I got my GS3 A few days ago and i noticed the screen look awfully warm, so i thought it was just samsung color calibration. But when i tilt the phone in any angle from a normal viewing angle the screen temperature goes warm to cold. Has anyone had a similar experience?
Same exact problem here man. I've posted a few threads about it but I figured I was alone since no one replied. My room step s3 is yellow as well. I'm on my 3rd and they have all been the same.
I'm just going to assume it's calibrated this way. Sure does look nice from an angle though lol
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upgrading from the gs II, I picked up my gsIII last week and noticed the warmer color...especially on a white background. The warm white reminds me of LCD instead of OLED... i was thinking Samsung duped us and swapped LCD for OLED.
Since the color becomes cooler when you change the viewing angle, i'm thinking it might be a tint in the screen glass or digitizer to give that warmer color when viewing straight on. Personally, I prefer whiter whites but it seems most smart phone users, especially iphone users, are used to/prefer a warmer white screen so maybe Sammy is trying to appeal to the masses used to a LCD look
I hate it, especially coming from the GS2. Looking at it from an angle the screen looks perfect, WHY SAMSUNG WHYYYYYYYYYY:crying:
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I hate it, especially coming from the GS2. Looking at it from an angle the screen looks perfect, WHY SAMSUNG WHYYYYYYYYYY:crying:
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Yeah I hate it too!
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My eyes might be bad but I'm just not seeing it.
Well looks like the only flaw if that's what u want to call it. I'm just glad Samsung got gps right on this phone
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I hope that fix it in later hardware revisions, then I'll just get a replacement.
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Well...coming from a Galaxy Note - which was WAY too 'cool' of a tint (to where it was almost green) - I am thrilled to have a warmer white with the S3!
But I have also spent the last many years as a video/TV "purest" and have my home theater stuff professionally calibrated. Warm (reddish) whites are much more accurate and are actually the NTSC standard (6500k).
I too noticed and hence this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1754062
Comparing with vibrant i even thought i had a defective screen. But when i put GS3 next to my laptop and desktop lcd screen, the whites look much better and thus i console my self
Spooky73 said:
Well...coming from a Galaxy Note - which was WAY too 'cool' of a tint (to where it was almost green) - I am thrilled to have a warmer white with the S3!
But I have also spent the last many years as a video/TV "purest" and have my home theater stuff professionally calibrated. Warm (reddish) whites are much more accurate and are actually the NTSC standard (6500k).
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I agree. My tv is calibrated that way as well. I think most phones are more blue that we got used to it and now the warm color is not "normal" lol
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rakeshchn said:
Comparing with vibrant i even thought i had a defective screen. But when i put GS3 next to my laptop and desktop lcd screen, the whites look much better and thus i console my self
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I just did the same thing and the whites definitely look better than my laptop screen. I guess I can live with that.
Coming from an OG Epic with voodoo sound and color will just be an adjustment I guess.
Has anyone returned their phone because of this issue? If so how did you go about returning it?
Has anyone check their Screen Tone adjustment under Display?
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Has anyone check their Screen Tone adjustment under Display?
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I beliw 've this is the auto adjust based on the images setting found exactly where the above poster mentioned
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If i tilt my screen even the slightest bit, the screen gets a blue tint to it.
I have read some people say its only temporary. Some people have also said they never had it out of the box.
My phone is 2 days old. What should I do?
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Do you mean when the screen is on or off?
i've only had a few samsung devices with the amoled series screens, but from what i can tell it seems to be the rule not the exception that the blue tint will be present in the screens.....
someone correct me if i'm wrong, i'm just going off personal experience
I'm not seeing it on my SGSII or my Captivate. I just checked again to be sure.
i have blue tint. You can see really well if you are viewing a white web page and move the phone slightly.
Yeah I've noticed this as well on the two GS2's that I've had over the past few days. Not an issue to me, but it is odd.
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Do you mean when the screen is on or off?
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When the screen is on.
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It doesn't bother me enough to want a new phone, i was more or less pointing it out and making sure i dont have a defective phone.
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I noticed this too last night. I imagine that it's "normal".
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I noticed this too last night. I imagine that it's "normal".
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Keep in mind, some were saying on the euro sgs2 forums that it went away after a few weeks.
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Slight blue tint is not a bad thing. Blue pixels dim down faster than red and green. Over time, you will get it balanced.
AMOLED is not known for color accuracy. Don't be too picky
This is perfectly normal for the display type. http://www.smartmobix.com/Super_Amoled_vs_Super_LCD
I see the blue if you hold the phone about 45 degrees tilted from straight on. Pretty much any direction if you aren't straight on you see the weird tint.
Mine has a severe blue tint with only about a 10 degree rotate on any axis. I never imagined that a phone could have such a poor viewing angle. My Captivate's screen was leagues better.
What am I doing wrong, I cannot reproduce this blue tint.
At about 45 degrees I see a slight change, but it looks more yellow than blue. Its barely noticeable, and only at >45 degrees, hardly an issue.
I never use screen protectors because of past experience with them making the screen foggy when viewed at an angle. Could the screen protector be causing the issue for others? Or, at least amplifying the issue?
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Well, mine must be defective.
You know those holographic comic book covers and how you see a shimmer with the slightest angle change? It's like that. The slightest shift brings on the blue.
I don't think I'm incredibly picky either. My Captivate and Tilt 2 before it were dynamite by comparison.
My Thrill did that, when I 3D mode, the viewing angle was minuscule in that phone.
I am nothing but amazed with the screen on the SGS II. You should definately swap for a new one.
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Normal experiences for an amoled screen. its like when you see a plasma that's off and its greenish, it just has to do with the panel I assume.
Here is a video of what I see. I actually start to see it sooner than the camera does though. But you can still easily see how it changes to blue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y5p0KZoLMM
Thanks for posting that video. I've been noticing this problem too. I would say anyone that says it goes away has just gotten used to it. I don't think there is a solution.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Just got an s3, loving it so far. Last night I noticed that if I look at the display straight on, whites have a warmer, yellow temperature, and if I look at an angle, they appear cooler, and blue. The off-angle view looks more like a traditional LCD, but I'm not sure it's any closer to actual white. Am I suffering from the "yellow tint" thing? Anyone else notice a similar yellow-blue shift depending on viewing angle? When comparing to my galaxy nexus, even the warmer temp is less yellow, so I'm not too concerned. I wish I wasn't so ocd about screens >_< thanks.
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Just got an s3, loving it so far. Last night I noticed that if I look at the display straight on, whites have a warmer, yellow temperature, and if I look at an angle, they appear cooler, and blue. The off-angle view looks more like a traditional LCD, but I'm not sure it's any closer to actual white. Am I suffering from the "yellow tint" thing? Anyone else notice a similar yellow-blue shift depending on viewing angle? When comparing to my galaxy nexus, even the warmer temp is less yellow, so I'm not too concerned. I wish I wasn't so ocd about screens >_< thanks.
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YOU are yet another who is in the wrong forum .
I9300 International phone forum here not SCH-1535
Please see sticky at the top of the page .
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I did notice that this was the international version, but I didn't think it mattered as it didn't regard the hardware/or software that is different between versions. Sorry
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Hey, I just got a Nexus 5 and I'm fairly happy with it, except for two small defects: contrast and viewing angles. If you turn your phone even a few degrees, the colours will begin to wash out and go to white. I've attached a photo of the nexus 5 at almost 180 degrees, and I know that it's unusual to actually use it at the angle - but it's hard to show what happens without showing the extreme.
In the picture, the Nexus 5 has a black menu shown - notice how it's almost white.
I was wondering if anyone has encountered the same issue with their LG G2. It will help me decide which phone I'd rather have.
From what I've seen the LG2 does not have that issue. Great viewing angles! This is the reason I canceled my Nexus 5 order and purchased an LG2
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From what I've seen the LG2 does not have that issue. Great viewing angles! This is the reason I canceled my Nexus 5 order and purchased an LG2
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I also don't have any issues with my ATT LG2.
NRGZ28, are you going to make a rom for this phone? I used to run your winMo roms way way back in the day.
It's an LCD display so it's unfair to expect AMOLED-like viewing angles.
But with that said, this is one epic screen. And this is coming from a guy who had the Xperia Z (not comparable with the G2's display, not by a long shot) and made the switch to this phone from the Galaxy S4 (better viewing angles and way lower color reproduction fidelity).
All in all, I am pretty satisfied so far. ?
I was playing Dead Trigger last night, and I was playing with the viewing angle on my G2 and I love it, full color deep blacks no white outs; for a lcd screen this phone rocks :good:
I have some blue color distortion when just tilting the phone a little bit, is my phone bad? Should I get a new one?
Angles for me seem fine
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I have some blue color distortion when just tilting the phone a little bit, is my phone bad? Should I get a new one?
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Same issue, seen it on multiple G2's
This is just how the lcd works on these phones
LCD viewing angles are poor compared to AMOLED. So I'm sure that you won't find it any different from the Nexus 5. Although, I found the HTC One more pleasant view but such a small screen.
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From some angles mine turns a yellow tint pretty bad and a slight blue tint from other angles.
The G2 has much better viewing angles than Nexus 5. I've compared them side-by-side as a friend of mine owns the Nexus 5. G2 is the clear winner in that regard. I have never seen an phone LCD screen with better viewing angles than G2. It's no Amoled in that regard but it's not that far off.
Just get the G2 you gain more than what you lose with N5. G2 has: Better battery time, better camera, larger screen, fm radio, and software updates 4.4 and maybe even 5 but maybe by that time you will be considering buying a new phone. G2 all the way, never look back.
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From some angles mine turns a yellow tint pretty bad and a slight blue tint from other angles.
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This is true,but does it really matter?No one can use a phone from these angles anyway.
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This is true,but does it really matter?No one can use a phone from these angles anyway.
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Debatable. I can.
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Debatable. I can.
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And why you will need to use it from a low diagonal weird angle?And to use it for what...
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And why you will need to use it from a low diagonal weird angle?And to use it for what...
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When it's sitting on my desk...
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When it's sitting on my desk...
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Nothing can be done about it then lol Only amoled will cure this problem.But sadly it has more problems than the ones it cures...
I'll take compromised off axis viewing over image burn any day.
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I'll take compromised off axis viewing over image burn any day.
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That is literally the only reason why I revile AMOLED at this point. Looking forward to taking a gander at my G2 screen when it comes in today. If I can resurrect my DNA, I can give a viewing comparison between the two as well.
If you want to feel better about viewing angles of the G2 or N5, go look at any newer Sony Xperia phones, then you will never worry about the viewing angles of any new phone ever again.