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[Guide] How to tell if you have screen bleeding

Hey Guys,
Just a quick guide on how to tell if you are one of meny with screen bleed.
I made this becuase i had no idea that my tablet had this defect untill i saw pics of iton another device so i made this hope you enjoy.
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This is easy as you can see above around the edges there is light spilling in.
so just open this image below crank on your tablet up the brightness and go somewhere dark.

So I now know I have screen bleeding. Not as bad as the one in that photo though.
Would Vodafone replace it? Would it effect the life of the screen?

Findee said:
So I now know I have screen bleeding. Not as bad as the one in that photo though.
Would Vodafone replace it? Would it effect the life of the screen?
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Vodafone have to replace it.
But they probably don't have any that don't suffer this defect.
Unsure about screen life, it shouldn't but it might.

50-3 said:
Vodafone have to replace it.
But they probably don't have any that don't suffer this defect.
Unsure about screen life, it shouldn't but it might.
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What I want to know is why so many of these have screen bleeding. I feel like Samsung just didn't care when distributing this tablet, and wants to put their focus on the 10.1

50-3 said:
Vodafone have to replace it.
But they probably don't have any that don't suffer this defect.
Unsure about screen life, it shouldn't but it might.
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Well I know that when my friends iPhone was insured with Optus and then stolen they replaced it with an iPhone 4.
If we waited till the release of the galaxy tab 10.1 maybe they would replace it with that?

Findee said:
Well I know that when my friends iPhone was insured with Optus and then stolen they replaced it with an iPhone 4.
If we waited till the release of the galaxy tab 10.1 maybe they would replace it with that?
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Trade practices act will protect us on this:
They will have to fix it or replace it with something of equal or greater value (Which means the cannot give us a device like the P1000 and say fixed) & fit for purpose (The cannot just hand us a nexus S and say now go away)
In terms of exchange it depends on a couple of factor:
1. Only pluasable if Vodafail stock the new 10.1/8.9 (if there not getting it they cannot exchange it)
2. Samsung cannot fix this (if samsung can manuafacter a fix for this then we will get it fixed)
3. Vodafail don't decide it's not a real issue (It will get taken imidiatly to the ombinsmen if this does happen)
Chandelure said:
What I want to know is why so many of these have screen bleeding. I feel like Samsung just didn't care when distributing this tablet, and wants to put their focus on the
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It just wasn't quality tested correctly, apple are the most comman offenders of this but other companys do make these mistakes once in a while hopefully it will get fixed.
We shouldn't make a big deal over it untill we know it's not getting fixed.
Also devices i own that suffer from screen bleeding now i know what it is and how to look for it.
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Samsung Galaxy 10.1V (Obvious)
DS Lite (Top and Bottom Screen)(Mine & GF's DS Lite)(But not mates DSi)
NEC 19" moniter
Viewsonic 19" & 22" moniter
Dell 15 " moniter
Acer 22" moniter
Soniq 32" LCD tv
Dell 15.6" laptop
Twinhead 10" Netbook
Nikon Cam
Fuji Cam
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Screen malfunction

I was browsing the web and I started getting this lines going vertically down the screen when I was scrolling now they fade in and out with my live wallpaper. Has anyone experienced this? Going to contact Google obviously
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I had similar lines on boot up once happened once though.

Screen banding. Possibly could be fixed in certain ROMs, but definitely an issue you should get it replaced for.

Had this first time today ....if it won't happen again not an issue ... My galaxy nexus when battery was dying screen was going off like an EMP just hit it ... Not worried yet ...
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Drike19 said:
I was browsing the web and I started getting this lines going vertically down the screen when I was scrolling now they fade in and out with my live wallpaper. Has anyone experienced this? Going to contact Google obviously
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My friend, check out my general thread on this...For gods sake, I made this thread for everybody to use and discuss since there are so many "Oh my display is ****ed up" threads and then nobody uses it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024710

sure thing.

Euler MD said:
My friend, check out my general thread on this...For gods sake, I made this thread for everybody to use and discuss since there are so many "Oh my display is ****ed up" threads and then nobody uses it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024710
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Well yeah, if you're going to be a **** about it no one is going to go to your thread.

And I wouldn't exactly link dead pixels and this banding together.

I have this same issue on my N4....not as bad as yours but under certain conditions vertical banding is observable (generally when at 100% brightness). Having it replaced this week.

I don't think that is banding. Banding is whole a other thing. Very common on Panasonic plasmas and some LCD TV's. Those seem to be GPU going whack lines. Or possibly some bad interference and it showing up as that. But if I had to put money on it I would guess broker or going bad adreno 320's.
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Just noticed something like this on my screen. It's very (very) faint and only shows up against gray backgrounds but the pattern is pretty similar. If it gets worse I'm going to contact Google.
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I'll be contacting google soon, only have my phone on me and I'm on Tmobile's web exclusive plan so only have 100 minutes to talk and I'm not spending them on a 30 min hold. I'll update everyone on the situation.

I had something similar. I turned on the phone and it was just a black screen, and those lines started showing up. Turned the phone off/on and it hasn't done it since. But now I got red pixels that show up by the notification and navigation bars. They disappear once I touch the screen. It doesn't happen allot so I'm not sure if I want to return it

Replacement is being shipped, should take 3-5 days from what I was told.

I had this same issue last week. Except my left top corner was really bright. It persisted after reboot. Hasn't happened since.

same problem here but with blurred display
I too had the same problem with my nexus 4 but i dropped it from a foot height.The display suddenly got blurred and these vertical lines started to appear.can anyone tell me Whether LG accepts this under warranty or I have to pay for it?

Another suddly broken back glass

It was fine before putting it on the charger. I know because i was looking at the back and front before. When i took it from the charger suddenly i see a vertical crack from the top to the right center. No force No drop No back pocket nothing like that! Bring it back for repair and see how Sony treats his new Sony Smartphone User. Hope i do no regret abandoning Samsung....:crying::crying::crying:
(S3 not for sale at the moment)
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bullseye said:
It was fine before putting it on the charger. I know because i was looking at the back and front before. When i took it from the charger suddenly i see a vertical crack from the top to the right center. No force No drop No back pocket nothing like that! Bring it back for repair and see how Sony treats his new Sony Smartphone User. Hope i do no regret abandoning Samsung....:crying::crying::crying:
(S3 not for sale at the moment)
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What's this?

haha sharp eye. Looks like a hit.

bullseye said:
It was fine before putting it on the charger. I know because i was looking at the back and front before. When i took it from the charger suddenly i see a vertical crack from the top to the right center. No force No drop No back pocket nothing like that! Bring it back for repair and see how Sony treats his new Sony Smartphone User. Hope i do no regret abandoning Samsung....:crying::crying::crying:
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That's unfortunate and all, but why would you even create a new topic? Aren't there enough topics regarding this subject?

CollinsJ said:
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Seems a hit or a drop..
What if all these guys who say that their glass cracked by itself but they have actually dropped it?
This guy said he didn't drop it but their is a hit!
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Here is another photo without any dust particles.

What is the week, your phone was made ?

Week 37

Well, mine too.
Luckilly no cracks so far, but I'm curious if any appear.
On one side, I want to return it, and get a refund, OTOH the phone is everyhing I ever wanted, until a better one comes out.

wayne_sk said:
Well, mine too.
Luckilly no cracks so far, but I'm curious if any appear.
On one side, I want to return it, and get a refund, OTOH the phone is everyhing I ever wanted, until a better one comes out.
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Exactly my dilemma. I've seen enough reports of cracks to be convinced Sony cheaped out or did something wrong with this phone. But mine hasn't cracked yet and I actually like it a lot (other than terrible low light camera). I'm hesitant to reward companies when they skimp on something and then fail to acknowledge the problems they've created though which is why I'm considering a return even though I like it.
If reports start coming in of Sony fixing the cracks for free under warranty, then I'll be satisfied and keep it, I think.
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Mine is week 37 too, have it since 2 weeks went on holiday with it - no issues so far.

As already mentioned, there are already some existing threads regarding this issue, so please use them instead of opening up a new thread.
Thanks
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help me spot this galaxy s4 if its fake or real plz

hello everyone,
i need a little help my friends! im about to buy this used galaxy s4 (its a bit cheap, cuz it has a problem with the home button, which i dont mind)
but im a bit scared if that its a fake copy phone here is the photos of it, please help me if you can spot the fake from the original galaxy s4
from the lockscreen picture, its a kitkat rom? but it looks strange to me
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please guys just one minute of your time, help this poor guy that is me :good:

please some help i need to know before the next hour

r3daxis said:
please some help i need to know before the next hour
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If you are that concerned, don't buy it.

r3daxis said:
please some help i need to know before the next hour
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Check this site: http://thedroidguy.com/2014/01/distinguish-fake-galaxy-s4-83885#Xq2rAIk7VbXfloiY.97
In short: Does IR work? NFC? How thick is the volume rocker? Does it feel solid enough? Is screen resolution as high as S4 original?

Looks likea a real one. But if something sounds too good to be real, its not.
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It looks like a clone from the pics. I'm comparing my white S4 to your pics and there's a bit more bezel around the screen on the left and right than my phone.
Also that lock screen just doesn't seem right...
I've handled a few clones and the first thing that gives them away is the Samsung logo at the top of the screen and the Samsung logo at the back of the phone cover.
Samsung quality control would not allow there phone to leave the factory with such poor print of their logo.
Inspect the front logo writing closely and you will notice it's not perfect especially the A and G (the G looks like a C almost).
Also the logo at the back suffers from the same poor print. I noticed your logo at the back is missing letters, not a good sign...

r3daxis said:
hello everyone,
i need a little help my friends! im about to buy this used galaxy s4 (its a bit cheap, cuz it has a problem with the home button, which i dont mind)
but im a bit scared if that its a fake copy phone here is the photos of it, please help me if you can spot the fake from the original galaxy s4
from the lockscreen picture, its a kitkat rom? but it looks strange to me
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please guys just one minute of your time, help this poor guy that is me :good:
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Just press volume down+centre button+power button.
If something comes up in Chinese or something like that it is fake.
And if a yellow triangle comes and says press volume up to continue..and when you press volume up it mentions your model number with Knox warranty bit and status and stuff..it is real.
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It's certainly fake.
The corners are less rounded than the real one, the generic fonts on the lock screen are not available on the S4, why is the status bar green?, the bezels look a bit off and finally, unless you're using a wide angle lens, the S4 in your photos look a bit shorter than the real one.

thanks guys for the replies :good:
yep it was a fake phone, i searched well on internet for a similar looking lockscreen and found that its just a chinese copy and there are so many out there so be careful for that!
i ended up buying a galaxy s3 4G i9305 as new :victory: so no s4 maybe after some months .

S7 edge possible defect question

I just got my second silver s7 edge since my first one had a horrible battery life.
After getting this one and looking in bright light where the phone shines, I notice at the top of the phone under the glass on the edge of the silver foil stuff, it has a wrinkled look across the whole top.
I don't notice it on the bottom which seems to be the same exact dimensions, and also don't notice it on the back.
I tried to take a picture but the picture is very hard to pick up on camera and looks a lot worse in person.
I want to make sure this is normal or not because I didn't remember seeing it on my other s7 edge
Thanks
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I don't think it's normal. I have the silver and I don't have any wrinkling.
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I can see it.
Doesn't look bad but for a top phone this should not be the case.
Exchange again?

drummerman said:
I can see it.
Doesn't look bad but for a top phone this should not be the case.
Exchange again?
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It's way worse in person under a light.
If AT&T will let me. I called one store and they told me I'd have to use my one exchange if I wanted another s7 edge.
So I called another AT&T (the one I went to) and asked them if I return my first edge that had battery issues for another edge can I still keep my one time exchange?
And they told me yes but next time I'll have to pay the 45 dollar restocking fee and I could switch to an iPhone (since that's what I told them I had before and it had good battery life)
I'm afraid they won't let me switch for another s7 edge for this reason even though I think they should. If I'm paying for a phone and have to keep it for over a year then I want it to be the way I want it. A top phone should be flawless.

drummerman said:
I can see it.
Doesn't look bad but for a top phone this should not be the case.
Exchange again?
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I'm afraid they're gonna think I'm crazy or say they don't see it just so they don't have to do the exchange.
I have no problem paying the 45 and being my last exchange (even though I don't think I should since both phones had a defect)
I will make sure to look over the new phone before I leave.

Zackwv90 said:
I'm afraid they're gonna think I'm crazy or say they don't see it just so they don't have to do the exchange.
I have no problem paying the 45 and being my last exchange (even though I don't think I should since both phones had a defect)
I will make sure to look over the new phone before I leave.
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You shouldn't, imho, have to pay anything but yes, do a thorough check with the phone on.
Hope this will be the last time you have trouble.
Great phone.

drummerman said:
You shouldn't, imho, have to pay anything but yes, do a thorough check with the phone on.
Hope this will be the last time you have trouble.
Great phone.
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Yeah I just called another AT&T and explained my last 2 edge situations and they said their manager isn't there at the moment but said they don't see it being an issue. They said the phone has a 1 year warranty and u can swap it out as many times as u want for the same phone as long as there isn't any physical damage to it.
They said they would have to look at it though to make sure I'm telling the truth which they said they believed me.
Not sure if she's right on the 1 year thing though. I've heard 3 different things from 3 different AT&T's now.