Hey guys, had a AAAB 12w11 with yellow gradient at the bottom of the screen (not the tint thing), switched to HTC One X that has tons of build problems, so I'm thinking on trying a ABAC 12w14 that the seller offered to me. Just wondering if anyone got this yellow gradient on the bottom of your Xperia S screen also refer what is your batch and week number.
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There's a whole thread with this information.
Sent from my XperiaS via subspace beacon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1543640
I do know about the thread, I'm just trying to be more specific on the gradient problem instead of the tinting! Got it?
Mine is W17 which has some yellow gradient at the bottom of the display. All five handsets that I have had have had this to some degree. From what I have read this yellow gradient at the bottom of screen is quite normal.
Overall I am happy with the display on my XS, even though it has the yellow gradient.
Vitucastro said:
I do know about the thread, I'm just trying to be more specific on the gradient problem instead of the tinting! Got it?
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And the most specific thing is to try it out.
Some got the tint, some dont. I got one of the problem numbers, and still, no problems here.
Haven't had the chance to send mine back, but it actually seems to be resolving itself.
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Vitucastro said:
I do know about the thread, I'm just trying to be more specific on the gradient problem instead of the tinting! Got it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23543497
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what do you mean by yellow gradient ? can u show an example please ?
yep...I have it too...you can see very clear when typing a message on fb "messenger" (phone standing up). If the keyboard is down the line where you write is yellowish but it you touch that to type and keyboard goes up you can see the difference...the line where you write the message becomes clear white.
I also get the yellow spot if the phone heats too much but then it disappears after it cools down...so I'll not change it until it's more severe.
I have 12W10
I got the same, AAAB 12W11 touch 7
(not the yellow spots)
Same here, ABAB 12W16.
That's normal...
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I have the ABAC 12W15. A yellow spot, but as I said in another topic, only when I'm on homescreen.
You can see what I'm talking about on these snapshots.
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what do you mean by yellow gradient ? can u show an example please ?
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There's this thread on Sony's forum http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/192147
Mine had this too, not so evident, but you could clearly sees when in browser for example at a white web page!
Another clear example about it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwgmIvSwznE&feature=player_embedded
igorbt said:
I have the ABAC 12W15. A yellow spot, but as I said in another topic, only when I'm on homescreen.
You can see what I'm talking about on these snapshots.
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Looks like you are just using the gold or lime Xperia Theme.
Means your dock just changes color.
Has nothing to do with a defective screen or something.
Razje said:
Looks like you are just using the gold or lime Xperia Theme.
Means your dock just changes color.
Has nothing to do with a defective screen or something.
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Look at the video on my last post, i'm not talking about the theme glow on the dock!, I talking about yellow gradient on white backgrounds
Seem like nothing we can do about it but place the phone in the golden angle where the gradient is less appear.
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winterpinn said:
Seem like nothing we can do about it but place the phone in the golden angle where the gradient is less appear.
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Agree why would you even look at an angle at your own phone
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So did anyone already found some dead pixels or subpixels, or yellowspots / stains in the screen.
Let us know here.
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So did anyone already found some dead pixels or subpixels, or yellowspots / stains in the screen.
Let us know here.
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Nope just perfect
awf said:
Nope just perfect
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Lucky you, i have a "dead pixel", green one.
And a yellowspot in the rightbottom corner, but that'll fade over time. (i hope)
I'm glad that the screen has a very high resolution, it's really hard to even notice the dead pixel.
I have noticed a yellowish tinge at the bottom of the display. Only really notice it when there is a white background. Is it likely that the display is somehow faulty??
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I have noticed a yellowish tinge at the bottom of the display. Only really notice it when there is a white background. Is it likely that the display is somehow faulty??
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I have the exact same, a yellowish spot in the bottom right corner.
I hoped it was the same problem as the iphone or SGS2.
They say the yellowspot is from the glue that they use to stick the screenlayers together, but it needs time to vaporise and should go away over time.
But I have my phone now almost a week and i still get the spot back now and then.
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I have noticed a yellowish tinge at the bottom of the display. Only really notice it when there is a white background. Is it likely that the display is somehow faulty??
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+1.
I've the same problem. I checked with service centre and they say it's software issues, which I can't believe.
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prathaban said:
+1.
I've the same problem. I checked with service centre and they say it's software issues, which I can't believe.
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Lol software problem :')
Sounds like bull**** to me.
I had contact with T-Mobile today, about the dead pixel and yellowspot.
The guy told me he's going to get information for me, and see if they can replace it. he'll send me an email later.
Same hear.
Barely visible yellowish (only on whites) at the bottom part of the screen.
It varies depending on the view angle.
Perfect screen here
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T-Mobile called me today, they'll send me a new one next week
I've had 2 Xperia S's so far both have some/one dead subpixels, T-mobile will call me when they have it on stock it again.
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T-Mobile called me today, they'll send me a new one next week
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Lucky you! I'm still waiting for update from Sony! Will see if they can replace the unit.
I also noticed that at times the yellowish spot disappears and appears back again! I wonder what it could be!!
hiraj_panosian said:
I've had 2 Xperia S's so far both have some/one dead subpixels, T-mobile will call me when they have it on stock it again.
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Ah you are the guy from the T-Mobile forum (Hiraj) with 5 dead pixels.
Anyway they told me it's in stock again next week (Monday 19th)
Just noticed that my screen keeps flickering, this is more noticeable on white backgrounds, is this normal as in the auto brightness or should I be worried?
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Hi guys just wanna update you regarding screen issues.
I've spoken with people on the forum of my country, other 2 guys with Xperia S and both of them got that really barely visible yellow tint on the bottom part of the screen (also, one of these guys has 2 Xperia S -him and his brother- and both of them have that tint).
Really difficult to explain it on forums (nothing compared to the GS2 yellow tint) because it's really hard to see and only visible on white/clear colors uniform backgrounds, but according to what I'm seeing it's a common issue, not a problem of a single faulty unit.
Got a blue/whiteisch pixel to the top right of my screen
They said i need to have more then 3 to get a new phone :/`
Can i fix this ?
GiveMe2Beers said:
Hi guys just wanna update you regarding screen issues.
I've spoken with people on the forum of my country, other 2 guys with Xperia S and both of them got that really barely visible yellow tint on the bottom part of the screen (also, one of these guys has 2 Xperia S -him and his brother- and both of them have that tint).
Really difficult to explain it on forums (nothing compared to the GS2 yellow tint) because it's really hard to see and only visible on white/clear colors uniform backgrounds, but according to what I'm seeing it's a common issue, not a problem of a single faulty unit.
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I have the problem too. I called technical team dept from where i bought the phone, and they asked me to do a screen test over the phone. I tap the screen it shows all white, tap again red, green etc etc. He asked me if i could see a yellowish tinge running across the bottom of the display when these colours appeared on the display which i couldn't to be honest. I took it back to the shop, and i dont know if it has to do with the bright lighting within the store, but it didn't show up hardly at all, barely noticeable. It seems less noticeable in a well lit environment, or outside as opposed to when i am at home where it i notice it more. It is midly annoying, but this shouldn't be the case.
Can anyone throw any light as to what this could be??
Thanks
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I have the problem too. I called technical team dept from where i bought the phone, and they asked me to do a screen test over the phone. I tap the screen it shows all white, tap again red, green etc etc. He asked me if i could see a yellowish tinge running across the bottom of the display when these colours appeared on the display which i couldn't to be honest. I took it back to the shop, and i dont know if it has to do with the bright lighting within the store, but it didn't show up hardly at all, barely noticeable. It seems less noticeable in a well lit environment, or outside as opposed to when i am at home where it i notice it more. It is midly annoying, but this shouldn't be the case.
Can anyone throw any light as to what this could be??
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I believe that yellowish tint has something to do with warmth from the screen or the battery or the screen staying on for a longer time or something or something.
because when I'm using it alot, playing games, browsing, whatsapp etc etc. for like an hour. It gets more visible.
And then it's from "barely noticeable" to "hard to miss"
I can clearly see it on Grey (notification slide down) or Blue (startscreen DrawSomething) or White.
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I can clearly see it on Grey (notification slide down) or Blue (startscreen DrawSomething) or White.
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Same here. Interesting what you say. I would still like to know where the consumer stands on this issue, and if Sony themselves would recogonise if this is a somehow a fault with the display. My Arc had no such problems.
Hi guys,
I'm new here, but I was reading the threads on the S from the start.
Reading through the screen problems I was thinking about the following:
The Xperia S's screen is glued- as I know -, like for example the iPhone4/4s'. Some i4 users noticed this yellowish tint as well, and they've came to a conclusion it was because of the glue what was used to put the screens together and it disappeared after about 1,5-2 weeks.
This could explain the reaction to temperature differences too.
Is this the Samsung galaxy s3 in black ?? Or is it just poor lightning condition ??
Does look cool though
SOurce: http://www.sammobile.com/2012/06/04/did-samsung-change-the-galaxy-siii-pebble-blue/
The above site quotes that everyone is changing the name to metallic blue !!
Wouldnt be surprised if they launched one
What do you guys think ??
Made it to engadget :
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/galaxy-s-iii-new-color/
PhoneArena :
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Blue...appears-on-video-in-a-different-shade_id30876
These people are Reporting a GUN METAL SHADE
That looks more like a gunmetal color. But, since I don't speak that language, hard to say what color he said it was. LOL.
Looks better than any pebble blue GS3 that I have seen.
If that is the pebble blue in natural light. I'm so glad I waited!
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Looks like the Blue version to me tbh.
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What do you guys think ??
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It's the blue one (which is i think nearly black really and what I am hoping when mine turns up! ) Lighting makes a huge difference as well as correct white balance and the screen you're using to look at things (unless properly calibrated). You can bet the advertising shots were lit in a way that really emphasised the blue. In the video you can clearly see a blue tint when he moves the phone around and it catches the light
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Still not sold. Even the closeups show no fine lines or blue tint like EVERY other review in any other type of light has shown.
My local carphone warehouse have blue demo units and they look nothing like that in the flesh it looks proper light blue in hand
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That is the comercial blue color.
Metallic Blue says on the video
And confirmed by SamMobile: Pebble Blue = Metallic Blue
http://www.sammobile.com/2012/06/04/did-samsung-change-the-galaxy-siii-pebble-blue/
I wish it actually looked like it did in that video.
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I wish it actually looked like it did in that video.
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Yup it looks really slick
Baldilocks said:
Still not sold. Even the closeups show no fine lines or blue tint like EVERY other review in any other type of light has shown.
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Thats the thing !! The normal Pebble blue Version shows off its blue hue even in minimal lighting !!! But this is totally different !!! Its more on the Grayish Base !!! couldnt find a little bit of the blue tinge normally available !! ANd mind you its quite a well LIT ROOM !!! I have seen the Pebble blue in a far more darker room and could easily make out the Color
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It's the blue one (which is i think nearly black really and what I am hoping when mine turns up! ) Lighting makes a huge difference as well as correct white balance and the screen you're using to look at things (unless properly calibrated). You can bet the advertising shots were lit in a way that really emphasised the blue. In the video you can clearly see a blue tint when he moves the phone around and it catches the light
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I hope this is TRUE !!!
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Still not sold. Even the closeups show no fine lines or blue tint like EVERY other review in any other type of light has shown.
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Look again at around 2min30... You clearly see the "fine lines" they are, just like the blue hue, more or less visible depending on how the light falls. Would be great if one of the German speakers on the forum could translate the gist of it
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Made it to engadget :
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/04/galaxy-s-iii-new-color/
PhoneArena :
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Blue...appears-on-video-in-a-different-shade_id30876
Well if it would have been the same shade, these guys wouldnt have bothered to make a post out of it
They are reporting it as gun metal shade
Well a guy can surely dream right
Do you believe everything you read on the net
I'll see what my blue one actually looks like when I get it...
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Isadora said:
Do you believe everything you read on the net
I'll see what my blue one actually looks like when I get it...
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No but a part of me wants to believe this
Fingers Crossed
Just bought my S3 and i can see some dark/grey tiny lines (almost like dirt) on white/grey backgrounds. Is this normal? You dont even have to look that hard to spot it.
In chrome i can see it very good. And in the grey image before play store opens fully.
Anyone who can please tell me what this is?
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Just bought my S3 and i can see some dark/grey tiny lines (almost like dirt) on white/grey backgrounds. Is this normal? You dont even have to look that hard to spot it.
In chrome i can see it very good. And in the grey image before play store opens fully.
Anyone who can please tell me what this is?
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Any pics? I doubt if a screenshot will show these lines.
Hmm... Dont have any pics no. They will not show up on screenshot.
You can compare the marks with some kind of bad printer ink marks on a white paper (tiny tiny and very faint)...
I think i have the same i ssue, but is only visible on greys tones. Not in whites.
Fenrisulven_ said:
Hmm... Dont have any pics no. They will not show up on screenshot.
You can compare the marks with some kind of bad printer ink marks on a white paper (tiny tiny and very faint)...
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How about a camera pic? Don't the lines show up there as well?
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I think i have the same i ssue, but is only visible on greys tones. Not in whites.
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Yeah it's worst in grey tones... and in whites when in low background light. When backlight is in full the lines almost disapears in white tones.
Could this be a pentile issue?
Well if I am thinking about same thing they look likr "uneven" color (darker and lighter lines) had them on S1 but never noticed em om S3 yet
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There are present on all SuperAmoled screens.more or less. It's not a faulty unit.
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I don't have it. Not one bit. And I'm a nitpicker about screens. I think pentile looks bad in the first place, so imperfections are not tolerable.
I have bought SGS3 from 10 days,
When I open internet white pages or open pure white image from gallery, then I notice that my screen is very very slighly blue-ish tint on lower part of screen from corner,
But when I set brightness to 100% then no tint..
Is my screen is ok,
I don't want to give my new phone to service centre,
Please encourage me that my screen is normal...
Mandeep148 said:
I have bought SGS3 from 10 days,
When I open internet white pages or open pure white image from gallery, then I notice that my screen is very very slighly blue-ish tint on lower part of screen from corner,
But when I set brightness to 100% then no tint..
Is my screen is ok,
I don't want to give my new phone to service centre,
Please encourage me that my screen is normal...
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Yep. Your display is right. Amoled can't display white exactly. Cause it's a OLED Display, which has Red, blue and green pixels. Those must mix white, but it doesn't work exactly. But Amoled is perfect for great colours...
I hope, I helped you.
Greetings...
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Yep. Your display is right. Amoled can't display white exactly. Cause it's a OLED Display, which has Red, blue and green pixels. Those must mix white, but it doesn't work exactly. But Amoled is perfect for great colours...
I hope, I helped you.
Greetings...
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Thanx man! god bless u always...
i was warried because 15% of display is very very very slightly blue, but i do 100% brightness then its gone...
is that screen ok.. i m feeling like Right 15% part is slightly blue...
Yep normal on amoled screen mate
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If those blue things annoy you, try "Screen Adjuster" from PlayStore, make setting like you want! I would try Red and Green ~5% and Blue ~1-2%... Samsung has set the screen with more blue, cause the lifetime of OLEDs.
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If your whites look blueish tint, than yes your screen is perfectly normal..
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If your whites look blueish tint, than yes your screen is perfectly normal..
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my phone screen is not totally blue, u can see on right side 15% of display...
Is my screen OK,
my phone screen is not totally blue, u can see on right side 20% of display...
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Is my screen OK,
my phone screen is not totally blue, u can see on right side 20% of display...
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Everyone has already answered you. My screen has a slight blue tint on the top right corner, doesn't bother me.
By looking at your picture the blue tint at the bottom of the screen is very slight. Does it bother you during normal usage?
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Is my screen OK,
my phone screen is not totally blue, u can see on right side 20% of display...
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Hey OP everyone who has answered to your post, has already said that it's ok, it's a property of AMOLED screeens, there are devices out there which have it and which don't have it. There are only 2 things u can do about it 1. Live with it 2. Get it replaced. If you go for option 1 then that's what you do...live with it and if you go for option 2 then remember u get a device which can be better or worse. :fingers-crossed: other than that it's your decision mate. You aren't going to get answers better than these... I mean option 1 or option 2.... so cheers mate. enjoy ur S3
Actually i have no problem from My screen, i was clearing my doubt,
U also know this handset is very costly, if i invested high money on this, Quality should be fine...
so, thats why...
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Does anyone else have the same problem? Particularly obvious when you're using apps with white bg, such as the default email/contacts app...any way of resolving?
No yellow tint at all on mine.
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SexyIceCream said:
Does anyone else have the same problem? Particularly obvious when you're using apps with white bg, such as the default email/contacts app...any way of resolving?
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just return it to buyer
real77055 said:
just return it to buyer
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we don't have such a law in this country
SexyIceCream said:
we don't have such a law in this country
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It seems you got a defective screen.
It is unfair that you can't return the phone.
Is it in warranty? Send it to sony customer support for repair.
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It seems you got a defective screen.
It is unfair that you can't return the phone.
Is it in warranty? Send it to sony customer support for repair.
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warranty yes...yup, guess i'll bring it in and hope for good news.
Yes, I had the yellow / red hue on the screen on my Z2. I can confirm that there are different screens on the market. I have seen two Z2 with completely normal neutral greys and two with the yellow/red hue. I returned mine and searching for a better unit...
Here is a example picture of a bad and good Z2 displays. The one on the right looks right against any other LCD.
check --> settings - display - white balance make red , green and blue "0"
i have yellow tint on mine as well, just got it yesterday.
White balance was at default 0,0,0
set red > 0
green > 100-110
blue > max 255
and youll get a cool white display without yellow tint
In all honesty if you have to set blue to maximum to get white, something's wrong surely.
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Yeah just out of curiosity i set mine to the numbers provided, it looks horrible, your display must be defective
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In my example picture above, both screen are at 100% manual brightness, and RGB white balance settings are 0,0,0.
If it is normal that two screens are so different, the tolerances in manufacturing are horribly large. Not at all acceptable for this price level of products. I returned my yellow screen to the store and we tried to find a unit with a normal screen but it looked like all their stock was with the yellow screen. Annoying, as I have seen two perfectly good neutral screens on my friends' Z2 units.
Not sure if I should continue buying and returning in a different place or just throw in the towel and get another brand and model phone entirely.
Same here, set to quoted values screen looks dimmer and very blue.
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Same here, set to quoted values screen looks dimmer and very blue.
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tried the values and looks very blue indeed
this is how my z2 screen look like when set values to default 0
is it really defective?
brightness on 65%
firmware currently running
17.1.A.2.69
my previous phone xperia z also suffered from yellow tint actually
StarFcker said:
this is how my z2 screen look like when set values to default 0
is it really defective?
brightness on 65%
firmware currently running
17.1.A.2.69
my previous phone xperia z also suffered from yellow tint actually
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i guess it is a subjective thing...i swore i could see certain parts of the screen having yellow from time to time, but the technician at the service center said no, and my friend said no either. i must be getting old
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i guess it is a subjective thing...i swore i could see certain parts of the screen having yellow from time to time, but the technician at the service center said no, and my friend said no either. i must be getting old
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My screen is a bit yellow by default, but changing the white balance sorts it (nice of Sony to pop that in). To be honest I don't really notice it unless I put it next to another phone anyway. My phone was made in China and is the black model. I believe it's Phones4u stock, for what it's worth.
What is annoying though is that my screen appears to be a tiny bit askew... I noticed straight away that the front glass is, but now I'm sure the screen itself is. Will have to find the measuring tape to know for sure.
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My screen is a bit yellow by default, but changing the white balance sorts it (nice of Sony to pop that in). To be honest I don't really notice it unless I put it next to another phone anyway. My phone was made in China and is the black model. I believe it's Phones4u stock, for what it's worth.
What is annoying though is that my screen appears to be a tiny bit askew... I noticed straight away that the front glass is, but now I'm sure the screen itself is. Will have to find the measuring tape to know for sure.
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and the funny thing is, the technician told me that it was really about luck - he has TWO Z2s, one pre-prod and one post-prod, and both are perfect(he was kind enough to let me play around with em - i suppose he uses it as his personal phones)
Oh well...did a water test and my phone survived, so i guess i'll live with it(gaps,SLIGHTLY off centered camera, overheat)
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and the funny thing is, the technician told me that it was really about luck - he has TWO Z2s, one pre-prod and one post-prod, and both are perfect(he was kind enough to let me play around with em - i suppose he uses it as his personal phones)
Oh well...did a water test and my phone survived, so i guess i'll live with it(gaps,SLIGHTLY off centered camera, overheat)
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What weird factories Sony must use...
It's a shame, though, after that omnibalance advert talking about perfection.