I can't remember exactly when I got the tab but its been a while... maybe close to a year. I've recently noticed an issue with the display of my GTab 10.1. I'll call it "splotchiness" for lack of a better word. And I'm not sure if its a defect with my Tab, or if its just the panel they used on the GTab 10.1.
Its hard to describe so I'll give some examples. On the settings screen, there are these weird lines or "bands" across the titile bar at the top. I get similar banding across the buttons (WI-FI, Notifications, GPS, etc.) of settings popup from the tray. And some banding and splotches in the Box app.
I've converted several DVDs to AVIs and put them on my tablet. Maybe the quality of the video just sucks. But most of them have these grainy, splotchy areas throughout the film. Sometimes its the background...sometimes its on peoples' faces, hands, etc. The splotches appear on still images too.
Its really hard to get images of the screen (the splotches and stuff strangely didn't show up in screenshots I took on the tab) but I did my best.
Anyone else's GTab do this? Is mine defective? Thanks in advance for your help.
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I guess I'll assume the lack of response means nobody else is having this issue. I went back and looked and I bought my Tab on June 20th, 2011 so it's still under warranty. So I guess I'll send it back.
rjohmit said:
I guess I'll assume the lack of response means nobody else is having this issue. I went back and looked and I bought my Tab on June 20th, 2011 so it's still under warranty. So I guess I'll send it back.
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Hi, I'm no expert, but more info about your tablet would be necessary. Which version of the ANDROID OS are you using? It looks like the stock OS, but exact model and OS info is needed.
From a cursory glance at your post, it looks to me to be a software issue. But some more tests and info would be needed. I have attached some test images for you to view on your screen. See if you get the problem with these images.
Have fun. Anil
It's a 7510MAVB... 32 GB. Stock 3.2.
Those images do the same thing... Splotchy areas. I've contacted Samsung for repair. Only have 2 months of warranty left.
Thanks for the reply.
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Please refer to the picture below. Do you spot any abnormalities with my SAMOLED+ display? The yellow tint is gone after flashing to 2.3.5, but the area in the lower left is still showing a lighter tone--like a right triangle; so does a small area on the upper left. Also, the brightness (as I've noticed in other S2's) is not evenly distributed across the screen. These problems are hardly visible in normal use, but it becomes visible in grey backgrounds, and notifications area, and lowest brightness in web browser. Please let me know, thanks.
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so, what do you all think? Please let me know thank you.
Mine looks exactly like that: triangle in bottom left, splotch in top right, and whole left seems a little dimmer than the rest. I haven't installed any updates & bought mine in South Africa; where did you get yours? I was honestly under the impression that AMOLED was the technology to go for, but now I'm not so sure anymore.
At first I was going to ignore the lighting defects and the pink tint in the center of camera images as there aren't that severe, but now I've found my phone's earpiece probably has a problem too. It makes a crackly noise during calls that sounds like something's loose in the speaker, so I reckon it's time to send this one back...
Update: I got mine replaced today due to the speaker problem, and the new one has neither the triangle nor the splotch. It is still darker down the left side of the screen though, maybe even a bit more so than on the old one...
I had exactly the same issues (well, not exactly as mine were worse). I had to replace it twice. Now I have one without this issues, no yellowish border and little to no banding.
The guys at the service told me that if there is any problem now, I can get a new phone right away, but considering how many people have display problems, I would rather repair this one. It's display is suspiciously perfect...
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Long story short, I got screwed by BB on a 11/24 preorder of a gray but at the last second got it on the friday before Christmas. Opened it, noticed the screen seemed washed out, compared it to my TF101 and it was very noticable. Thought I might be crazy but then noticed significant ghosting of the keyboard when it went away.
Somehow I snagged another one last Sunday from them and it just arrived. It does seem sharper but things don't have the depth of the TF101, maybe some apps were written different but I'm looking at the GMail at and its pretty clear.
The first pic is a side by side of the TF201 I got today and my TF101
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The next is the first one I got vs. the one I got today, the one today definitely looks sharper but still washed out.
I took this with my Nexus, albeit not the best way but am I crazy or does the Prime looked more washed out than the original Transformer?
looks yellow like some others reported. could be wet glue?
Great.... well now BB has screwed me twice, I just checked there holiday return policy, everything except tablets.... I'm returning the first one tomorrow and I'm going to leave the new one plugged in and on for a few days, maybe it will go away. Anyone else notice the yellowing completely fading over time?
Delecron said:
Great.... well now BB has screwed me twice, I just checked there holiday return policy, everything except tablets.... I'm returning the first one tomorrow and I'm going to leave the new one plugged in and on for a few days, maybe it will go away. Anyone else notice the yellowing completely fading over time?
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I had yellow, washed out colors at first, it went away after a few days of normal use.
I have a problem recently appeared in the colors of the screen when the status bar
They look darker than others, and be clear when I open a picture of one color such as red or white
What is the reason in your opinion ?! : (
I do factory reset/wipe
This image is for illustration
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I have the same problem, it appears to be screen-burning : apparently some pixels are getting "bleached" by displaying the same color most of the time (i.e the status bar) -although on mine the strip looks clearer and not darker like yours, but it seems to be a common problem on AMOLED screens..
At such prices, it should be supposed to last longer than a year.. I'll try and necociate a replacement with my carrier as mine is still under warranty.
Yes, it's a Super AMOLED plus issue, it is reduced in Samsung Galaxy III because it's only Super AMOLED.
But this is so early... and I think it's not time for it to do so, something is really wrong with your screen, you go see customer service if you are still in warranty ASAP
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Yes, it's a Super AMOLED plus issue, it is reduced in Samsung Galaxy III because it's only Super AMOLED.
But this is so early... and I think it's not time for it to do so, something is really wrong with your screen, you go see customer service if you are still in warranty ASAP
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Unfortunately there is no warranty for it ,I bought it two months ago :crying:
How do I avoid aggravation of this problem?
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How do I avoid aggravation of this problem?
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I'm afraid you can't avoid it, since it's linked to the screen itself. Not unless you're willing to spend a lot of dough on spare SuperAMOLED+ screens and learning how to replace one yourself.. The only thing you can do is enable autorotation on your launcher(s) and not hold your phone the same position all the time (i.e. alternate between portrait and landscape. Personally I configure my CM9 so's it authorizes 180° rotations, so I can hold my phone upside down too -very convenient when reading webpages to avoid mistakenly hitting the back button too often. ).
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How do I avoid aggravation of this problem?
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maybe try some different (inverted) theme
Everybody should please read this about Screen burn-in
Everything you need to understand about it and its prevention is there.
I believe this will be useful for everyone and will help debunk some myths about the issue.
Hi guys,
I've seen a serious bug with my White AT&T 920, and I'm about to send it back as defective, but I wanted to see if anybody else was seeing this error as well.
Basically, when I'm holding down the camera-shutter button halfway to allow for focus, the Optical Image Stabilization kicks in, and the image on the screen wobbles left and right. When I press the shutter all the way, the image is far from stabilized. Most of the time, the image is caught in motion-blur. Occasionally, the image is relatively sharp, but that's pretty rare.
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And, yes - I was holding the camera as still as I could, elbows on the table, and squeezed the shutter slowly. Images like the one above are way more common than really sharp images. I can't keep this thing if this is what I should expect. So, defective phone?
Defective. I haven't gotten a picture even close to that, ever.
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Defective. I haven't gotten a picture even close to that, ever.
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Yeah I would be using the warranty and getting that fixed or taking it back for a refund/replacement. Never had a problem like that on my phone.
Wow! Something is definetly wrong friend.
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LOL! That thing is surely defected!
Replacement works great
I got the replacement from Amazonwireless today. First thing I did after powering it up was snap a picture. Crisp and clear! Thanks for the feedback, guys! Glad it was just a bad phone.:highfive:
Mine did it once after my factory reset. But the picture is not as bad as this one. Soft reset and back to normal. But the picture is not as clear and sharp as shown on those websites. Trying to replace now. Unfortunately, mine is cyan and is really hard to get a replacement.
Hello, I just got my S9+ (less than a week ago) and I discovered after 4 days of use, a very strange mark on the screen that has no depth.
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It's very noticeable when I try to clean the phone with a bit of water. The droplets pattern changes:
I haven't exposed the phone to any miss-use and I'm baffled by this, is hard to see when the screen is on but it's forever in my mind now.
Could this be the oleophobic coating or am I looking at something else?
Do you see the line when the display is turned on? Try to dial *#0*# and test the display. It seems like the oleophobic coating, because of the water, but I never seen something like that before.
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Do you see the line when the display is turned on? Try to dial *#0*# and test the display. It seems like the oleophobic coating, because of the water, but I never seen something like that before.
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It's very hard to notice when the screen is on in most conditions. I'm returning this phone and hopefully it will pass Amazon quality checks, wish me luck.
In all 10 years of having smartphones, I never had a phone with this kind of flaw.
Hello I am having the same reaction on my phone. Did you find out what it was?
Same issue here
Only visible with screen off in direct sunlight or water is on the phone
I returned the device with an attached letter to it where it stated what was the problem.
I got the return, no questions asked. I would recommend reaching Samsung or your retailer to get this fixed or another device. If asked, just explain that the scratch has no depth, so it couldn't have been your keys or something in your pocket, also stress your phone is new.
Similar issues were reported for the Galaxy note 8 and I found a YouTube video with an S9 and a similar problem.
If you don't return the device, I would expect the problem to get worse.