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[Galaxy S II General] Seabass1:
My first phone was particularly bad with regard to this issue, to the point where a friend noticed it with out me even mentioning it them. Just bought a replacement and while it still has this problem it is barely noticeable and certainly not enough of a problem for me to return it again. It would be nice if it didn't have this issue or it was always unnoticeable but I'm willing to live it since the rest of the phone is so good.
[Galaxy S II General] uhuraspock:
It is a >500 Euro phone, and the screen should be perfect. When you once recognize it you can also see it during movies when a darker scence is coming up etc.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Well the good news is it's certainly closer to pefect than the similarly priced Sensation and O2X. You need to compare it to what's out there, not some utopian ideal.
[Galaxy S II General] lesp4ul:
Same prob with my optimus black. Yellowish on the bottom side but only 1/8 I guess.
[Galaxy S II General] uhuraspock:
how do I do that? Didn't find the right menu for it
[Galaxy S II General] hyperyon:
they changed the phone..with another one [this one is made in china..the forst phone was made in korea]. but this another new phone..camed yesterday..has another problem...not yellow..my display is more purple than gray...

i made today some photos to compare with a new phone made in korea from a store...the korean is in left..my phone in right

i hate this..i wanna change it again...samsung disspaoint me...with this kind of problems
[Galaxy S II General] Shezed:
I agree utopian ideal or not for a €500-750 Phone you should be able to expect perfection my old SGS1 was perfect.. i just returned mine... waiting till this isue is solved... i'll try again in a month..

PS if you arent picky about what you buy companies will become less motivated to prevent simular or possibly worse defects in the future so it's unwise
[Galaxy S II General] Shezed:
actually it's a multi-billion :P
[Galaxy S II General] doctorm:
it is very nice, where i can find this? best regards
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Note to self. Never buy Samsung products made in China. That display looks horrible (in pics).
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
From posts for the Sensation (HTC) and O2X (LG) it would appear you may never be able to replace your SGS1. I admire your principle though.
[Galaxy S II General] -Anthony-:
How can I see if ti's made in china or corea?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] hyperyon:
and in reallity unfortunetly

you cand see where is made on the box...is wrote..made in " "
[Galaxy S II General] detroie:
is there any coments from samsung officials?
[Galaxy S II General] Shezed:
the first perfect screen ive seen really
[Galaxy S II General] poluks:
I noticed that sometimes my screen slightly scrambles with a white background such as in twitter app... very odd
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
This problem is NOT present on the infuse I just got. Interesting...
[Galaxy S II General] pplcallmeGOD:
Anyone here notice the yellow screen issue and exchange the phone and got one without the issue? Ordered my phone online and would like to know if this issue is inherent in all SGS2,'s or if we just got a bad batch.
[Galaxy S II General] dk206:
No u just got a defect thats all.
[Galaxy S II General] drm111:
It's inherent on all SGS2's. I've now had 5 SGS2's. 3 were from the original batch that shipped with the KDD firmware, and 2 were from the newer batch that shipped with the KE1 firmware. They all had this problem.
[Galaxy S II General] dk206:
Are u sure about that? The one tgey have in cpw for demo do not have this problem. Tge screen is immaculate on them. Cpw already confirmed I have a fault with my screen.
[Galaxy S II General] drm111:
Because the demo one has the brightness on maximum.

If you put the brightness all the way up, the issue pretty much disappears.

But i'm 95% sure. All mine have had the issue.

By all means though, get it replaced and please prove me wrong :D
[Galaxy S II General] jonny_ftm:
Also mine is a KE1 firmware batch. Pics are posted in previous pages. The defect is barely noticeable, even at 20% brightness unless you move to a very dark room. By very dark, I mean total darkness or near total. Even an extremely low ambiant light won't make it evident at first, unless you get used to spot it. At least, it was my case. From the pics here, on some devices it is more pronounced than others.

Demo phones can't be probed in dark, right? Maybe that's the issue

Now, we have to see if on later batches this defect will be fixed, then we have the answer. Mine came with a 2 year warranty. I won't hesitate to return it if I ever notice the problem in normal use. Indeed, all teh question is if it will worsen or not

Actually, it can be spotted only on some background grey textures for most phones. With white, for me it doesn't show. The best test is the web page link in post N° 1. The drop down menu is altered only at a more severe stage, at least in my case I can't notice it.

I tested my old LCD screen with the url in post 1 and no issue.

Also, I have an "old" Galaxy S and will test it when back from work this evening.

Will report back by the end of the day
[Galaxy S II General] mur76:
did you buy payg?

or does everyone get 2 years warranty
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
I have a replacement coming. I'm hoping you're wrong! :)

But seriously, i could notice it at full brightness. I'm not getting my hopes up though.
[Galaxy S II General] ranwej:
Today i received my GS2, and that yellow tint is really noticeable, even on highest brightness... :(
[Galaxy S II General] pplcallmeGOD:
I just put in an RMA at expansys-usa and there going to send me replacement. Once I get the replacement Ill report back to see if my replacement has the same issue.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
This does not give me much hope :( :(
[Galaxy S II General] jonny_ftm:
It must be standard guaranty I believe as I didn't pay any extra
[Galaxy S II General] jonny_ftm:
Well,

Now that I'm used to it, I can notice it easily in a complete dark room with 10-20% brightness while displaying this page:

http://fiddle.jshell.net/qFxsC/1/show/

Also this url, if you zoom on the grey background will make it even more evident:

http://www.yourfilebin.com/files/images/4ac99359a28aa2592x1944-Mac-Apple-Wallpaper-Dark-Gray.jpg

I compared to the SGS i9000 and side by side, it is even more evident. A yellowish tint + darker gradient on left that's not on the SGS i9000

The horizontal banding is same on both units and common to all actual OLED screens it seems

Now, in my case it is really not evident except in that url. I don't bother. Only if it gets worse I'll RMA it. Better wait some 6 months or more before RMA so sure to get good batches like with SGS i9000
[Galaxy S II General] finito02:
Is this yellow problem really annoying? Or is something such....now that i know it, I want to be sure that every GsII has it?

Would you buy your GsII again knowing the problem from the beggining?
[Galaxy S II General] Erethnor:
The way I see it... I'm not going to pay this kind of money for a phone that doesn't even have a decent screen. Had I known I was going to get a defective unit, I would've waited for HTC sensation reviews.

I'm now stuck waiting for 3 weeks before having the phone back - the screen will better be absolutely perfect or I'm going to return it.

Shame as the rest of the phone is great (except for less than stellar battery life, but I can live with that).
[Galaxy S II General] jonny_ftm:
Yes

Best proof: won't RMA it unless display gets worse

Maybe some people with some Steel Mods could notice it though!!! But really unless you're in dark place
[Galaxy S II General] NitroOnTheRocks:
A few days ago I began to notice some vertical lines on grey, dark backgrounds. So I decided to go for warranty.

Today I went to my shop to bring my SGS2 in for replacement.

I showed the employee my phone and told him about the vertical lines + yellow tint on the left side.

So i pull down the notification menu and show him some (grey) test jpegs.

As I expected, he doesnt see it, and says to me that there is nothing wrong.

I tell him it is the room thats too bright, brightness ++, he still doesnt notice it.

After looking and talking with me, he goes to see his supervisor to ask him.

They take back the phone and will send me a new one when the new stock arrives.

Hmmm, 31 may, could be longer...

Oh, what's the problem, I waited so long for this phone, some weeks extra won't hurt me.

I just REALLY want the screen (and the rest obviously) to be perfect like it should.
[Galaxy S II General] jonny_ftm:
No need to RMA, you'll surely get same batches.

Wait some months, eventually burn in the screen and send it in warranty.

Really, if you don't see it why bother? Enjoy your phone and RMA it later if you like.

Don't understand all this fuss. Now, you payed for it and you remain without a phone during weeks for a problem no one but you will ever spot.

Unless the screen is really bad like on some posts here, JUST WAIT. Enjoy your phone every day for the money you paied. WAIT for stock and new batches by the end of the year or early 2012 and you'll get a new phone in RMA within a shorter delay.

Also, you current phone will work as a guinea pig for testing all kind of things you like :-)
[Galaxy S II General] bcam117:
How can we check where our phones are made ? Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
There is a label in my box that says Korea. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
The purple/blue colour bias is normal for a brand new Super AMOLED (+) device. The reason for this is that the blue sub-pixels lose their brightness at a much faster rate than the green and red sub-pixels. So, give it some time (couple of months or so of normal usage) and the screen will "warm up" and look more natural.
[Galaxy S II General] eallan:
Well it's a problem because you're wrong. It doesn't take special circumstances to notice the Flaw. Otherwise this thread wouldn't exist and be massive.

For many people it is noticeable without doing something to look for it. We've said this again and again. Just go to another thread.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Mine was a bit bluer when I first got it but nothing like purple-ish one from China. I think that example is a bit extreme.
[Galaxy S II General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Yeah I admit, those pics do look considerably more blue/purple than one might expect, but nevertheless, I still say give it some time to let it get warmer before making a final judgment call.
[Galaxy S II General] hyperyon:
if i wait a month for example..i cant change the phone...i'm not assuming that risk..to send it then to service

i'm waiting for a new phone..i'm waiting for the answer of the change..it didn't come...

my example is a bit extreme..i don't believe it will be change in the future.
[Galaxy S II General] munwaioblivious:
yes. i bought an export set. hoping it will replace my screen as i have many stuck pixels.
[Galaxy S II General] Sp1tfire:
Like i said, you have all the options in the world: exchange your device until you get bored or find a flawless one, get your money back, buy an iphone or a Bosch 508. Just posting in this thread sure ain't gonna make the yellow tint vanish from your screen. And i think i'm entitled to voice my opinion as a Samsung owner, despite the fact my opinion stings you.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Yes. That dead silence you hear is their official response.
[Galaxy S II General] MrPhilo:
I've just sent my back and hopefully my next one wouldn't have much of the yellow tint. As my old one pretty much filled half the screen nearly.

Also the circle bit on the screen i've seen in the post. Is this visible at any brightness or just lowest brightness?

Im pretty disappointed with this. The phone is great and everything but the screen puts me off? Im picky at stuff like this, but who doesn't want a perfect phone? Instead of a nearly perfect phone?
[Galaxy S II General] Shezed:
Many people are happy with a near perfect screen... i'm also picky especially since the phone costs a lot of money.. if it was like $150 phone, near perfect is acceptable, but not $600-750
[Galaxy S II General] Mitty1990:
I'm extremely picky with my stuff and I only noticed this yellow mark at the start but now it seems to have gone away completely.
[Galaxy S II General] darkriderz:
What is the name of this theme?
[Galaxy S II General] darkriderz:
For how long did you have the phone???? Can you post a picture of it?
[Galaxy S II General] DukeL:
Wow this sucks. I was thinking about getting one of these but for the price no way do i want to deal with screen issues. I mean, the screen is like the biggest selling point for this phone.:(
[Galaxy S II General] uhuraspock:
It is visible at any brightness, but only at darker colours. The lower the brightness is, the more visible it is.

It is extremely annoying during watching videos (movies, youtube...), for surfing etc. it is not so disturbing.

For me, the circle is a result of the vacuum cup to position the screen - it was not completely clean.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
That's imediate return .... not talk about it is needed.
[Galaxy S II General] uhuraspock:
I already sent the photos to my provider, usually it should be no big deal to exchange it. It was a contract extension phone.
[Galaxy S II General] finito02:
Hi guys has someone tried to view this image on his phone?

It's a simple photo of various tonality of grey...according to me and from what i see in my phone, gsII has a problem with some grey...for example colour number 14-15 and 20 appears a little bit yellow in my display, also if you see it on the right part of the screen...

As always if you watch the photo in a dark room you could easily see the problem

Is this the same also for your phone?
[Galaxy S II General] r_a_c:
I've send mine back because of the yellow tint, and some other problems with the screen...like some vertical lines, where pixels were not very even in color.

Because of I did not do this in DOA period, they send it back to samsung. Maybe this is better, because now I don't just get a new phone wich probably also has the screen porblem. I am very curious if this one is gonna have it, because it would be ridiculous to accept my phone for the bad screen and to replace it with a one that is also yellow... SO let's hope it's good!

I'm getting it back tommorow, will let you guys now...
[Galaxy S II General] Jade Eyed Wolf:
Pics please?
[Galaxy S II General] xiskillo:
This is mine... pics with the N95, so poor

H**p://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/23062011369.jpg/

h**p://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/41/23062011370.jpg/

The web typical grey web and ultra low and ultra hight bright
[Galaxy S II General] inquisitorsz:
Unless I missing something basic here my screen seems to be perfect. I havent noticed any tinting or discoloration at all.

unrooted with stock KF2 from Vodafone Australia

h**p://i.imgur.com/kZnqO.jpg

h**p://i.imgur.com/reiQJ.jpg

reflections from the glass make photos hard but i think the top one proves my point

let me know if you want me to do any other test
[Galaxy S II General] Cyros:
Yep, looks like you've got a near-perfect screen indeed, lucky you! No discolouration.
[Galaxy S II General] tanseerj:
Here's what's weird:

There is no denying that this yellow tint issue isn't just to a few faulty devices but is there across an entire batch or maybe an inherint issue with the tech itself wwhich means ALL devices have it.

Either way I am quite sure Samsung is aware of this and in that case why the hell do they use Grey ALL over their theme as the standard base color when that's the color that most easily shows off the defect!

I can now easily tell the tint issue even in the notification screen which I look at all the time and keep getting reminded about the issue.
[Galaxy S II General] xiskillo:
Looks good but with light in the room is very difficult find discoloration in every phone.. Another pics in dark room and the web posted with color grey only may be interesting if you can doit.
[Galaxy S II General] xiskillo:
please can you post any pic with you display that you see easy the yellow tint, for compare the more or less different with us
[Galaxy S II General] gtda:
just wondering how bright is everybodies touch keys, mine are very dull (almost yellow) duller than my galaxy s
[Galaxy S II General] xiskillo:
mine is white 85%-pink 15% :)
[Galaxy S II General] themissionimpossible:
Unfortunately, this too as usual...:(

h**p://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6039/kznqob.jpg
[Galaxy S II General] gtda:
now that i look more closely its pinkish not yellowish :)
[Galaxy S II General] inquisitorsz:
Here are a few more shots in a dark room.

only camera i had around this time is worse so they look a bit average.

i do notice a tiny bit of yellow on the notification page but not on a gray page.

to be honest the yellow tinge is so tiny i can bearly see it. it shows up on the photo much more than by eye. either way its hard to see.

http://i.imgur.com/AGhzg.jpg

tiny bit in the bottom left of this photo - but doesnt look like its all the way along the edge

http://i.imgur.com/IbzW9.jpg

same thing but lower brightness

http://i.imgur.com/8SxT3.jpg

gray test page dull

http://i.imgur.com/rZEQc.jpg

gray test page bright
[Galaxy S II General] Sandruz:
Lol but this is a fake!!!
[Galaxy S II General] inquisitorsz:
WTF - why did someone re-upload my pic?

ofcourse you cant just paste a screenshot over it - the room lighting and reflections off the glass affect the color/warmth of the screen
[Galaxy S II General] artikcz:
What are you talking about?! Cant you see - its still yours picture! He just cut a small part and swapped sides, now its obvious that yours screen isnt perfect and yellowish on the left. BTW its was visible even on the original picture.
[Galaxy S II General] themissionimpossible:
What?

Look better at the flipped area, dear amico!;)
[Galaxy S II General] inquisitorsz:
yeah ok i get what he was trying to show now

what i was trying to say is - that photo doent really show color very well coz of all the reflections

but to be honest, at least on my screen i dont think its an issue

its really only visible in that one situation on that one screen. and untill i went to take photos and read this thread i didnt even notice it
[Galaxy S II General] themissionimpossible:
My display is just like yours, but nevertheless I too don't care and feel happy about my GS2!:)
[Galaxy S II General] Shezed:
I am now without a Fone.. First was yellowish and not uniform second was pinkish but had the camera issue pretty bad.. I just ordered my Phone from another place which did not have any stock hopefully when they do they get the new batch.. If i don't get a "perfect" one after 5 attempts, i'll give up

2/5 at the moment
[Galaxy S II General] Sandruz:
I have the same problem with mine. Do you want photos?
[Galaxy S II General] -Anthony-:
Si, yes do it!
[Galaxy S II General] Dirhael:
I purchased mine couple of days ago, and sure enough it did have a slight yellow tint on the left side (I took photos and measured the colors in Photoshop). Went back to the store, and exchanged it 2 times, but all had the same problem (the amount of discoloration varied a bit).

My current one isn't bad enough to really bother me, but I do wish the colors was as uniform as my old i9000. Oh well, here's hoping a colder color profile or something will be able to reduce the problem sometime in the future.
[Galaxy S II General] bruflot:
Mine doesn't have this problem :D

I would take a pic to prove it, but due to my awful camera skills the pictures are unreadable and you can barely see anything :P
[Galaxy S II General] leeboy22001:
I have an odd problem with my display, if I scroll up the forum threads using the xda forum app the background colour has a slight pink tint, as soon as the scrolling stops it goes a slight greeny blue tint ? Any one else seen this ?
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I've noticed a slight tint change when pressing the screen and scrolling too. My whites take on a bit of a purplish hue that goes away when I take my finger off the screen. See, I don't think the phone's perfect. ;)
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
If your screen has the banding on the left side then unless there's something special about yours there's really no need to post it. There are tons of pictures of the banding issue. If your screen's perfect then definitely post it. That's the one everyone's waiting for because it will mean there's been some type of design or manufacturing change. A lot of people are waiting for that to happen to have their phones repaired/exchanged.
[Galaxy S II General] jd-omnia:
I dont have this issue. I thought that previous firmware i have it but now i think its gone :) using KF4.

see attached file.
[Galaxy S II General] drm111:
C'mon man.... Use some common sense.

A screen shot will NOT show the issue. You have to take a picture of the screen with a camera.
[Galaxy S II General] jvidia:
LOL that's funny :D
[Galaxy S II General] Razer(x):
Confirmed, yellow tint is on mine too
[Galaxy S II General] jd-omnia:
Haha.. That how i see it with my eyes so tht why i post it. Later i will snap it.

Tq
[Galaxy S II General] jd-omnia:
Ok here is the pic guys. Do i have the problem or not?

Thank you,

Jd
[Galaxy S II General] xiskillo:
i can see a litte yellow tint, than all devices have more or less tint..
[Galaxy S II General] XpLoDWilD:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1124669

Check this thread - it says why the screen is yellowish - and it CAN be software-fixed.
[Galaxy S II General] Sandruz:
This is my orrible display... can i ask an RMA at samsung for this?
[Galaxy S II General] Razer(x):
Has somebody emailed Samsung about this?

We could ask for a bonus, a free cover or something like that
[Galaxy S II General] icet69:
My SGS I had a blue tint on the display. My SGS II had a dark left side and a yellow tint. Samsung won't see me as a custoumer again. I can not deal with that product quality.

I also have an Ipad 2 and the white is perfect and the colors are great. The dark isnt as dark as the SGS dark but it is really ok. I am not sure if am OLED display is the best you can buy.
[Galaxy S II General] Razer(x):
iPad 2 has yellow tint too, just Google it
[Galaxy S II General] icet69:
Compared to the SGS II issue the yellow tint on to IPad is a joke. Believe me I have or better had the two devices. I've returned my SGS II because the yellow tint was always viewable.
[Galaxy S II General] Sandruz:
This thread might be ever on top!