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I love my new DNA, my only gripe is some light leakage problems.
When I'm viewing a dark or black image or anything, the three capacitive buttons leak light onto the screen. Is this a big issue and should I consider exchanging the device?
Same here
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Pretty sure all lcd's that have capacitive buttons will have that. All the devices I have seen or used have it to some extent.
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No light leakage here... I went into a pitch balck room turned the brightness all the way down and I see no light from the buttons... On an all black screen that is... I did the opposite turned the brightness all the way up and still no light from the buttons
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No light leakage here... I went into a pitch balck room turned the brightness all the way down and I see no light from the buttons... On an all black screen that is... I did the opposite turned the brightness all the way up and still no light from the buttons
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Hmmm, so it appears to be an issue affecting some other users also, so now I decide if its worth it to try and tell the VZW guys... Thank you!
I am in the same boat. Although I am impressed with HTC's response to many of their trademark issues with the release of this device, there is still some light leak at the bottom left corner of the screen on my DNA. I did notice though, the light leak I am seeing on mine is still present when the capacitive back lighting is off. I believe mine is from the actual screens back lighting. These little issues do bug the sh*t out of me, but it is much improved from their previous models. Contemplating trading up to see if I can luck out and get a better model...
Found other similar posts in Q&A. I have to cover the light sensor or be in pitch black to get the buttons to light up. Anyone else? One guy already swapped for a new phone but same problem.
Yep its pretty much hit and miss with this phone. I had to exchange my first one for a different issue, but the capacitive buttons on both don't light up unless in really low light. Personally I like this as I would turn button backlights off with CM based Roms on other phones. I know where the buttons are, don't need them to light up.
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I was wondering the same thing. Mine only light up in very low light or dark. Unless there is a control for it, it is a bug
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I'm not so sure it is a bug. It seems equally possible that they only turn on in extremely low light by design. HTC might assume (and rightfully) that you know where the buttons are after a while and don't need them illuminated unless it is dark enough to not see the phone very well or at all.
Personally, I'm glad they don't light up a lot. I know where they are, I can see them fine in low light and I don't like when capacitive buttons are always shinning at me when I don't need them.
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I think it is a battery saving feature. Why would you need them on in the light anyway. They are not invisible like on the note 2.
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rupret27 said:
I think it is a battery saving feature. Why would you need them on in the light anyway. They are not invisible like on the note 2.
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I agree but I have still wondered about it. Sometimes mine won't light up at all in dark. But not bothering enough to take it back lol
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mgladden2 said:
Found other similar posts in Q&A. I have to cover the light sensor or be in pitch black to get the buttons to light up. Anyone else? One guy already swapped for a new phone but same problem.
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I've got the same problem. The phone has a problem. I installed AndroSensor on the dna and my razr. The dna consistently gives me false readings. If there's any light at all it gives a 200 lux reading. If you are in total darkness it will reset. That's why your work around works. The phone has a light sensor that, either by design or defect, doesn't differentiate light levels between 2 to 200 lux. It defaults to the higher figure and the cpu apparently uses this figure to shut the lights down.
Personally, I find this to be a little too convoluted to be an energy saving design. I believe it's a bug that a future update will deal with.
Same here. Also.........they arent bright enough!! Lol we need a mod for this. Ill get right on it.
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Mine light up all the time no matter how dark or light it is. They always seem to work on my end.
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Mine light up all the time no matter how dark or light it is. They always seem to work on my end.
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Well mine work, just has to b pretty dark. Btw, theres an app in the one xl forums to dim, or turn off completely that works for our DNA. Ill link u guys to it.
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Anyone who consistently uses the phone in a dimly lit room will want it fixed. I watch movies with a single low-watt lamp on, and I like to use the phone periodically. Having the lights off means that every third button press doesn't land exactly on the capacitive part. If I force the lights on by covering the sensor, I never miss. There's very little play on the sensor area, so you either land perfectly or not at all. Definitely looking forward to a fix. I just hope it's not a hardware glitch that can't detect 2 to 200 lux.
Ok, so I have my brightness all the way up, and I am still having trouble seeing my screen, and yes, it's bright out, but I don't have it in the direct sun light. I know that my iPhone had no problem with screen being brighter outside. I have the auto brightness disabled. Now, when I bought the phone they put a glass protector on it which is clear, and I also have it in the Otter Box case as well. Could this reduce the brightness? Lastly, if the phone is what it is, then is there an app that will make the display brighter? Thank you so much.
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use brighter backgrounds, they will eat up battery a little bit quicker but the brighter colors will actually make the screen brighter. using a black background will cause the screen to produce less overall brightness.
Wow, never gave that a thought. Thank you so much, I appreciate the information. I am off to find a brighter background.
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am2354 said:
Wow, never gave that a thought. Thank you so much, I appreciate the information. I am off to find a brighter background.
AM
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If I remember correctly, the screen can get brighter with the auto brightness turned on. Can't remember where I read that, but the thinking was that super bright mode may damage the screen if it's on that way all the time.
Don't forget, Iphone has LCD, we have Amoled, which one of the drawbacks is, it sucks in the sun.
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Ok, so I have my brightness all the way up, and I am still having trouble seeing my screen, and yes, it's bright out, but I don't have it in the direct sun light. I know that my iPhone had no problem with screen being brighter outside. I have the auto brightness disabled. Now, when I bought the phone they put a glass protector on it which is clear, and I also have it in the Otter Box case as well. Could this reduce the brightness? Lastly, if the phone is what it is, then is there an app that will make the display brighter? Thank you so much.
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Try Lux.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitocassisi.luxlite&hl=en
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Try Lux.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vitocassisi.luxlite&hl=en
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i second Lux
I will give Lux a try thanks.
on top of the auto brigntenss through android, i believe that samsung has a lowe level brightness auto adjustment that changes depending on the image on the screen eg darker when the image is bright and vise versa
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on top of the auto brigntenss through android, i believe that samsung has a lowe level brightness auto adjustment that changes depending on the image on the screen eg darker when the image is bright and vise versa
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It is called CABC (Content Adaptive Backlight Control).
http://www.ecnmag.com/articles/2010/04/content-adaptive-lcd-backlight-control
I am not sure how Lux behaves with this feature though.
Check out this picture. My HTC M8 is on the left. New S6 on right. Both turned up to full brightness. My M8 screen looks so much more vivid and colorful. Anybody else seen this issue?
Have you checked your gs6's display settings? I'm curious if this is a hardware issue on your device or if it's just one of the other profiles - make sure it's set to "adaptive".
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Check out this picture. My HTC M8 is on the left. New S6 on right. Both turned up to full brightness. My M8 screen looks so much more vivid and colorful. Anybody else seen this issue?
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check to make sure auto brightness did not turn off. For some reason many people, including myself, have seen the auto brightness become automatically unchecked and brightness lowered.
I too came from the M8. I have yet to decide which screen I like more. I love AMOLED blacks and colors, but the screen seems so dim (especially if you've been looking at any other screen) and the whites seem yellow.
Full brightness on recent Samsung flagships is achieved on auto brightness in full sunlight, not in the dark. If you did this outdoors at noon you'd have a different result.
Make sure auto brightness is off and adaptive display is on
I took this picture inside. Auto brightness was off. Adaptive on. No power saving mode on. I can't stand auto brightness on phones. I usually keep my screens around 85-90%. Both S6s are going back and I'm going with the M9 or Nexus 6. Way too many issues with these phones.
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Gatortribe said:
I too came from the M8. I have yet to decide which screen I like more. I love AMOLED blacks and colors, but the screen seems so dim (especially if you've been looking at any other screen) and the whites seem yellow.
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You must have a bad unit or power saving mode going crazy or something. I have the M8 and M9 and the edge screen is night and day brighter. Like not even in the same league brighter and more vibrant. It makes the M9 look dull and lifeless.
Yeah mine is a bad unit too. It's going back tomorrow. I've played with the power saving and all display modes. No go.
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I took this picture inside. Auto brightness was off. Adaptive on. No power saving mode on. I can't stand auto brightness on phones. I usually keep my screens around 85-90%. Both S6s are going back and I'm going with the M9 or Nexus 6. Way too many issues with these phones.
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I have the M9 in my hand right now. Camera is awful and it does have heating issues. Always warm. I do like sense 7 over touchwiz but I can't handle the crappy camera. Look at the photo comparison here http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6-edge/general/photos-comparisons-s6-vs-t3076641
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Yeah mine is a bad unit too. It's going back tomorrow. I've played with the power saving and all display modes. No go.
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Let me know if it's any different with the new unit. If so, I may have to send mine back too.
So I grabbed a flashlight and turned on auto bright. I put the flashlight over the sensor and the screen got extremely bright. Way more than having the manual setting at it's highest level. Maybe they'll update the software so we can turn the screen up to where we want it.
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So I grabbed a flashlight and turned on auto bright. I put the flashlight over the sensor and the screen got extremely bright. Way more than having the manual setting at it's highest level. Maybe they'll update the software so we can turn the screen up to where we want it.
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I can't use Samsung's "auto" mode for brightness. Always too dim for me. I have been using Lux Auto Brightness (paid version although there is a free version you can try) for a long time and I find it does a much better job than any "auto" mode from manufacturers. I think they make it as dim as possible to help with battery stats. But it is pointless if my battery lasts twice as long and I can't see the screen LOL
Thanks. I'll try that.
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Yep, just look at this image:
I really hope there's a hack that gets max brightness without auto brightness. I stay in a dark environment so it always keeps it on the lowest brightness, waaaaay too low, especially compared to my computer. I want the max brightness (I know, I know, bad for eyes, whatever), I mean, that's what the slider should do...
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Yep, just look at this image:
I really hope there's a hack that gets max brightness without auto brightness. I stay in a dark environment so it always keeps it on the lowest brightness, waaaaay too low, especially compared to my computer. I want the max brightness (I know, I know, bad for eyes, whatever), I mean, that's what the slider should do...
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try lux auto brightness. You can set your values to what you want in each environment and time of day. Love it for fine tuning how my auto brightness works. The only issue with the edge is the screen does not blur when you swipe out your contacts from the edge. Hopefully they will fix that soon.
Okay so I have a S6 Edge in Black Sapphire 64GB from pre order and date on box is 03/19/2015 made in Vietnam and I got a Gold Platinum 64GB edge today date on box is 04/05/20015 made in Vietnam so compared both screen and the gold seems brighter on all setting and color seems better on gold here are some pics I know this has been brought up before but here are several pics what do you guys think!
Same display modes?
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Yes same display modes and settings I'm wondering if it's because the black has two weeks of use and gold is brand new.
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I now have an M9 because of the very problem you listed. The black edges have screen issues. I went through several at the store and they all looked yellow and low quality.
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I now have an M9 because of the very problem you listed. The black edges have screen issues. I went through several at the store and they all looked yellow and low quality.
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I've got a black edge and my screen is flawless. I actually received 2 edges and both are great, one just had scratches on it.
All of the Edges I looked at had scratches and dull screens. They also had the auto brightness issue. Great phone besides those things.
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My biggest gripe with the edge is the uneven tone across the screen. Going into to best buy in two weeks to swap for a unit from a new batch. At least I hope. One would think that they'd have a new batch in two weeks b
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Get it replaced !
Well I'm sending the black one back due to the light scratches and the gold platinum is my replacement which I'm keeping it has no scratches screen is better and overall the phone feel snappier I don't know if it's possible or just me and this gold platinum looks really good compared to that black blueish color!
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Same here got black and my wife have gold one, when gold is on half brightness is the same as i got on full so will go to three for replacement. When restarting the phone screen on three logo is going to full brightness for one second than back to dim after.
outsiderdj said:
Same here got black and my wife have gold one, when gold is on half brightness is the same as i got on full so will go to three for replacement. When restarting the phone screen on three logo is going to full brightness for one second than back to dim after.
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Make sure you have auto brightness of on both when your comparing because it could be the phone's ambient light sensors reacting different to the lighting conditions.
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outsiderdj said:
Same here got black and my wife have gold one, when gold is on half brightness is the same as i got on full so will go to three for replacement. When restarting the phone screen on three logo is going to full brightness for one second than back to dim after.
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So same with you the gold seems to have better screen
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Hopefully this is just because the black units seem to have been produced the earliest. Fingers crossed newer batches will fix everything.
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The thing with the different screen qualitys is also one thing, which i have noticed.
In berlin we have a samsung store, where we were able to get our hands on the s6 and s6edge some weeks before release.
On all those models which i tested and compared there, the s6 edge had a "bluer" white than the s6, which had a more "yellower" white. In direct comparison the screen and especially white backgrounds seemed much much better on the s6 edge. Yes it was a bit blueish, but the s6's white was more a sand tone, not white at all.
But on those devices in normal electro stores right now, its the opposite. There are defenitely the final models represented and on those, the s6 now had a better white.
Strange strange.
One more thing which i realised is, that under sunlight, the screens white seemed much better than under low light situations. Yes it is the adaptive display setting, but it switches from a very good white (slightly blueish) to a yellowish white in darkness or worse light situations. Maybe it has to do with the thing that a warmer white is better for the eyes in dark situations, but it is still anoying because i defenitely prefer the blueish white..
What is clear is from even the most thorough reviews of screens, is that the S6 edge can't be set to maximum brightness on manual settings alone. On both auto and manual settings, maximum brightness can only be achieved when in high light levels. This can be easily demonstrated by shining a phone torch on the ambient light sensor. Even when set to highest brightness, with auto brightness set to off, if you place a torch light over the ambient light sensor, the screen brightness increases and becomes very bright.
It has been suggested that the Gold Plantinum units have brighter screens than the black sapphire units. I wonder if the intense reflection of light off the highly reflective platinum versions, results in an increased light level around the ambient sensor, which results in the higher screen brightness of the Platinum version, in what appears to the human eye to be identical surrounding light levels. Probably a crazy suggestion and of course this can be easily disproved by using a torch light above both phones ambient light sensors!
What is a fact is that turning up to maximum brightness with auto off does not reach the highest brightness levels unless the ambient light sensor is detecting the phone is being exposed to high levels of ambient light. Screens will differ, as they do are often sourced from more than one supplier or factory.
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Remember brightness is one indicator of screen quality but by all means not an indicator of a better screen. Resolution, colour reproduction, refresh rates etc are all other key factors. So just because yours is brighter doesn't necessarily mean better.
It could also be that an ambient light sensor is defective, thus resulting in the phone increasing the brightness of the phone display as a result of incorrect information from the ambient light sensor. The pictures in this review were not taken in extremely bright light, so apit's possible, that the black sapphire phones ambient sensor could be correctly detecting the light levels, resulting in correct adjustment of screen brightness. The Gold platinum phones ambient light sensor, may not be working correctly, resulting in information that results in screen brightness being above those desired for the actual ambient light levels being experienced by the phone.
Whether you agree with it or not, it is a fact, that even with auto disabled, the ambient light sensor still plays a role in determining how bright the screen gets!
The screen was not only brighter but the colors were different shades too so this is not just about brightness.
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Honestly considering returning my edge to best buy and getting the regular s6. That would give me a renewed 2 week return window and then maybe trying the edge again after that two weeks because the screen at the very least should be pleasing to look at and right now I'm just not pleased.
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I have a black or dark bar across the top quarter of the edge screen and when I put a white screen on it's very visable anyone else have this?
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pifsworld said:
I have a black or dark bar across the top quarter of the edge screen and when I put a white screen on it's very visable anyone else have this?
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I have heard people mention this similar problem but no one posted a picture before.
I have s6 edge gold 64gb and a 32gb gold s6. The edge has very noticeable darker screen, dimmer colours and dirtier whites. Pissed off as the edge has the better cpu, runs 4c cooler and produces better benchmarks... But it's going back. Screen bugging me
Shame as the battery life is incredible