I have the phone in my hand...AMA - LG G5 Questions & Answers

I just got my phone yesterday. Ask away!
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The biggest question everyone's been wondering... the brightness?

is the bootloader unlocked?

svengalis said:
is the bootloader unlocked?
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Add45 said:
The biggest question everyone's been wondering... the brightness?
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Interestingly enough, the screen seems fine in direct sunlight. It looks about the same when comparing it to my note 5 indoors as well.
How do I check if the bootloader is unlocked?

i read some reports that the fingerprint reader isn't very responsive. what do you think?

Transalpy said:
Interestingly enough, the screen seems fine in direct sunlight. It looks about the same when comparing it to my note 5 indoors as well.
How do I check if the bootloader is unlocked?
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lol sorry i have no clue .

jackweedon said:
i read some reports that the fingerprint reader isn't very responsive. what do you think?
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It is actually really fast. There have been 2 times when it told me my fingerprint did not work and asked for my secondary passcode.
With that being said, compared to my note 5, it is a breeze. I like the placement and you do not have to wake the screen up before it works. It is quick!

I have 20 gb free storage left after downloading my standard apps. Definitely going to need an SD card!

jackweedon said:
i read some reports that the fingerprint reader isn't very responsive. what do you think?
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It is actually really fast. There have been 2 times when it told me my fingerprint did not work and asked for my secondary passcode.
With that being said, compared to my note 5, it is a breeze. I like the placement and you do not have to wake the screen up before it works. It is quick!

How's battery life?

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How's battery life?
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I am not sure. I had it plugged in but I guess it started at 80% I will report tomorrow

Plz what a bout its ringtone sound,is it loud enough to hear in noise??

Does the screen work with polorized lenses?
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Plz what a bout its ringtone sound,is it loud enough to hear in noise??
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It is VERY loud. I was surprised. The audio on the phone is great. I will test it more when I am not at work.
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Does the screen work with polorized lenses?
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I cannot answer that question, sorry!

did it come with QC 3.0 charger? when you put it next to the Note 5 when both on maximum brightness which one looks brighter to you? thx!

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did it come with QC 3.0 charger? when you put it next to the Note 5 when both on maximum brightness which one looks brighter to you? thx!
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Both are of similar brightness from what I can see. I think the Note 5 is a little bit brighter.
I believe it does come with a quick charger.

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Both are of similar brightness from what I can see. I think the Note 5 is a little bit brighter.
I believe it does come with a quick charger.
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cool, how bad is that curved glass on the top of the display? do you think that a glass screen protector will be a problem with this phone?

someone261 said:
cool, how bad is that curved glass on the top of the display? do you think that a glass screen protector will be a problem with this phone?
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I didn't think about that. There is a definite curve that the glass will not be able to bend to unless it is formed that way. I have a glass protector on the way. I bet it will stop before the curve on top and bottom.

If you look at any of the sellers of the tempered glass screens, you can see they are square and stop before the camera and speaker.

Transalpy said:
It is VERY loud. I was surprised. The audio on the phone is great. I will test it more when I am not at work.
I cannot answer that question, sorry!
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Thanks a lot and congrato[emoji106]

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Home button

hi on all G2's i see in vids etc the home button on the phone as a chrome/silver surrond, mine doesnt was wondering if im the only one?
mxn- said:
hi on all G2's i see in vids etc the home button on the phone as a chrome/silver surrond, mine doesnt was wondering if im the only one?
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The S2 is meant to have a silver/chrome surround on the home button, if yours doesn't it's a manufacturing fault and you should consider returning your device. Even if it doesn't bother you, it'll wreck the resale value when the time comes.
Mine doesn't have the chromed finish either. I really prefer it this way!
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hmm wierd anyone else?
I'd love to see photos!
Mine has a silver surround. Did you buy it in China?
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I'd love to see photos!
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me too ...
Tiny Tiny silver chrome surround hardly visible .
Inside not outside the button .
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JJEgan said:
Tiny Tiny silver chrome surround hardly visible .
Inside not outside the button .
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Hardly visible?!
Even in this crappy quality photo (sorry about that ), it's clear on mine.
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You are thicker than me and brighter chrome .
Need to go to a window to define it and need a magnifying glass to see its chrome .
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JJEgan said:
You are thicker than me and brighter chrome .
Need to go to a window to define it and need a magnifying glass to see its chrome .
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That doesn't sound right to me... Any chance of a photo?
steve228uk said:
Hardly visible?!
Even in this crappy quality photo (sorry about that ), it's clear on mine.
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mine is gun metal grey, hardly visible!
winwiz said:
mine is gun metal grey, hardly visible!
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It's the same colour as the outer frame so gunmetal too. I guess it looks a little shiner in the photo.
Same here, my home button surround and the trim round the face are both a Smokey dark grey rather than a bright chrome. First day purchase from phones4u uk...
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Mine is not silver. It is almost a gunmetal colour, the same as the frame around the screen.
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Mine is not silver. It is almost a gunmetal colour, the same as the frame around the screen.
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Same goes with my O2-branded SGS2.
Sleepycat3 said:
Mine is not silver. It is almost a gunmetal colour, the same as the frame around the screen.
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+1
Trust me. It's there somewhere. LOL
My box says smoke grey on outside
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They're all the same accept people are seeing theres in a different light?
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They're all the same accept people are seeing theres in a different light?
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no definitely smoked gunmetal vs silver/chrome. One guy on the overclock thread said he had silver and insisted his setcpu reported he had a tegra chip - I haven't looked back lately.
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Trust me. It's there somewhere. LOL
My box says smoke grey on outside
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Breakthrough! I just checked my box and it says...... "Noble Black"!
So there are different colours!

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I noticed this when I for some reason breathed on the display. Since I can't take a good picture this paint picture will show what I mean perfectly.
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What could this be?
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Do you play a lot of games or hold the device in landscape often?
I'm just spit-balling here, but.. could be oil from your palm penetrating the stock screen protector? or between stock and your screen protector?
Maybe it was there from the start but I never noticed it. Haven't played any games on it or had my finger there.
I really wonder what it is and why you can only see it when breathing on it, when I wipe it clean its really hard to see.
How easy is it to remove the ASF?
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Maybe it was there from the start but I never noticed it. Haven't played any games on it or had my finger there.
I really wonder what it is and why you can only see it when breathing on it, when I wipe it clean its really hard to see.
How easy is it to remove the ASF?
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I would think it is the coating on the screen protector as well.
As for removing the stock protector, it can be done but by all accounts you will feel like committing suicide halfway through. there is a guide somewhere on here
Well, the thread can be closed because I destroyed the phone :good:
Time to get a new one and put on a screenprotector asap.
what, why, how?
removing the anti shatter layer? if so what's wrong?
I have got the exact same thing with my phone
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Well, the thread can be closed because I destroyed the phone :good:
Time to get a new one and put on a screenprotector asap.
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What?! What did you do? I have the same thing on the lower left corner BTW. It doesn't bother me (yet) though.
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What?! What did you do? I have the same thing on the lower left corner BTW. It doesn't bother me (yet) though.
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My cats had went haywire in the kitchen so I slipped on the floor and the phone went flying. I laughed because it was so stupid. This is the second time this happens in the kitchen.. anyway, I will order a new one tonight.
I should probably be sad and stuff but for some reason Im not.
Good to know you also have it though, so that I wont be bothered on the new unit
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My cats had went haywire in the kitchen so I slipped on the floor and the phone went flying. I laughed because it was so stupid. This is the second time this happens in the kitchen.. anyway, I will order a new one tonight.
I should probably be sad and stuff but for some reason Im not.
Good to know you also have it though, so that I wont be bothered on the new unit
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Second time? Dude, better have a talk with your cats and tell them that this is unacceptable and you'll have to take the money for a new one out of their allowance!
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I don't have this but I have removed the shatter proof sheet
Ok, ordered a new white + CP12 powerjacket + Copter film...
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Ok, ordered a new white + CP12 powerjacket + Copter film...
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copter är det sämsta överprisade skräpet någonsin..oops this is an english forum
You can buy five or six screen protectors for the price of one copter

Notification light problem or not? You better be checking.

I have they white one HAM2, is this how really the notification light is on the black one too? It is obviously passing to the white bezel. Are the black one like this too. Can anyone confirm if the black one has this. IMHO it should just light on the hole and not bleed light on the bezel.
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Nope, black one doesn't do that. That's a pretty common issue with (cheap) white phones. I think it looks kinda cool, actually.
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Nope, black one doesn't do that. That's a pretty common issue with (cheap) white phones. I think it looks kinda cool, actually.
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Bro can you take a photo of your black one in the dark man, because in the morning it doesn't seems so obvious, good thing I bought this on amazon so I can return it. Getting the black one. Hope you have another camera there to do it for me thank s[emoji4]
Pseud0logik said:
Nope, black one doesn't do that. That's a pretty common issue with (cheap) white phones. I think it looks kinda cool, actually.
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Yeah, my dad has a cheap white phone as well. His light is only red, but it still does the same thing.
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Bro can you take a photo of your black one in the dark man, because in the morning it doesn't seems so obvious, good thing I bought this on amazon so I can return it. Getting the black one. Hope you have another camera there to do it for me thank s[emoji4]
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Sorry dude. Sent mine back to Amazon myself.
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Sorry dude. Sent mine back to Amazon myself.
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Sent your black one, why? I played with it from 7 am this morning installing apps customising watching YouTube, the only time I turn the display off is may be when I took a piss, and now it is 6:23pm I think 10hrs no turning off the display and I still have exactly 41% battery.
rjan22 said:
Sent your black one, why? I played with it from 7 am this morning installing apps customising watching YouTube, the only time I turn the display off is may be when I took a piss, and now it is 6:23pm I think 10hrs no turning off the display and I still have exactly 41% battery.
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I had a bunch of bluetooth audio issues that I suspect are byproducts of the outdated OS. If the phone ever gets KK I'll pick up another one.
Anyone can link a photo of the black HAM2 with the notification light On in a dark room or place, please link so I can decide if I need to replace this white with a black one thank.
So this is an issue with all white models of the mate 2 ?
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So this is an issue with all white models of the mate 2 ?
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As stated before, usually on all cheap white phones. My dad has another cheap white phone and it's light does the same.
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I personally dont mind this. I like the effect it gives
My notification light doesn't work at all. I have it turned on under Selttings/Display/Pulse Notification Light. Any suggestions?
gale2000 said:
My notification light doesn't work at all. I have it turned on under Selttings/Display/Pulse Notification Light. Any suggestions?
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LightFlow. It requires some tweaking first, and the paid version allows more apps.

6.0.1 update

Just received OTA update here in Belgium (build MEC23G) and aside of the new gestures (wich are quite nice) and other small modifications...they seems to have fixed the ugly always on mode!!
Now, the always on mode looks like the dim settings in the watchfaces making apps (seems like they finally agreed to disable the low bit ambient mode)
Edit: adding some screenshots (made with the wear app):
On mode:
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Ambient mode:
About > versions screen:
EDIT 2: about battery life; watch fully charged, put off the charger at 12, moderate use with notifications on, wifi on, always on mode on and wrist activation on, still 42% at 2am (14h later so). Not bad for myself, but can't really tell if worse or better than previous firmware (the watch was a birthday present, got it only since 28th of january)
And as for the lags, all clear also until now.
Waiting for it in Italy!!! How about battery life and lags?
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Waiting for it in Italy!!! How about battery life and lags?
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Can't tell about battery life yet, as the update popped during this afternoon
Will charge it up this night, and check for it tomorrow.
And for the lags, all clear for now (except when apps are syncing...whiwh is pretty normal behaviour)
Good! Let us knoe, thanks!! ☺☺
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have you got any identification of speaker support?
star-lord said:
have you got any identification of speaker support?
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No mention of it in any of the menus or permissions as far as i got
Can you make a dump of your system and such?
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Can you make a dump of your system and such?
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Would be quite hard at the time; root hasn't been achieved on the 360 v2 yet
Ouch. Too bad
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Ouch. Too bad
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Don't loose faith; usually, we're the last served for OTA's and such; yours should arrive quite fast
The reason I can't wait is that we have waited long enough to get the Huawei Watch speaker working
I really appreciate the update, OP.
I might sell my Huawei to buy another 360. I sold my v2 when the ambient mode looked like ass.
I bump my damn Huawei on everything, it's just not nearly designed as well as the 360.
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I really appreciate the update, OP.
I might sell my Huawei to buy another 360. I sold my v2 when the ambient mode looked like ass.
I bump my damn Huawei on everything, it's just not nearly designed as well as the 360.
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Can't wait! Is there speaker support?
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Can't wait! Is there speaker support?
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But there isn't a speaker on the moto 360?
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But there isn't a speaker on the moto 360?
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Has that been confirmed? What's that hole under the mic?
Already been confirmed by various teardownd, and even by motorola that the 360 doesn't have speaker. The hole under the mic is only a lip for removing the back of the watch.
And as i said before, nothing in the menus either about the presence of speaker support (but but not really a surprise, as the watch isn't supposed to carry one)
erikiksaz said:
I really appreciate the update, OP.
I might sell my Huawei to buy another 360. I sold my v2 when the ambient mode looked like ass.
I bump my damn Huawei on everything, it's just not nearly designed as well as the 360.
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Clearly know what you mean, i was really disapointed too by ambient mode before update (even thought i had a defective unit at first, then checked online and realise it was a "feature" :/ )
In Germany here still no OTA. Does someone know if there is a way to force it?
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You might want to try an Belgium VPN on your smartphone
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Just tried on my nexus 6p via tunnelbear setting both vpn from belgium and USA...Doesn't work

screen fault

Spoke with Vodafone tonight apparently a few have called about the "green screen " or the screen bleed on the bottom right .
I'm getting a call back tomorrow . This phone will be swapped. I really like this phone but as the 6T has been announced then it has one last chance before Huawei gets dumped .
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Spoke with Vodafone tonight apparently a few have called about the "green screen " or the screen bleed on the bottom right .
I'm getting a call back tomorrow . This phone will be swapped. I really like this phone but as the 6T has been announced then it has one last chance before Huawei gets dumped .
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Blagh!
I've just boxed mine up and still deciding whether to cancel and go for Pixel 3 XL or try a replacement device first....
cd993 said:
Blagh!
I've just boxed mine up and still deciding whether to cancel and go for Pixel 3 XL or try a replacement device first....
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Give a replacement a try. IF it fails, then change. Thats what id do.
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Give a replacement a try. IF it fails, then change. Thats what id do.
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That's what I'm doing. I want the free watch lol
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Give a replacement a try. IF it fails, then change. Thats what id do.
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Getting new phone tomorrow. Then I've 30 days to see if it's ok.
If I bought from mobiles.co.uk (who are shocking btw) who do I need to contact? Them or Vodafone?
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If I bought from mobiles.co.uk (who are shocking btw) who do I need to contact? Them or Vodafone?
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Contact who you got it from. Should be swapped next day.
I've noticed thAt this app shows the faults better
stewartk said:
Contact who you got it from. Should be swapped next day.
I've noticed thAt this app shows the faults better
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which app? I cant tell if mine has it or not, I think I can see a very slight green hinge but not sure if its just my eyes playing tricks!
Exchanging mine today, back to my oneplus one for the next few days
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Exchanging mine today, back to my oneplus one for the next few days
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Wow mines not that bad.
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Exchanging mine today, back to my oneplus one for the next few days
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I have really mild green light area around the edge, which I can only see on minimum brightness, in a pitch black room, with a grey background. (Not my usual use case for the phone)
Nothing like this though. I am going to get insurance and keep hold of it as is fine on mine. Hope you get a better replacement.
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I have really mild green light area around the edge, which I can only see on minimum brightness, in a pitch black room, with a grey background. (Not my usual use case for the phone)
Nothing like this though. I am going to get insurance and keep hold of it as is fine on mine. Hope you get a better replacement.
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I'm hoping the batch clove just shipped don't have this issue
I have noticed that white and grey on mine looks green/yellow down the right side of the screen on the curve, nothing like the picture above but havent had a curved front phone before so dont know if this is normal lol
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I have noticed that white and grey on mine looks green/yellow down the right side of the screen on the curve, nothing like the picture above but havent had a curved front phone before so dont know if this is normal lol
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It's normal for the curve to have a slight shade distortion effect
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It's normal for the curve to have a slight shade distortion effect
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Not as bad as this.
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Not as bad as this.
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I mean in normal use not at the lower brightness

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