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[Galaxy S II General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
That's the idea. This "problem" seems to only present itself most apparently under certain conditions. Those conditions being any combination of, or all of the following: Grey backgrounds, low ambient lighting, and lower screen brightness settings (most apparent at 20%).

The severity of the issue doesn't seem to be consistent, that is some phones seemingly have it worse than others. However, we have yet to see ANY phone which does not have the issue at all, even slightly.

In any case, how "bad" the problem is remains purely subjective, because at the end of the day, it's your phone; you paid for it. So it's up to you to decide whether or not the issue bothers you enough to warrant returning it in spite of all the other redeeming qualities.

That said, in the interest of consistency, and for testing purposes, could you please show us a picture of your device at 20% (or minimum) brightness, in low ambient lighting conditions, and using the grey background provided in the link from the OP? If you have the issue, even slightly, it should make itself known under these conditions.

Thanks!

P.S. Don't feel bad if you find your device to have the same problem as everyone else. Mine has it too, but apparently not nearly as badly as I have seen other in this thread. I just keep the brightness up (because otherwise, what's the point right?), and I practically never notice it then anyway! So yeah, I know that my $700 phone has a defect with its screen. But it's so minor to me (and that's the key there "to me") that it really doesn't bother me enough to return the device. I guess we're the "lucky ones" eh?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
The severe issue concerns the device design that, actually, does not guarantee the right heat dissipation. The organic cells of the samoled+ does not like the heat and, if you try the test that i suggested some posts back, you will notice more heat in the discoloured area. If i'm right, the problem will get worst in time. I hope that i'm not... right :)
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Wow, that's the first interesting thing that's been posted in ages. God knows how many pages back there was a discussion of the componentry on the left side of the phone being responsible for the banding. Do you think that's true? And I'm guessing if its the heat of the componentry vs. interference as previously discussed, if you're right about "over time," we could all be screwed. Thank god for the two-year warranty. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] deanwray:
Like I said, run any pro ips panel lcd at 20% and you will have light bleed and panel artefacts, so don't really see the point in setting my phone to a brightness like that :)

If you want to prove these things are not perfect I can do an app that will create a sh*t display and lots of artefacts, but I don't really see a problem, if you have to TRY doing this and that etc, to create a situation of a problem. Anyone can do that with anything.

But yeah, do the same with your tv, your lcd computer monitor, plasma, or any flat panel that goes down to 20%, you see loads of crap :)

Not on a CRT though ;)
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Ok as i promise, my phone, with it's magnificent samoled+:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/41/28062011855.jpg/
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Jesus thats bad. What brigtnes % ?

Here goes mine...

@ 10% =>

@ 30% =>

@ 50% =>

@ 100% =>

I think my screen is not getting worst. I think it's getting a little better at low %.

Not perfect but not the worst i've seen.

I use it always fixed @ +/- 40% and with ambient light no yellow tint is noticeable.

What do you think ?
[Galaxy S II General] whmcal:
...........
[Galaxy S II General] Novek:
I can't see any yellow tint on my screen... Norwegian generic.
[Galaxy S II General] TechNoir:
It seems to be one of those "once you see it you can't unsee it" things.

I got a reply from Samsung in Sweden regarding an Email I sent to them asking about this issue. The answer was that they had not had any reports regarding this before and that contacting a service location would be the best solution. Since the phone is quite new on the market, especially here in Sweden, I suppose I could give them the benefit of the doubt and believe them. It is hard to gauge how many have sent their phones in for this issue, the problem like mentioned seems hard to see at first, and this might not make much of a blip for the overall volume of phones that Samsung ships.
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
Did you also buy it from pdashop.be?

I think abouth returning mine too, but would not notice... But if they have allready had some like yours they would hopefully accept it as doa and send me a new one.
[Galaxy S II General] NitroOnTheRocks:
Indeed I bought from PDAShop.be

I went to Antwerp today to show them "my problem"...
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
After reading this and other threads i also noticed the yellow/dark left side. It's very faint but still its there and noticeable, especially when texting. Its driving me nuts now. I see it every time something gray appears.

Ive contacted the store i bought it at and asked if i can have a new one. Returning this one on DOA.

The phone came with KE2. Ive seen that some of you connect that with the different batches.

Hopefully ill get a new one.
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
Hii guys!

I just wanna say that i have been in contact with samsung and they told me that if you have this problem you have the right to get a new one on DOA. Since it is not supposed to be like this, not even slightly. So make sure you guys check yours before the 7day period expires.
[Galaxy S II General] jonny_ftm:
And what's the purpose since all phones are like this? YOu'll also have to wait extra 3-6 weeks for stock while you payed for a phone and can't even enjoy it!

Better exchange later when fixed screens come out, by the end of the year maybe, if it is same as GPS in S1
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
You have an email or anything to show us? It would be great if they acknowledged it for us.
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
The purpose is that not all phones are like this. I called samsung and the guy on the phone confirmed that the phone he was looking infront of him did not have this issue and that i should return it.

If i wait i cant DOA it since DOA is the first 7 days in sweden.

I got my money back since the store i bought it at dont know when they will be getting the next order. Yeah sure that is a bummer but i rather wait than have a 800 dollar phone that is not doing what it is promising.

Sorry, phone call. Talked to Samsung support in Sweden. The guy was very nice and helpful.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Thanks man. Hopefully some of us will get our replacements soon maybe the new lot will be flawless :)
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
So you just phoned a helpdeskemployee that, by looking at his phone, descided that this is not normal? Or did he know something more(like this is a commong problem on all phones) and he just used his own phone as an example of new phones without it?

Because this guy would never see this yellow tint by quick looking at the pull down menu in a probably very light room. Some people posting pics, saying they don't have it, do got it. So still doubtfull he has one without it...
[Galaxy S II General] xclusiv8:
I doubt they will tell us if they know its a common problem or not. And I could se the tint in bright daylight. As well my friend who has a SGS2 does not have this issue at all. Common sense tells me that i should fight towards getting a product that is working as it should, without any flaws. I do not understand why you are just accepting this and trying to protect it saying its just the way it is. Well i do not want to accept that. I paid hard money for this phone and i am as hell not accepting something like this.

Most people on Swedroid.se dont have this issue as well. I have not seen any evidence that ALL phones have this problem instead i have seen the opposite.
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
Euhm...If you read the topic you would see the only thing I don't do is accepting it:cool:. Lol.

I myself haven't seen one without it, that is the problem. All these people claiming to have one without it aren't posting a picture to show us. And if one does, claiming not to have it, it is still there... So yeah, I think it's normal with all that taking in consideration, I am suspicious abouth a helpdeskemployee noticing this tint in bright light witout knowing what to expect.

And I want to believe you because you are the only one claiming to have a yellow screen yourself and comparing it with another one under the same circumstances. However, people who had 5 of them, stating every single one of them had the problem...
[Galaxy S II General] Leggenda:
Same problem on my device...

Phone from first UK batch.
[Galaxy S II General] Leggenda:
Is it possible to do a poll?
[Galaxy S II General] El Salvador:
Don't you guys think this is a software related problem? I mean, I just tried to test my phone and this problem only occurs slightly on my phone when I look at the OP's grey backgrounds under the lowest brightness setting. A white screen with lowest brightness setting looks just fine. There's absolutely no discoloration whatsoever. Furthermore, I can't see anything weird when I increase the brightness so it seems to me that this problem only occurs under this specific condition.

I now have the phone for two weeks and with normal usage I haven't noticed anything weird about the screen like pink circles or discolorations on different parts of the screen.
[Galaxy S II General] dk206:
Don't be lazy, go to a store. Look for yourself and not judge from a forum which obviously have threads opened and discussed by people who have problems. Obviously people who don't have this problem won't come here. 3 million pre-orders, count how many on here with screen issues. Do the math. Its a ONE OFF DEFECT.

I had a problem with mine also. And was one of the first to notice and make my own thread on it. However I went into two cpw in london where it has sgsII on demo. None of those have it.

When I go in and replace mine I will upload photos. If you're still that ignorant.
[Galaxy S II General] lijnbaan86:
I advise everyone to check their newly bought galaxy s2's properly.

I have had 3 models so far. 2 of these models had problems with the screen.

The first one had several dead/stuck pixels, with one annoying and noticeable one in the middle of the screen. I went back to the store and got a new one of course.

The second one had a flawless screen, i gave that one to my father.

I bought a third one for myself. This one has problems when viewing gray colors. When i look at the dropdown menu i can see a white circle underneath the screen. It is really annoying, especially when you are in a dark room. It also had a small but noticeable dent on the edge of the touchscreen/bezel.

My conclusion: on a 500 euro flagship phone these kind of problems should not exist. When i spend that much on a phone it better be flawless. Samsung should have better quality control and testing. So check yours properly and don't accept defects!
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Replacement on the way.
[Galaxy S II General] SBS_:
Here is a picture of my SGS2 showing the picture linked a few pages back while in the browser and the screen at auto-brightness (probably 0 or 10%):

Apologize for it being a bit blurry, but there's just so much time I'm going to spend hunched over a phone with a camera in a completely dark room :p

Just a few clarifications before people ask:

-Yes, I have a circle on the upper right and yes, it's less visible in real life than in this picture

-No, those are not dead pixels, they are specks of dust on the screen.

What I noticed (after I had taken the picture) was that if I left the phone with the screen on for several minutes at this page, the left part of the screen would grow darker as time passed. That would clear again with turning the screen off and on again though, so could be a software issue or just an issue with how amoled-screens work.
[Galaxy S II General] lijnbaan86:
SBS_:

I have exactly the same type of white circle on my phone!

Mine is on the lower right side. It really annoys the crap out of me..
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Photos please :D
[Galaxy S II General] dk206:
Lol can someone lock this thread? We are hardly going to get anything new out of it. Or unless only be allowed to comment if they upload a picture of their "perfect" screen?

Because arguments and counter arguments have been repeated at least a dozen Times already again and again, same old same old.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
It would be appreciable if you post a photo of yout perfect phone ;)
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Im not sure about interference isssue but im sure about amoled weakness to the heat, and i've noticed an increased heat on the tinted zone during battery charging.
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
I have got the worst screen problem since yesterday..

when the screen is kept idle(sleep) for more than hour a ugly line appears on left side..from top to bottom..

and it doesnt capture in screenshots..

it stays for 5 mins no matter what i do..

and after 5 mins disappears like was a wallpaper..

i will post pics next time the problem occurs..

anyone has same kinda issue..

waiting for my jig to reset counter and then will give it to samsung..

but here in India service stations especially samsung are worst..

if u ask for replacement they treat u as if u are robbing them!!
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I've joust experienced the amoled ghosting..
[Galaxy S II General] Nurra:
My god you guys are still complaining about this ha ha. Anyway, I was one of the guys who said that my gs2 had no such problem and I wasn't lying, I looked and I looked and didn't see any yellow tint. But now just now, I see it. It doesn't really bother me though, because Im dimming the back light to its lowest point and even using screen filter to dim the screen even more to be able to see it. However this let me to worry that the yellow tint thing would be worst over time. Hope not.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Sorry Nurra, but actually all display are affected, becouse of a design issue.
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
+1 except the locking part. Let that thread stay open so if there is a perfect screen we should know that. But please please PLEASE stop saying and post stuff like "I dont have such problem" "I dont see it" and so on. Please JUST post a picture of your perfect screen. Only that could help people bothered by this issue. And if they see there is a bug free display they can ask for repair eventually. Everything else has been posted already not once.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
While i agree every screen is affected less or more by this yellow tint, you can't stop people posting that they can't see it. I can't see it either without taking pics of my phone. And yes, my screen is not perfect either :p
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
Yes, but it is not important actually no one cares what somebody sees the point is IF there is a perfect screen with NO yellow tint. And this could be proved only with evidences like pics. Because as we saw already not one or two people claimed their screens were perfect but this just was not true.
[Galaxy S II General] Nurra:
All I'm saying is yes it its there only when the screen its back light its extremely low (on my device, I'm sure there are many devices like mine out there). So unless somebody got a fix for this or samsung has released something to fix this please stop complaining.
[Galaxy S II General] sumeshd:
here's my problem I said earlier..a line..appears randomly..for few mins..

any suggestions??plz help..
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
Return it / RMA.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
RMA it, this is also a common issue with SGS1
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Any news about the yellowish tint? Should we rma it? Wath about the warranty support about this problem?
[Galaxy S II General] WhiteXR:
Everyone who is having screen problems, what batch was your phone and what country are you from?
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
My data:

Country: Italy

I9100XWKE1

KERNEL 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKE7-CL325725

BUILD GINGERBREAD.XWKE7
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
No rma, you will not get one without it, not yet. I send mine back after DOA period, they replaced the screen, screen is little better, but the 1/3 side is still there.

No such thing as one without it. Doesn't bother me anymore now...

I'm enjoying the phone.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Interesting. Thankyou very much. So we are condamned to have a defective unit.

My 50C : if it's not possible to have a good display, we should have the right to obtain a price reduction for our phone, with a partial refound. Let's say 100€ refound.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Lee Kun-hee (Chairman and CEO)

Samsung Electronics

1320-10, Seocho 2-dong,

Seocho-gu

Seoul

137-857

South Korea

2,000,000 x 100 GBP = 200,000,000 GBP ($321,000,000 USD)
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
That's not our problem. It's simple:

You sell a defective product at the cost of 600€. You are not able to correct the defect, so you refound me part of the total cost of the product. This is easy to obtain via lawsuit.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
The Galaxy S 10 will be out by the time you ever get in front of a judge. Suing multi-billion dollar companies isn't easy - ask Apple. Seriously, if you're so upset by this, why don't you just call it a day? You could probably sell it for close to what you paid for it and be done with it. I had a G2X which in comparison was a turd. I lost several hundred dollars to get out from under it. That several hundred dollars to me was money well spent just not to have to deal with the frustration. What's your time and well-being worth in comparison to 100GBP or the "perfect screen?" I get the whole principle thing but its truly just a phone.
[Galaxy S II General] rodeo_calling:
I bought my S2 today and honestly I fail to see the problem!!! Do you guys see it?
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
Unfortunately Barry is right. Only customers can sue Samsung but not in the court but not buying their products. As you see there are 2 millions SII out there and people at least most of them are ok with its flaws. Even when they know about them just say - there is nothing perfect. I don't agree with them but as Barry said right now if you want dual core phone the SII has no competition. I even dont want to look at O2X & Sensation forums. Auto restarts & shutdowns, unresponsible touch, dust under the screen, signal death grip and so on and so on.
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
Oh no... not again.
[Galaxy S II General] ankydu:
LOL ! :D.

Can anyone with sgs I confirm if they had any screen issues which worsened or improved over time ?
[Galaxy S II General] tjtj4444:
I love this thread, XDA humor at its best.

More seriously, do people really expect a phone to have a perfect screen surpassing all dedicated TV's and data monitors out there?

Have you watched at an expensive >500$ IPS panel and seen the white glow effect? Very obvious artifact in a dark room. That is just an example, there are many issues with all types of displays.

SGS2 is a mass market consumer product with tons of compromises, it has less compromises than the competitors though :)
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Too funny :)

In order to see the banding, you have to take a picture of your screen with a camera. The instructions are in the first post.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
That's actually a really good question. This was posted a couple of pages ago...

If DrSlump is right, and its heat related, the point he makes is a very good one. I guess we'll have to watch and see.
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
Of course not. But I do expect SAMOLED+ to be better than SAMOLED. And it is but not in every way obviously. All I am saying is that this yellow tint is not technology limitation but a defect, a flaw.
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
Oh no man. We are used to living with that level of yellow tint. Can't get more of it :D
[Galaxy S II General] Seabass1:
I think that sums the situation up well, I'd love to have a perfect screen on my phone but I don't want to pay thousands of pounds for it. The unfortunate reality is that compromises in design and/or quality have to be made so that they can make affordable phones, the irony here is that after all the hype from Samsung it seems that the screen in it's current incarnation is one of those compromises.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Well the sgs2 does not seems to me so much affordable... they sell it as a "premium" product. For this reason people expects to have a quality comparable with the price. To be honest this is my first premium phone i've ever bought and this flaw makes me not completely happy with the product.
[Galaxy S II General] icet69:
Please let us concentrate on finding a sceen or batch with no problem. Or to spread other informations about this technical issue.

And stop this useless discussion about a perfect screen

THANK YOU!
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I agree, but i think that we must concentrate to obtain an official press about the samsung galaxy s2 problems.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
I just got my SGS2, I havent taken a picture of the dropped notification bar so I cant really say that my screen has no yellow tint, since it cant see it then its a none issue for me *yet*

What I do notice with the SGS2 is that the color temperature is quite different from the SGS1.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
May you post a picture of your phone please? It's important to find a model without the yellow tint.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
I honestly think all sgs's are affected its a matter of it visible to the naked eye or to the camera only.

Even SGS1 had this issue.
[Galaxy S II General] stijnr:
Your phone looks pretty good, better than mine at least. Could you also take a picture straight from up front.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Thanks. Please can you take a pic without tilting the camera using about 30% btightness?
[Galaxy S II General] takato23:
I think there is no problem with my phone,no yellowish or purple error. Just... perfect :o

Maybe, the only thing I've noticed is that when I put lowest brigthness, and a white screen... the top of the screen has warmer colors than the lower. But if I put more brightness and back to minimum, it corrects (like soft error or something)
[Galaxy S II General] Sandruz:
Yes, of course.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
Hehehe :-D
[Galaxy S II General] style34:
+1 :D

The next one with a perfect screen please :D

And of course no need to post a picture :D
[Galaxy S II General] takato23:
.... i ll post it later, can't now... and you will all see unbelievers, the anger of God will be uppon you (??). No, later i'll up some pics
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
I'll try to do so, maybe it will show up in pictures.

Actually my bigger concern is the bluetinting with certain colors when the phone is viewed at an angle.

Also is it just me or are the greys used on the keyboard with SGS2 is a bit reddish or not really as grey as the GB keyboards in SGS1.
[Galaxy S II General] DrSlump76:
I'm sorry to say that i've noticed the yellowish tint in your photo: rotate it to 180° and the difference from one side to the other will be more visible.
[Galaxy S II General] EarlZ:
Does not really bother me as its not visible with the naked eye :)

This on the other hand is very visible which is bothering me.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1127649

EDIT:

I also noticed a small white spot at the notification tray just about an inch towards the bottom, very noticeable in grey images though. I might have my phone replaced if they have stocks... hopefully they will get new stocks in less than 7days or my instant replacement expires.