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I was auditioning the Note at the AT&T store in anticipation of its arrival on T-mobile. I was looking at a white one and everything seemed OK but just for grins I turned on a black Note also on display. The same display on the black set appeared much brighter. I thought the white model must be defective but when I went to a different display I discovered the same difference and again at a third display (it's a large store). The black phone appeared significantly brighter when displaying white screens in all three cases. I know that putting a black border around the screen of my projection TV created an illusion of brightness so dramatic it took a light meter to convince me that it was just a matter of perception and wonder if the same illusion is responsible for the phones apparent difference. Just the same, perception is everything. I use my screens (phone or TV) with my eyes not with a light meter. The review of the white phone on Engadget mentions light bleeding through the white bezel around the four buttons on the frame. Thanks to my projector TV experience I know even a moderate increase in ambient light will cause a dramatic shift in perceived screen brightness so I wonder if the white frame allows ambient light to enter the phone and wash out the screen as well. If light leaks out, as Engadget reported, why not in as well? The store had bright LED lighting above the displays.
Even though the difference was appreciable in 3 of 3 displays in the AT&T store, the sample is not large enough to be conclusive so I thought I would ask if others had noticed the same either in the store or when comparing the displays of friends with different phone colors. I thought I wanted white but will be going with the black based only on this experience.
i have both white/black note and didn't notice any difference in screen brightness or quality. the only thing is the bleeding around the buttons on white note. I know sometimes manufactures will use different suppliers which will cause some screens to look different but i haven't heard that on the note.
**some notes do have blobs and lines like the t989
Thanks for the reply. Glad to hear from someone with both. Hard to believe the tiny bezel around the phone could create such a difference in perception. Perhaps the white ones at the store are all from the same batch with weak lights. I guess I will just have to look closely at the phone when available from T-Mobile. The galaxy 3S looks pretty tempting also but I like the idea of the s-pen and the extra half inch of real estate.
Hey guys!
Picked up my s6 edge (gold) 64gb version from a reliance digital store here in India on the release day, April 10th. Immediately got a 250 odd mb of update n even did that! But there seems to be a problem with the RGB notification led on the top! All the colors seem to appear well except for white! It appears like a light blue/purple colored light! Anybody else has this problem? Or do any of u have a fix for this "glitch". Or should I get the hardware replaced?
Awaiting your expert advice! Thanks in advance!
Thats exactly the same thing which i noticed so far. Im not pretty sure but i will check it tomorrow:
When i got my hands on the gs6 edge and gs6 both next to each other before the release (maybe pre-production models) i compared both devices with the result, that the gs6 edge had the MUCH better whitepoint. Well it was a bit blueish, but on these both devices the general gs6 had a much greyer white tone.
But right now after i receaved my gs6 edge, the first thing i was noticing was, that it had a very bad whitepoint, almost like a sand tone. I directly went to the next electro market and compared my gs6 edge to the general gs6 shown there with the result, that my gs6 edge had the worser white point, so the opposite of the result on the pre production models.
And thats the same with all the youtube videos. On those youtube videos who had the chance to test the devices before the release, the gs6 edge had a better white, and on those videos with the devices after release it was the gs6 with the better white.
So its pretty weard, because im not sure if this is hardwarewise or softwarewise. ( BTW all my comparisons were with the same AMOLED CINEMA setting and same brightness.)
Hey guys,
purchased an S6 Edge (SAMG925, european/international model) yesteday and I was surprised to find something I can only describe as a dotted pattern inside the screen. At first I thought maybe it had something to do with the screen/glass technology, but the more I think about it, the less sense it makes. I can only see it on bright backgrounds, for example while surfing or at the standard, green/blue background. It looks like three really, really small dots running diagonally up to the right. These three dots are all over the screen and it looks like they're almost forming a pattern. I literally have them everywhere, but make no mistake, this isn't scratches or just some random defect with the screen. It looks like they're meant to be there. I double checked with a display model in the store I bought it in and that one had the same "issue". I can only see these dots if I look put the phone up really close to my eyes and if I actually look for them. I've asked two others of my friends and both of them could see them easily after looking for a couple of seconds. Now, daily, this isn't an issue, but I was considering picking up the Gear VR for the S6 and I cannot imagine it WON'T pose a problem once you get up close with the lenses the Gear VR provides.
Anyway, question time: Are there anyone out there that has noticed the same thing? Or are your S6 Edge display flawless and free from a 3-dot pattern? :/
Capactive sensors more than likely for the touchscreen.
Post a picture, please.
I tried getting a photo of it, but I wasn't too successful. Got one that works, I guess. It appears to be sort of a surface-problem. It looks like grease, or even dust, but I know for certain that it isn't. I took a picture of my phone while reading my own post. If you look above the "d", you should see the first anamoly on the screen, then three more in a diagonal line. There's also a dot over the last y in yesterday, but that one is more unclear and harder to see. :/ Hope I'm not seeing things here and that someone else can confirm it looks weird. I cleaned my screen before taking this picture, btw.
I know what you are describing, mine is the same. It is so uniform in pattern that it has to be something to do with the gorilla glass or the touchscreen itself.
Mine had the same issue. But after 3 days they are no longer noticeables. Give them a few days and check again
My s6 edge is waay dimmer than my note 4 normal?
Same Issue
I picked up the s6 edge on the 10th and am noticing that same problem 4 days later for a premium smart phone that boasts it's screen being one of the best around, this is kind of annoying to see this issue.
HexCrown said:
I picked up the s6 edge on the 10th and am noticing that same problem 4 days later for a premium smart phone that boasts it's screen being one of the best around, this is kind of annoying to see this issue.
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Mine has slowly gone away, or at least not as visible as it was at first.
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iGordy101 said:
My s6 edge is waay dimmer than my note 4 normal?
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Yes, I had this concern as well. As another user in another thread mentioned that the S6 on high goes up to roughly 450 nits, but in outdoors or in direct sunlight can go up to a crazy 750 nits which is much brighter than the Note 4. I have the Note4 and S6E. I put a flashlight to the front sensors on the Edge and that think got extremely bright, almost made my note 4 (on manual high) seem like it was on medium in comparison lol. It sucked at first, but then I realized when am I ever going to need it that bright indoors, and if i'm outdoors it will automatically kick it up to eye scorching bright!
I'm hoping mine does also. I love the device but having that surprise was kind offsetting.
Klatten said:
Hey guys,
purchased an S6 Edge (SAMG925, european/international model) yesteday and I was surprised to find something I can only describe as a dotted pattern inside the screen. At first I thought maybe it had something to do with the screen/glass technology, but the more I think about it, the less sense it makes. I can only see it on bright backgrounds, for example while surfing or at the standard, green/blue background. It looks like three really, really small dots running diagonally up to the right. These three dots are all over the screen and it looks like they're almost forming a pattern. I literally have them everywhere, but make no mistake, this isn't scratches or just some random defect with the screen. It looks like they're meant to be there. I double checked with a display model in the store I bought it in and that one had the same "issue". I can only see these dots if I look put the phone up really close to my eyes and if I actually look for them. I've asked two others of my friends and both of them could see them easily after looking for a couple of seconds. Now, daily, this isn't an issue, but I was considering picking up the Gear VR for the S6 and I cannot imagine it WON'T pose a problem once you get up close with the lenses the Gear VR provides.
Anyway, question time: Are there anyone out there that has noticed the same thing? Or are your S6 Edge display flawless and free from a 3-dot pattern? :/
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Same here but mine is more like cloudiness or under-screen scratches, not dots. I noticed while scrolling on white backgrounds in any app.
The streaks are just the camera lens taking in light. Look closely at the center of each pic and above the word "UPDATE" in the Google News page.
I have the same problem dotted pattern inside the screen, i had to replace the s6 edge 3 times and they all have the same f**** problem.
Unkown-user said:
I have the same problem dotted pattern inside the screen, i had to replace the s6 edge 3 times and they all have the same f**** problem.
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I've given up on the issue as every s6 edge ive seen is like this. Even after having the phone since launch the issue hasn't gone away. I think it is caused by the digitizer having to use a different method because traditional ones do not work on curved screens? Haven't got a chance to compair to a note edfe but I wonder if it had the same issue.
Is this one of those things that can only be seen if it's pointed out and then it can be unseen?
My screen looks flawless...
Hi guys,
I haven't really seen much feedback from others regarding this problem and I am quite surprised to be honest. I've ordered my s6 edge 2 weeks ago and have been using it for a week without noticing anything.
I've read through some article a few days ago before going to sleep and noticed a terrible pink hue in the bottom half of the screen. I didn't see the problem when I was using the phone in daylight and with the brightness quite high.
So I've ordered a replacement straight away, which came in yesterday.
The screen which I got on the replacement is completely pink, its even worse than the one I already had. Now I was wondering if I just got so unlucky, but I've had 2 friends at work compare their screens to mine (one of them have the regular s6, the other has an edge) and they the exact same issue as mee, although the pink hue is near the top in the s6.
This is a dealbreaker for a phone this expensive in my opinion... If you don't see it thats fine, but once you notice it it gets really annoying.
I've uploaded a short video with the first s6 edge I got, the replacement and my note 4 to show you the issue:
https://youtu.be/ob_5RjF4lPU
The note 4's screen is basically the same resolution and technology and its flawless. I don't know if this is some kind of manufacturing or quality control problem but I think samsung should sort it out.
The version I've got is the s6 edge gold platinum with 32 gb of memory. I would like you guys to take a lok at your screen and let me know if you got the same thing.
The best way to do so is to set it to a decent brightness level, screen mode to go for is "basic" and look at it in the dark, on a plain white background or with some text like I did.
Thanks for helping out!
Unfortunately I'll be returning both of these phones for now and I'll either wait for some later production or have a look at the note 5 or s6 edge plus...
han4mi said:
Hi guys,
I haven't really seen much feedback from others regarding this problem and I am quite surprised to be honest. I've ordered my s6 edge 2 weeks ago and have been using it for a week without noticing anything.
I've read through some article a few days ago before going to sleep and noticed a terrible pink hue in the bottom half of the screen. I didn't see the problem when I was using the phone in daylight and with the brightness quite high.
So I've ordered a replacement straight away, which came in yesterday.
The screen which I got on the replacement is completely pink, its even worse than the one I already had. Now I was wondering if I just got so unlucky, but I've had 2 friends at work compare their screens to mine (one of them have the regular s6, the other has an edge) and they the exact same issue as mee, although the pink hue is near the top in the s6.
This is a dealbreaker for a phone this expensive in my opinion... If you don't see it thats fine, but once you notice it it gets really annoying.
I've uploaded a short video with the first s6 edge I got, the replacement and my note 4 to show you the issue:
https://youtu.be/ob_5RjF4lPU
The note 4's screen is basically the same resolution and technology and its flawless. I don't know if this is some kind of manufacturing or quality control problem but I think samsung should sort it out.
The version I've got is the s6 edge gold platinum with 32 gb of memory. I would like you guys to take a lok at your screen and let me know if you got the same thing.
The best way to do so is to set it to a decent brightness level, screen mode to go for is "basic" and look at it in the dark, on a plain white background or with some text like I did.
Thanks for helping out!
Unfortunately I'll be returning both of these phones for now and I'll either wait for some later production or have a look at the note 5 or s6 edge plus...
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Back when the phone was first released (April), there was plenty of discussion on this. It is a quality control issue.
Snowby123 said:
Back when the phone was first released (April), there was plenty of discussion on this. It is a quality control issue.
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Yeah I understand that, but its almost august now and they still haven't sorted it out. Its a shame.
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Yeah I understand that, but its almost august now and they still haven't sorted it out. Its a shame.
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Totally ?
hello people, i bought grey RN3 in May/June from Amazon.in but it had this weird dark area in the bottom right of the screen (pics attached), it was very annoying, I think its some kind of backlight/lcd liquid defect, i replaced it immediately, but the replacement unit had also have a smaller dark area in the bottom left side so i refunded because i was fed up of replacing again and again.
i wanted to buy something of better quality. but there are still nothing better under 20k/300$ than RN3, and many people don't have this kind of screen issue.
So if you recently bought RN3 (especially grey coz it has tianma lcd panel, other variants have sharp/boe), please inspect the screen and confirm if your unit has this defect or not, if possible kindly take pics of screen with a white background like i did. Thank you!
Redmi Note 3 3/32, dark gray, boe screen, atmel touch, date on box 2016.07
it's perfectly white (it may doesn't look perfectly white on image, but trust me, it is)
from which site you bought it on, yours is probably made in China. Indian units are made in India now, these Indian factories are new so quality control is meh. also Boe/Sharp are better than tianma
I bought it from Polish importer and yes, this device has been made in China for sure.
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But I noticed strange glow, in the bottom of the screen, when the backlight of the touch buttons is on, so I turned it off. Try it too.
I turned off button backlight and then clicked these pics, I no longer have the device coz I refunded it in June
Atmel/BOE touch screen, and no issues with screen other than there is a very minor light bleed at the top which I can really only see in a dark room with a black background on the phone.
Ordered from Geekbuying end of August.
Dude, if you don't want to buy RN3 again, then Galaxy On8 (Edit: Not On7 2016, sorry) with SD625, 3GB RAM, 32GB ROM, FP on front, f/1.9 13MP camera and 1080p AMOLED display (india specific) will be a good option below 20k. Just wait for it to be relased in India. First Samsung beast phone below 20k. Only downside of it's compared to RN3 is little bit lower processor, but SD625 is a good processor too. Also, On8 has way more better camera and better metal body design compared to RN3. Just a friendly suggestion. Don't bite me Xiaomi fans. I'm a RN3 user talking.
Yeah but my main concern is development, samsung phones doesn't get good xda support roms/kernels unless it's S or note series, can't live without CM/aosp based roms and definitely won't like using touch**** ui. and btw on7 16 has tft screen not amoled
Oh, this is right that Samsung phones don't get development. What a bummer.
About On7 2016 having TFT - No, I was actually talking about On8 releasing in India on first week of october. It has AMOLED.
Yeah on8, considering dev support i only have 2 options, rn3 or g4+. g4+ has a good screen but not very impressive as whole, only if it had better build, 625/650 and bigger battery...*sigh*
also if Xiaomi had gone with a better display and gorilla glass, rn3 would be perfect.
i cant see the dark thing you are talking about in your screenshots, there is very little shady affect at the bottom, which is in MIUI itself, and comes only when you are in some sort of lists, otherwise its fine, I recently purchased dark grey variant.. and its absolutely fine, it has tianma panel. I dont know what is source of your info, but i have used all three variant of RN3, and the dark grey variant has most vibrant and beautiful display, it has better vewing experience than other too..
This is what I wanted to know if recent units have this problem or not, it's dull in the pics but it was very difficult to ignore when seen live, it's only on the bottom right or left, which makes it a hardware issue.
which site you bought it from and which month?
Can you tell me which site you bought it from and which month?