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[Galaxy S II General] olszan:
So why don't you take your phone to Samsung service for repair/replacement? I called them 2 days ago and they said that yellow tint on the screen is a screen malfunction (not a software issue) and they will replace the screen. I simply cannot live whit such screen...

I actually did something different... In my country you can take the phone to the reseller you bought it from and complain you phone has a defect that was not caused by you but was there "hidden" from the beginning. The big advantage is that you can explicitly say that you want new device, not to get yours repaired. They will eventually send the phone to Samsung service to say if the issue is valid and if so you phone gets replaced. I will post how it goes with mine here in few days, when they reply to my claim.
[Galaxy S II General] pdario:
Maybe I'm not the first to post this in these 245 pages, but I found out that the yellow left part appears on my GS2 when it gets hot (maybe the CPU is on that side) and then returns normal when it cools down.
[Galaxy S II General] Jockson:
What sucks about AMOLED displays is, even if you get one where the whites look white, it is still way off when you put it next to a calibrated IPS panel. I really wish this phone had a good quality LCD instead.

When I got mine, my whole screen was yellow but uniformity was virtually perfect. I was aware of the yellowish left side issue but mine didn't have it, it was just yellow overall. Samsung replaced the screen and the whites are much more pure however on lowest brightness the slightly yellow left side is noticeable if I look for it. What surprised me is that the displays had different viewing angles. The first one would turn more blue when viewed from the bottom, yet the second one has noticeably more sensitive horizontal viewing angles. The screen turns green when viewed from sides.
[Galaxy S II General] pika456:
the screen is not perfect,

has ghosting, non-uniform tint, non-white whites etc

but has excellent black and beautiful colors

I personally like it

it is like early-plasmas vs mature lcd
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
It's straight out of the box on both devices.

Can you post a picture? We still have yet to see one without it.
[Galaxy S II General] Bratag:
Ok here is something strange. I just tried to take a couple of pics of my phone. Now to my eyes I cannot see the issue at all in the dark room. However when I take a screenshot it does appear to have some yellowing in the left side. I REALLY can't see this with the naked eye and it could just be a trick of the camera.

http://thecrayonbox.org/Pictures/S2/20110531_002b.jpg

http://thecrayonbox.org/Pictures/S2/20110531_003b.jpg
[Galaxy S II General] sachilleas:
Thank you for the pics ! I am not sure , but i suppose that if it was a trick of the camera , the yellow tint would appear all over the screen and not only on the left side !
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Definitely not a trick of the camera.

I wish I couldn't see it!

Thanks for taking those. Still waiting on a phone without the issue.
[Galaxy S II General] Bratag:
As I said I can't see it with my eyes and only noticed it when I was putting up the pics. While I agree its an issue. For me it's nothing I am too worried about. If I can't pick it out in 45 minutes of concentrated looking for it with my eyes then its nothing thats going to affect my day to day use. If however I start to be able to discern it in day to day use I will be contacting Samsung for a replacement.
[Galaxy S II General] stijnr:
I took some new photos at 0% brightness:

http://imageshack.us/f/863/imgp7384.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/f/35/imgp7385o.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/f/715/imgp7386.jpg/

Its really visible in the second and third image. I already went back to the store and they saw it too. They said a new shipment is expected tomorrow and they'll call me when I can pick up a new one.

Btw: My model is Noble Black and the rim surrounding the phone and the home button is slightly grey.
[Galaxy S II General] Erethnor:
Haha indeed, now here's hoping samsung will give me a bloody flawless G2 already =P

Still one week to go unfortunately!
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
Hey guys, if you have not written to Samsung do so aswell. I sent em an email but have not got any answer yet. Hopefully they will notice and give us an official answer soon.
[Galaxy S II General] Seabass1:
Your first image is fairly representative of what my phone actually looked like, not hugely bad but definitely noticeable and certainly not acceptable on a phone costing over £500.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Agreed, does anyone have a good contact email?
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
I cant seem to find an email for Samsung UK. On the swedish website we have a form we fill in and its sent to their support. Hmm

Anyways. If email is not good in UK then there is phone.

UNITED KINGDOM

Samsung mobile: 0845 MSAMSUNG (67267864)

Monday - Saturday: 9am - 6pm
[Galaxy S II General] linkin85:
I just wanted to add that my phone does NOT have this problem , it's certainly a production problem.
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
A picture showing the notification bar on 100% light setting and 0% light setting taken directly from above would be nice. We need more picture evidence for this for future readers. Oh and take the picture in a dark room.
[Galaxy S II General] davidoff08:
Well i def see a darker left side not sure if its orange though.

Phones 4 U.. 28th april
[Galaxy S II General] jonny_ftm:
This is incredible,

Till now we didn't see any picture of a good phone. The few people saying they don't see it, actually have it on shots. I was one of them, and thanks to this thread, I now see it, but by far, light compared to others here

Sems like I'll do an RMA in few months when the screen is fixed

Sad, as all the other parts really rock for me
[Galaxy S II General] jonny_ftm:
Now, problem is worldwide reported

http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20...2-s-ii-screen-problems-users-en-masse-report/

Google news puts it on top when searched for

USA market could make Sammy talk officially about it. Let's see, but I feel things will move a bit even if nothing was done with the GPS of SGS1
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I had the guy who calibrates the art department's monitors look at my phone's display. I told him to look for imperfections without telling him what to look for. He noticed the gradients issue but that was it. Then I told him to look for the yellow left side issue and small circle. Even looking, there was nothing he could find.

So, hopefully that helps dispel the myth that it's every phone and any one who doesn't see it is an idiot.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
It's not a myth. We're waiting for photographic evidence. Everyone with a perfect display seems to not have a camera.
[Galaxy S II General] sachilleas:
Please guys don't just say that yours is impeccable , post a photo !

I think that all the GSII have this same problem. I have not seen anywhere a perfect screen without yellow tint ! Some people see it some people don't ! Maybe it's because we are all different .

I believe that more or less yellow tint is present in all phones ! I wish i am wrong. I really do.
[Galaxy S II General] Erethnor:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_sta...roduction_line_to_end_shortages-news-2713.php

Here's hoping our replacement units come from samsung's new AMOLED factory (assuming the first batch wasn't made in there already)
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Kind of like "if a tree falls in the woods can any one hear?" The only problems I care about are ones I can see. I'll tell the person who calibrates $5K monitors he doesn't know what he's doing because all the pros on this forum said so.
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
Why not cut the attitude and just take a picture of your screen. There is no need for hostility. We are all trying to help each other right?

And you cant blame people that dont even know you for not trusting your word. So do the most logical thing, snap a picture. That is how science work. Evidence.

I am not saying i dont trust your word i am just saying that the rabbit is in your hat and you cant just tell people you have a rabbit in the hat without actually pulling out the rabbit and showing people.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Thats good that it doesn't bother you / you don't have it / you don't care.

It doesn't help the rest of us. We're just trying to figure this out. We have yet to see any evidence of a screen without it. No need to get aggravated and brag about monitor cost.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
You do realize you sound like Joseph Mc Carthy right before the trials? Evidence wasn't really the case there and I doubt it will be accepted here unless it validates the point you're trying to uphold. But, what the hell, I'll trudge through the mind numbing 27 pages of posts to figure out how to provide the "evidence" you're looking for. It won't be until I get home Friday.

I'll bet you a SGS3 that whether from me or anyone else anything that refutes the hypothesis will be discredited in this thread. I think objectivity was lost after page 15.
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
I dont understand what you are trying to say.

Evidence that a phone without the issue exists not being accepted? Why not?
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I had a G2X and on that forum it was the opposite of this thread. It barely functioned as a phone and a handful of loyalists would challenge every negative post even though the evidence was obvious. No amount of "evidence" satisfied them. I'm not aggravated, I'm amazed.

The monitors aren't mine, they belong to the company and the point I was trying to make was a display professional deemed my SGS2 screen flaw free. I'll get you your "evidence" on Friday.
[Galaxy S II General] :
There are yellow units out there, but i have now found one with a nice clear screen, with no yellow or blue hue at all. The pink spot is not on my camera whatsoever;)

JD
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Whats with the quotes? We've seen several photos with the issue. We've seen absolutely 0 without it.

It's not being unreasonable to want to see a photo for proof.
[Galaxy S II General] Quist:
I apologize for not having the energy to wade through all the posts since my last update, but I just wanted to add my experience to the discussion for what it's worth.

My first unit was a disaster in the screen department and only a buffoon wouldn't have been able to see the problem with their bare eyes. Still, my online retailer insisted on sending it to a repair shop to get it checked - saying they saw a colouration difference, but it was so slight they couldn't confirm it as DOA themselves (wtf? - if there's a colour shift across a screen, it's defective how ever slight - and this was glaring, not slight).

Anyway, long story short, I bought another one over the counter from another vendor while still waiting word on the first one. The second one did not have the screen issue, but it did have the pink spot so I happened to look at two more units until I switched to the one I now have. Neither of those two units had the defective screens either.

My current unit has something, but it shows up on a micro-level compared to the first one. It also has the pink spot. Still, after so many people confirmed the pink spot pretty much being on every unit and this one working so darned well (all the others also had performance issues - the one I posted the picture of was the worst of the bunch), I decided to stick with this one. Turns out the camera on this one is the best of the bunch as well.

The discolouration on the screen of this one is so slight, I might be dreaming it (more noticeable if I squint and let my vision go slightly out of focus - then I can barely see some sort of colour shift from right to left). Compared to my first unit, it's nothing. The first unit was a disaster. Fortunately, the repair shop agreed with my assessment and I have finally gotten my refund from the idiots at the first online vendor.
[Galaxy S II General] Leggenda:
Can you upload a photo of your last unit?
[Galaxy S II General] strictlyp:
i don have this problem. I checked and checked. May be I don really know how does that yellow or blue thing look like.

Edit: I'm still not sure after looking at the photos posted. May be it's there but i don think it's that significant.
[Galaxy S II General] blade75:
I write from Italy, yellowish left side on mine, too!

I also noticed another thing:

on white pages, like in browser google home page, I can sometime see that the screen is someway "flickering"... and there are like horizontal lines of some "noise"/refresh. DOn0't know exactly how to explain it.

And I report also "vertical lines/bands" that are however only visible in some situation. By example they are pretty evident on the last live walpaper, the moving grs, at night.

I don0t know if going to store and ask for a a replacement, but from what I am reading in this thread they seem to be all with the defect :-/
[Galaxy S II General] Chronicles404:
Ahh Damn,

Seems I also have this problem, first the Pink camera spot now the yellow tint on the left.

Haven't looked at most of the thread tbh but there does seem to be a mixed consensus regarding if It's a fault on all handsets or not.

Is it worth be phoning for a replacement? It's after 28 Days so not sure of O2 will be willing to do a straight swap and I'm certainly not having them attempting to 'repair' the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] pnickz:
From Italy and Italian GS2, I have the same problem, the left side have a lighter band of about one quorter of the display.

I will wait before taking him into samsung assistance.

byebye

Piero
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Hopefully samsung acknowledges the issue and makes for easy swaps for all us.

Keep writing/calling and linking engadget and the rest of the articles!
[Galaxy S II General] Chronicles404:
Rang O2 regarding this, the Guy I spoke to in the Replacements Debt had a Galaxy S2, he said he couldn't see the Yellow Tint but you never know.

He was happy to replace the handset (As I also had the Pink Camera Spot problem), Brand New handset on the way tomorrow so will update if this issue persists.
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
Allright I have send mine in for a swap...

Especially for the yellow tint, but there were some other problems that i don't read much abouth that to me were also annoying.

Like the vertical/horizontal lines where pixels are slightly lighter than others, also more noticable on grey. And also some Also some "left behind" countoures of things that were on the screen before, when i opened something new(some minor burn in that disapeared, don't know what you call it in english). Also the grey was sometimes pinkish, like on the keyboard, but also disappeared after 30 seconds or longer, usually after some bright colors were on the screen. Seems like the pixels couldn't change that quick.

My camera and other stuff seemed to work pretty good. My 1080 movies were very nice, better than the ones i saw taken with SGS2. So now I hope I don't get issues with those kind of things.

Very afraid to turn on my new sgs2:((:D).

I will keep you informed if there is any change on the yellowish/darker side on my next one.
[Galaxy S II General] svenk:
Hi!

I asked this in the camera firmware thread before I found this one, and since the other one seems inactive for half a week now...

Did you try to switch from "automatic" white calibration (dunno if that's the right word, it's "Weißabgleich" in German) to something else, e.g. "daylight" or "cloudy"? Because using "automatic", I clearly see the pink spot in the center, but switching to another setting the spot is completely gone.

This strongly indicates that it is a software problem, and it should be possible to solve it. Unfortunatelly, the setting is not stored, the camera starts up in automatic mode each time.

Camera and phone FW: TBEC28
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
There are a few people who report to have a phone without the pink spot, while i was thinking that was impossible. I have no clue if this is true or not, because normally every sgs2 should have it, it is a restriction...

Yes with other white balances it's not visible. But that is because they turn the white in to more colourfull whites...
[Galaxy S II General] svenk:
Well, I would be fine with a more colorful but regular white having no pink spot in the middle.
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
So you want a specific white balance to be there when you open camera app?

I think that's only possible with a custom ROM. You should check there.

Or maybe someone will make an app that could trigger it, don't know what it takes to make it happen.
[Galaxy S II General] svenk:
Well, a mod would be fine, but a fix from Samsung would be better. I think if it is possible to make the spot vanish by chosing another balance setting, it should be possible for the automatic balance as well. Of course it would be perfect if the resulting white would not be just a more colorful version :D
[Galaxy S II General] chargen2:
I don't really see it on my unit. I'll try to take a picture this evening for comparison and to get other eyeballs on it.
[Galaxy S II General] blueseeker:
gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_display_plagued_by_uneven_brightness_yellow_tint-news-2719.php
[Galaxy S II General] Erethnor:
First post updated with gsmarena article and pics - WITH the screen problem!

I am really starting to doubt we will ever see a perfect display.

I am going to email samsung UK, they might actually confirm it's a known problem.
[Galaxy S II General] icet69:
I've brought mine back to my local dealer. I love the phone but hate the display. Now I'm waiting for some positive reports to catch a newer one.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
If you find an address let me know.
[Galaxy S II General] habs101:
IT would be great if these blog news sites actually POSTeD pics of the problem.

So many have been posted on here which you CAN SEE CLEARLY wihtout trying.

And how about also posting pictures with the CIRCLES.

USELESS these sites all of them
[Galaxy S II General] Mc S.H.O.:
This is my sgs2 with low and hi brightness. Photos are taking with the htc desire hd
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
OMG I cant see it!! So there are phones wihtout it!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Mc S.H.O.:
I have this phone now for three days and i was looking for the yellow **** :-P. In reallife its looks like the left side is a little little bit darker.
[Galaxy S II General] sesamee:
I received the SGS2 this morning (France) and i have the same problem with mine...
[Galaxy S II General] ranwej:
You can't see it? It's clearly visible on first three photos.. Look at top bar with "chats" text - compare left and right side. Sure that it's not visible on white background...
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
I honestly cant see it. The pictures is a little tilted and to me it looks like that is creating a shadow effect. Not yellowish as mine was.
[Galaxy S II General] Bratag:
Not necessarily. My phone which displays a little yellowing when on a black background doesn't show anything when the background is white. Its a tricky devil this thing.
[Galaxy S II General] zkyevolved:
I think I just ruined the SGS2 for myself! LOL! I think that if I'm paying a butt-load of money for a phone, it had better be in great condition from the start! Now, knowing that one part of the screen is a little bit brighter than the other, it might just drive me crazy. Like having 1 pixel busted in the upper most corner or whatever (which I've had as well). Drives me nuts. lol.
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
I honestly am affraid to buy the phone again. I had it but returned it and now they are in stock again but i dont know if i should go out and buy it. I am waiting for samsung official comment on this.

I HATE WAITING!
[Galaxy S II General] Asuletz:
i don't have any problem with my SGS II ...
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Its pretty obvious to me too...
[Galaxy S II General] Delarock:
On the first picture it is nice visible.
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
Yes it's visible, on the blue above, left is darker.

The problem is, I have no idea why to take pictures of something colourfull and white, when the whole topic talks abouth grey:d, but thanks for the effort.

I didn't really had the problem with something white eather, I did saw it a little bit, but very slight. It wouldn't be visible on camera.

Also they only talk abouth this color difference when there are numerous problems with the screen, like vertical/horizontal lines with pixels giving a little bit brighter or darker color than their neigbours, ghosting, 15 seconds temporarly burn ins,....
[Galaxy S II General] MartinNH:
Both me and my girlfriend have the problem on our s2's but it's noticeably worse on mine. I think I'm gonna try to get a replacement unit. And I'm looking forward to seeing a photo of a phone without the problem.
[Galaxy S II General] beWater:
only noticed that after staring at the notification page for 15 seconds.

It is indeed subtle on my device, but definitely visible under a careful inspection.
[Galaxy S II General] Chronicles404:
Right well a Replacement is on It's way out to me for tomorrow, will report back If the issue persists on the new Handset.
[Galaxy S II General] dman2266:
i think the problems on most phones am guna wait and see b4 i get a replacement
[Galaxy S II General] Flowlance:
I'm not sure if I see it or not, lol
[Galaxy S II General] Chronicles404:
Hmmm seems fine there,

Could you try going on this site?

http://fiddle.jshell.net/qFxsC/1/show/
[Galaxy S II General] Flowlance:
That's the one I viewed mate
[Galaxy S II General] yoshizuki:
Flowlance

The left part of your screen is darker than the right side.

Can view it if you flip a part of your image to compare it with other part.
[Galaxy S II General] Tondern:
Hello, been lurking in this thread since the beginning. I'm afraid it's there flowance, even if it's not very apparent at first. Try opening the picture and quickly turn it upside down, you'll notice it then.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Definitely thinking it's on every device.
[Galaxy S II General] Bratag:
Since first posting on this thread I am not sure if I have become more sensitive to it or its gotten worse but I can definitely see it more now.

Couple of things I have noticed.

1) Only really visible on low brightness settings

2) MUCH more easily visible in bad fluorescent lighting. Something in the yellow of the lighting in my office makes it stand out like dogs balls.

3) Only really visible on greyish backgrounds.

Might try for a replacement but have a feeling expansys are going to tell me to get bent because I have flashed root.
[Galaxy S II General] zoltan78:
I do not have a problem with my pfone.

I have chacked the link an it is OK.
[Galaxy S II General] MartinNH:
I see it on white and grey backgrounds.. Let's see photos ftom someone who says they don't have it. And noy just a screenshot ;-)
[Galaxy S II General] zoltan78:
I do not have my camera with me, but afternoon I will attach some.
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
Could you please post a shot to prove that?
[Galaxy S II General] zoltan78:
Today I will, no I am at work.
[Galaxy S II General] reb73:
Unless its very subtle, I can't seem to see it on my handset..

Am I going colour blind?

Swyped from my % s
[Galaxy S II General] zoltan78:
my is the same. I aslo do not have a problem.

So I am not alone :)
[Galaxy S II General] prodygee:
I only see the color banding, nothing yellow or anything.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SII with XDA Premium
[Galaxy S II General] sachilleas:
Don't use a screenshot. Take a picture from a camera . It is not a software problem so it cannot be depicted in a screenshot
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
Oh man, people how do u think u will be able to see any problem getting a screenshot?
[Galaxy S II General] MartinNH:
No doubt it's there, especially if you know what to look for. So far a lot of people claim to have perfect screens on theirs, but we have yet to see photographic evidence that such a s2 exist. I fear that Samsung will just ignore this problem, especially if to many users are ready to accept even slight discolouration.