the screen is darker and on others it is brighter. This is when it is being tested at 100% brightness and display setting set to normal.
If i knew for sure that flashing my phone with the correct ROM would make my screen brighter, i would do it in a flash.
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Same problem with the white sgs2 I bought few days ago. Really disappointing.
Seifer1975 said:
Same problem with the white sgs2 I bought few days ago. Really disappointing.
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Would you still recommend the S2 with the screen as it is on yours, or has it spoilt a good phone?
UKseagull said:
Would you still recommend the S2 with the screen as it is on yours, or has it spoilt a good phone?
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I would still recommend the phone, but you will have to use manual brightness instead.
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For those with the dim screen, if you are adventurous enough, you can follow the instructions here forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1235212&highlight=brightness to crank up the brightness of your phone so that you can use the auto brightness.
I have a new white sgs2 and this is the first Android phone I have had where the auto brightness on all roms Samsung or cm7 is totally useless. I use manual now and it looks good at around 1 3rd brightness so heavens knows how low the auto brightness is setting it!
Ephumuris
supermurmeli said:
Yeah I've noticed the hue shift when tilting the display as well. Also on gray and white surfaces when the screen dims the color is not smooth but looks rather like there is some dirt under the glass. Like it's a whole different type of display than the one in our other SGS2.
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I have the same problem, dirt under glass. The strange thing is, I got a replacement, the same problem. When you lower the brightness, there is small dark area, like dust. Two devices the same shop, the same problem. I start wondering it is the production quality Samsung can get
krico said:
If i knew for sure that flashing my phone with the correct ROM would make my screen brighter, i would do it in a flash.
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I have talked about this several times and even sent private messages to developers but all ignored it.
Anyway, try flashing the official kernal of KE2 and you will see the difference.
The collors and screen brightness will change without any effect what so ever to the device performance.
Screen Adjuster is another way to correct this, it is a free program in the market which will do the job for you .
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UKseagull said:
I still haven't bought an S2 yet but this is a bit of a concern. I'd like to hear from more people with a newer phone, do they have the same screen issues as mentioned above.
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HTC is no better, I had a Sensation before and it had the same problems, They use two different screen types and many complains about it in the Sensation forum.
The display is noticeably tinted pink, especially side by side with vibrant. Anyone noticing this? Is this a defect and should i exchange the phone at walmart from where i bought?
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Take pics and show us? But probably you should return it.
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I would return it. I have a S1, S2 and a t- mobile S3 and I don't have any pink issue so please post pics of your problem
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Unfortunately my camera was not good enough to pick up the difference. I scoured youtube and got this picture, and this is exactly how it looks. Vibrant is a bit cooler compared to One S in the picture. But Galaxy S3 display looks exactly the same. What do you guys think?
it's kind of hard to tell by picture but is it possible because your lights are dim? For whatever reason, GSIII default light settings are low...really low. Samsung is being cautious or something...I mean their Auto-brightness future sucks because of this, they make it really dim.
Hmm..Really?! The picture is pretty clear in showing the reddish tint on Galaxy S3 screen. But on that youtube video not a single comment about it. Makes me wonder if this is normal and I guess I am too used to the cooler blue tint on the Vibrant? It has been just a few days I got the phone and exchanging it at Walmart is not a problem, otherthan reinstalling all apps and other setup. But I just wanted to know if this is normal and if so I will be getting exactly identical phone and it is just gonna be a waste of time.
Looks like a defect to me, mine is not like that!
My GS3 is on the left, GS2 on the right. Both at 100% brightness
brfield said:
Looks like a defect to me, mine is not like that!
My GS3 is on the left, GS2 on the right. Both at 100% brightness
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Thanks, your picture gives me some relief. The SG3 definitely has a warmer tone and I think at 30% brightness it makes the whites a little pink. This combined with the fact that I compared to blueish super bright screen of Vibrant may have caused my panic. The brightness of SG3 screen is definitely low, I mean minimum usable is 30% and you have to set it at 50-70% for most situations. Vibrant is super bright where i can use it even at 0% brightness and anything above 50% really hurt the eyes.
My GS3 does not look anything like that, you can easily see the pink in your display.
Defect, return it.
ingenious247 said:
My GS3 does not look anything like that, you can easily see the pink in your display.
Defect, return it.
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What brightness level you usually set for indoor use?
rakeshchn said:
What brightness level you usually set for indoor use?
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I leave mine at about seventy five percent always, but at any brightness it does not look like that pink at all
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Not sure if its me trying to adjust to the S6 Edge screen coming from a HTC One M7 or what but boy why is the screen brightness bad on the S6 Edge? Thought Samsung got better with these screens, I compared my S6 Edge with my mom's S5 and her phone was noticeably brighter, how?! Also, I saw reviews saying that under direct sunlight, the screen brightness can go pretty high and I tested it putting a flash light onto the sensor and wow did it make a difference, why can't we have that high of a brightness on this beautiful phone all the time?! sorry if this offends some people, just very disappointed with the brightness on this phone ugh.
Not sure what's going on for you, Im on auto but the slider is the lowest it can go and it's bright enough for everything except strong sunlight when I had to move the slider up a bit. The screen is bright, perhaps a setting or software bug?
Well now something is up. So I'm not even using auto brightness and the screen goes brighter in lighted areas and then dims when I'm outside at night, is this normal?
NumairRana said:
Well now something is up. So I'm not even using auto brightness and the screen goes brighter in lighted areas and then dims when I'm outside at night, is this normal?
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Do you have adaptive display set? This could be whats changing the contrast etc even though you don't have auto set.
I'm hoping that the custom based TW gets rid of the brightness lock or whatever Samsung tough was smart to do lol
wide spread issue right now...http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...-auto-brightness-issues-strange-glitch-5.html
I sent this video to the Samsung assistance in NL (where I bought the phone). They replied that they were not able to see the youtube video!! How can we expect they fix this bug if they are not even able to watch a simple video of youtube...are they monkeys or what at the Samsung customer care??
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I sent this video to the Samsung assistance in NL (where I bought the phone). They replied that they were not able to see the youtube video!! How can we expect they fix this bug if they are not even able to watch a simple video of youtube...are they monkeys or what at the Samsung customer care??
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Let me tell you one thing. Samsung care or services or whatever they do are crap. They will try to find as much freaking way possible to avoid helping/exchage/repair. My device have camera blur issue ( when zoomed in ) yes zoomed in will blur but the blur is crap. Even my old note 3 can take sharper picture when zoomed in. My usb port is out of position and the separate plastic coating around it is broken. Regarding all these issue, Samsung said to me that it is not an issue and just minor and it can't claim for repair or exchange. Screw samsung in customer care. Their phone is great if you get a perfectly well builded phone. If your phone happen to have problem, you are gonna have painful days.
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Let me tell you one thing. Samsung care or services or whatever they do are crap. They will try to find as much freaking way possible to avoid helping/exchage/repair. My device have camera blur issue ( when zoomed in ) yes zoomed in will blur but the blur is crap. Even my old note 3 can take sharper picture when zoomed in. My usb port is out of position and the separate plastic coating around it is broken. Regarding all these issue, Samsung said to me that it is not an issue and just minor and it can't claim for repair or exchange. Screw samsung in customer care. Their phone is great if you get a perfectly well builded phone. If your phone happen to have problem, you are gonna have painful days.
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No problem. The phone is 850 euro, I returned and I didn't loose anything. Maybe I will in a month of so buy it again if it is solved. If there is any other issue, no problem, you have 14 days to return it.
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Not sure if its me trying to adjust to the S6 Edge screen coming from a HTC One M7 or what but boy why is the screen brightness bad on the S6 Edge? Thought Samsung got better with these screens, I compared my S6 Edge with my mom's S5 and her phone was noticeably brighter, how?! Also, I saw reviews saying that under direct sunlight, the screen brightness can go pretty high and I tested it putting a flash light onto the sensor and wow did it make a difference, why can't we have that high of a brightness on this beautiful phone all the time?! sorry if this offends some people, just very disappointed with the brightness on this phone ugh.
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I have the same problem I only noticed when I put my s6 edge next to regular s6 on max brightness the s6 screen is brighter, but when I turn on and off the auto brightness on the s6 edge the problem goes away till i lock the phone and it dim again, it's software bug, samsung too busy making money right now so it will take them min to get update fix.
Did android 5.1.1 update solve the brightness bug? I mean this seems really a huge bug how is it possible that samsung didn't come out with a solution yet?
Disable the power saving mode then
retry
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Disable the power saving mode then
retry
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Absolutely not. It's the first thing everybody disabled. It's not related to that. It's a bug of the s6 edge still not solved.
The Trivo guy said its a software issue. He said in a post somewhere that he installed the galaxy S6 ROM and the brightness issue was fixed. Hope its juts a software bug. Fingers crossed
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3139754
Hey Im having the problem in the video but opposite, I have a case that goes over my screen kind of like a wallet case with a see through window so I can see .Estates I get, anyways when the case is open (brightness auto is off and turned all the way up) it's dimmed, but when I put the case over the screen it because full brightness again? Is this the same glitch going on or do I need to fix something?
just go to setting/ then > Display & finally under brightness scrollbar turn off > Auto adjust brightness. Hope everything shinning again……..