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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeNova-:
Well, I'm coming from an HTC HD2, got a iphone 4s with a 2year contract 2months ago, it got stolen.

long story short i searched for a new alternative that I can pay for (so nothing to expensive) saw that the galaxy nexus is like 380€ here in germany and was like "well that phone is nice, you saw that before release and liked it"

well I know its not that great, but I like it.

But wasnt it allways like amoled is the best screen available and even beats apples retina display?

Then why is amoled so ****ing bad? oO
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I wouldnt say its ****ing bad !

I have to say...as an android-fan, the Retina Display is still the best Display for me. Ok its not perfekt black, but how many pages in web are black ?? Who cares about black ? If I use my phone the most pages are white and coloured..Nexus with a HD Retina Display would be outstanding !

iOS is crap :thumbdown:

Taptalked by GNex -- CyanogenMod9
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeNova-:
Well I allways hated iOS but as I got an iphone (was just curious and the contract was at a good price) I ****ing loved it. Well only with jailbreak tho, without its stupid. But thats not the subject here.

I agree with you, the retina Display is ****ing awesome, alltho from what I saw in Videos the Display vom the Galaxy Nexus isnt that bad, at least not depending on colors (Compared to the retina display they are a lot better) its not as sharp as retina but from what I saw it was pretty good (?)

Im kinda scared from what I've read here tho, I would really like that phone but not under this conditions.

Is it just for US phones or for every phone?

And are there any fixed models yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
As far as i know, it is because of Google ! They wanted that the Nexus looks more "warm" last time when the updated the Nexus it was very blueish and the useres were annoyed.

To be honest...even with a jailbreak I dont like the iPhone ! The Display ist to small !

I flashed a Custom Rom and now I can change the colorsettings and my Display is a beauty ;) So...its not the Display..the settings are bad.

I got a white shiny display now and hey..AOKP got nice features too.

I hope you understand what I mean ( just school english) ;)

Taptalked by GNex -- CyanogenMod9
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alexander T.:
Can you post the production date of your new nexus?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
One page earlier ;)

Taptalked by GNex -- CyanogenMod9
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alexander T.:
Ok, sorry. I thought you've exchanged it. BTW, how you know the exact day? Serial number tells you only the month and year.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lee.jarratt:
Hey guys,

I've just received my first replacement handset as the previous one was very grainy on low brightness and had a purple tint. This replacement handset is worse than the last, the backlight is brighter at the bottom of the screen and gets darker as you look towards the top, an issue my previous handset didn't have.

Anyway, I'm exchanging the phone for yet another one and hoping the display will be okay.. On this call however I mentioned this thread and have given the rep I was speaking to the URL which he will give to one of the managers at Phones 4u HQ and they will look/investigate the issue further. I don't know how much this helps but I'm hoping for something at least.

I will update once I receive my 2nd replacement in around 5-6 days.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fyresoul:
The Ironic thing here is that Samsung makes the awesome new iPad retina displays
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Matt08642:
They are probably easier make (consistently) because they don't use new AMOLED tech, just normal TFT IPS LCD tech.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
But the display is awesome ;) I would prefer a petter white than black ! How many pages i open which are completly black and how many are white !!! You know what I mean ;)

Flashed AOKP and Franco Kernel..fixed colors with his app and display is fine now, but it cant be a soloution to root the phone and flash kernel to fix display issues !

I will refund it on monday...hope Ill get a better display this time..5th already..

Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeNova-:
So, this is serious for me, I was almost sure to get a galaxy nexus, but if its true what I read in that thread I will definitely not buy one.

So my questions are, is it really just on lowest brightness in the dark (So under normal use, with normal brightness you wont notice anything) or is the display (or settings, whatever) really that bad? I mean if its that bad, why is the phone even out? lol. These are heavy issues for me.

And is it really possible to COMPLETLY fix it with custom kernel and a custom rom?

If so its not that big of a problem for me, since I will install a custom rom anyways I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
yes and no
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I fixed my display and looks great now with AOKP and Faux kernel

Gesendet von meinem Galaxy Nexus mit Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martin.capeletto:
thanks for the info
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sblantipodi:
I can see texture in white and grey screens, there are lines of different hue.

This display sucks.

I use the display at 50% brightness
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] asb123:
My phone is the example for "Tint Fade at 0% brightness"

I just want to say that it has significantly improved since I first bought my phone 3ish months ago.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeNova-:
But if the display is that bad under normal usage (and from what I read here I'd say really ****ing bad) why isnt it mentioned in ANY review i've seen/read? oO

And about custom rom + custom kernel, I've read that its possible tho. I just wanna know how good it actually fixes the screen.

Just wanna have some good statement if thats possible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
when you talk about reviews, you mean from members or sites.

the phone does have one of the best screen available, but thats if the problem does not exist, and many people does have a perfect phone, but not all.

I cannot comment about custom roms, but it's not the proper solution to deal with this problem if it does exist, you're only covering up the problem, it is actually a hardware problem and i'm sure no roms or kernal will fix it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marcusva79:
Went into the sprint store today and they will not replace my phone. Just bought it Sunday and its purple at the greys at 0 brightness. And whites are grainy and just saw blacks spots on an all black screen. out to return the phone back and not get one at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] resynx:
They should have to replace your phone no matter what because you just bought it on Sunday.

I just recieved another Nexus yesterday from Negri (after my first screen mysteriously messed up) and the purple hue was so bad on this one that I am sending it back, now it's back to the waiting game :(

I really can't believe that this problem is so big, Google and / or Samsung really dropped the ball on the screen. I hope I do not have to change this phone out +7 times like many others I am reading about.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
to be honest people with the sony xperia S are having a bigger problem.:p

I went through 7-8 phones in store and 2 phones with invoice issued, but i'm lucky as I only need to take the phone in store. I had no problem with the colour on all units, just dead/bright pixels, scratched inside of screen, dust in screen and a dinted screen (tiny crack), now I have a totally perfect phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeNova-:
If I buy a Galaxy Nexus, I see it has screen issues (like 80% of the galaxy nexus's seem to have) i flash a custom rom and a custom kernel to try to fix it, it doesnt work.

Will they still give me another phone? Probably dont because of the custom rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
flash back to stock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] marcusva79:
Nope they still didnt exchange it. I give up on there bull****. Purple tint only happens at 15% so I wont dim my screen :) havent rooted yet but i will and see whats ups. Sprint store sucks out here. The Nexus has been out for a while on Verizon I kinda figured they got there **** right now but didnt. Got insurance on my phone so if it does get worse. Cha ching....new phone. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ravynmagi:
I returned my last two Galaxy Nexus phones because of purple tint. I have a third coming today (got the $400 one from Google Play). Really hoping the third time is the charm.

I really want a Nexus phone. But getting tired of having to keep sending phones back. I used to love AMOLED displays, my Galaxy S Vibrant looks so nice. But the Galaxy Nexus has made me an AMOLED hater. Hope the next Nexus sticks with LCD.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alangrig:
So here is correctly-calibrated screen 1st one on the left. See attachment.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alexander T.:
alangrig,

True, that's how it should be!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] resynx:
Had screen problems with 2 of my GN's that I received so before they ship out my next 1 they opened a few boxes and hand picked the 1 w/ the best screen to ship to me. This one looks good to me; it's at lowest brightness setting. Loving the customer service at Negri :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Looks like mine ;) little green but close be good..thats amoled ! Keep it and be happy ;)

FC Bayern !!! Finale DAHOAM !!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Matt08642:
That gives me hope. Mine has some tint fade, but I am past the exchange/return period.

I really wish my phone had a yellow tint that was at least uniform, but it seems like the bottom right corner is "cooler" than the rest, so it's noticeable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] resynx:
It looks like the right side of the screen is whiter than the left side. I'm praying that that was just a result of the camera / angling ><
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I think thats also why the GNex is so cheap now ! The display issues are in every phone ! Shame to Samsung ! I hope the next Nexus will be made by googpe itself as they told !

FC Bayern !!! Finale DAHOAM !!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Alexander T.:
Right! It is because of high return and exchange rate due to numerous issues. But I still hope to get a purple-free unform display later in summer batches.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
In Germany I never saw even one with purple tint ! Here they are usually yellow ! Strange isnt it ??

Taptalked by GNex --CyanogenMod9
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
the hugo drop in price is due to a hugo number of stock available from japan and some other countries where the gnexus is a flop, all those stock were exported as grey import to other countries at a low price, forcing official stock to reduce their prices to tackle with imported goods.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeNova-:
I'm from Germany too, may I ask you where you bought your phone? And how is the Support there?

Because I'm thinking about buying it from "Media-Markt" cause thats like the cheapest price I found, but since I saw this thread I wanna make sure that I get good support in exchanging the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I talked with Samsung because of support ! MM HAS to change youre mobile 3 times into a new one till they can send it to Samsung ! I changed it 3times !

Good luck to you and if you got one with a little green tint...keep it ! Its the best you get !!! :o

Taptalked by GNex --CyanogenMod9
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thepawn:
I bought mine as a refurb from Expansys and it has no problems with the screen...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grilledbacon32:
Haven't seen that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] neccoguy21:
I'm not happy with the "it's normal" answer.

I've had my LTE GNex for 2 months now. I have the same collection of screen problems and they're only getting worse. My grays are very purple at low brightness, horizontal and vertical banding, shifting hues from top to bottom, all of it. I'll be taking my phone back to Big Red tomorrow to start the "order new replacements until I get a good one" process, because if you can hold up two GNexs next to each other, one obviously looking fine, the other looking like a 5 year old TV left out in the rain, I'm not going to accept it as "normal". I accept that this screen technology is susceptible to these kinds of problems more so than LCD, but that doesn't mean I have to settle with losing the AMOLED lottery. I use my phone in low lighting conditions a lot, so I'm basically using a purple tinted phone 90% of the time. Not OK.

I took a screenshot of the worst banding I can produce for a worthy picture. (I can understand physical hardware issues not being seen in screenshots, like low brightness purple greys, but the banding overlaps and looks twice as bad when I view the screenshot in the gallery, so I know its in the picture. Any thoughts?)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
I know many people are getting many problems with the g nexus, lucky I do have a very good one, but about the banding, I think some of them are part of the android 4.0 theme, you see i actually have a sony ericsson ray, and recently officially updated to android 4.0.3, and it also has lot of the banding, which before updating from GB they weren't there.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Matt08642:
I don't see any banding in that pic.

Also, the "Recent apps" screen has a weird pattern that is 100% normal (it shows up in screenshots)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arw01:
Signal loss, disconnection, dropped

My OG was getting too flaky to use anymore so moved to the Galaxy Nexus. If I run on 3G it gets great battery life and stays connected most of the time to mobile data.

However, as soon as I put it into 4g I loose the connection while I on it in a matter of minutes. 5 - 10 minutes later it will be back for a couple of minutes and gone.

I'm talking no cell signal, no data, no wi-fi, just like it goes into Airplane mode. Sometimes 20-30 tries on the web will cause it to reconnect, other times it is just wait it out.

Will do this with 3g occasionally too. But that is mostly idle disconnection and it won't be online when I want to check something.

I've heard this is a common problem, but a quick search of this thread with the word signal came up empty save one message. Perhaps that tool does not work on XDA to well?

Is there an app that will log the data connection so I can see how often it just goes away, and what is the fix for the problem? Rumor was an official update would be coming out for the last 5 months.:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Archpope:
I thought my GNex had the most amazing phone screen I'd ever seen until I read this article. Now I keep analyzing and questioning it. Is that a finger smudge or banding? Is there light coming from those black pixels? Is my Google background page White White or just Navajo White?

Thanks a lot, chjade84!

Kidding! I did stare at my screen a lot more intensely after reading this than before. As far as I can tell, mine's fine. I guess I lucked out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sblantipodi:
you will never see a GNEX without banding problems, all amoled has banding problems.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mgymnop:
Question regarding screen retention. Do you guys see any retention when switching between dark and brighter screens? e.g when in the google play store: you see the tiles of the application categories, when I switch between the categories music, movies etc. you have the grey background screen for a second and I can clearly see the borders from the category tiles. When I open XDA developers I see the launcher icon contours on the brownish background of the start screen. I had several AMOLED screens (Nexus One, Nexus S and GSII) and have never seen so slow reacting LEDs. I will get tomorrow my replacement but I am afraid that this will be normal.

Thanks,

Marco
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] secondclaw:
I don't see the ghosting no matter what I try. My screen has purple tint, silk screen effect and awful banding but I don't see any ghosting.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Matt08642:
I have some Ghosting when I go from very contrasting screens. For example, if my wallpaper is black and I go to a grey screen, I can "see" my icons for a few seconds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mgymnop:
Yes that's exactly what I mean. Never had this so bad before. Will see tomorrow if my replacement has that too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Matt08642:
I'm on my 3rd Galaxy Nexus and I am just keeping this one for a year or so and then getting something new.

I am so disappointed in Google/Samsung for letting such subpar screens leave the factory, especially on a flagship phone such as this.

My current Nexus has an issue of uneven colors. For instance, if you load up a grey image, the right side has a blue hue and the left side looks more yellow/green.

First 2 phones might have had this issue, but I couldn't tell because I was distracted with the HORRIBLE purple tint.

Also, the second gnex I had had a very weird feeling vibration motor. It was way stronger than my 1st one and current one, and actually felt "uncomfortable", if that makes sense.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mgymnop:
Luckily I am red-green blind so I wouldn't even see the purple. Good for me;-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gforce083:
I'm pretty bummed about this phones screen and the number issues many seem to have. I just got my unlocked GNex 4 days ago for $450, which is the most I have EVER paid for a phone...by $350! Now from straight on this screen looks nothing short of amazing, I have no ghosting or real grainy issues but my suffers from the "blue tint". Move the screen to even the slightest angle and it begins to show up. It's particularly annoying on grey and white screens, such as most web browsing, messages app, and gmail app.

If you reference the OP's original post, mine is just like that seen in picture 5. The photo where the 2 are laying down side by side, one's blue and the other is faintly yellowish. I'd mush rather have the yellow tint as it seems more subtle.

I don't know if I should return mine or not, any opinions? Other than this screen issues, I'm in love with the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
the bluish tint is a normal thing on amoled screen from amoled-super amoled-super amoled plus and super amoled HD, if not blue the best is a cream white screen just like mine.:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gforce083:
So you're saying I need to just deal with it? I find it really annoying :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
that is really up to you to decide, over time your eyes will get use to it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gforce083:
Humm... I don't think my eyes will adjust to this. When using near sunlight it's not as noticeable but used indoors, even and full brightness, any slight angle the tint shows up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
It is much noticable on the gs2, every time on the MTR (metro)i see people next too me with a GS2, and the screen is always bluish in colour when ever their on a white , beige colour screen or a light colour sceen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gforce083:
That sucks. Everything else about this phone is awesome... especially coming from my Inspire 4G. I'm very tempted to return it for a new one though. That would save me $50 too... now that Google is selling direct for $399.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phutro:
Purple Tint of Doom

First one ordered had this severely. I called support and they immediately labeled it DOA and sent a new one which now looks much much better! At the lowest brightness setting, the popup slider adjuster shows some tint on the new one, compared the defective unit which was purple.

So I'm wondering if, this is as good as it gets? Or send it in again?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] remedy1978:
Google Galaxy Nexus

I am on my second Galaxy Nexus from directly from the Play Store. The first one displays the black dots on a completely black background. The second one I received today is exactly the same. Going for my third replacement.

Reading the post at the beginning of this thread it seems the black dots are a defect, however since I have received two phones and both displayed them, is this just inherent with the amoled screen technology?

I used the Dead Pixel Checker app in the Play Store. In a completely dark room with the black background I can see the dots.:(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
if you do some searching dead/bright pixels are not really defects, and are found in all lcd/led screens, but there are certain amount that a screen can contain before you can call a defect before a exchange can be done, will depend on the manufacture.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] remedy1978:
Dark Spots

I have around 20 dark spots scattered around the top half of the screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mythamp:
I honestly question if Samsung even hires a Quality Control team! Who tests these before shipping them out!!! Really pathetic finishing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jzero88:
+1, Seriously and to think GOOGLE allows this type of ****!

It really boggles my ****ing mind!! Google definitely has been lowered in quality in my mind to allow this, you would think the would whip Sammy in shape in no time.

Even though Apple tries to cover up their ****-ups, at least they try to fix it. If this continues, I see many users leaving Android, and Sammy. But Sammy doesn't give two ****s, they will continue to pump out **** and force it down our throats.

Don't get me wrong, I love my Nexus ONLY, and because I mean ONLY since I can add a custom ROM that allows me to edit color settings. Its like wtf? poor regular users get ****ed again!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rosemachinegun:
This is worrying. I'm getting my Nexus in the mail tomorrow.

Do we have any estimates on what percent of Nexuses suffer from these faulty screens?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] confusedfella:
I bought my Gnex yesterday. Whats the best way to see if there are black spots on dark screen?

edit: managed to test it with dead pixel checker and in a dark room. There are 3 dark stripes on the screen. What are the consequences? is it worth trading it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TAMIM2007:
Left Galaxy nexus / right Galaxy 1

Screen in bad

Yellow Yellow Yellow

And also the bad quality
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RickROM:
I've gotten over it at this point. Screen looks amazing with the brightness up, and I don't notice the "problems" as much now with auto-brightness or low brightness on.

The Droid RAZR had way worse screen issues, so I can live with ours. The rest of the phone just amazes me. So fast ... I love it lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Yeah this is exactly what I'm talking about. My phone also has a slight pink to yellow color shift from left to right but I didn't exchange it because the exchange phone had a slightly less pronounced version of the problem, but over all had more yellow whites.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bongadadu:
How did you take the pixel level shot? I'd like to take a shot on mine, as I don't think the pixels turn off when blacks are displayed on my handset.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chjade84:
I bought a Dino-Lite digital microscope for work a while back and while it's not often used for work anymore, I use it for things like this. :D

http://www.dino-lite.com/

It actually works very well but at $100-$400 they are pretty pricey just for playing around with.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chjade84:
Yours seems more pink than off-white.

Sadly, this seems to be an issue with a lot of new phones. I noticed it when going from iPhone 3G to HTC EVO and now again from EVO to Nexus. I suppose the fortunate thing is that as long as you aren't using your phone side-by-side with another you get used to "white" being white and it's not that big a deal; to me at least.

The grain and banding and tint I will be happy to live with (for now) after this weekend comparing my blacks to my sister's iPhone's blacks. I even showed some people the difference between "black" and BLACK and they were astounded. They thought the area around the navigation icons was bezel - not screen. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] systemf:
Color temp is extremely warm at low light giving into even more yellow whites. The problem is that color temp, white balance is not adjusted as a function of its brightness setting which doesn't seem to strictly only affect light output. Another thought is they purposely have it warm at low light for power consumption reasons.