Hi all,
I've had my GT-I9100 since May this year and for some reason, have either only just noticed the following issue, or it's only just manifested.
I'm noticing some finer dark lines on the screen, starting from the very top (when held in portrait view) and gradually fading away down the screen. I've heard about the term "banding" and I believe that's to do with Samsung's sharpening algorithm making gradients not blending as smoothly as they should. So I don't believe this is the banding issue, unless I have the above wrong?
This is definitely a screen issue as when switching the device to portrait view, the lines stay where they were rather than rotating and these lines do not come up on screen shots as below.
I've linked the below animated GIF image, showing what I would consider normal and then the next frame showing the lines that I've edited on using Paint.net.
The edited image probably over exaggerates the issue, but now that I've seen these lines, they're very noticeable especially when scrolling because the moving background underneath the lines make them stick out more.
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My setup is as follows (signature out of date)
GT-I9100
XXKG6 ROM (my own, just based off stock with a few smali edits to MMS.apk etc, no theme)
SpeedMod K2-17
XXKI4 modem
Voodoo Screen intalled with it set to native
Any suggests and help will be much appreciated.
Can anyone at least confirm if this happens on their device or not?
This is very noticeable when scrolling around your local area on Google Maps and when clikcing into the Google Search widget.
I'll check on both of my work colleagues phones as of tomorrow but would be great to get a wider selection to test from.
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Have it also occasionally
Hi Mekrel,
I do have observerd the same issue on my GS II.
The flickering seems to come and go (or I only notice it occasionally).
It's most visible in light/white areas of the display.
I also have had my device since may or so and have changed through various roms, including litening, batista and cyanogenmod.
Im pretty sure that the issue occured regardless of what rom I used (Id say it has nothing to do with the rom).
Unfortunately I cant offer a solution, only the fact that I have the same issue :/
knusprig said:
Hi Mekrel,
I do have observerd the same issue on my GS II.
The flickering seems to come and go (or I only notice it occasionally).
It's most visible in light/white areas of the display.
I also have had my device since may or so and have changed through various roms, including litening, batista and cyanogenmod.
Im pretty sure that the issue occured regardless of what rom I used (Id say it has nothing to do with the rom).
Unfortunately I cant offer a solution, only the fact that I have the same issue :/
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Hi knusprig,
Thanks for your feedback.
Just thought I would reply just incase anyone else experiences similar. I checked my two work colleague's handsets today and they didn't have any dark horizontal lines across the top 3rd of their screens.
Went to my local O2 store where I bought the handset SIM free and spoke to a member of staff who told me that because I own the handset outright, I either had two years warranty with Samsung or one year's with O2.
Turned out that there was a Samsung certified repair centre across the road. So took it in and left it with them at lunch time, returned 5 hours later after work and they've replaced the screen and it's working fine. No cost to me at all.
Very happy with the service
Let's meet up in rottonrow and discuss this further lol
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Hello everyone,
I noticed that at night when I have a black background i can see dark spots that make you notice the color is not uniform.
This defect occurs when all these conditions are verified:
- Completely dark room and eyes accustomed to the darkness for a few minutes
- Completely black screen (like the one in the test screen by typing *#0*#)
- Minimum brightness (but can be seen even at maximum brightness).
In practice, you see lots of little dots of different sizes and shapes, always black as the background, but not the rest of the uniform color (as if they were the signs of glue that is below).
During the day with light are virtually invisible, at night using it would not normally notice, but as soon as the screen remains black for a few seconds (for example when loading a video from youtube), here they are appearing and are really annoying.
I got my phone last week, I would still be time to ask to replace it, but I'm afraid it's a problem of all devices and maybe even put the risk of receiving a worse one (with dead pixels, circles on the screen, etc.).
Someone else has ever noticed these spots? If you have not noticed could you do a test under the conditions that I outlined above?
To understand whether it is a problem of all (in which case I would avoid to let me change) or just mine.
I still have 2 days to apply for replacement, thanks!!
P.S: sorry for my bad english
Same on mine, and a lot of them... not really visible that much only with blank black screen... and sincerely when do you use your phone with nothing on the display ?
Im pretty sure those are manufacturing imperfections in the amoled production process and we cant do anything about it, im pretty sure all phones have it to some extent.
Same here... I think that its bet to just get used to it, that what i did anyway..
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Yes, I have the same problem too! Just got the white version of this phone. I also noticed that mine looks like there's a small fingerprint smudge underneath the glass. These don't bother me, but what really bugs me is this faint faded line that runs up and down the screen. It looks like burn-in or something. I can't see it unless I'm playing a certain video with gray backgrounds. Should I swap it out or keep it? The one I have now has no dead pixels, but I'm afraid the new one would...
Hmmm so we all have this problem, any other witness?
Yeah same thing i was thinking im only one
/problem with all oled screens
same with mine..its a flaw by samsung. unequal distribution of glue to stick the glass and capacitive layer
Same here ...
At first I was a bit worried because I also have an LG Optimus SOL E730 with amoled, and it does not suffer from this problem.
So, the only thing that comes to my mind, is that samsung did a crappy job on this phone.
One more thing: When the screen is black, the LG appears as if it's turned off, the Samsung, on the other hand, is a little lit.
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So I am seeing some color issues with my SII
Not sure if it's just the way it is (because I am coming from the LG G2x which had the most amazing display you can ever imagine), or is it just my phone.
The funny thing is that even though I am attaching a screnshot, obviously YOU will not be able to see the issue (since of course, the pic itself is fine, and it is the display that makes it wavey...)
I am not even sure I am explaining myself the right way.
Wavy colorts, uneaven, almost cartoonish-like, smeary.
It is most apparent with darker shades
(U can't see it here)
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Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus displays exaggerate colors and shades, and that is it's key feature. Not sure about your phone, but if you think something's wrong with your phone, go check with your service provider.
nicholaschum said:
Samsung's Super AMOLED Plus displays exaggerate colors and shades, and that is it's key feature. Not sure about your phone, but if you think something's wrong with your phone, go check with your service provider.
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Thank you!!!
Found some info here, i wonder if mine is one of these....
http://pocketnow.com/android/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-screen-problems-trouble-in-paradise
I hope more members will have something to say, perhaps they have experienced this as well.
I was also thinking whether this can (hopefully) be a kernel issue or color calibration issue? I know that some kernels has effect on the colors, but I am out of my field here and completely wrong
The weird thing is that light colors are perfect. When GRAY or BLACK, it just looks bad.
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The weird thing is that light colors are perfect. When GRAY or BLACK, it just looks bad.
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I've got something similar to that.
It's not noticeable in a well lit environment but if I'm in a dark room and have a black screen on my sgs2, some blotches seem darker than the rest of the screen.
I wouldn't be too bothered about this if it was just one or two but there's one large one and a bunch of smaller ones scattered around the screen.
Thanks!
I wish I could upload a photo to show it, but (funny enough), my only camera is my phone's camera (a single student - what r u gonna do?!)
This is especially noticeable when I take a picture or when I use the Music app (pictured above), where there is huge smears of color going from the dark to the lighter.
I hate to even imagine it, but I think I will have to depart from my SII if this is something that isn't fixable. If no one else experience this, I will get a new SII
(i don't know anyone that has the SII so I have no one to compare it to)
Managed to take some pics
Hope U can see it:
Look at the bottom discoloration:
All menus with shades of grey and black present this issue (kernel problem maybe?)
NOTICE POWER WIDGET!!!!
After receiving my Note, everything seemed fine, although the screen had a very warm effect. I didn't mind so much, as I like warmer whites and color anyways.
However, what kind of annoyed me was the color banding that was especially evident in the notification bar (the very top and very bottom). My sister's Galaxy S2 does not have this problem, nor does my Samsung Captivate. I'm guessing this may be because of the screen resolution, but I hope it isn't because I have a defective screen. Anyone else have this problem?
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I have a similar issue, but assuming the picture above is a screenshot, wouldn't that rule out the screen as the culprit and implicate the actual design of touchwiz itself?
I see the same thing on the notification bar, but I don't see it on screens that appear to be specifically designed for the note. That leads me to believe they were lazy in the implementation of screens used in smaller devices. Instead of recreating them for the higher resolution, they look like they're just being stretched.
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After receiving my Note, everything seemed fine, although the screen had a very warm effect. I didn't mind so much, as I like warmer whites and color anyways.
However, what kind of annoyed me was the color banding that was especially evident in the notification bar (the very top and very bottom). My sister's Galaxy S2 does not have this problem, nor does my Samsung Captivate. I'm guessing this may be because of the screen resolution, but I hope it isn't because I have a defective screen. Anyone else have this problem?
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Is that a screen capture or did you take a photo using another device
Looks regular homie.
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I agree this is just the lazy implementation. Open the phone and look at the dial pad buttons. There is no banding on those. They are present on the Android stock keyboard however. But I don't think it is a defect of the phone.
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I agree this is just the lazy implementation. Open the phone and look at the dial pad buttons. There is no banding on those. They are present on the Android stock keyboard however. But I don't think it is a defect of the phone.
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If you put your display on 100% and look carefully at the dial pad buttons, the banding is there as well.
Yep, I see this also on other gradiented GUis.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23277977&postcount=22
Software UI issue i.e TouchWiz, not our screens.
-On another NOTE, Samsung goes 5.3"
I issue seems to be better on Saurom project rom. My dropdown menu used to look the same like the screenshot above. Now its gone completely.
Sent from the Almighty Note!
I've a zenwatch 2
Recently I've noticed that there is a shadow on the screen, to discover then that maybe some pixels have died !!!!!!!!!
I've returned to dev. options and find the screen burn in protection disabled, enabled it and after restart returned to the dev. options and it's disabled again.
Tried to snap some photos, you can notice the circle in the middle :S
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Device and phone info:
Asus Zenwatch 2
AW: 1.5.0.3010138
Google play services: 9.8.77
Android OS: 6.0.1
Phone:
Nexus 5
Android 6.0.1
Google play services:7.0.17
Have you tried setting "Always On Screen" to off. I disabled ambient mode to save battery, but it ends up leaving the display on for no more than a few minutes a day. That should practically eliminate burn-in.
Mine has the same problem, nothing is working, I have no idea how to fix
OLED displays are prone to this. I have an old Galaxy S2 that I used as a desk clock for a while, and it now has a clock pattern burned into it that shows up on very light screens. Note that while the underlying cause of OLED burn in is different from CRTs, the effect is similar. The pixels are permanently dimmer because they are dying faster.
The only "fix" is to display a negative image for a while until the rest of the screen "burns in" to match, which might be some trick on a smart watch (and it's not easy on a phone), so it's probably just stuck there. Also, even if you eliminate the burn-in, all you have really done is shortened the life of the remaining pixels. I'd just choose a similar face that tends to hide the issue and move on.
The only solution is to not have a static image on the screen for very long. For watches, this means letting the display turn off instead of keeping it on all the time.
Thanks all
Thought it was a software problem
amralomari said:
Thanks all
Thought it was a software problem
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How did you solve this.please show me a path. My watch is dead currently
sukdev.dutt said:
How did you solve this.please show me a path. My watch is dead currently
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It haven't been solved yet :crying:
I have a very tiny hope that AW 2.0 will solve it (Very tiny tint)
I keep my watch's (always on screen) off
I had to send mine in for warranty repair. This started after about four months use, without the always on screen. I just got it back, it took them about two weeks, but they replaced the screen, and it's good as new. I was hoping they'd load it with Wear 2.0 before they sent it back, but no such luck.
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I had to send mine in for warranty repair. This started after about four months use, without the always on screen. I just got it back, it took them about two weeks, but they replaced the screen, and it's good as new. I was hoping they'd load it with Wear 2.0 before they sent it back, but no such luck.
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I don't have warranty for this product, I am in Bangladesh, I need to send it back to USA for availing warranty I am not sure how much it would cost to change screen though
Hello!
I recently purchased an Honor 10 and noticed that it had a weird screen-issue that was only noticable while displaying certain pictures. The screen would turn a bright shade of pink and green while swiping between images in the gallery before rendering them in their correct colours. I also noticed that when I took screenshots they would come out with really washed out colours. I sent the phone back and ordered a new one from the same retailer since they're the only ones who stock the 128gb model in my country, and when the new unit arrived earlier today I found out it has the exact same issue. I called support to make sure that they didn't just send me back the same unit and they're adamant that it isn't and that the IMEI numbers are different. Has anyone else encountered this issue or am I really unlucky to get it twice in a row? I tried doing factory resets on both phones but the issue remains.
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In display, color mode should be set standard..
Can you see if itz set Correct?
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In display, color mode should be set standard..
Can you see if itz set Correct?
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Hello! Thank you for replying! Mine was set to vivid, so I changed it. Really odd thing though is that I sent the second phone I had issues with back yesterday and settled for another retailer with the 64gb model, and today when it arrived I find that it has the exact same issue! Really not sure whether I'm doing something wrong or if I'm astronomically unlucky since that's 3 in a row now. At first I thought the images that get the discolouration issues might be corrupted or something like that, but I've downloaded others from google and gotten the same result anyway. Every time I take a screenshot the result comes out with less colours as well, so if I do it multiple times I get multiple copies of the same image with a gradient effect. I really love the phone other than these issues, so it's a bit distressing.
Seems impossible.
You get this problem since before you install any app?
Maybe the lighting in your house gives a weird effect on the materials used in this phone.
3rd one same problem is crazy.
pietpietersen said:
Seems impossible.
You get this problem since before you install any app?
Maybe the lighting in your house gives a weird effect on the materials used in this phone.
3rd one same problem is crazy.
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Yep, no apps installed. I skipped the sync and wifi-connection and everything when I first started it so I could see if it worked properly. I don't think it has anything to do with the lightning in my house, I did a screen recording to show the issue so I could send it to Huawei support and ask about it, and you can tell even on my PC screen that the discoloration is very evident and the screenshot issue as well. That would indicate that it's a software issue, wouldn't it? I tried to attach the recording to my OP but I can't post links yet since my account is new. Not sure if I want to risk ordering another one, I will wait for their support to reply to me and see what they say!
Probably hardware problem.
I would return it and buy another one from a different source.
Probably a lot of bad batches got sent out?