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If I hold my Prime under a bright light, I can see evenly spaced out lines of dots. They're evenly spaced out in both the horizontal and vertical directions. I see them on dark/black backgrounds, and I even see them when the screen is off. As I said, it's only visible under a bright light and on black backgrounds. Does anyone know what this is, and do others see it as well? Another way to describe it is that it likes like there are tiny glitter speckles evenly spaced apart from each other.
nyijedi said:
If I hold my Prime under a bright light, I can see evenly spaced out lines of dots. They're evenly spaced out in both the horizontal and vertical directions. I see them on dark/black backgrounds, and I even see them when the screen is off. As I said, it's only visible under a bright light and on black backgrounds. Does anyone know what this is, and do others see it as well? Another way to describe it is that it likes like there are tiny glitter speckles evenly spaced apart from each other.
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This is the actual touch-"part" of the screen. Nothing to worry about.
nyijedi said:
If I hold my Prime under a bright light, I can see evenly spaced out lines of dots. They're evenly spaced out in both the horizontal and vertical directions. I see them on dark/black backgrounds, and I even see them when the screen is off. As I said, it's only visible under a bright light and on black backgrounds. Does anyone know what this is, and do others see it as well? Another way to describe it is that it likes like there are tiny glitter speckles evenly spaced apart from each other.
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its the capacitive touch grid
duno if this is what u can see but it maybe the grid inside the touch screen. i have seen something that sounds similar before on my nexus one and concluded that this is what it must be.
Aaaah. Thanks guys! I've been inspecting it carefully since so many people have random complaints, and this is something I've never noticed on another device before. I think you're right that it's the touch screen. Thanks! So far, loving the Prime.
I have the very same thing on my desire HD
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Doktaphex said:
I have the very same thing on my desire HD
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I had this on my HD2, but not on my Sensation. Not sure why some devices show it and some don't.
When im sitting in a darkish room with no
lights on in the room if i pull down the status bar or looking at dark pictures i can notice 2 black lines? Anyone else have this?you have to look kinda close and move the phone round abit tho to see it
Anyone?
What you mean black lines down the sides? Cos I see nothing else and they normal.
I see about 3 small spots which are darker than others but they are only small, i do however know people who own s3's which suffer from a problem similar to the one you describe, but they both decided it want worth a return (yes two of my friends with the same problem what are the chances?)
I guess you mean the irregularities in the screen on black background in low-lit conditions.
Depending on how prominent they are, it's considered normal for AMOLOED screens and similar effects can be seen on all AMOLED-devices.
My best guess is that some LED ranges get a tad too little power on minimum brightness when displaying very dark content so that they really stay dark while the others give a very faint flow.
(Such flaws and differences in the screen are one of the reasons why AMOLED can't go really dark like LCD's can)
I was just about to post this aswell. When I'm using the phone and there's a black background, I see a couple of extra dark dashes on the screen
Is there a fault with the screen?
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don't worry man.
chill
What causes the dark spots?
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Having read of all the quality issues of the Z2 I am now overly concerned to make sure that mine is as it should be.
Build quality is spot on, speakers are great and screen is excellent.
The only thing I want to check is whether it is normal to be able to clearly see the digitizer grid on the screen when turning it to an angle with light shining on it.
Having been used to AMOLED screens for the last few years this type of screen is new to me so am wondering whether it is just part of the technology used for the screen.
Any piece of mind is appreciated.
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I have noticed that yesterday when using it on bright sunlight. At certain angle you can see small dots. It isn't too bad, though...
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I had s3 before and I only see screen matrix in both devices.
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I have a Nexus 4 right now which has an IPS display and I can say that I can see my digitizer grid when in direct sunlight. I'll be receiving my Z2 in a few weeks and I would expect it to be the same.
Thanks guys for your wisdom. I did think it may have been due to the technology used rather than a defect but wanted a second opinion.
By the way it is a fantastic phone [emoji6]
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I also have this and it's slightly annoying. I think I'll just let it go
Have found a solution to the grid issue...throw away the Sony supplied screen protector and put a different one on.
It seems the Sony supplied one has a matte finish which as well as making the screen look dull it also shows up the grid lines.
Have just changed it for a cheapo one and the grid lines are barely visible and the screen is a lot more vibrant
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I thought they dropped the screen protector on the z2; I'm talking about the plastic film with the Sony logo printed.
Can you give me some precisions ?
You're correct, there is no plastic film with the Sony logo on the Z2 but they do give you a screen protector in the box. It seems to be an anti glare one that I found considerably dampens the quality of the screen.
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Ok thanks
I didn't notice the screenprotector in my box.
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I'll just say that I don't use a screen protector and I can see the grid in bright lighting (basically anywhere in public, schools, malls etc.), and in direct sunlight I also see the dots.
I compared the screen with a S4, S3, iPhone 5S and C and some other cheaper phones, and the grid wasn't visible in any of them. In that lighting I could however see the grid and the dots in my Z2's screen. Not pleased. Also a friend with a nexus 5 said he has no such problems.
I think I can see the grid way too easily. In bright light and brightness at 100% I can see them even when the screen is on when the phone moves and catches a ray of light.
The next few days will determine wether I can live with this issue or nor. At the moment it isn't looking so good.
My Xperia Z Ultra has minor light leakage from the top of the screen. Visible at the top and also the top left and right.
Its not evident when the phone is held straight but becomes visible (these areas appear brighter at an angle and you can see a clear source of light) when the phone is held at an angle. I cant recollect whether I had this from day 1.
Its been about two months with this device.
Is this normal? I do know that minor backlight bleed or leakage is to be expected from an LCD screen but I thought that applied to bigger panels like monitors. But is this normal for a phone? All my previous android devices were Samsungs with AMOLED displays so I'm not sure whether I'm just getting worried over nothing.
To test this, take a pure white background at fullscreen and check the corners of the screen at different angles.
Kindly post your findings here.
Yup, I have it too. Not really noticeable unless I look for it though, so it doesn't bother me.
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I have it too... But I can live with it ☺
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I don't have any back light bleeding, I'm a happy man!
LordManhattan said:
Yup, I have it too. Not really noticeable unless I look for it though, so it doesn't bother me.
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Is it at the top of the screen for you? Is it visible when you tilt the screen or when the phone is horizontal..like when placed on a table?
For me the top most area of the screen appears brighter with light shining through when I hold the phone vertically at a 45 degree angle or when the phone is on a table.
When I'm holding the phone straight on, directly facing it, it doesnt seem to show much.
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Is it at the top of the screen for you? Is it visible when you tilt the screen or when the phone is horizontal..like when placed on a table?
For me the top most area of the screen appears brighter with light shining through when I hold the phone vertically at a 45 degree angle or when the phone is on a table.
When I'm holding the phone straight on, directly facing it, it doesnt seem to show much.
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No, nothing like that.
How is the screen uniformity on your Note 8 (outside of Adaptive display) I avoided the S8/S8Plus due to the red tints that affected portions of the screen, Ive seen a total of 20 display units for the Note 8 and only 7 had good screens the rest had 'dirty' screens when the display mode was changed to Basic/Amoled Photo, its a combination if either partial red tints or yellowish tints on sections of the screens and the demo units were just installed.
I check the screen with Basic mode, brightness under 50%, fire up chrome and check in landscape, also i use the stock sms app in landscape and i check if its grey background is 100% even from left to right.
I am just curious if Samsung has upped the quality control or its still all about panel lottery ?
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Im more interested on feedback that is using Amoled Photo or Basic, as Adaptive mode drowns the screen with a more blue.
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How is the screen uniformity on your Note 8 (outside of Adaptive display) I avoided the S8/S8Plus due to the red tints that affected portions of the screen, Ive seen a total of 20 display units for the Note 8 and only 7 had good screens the rest had 'dirty' screens when the display mode was changed to Basic/Amoled Photo, its a combination if either partial red tints or yellowish tints on sections of the screens and the demo units were just installed.
I am just curious if Samsung has upped the quality control or its still all about panel lottery ?
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My eyes are very sensitive to the red or yellow tints. In Samsung's case red.
My wife's and I note 8 doesn't seem too bad, some red tints around edges depending on veiwing angle but very acceptable.
Mines running basic model also
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mine doesnt have those problems, and i always have it in basic mode
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Adaptive mode here. Absolutely flawless, thankfully. My S8+ had tinted edges but that was fixed by the update they pushed out after adjusting the edges color. My Note8 is hands down the best screen I've ever seen.
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My eyes are very sensitive to the red or yellow tints. In Samsung's case red.
My wife's and I note 8 doesn't seem too bad, some red tints around edges depending on veiwing angle but very acceptable.
Mines running basic model also
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When say edges is it on the curved edge or even on the flat part at the top ? as I've noticed most of the red tint is from the top part.
Im also very sensitive to this, other things I have accepted like the grey full screen uniformity on AMOLED is just terrible compared to LCD.
I was hoping that this issue would be fixed. I had an S3 with bad color uniformity issues. My Note 4 is darker along the left edge.
Can't stand the tinting issues that these seem to have. Also dislike brightness uniformity. A lot. I understand that each panel is different from the next, but what is it that causes these issues?
this is why
It's better than my previous note, which was a 4 but still the white isn't as white as some lcd panels out there. I didn't notice any uneven red tint on the N8 either for mine or the wife's. Tilting and viewing and looking out for it I see it a little around the curves of the screen, nothing that concerns me. But there is some red tint in there but not as bad as some note 4 or 3.
Good thing is , there is an adjustment that can be made in the display setting to reduce the red hue should you feel the need. I'm liking it as it is in Reading mode.
My ZTE Zmax whites look better.
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So to summarize, it's relatively uniform but I can still see a pink red crush/hue is present when white is being displayed. Using AMOLED adaptive reduces the red pink hue but looks like trash elsewhere.
So,yes it's still pink. Not much has changed since my Note 3 or 4 days. Then again those were pink or red in parts of the screen. Least the N8 is uniform pink.
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usmaak said:
I was hoping that this issue would be fixed. I had an S3 with bad color uniformity issues. My Note 4 is darker along the left edge.
Can't stand the tinting issues that these seem to have. Also dislike brightness uniformity. A lot. I understand that each panel is different from the next, but what is it that causes these issues?
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I would also like to know the technical reason on whats causing it other than "manufacturing variance" and up until now samsung has not addressed such issues and some customers even struggle to have the devices exchanged.
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So to summarize, it's relatively uniform but I can still see a pink red crush/hue is present when white is being displayed. Using AMOLED adaptive reduces the red pink hue but looks like trash elsewhere.
So,yes it's still pink. Not much has changed since my Note 3 or 4 days. Then again those were pink or red in parts of the screen. Least the N8 is uniform pink.
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I had a really good screen with my Note 3 and it was the reason why I skipped 4 and 5 due to the lottery.
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I had a really good screen with my Note 3 and it was the reason why I skipped 4 and 5 due to the lottery.
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Same here, but with my Note 4 one lower area was pink. T Mobile exchanged it and it was fine after the first replacement. The N8 is uniformly pink. LOL
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Limeybastard said:
Same here, but with my Note 4 one lower area was pink. T Mobile exchanged it and it was fine after the first replacement. The N8 is uniformly pink. LOL
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Did you exchange it already?
Im from an iphone now and ill surely miss the uniform whites and the correct 6500k whites as the note 8’s ive seen all have way warmer whites on photo/basic mode
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Did you exchange it already?
Im from an iphone now and ill surely miss the uniform whites and the correct 6500k whites as the note 8’s ive seen all have way warmer whites on photo/basic mode
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No, I dont have the resolve to go through that exchanging bull**** anymore, too old for that. Ill either live with it, or send it back .
Last iphone I had owned was the the 3gs and 4s, yellow tint bull**** on those also.
I've had so many iDevices and Macs and never have I seen a screen that I'd even consider good, especially in the area of uniformity. Always darker on one side or the other. Always a bit more yellow here, than there. I've exchanged so many iDevices over the years because of screen issues. Every iPhone release is loaded with crap screens. At least according to all of the threads on various internet forums and groups. That is one of the reasons why I've never tried an iPhone.
FedEx lost my Note 8 and I might just say screw it and stick with the Note 4. My wife's Note 8 has the best screen that I've ever seen on any device with a screen. The brightness is completely uniform. I'd say that it does favor red a bit, but I'd hardly call it pink. Very nice screen.
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I've had so many iDevices and Macs and never have I seen a screen that I'd even consider good, especially in the area of uniformity. Always darker on one side or the other. Always a bit more yellow here, than there. I've exchanged so many iDevices over the years because of screen issues. Every iPhone release is loaded with crap screens. At least according to all of the threads on various internet forums and groups. That is one of the reasons why I've never tried an iPhone.
FedEx lost my Note 8 and I might just say screw it and stick with the Note 4. My wife's Note 8 has the best screen that I've ever seen on any device with a screen. The brightness is completely uniform. I'd say that it does favor red a bit, but I'd hardly call it pink. Very nice screen.
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Indeed, mines not pink like some of the S8 images posted. but there is some hue all over it especially as I normally run "basic" screen mode. Turned the red bar down a little and or use adaptive and makes it ice blue, I can live with it.
Another observation I noticed, if the screen is in Basic mode and I turn on Blue light filter setting, but turn down the bar for the filter to min, the slight pink hue on Basic mode goes away.
Can you adjust the colors independently in all modes or just adaptive display?
Just curious, isn't "warm" supposed be somewhat yellow color in tone ? It seems like when you make the screen warmer it goes pinker.
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Canadoc said:
Can you adjust the colors independently in all modes or just adaptive display?
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Seems just in adaptive mode.
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I have a professionally calibrated workstation display at my office. Whites look like paper and I adjust everything to mimic it.
I was able to get really close by adjusting in adaptive mode.
Problem is with our devices we take them everywhere and the environment changes dramatically, bright, dark, pitch dark, etc.
This plays tricks on our eyes big time! So what may look perfectly fine in one scenario may take on a very blue or very reddish hue in another.
You will drive yourself absolutely crazy trying to adjust all the time!
Like an EQ on a stereo, you adjust contour for flat response and leave it alone! (but most people constantly tweak it!)
Find a reference point and you will be good.
My panel is very consistent.
You want to see a bad display look at the Surface Pro! They may have decent color when calibrated but when the lights go out HOLY BACKLIGHT BLEED!
I am so done with LCD and just want AMOLED on everything NOW!
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I have a professionally calibrated workstation display at my office. Whites look like paper and I adjust everything to mimic it.
I was able to get really close by adjusting in adaptive mode.
Problem is with our devices we take them everywhere and the environment changes dramatically, bright, dark, pitch dark, etc.
This plays tricks on our eyes big time! So what may look perfectly fine in one scenario may take on a very blue or very reddish hue in another.
You will drive yourself absolutely crazy trying to adjust all the time!
Like an EQ on a stereo, you adjust contour for flat response and leave it alone! (but most people constantly tweak it!)
Find a reference point and you will be good.
My panel is very consistent.
You want to see a bad display look at the Surface Pro! They may have decent color when calibrated but when the lights go out HOLY BACKLIGHT BLEED!
I am so done with LCD and just want AMOLED on everything NOW!
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While what you're saying is generally accurate, that's not what people who have the red tint or purple tint are complaining about. I've seen many amoled screens from Samsung flagships that I consider defective due to extreme hues that can't be "adjusted" to normal. In addition, only adaptive mode can be adjusted, so when the screen is bad, you cannot use any other screen mode without the tint ruining the quality of the display.
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