I am starting this thread to let everyone know about the quality control samsung has, whether the device was properly tested for quality issues hardware wise or things were rushed up at samsung.
To check your Samsung Galaxy S2 for dead pixels:
1. Just open the dial pad and dial *#0*# which will bring up the lcd test menu.
2. Now touch the red, green, and blue buttons one by one to check for dead pixels.
i might of not had a dead pixel.. but i had 3 phones that had a blue line across the screen when viewing a white or grey background.
Also the phone gets super hot and i can now smell something from it.. from the top left of the phone. Gonna send it back today and not get another one.. might wait for the iphone5 or see what else comes out.
ankydu said:
I am starting this thread to let everyone know about the quality control samsung has, whether the device was properly tested for quality issues hardware wise or things were rushed up at samsung.
To check your Samsung Galaxy S2 for dead pixels:
1. Just open the dial pad and dial *#0*# which will bring up the lcd test menu.
2. Now touch the red, green, and blue buttons one by one to check for dead pixels.
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None for me. Thanks for posting test menu
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There is already an ongoing thread regarding dead pixels, maybe give that a read? Will save duplicate posts
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There is an existing thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1065935 regarding this. I will close this to keep discussion in one place.
wow this forum is awesome (gotta put it out there). It shows me that there's not a thread similar to mine.
I notice a dead/stuck pixel on my screen only visible in gray.
I did the *#0*#. It does not show up in RED BLUE GREEN BLACK WHITE.
I tested it using all kinds of pictures
It will only show up in gray (as a light-blue dot)
I've tried all the pixel fixers on the market (except for Jscreen because that costs money). None worked.
After researched, I've found that OLED cannot have stuck. it's either dead or "missing" sub-colors????
Anyone can put in some advises on this?
Can you get warranty?
Waranty
Hi,
i think as pepemosca said - its best to thake the warranty.
Because this is a hardware bug (i think you tried the remove Battery thing didn't you ?)
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Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A
hey guys, warranty is not an option. I bought this one from a local seller who purchased it from UK, I do not have his contact number. I mean beside warranty there's nothing else I can do with this weird issue?
Last night I noticed one. It sits at the bottom of the landscape screen almost next to the clock. The weird thing is that it is visible only with a bright background, or if I put a bright widget above it. Does this last thing means problem with that section of the screen in general? Tne tab is new. Would you return it just for that? Is there any danger of this spreading to other pixels?
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Hi
It's not dead,it is just stuck. On PC there are solutions to solve it (google stuck pixel). On Android I think some app that change status of pixel a lot in short period of time should work also. Like watching some Anime with lots of flashing in the region of this pixel or something similar.
Hi!
If you're lucky, as the above poster said. Try to "kick-start" the pixel by watching/running something that rapidly changes between different bright colors, such as red, green and blue.
After a few sessions of that, you might be lucky to get it working again!
If it is dead tho, different companies have different "dead pixel policies". I can assue you that it needs more than 1 to get it replaced tho.
Good luck!
So I noticed a dead/faulty pixel on my sony Erricsson Xperia mini pro sk17a night. On the most bottom, right part of the screen of you look at it portrait. This pixel flashes whenever I scroll down webpages nut flickers often even on the home screen. Either that or its really dim. It's just one pix I think.
So is anyone else getting this or just me?
Also, to fix this I go to my phone service provider to get it fixed right? Since its Rogers and it said they will fix it for free or something. I have not rooted or done anything to void the warranty.
Exactly the same problem.
I have exactly the same problem on SonyEricsson sk17a . Did they fixed it ?
There's a screen test on service menu: dial *#*#SERVICE#*#*, go to Service tests and test Display. It will go to a color every time you touch the screen, press back to exit. There you can see if its a pixel problem and wich color the pixel is stuck in (or dead).
Then you can take it to SE for repair (warranty of course).
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There's a screen test on service menu: dial *#*#SERVICE#*#*, go to Service tests and test Display.).
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It's *#*#7378423#*#* just in case.
nightcrawlerbr said:
Then you can take it to SE for repair (warranty of course).
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Yes I would do the same.
10x.I'l give it a try.
I also contacted with SE's support. Just waiting for there reply ( to be honest it looks like a software issue ) . When there is static image on the display , it is OK.
Hello guys,
So what happened finally with that issue? Was it software problem finally? I have the xperia Mini ST15i and there is a dark pixel on the very left of the screen and it's only visible when there is motion, but not in static images of any color!
Please tell me what happened with your case.
Thanks!
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Hello guys,
So what happened finally with that issue? Was it software problem finally? I have the xperia Mini ST15i and there is a dark pixel on the very left of the screen and it's only visible when there is motion, but not in static images of any color!
Please tell me what happened with your case.
Thanks!
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Make a test in service menu as said some posts above.
If pixel is indeed buggy, take your phone to shop, should fall under warranty.
Its the screen's issue. If im not mistaken companies keep the 5 dead pixel policy. Not subpixel, but pixel.
If a subpixel is faulty (i think) you cannot see one of the three RGB subpixels, If the whole pixel is faulty you get a white dot where the pixel should be. So from what i understand you have a faulty subpixel, therefore the company itself wont hold it under warranty but your Service Provider might.
Pixel problem .
From the support center here in bulgariq , they told me , that they will forward this issue to SE .
No response till now . My problem was ( and still is ) identical . Pixel is OK on all the colors, except when there is moving image ( than it is not , white , gray or some other color .Than the pixell i just black (dead) )
reekol said:
From the support center here in bulgariq , they told me , that they will forward this issue to SE .
No response till now . My problem was ( and still is ) identical . Pixel is OK on all the colors, except when there is moving image ( than it is not , white , gray or some other color .Than the pixell i just black (dead) )
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I think I have the same issue, my pixel is ok in all colors, but when there is moving image (for example scrolling in browser) even in white color, there is a dark dot flashing.. when the scrolling stops the dot dissapears too!
Is it the same as yours?
dead pixel
Exactly the same behavior.
Same here... A pixel in the bottom of the screen, it works good, but when I scroll, the pixel turns black :S should I send it for the warranty?
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Dead pixel issue
Try to send it . I wil contact them again and will try to point the problem more precisely. It is strange. It is not dead subpixel because it shows all the collors correct. I think the display controller is not OK. not the display itself.
so do you think that is the display driver? Or perhaps the build 0.62? Do you think that's good idea to return to a previous build? Is it possible to fix the issue?
I mean it could be graphics driver software issue as well.
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so do you think that is the display driver? Or perhaps the build 0.62? Do you think that's good idea to return to a previous build? Is it possible to fix the issue?
I mean it could be graphics driver software issue as well.
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Androids do not have such problems. At least never happened any problems with graphic drivers.
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Androids do not have such problems. At least never happened any problems with graphic drivers.
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I mean its not the screen for sure because this flickering pixel is only obvious in scolling for example.. also its located on the very bottom of the screen. its close to the XPERIA logo and light on the right. if the refresh rate is high it flickers fast so its difficult to see it.. when its static image there it dissapears..
Ofcourse it is an issue of the screen... You have a faulty subpixel. Maybe on non scrolling occurences the color is stabilized with the remaining 2 . This isnt windows/linux/mac, you dont upgrade drivers as you would on a computer. And no its not your GPU. If it were the gpu it youd be going haywire in random parts of the screen not just a specific 1x1 pixel area
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To be honest I don't know if its a subpixel thing.. For example when Safari is loading, even on a white page, this pixel is flickering. When it stops loading the page, the pixel dissapears..
Have the same issue with my Xperia Mini ST15, I have a stuck pixel in the middle of screen (yes... that sucks) but it's only visible when the screen is showing a black color, its a shine pixel.
hi just got my lg g5 and i always do a dead pixel check ect and i have noticed a wired mark which only shows up on the black image setting not any of the other colors its like a red/blueish mark its hard to explane its as if the bonding glue hasn't fully cured or something
question is does anyone know what it could be and is it worth replacing only asking as the rest of the phone is perfect (which is lucky from what ive read for a g5)
and only seem to be able to see it through a plane black image and max brightness otherwise you cannot see it
when the misuses is home ill try take a pic
thanks