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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ste1164:
If the black blobs are your only problem and they dont bother you I'd keep it. They dont get worse I dont think.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kms108:
you probably wont see the black splotches in normal use, only if you have a black screen and in a complete black room.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
This is very common, and possibly universal across the current batch of unlocked GSM devices from the Play Store. I would really be interested to see if anybody bought the device from the Play Store and does *not* have these black areas (if somebody can verify that, I will try to return mine).

I have decided to live with it since it's only visible in low light, but it's very frustrating.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] millicoelho:
Hi,

Can anyone confirm what your screen looks like when you run movie studio? For me, I notice a white blotch surrounded by purple tint and black in the corners. I notice this only with movie studio. Not sure it used a weird background like this.

Wanted to see if I should go for a replacement. I just bought it two days ago.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Erm... I think that's normal... and it looks that way (kind of pixelated) because of the PenTile... which makes GRADIENTS most visible.

For me, in Movie Studio, in landscape, with the brightness all the way up, it looks like the centre is light-gray, and to the edges, it becomes darker. Same goes for lowest brightness...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] millicoelho:
Thanks. But do you see complete black in the left corner like mine which doesn't seem right even though grandients are know to be more visible.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Hmm... yes. Lower-left corner is black. The right one would be black, too, but the on-screen buttons take up that place so... :) .

Also, you can see that in portrait mode. It's app-related. So no, it's not a problem :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeyMike01:
My screen is exceedingly purple on low brightness... from what I've read here and in other threads it seems this is not okay and I have to return it. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Read the freaking previous pages, guys !

FLASH TRINITY KERNEL TO FIX COLOR TINTS ! IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES DON'T RETURN THE PHONE, JUST FLASH THAT KERNEL ! ! !

Mainly because chances are your replacement is hardly going to be any different. Could be even worse :)

So, are you having other issues with the screen except for the purple tint? Black splotches, image retention, burn-ins etc...?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeyMike01:
Why should I have to be dependant on custom kernels to have a proper screen? Especially considering that many people don't have this same issue.

As for your question purple is the only problem I can see.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Because... Sammy is crappy like that -.-

Because... chances are your replacement is gonna have this issue, too... if not even more problems! :(

If the purple tint is the ONLY issue you're having, I'd say don't take any chances, keep it... and flash Trinity.

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Check the screen. Go in a dark room, "light up" the screen with a black background, and see how it performs after 15 seconds of exposure.

Also, check for (serious) image retention - that stays on the screen for more than 5 seconds.

Check the colors... whites and grays especially; if white is white (not yellow / purple-blue in corners or overall) and bands don't appear on grays, you're good.

Depending on the outcome, you may or may not have to go to ask for a replacement...

Honestly, you risk having a replacement that will have black splotches, triangles, white holes and jump gates all over the screen :eek:

Oh well, that's dramatization, but you get the idea...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeyMike01:
The black blobs are there. No quarter sized blobs like my SGS 2 had but they're definitely there.

Have bands in gradients like the background in Settings. None of the other stuff.

I was under the impression you don't send yours back until you get the replacement, and that you're "charged" for the replacement and "refunded" once they get yours.

In other words I could compare and send the worse one back.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Okay. Now, it's up to you whether you find those black blobs to be annoying (I only have two tiny spots on the edges, I don't see them in 99% of cases) - same goes for the banding effect. If those things annoy you, ask for a replacement, yeah.

Not sure if that's how it goes there. But then again, you're in the mighty America while I'm in the Europe's thrashcan...

Here, IN THE EVENT I get a replacement, I would just get it straight forward. I doubt they'd call me "hey, we have a bunch of phones here, come and see which one you'd preffer" or something like that...

Anyway, I sent my phone to warranty (not Samsung, but something else, authorised, awesome, yet retarded and full-o-shyte service) once... and the purple was definetly obvious. They "updated" the OS from 4.0.4 to 4.0.2, though. I'm very curious to see what will they do 6 months from now (unless I trade for a Core i7-based phone by then, haha), when I'll be full of bands and burn-ins and stuff like that... guess they'll change the battery, not the screen, haha.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Toad858:
So i got my gnex from the play store last friday and at first all was dandy and well. I never had purple tint, but i always had minor graininess. Now I just realized i have those black blotches, horizontal banding lines only noticeable on settings menu and image burn in/retention! I think im just going to get my money back and see if the new jelly bean gnexs coming out soon are better or not... Either way this blows.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
I don't think the "new ones" will be better.

Anyway, better get your money back and buy something else - NOT SAMSUNG, or AMOLED for that matter.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sienna Hanon:
I bought my phone from the play store, received it Thursday. Grays tint purple at low brightness, and I can see gradient banding in the android menus. Screen looks grainy in large blocks of solid color, but I think that's just my eyes adjusting to a samoled display.

However, no dark splotches that I can discern from the screen test program. (I do have a very small island of pixels that are brighter then their neighbors, but you cant see it during day to day operations.

ETA:

So, I spent some time in a dark room with my phone and my camera:

http://siennahanon.smugmug.com/Electronics/Galaxy-Nexus-Screen-Test/ - Photos are in sequential order.

Turns out, that at 5s exposure time, there are black spots littered throughout the screen. However, since I can only see them with my eyes in a pitch black room on a black screen if I look really really hard, I don't honestly mind, so I think I will just keep the phone.

(Note, the photos might show a horizontal band that is darker then the rest of the screen. I believe that is some interaction between the shutter speed and screen refresh, as I did not see that in person.)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
Very nice pictures, thanks for that. I'd like to see that with the mentioned kernel and color-"patches" applied.

well, tomorrow i think i'll get my 5th one from amazon.. i hope that it will be as "good" as the last one only properly built and then i think i'll try this myself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Toad858:
My screen blotches look exactly like yours. Its not noticeable so its really not a big deal, but it still sucks. I just checked my GS1 and the screen looks perfect compared to my gnex. SMH
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ste1164:
That screen doesn't look too bad :) shame about the purpleness. Although Id take purple over the grainy & banding crap I had on my screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KernelCrap:
Just bought a GSM Galaxy Nexus (not from the play store) - I also have some black areas on the screen while displaying a black image in a dark environment (otherwise good display imo).

The only reason I noticed was because of this thread, so its not really what I would consider an issue, but atleast now I know :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
Mine shows the exact same pattern (with the two oblong spots and a ring underneath) so this does seem common to all phones currently shipping from the play store.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] (THE REAL) Neo:
Same here...i bought this one online a few days ago,and it have the same pattern.I think it's "normal"...

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alangrig:
Your screen has very hard purple tint. Exchange. Purple is visible even at brightness level at 35%-40%, just look attentively behind pop-up power menu: you'll see bottom of the holo background wallpaper is purplish.

I had one screen replaced and new one was exactly the same.

Just exchange!

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PenTile Amoled screen supposed to have slight graininess especially at 720p resolution at grey colors mostly. I'll upload pictures of mine one later within this week and you'll see what the pattern supposed to be at least.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
So you're saying 720p PenTile AMOLEDs are supposed to have graininess? The Galaxy Note / Galaxy S3 don't have graininess... neither bands or anything like that... they're just prone to burn-ins.

Anyway, unless a Galaxy Nexus's screen has bug hives growing on it, everything else is normal for this model, it seems :) . Retarded, crappy Samsung...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sienna Hanon:
I am strongly considering it, considering there is only an (easier to work with) 14 day window, and the warranty is a mere year.

However, I am a bit concerned that the apple suit means only the Feb/12 china batch is my replacement pool.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
Oh dear.. my 5th Nexus from Amazon Warehouse Deals (it said "used, condition: good) had 5-6 scratches on the display and looked as if it was used for at least 6 months. :P

My luck is endless.. but another one is already ordered from another shop. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
You're PAYING to get (buy) another one? What did you do with the last one (the one that was in "good" condition), lol?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
I am nearing the end of the return window and despite the fact that the current phones seem to all have issues I'm still thinking of exchanging. I am hopeful that exchanging the device within the first 14 days might at least "reset" the 14 day return policy, so perhaps I can try again later.

Interestingly even though the injunction against the device was apparently lifted and you can purchase it currently, the Play Store indicates that the device will ship in "1 to 2 weeks," so it's possible that they managed to churn through all of their old stock. Perhaps they have a less crappy batch of devices en route - one can hope, I guess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] millicoelho:
I think you get the replacement from Samsung directly and not from play store. I just tried to do it over the weekend. Google wouldn't replace it and had to call samsung. So samsung might still have old stock left. Also not sure if google is getting a new stock or getting the phones updated to JB as I notice nexus help now points of JB and not ICS anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
Were you within the 14 day return policy and they still sent you to Samsung? If they try to do that to me I will simply return it for a refund and limp along with my G2X until/unless reports come through that the QC on the GN has improved.

I also have another point of comparison: my wife's older international GNexus does *not* have the weird black patterns at minimum brightness that several of us can see in the Play Store versions of the phone. It's possible she has the "dots" but I did not notice them either (I almost never see the small black "dots" on my phone even though I can find them if I try; it's the huge weird pattern that is much more visible and bothers me in normal use).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] millicoelho:
Yes I'm still within the 14 day period. But google wouldn't take it at least for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
That seems really very shady on their part.

Has anybody returned/exchanged a device to the Play Store within the first 15 days? If so how did it go?

I am now starting to regret buying from Google instead of waiting for the international version to go on sale again on ebay. My wife's phone purchased that way had no issues :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] millicoelho:
They will take the return but exchange is done thru' samsung. If you return, make sure they note down you are returning a defective device otherwise you would end up paying restocking fee. In fact I did get an RMA for return from google just in case which was pretty straight forward.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
Well, thanks for the information. I would be inclined to wait to hear your outcome, but I'm afraid I only have until Wednesday! (or Friday, depending on whether they use purchase date or receive date for the purposes of the return policy)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ste1164:
Some galaxy notes did have banding and purplness.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
I don't get it - which devices have faulty screens, older ones or newer ones...

If newer ones have them... this would be utmost retarded of Samsung :) .

In any case, I'd say return it, buy it later, and if it's still faulty, return it and BUY SOMETHING ELSE WITH THE MONEY (unless you're cool with a faulty display) ! :)

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I believe all Galaxy Nexuses from the Play Store are either refurbs, either part of them are (that's for sure, actually)... and plus, when you bring your device back and ask for a refund, the device gets back "on the shelves". Actually, I think some carriers/shops do that too, but oh well...

We live in a crappy world, full of crappy people :) .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] electronicrice:
I believe Google Play Store originally handled the device exchanges in house for some time, but recently (not sure how recent) they have referred all current advanced replacement request directly to Samsung. Samsung will set up the advanced replacement, and within 1 business day they will have a "processing agent" call you to get your card information to place a temporary hold on the account and ship out a new device via 2nd Day.

Also, I was outside of my 14 day period with my second exchange but I called Samsung directly and asked for another so I'm not sure how limited the advanced replacement window really is. I've gone through 4 phones total (2 bought new and 2 replacements) and I now have 2 phones with great screens.

FWIW - all 4 phones were from the C2 (02/12) batch of phones so within each batch there are great screens, horrible screens and in betweens. Just luck of the draw really.

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Yes, I've done it twice. The first time was within a week of receiving the new phone from the Play Store. The screen was awesome except along the right side the screen developed a red tint that affected grays very badly. I called for the advanced replacement and they referred me to Samsung. I asked why they weren't handling it directly instead and they said it's been that way for a while (going direct through Samsung).

The process with Samsung was pretty painless, just gave my info and they setup the replacement and told me a "processing agent" would call me in about 1 business day to take my cc info and ship the phone. I received the phone and it has a very purple screen so I called up to get another advanced replacement directly to Samsung instead of calling the Play Store at all. I was now outside of the 14 day window, but they processed it anyway and got another advanced replacement in a few days. That phone I kept.

Basically, the Play Store hasn't done direct advanced replacements in some time and have referred everyone to Samsung for the requests directly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ste1164:
Seems like the older screens dont have purple tint issues as much but they still have banding and graininess.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sienna Hanon:
Not seeing the ability to buy "refurbished" phones, I was wondering the same thing. For instance, when I got my "new sealed phone", the back plastic protective piece had fallen off and was full of dust.

Do you have any evidence to support this?

Even if we have no evidence, is there anything ethically wrong if we customers start listing the IMEI #s of phones we send back to Google/Samsung in a new thread? (Call it a "graylist" or something.) I don't know if IMEIs can be traced to individuals, so I want to make sure its not a privacy thing before advocating for it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xpunksbeendeadx:
So I just got my Galaxy Nexus last Thursday unlocked from the play store. Must say that I love it but have some questions about the screen. I definitely have one spot of banding on the right side of the screen. It is as if the right side is a few shades darker in a vertical strip. Of course this disappears at around 30% brightness along with all graininess. Other than that there seems to be nothing else wrong. So I only see it really using auto brightness in a dark room. Reading online a lot of people are saying this is just a trait of amoled screens and the nexus in general. So with all this in mind does it sound like I should do a swap? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Toad858:
^^^^ Im in the same boat. I have minor screen issues but i dont know if its worth trying to return in and risk getting a worse screen...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alangrig:
It's always worth exchanging,'cause everybody deserves to have a perfect unit, and there are plenty of perfect unit. Only by keeping exchange we can somehow convince those retards at Sammy that we are not blind sheeps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RedllowFenix:
As Formhault says I'm wondering if either take the risk of buy it from google play store or just let it pass, to buy another smartphone(SGSII). What should I do?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xpunksbeendeadx:
Yeah but is there truly perfect I'm asking. I'm just confused because some people are saying the banding and graininess at low brightness is a characteristic of hd samoled while others are saying its a defect. This is getting confusing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MikeyMike01:
I have the SGS2 and Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy Nexus destroys it.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ste1164:
People say the note had the problem. I have never noticed this issue on a SGS, SGS2, SGS3. Only on my galaxy nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Foxandxss:
My screen has purple tint (well, at lower bright and automatic mode is bugged so is always near the minimum).

About retention, have kinda but is always when I play "Game dev story" with the virtual pad, after one hour, if I rapidly swap to something white, I see it but very very light.

What concers me, is the black spots, I have two, they are 2 lines of 2cm and 1cm.

My question is: What are they? Because they are really really really hard to see (minimum bright (with maximum I don't see them) and dark place and even so, is hard to see them). I mean, they are there but I don't notice anything weird.

That black holes, did they grow or multiply?

My phone have just 4 days but I ordered it internationally and will be a mess to exchange and well, I saw here many problems and cases that are really really worst.

Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
Do they look like this?

http://i.imgur.com/K5RiD.jpg

I'm curious about what they are too. My wife's GN does not have this pattern and indeed if there are any spots at all they are much less obvious. On my phone they are *very* obvious at minimum brightness in the dark.

My SGS Vibrant did *not* have these spots at all so it's not a general AMOLED problem, it's something particular to the GN's display.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Foxandxss:
It have like 1% of those but they are hardly noticiable. Hope it continues like that :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ste1164:
Just got my replacement device and the screen is near perfect :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ph0b0z:
We're interested in pictures of that! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Pictures please :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chrone:
awesome dude!! good for you! *envy :D

forgot to ask, is it made in korea while the defect one was made in china??

my replacement will arrive the day after tomorrow. hope i get lucky as you too since the store confirmed they only have made in china for all nexus they imported. *finger crossed
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xpunksbeendeadx:
Well I called Samsung and got an advanced RMA. I took some photos though to get your opinions.

Think I did the right thing?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Erm... the top of the screen seems to be blue-tinted, especially the right side... the bottom side of the screen seems to be purple-tinted, or just less-illuminated (just like my right-top side of the screen). I'm talking from a portrait perspective, not landscape.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xpunksbeendeadx:
So yes?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Not exactly. I mean, if I were you and I had the possibility to return it and get ANOTHER replacement, I'd definetly go for it. I mean... it'd kill my eyes when reading articles, for instance, or when playing a game that constantly has a gray background and one side of the screen is darker...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
Thank you for reporting your experience.

I am curious, when you went through this process, did they request anything that required that you be running stock on the device? I am running CM9 now and would like to go ahead and start the RMA, but I would prefer to avoid wiping and going back to stock until it is time to send the device back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xpunksbeendeadx:
Well yeah it hasn't been a week since I've gotten mine so they're sending me another unit. That gray side is horrible in the browser mostly. Fingers crossed the new one is perfect.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] JeremyNT:
I just initiated the RMA myself.

Interestingly, the representative told me that the purple tint is "normal." He did not seem to think the black spots are "normal" though and the RMA was initiated. I did not need to do anything on the device itself.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
I agree on the purple being normal. I mean, my old HTC Desire had it on the AMOLED display... the whites on the Nokia N9's AMOLED are yellow`ish... I'd say OLED technology just isn't advanced enough just yet, so there still are a few little things that need to be worked on... it's normal for this stage of development. Though, it's not fair of the OEMs to not accept the mistake as being theirs...

I have no idea what RMA means, lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] electronicrice:
You have 30 days to return the defective device so you'll have plenty of time to decide if the replacement is better or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Oh, I see.

So, say my device is about 7 months old. Screen is defective. I don't get a replacement? :)

Cause the retards over at the authorised service (not Samsung or Google or anything) decided to "upgrade" the OS from 4.0.4 to 4.0.2. Yeah, like that fixes the screen banding, purpleness and crazy colors.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] electronicrice:
RMA = Return Merchandise Authorization = Replacement/Repair

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The 30 days applies to sending back a defective device during an advanced replacement. Being outside of the 15 day return/replacement window by 6.5 months I'd say you're SOL with the advanced replacement part. But you can always try.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Formhault:
Well, I still have warranty for some 14 months, so... :)

I'll wait until the screen turns uglier and the banding and stuff gets worse... then, the warranty guys can't just say "I can see nothing I am a blind retarded flea", and replace the actual screen - most probably with another defective one, haha.

In order to get the screen uglier, I will no longer be so reluctant to use higher brightness level. *ramping it up whenever outdoors*

Let the burn-ins appear, lol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ste1164:
Might be a bit hard to take pictures. I only have an iPhone 4S as my camera aha. & how do I find out where it was made?