Hello, i just bought my i9300 a few weeks ago. All seemed normal when i noticed that when i was viewing a gray screen ( e.g. a game loading ) or anything that wasnt completely black, there were some spots in my screen. I thought at first that it was some graphics or glitch from the game, but then tried loading another game with a similar gray screen and they were still there. They arent scratches or anything like that ,it seems that its from inside the digitalizer. I dont know if i can even put a photo of that, because its not easily visible. My phone obviously has its warrany voided due to some rooting. If i flash the stock firmware, unroot it and run triangleaway, do you think i would be able to swap it for a brand new?
Hey mate, I have the exact same problem I keep thinking it's my eyes or something but I guess if your seeing it as well maybe its a problem with the device?
Do you also see the screen sort of flickering at certain points?
Well documented problem with many handsets..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1658601
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This is a byproduct of the screen technology. It is normal.
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joshnichols189 said:
This is a byproduct of the screen technology. It is normal.
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Eww. I dont like it Its like when u have the perfect girlfriend and you only notice a tiny little mark under her belly button you have never knew it existed. I cannot stop looking at it now! Ewwww! ill try to swap it or at least get a refund.
Its like when u have the perfect girlfriend and you only notice a tiny little mark under her belly button you have never knew it existed. I cannot stop looking at it now! Ewwww! ill try to swap it or at least get a refund.
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Sorry, parents don't give a refund on their children.
Swapping sometimes works but usually you're stuck with a worse model and can't go back due to technical issues with boyfriend 2.0
d4fseeker said:
Sorry, parents don't give a refund on their children.
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Huh? I hope you are talking about Samsung and her Baby i9300 ?
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hey guys, im trying to get a vibrant and found this guy who has a mint condition vibrant but the touch sensitive buttons dont work, the screen is perfectly working but the bottom buttons wont register the touch... some time they do but most of the time they dont... there is no water damage and he says that the phone has not been dropped so, wtf happened here? any software related thing going on here?
ill buy it if there is any way to fix it, maybe some of you have experienced this issue and have an answer?? thanks and please give me some advice
I've returned 2 vibrates because of the home button being haywire. From everything I've heard also, I'd advise you not to get the phone from this guy, its a hardware malfunction.
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Leoslick said:
I've returned 2 vibrates because of the home button being haywire. From everything I've heard also, I'd advise you not to get the phone from this guy, its a hardware malfunction.
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damn.. i want a vibrant so bad! and this one was really cheap but thats a serious problem. guess ill have to pass on this one
etu_aty said:
damn.. i want a vibrant so bad! and this one was really cheap but thats a serious problem. guess ill have to pass on this one
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shyt man i have the same issue on mahh vibrant....ive tryy everythinq i cann and i couldnt get it working....
Someone it depends on the rom yiu install too. I had that problem when I bought mine from a guy at craigslist.. But when I installed axura or other rom, the home button worked flawlessly. I don't totaly agree that its "hardware issue" I think its on the software "roms"
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I have around 4 stuck pixels. They show up on grey screens as little light dots. Gets kind of annoying watching movies when and such. Tried the jscreen fix from the market but no luck.
Is this pretty normal? What's Sprint/htc policy? Just wondering if every phone has a few. Thanks in advance?
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Take it back, tell them you want an exchange due to screen defect. If it's one lone pixel I can see it being dismissible but a cluster is not good.
In the general market they usually have a dual standard.
up to X amount of pixels bad is considered within tolerance however if the pixels are adjacent then the threshold is lower so it would fail quality control.
If they give you grief just ask for a refund and rebuy it
Take it back. Its defective. They will replace it
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Thanks guys
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i turned on camera in dark room and i see like 3 pixels blue/green
has anyone tried that?
i tried my friends , turning on camera in completely dark room and didnt see any pixel issues
I have found from all these devices it is pretty common to see a stuck pixel here and there. I think you have to decide how bad it is or isn't. Sure you can exchange it but then you have to keep worrying if the next one will be worse and it will then become a never ending cycle!
this is true
i am trying
http://www.appbrain.com/app/jscreenfix/com.jscreenfix.android2
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/dead-pixel-test/net.ujacha.deadpixel
to get issue resolved ... if not i might just live with it
iTouch24 said:
this is true
i am trying
http://www.appbrain.com/app/jscreenfix/com.jscreenfix.android2
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/dead-pixel-test/net.ujacha.deadpixel
to get issue resolved ... if not i might just live with it
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Curious what you re going to do? I have 1 tiny one on the side of the phone that is only noticeable in a dark room on a black background. On the fence on what to do....I went through this with my TP2 and went through 4 phones and ended up keeping the best one of all of them but still had a stuck one. Just wasn't as bad as the other 3.
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Curious what you re going to do? I have 1 tiny one on the side of the phone that is only noticeable in a dark room on a black background. On the fence on what to do....I went through this with my TP2 and went through 4 phones and ended up keeping the best one of all of them but still had a stuck one. Just wasn't as bad as the other 3.
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That program didn't fix my issue and with the other program I noticed a total of 4 all generally in the center of the screen. I am going to have Sprint exchange and see what happens on the next one. Since yours is in the corner I would let it slide.
iTouch24 said:
That program didn't fix my issue and with the other program I noticed a total of 4 all generally in the center of the screen. I am going to have Sprint exchange and see what happens on the next one. Since yours is in the corner I would let it slide.
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I had to do this yesterday and they gave me so much trouble about having a dead pixel. Yeah, it is pretty particular to complain about but didn't we buy a brand new phone?!
I bought mine online, so I am not even going to deal with the store.
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I bought mine online, so I am not even going to deal with the store.
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Good idea. I stopped by the store today and they just about laughed me and my 5 stuck pixels out of the building.....tossers.
They ran a "test" and said everything was fine and a few stuck pixels were fairly normal. I called sprint and they offered a new phone that should be here Monday. Kudos to sprint!
Hopefully the new one doesn't have the same problem.
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ozzie1p said:
Good idea. I stopped by the store today and they just about laughed me and my 5 stuck pixels out of the building.....tossers.
They ran a "test" and said everything was fine and a few stuck pixels were fairly normal. I called sprint and they offered a new phone that should be here Monday. Kudos to sprint!
Hopefully the new one doesn't have the same problem.
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keep us posted, good luck
Unlocking the device about 3-4 seconds after its been locked display a few vertical lines ( random places ) from top to bottom, this happens maybe about 50-60% of the time, but does not happen if the phone is locked for more than 25 seconds or so.. Is this something that should be worth any concern? I never noticed this with my 2 previous units.. The vertical lines are not that bright so someone testing for this might look for a spot with minimal light reflections.
Guess it's time to call in for the 4th unit. Reading your posts from other threads i thought you exchanged at least a dozen. On a more serious note, i can't see this problem on my device.
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Guess it's time to call in for the 4th unit. Reading your posts from other threads i thought you exchanged at least a dozen. On a more serious note, i can't see this problem on my device.
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4Th one wasnt a success, the last 4 phones they had on stock had various other defects. I've went over a dozen phones before I got my 3rd one only to find out that it also has some defects.
EarlZ said:
4Th one wasnt a success, the last 4 phones they had on stock had various other defects. I've went over a dozen phones before I got my 3rd one only to find out that it also has some defects.
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Unfortunately, even though everybody wants a perfect phone, we have to agree it doesn't exist. There's no perfect SII till now, so i think you're on a quest to find the Holy Grail.
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Unfortunately, even though everybody wants a perfect phone, we have to agree it doesn't exist. There's no perfect SII till now, so i think you're on a quest to find the Holy Grail.
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I cant recall looking for a perfect phone but I can recall looking for a non defective screen or at least with in the normal specification. Thanks for your concern
I suscribe to EarlZ`s problem, just bought the phone today, the problem appeared after i hit the update button and the update was finished, makes me think that it is a software problem, I hope. If not, going to get a new one
Cheers!
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I suscribe to EarlZ`s problem, just bought the phone today, the problem appeared after i hit the update button and the update was finished, makes me think that it is a software problem, I hope. If not, going to get a new one
Cheers!
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It happens to me on the following ROM's / Kernel XXKF1/XXKF2/XXKG2/XXKG6/XXKH3, But if the phone's been locked over 30 seconds or so I believe the vertical lines never appear.. the only way to describe this is like the screen is powering on rapidly or something, a friends Galaxy Ace also has the same effect.. I wonder what this entails, hopefully nothing harmful.
i just got my S3 and i m so worried and so sad people!
i got the pebble blue s3. i have issues with my screen. i ran the screen test and found the same dark spots on my screen when screen is black. there are lots of them. i dont have nice camera to take pic of those dots. they are really annoying because i surf the internet a lot and these dots are very visible specially in the dark!
the other issue is something with the viewing angle. when i hold the device right next to my eyes (as we all do most of the times) the screen seems to be more yellowish and the colors seem to be alot washed away! but when i change the viewing angle like just a little, i mean when i tilt the device just a little the colors get normal the way they should be!
the next thing is the pink tint. in the browser the white pages are EXTREMELY PINK! yes EXTREMELY PINK! that happens at the automatic brightness!
when viewing the black color on the sceen, when the capacitive touch buttons are on the light of the menu button seems to leave its light on the screen. and the blacks are NOT AT ALL BLACK!!!
people i am so tensed and worried! can someone help me out of these problems? i have read that the white S3 does not have any of this problem is it true? i have also read that the dark spots are because of the glu used and those would go away with time, but i dont believe in that! should i send the device to claim warranty and get it repaired? pls pls pls some one help me! i have spent all my money i had saved for the past 4 months for this set and i even sold my Galaxy Note for this! i am so much tensed! pls help me guys!
well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
You got a defective unit it happens. So send it back or get it repaired / exchanged. You spent a lot of money you should get a product that works as intended without defects. The sooner the better you'll be much happier. Best advice I can give you. All without the need to jumping off a bridge or if you do hope that you that you land on kyan to break your fall.
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well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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Now that's un called for, yes these are all known issues and have been discussed at length, however that doesn't justify your comment.
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The block splotches are absolutely not indicative of a bad display.
They are present on virtually every OLED screen, ranging from the Nexus One's, to the PlayStation Vita's, to the Samsung Galaxy S3's.
I can't speak for your other issues, but people need to understand the splotches are common on pretty much any OLED. Some can see them easily, some seem to be unable to, but it does not mean the panel is defective.
Why are you on here? I see you just joined the site recently. How about you learn to be polite and if you can't, then leave.
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well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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ExodusC said:
The block splotches are absolutely not indicative of a bad display.
They are present on virtually every OLED screen, ranging from the Nexus One's, to the PlayStation Vita's, to the Samsung Galaxy S3's.
I can't speak for your other issues, but people need to understand the splotches are common on pretty much any OLED. Some can see them easily, some seem to be unable to, but it does not mean the panel is defective.
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no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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While a little uncalled for, I did find the response pretty funny at first...If I had gotten a unit that bothered me that much I'd have it exchanged.
Woolios said:
You got a defective unit it happens. So send it back or get it repaired / exchanged. You spent a lot of money you should get a product that works as intended without defects. The sooner the better you'll be much happier. Best advice I can give you. All without the need to jumping off a bridge or if you do hope that you that you land on kyan to break your fall.
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yeah u r right. i guess my set is faulty. but i thought this might be something that would get ok with time. but that does does not make any sense. if those dots were something related to the glue, those should have been vanished by now as the set is old now. i mean it should have been produced at least like 1 or 2 months ago.
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
kyan~ said:
well jumping off a bridge will ease ur pain
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Seriously? If you're not going to help, then don't post.
---Jay--- From the AOKP'd Nexus
theraffman said:
Now that's un called for, yes these are all known issues and have been discussed at length, however that doesn't justify your comment.
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You have to admit though that it was funny
I use an app called dead pixel test, and it allows you to cycle through several different solid coloured screns, like all white, all black, red blue etc. No probelms with my screen, but I have a screen protector on it now.
Does yours have a screen protector that could be affecting it? Otherwise just return it as faulty.
I also have the pebble blue and screen is amazing. No issues here. Did notice the marks on a completely black screen in a dark room once but it hasn't showed since. Didn't really bother me.
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HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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Good grief. You must have lived in Utopia if a defective phone blights your life so much. Stop with the self-absorption already.
Just tested my phone for the dark patches and the screen is full of them. So far it hasn't ruined my life. Or indeed a millisecond of my life.
You got a duff phone. Unlucky. What do you want us to do about it?
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yeah u r right. i guess my set is faulty. but i thought this might be something that would get ok with time. but that does does not make any sense. if those dots were something related to the glue, those should have been vanished by now as the set is old now. i mean it should have been produced at least like 1 or 2 months ago.
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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If today is the worst day of your life... your a sad sad person. Its a phone for goodness sake! .
Get over it and get it exchanged if your not happy, but seriously whining like the above makes you look very silly as your acting like an 8 year old with a tantrum.
My s3 has faults too, like the front facing speaker isnt flat and sits at an angle... but you dont hear me whining....
These are a mass produced product and there will always be faulty units... so dont fret and go and get another one
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no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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I had to cycle through 5 different Galaxy Nexii(?) before i found a perfect display. Ever since then, im sticking to it till it dies. Of course...after seeing the HTC One X, every display out there is crap.
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i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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aami.aami said:
man i am ruined! i feel really so so bad! i just got up its 7 here in the morning and i am so badly hurt! and great news is that today is complete shutter down strike here in my city Karachi. so all the market and whole of the city is shut down. so i cant go to the store and return the device! HELL TODAY IS ONE OF THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE!
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Wow, you need to get over yourself. It's a phone, stop whining on the internet and move on with your life.
As many have suggested, just return the phone and get it exchanged.
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Seriously? If you're not going to help, then don't post.
---Jay--- From the AOKP'd Nexus
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Like you helped a lot with this post
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aami.aami said:
no thats not right! i have a Samsung Wave for the last 1.5 years! i have never ever seen any spots on the screen! and u know that was the world's first ever super amoled screen mobile! i had galaxy note, JUST PERFECT! i literally am so disappointed for selling out my Note for this **** S3! i hate Samsung now! this is my last handset from samsung!
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How old are you? Calm down man, sometimes **** happens. Just change it in for a new one... Considering it's the worst day of your life because you can't go to town and change it.. You are somewhere around 9 years old
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B3311 said:
Good grief. You must have lived in Utopia if a defective phone blights your life so much. Stop with the self-absorption already.
Just tested my phone for the dark patches and the screen is full of them. So far it hasn't ruined my life. Or indeed a millisecond of my life.
You got a duff phone. Unlucky. What do you want us to do about it?
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i wanted to just ask everyone if anyone else had those issues and got them resolved by any means other than returning the phone. and i dont want u to do anything about this man! why are u even looking at my post if u dont want to help
I didn't know this existed until I dropped me G2 a few minutes ago and the screen cracked.
Check out the attachment!
Wow, I wonder if this could have anything to do with the screen issues, maybe they are doing something sneaky?
Sorry about your phone!
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I didn't know this existed until I dropped me G2 a few minutes ago and the screen cracked.
Check out the attachment!
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wow.. pretty cool
Pretty genius i must say
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jl10101 said:
Wow, I wonder if this could have anything to do with the screen issues, maybe they are doing something sneaky?
Sorry about your phone!
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Yeah it sucks. I'm taking it to a guy I know at sprint today. Does anyone know if they can swap out phone models rather than giving an exact replacement? This is the 3rd G2 I've had in the past few months and I'm kind of getting fed up with it. ( The other issues I had weren't related to physical damage)
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Yeah it sucks. I'm taking it to a guy I know at sprint today. Does anyone know if they can swap out phone models rather than giving an exact replacement? This is the 3rd G2 I've had in the past few months and I'm kind of getting fed up with it. ( The other issues I had weren't related to physical damage)
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You surely cant blame this current issue on them. :laugh:
Its hard, Ive tried before with other phone manufacturers.
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You surely cant blame this current issue on them. :laugh:
Its hard, Ive tried before with other phone manufacturers.
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Yeah - it's all me this time. It fell from knee height so I am a bit frustrated about that. I have other phones take huge falls and no sustain any damage whatsoever.
Power your phone OFF
once completely shut down
Press and hold
Volume Up Button
Power Button
Volume Down Button
*All at the same time
Keep holding when you see the LG logo
This gives you access to Hardware Key Control Mode
There you can access these features as well.
It also shows your IMEI number and barcode.
***Sorry while in this menu it does not allow to take a screen shot.***
Its awesome that lg has created that kind of feature so they are thinking also about its customers. I still wonder where the sensor would be located
I saw this feature when I got my first G2. At that point there were no cases because it was so new. Of course I dropped it on the way to work and cracked the screen. Unfortunately I couldn't ever get the hardware to work because it killed all areas.
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FYI I broke mine as well and could not get past a lock screen to connect with computer and backup my phone data. You can simply use an OTG cable and a regular mouse. Operating the phone completely with a mouse
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Whene i cracked my screen nothing like this showed. Luckily there's usb otg and mouse and this saved me.
Interesting feature, and one that I hope I never have to use
It's unfortunate that new phones don't have these features. and that they break so easily :S