I always heard that Amoled displays have perfect blacks with no grey color, but when I use my phone in the dark the blacks still posses a soft grey tint with them. Why does that happen?
For pure black, the pixels are off. You're either not looking at pure black or what you're seeing is the colour and reflection of the screen
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In theory , Yes, as RootSU mentioned, but the problem is there is something called "screen mode " or Color calibration, for easier understanding.
If you ever used Galaxy Nexus, then you know there is color calibration for the Super Amoled screen, but the problem is, it is very very very HARD to configure the pure black.
As far as I know, galaxy S3 doesn't have color calibration as I mentioned in Galaxy Nexus expect Perseus kernel but I don't think there is any one who is "boring " to do such configuration to display pure black as it may be useless through it could be interesting...
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As you can read in screen tests, the GS3 has almost perfect blacks with a value of somewhere around 0,0010. So that's why you're noticing a greyish tint.
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Also I forgot to tell you when I compared the amoled display to an LCD (iphone 5) I noticed at high brightness the s3 easily beats it up, but at low brightness the s3 display gets close to that of the iphone's or a bit worse (I'm not so sure about this I'm not too good when it comes to display tech).
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In theory , Yes, as RootSU mentioned, but the problem is there is something called "screen mode " or Color calibration, for easier understanding.
If you ever used Galaxy Nexus, then you know there is color calibration for the Super Amoled screen, but the problem is, it is very very very HARD to configure the pure black.
As far as I know, galaxy S3 doesn't have color calibration as I mentioned in Galaxy Nexus expect Perseus kernel but I don't think there is any one who is "boring " to do such configuration to display pure black as it may be useless through it could be interesting...
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I guess it was updated for it
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My friend had bought gs2 in june 2011 and ive bought it in december 2011 ..so his phone is almost 7 months old. the problem is when i compared my phone's display with his , his display looked yellowish whereas mine looks normal .. BY THE WAY ITS NOT THE YELLOWISH TINT AT LEFT SIDE THAT SOME USERS ARE SUFFERING FROM ,RATHER ITS THE ENTIRE SCREEN WHICH HAS BECOME YELLOW...... ive seen one more phone yellow compared to mine......WILL MY PHONE SUFFER FROM SAME ISSUE AFTER SOME MONTHS??
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Mine is almost a year old and no problems .
Of course your friend may have different settings to you .
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No he is using same settings as mine ...unrooted & stock ROM 2.3.3
No i don ' t think your screen should become yelloish . I think your friend has a problem with his screen .
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No i don ' t think your screen should become yelloish . I think your friend has a problem with his screen .
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ive read somewhere that blue subpixel is degraded faster than other two thats why it becomes yellow
Yeah cud be . But i think that pixels stay all ways the same .
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Amoled pixels slowly degrade, in a way that LCD screens don't.
Thats one of the trade offs we have to accept for the vivid colours and deep blacks.
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had the same problem. downloaded screen adjuster and added more blue to the screen fixed.
Hello everyone and sorry if this post is kinda obsolete, and I know that I'm in XPS forum so I'm expecting a biased answer.
How do you think the XPD holds up against the GN? I'm mostly disappointed about its camera, I love the screen despite its banding and image retention issues, and I've come from the Galaxy S line (S, S II and now Nexus). I think the nexus is a bit too big for me, but I was hoping someone brought a light on this matter.
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I have exactly the same phone history s sII nexus and now I have the XPS, I can only say, this phone is fantastic! It feels much better, it´s very fluent and uix is much better than touchwiz, I prefere it over the vanilla rom of the nexus! Which in my opinion is verrrry boring!
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I have exactly the same phone history s sII nexus and now I have the XPS, I can only say, this phone is fantastic! It feels much better, it´s very fluent and uix is much better than touchwiz, I prefere it over the vanilla rom of the nexus! Which in my opinion is verrrry boring!
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How would you compare the screens of both phones?
Forget the Sammy phone. 346ppi is amazingly sharp.... The screen is just amazing.
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Forget the Sammy phone. 346ppi is amazingly sharp.... The screen is just amazing.
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346ppi for the Xperia S?? It's 342ppi, but let's not split hairs...342ppi or 346ppi is still pretty impressive either way.
Yeah I've heard the screen is great, really crisp and it pars with AMOLED screens. I'm still waiting for it to launch in Portugal, as they said it would be on the 6th...Well we're on the 9th and nothing yet.
The Galaxy Nexus uses the PenTile layout, which uses less subpixels to build up pixels, so the effective resolution isn't really a true 720p. The Xperia S on the other hand is true RGB, and a lot better.
I have both. Screen on gnexus its bright and vivid but colors are fake. Xperia s colors are a lot more close to the real thing. Its just beautiful. Camera its a HUGE plus for me on a phone. And xperia s way way better camera than nexus. What else. I'm running BAMF rom on the nexus. Runs amazing.
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Is it true that the Xperia S doesn't have auto-brightness? If not it's due to hardware or software limitation?
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Is it true that the Xperia S doesn't have auto-brightness? If not it's due to hardware or software limitation?
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It does have auto brightness, despite some people say, as is with the xperia arc. There is auto brightness BUT there is no way to turn it on/off.
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It does have auto brightness, despite some people say, as is with the xperia arc. There is auto brightness BUT there is no way to turn it on/off.
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Sure there is. Use the built-in widget, no?
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Sure there is. Use the built-in widget, no?
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I don't believe that actually works. Try using a small torch on the light sensor and screen will change brightness. Hold light close to sensor for a few seconds and watch screen slowly brighten.
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It does have auto brightness, despite some people say, as is with the xperia arc. There is auto brightness BUT there is no way to turn it on/off.
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that should be easy...
firstly u need a PROPERLY rooted device (superuser and busybox installed)
then
find the automatic light sensor (als) sysfs:
Code:
find /sys/ | grep als
on ARC the als sysfs is here:
Code:
/sys/devices/i2c-0/0-0040/leds/lcd-backlight/als/
to disable it (on ARC) just execute:
Code:
echo '0' > /sys/devices/i2c-0/0-0040/leds/lcd-backlight/als/enable
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How would you compare the screens of both phones?
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The resolution is so high that you can't tell that the SAMOLEDHD screen is using a Pentile Layout, only with text and if you look very close.
With the galaxy nexus blacks were more black, there is no big difference in sharpness. When I play images on my Xperia S I sometimes wonder if it used anti-aliasing, because round thing (like the stock background) don't look very sharp, they looked much sharper on the samoledhd screen.
I think the bravia-engine, makes the colours look the as on an amoled display.
Sometimes greens are a bit oversaturated.
The one thing I really hated on amoled screens is that when you change screens, for instance go from the keyboard to a grey screen, you could still see the keyboard printed in the grey.
The only thing that I hate on this screen is that so have dead subpixels, I changed the phone today this one just has one big one and one small one which got away with a dead-pixel-fixer. Monday I will go to the shop to get a third one.
Hi.
i have a few problems with my new SGS3. firstly, when i record a video or take a photo there's a lot of noise no matter how good lighting conditions are. i have tried different settings but nothing changes. also, i have updated the phone to the latest firmware, again, nothing has been fixed.
on to my second problem. the screen has black dots on a solid black background. i believe this is a common problem with the S3, but is it a software issue or a screen issue? my previous phone was a Google Nexus S and it never had black dots on it's super amoled screen.
can anyone please help.
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1) Your camera might be stuffed - hardware issue. Especially if you can't get a decent pic outdoors. Have seen it on the S2. A mates phone was blurry no matter what.
2) As far as I know most if not all S3's have this issue, but unless you stare at a black screen in a dark room you'll never notice it.
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i can see the black dots in a light room. also, the camera is fine outside it's just indoors that it has problems with.
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Get an exchange fast....
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ok,so I decided to get an S3 after a long confusion between it and the gnex but I'm still not sure which color should I get.I've seen both colors in reality and surprisingly,they both look much better in real life than in pics.I like both but I want to get the white 1 for a change since I never had a white phone.I'm just wondering if anyone with a white S3 got any problems with it like color fading/scratches on the brushed metal sides/button light or notification-LED bleeding into the screen or any other problems.
IDK about the white since i dont have one, but im sure as heck no one complains about the blue : D
Yeah, it isn't blue....
Seriously though, I own both colours. There is no noticeable difference in how they work, its just the colour... Get your preference...
There are many colours to choose now.
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I got the white because I can't wait for anything, wasn't that keen to start with but now I'm really happy with it. I think it looks a quite classy now. I think I even prefer it over the blue... sorry blue fans :laugh:
i'm on white my only complain is the touch keys it leaks speacially at night it's very bright
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My first white phone ... love it. It looks good and even the white glow from the capacitive keys I think is a nice touch whether it be on purpose or not. I dig it.
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only complain is the touch keys it leaks speacially at night it's very bright
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even the white glow from the capacitive keys
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Just to be clear so there is no confusion for the OP. The "bleeding" is not into the screen its self but into where its white around the screen. And like Coreym said, it adds to the phone IMO, makes the whole white bezel glow. Not a problem for me.
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i'm on white my only complain is the touch keys it leaks speacially at night it's very bright
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just disable the led light
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just disable the led light
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I don't think you can.. not the LED capacitive keys
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Loads of colors now available but I think white is the classy choice
OK,it seems that there aren't any problems with it except the button bleed(which doesn't bleed into the screen) but I can just disable the lights,or keep it cuz I might like it Thanks all,can't wait to get my hands on it
I bought the white yesterday. I'm loving it (except for the massive battery drain, it's the same as mi iPhone 3G).
Didn't like the blue colour, so went for the white. It's gorgeous.
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I don't think you can.. not the LED capacitive keys
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You can under display - led duration
(On omega ROM anyway)
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No real problems at all with the white, and I think the blue with the curved edges do make it look a little too cheap for my liking, especially on the back cover.
Settings > display > touch key light duration > always off
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Settings > display > touch key light duration > always off
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Ha.. that's awesome.. I forgot ever seeing that. Thanks mate!
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Coreym said:
Ha.. that's awesome.. I forgot ever seeing that. Thanks mate!
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I disabled the lights too, every 3 seconds they went off... very annoying.
I have blue, my partner has white. Personally the white one looks cheaper with the back light of the soft buttons shining outside of the button stencil, but it sure as hell is sexy as fook.
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Blue is best period
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Do you have this on your screen guys? A
Small black circle tint visible on blaxk background.. i cant take picture of it as it is not visible when shot on cam
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No not at all.
I always have a black background.
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this is common on most super amoled screen not to worry about
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Its only visible on night with very low brightness using a dimmer app you can notice it if you have a black back ground
. Its a small circle black..which is very noticable like a black tint which bothers me a lot..
Have you experience this guy
?
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Crest+ said:
Its only visible on night with very low brightness using a dimmer app you can notice it if you have a black back ground
. Its a small circle black..which is very noticable like a black tint which bothers me a lot..
Have you experience this guy
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Yep there is a topic on it in general section I think. "ink marks" or something. Personally I think it is not a major problem. I have 2 or 3 tiny spots but most of the time we don't use the phone in a pitch black environment, nor are we looking at a pure black screen (how often do you spend in the homescreen?). It would however be an issue if it was noticable during movies, games etc, where the viewing experience is paramount
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Yep there is a topic on it in general section I think. "ink marks" or something. Personally I think it is not a major problem. I have 2 or 3 tiny spots but most of the time we don't use the phone in a pitch black environment, nor are we looking at a pure black screen (how often do you spend in the homescreen?). It would however be an issue if it was noticable during movies, games etc, where the viewing experience is paramount
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Yes true, it would be an issue if it was visible while watching movies and such.. but question is how long should this ink spot last compare to the other parts of the screen?
What does this ink indicate?
Yes I have them and it annoys me. And I don't understand why people defend it and say it's okay, we've all paid a lot of money for these phones how is it okay or acceptable to have black dots all over the screen? Yes it's only under very specific conditions but that's not the point, it is extremely annoying watching movies when they fade to black, when in the app launcher under dark conditions. And it's not just 1 or 2 small dots it's like someone broke a black pen and flicked it all over the screen.
It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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I've only had the phone a few days now so I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt since everything I've read is saying you get used to it but...... It's there..... There are dots on the screen every time there's black, how do you get used to that? I understand every AMOLED screen has it but don't you think that if it's that big a problem then the screens aren't ready for prime time and need to improved? I've found myself using white everywhere when black is what saves battery on an AMOLED screen and black looks good on an AMOLED screen but I can't stand the dots.
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It's just the way how the amoled is made. Every amoled has it. Don't worry. U won't notice that after while
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I don't now what you are saying by "Every amoled has it."
Because my and my girlfriend don't have it.
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Yes I have them and it annoys me. And I don't understand why people defend it and say it's okay, we've all paid a lot of money for these phones how is it okay or acceptable to have black dots all over the screen? Yes it's only under very specific conditions but that's not the point, it is extremely annoying watching movies when they fade to black, when in the app launcher under dark conditions. And it's not just 1 or 2 small dots it's like someone broke a black pen and flicked it all over the screen.
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I feel the same way bro..
We paid for the right price but what can we do? Samsung got the last laugh..
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I have it too, annoying to know they're there but not that big of a deal in every day use. Still buggers me every once in awhile tho.