Have been searching around to see if there is such a thing, but I can't find anything. Does anyone know if it would even be possible to make an app to make screen brighter than the factory max setting? I know it must depend, at least to some extent, on the hardware... but I doubt they actually max it out at the factory... i'm just sayin =) would be nice to have in bright sunlight!
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Have been searching around to see if there is such a thing, but I can't find anything. Does anyone know if it would even be possible to make an app to make screen brighter than the factory max setting? I know it must depend, at least to some extent, on the hardware... but I doubt they actually max it out at the factory... i'm just sayin =) would be nice to have in bright sunlight!
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I would imagine you could increase the brightness by upping the voltage of whatever controls it, but I'm not sure if there is a hardware cap or not. I doubt it would be very safe for the hardware though...
yeah good point... i have no idea but wanted to see if anyone else did! i guess you would probably have to worry about "burn in" or "imprinting" ( I guess it would be called) too...
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yeah good point... i have no idea but wanted to see if anyone else did! i guess you would probably have to worry about "burn in" or "imprinting" ( I guess it would be called) too...
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No, because it's only the backlight. But it certainly wouldn't be /good/ for the phone at all. But I haven't developed anything for the phone, and am somewhat new to the scene, so don't take my word alone on it
Looking for some app/mod but to reduce the minimum brightness )
Any ideas?
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No, because it's only the backlight. But it certainly wouldn't be /good/ for the phone at all. But I haven't developed anything for the phone, and am somewhat new to the scene, so don't take my word alone on it
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AMOLED screens don't have backlights.
It's not so much burn-in you have to worry about as burn-out - the individual LEDs are prone to do that if they have to display the same image or colour for long periods of time. Blue, for example, will burn out the fastest. There's a lot of discussion that went on around AMOLEDs for the earlier phones that used the screen tech, like the Nexus One and the SGS.
As for decreasing brightness, Screen Filter is the way to go.
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Looking for some app/mod but to reduce the minimum brightness )
Any ideas?
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Screen Filter. I've been using it for a when I read before I sleep. Very simple, good app.
Even if you do manage to find something to increase the max brightness, I wouldn't. There are usually caps on those things for a reason.
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AMOLED screens don't have backlights.
It's not so much burn-in you have to worry about as burn-out - the individual LEDs are prone to do that if they have to display the same image or colour for long periods of time. Blue, for example, will burn out the fastest. There's a lot of discussion that went on around AMOLEDs for the earlier phones that used the screen tech, like the Nexus One and the SGS.
As for decreasing brightness, Screen Filter is the way to go.
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not a problem ... i experienced 'burn-out' SEVERAL years ago
seriously though, compared to my fruit phone, the maxx leaves a little to be desired in direct sunlight. it's ok, but just could be better. in fact, i almost switched back to my 4s because of that ... bought a mophie juice pack air yesterday and thought ... oh yeah, 2 days of battery, even more than my maxx. .. then i see that ICS is allegedly hitting in a few days so figured i would wait it out. i can always return the mophie!!!
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Try this.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLnZpdG8ubHV4LmZyZWUiXQ..
I also use screen filter for additional dimming for nighttime. Juice Defender Ultimate also offers reduced band augmented brightness, although I don't know if their augmented brightness is any brighter than stock (probably not.)
RAZR stock brightness is crazy bright why would you want that your screens probably going to overheat if you go above the manufacturer settings
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RAZR stock brightness is crazy bright why would you want that your screens probably going to overheat if you go above the manufacturer settings
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It hurts my eyes if I steer too long with max bright.
To make it brighter you'll need a moded kernel, but such thing wasn't released for razr yet
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It hurts my eyes if I steer too long with max bright.
To make it brighter you'll need a moded kernel, but such thing wasn't released for razr yet
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Such thing will never be released on ANY PHONE
Phones Should Really have the Battery Life of The DROID RAZR MAXX
MattyOnXperiaX10 said:
Such thing will never be released on ANY PHONE
Phones Should Really have the Battery Life of The DROID RAZR MAXX
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What you mean? That isn't custom kernels?
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What you mean? That isn't custom kernels?
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Surpassing the screen brightness will never be released on phones
Phones Should Really have the Battery Life of The DROID RAZR MAXX
Is there any app the change screen mode? Like more vivid colors, movie like colors and things that that, i miss that feature of my Galaxy S2 (was stolen from me while riding the train the other day) so i bought a DROID RAZR, but the thing i miss is the screen of my S2, the white is not white here is like a yellow thing.
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Is there any app the change screen mode? Like more vivid colors, movie like colors and things that that, i miss that feature of my Galaxy S2 (was stolen from me while riding the train the other day) so i bought a DROID RAZR, but the thing i miss is the screen of my S2, the white is not white here is like a yellow thing.
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1) you are talking of low light, cause if you raise it, white will become much more whiter...
2) white on sgs2 is not white, is blueish... simply some people recognizes blueish white whiter than yellowish, is just subjective... but no one of both has a perfect whiter... if you want real colors, you have to go on ips based screens, not amoled
For lowering brightness, I use this app called Easy on the Eyes. It can reduce your brightness from the original lowest setting. If you have a mac, you can find it on the app store.
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I just recently bought a refurb S2 from ATT as an upgrade. I also just read up on how these screens quickly burn out and leave imprints from static images. So for you guys that have had this phone since launch, how bad is it? Is it even noticeable?
I saw this video and it looks pretty terrible : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdbTuMamqSA
Wow that's bad! Best way to protect yourself is to get a screenprotector...
Honestly, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Burn in is about the same on most display panels. You would have to leave you screen on permanently for extended periods of time to experience anything like what the host of that video is talking about. This is the first I've even heard of it and I've had the same gs2 since launch.
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Don't fret it man, I've had my captivate since launch day and have yet to experience any screen burn it.
I bought my phone the day it released. I use my phone a lot and I have yet to see what you shared with that Video on my phone. I think you'll be alright.
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Wow that's bad! Best way to protect yourself is to get a screenprotector...
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Uhhhhhhhh. No.
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Mine has some slight burn in in the status bar, nothing really major but it's noticeable on all blue or light gray backgrounds and low brightness.
At first it drove me crazy but you kinda get used to it and I now don't mind it.
By the way, the i9100 forum has more topics on this if you want a reference.
i got my refurb from AT&T a little over a week and a half ago and my screen is pretty bad in low light conditions. i dunno if its screen burn in but there are noticeable blotches on the screen when dark images are shown. luckily you cant really see it during normal conditions.
The only devices I've ever seen with burn-in are store display units - which are kept with the screen on nearly all the time displaying the same damn thing.
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The only devices I've ever seen with burn-in are store display units - which are kept with the screen on nearly all the time displaying the same damn thing.
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The SG2 is especially bad about this since they usually don't play any "demo" on that model in the stores, the phone is kept on the home screen all hours of the day and night, or at least that's what the AT&T reps told me
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After a few months I noticed that the the color is slightly off in full screen apps where the notification area is. I do tend to keep the screen on quite a bit though.
yoderk said:
Don't fret it man, I've had my captivate since launch day and have yet to experience any screen burn it.
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My Cappy before the digitizer broke on me, had burn in from the status of time/signal strength. My GS2 no issues at all.
HTH,
Charlie
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i got my refurb from AT&T a little over a week and a half ago and my screen is pretty bad in low light conditions. i dunno if its screen burn in but there are noticeable blotches on the screen when dark images are shown. luckily you cant really see it during normal conditions.
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That isn't burn in. It's just variance during the manufacturing process.
Have had phone from the 1st day it came out. No problems here.
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Have had phone from the 1st day it came out. No problems here.
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Same here, got it release day and have had no problems. I usually keep auto brightness on but towards the dim side. Screen is plenty bright anyways.
I can vouch for amoled screens getting some burn in if you're not careful. My nexus one has a permanent mail box burned in from a text message reminder app that I used to use that would keep the screen awake with that static image. I'm sure all screens will do this though and I'm just more careful with this phone
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The ICS launchers have caused burn in on my screen because of the app drawer launcher. You don't notice it unless you are on low light levels with a grey image though.
The display is noticeably tinted pink, especially side by side with vibrant. Anyone noticing this? Is this a defect and should i exchange the phone at walmart from where i bought?
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Take pics and show us? But probably you should return it.
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I would return it. I have a S1, S2 and a t- mobile S3 and I don't have any pink issue so please post pics of your problem
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Unfortunately my camera was not good enough to pick up the difference. I scoured youtube and got this picture, and this is exactly how it looks. Vibrant is a bit cooler compared to One S in the picture. But Galaxy S3 display looks exactly the same. What do you guys think?
it's kind of hard to tell by picture but is it possible because your lights are dim? For whatever reason, GSIII default light settings are low...really low. Samsung is being cautious or something...I mean their Auto-brightness future sucks because of this, they make it really dim.
Hmm..Really?! The picture is pretty clear in showing the reddish tint on Galaxy S3 screen. But on that youtube video not a single comment about it. Makes me wonder if this is normal and I guess I am too used to the cooler blue tint on the Vibrant? It has been just a few days I got the phone and exchanging it at Walmart is not a problem, otherthan reinstalling all apps and other setup. But I just wanted to know if this is normal and if so I will be getting exactly identical phone and it is just gonna be a waste of time.
Looks like a defect to me, mine is not like that!
My GS3 is on the left, GS2 on the right. Both at 100% brightness
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Looks like a defect to me, mine is not like that!
My GS3 is on the left, GS2 on the right. Both at 100% brightness
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Thanks, your picture gives me some relief. The SG3 definitely has a warmer tone and I think at 30% brightness it makes the whites a little pink. This combined with the fact that I compared to blueish super bright screen of Vibrant may have caused my panic. The brightness of SG3 screen is definitely low, I mean minimum usable is 30% and you have to set it at 50-70% for most situations. Vibrant is super bright where i can use it even at 0% brightness and anything above 50% really hurt the eyes.
My GS3 does not look anything like that, you can easily see the pink in your display.
Defect, return it.
ingenious247 said:
My GS3 does not look anything like that, you can easily see the pink in your display.
Defect, return it.
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What brightness level you usually set for indoor use?
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What brightness level you usually set for indoor use?
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I leave mine at about seventy five percent always, but at any brightness it does not look like that pink at all
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So we have a great phone with a horrible screen brightness problem.
Samsung touts its great battery life, (well yah with a dim screen).
I find I must always use 100% brightness setting to make the screen
even 1/2 as bright as my older phones (Evo, etc.). Even at 100% brightness,
white is not white, it is grey/light brown and the battery only lasts a few hours.
Very sad, I wish we could do something about this. And if you look closely,
a lot of colors are really a color with a grid pattern all over it. I am 47 and my
eyes are not that great, but pentile still sucks IMO, no matter how much
review sites rave about the great screen (yah it is big and crisp), but it
still is a dim sucky screen.
hotstocks said:
So we have a great phone with a horrible screen brightness problem.
Samsung touts its great battery life, (well yah with a dim screen).
I find I must always use 100% brightness setting to make the screen
even 1/2 as bright as my older phones (Evo, etc.). Even at 100% brightness,
white is not white, it is grey/light brown and the battery only lasts a few hours.
Very sad, I wish we could do something about this. And if you look closely,
a lot of colors are really a color with a grid pattern all over it. I am 47 and my
eyes are not that great, but pentile still sucks IMO, no matter how much
review sites rave about the great screen (yah it is big and crisp), but it
still is a dim sucky screen.
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thats why u go with the one x~~
since screen is the most importatn part of the phone you interact with, i chose to get the best screen on the market. however, i do envy ur battery life though.
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The battery of the GS3 is bigger than the One X.
What would be the difference between GS3 %100 brightness and 75% brightness HTC one X in terms of battery?
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TitaniumBarbell said:
The battery of the GS3 is bigger than the One X.
What would be the difference between GS3 %100 brightness and 75% brightness HTC one X in terms of battery?
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Actually the one x is really bright screen, and It could make some difference but only cause of the crazy over killing of apps
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TitaniumBarbell said:
The battery of the GS3 is bigger than the One X.
What would be the difference between GS3 %100 brightness and 75% brightness HTC one X in terms of battery?
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actually, s3 at full brighness is one x at around half, maybe 40 percent
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You can get like a 4300 to 4500 mah extended battery off ebay or amazon
with a back cover for like $20. Then the phone will last twice as long, more
than enough to cover a heavy day at 100% brightness. Plus it will make the
phone thicker, I can't stand how thin and delicate the GS3 is, it practically
slips out of your hand, they should have made the phone thicker with a
bigger battery to begin with (Droid Max).
Turn off auto adjust screen time option in the display settings to make your screen brighter. It'll make your whites better as well.
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You can get like a 4300 to 4500 mah extended battery off ebay or amazon
with a back cover for like $20. Then the phone will last twice as long, more
than enough to cover a heavy day at 100% brightness. Plus it will make the
phone thicker, I can't stand how thin and delicate the GS3 is, it practically
slips out of your hand, they should have made the phone thicker with a
bigger battery to begin with (Droid Max).
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In regards of battery, don't trust third party brands unless if they are authorized by the maker themselves. For batteries, third parties usuallly suck in many ways, in worst cases, overheating.
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Kevin Ma said:
actually, s3 at full brighness is one x at around half, maybe 40 percent
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I wouldn't go that far. I had my GS3 turned up to 100% earlier today and compared it to my sister's Evo 4G LTE, and it was practically the same brightness. I assumed her phone was set to around 50-60%, but when I checked her settings, it was set to 100%. Hers was a bit brighter, obviously, but they were a lot closer brightness-wise than I thought they'd be.
If you need your brightness at 100%, you may want to get your eyes checked. Also, which you might already be aware of this, Samsung roms have a brightness setting in the internet browser as well.
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hotstocks said:
So we have a great phone with a horrible screen brightness problem.
Samsung touts its great battery life, (well yah with a dim screen).
I find I must always use 100% brightness setting to make the screen
even 1/2 as bright as my older phones (Evo, etc.). Even at 100% brightness,
white is not white, it is grey/light brown and the battery only lasts a few hours.
Very sad, I wish we could do something about this. And if you look closely,
a lot of colors are really a color with a grid pattern all over it. I am 47 and my
eyes are not that great, but pentile still sucks IMO, no matter how much
review sites rave about the great screen (yah it is big and crisp), but it
still is a dim sucky screen.
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That is strange. I have not experienced this at all. I have both the GS3 and the original Evo and they seem about the same at 100%. The GS3 is, (to my eyes) easier to see because of the contrast. Meaning I feel like I can get away with setting the brightness to a lower setting without sacrificing readability. As for battery life I'm getting a consistent 14 hours with moderate to heavy use. (It's a new toy, I can't put it down.)
Hopefully you can compare your phone to another, see if they're any different.
I have mine at 75ish % the auto is pretty garbage. I can't wait till cm9/10.
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I don't need my eyes checked.
Forget about the whites not even being as white as the Evo.
Try a game like ShadowGun, even at 100% brightness the game
is dim and oversaturated colors. On the Evo the game is significantly
brighter and objects/details are easier seen, not everything is dark.
This phone gets GREAT blacks, but everything is darker because of it.
I had the HOX. **** phone. The screen on the SG3 is much better.
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I had the HOX. **** phone. The screen on the SG3 is much better.
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thats really one of the worst points u can ever bring up lol. the gs3 beats one x in a lotta areas, but definitely not screen Lol
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I'm gonna buy a gs3 but I was wondering if samsung has solved the burn in problem because on my old GSII I had to replace the screen after only 1 year...
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I'm gonna buy a gs3 but I was wondering if samsung has solved the burn in problem because on my old GSII I had to replace the screen after only 1 year...
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It's not a samsung problem, every screen will burn in eventually. The lifetime depends of how you use it.
As a reference, I had my S3 since June 2012 and doesn't have any visible burn (screen time is about 1.5 hours every day).
Uh, there's no such thing called burn-in on OLED displays.
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Uh, there's no such thing called burn-in on OLED displays.
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What's up with all those burns i heard of. Example burn in on Gnexus because of the black navigationbar and statusbar?
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What's up with all those burns i heard of. Example burn in on Gnexus because of the black navigationbar and statusbar?
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Still not burn-in.
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Still not burn-in.
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Ok but what is it?
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endrit9 said:
What's up with all those burns i heard of. Example burn in on Gnexus because of the black navigationbar and statusbar?
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GNex screen is worst AMOLED i've ever used
is has ghosting - burn in - weird colors in low brightness - very low brightness :cyclops:
i just changed screen of my GNex under warranty because of very bad burn in and after month of using the new screen its start to show burn in again :crying:
i've never had such issue's on any other AMOLED devices i've used ( GS1-GS2-GS3-Note2 )
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Ok but what is it?
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I dunno the specific word for it, but certain pixels are brighter than others, black being brighter than grey, thus they
I'll leave the tech stuff to someone more knowledeable, but what I do know is that it's not burn-in. It's a falsely used term for the actual burn-in CRT displays faced.
It is a degradation discrepancy because of asynchronous color degradation. In OLED they use organic material what is the main culprit. The blue OLED pixels degrade about 2-3 times faster than the other colors, which causes the often seen blueish tint in certain areas. OLED degradation is also much worse than current plasma degradation (with plasma it is also not burn-in but degradation).
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It is a degradation discrepancy because of asynchronous color degradation. In OLED they use organic material what is the main culprit. The blue OLED pixels degrade about 2-3 times faster than the other colors, which causes the often seen blueish tint in certain areas. OLED degradation is also much worse than current plasma degradation (with plasma it is also not burn-in but degradation).
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That's the word I was looking for, degradation.
So if I hate screen burn I cannot buy any samsung phone :/
BurningKoala said:
So if I hate screen burn I cannot buy any samsung phone :/
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There is nothing wrong with the screen over a normal lifetime, simples.
BurningKoala said:
So if I hate screen burn I cannot buy any samsung phone :/
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You should probably stop buying TV's too, I mean because of the alleged "burn-in" and all. Hell, don't buy PC monitors of any kind as well, hell, they "burn-in" as well.
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There is nothing wrong with the screen over a normal lifetime, simples.
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You should probably stop buying TV's too, I mean because of the alleged "burn-in" and all. Hell, don't buy PC monitors of any kind as well, hell, they "burn-in" as well.
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My monitor is on 10h a day and it has no problem with pixel degradation,my old gs2 with 2-3h/day has gone in 11 months ,I don't want to spend 500€ on something that after a while will get burn-in,you cannot compare the lifetime of a lcd panel with an amoled
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So if I hate screen burn I cannot buy any samsung phone :/
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You should probably stop buying TV's too, I mean because of the alleged "burn-in" and all. Hell, don't buy PC monitors of any kind as well, hell, they "burn-in" as well.
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you should probably stop open your eyes as well , because ,physiologically , human eyes will be , (in this thread , i would like to use word "degradation" ) will be degradated as well when passes ages
Well, to be honest, the OLED tech as it is used in current devices is way worse when talking about the burn-in like effects than most other applied techs. With LCD and Plasma (where plasma theoretically has the short end of the stick) the effects are practically non perceptible while with OLED it is a whole other story. The biggest noticeable effect is the blueish tint some parts of the screen can get because of certain bars (like the notification bar) or other long-term used (semi)-static objects.
Though, Samsung has applied some kind of a fix for the notification bar problem, namely making that bar grey in stead of solid black (which helps smooth-en the degradation process). Not many people seem to be aware of the reason and are all changing the bar back to black (AC/DC!!! ) which is not that good of a choice in the AMOLED supplied SGS3's.
not me
i think is a problem with the amoled technology, but with my sg3 i cant see any burn and i have 4 or 5 months with mine
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i think is a problem with the amoled technology, but with my sg3 i cant see any burn and i have 4 or 5 months with mine
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I guess I'm gonna see it in 3,4 months as I have my phone 12 hours, give or take few minutes, of screen on time every day...
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Does having the bar transparent in locker and launcher 30% help?
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Stop *****ing, it will degrade like any screen, yes it won't last you 5 years perfectly, expected lifetime is really 2 years max if you are a manic that uses his phone 10 hours a day with 100% brightness, expect degradation to start in a month that way.
Pretty satified with my screen, about 8 hours of screen on average daily, 70% brightness and still perfect.
I just played with the G3 and when I went through the settings to display, I realized it was maxed out. I backed it down to half and it was damn near dark. On full bright it's not as bright as my S5 on half.
Having to max it will be a huge battery issue...grrrrr!!!!
get over it, go out with somebody else... keep your s5?
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get over it, go out with somebody else... keep your s5?
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Get over what? Did I say there was a problem? I am reporting my findings.
I was worried about this, GPad had the same issues and I went back to my trusty N7. Damn
Just to clarify, you can change the brightness level while it still is on auto to change the max brightness. Are you sure it still wasn't on auto? Also, was it warm and possibly overheating and dimming the screen some? It also supposedly won't max out when charging.
I didn't think to check the brightness on the AT&T demo but it seemed bright enough in the brightly lit room. I believe one website speced it out at about the same nits as the DNA which I thought was bright enough, and much brighter than my Note 2.
I kind of wish phones had matte screens though. Then we wouldn't get the reflection in sunlight.
So when I'm on pornhub I can't see the happy endings with the dark screen?
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Just to clarify, you can change the brightness level while it still is on auto to change the max brightness. Are you sure it still wasn't on auto? Also, was it warm and possibly overheating and dimming the screen some? It also supposedly won't max out when charging.
I didn't think to check the brightness on the AT&T demo but it seemed bright enough in the brightly lit room. I believe one website speced it out at about the same nits as the DNA which I thought was bright enough, and much brighter than my Note 2.
I kind of wish phones had matte screens though. Then we wouldn't get the reflection in sunlight.
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It was all the way up. I then put it on auto and went down to 41, which is where my S5 lives...so dark. I then went all the way bright again and said to myself.....this is the level I'm used to.
I'll adjust to it I'm sure, but dunno why it doesn't go very bright.
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It was all the way up. I then put it on auto and went down to 41, which is where my S5 lives...so dark. I then went all the way bright again and said to myself.....this is the level I'm used to.
I'll adjust to it I'm sure, but dunno why it doesn't go very bright.
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"It was all the way up"....That's what she said....?
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Rootuser3.0 said:
So when I'm on pornhub I can't see the happy endings with the dark screen?
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Rootuser3.0 said:
"It was all the way up"....That's what she said....?
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Two posts like this...good to know where your mind stays
A thread was needed for this? There's already a general discussion thread here full of got my tracking, blah, blah. While I appreciate you reporting a concern of yours, I don't see why this cant go there? This isnt going to stop anyone from getting it. Not trying to be rude OP.
dscottjr81 said:
A thread was needed for this? There's already a general discussion thread here full of got my tracking, blah, blah. While I appreciate you reporting a concern of yours, I don't see why this cant go there? This isnt going to stop anyone from getting it. Not trying to be rude OP.
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Actually as someone who is thinking of purchasing the device I welcome this thread.
By the way, who the heck are you? I believe there are mods who police the threads, we dont need you chiming in.
It's just kind of funny the first thread you see in the verizon section is someone complaining about the brightness (who already has an s5) when it's been thoroughly covered that the screen doesn't go as bright as some would hope... I checked it out in the AT&T store the other day and it it was bright in there with lots of sunlight.. It never phased me that it was dim. And it most scenarios I am going to be in darker situations than the AT&T store.. I say enjoy your s5.. Party on.
dscottjr81 said:
A thread was needed for this? There's already a general discussion thread here full of got my tracking, blah, blah. While I appreciate you reporting a concern of yours, I don't see why this cant go there? This isnt going to stop anyone from getting it. Not trying to be rude OP.
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Dude....I am not trying to stop anyone from buying it. I have two on the way to me. I am just telling people what I immediately noticed when I held the phone. Often times people don't want to read through 137 pages to find an answer. This isn't the first and surely isn't the last dup thread you'll see. You could have easily not come in....with all due respect
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EVOme said:
Two posts like this...good to know where your mind stays
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from the person who has an avatar with "female orgasm"...
sexist much? lol
JK
thedanks said:
It's just kind of funny the first thread you see in the verizon section is someone complaining about the brightness (who already has an s5) when it's been thoroughly covered that the screen doesn't go as bright as some would hope... I checked it out in the AT&T store the other day and it it was bright in there with lots of sunlight.. It never phased me that it was dim. And it most scenarios I am going to be in darker situations than the AT&T store.. I say enjoy your s5.. Party on.
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As I told the other dude....My comparison to the S5 is only because that is what I have. I am ditching the S5 for the G3, so it's obvious I would look for what's better and where it lacks....So just because YOU think it's bright enough and wherever you say it was 'thoroughly covered' that there is a brightness concern, I guess that makes you sane and everyone else crazy.
Let people judge for themselves before you start scaring mass amounts of people away from buying the phone man. The title of the thread is a very in your face. My opinion is that it's bright enough for me.
The g3 gets around 450 nits at maximum brightness the s5 is around 500. Its not night and day difference so bfd. The s5 does get a little brighter in Sun light. But no one should be using max brightness indoors
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EVOme said:
I just played with the G3 and when I went through the settings to display, I realized it was maxed out. I backed it down to half and it was damn near dark. On full bright it's not as bright as my S5 on half.
Having to max it will be a huge battery issue...grrrrr!!!!
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There is an option to increase the contrast in the settings, it is set to a more natural tone to begin with. The S5 is majorly over saturated and although can be set to a higher temp then the G3 screen, it goes in line to the current trend of over-saturated screens as of late. Kick the contrast up on the G3 and see if that appeases your issues.
I would also like to add 450 nits is the v equivalent of 450 candlepower over one square meter or just imagine 450 candles lit in one square meter it is no slouch by any means. And Any real useable lcd in sunlight needs to be in the 1000 to 2000 nit range
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thedanks said:
get over it, go out with somebody else... keep your s5?
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It is not very bright and the contrast is not very good (it does not stand out though unless comparing next to each other). As per reviews and display analysis, this is part of the heat and power management of using a Qhd display with the current display panel tech LG uses. Each pixel has the same power efficiency as a 1080p panel, but twice the pixels to power up. Early next year we should see the second generation for Qhd panels that have the same power efficiency of 1080p displays now. Thing is 1080p will be even better, so still will have better battery life and performance.
Samsung will likely have less issues due to amoled tech using less power overall. Who knows though until the Note 3 and Prime release. Big battle brewing with Apple this fall.