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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gaara.awp:
You can search for trickster mod in the forums.. it will let you modify the color settings without buying the app. You need to have root explorer or similar for that. The colors are dark because of the low multiplier values I believe.

Voodoo app, yes doesn't stick on reboot. Everytime you reboot you have to open the app and switch the content adaptive brightness off. Not a big deal I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Frosty666:
To keep content adaptive brightness off, even after a reboot, make a new file in init.d with something like this in it:

echo 0 > /sys/class/backlight/s6e8aa0/acl_set

Done.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
I flashed the Stable65 version of Trinity (over AOKP) and the purple greys are gone. The Color Multipliers and such (from Device Options) are unusable now,but I'd say this kernel has the best colors.

My Nexus also has a blue-ish tint... to the upper-right corner. It is most visible on whites, but on grays, that area is more dark, lol.

Oh well..

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
Could you pleeaaaaaase take some pictures from the black/white test in display tester? I get another Nexus today (reshipment/refurb from amazon).. still hoping. :P

EDIT: Nexus arrived.. well, it's purple :( But not as much/bright as the last one i think.. buut it's still noticable but i miiiight keep this one. Noise and Ghosting visible.. but that doesn't really annoy me ;)

EDIT2: Well, now i tested it in a dark room (not a darkroom!) .. actually it's quite the same :P. But just today the shop where i wanted to order the nexus for the last 2 weeks got a new shipment and i ordnered one of them as well.. so in hopefully 2 days i will have two to compare and i hope i can just actually keep one of them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
I don't have a performant camera to take pictures of the screen... I mean I can, but you wouldn't figure anything of them :) .

Flash Trinity. Chances are the experience you'll have is gonna be pretty much the same as mine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
Okay thanks! The thing is, i just recognized that the phone isn't assembled well, the glass doesn't completely fit into the case on the lower left bottom.. so this one is going back either way. :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Haha... Was expecting service quality to be better in countries like Germany :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gaara.awp:
Cool. I open root explorer. Chagned the value to 0. save and exit. Done.

Also, could you tell me which file do i use to change the auto-brightness values. The default auto settings are too dim for me. I would like to increase the default values. Im running Rascream. I know AOKP/ CM9 allows us to change the values in ROM Control but I want to stick to Rascream. Thanks.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
Haha.. yeah.. well i don't think this was repaired or something, it just went back to amazon (you can order "used" stuff there, which are normally just devices that went back in the 14-day period) and i don't think so, they all want to make money it depends more on the Manufacturer.

Soo.. maybe more luck with the 4th Nexus. :cyclops:

What i don't understand, why did this problem gain "traction" in the media with the lumia 900.. why not with the nexus? Booh..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mugros:
The One S is awful. A good phone ruined by the screen. It's too grainy, because the resolution is too low.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jmattp:
I have a suggestion:

Attach a poll to the OP asking owners of Nexus's with purple tints which version they have: GSM, Verizon, or Sprint.

I'm wondering if the tint is more common in other models.

I'm returning my Verizon one and ordered a GSM from Google Play. I want the updates sooner and official docks that actually fit. I know they get purple tints too, but I'm wondering if it's more or less common.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
I've seen a lot of Lumia 800 display units in Orange and Vodafone shops with burn-ins. Windows Phones phones (? lol) also have a demo. The Windows Phone and the logo remain on the top side, and "TOUCH HERE" is clearly visible on all colors (except for black, of course). Browsing the web is just painful... there are also a LOT of horizontal lines - where such a line crosses the color, the color becomes MUCH darker. It just SUCKS.

And you know what's the funny thing? The 800 has an AMOLED screen, which seems to be the exact type of screen used on the first HTC Desire batch. I used a HTC Desire, and it was one year old - I did not have one trouble with it, at all (grays and dark colors had a huge purple tint on low brightness, though).

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Yeah. I owned the ATRIX. qHD resolution on 4", with RGBW PenTile... and it was most noticeable on white. The One S just hurt my eyes when I saw the white background :/

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I doubt there's much difference. As far as I know, the only thing that differs from all these models is the radio chip... which by the way, I thought in some cases is embedded in the processor. So... I don't think anything else is different :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
What i meant was, the Lumia 900.. it seems to have the same purple-tint problems "on low brightnes settings" and it was all over the gadget-media.

I wonder if the 6000 Nexus for the Android-Devs which were given to them on Google I/O are affected as well :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flupkear:
Thanks for this post, the screen of my nexus doesn't have a consistent black color and I thought it was looking weird, I'm pretty sure the screen is defective.

Anyway, I wonder if any of the screen replacements posted in Ebay are any good? I don't have support from Samsung for this phone in my country so I have to get a replacement there.

I own a i9250 unlocked GSM

Javier
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Camazza:
No problems here with a white Galaxy Nexus, fairly recent batch (March I think), so maybe they had the time to address some of these issues. however, I noticed it has a "graininess" to it I haven't seen on any other phone, and I'm not speaking about resolution, I'm speaking about the screen surface itself, not sure how to explain it. However, I like the paper-like effect it gives :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Was wondering on that as well :P

The grainiess... I have a theory on that (just popped in my head). What if the screen has some sort of anti-glare coating? Doesn't really seem like it is, but... Oh well, nevermind, lol.

I can only see the grainiess on grays. It is MUCH LESS visible on other colors.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
OH GREAT!!!!1

The new Nexus has arrived. The Purple is gone, some greys are now slightly red, but thats much better, and well.. a slight color gradient from pink to green from the left to the right when the display is on low brightness, i could live with that.

But.. i just found a DAMN DEAD PIXEL!!!1

*rage*

Well.. i won't stop now.. *packaging* :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iskader:
Aye completely normal. It's what a high-definition Pentile screen looks like. GOOD thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Lol, you're that guy from YouTube...

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What's completely normal? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
Oh you watched the video? :D

Well.. maybe i unpack the 4th one again to do another video to show the different colors since i won't get the returning-label until monday i think ..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jmattp:
I think my favorite thing about all of this is when Verizon customer service reps and salespeople tell me that they've never heard of any purple tint issues, and therefore there's nothing I can do about it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
Can you only get a phone by getting a contract with one of the carriers in the us? In germany we have the right to send everything back for 14 days (if bought online) to get a full refund or another device, sounds bad to be dependend on the carrier in these cases. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jmattp:
The salespeople in my local store and the representative I spoke to told me that there is no issue, and if there was and I exchanged for another, it would be the same because they're from the same shipment from Samsung.

The Google reps told me that when there's an issue, they replace it from one directly from Samsung, so there's less of a chance of getting the same problem.

Another awesome thing I get a lot from these people is when they write off reports on the internet. For instance, "I've never heard of this problem, and even though you might have read about it on the internet, it's not a known issue."

I feel like that devalues the experience of thousands of people just because they communicate via internet. It doesn't make a problem any less significant because people report it on the internet. In fact, for many situations, word travels via internet first and then reaches the manufacturer or organization in question.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
So, if they're all faulty, it's not an issue.. *g*

Well that's why i tried the Xperia S, Sony acknowledged the problem and replaced the yellow-tinted displays. But i still wonder if this would work if this thread would be much bigger with more photos and someone in the gadget-media would write a small article about that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Grays that look gray with brightness full on become purple as you lower the light. THAT IS NOT NORMAL. But of course, those silly bastards know nothing but coffee breaks and cigars and ****.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shrayv:
I might go in for a galaxy nexus, but are the newly manufactured pieces less prone to screen defects?

Once i purchase it, i cannot return it as its not sold here officially.

Any advice?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Not sure... I mean, chances are it's gonna be defective, but no one can know for sure.

If you won't have the ability to give it back, I'd say don't buy it... get something else instead (but not a Sammy).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mecasull:
Its "value added".... functionality you didn't pay for :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
I want this "value added" to be removed - I'm a customer and I have the right to reject any "specials" I might get for free (as bonuses), lol.

If the "value" we're talking about is the washed out colors, yellowish whites, purpleish grays...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
So I got my GNexus direct from Google on Friday. I didn't have much of a chance to use it in dim light on the first day, but I did last night - and man, I have some *very* distracting black blotches that show up on dark backgrounds at minimum brightness. I also used root dim to make the brightness lower, and the problem was even more visible.

The OP says that the black spots are common, but I find this super annoying and it's hard for me to believe that everybody who has this phone is OK with this. Is it worth trying to exchange the phone, or should I expect that they are really all this bad?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jmattp:
Does it have a purple tint? That's the most obnoxious part to me. I would keep it since I never have it on 0% brightness. The varying levels of purple grays that persist at all brightness levels bother me the most, because it's not the way the UI is supposed to look.

Be careful. That injunction against the Galaxy Nexus was granted and the phone will be banned during trial... I don't know what effect that will have on existing sales and exchanges.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
I only have two splotches... and they aren't too big. They're located to the edges of the screen, so it's okay :) . I guess I should consider myself lucky...

The S2 I previously owned had a LOT (veeeeeery large number of) of tiny splotches...

Trinity kernel solved the purple`ish gray, yellow`ish white, and overall discolouring of other colors. Everything is much more vivid now... I love Trinity.

You must know the Honeycomb wallpaper. It's blue/purple, right (well, it's more blue). It appears as gray with any other kernel than Trinity. With Trinity, it's... like it should be.

Anyways, you have purple tint even with Trinity? :/

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About the sales of the Galaxy Nexus... I think Apple just freaked out when they saw a phone, so much better than the iPhone 4S, so much cheaper... and they said "we just HAVE to stop the awesomeness from spreading". Good thing the devs at the I/O have Galaxy Nexuses now... We should see more ROM`s coming soon... I guess...

Samsung should appeal and defend themselves against Apple, asap.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] enputz:
3rd Nexus Phone

Hey,

There is someone without problem on Nexus screen??

I can't believe all phones are with this problem..

That's my problem.

Different color on the bottom.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
WOAH ! GOD !

I don't have that problem. The bottom side of the screen is better illuminated than the top side (specifically, the upper-right corner of the screen is illuminated less), but... really no drastic difference like that.

Send it in for repairs, if you can. It is OBVIOUS, they can't deny it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] omr911:
Someone was selling a brand new Galaxy Nexus at very cheap price,

So I just contacted him when I went to buy I noticed purple-ness + white horizontal/vertical stripes on screen so I returned it ..

next day I contacted a guy who was selling used Galaxy Nexus, had no issues and black was completely black + no purple-ness but device was full of scratches so I returned that one too ..

Galaxy Nexus comes with defected screen only lucky people get perfect display ..

Now Im gonna buy a new Galaxy Nexus hope that one comes with no display issues ..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
I have not noticed any purple tint, although that does not mean that it's not there. The black dots are bothersome to me though since I frequently use the phone in bed at low brightness so I do not disturb my wife when she is asleep. I will call them tomorrow and see what they say.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] enputz:
You see.. When a new SMS arrives that "white" spot disappears...

I don't know if it's a bug or problem.. I think it's probably a software related problem...

This kind of things really turn me down.

You all have a nice week.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Try Trinity kernel, see if it helps.

That spot was in the exact place, on my screen, when I opened the Messaging app. But now, since I no longer use the stock kernel, it's gone. It wasn't visible like that on grays, though...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
To reply to myself - I have exactly the same pattern of black spots (give or take the smaller ones) that Brian515 posted here here and others have also confirmed. So it seems like it's pointless to exchange the thing.

(link to the patterns themselves http://i.imgur.com/K5RiD.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/dekMi.jpg

I wonder though - not everybody seems to have that pattern, at least based on the photos in the OP. Perhaps it's a GSM model only thing, or only for recent batches?

Regardless, I suppose I'll just live with it. A minor annoyance in an otherwise very nice device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Toad858:
I received my new nexus from the play store on Friday and my screen seems alright, as it doesn't have most of the issues mentioned. I guess I am in the lucky minority. Although, is this screen graininess normal? I have the same grain in mine and it is noticeable in whites and grey's but not really in other colors. I've also noticed the screen is no where near as bright as my samsung captivate. (USA galaxy s1 variant - superAMOLED) Any thoughts?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Oh man... I just saw those two pictures. It is AWFUL. Mine is NO WHERE NEAR that. Mine is PERFECT compared to those. Will take a few pictures tomorrow.

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As far as I know, the Galaxy S1 (I9000) and all of its variants (including the Captivate and so on), have Super AMOLED. The Galaxy S2 (I9100) and all of its variants (including the Skyrocket, if that's its name), have Super AMOLED Plus.

The Super AMOLED of the Galaxy Nexus doesn't seem to be like the Galaxy S1's, though. Oh well...

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Graininess on gray here... pretty much like everybody else. It's not THAT MUCH visible on white, though... but it's there. I guess it's fair to assume this is NORMAL - at least for Sam-suck :)

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Samsung claims they have improved their PenTile technology on the Galaxy Nexus, and even more with the Galaxy S3... DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THEY DID, AT ALL !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
Keep in mind that these black spots are only visible at low brightness and low ambient light. It is much more subtle than those photos indicate.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adsamcik:
After sometime the screen is just fine. I have maybe sometimes Image retention but why would I exchange my phone for that if I notice that for something like one time a month, so its not a big deal. I guess I was little bit lucky coz I have one of the first versions and everything is OK. That weird paper white was fixed with OS, that they increased min. screen brightness on automatic.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sienna Hanon:
Screen Life

I just bought my first Galaxy Nexus off the play store (arrives tomorrow), having never really played with any first hand. I have to say this thread has me a little nervous about SAMOLED screens.

From the past couple of pages, I take it that Google / Samsung are still shipping out defective screens, so I will make sure to look in detail at the screen when I get it and compare to images on this thread. Two questions please:

1) Is the injunction expected to impact the availability of replacement phones if I get a bad screen? (I assume yes, but not in the next few weeks.)

2) How is screen life on a SAMOLED? My current OG Droid is over 2.5 years old, and still works fine (if slow). Can I expect the same life from the SAMOLED screen in the Nexus?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Fingers crossed, hope you don't get a faulty screen...

1) I don't think so. I mean... it would be really bad of them :) . If you have a 2-year-warranty, then you've got a 2-year-warranty, no matter what :) . They still do have parts, don't worry. This whole infringement retardation will just cripple the SALES of the Galaxy Nexus - unless Google comes up with an OTA update (which is most likely). I'd say you don't have to worry about it.

2) Lol, the Motorola Milestone has a TFT. That just can't be compared to a SAMOLED. Expect the SAMOLED on the Nexus to start having not-as-intense brightness after one year... it will decay as you use it, especially at highest brightness.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
I cannot comment on the galaxy nexus, as I had a good one, now traded for a SGS3, and the display has improved from gnexus to SGS3.

But I have to agree with most members that samsung has been lacking it QC when compared a few years back.

been through 9 SGS 3, and the 10th one seen perfect upto now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
What?! You've exchanged NINE phones (S3)?! I'd like to hear the story, lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
If I have time i'll pm you the story, this isn't the thread for this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hinouchi:
hahaha would be nice to read that little story ~XD
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrone:
hello guys,

can someone help me with my screen whether i should go for a replace or not?

these photos were taken with a friend of mine's blackberry, and the brightness of the nexus was set to 0%.

any input would be much appreciated. thanks :)

kind regards,

/chrone
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
Well, you should try "Display Tester" and check the greys (and the photos!) at different brightness-settings (you won't use 0% anyways?) - if it bothers you that every dark area seems purple/blue instead of grey you should replace it. But in my experience the "purple displays" tend to have less problems in other areas as color-tint over the screen and such..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] omr911:
Galaxy Nexus 0% Brightness ..

http://i.minus.com/jbhQvvMkjGDc2i.jpg

http://i.minus.com/ibnNfFZ22qjAO7.jpg

http://i.minus.com/jbwndpetEGABQI.jpg

http://i.minus.com/jqtu7TVdW9Qu6.jpg

Compare this with yours ..

Added:

This is how your screen should look like ..

if not then its defected
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
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Seems normal to me, guys.

Flash Trinity kernel, it will solve the purple-tint on grays and make colors more vivid overall. Just do it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrone:
the yahoo messenger purple theme color and also the blue facebook theme color seem a bit of washed out.

the store where i bought it online would replace it with new nexus. i'm sending it back right now.

htc one v display was still way better than this. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Chances are your replacement is hadly going to be any different...

Colors are washed out on my Nexus, too - if I use the stock kernel or one that uses stock colors, for example. Try Trinity, it will blow your mind :)

Check the screen for black splotches or uneven colors (say, the white is more yellow to the corners, or blue etc.). If it has any of these problems, return it. If the only problem you see is the purple tint,

KEEP IT

and flash Trinity ! ! ! ! !

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Even the One X's display, which is a S-LCD2, is better than this Super AMOLED. Even the Galaxy S2's, Galaxy Note's and One S (also Super AMOLED) are better... :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rferrerca:
I have a kind of trouble and I need to know if this is normal or not.

For example, while browsing the Web, when I have brightness at the minimum, I can see how at the top of the Web Page it is white yellow and at the bottom it is white Blue. This is more noticeable when browsing in landscape mode. Is this normal?

Here is a photo:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike_m:
+1 for Screen Adjuster 1.6.

My colour balance is much better now, using Blue +6 as Nikke_2 suggests.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aalin13:
I'm not sure to be honest. I was in Melbourne's Android land store yesterday and of the 5 GNex on display, 2 of them have a similar green tint. Another one have a more obvious streak than mine.

Like I said, I'm not sure if I want to take it back as I'm worried that since I won't be present at the inspection by Samsung's technician, I won't be able to show them the issue. I signed up on the 17th Dec, so I still got just under 2 weeks to decide.

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I don't have the SGSII, but next to my SGS, when showing a black picture in a dark room, the GNex screen is a little bit brighter, but not much more than my SGS. In fact, I never noticed that black is not truly black on either device till I tried this out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aalmuhairi:
I just bought another GN for my brother. The seller then confirens that the good ones were from EU patch while first one I tested was from Hongkong.

I opened the 2nd one, to test it at 0 brightness to find that its more to white than my own. Mine looked more to pink, but, they are the same when you add 10% of brightness.

Seems every GN is different. This is quality isusse in manufacturing
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aalmuhairi:
I still have my s2 patched cm9. The screen is way better. You can notice the rich color and deep blackness in s2 compared to GN
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aalmuhairi:
I tried it. But I notice that edge of screen which is black went to dark gray.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Silent8Strike:
Interesting, so maybe this is an issue with pen tile screens? I still don't see how this could be happening if the pixels are off, is there any other SAMOLED+ devices besides the S2 to compare with?