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Sh***y Display & 5 exchanges...

Hi to all,
I would like to share my brief experience with Galaxy S2. After changing 4 phones when I saw defects on the screen of the 5th one I fed up and returned it for good.
The manufacturing quality of these displays are absolutely garbage on these phones. I own SGS and the screen is perfect. I expected the same thing with SGS2 especially if I pay 700 for a phone. when I came home and compared 2 phones I was disappointed.
Here is my experience with 5 phones. I live in Toronto so these phones purchased locally. First three of them from Best Buy, last 2 from Bell.
1.) Colors were fine but there was a dead pixel right in the middle of the screen. A black dot. I exchanged the phone.
2.) In store I checked the phone for defects and couldn't find one (because of bright environment). I went to movie right after the purchase and realized in 2 min something was wrong with colors. When you dim the light, there was no grey. It was purple. keyboard was purple, gmail was purple. I exchanged it.
3.) Colors were so so. Still had a visible pink tint on it. and when you tilt the phone and view from different angles colors were changing, having a blue tint. If you view with 90 degrees it was pinkish again. (there is no such problem on my SGS)
addition to this, when in a dark room if you open a pure black picture the screen was showing some defects (dark black lines and spots on screen).
When you pull down the status bar, in low brightness there were some bands.
I returned the phone, got my refund and wanted to buy form somewhere else to see maybe its a batch problem.
4.) I went to another place. Got my phone. Screen had no defects but it was like someone pissed on it. It had a yellow tint. whole screen. colors were so pale. I actually kinda missed the pink tint. which was better and giving more vivid colors. I exchanged it the same day.
5.) It had a pink tint( which is ok since I got used to it). It had no banding when you pull down status bar and displays pure black very good.
BUTTTTT!!!! when you pull down status bar there was a half centimeter diameter white spot. And once you see it u never not see it. It was there in every pic (mostly grey colors)
I had enough and returned it. I wish I could find a good one like my SGS(which I didn't have such problems)
I tried 5!!!!! phones and none of them had a perfect display. Such a shame for a 700 dollar phone. I decided to wait and see if its gonna change in several months or not.

Maybe they shipped all the dodgy ones to Canada. I have a UK model (bought just over 2 months ago) and my screen is fine - no dead pixels, no purple or yellow tint...
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Isadora said:
Maybe they shipped all the dodgy ones to Canada. I have a UK model (bought just over 2 months ago) and my screen is fine - no dead pixels, no purple or yellow tint...
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Maybe they rushed the manufacturing for Canada. who knows. But one thing is obvious there are literally 2 different screens. I had been many stores. Many. And Checked maybe 30 display phones and from different stores and there are either Yellow tint screen or Pink tint screen.

Even if half of all the SGS2's have defective screens, the probability of you getting five in a row is 3%.
Yeah, maybe Toronto is receiving all the defective, returned ones. Or maybe you're just really unlucky. Or cursed.

Wow, that's a string of badluck. I've had mine for a couple of months now and have had no screen problems.

kbiz90 said:
Even if half of all the SGS2's have defective screens, the probability of you getting five in a row is 3%.
Yeah, maybe Toronto is receiving all the defective, returned ones. Or maybe you're just really unlucky. Or cursed.
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Yeah its probably because of my girlfriend. She never wanted me to get this phone since I am already in 3 year contract with bell owning SGS and had to purchase the phone with full price.
Also many first time buyers might not see those things. I have SGS at home and can compare. My sgs has a blue tint too but at least when you view from different angles colors don't change at all and not a single imperfection. And blue tint makes the whites brighter and less irritating than having a yellow white.

warfanax said:
Yeah its probably because of my girlfriend. She never wanted me to get this phone since I am already in 3 year contract with bell owning SGS and had to purchase the phone with full price.
Also many first time buyers might not see those things. I have SGS at home and can compare. My sgs has a blue tint too but at least when you view from different angles colors don't change at all and not a single imperfections. And blue tint makes the whites brighter and less irritating than having a yellow white.
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You should have kept number 4. Yellow tint was a software issue and KG2/KG3 fixes it.
I only had to exchange once due to 2 dead/stuck pixels on the bottom left. Haven't seen any of the other issues you mentioned.

Sorry about that my friend, Hope you get a good one soon.
My screen is fine, but i noticed something as you said. When seeing a full black color while using any screen test app. I see many lines like drawing if looked closely :

chaplu said:
Sorry about that my friend, Hope you get a good one soon.
My screen is fine, but i noticed something as you said. When seeing a full black color while using any screen test app. I see many lines like drawing if looked closely :
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Exactly. However when I open the same test pattern in SGS and put side by side, my sgs is smooth ad butter. Nothing on it. Just pure color, no imperfections whatsoever.
I have a question to you. When you dim the light do your status bar and other button colors band whites (such as keyboard, swype keyboard) has a purplish tint? Is it normal or a defect?
When I opened keyboards those buttons appear purplish. In my sgs they are grey.

I'm in Vancouver and got mine a few days ago shipped from Bell. No problems here with screen colors or dead pixles. My son also dropped it on tile already and not a single scratch, thank god. Still waiting for my case from ebay.
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Exactly. However when I open the same test pattern in SGS and put side by side, my sgs is smooth ad butter. Nothing on it. Just pure color, no imperfections whatsoever.
I have a question to you. When you dim the light do your status bar and other button colors band whites (such as keyboard, swype keyboard) has a purplish tint? Is it normal or a defect?
When I opened keyboards those buttons appear purplish. In my sgs they are grey.
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Nothing else except that, and bro my phone is always having 0% brightness hehe.
and to be more precise those drawings on full black color looks like burns on old CRT tv when suddenly power cuts isn't it ? haha
Anyways, Colors are vivid and really better than my LED TV.
and no viewing angle problems.
Do i really need to worry about those drawing while on full black? though you see them only if you look closer or focus ur eyes for long

mine has a blue tint when viewing off angle
so is this not normal because my buddy's is the same

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mine has a blue tint when viewing off angle
so is this not normal because my buddy's is the same
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I dont know what is normal or not no one knows. But I am assuming if there is no color shifting when tiliting on my SGS this one shouldn't have it either.
I really wonder if people don't realize whether their screen is yellowish/purplish or their phones are just perfect.
As far as I see there is no natural color phone toronto by now. And belive me I am not exaggerating it. If you put those two phones side by side their color tint is completely different. What kinda manufacturing is this?
I can even say which stores in toronto have what colors.
If u wanna see purplish tint display phones:
-Future shop in dundas
-Bestbuy in dufferin mall
-Source in dufferin mall
-Bell in Eaton center (lower floor store)
Yellow tint display phones:
-Bell Eaton center second floor they had like 5-6 displays which were all yellow)
-virgin mobile in dufferin mall.
I don't even remember some stores. this doesn't mean if u buy from there u are gonna get the same color phone. Its totally random. These are the colors of display phones.

i dont understand man, i have mine for 2 months now in UK, screen is fine it is the best screen i have ever seen.
it could be a trick from Apple hahahahha not wanting SGS2 to succeed in the USA and Canada.....

zabihjan said:
it could be a trick from Apple.
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Apple has patented the concept of a display that completely works. If Samsung didn't have some sort of defect, Apple would file another lawsuit.

motocrossmann said:
Apple has patented the concept of a display that completely works. If Samsung didn't have some sort of defect, Apple would file another lawsuit.
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LOL! That actually made my day, didn't expect that to make me crack up so badly.

Disfected said:
LOL! That actually made my day, didn't expect that to make me crack up so badly.
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Yeah, gotta love the deadpan humor. Some members here are quite good at it.

I had a dead pixel when I ordered mine when it was released in UK about 2-3months ago. The dead pixel went away within 2 days of owning. Maybe your 1st device was your best 1 with a little more patience.
Theres no excuse to you having 5 devices with problems. I really think there might be quality control problems with the screen manufactors. But I do know this is probably a very small percentage since it doesnt seem widespread.

Wow man messed up. I bought mine from China and it's the best. Absolutely perfect no defects at all! Perfect just Perfect!

well I just got off the phone with Samsung and they told me that what I'm seeing is a defect
I don't know if I should exchange it for another one or just return it and stick with the Atrix

How to avoid screen aging?

I have my Galaxy Note for 10 weeks and after using it always with 100% brightness there are aging effects.
Specially at blue backgrounds, but also at white and gray I can see the home screen icons, the clock and some buttons from jelly defense (I played jelly defense 3 weeks daily 2 hours) shining darker. (you can see it on the photo)
Now my Galaxy Note is in service for screen changing.
But what can I do in the future to avoid this aging effects? 80% brightness, 90% brightness?
Samsung didn't know this problems (I'll not believe it).
Has anyone practical experience with this problem?

Typically Blue pixels age the fastest. So pick a warm/red background. Avoid 100% brightness. Use auto if possible. Avoid leave screen on for prolonged period. Avoid static text or icon on the screen for too long. Basically the same care you would do to a Plasma TV except even the plasma TV screen(around 80,000 to 100,000 hrs) lasts 10 times longer than the AMOLED screen (estimated around 10,000 to 20,000 hrs).

Looks like you've discovered amoleds dirty little secret. I avoid pixel burnout by using launchers that auto hide the notification bar as well as browsers that allow you to hide the navigation bar such as opera. Opera let's you browse in fill screen mode.
I often refrain from using apps that show static images for long periods of time. I try to use the browser for everything that can be done through the regular Web portal of a site.
There is no way of getting around static images in apps unless the Dev accounts for it. Some devs are aware of amoled burn out and have options to hide navigation bars.
Ultimately you have to be mindful of static images and make sure to either avoid them on your screen for prolonged periods of time or remember to rotate your screen.
This is why I'm not looking forward to virtual buttons on ICS. It will destroy amoled screens for sure. Hopefully Samsung will retain physical button(s)

10 weeks is a pretty short life time, My friend's Nexus One (1yr++) does not have the very slightest hint of screen aging why my the galaxy S2 that I used for just 2 months already had the AM/PM burned in.
Its normal for OLED screens to age but it should not be this fast, this is probably why apple is not looking into OLED screens as the quality and or lifespan could be problematic.

There are some manufacturing defects. Some screens are just fade faster than others. But in general, if you know how to take good care of your screen, it will last a long time. My old Galaxy S lasted over a year without any noticeable burn-in. My new Galaxy S2 has been 4 months w/o any problem.

foxbat121 said:
There are some manufacturing defects. Some screens are just fade faster than others. But in general, if you know how to take good care of your screen, it will last a long time. My old Galaxy S lasted over a year without any noticeable burn-in. My new Galaxy S2 has been 4 months w/o any problem.
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like the part where you say "noticeable"
no matter how much you try to take care of it. It will happen. Its already there. (Depends to which degree)
My advice apart those ones about hiding the element that are always present.
Do not look for a screen burn in. Or do not look at the ****ty quality of the AMOLED. When you would look on for example on grey/ brown background easiest to spot when going to the marker you would notice the differences between the different parts of the screen. Its not perfectly even from the time its build. The color is displayed in different shades usually presenting itself in "lines".
Had my Note for 1 hour and I noticed it. Brand new.
But then again I know what to look for (proud owner of Galaxy S) and where to look for it.
I bought this device for the resolution and power. Not for the screen build quality

When I say 'noticeable', I meant to use screen test patterns. Last time I did that with my Galaxy S, I don't see any burn in with the test patterns at all. But I agree one should not purposfully sort after the burn in. It will always be there. But I also don't need live in panic. The great contrast of the screen (or infinite black) outweights any shortcomings it has. Side by side with an iPhone 4/4s, I simply can't stand the foggy looking screen of the LCD on iPhones. Every iPhone owners I encounter liked my SAMOLE screen better.

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But then again I know what to look for (proud owner of Galaxy S) and where to look for it.
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Hello fellow Galaxy S owner, This is the phone that brought up my standards and expectation for a SAMOLED device. I never saw any lines/uneven screen brightness and other garbage on my Galaxy S, even on greys. So this has brought up my expectation for a very high level which was crushed by the Galaxy Note's screen.
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I bought this device for the resolution and power. Not for the screen build quality
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Good for you, I bought the device as a while package with the top concern about screen build quality and as an HD playback device which it does not meet the purpose

Just a quick tip I picked up from someone else on this site (I forget now who it was, sorry). Change your clock from 12 to 24 hour every now and then (and visa versa), it shifts all the icons along a little

This is both an interesting and depressing post to find. I was so excited to order my International Note soon, but now I'm super paranoid about screen aging. I've read so much conflicting information about it online, I don't even know what to believe anymore.

Featherbeard said:
This is both an interesting and depressing post to find. I was so excited to order my International Note soon, but now I'm super paranoid about screen aging. I've read so much conflicting information about it online, I don't even know what to believe anymore.
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In terms of lifespan, LCDs still trump amoleds. That's a fact you'll have to live with.

No screen technology is perfect. SAMOLED for the moment has the problem that pixels decrease in brightness with ussage. So try to minimize the amount of light you get off the screen. That will also give you more battery life.
Try to use black backgrounds, and white text on black background if the application allows it. Of course if you spend 3 hours a day on a game with static icons and menus, that will wear some pixels more than others and you'll end up with something like the OP.
If you go looking for small variations of color, you're going to find them. But the superior brightness and contrast of a SAMOLED screen wins me over. Even when I know its effemeral and will degrade with time. But anyway, who keeps a phone more than 2 years?

Yeah, but I just found this information for the first time today, which is why I'm so depressed. I'm a digital artist so having a nice little on-the-go sketchpad has me super excited, but also worried because of the screen. Expansys tells me there's a 2 year warranty, but I don't know how that would work on an international phone if the screen goes bad...
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vcespon : Yeah, I normally keep the brightness on my Atrix down quite low anyways. The max brightness setting is *blindingly* bright. As for the 'who keeps a phone more then 2 years", I had my iphone 3gs for quite awhile thank you very much. That and if I spend 600-700 bucks on this baby I want it to last! If I get at the very least a year to a year and a half out of the screen I'll be somewhat happy, though closer to 2 would be better obviously. I wonder what the long-term outlook is for the life of these screens anyways. Does anyone know the mean-time-before-failure for them?

I would also try using black backgrounds or dark themes on as many apps as possible also. Like tapatalk or k9 for instance.
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I wonder what the long-term outlook is for the life of these screens anyways. Does anyone know the mean-time-before-failure for them?
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I think there are some references how long the pixels "live". You should google. Even though Samsung said that they used new materials to build the displays.
I can tell you one thing you get used to the inferior screen in time.(Few rants not and then) So I wouldn't worry about that. If it really fails you. Meaning someone else will notice something wrong on the screen no just you. Claim warranty
Also to pointing out. There is shor-term memory effect as well. I think I already posted some bad quality pics here about that from my SGS. > http://goo.gl/URYzm I do not remember if this is a burn it or just the memory effect. I think its the memory bla bla. Second pic is best.

Thanks for the information! I think I remembered someone saying that the short-term memory effect gets better over time as well. I'm mostly worried about the screen quality as I plan on doing a lot of sketching on it, which kind of sucks because it'll most likely be using a light-colored background then. :\ I wonder if the AT&T version will have the exact same screens or if they'll be a slightly updated version. I guess not considering AMOLED is still AMOLED.
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I think there are some references how long the pixels "live". You should google. Even though Samsung said that they used new materials to build the displays.
I can tell you one thing you get used to the inferior screen in time.(Few rants not and then) So I wouldn't worry about that. If it really fails you. Meaning someone else will notice something wrong on the screen no just you. Claim warranty
Also to pointing out. There is shor-term memory effect as well. I think I already posted some bad quality pics here about that from my SGS. > http://goo.gl/URYzm I do not remember if this is a burn it or just the memory effect. I think its the memory bla bla. Second pic is best.
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Featherbeard said:
Thanks for the information! I think I remembered someone saying that the short-term memory effect gets better over time as well. I'm mostly worried about the screen quality as I plan on doing a lot of sketching on it, which kind of sucks because it'll most likely be using a light-colored background then. :\ I wonder if the AT&T version will have the exact same screens or if they'll be a slightly updated version. I guess not considering AMOLED is still AMOLED.
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You worry too much. And you do not even have that phone yet.
First of all not sure how its in your country, but here you can return in if you dont like it in a week I think.
Also if it becomes really apparent you really can go to a service center. I do not remember someone saying that samsung refused to change the screen.
Also I was ranting here already a year ago about the Galaxy S. I hate SAMOLED soo much since I got the SGS (18 months ago). I own an iPhone 4 and love retina and SLCD. And yet bought the Galaxy Note as well (despite the fact I knew how faulty it will be and how I will hate it )

Hey, I'm paranoid! I *really* get upset when I get a device that either isn't stable or has something wrong or defective about it. (Especially something that costs this much!) I'm in the US and am debating ordering through Expansys (USA), and I've heard they have I believe it was a 2 year warranty, but I have a feeling I'd have to send it to Expansys and have them take care of it if something went wrong. I can't see Samsung handling an international phone's repair in the US?
Aren't we strange with how we buy our gadgets? We know we will hate something and yet still buy it.

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Hey, I'm paranoid! I *really* get upset when I get a device that either isn't stable or has something wrong or defective about it. (Especially something that costs this much!) I'm in the US and am debating ordering through Expansys (USA), and I've heard they have I believe it was a 2 year warranty, but I have a feeling I'd have to send it to Expansys and have them take care of it if something went wrong. I can't see Samsung handling an international phone's repair in the US?
Aren't we strange with how we buy our gadgets? We know we will hate something and yet still buy it.
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All oled displays suffer from amoled burn out. Not much you can do.

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Try to use black backgrounds, and white text on black background if the application allows it.
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Here you can see my homescreen. There is already white text on black background.
But I can see the shadows of the big clock and all icons. The shadows are the white parts of the homescreen; for example the "S" of my S-Banking-App is very visible as a black shadow in all other apps with lighter background (Internet-Browser, ebook-Reader etc..).
And the homescreen is visible only for a few minutes, because when I want to use an app I directly start the app. I don't look so much time to the homescreen and my Galaxy Note goes after one minute in standby mode.
That means only 10 minutes/day homescreen with 100% brightness is enough to damage the screen visible after 10 weeks?
Okay, playing Jelly Defense 2 hours a day at 100% brightness is not so good, but the problem is not the time, because a few minutes looking to the homescreen has nearly the same aging effect.

New Note - Dead pixels

Bought a Note yesterday from phones4u, had to go through 4 of them before I found one without any dead pixels on. Just summat for prospective buyers to look out for, check the screens before you leave the store. Well worth it though, awesome phone

Just FYI, in the UK, if an item developed fault within 21 days after purchase, the customer can demand either a full refund or exchange.
I'm not sure if full refund works on contract phone, but customer have the right to exchange a faulty phone for a new one from the store within 21 days.
P.S. Enjoy your Note, I had my since Nov and still loving it. This come from someone who change phones every 3 to 5 months.

Yup, well the one I got now is perfect, I reckon they must of had a dodgy batch as this was apparently the first one of a different consignment.

Clivectmob said:
Yup, well the one I got now is perfect, I reckon they must of had a dodgy batch as this was apparently the first one of a different consignment.
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Try going into a dark room and put a full black background and see if you notice any dark splotches. There are some Android wallpaper like No background I believe. This is a common problem with SAMOLED HD devices from what I've read. Don't know if you can get a replacement for that.
EDIT: Oh yes, what Note did you get Ceramic White or Dark Blue?

No, that is somewhat of a feature of Amoled displays, however, it's a damn sight better a display than the one on the galaxy nexus. I had one of those before this and I'm reasonably impressed with this one.
Oh! I got the blue one

Clivectmob said:
Bought a Note yesterday from phones4u, had to go through 4 of them before I found one without any dead pixels on. Just summat for prospective buyers to look out for, check the screens before you leave the store. Well worth it though, awesome phone
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I also went through 3 with handtec....all with dead pixels...

5 days into ownership....dead pixels

What does a dead pixel look like? I get mine soon also and never owned a AMOLED screen before.

I have had a single dead pixel since it arrived 5 weeks ago (white 16GB). But I don't care much because the pixels of the Note are so small that I don't notice it 99% of the time even though it's on a rather central position. Only rarely when I watch movies that make the screen go very bright for a while I happen to see it without searching for it. But it never bothered me when browsing the net or reading mail although I can see it on a white background when I look out for it and know where it is. I have had a SGS I for ~20 months before which didn't have any dead pixels.

Hopefully my white Note doesn't develop any dead pixels like my GS2 had before after a few months.

wow i just noticed this

My brother just got his new s2 a day after mine. i noticed that when i put his s2 at the lowest brightness and mine too, if we put them side to side, his has a blue like tint while mine has a whiter brownesh tint. Same kernel and firmware. is that nornal? Is his screen in better health than mine?

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No need i just confirmed uts an issue with the screen. Landscape mode i can see that were the status bar is the colors are exactly like my brothers phone. its weird because both of our phones are brandnew.
I guess i have to ship mine back..

My status bar has also a blue tint. I can only see it in landscape mode because the status bar is black. And when I post a screenshot of my screen you dont see it.

helikido said:
My brother just got his new s2 a day after mine. i noticed that when i put his s2 at the lowest brightness and mine too, if we put them side to side, his has a blue like tint while mine has a whiter brownesh tint. Same kernel and firmware. is that nornal? Is his screen in better health than mine?
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Same screen adjustment settings (movie, standard, dynamic, natural) ?

sometimes I get this on other phones if they have different screen protectors or the other one has one but the other doesn't, so ugh you guys surely didn't buy any right?

This is AMOLED 'feature'.

It is normal for two AMOLED screens to look very different on same phones and same settings however status bar having a blue tint is a typical sign of AMOLED degradation. This is why the stock grey notification bar is better than black that people usually use. If you bought your S2 as brand new, I'd ship it back. It has obviously been used if screen degradation is already present.

Funny thing is that the seller is claiming that the phone has never been used. I bought of on eBay and won the auction for $220 on the phone. They claim that all phones they sell are brand new and unsused. I noticed though that they don't ship it in an original galaxy s2 box but rather a box that just says Samsung on the front. They are going to be sending me a replacement soon.

helikido said:
Funny thing is that the seller is claiming that the phone has never been used. I bought of on eBay and won the auction for $220 on the phone. They claim that all phones they sell are brand new and unsused. I noticed though that they don't ship it in an original galaxy s2 box but rather a box that just says Samsung on the front. They are going to be sending me a replacement soon.
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I would not trust this seller!
Demand a sealed box with hologram from Samsung.

Happens with AMOLEDs. Due to the different rates of degradation of the organic material on different phones due to different usage.
P.S. Thread name "wow i just noticed this" is not helpful man. Not helpful. Please change.

I can't now since I returned the phone only. But would it be normal if it just had normal yellow tint anywhere on the screen?

Many S2s have a slightly warmer left side of the screen. And most look yellow overall but that's about it I think. Enter *#0*# in the dialer and choose blue background. If you can see the screen is more vivid in the notification bar area and/or you can see outlines of on screen objects and such then the phone is definitely not new and has been used.

screen issue...pink hue

i received my note 3 today and just noticed now that the bottom of the screen has a pink tone to it. you can notice it when on a white background like google. please post if anyone else has this issue. im not sure if its common and if i should get it replaced.

Not normal. Replace it now.
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just got off the phone with verizon and explained the situation. they said it shouldnt have that and have not heard anyone else yet with this issue. they are gonna overnight me a brand new phone, charge my account for it and once they get back my replacment they will take the charge off. everyone should check your screens and see if you have the same issue. you can notice it in a white background. if so call verizon and have them replace it.

Don't have that problem I just checked. But hope all goes well. Keep us posted.
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well when the rep ordered the replacement on thursday he didn't realize that he was past the cut off time for ordering for next day delivery so now i have to wait till monday to get the device. hopefully this one has no screen issues. also had some issue with the responsiveness with the touch screen.

well i got my new replacement note 3 and don't really see the pink blotch on the bottom but its still a little bit darker on the bottom. i still have my note 2 and i compared both devices on the google page and other apps and the note 3 has a pinkish display compared to my note 2. whites do not look as white as it should plus its a 1080p screen so shouldnt it? can someone else compare to other devices if u have them, i'm debating on whether i should return the device and wait a little to see if a better batch would come out and hopefully get a better phone. is it possible samsung had a bad batch of phones since this just came out? plus i noticed that the verizon versions come from china and i do have other samsung products like the note 8 and its made in korea and doesn't seem to have issues? idk guys tell me what you think.
edit,, the note 3 is on the left, its hard to tell in the pictures but you can tell in person..

borisshnitkin said:
well i got my new replacement note 3 and don't really see the pink blotch on the bottom but its still a little bit darker on the bottom. i still have my note 2 and i compared both devices on the google page and other apps and the note 3 has a pinkish display compared to my note 2. whites do not look as white as it should plus its a 1080p screen so shouldnt it? can someone else compare to other devices if u have them, i'm debating on whether i should return the device and wait a little to see if a better batch would come out and hopefully get a better phone. is it possible samsung had a bad batch of phones since this just came out? plus i noticed that the verizon versions come from china and i do have other samsung products like the note 8 and its made in korea and doesn't seem to have issues? idk guys tell me what you think.
edit,, the note 3 is on the left, its hard to tell in the pictures but you can tell in person..
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The Note 2 used a different pixel matrix than the Note 3. I'm wondering if the pink hue is a byproduct of the Note 3's Pentile Matrix? With a pentile matrix the red and blue pixels are larger, which if I'm not mistake allows for more vibrant and rich colors. From what I can remember, I experienced a similar issue when I was on my Galaxy Nexus...and it was more noticeable to me when looking at grey tones. Additional reading here: http://www.androidauthority.com/note-3-pentile-note-2-rgb-comparison-270988/

im just wondering if this is a defect or if its normal because of the type of display. if anyone can compare to their other phones.when i looked at the phone when it first came out for tmobile the display looked perfect but i remember their display phones were on 100 percent brightness and dont know if that makes a difference.

Here"s my story in the same regard:
Picked up my Note 3 yesterday from the carrier. Checked device in store to make sure no out of box failure. Put the phone on charge last night (device was switched off). When I checked the in the morning the device was extremely hot and the battery didnt charge at all, infact it had lost 50% of its charge from when I first plugged it in.
Brought the device to work and put it on charge again. Device charged up to 100% and was working fine until I noticed the pink hue on the top third of the screen. Took the device back to the carrier who informed me and immediate replacement could not be granted as the device has to be sent in for an assessment.
I decided to remove the sim card before leaving and then noticed the sim card was melted and deformed.
I now have to wait 7 days for an answer from the carrier as to whether the device will be repaired or replaced.
Needless to say I am very upset considering this occurred within 24 hours of unboxing the device
I suggest those who are having the pink hue issue check their devices while its charging an monitor the temperature.

rishaada said:
Here"s my story in the same regard:
Picked up my Note 3 yesterday from the carrier. Checked device in store to make sure no out of box failure. Put the phone on charge last night (device was switched off). When I checked the in the morning the device was extremely hot and the battery didnt charge at all, infact it had lost 50% of its charge from when I first plugged it in.
Brought the device to work and put it on charge again. Device charged up to 100% and was working fine until I noticed the pink hue on the top third of the screen. Took the device back to the carrier who informed me and immediate replacement could not be granted as the device has to be sent in for an assessment.
I decided to remove the sim card before leaving and then noticed the sim card was melted and deformed.
I now have to wait 7 days for an answer from the carrier as to whether the device will be repaired or replaced.
Needless to say I am very upset considering this occurred within 24 hours of unboxing the device
I suggest those who are having the pink hue issue check their devices while its charging an monitor the temperature.
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Its sounds all screen that having pink issue is actually a burn mark due to heat??
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

Go to settings_Display_Screen mode and see what that does. Couldn't really see much in the comparison pics but I hope you two will keep us informed.

No change..same problem...screen pink hue..
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Galaxy Note 3 pink screen tint / hue
naimmkassim said:
Its sounds all screen that having pink issue is actually a burn mark due to heat??
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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Indeed, I came to the same conclusion.
My 3 days old Note 3 has the same pink hue/tint at the bottom of the screen (when used vertically).
I noticed the pink tint today's morning. And just now concluded, after some search and simple screen tests, that my device screen bottom becomes Pink after some use, due to heat.
How I concluded that? I just left it at stand by after the pink tests, and after 10 min. I checked again for the pink hue, and Nothing!
In less words:
When left over the desk with screen off, gets ambient temperature, pink hue goes off.
When left in my pocket, it gets pink (at the bottom).
After some time of use without having initially the pink hue, because the normal heating of the use (CPU heat, screen light heat, etc.), it gets pink at the bottom.
Anyways, today is cold here (around 15 C) but maybe in summer, when the temperature raises around 35, 40 C deg. the screen may get a lot pinkier. And if that happens, it should be a valid excuse to use the warranty.
I may be wrong but, it gets more noticeable as it gets warmer for me.
At least now, I know that I'm not the only one with "bad luck" with new devices :silly: