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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Good info, could you also share the country of origin for the phone? What market.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kaizokan:
Added/edited my previous post :)

http://www.itproportal.com/2012/04/...erheating-issue-causes-yellow-tinged-display/

I wonder why only "a small number of Xperia S handsets" have this or can get this issue, what makes that difference and how can we know... and why are people returning phones for the second, third or fourth time because of this issue. Is this really random :confused: or do they know but still try to give you a bad one :eek:

---------- Post added at 07:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:42 PM ----------

sorry for double posting... but some of you might not have seen this yet from another thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1597317&page=6

If this is true, then i still can get yellow tints :(, and this might be true reading some comments.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
From What I have seen, mostly TF of 6 don't have yellow tint but I have seen even AB to have yellow tint.

Don't worry, you could be totally safe. Lets hope that way :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Jackmax32:
Hey guys,

My yellow tint might just be a cover left over

effect( The image display that company put in

phone to show the home screen on a switched

off device) or whatever you call it.. or worse

SCREEN BURN effect!!

I just noticed white rectangular box having

yellow borders at the bottom of the screen..

There are 4 such boxes with yellow borders at

the bottom..

I noticed it while I switched to go launcher n

tried to add Widgets..Its clearly visible on the

widget menu..

Four boxes means the launcher icons at the

bottom so it fits my assumption..

My screen have slight yellow tint at the

bottom .. not completely yellow , just dirty

colour at the bottom..

So guys with slight yellow tint at the bottom,

just check it out..

If its the image cover leftover than it might wear

off overtime n no yellow effect..

To find it out-

1. Download Go Launcher

2. Go to add widget option

3.Widget select menu pops up

4. Check out at the bottom area.

Report back:)

English is bad I guess ..Sorry for that.. Not my mother tongue.. :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] in_deed:
Just checked the repair status and it says - awaiting component.

Customer fault : display - partially no function (defective segment/line/contrast)

SBE fault : display main - missing pixels / icons

Guess they're waiting for components to turn my phone into a hexa-core monster.

Don't think it will be replaced, but I don't mind since it's got an unlockable bootloader.

Any chance calling them up tomorrow will expedite the process/make them replace the phone instead of repairing it ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
How do you go about checking the repair status??

Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dariomario:
go to

hxxp://extranet.sbe-ltd.co.uk

click extranet enter,

click OK

and enter your Repair Reference

and IMEI
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RiotRick:
Still waiting to get mine back. Brought it back to the store at april 5th. Still waiting.... Almost 4 weeks now :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] seanicca:
WTF I'd ring them and tell them you want it or a replacement, they have to offer one if not repaired within a reasonable time
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] akdenizx:
At my first Xperia s there were 4 dead pixel. I have send it back and got new one but this one now has dead pixels and yellow shadows at the bottom and edges. Sony just waste my time and money :-(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Alsarea3:
Guys I guess we need to start a buzz over social media or tech blogs about that issues, its been more than a month since I got my phone, and I didn't use it for more than 3 days ..

2 weeks per each device in the service center and now I'm waiting for my third device hoping it doesn't have that problem ..

Isn't it very annoying to pay that much money for a device without being able to use it ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Eyados:
play Defense zone HD for 15 min, u will reach temp 47, check temp using Battery Disk APK, then use Dead Pixel APK to check screen colors
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SonyXperiaS:
Damn Got the yellow tint too after nearly 3 weeks of purchase, My phone had gone through temperatures of around 45C before but with no visible yellow tint.

But now i can easily find one at the bottom in white background. Damn does it got to do something with usage over time???

Sony confessed that it would be visible over 40c. But why dint i get it before and why now??? :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GiveMe2Beers:
WOW that's a real fault you're right... :mad:

The issue that me and other guys were talking about is completely different and less visible.

The issue we were talking about is a light light yellow shade in the bottom 2-3 centimetres of the display.

Barely visible, only with white/light colours flat backgrounds. ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] awf:
Again I feel sorry for you guys I really do but there are displays which are just perfect... No yellow spot even a tiny one ;)

So I would go for a replacement if I had one of those...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Razje:
Getting a new one from T-Mobile next week :)

Haha yeah, I wish mine was barely visible.

The Yellowish shade that you guys are talking about will probably fade over time.

The problem that I have won't :P
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Razje:
At first i thought it was a yellow spot (at the time i made this topic)

Because I first noticed it on a white screen, then it's yellowish.

(my dead pixel is on the right side a little above the middle of the screen)

But you cant see that on the picture
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Felimenta97:
It sounds a thing to worry about. But I think it should disappear over time. Going to buy mine on late April...

Xperia X10 Mini Pro with CM9 by paul-xxx
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Alien987:
Just got mine and been playing with it, configuring, etc.

It seems to me that this yellow tint on the lower side isn't a tint problem at all but something related to the the viewing angle and the screen size because when I tilt down the phone then the whole screen looks more like that yellow color and if I tilt up then it gets whiter.

But I must mention that is not as bad as the SGS2 left side yellow tinting problem that affected like half the screen.

In any case, the screen is really nice but what I don't like is that whites are not pure whites in my opinion, definitely nothing beats an IPS LCD in terms of overall performance (balanced colors and saturation with great viewing angles).
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Called Sony technical team earlier today. They were as a helpful as a bloke with a pair of glasses with only one ear. They told me they are not aware of any yellow tint and that this is the first they heard of it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] hiraj_panosian:
yup that's me, can't wait 'till monday! it's getting worse each day, instead of yellow spots I have 3 "LCD bleeding" spots.

I hope the next load won't have any screen problems!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] jatt101:
can someone telll me how to test if your screen is faulty?, some people say its due to viewing angles or its only seen in certain backgrounds, im confused, im getting my unit on monday, and i hope its not defective, its gonna be such an hassle getting it replaced
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] fgar82:
Bought mine, and everything looks perfect, love the screen !

:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] thalas:
Work perfectly fine for me

No screen problem at all
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] avexdevil:
bloody horrible if you ask me, spotted the same yellowish bright spot within 2 hours of use, looks like a screen burn from that background glow where the home button is. Here are some images of mine.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/205/xperiasscreenburn1.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/689/xperiasscreenburn2.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/805/xperiasscreenburn3.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/820/xperiasscreenburn4.jpg/

Really unhappy camper, just got this phone shipped to Australia all the way from the UK, all that anticipation and I have to RMA it within HOURS of its arrival. Just unacceptable. Sony is well and truly getting from bad to worse, even my vaio has a couple of bright spots within 3 years of not so heavy usage.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Think your onto something there. That is where the yellow tint on display is at it's most prominent. Going to phones4u today to see if they will exchange it. Had tried a few days ago, but it was hardly that noticeable as the lighting in the shop was very bright so it hardly showed up. Plus I hadn't been using the phone for the last hour so it didn't show up very well. Thing is they could exchange it for me and the next one could be like it too.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] thalas:
Can anyone post photo about yellowish bright spot ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] awf:
Hope the new one solves it for you, because it's a beautiful screen :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
I called phones4u earlier, and they will replace it for a new one when they have the white xperia s in stock. I will check display whilst in store before leaving to make sure that i am happy with it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] diceroller:
Got this same problem. I've spoke with o2 and they gona replace it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sirbrian:
May I know where did you buy yours? Is it from SingTel or the distributor without contract? I bough mine from the latter from the last IT Show and has shipped it out to my S-I-L in overseas...so far she did not feedback anything to me, am wondering if I need t inform her of this possibility problem..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kms108:
Here is two engineering menu that SE uses, not too sure of the xperia s can use them, but it works for the ray , ark s and x10 pro.

*#*#4636#*#*

*#*#7378423#*#*

and many ppl are getting confused, a dead pixel is black only, while a bright pixels can be any colour other than black.

out of all the sony phones ark, ray and xperia s, and i thing the u and p as well, they will have the most pixels problem, and all these mention phone uses the similar process in making the screen, which the LCD and glass are glued together, and has a special screen protector that is non user removable, so if either the LCD is damage or the glass, the whole display needs to be removed.

I was going to get the xperia s, but holding back awhile for the other two to be released.

and to full check for pixels problem, you need to go into a complete dark room, then you know for sure if your unit has pixels problem.

goto the market and download this program for checking pixels, it's the best and has all available colours.

Dead Pixels Tester by lost link search.

as for fixing them, it's very hard on a touch screen compared to a non touch screen.

Hope this helps

kms
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] avexdevil:
not just white backgrounds, on blue or grey-black backgrounds it is VERY prominent...you guys are lucky you got the phone locally...i have to ship the phone back to the UK to get it replaced, and I don't know for sure if I'll get a replacement with the same problem...

anyway more pictures, need some opinions whether this is merely just glue that will disappear in a week or so or a serious screen defect i should be worrying about. I play draw something and use my notification bar dragdown ALL THE TIME, so i'm constantly being reminded there is definitely something not right.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/50b1.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/525/100b2u.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/yellowtinge.jpg/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Could you please share some specs of the device, market + production week + number above it

Thanks and sorry for the feeling, you are not alone.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SonyXperiaS:
Indian Market-Got it on first day of its release in India[10 Apr]

AAAB CB5

12W11

firmware - 6
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragunov:
It seems that the tint problem is getting worse every single day...

My SXS had the problem with the tint, but only on a small area of the screen (left, right and bottom sides, but not massive in size), and the problem would vanish as soon as the device got cooler...

Yesterday, after killing some time with Stardunk, the tint showed up (as usual after heating the device). I left the phone to rest for a while, and when it got cooler, I used it to surf the net for a while, but the tint wasnt gone! Usually, my tint would vanish as soon as the device got cooler, but now it remains even longer (it disappeared after 10 minutes of resting the device)!

Anyone else noticing the same?

Mine is

AAAB CB5

12W07 (ancient!)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Centurion_74:
Hi,

I received my device on monday after it was nearly two weeks in service, cause of the yellow tint issue. They changed the handset. Before i had 12W10 AAAB.

Now I've 12W08 AA CB5 and of course also a new IMEI. Both were on Touch Firmware 7.

Tested it yesterday extensively and reached a temperature about 48°C with a little help from the sun when the XS was in the car.

There is NO yellow tint on the bottom and on the edges(left, right) of the screen anymore when i checked it via the white service screen (*#*#7378423#*#*).

But there are very, very, very, very light tints at the top in the corners, left and right, when the device is upper 42°C. They are really very, very hard to see. I discussed with my gf about them. She didn't see them. If i switched from white to the black, red, green screen they weren't visible anymore! On my opinion this issue is fixed for me, if the tints aren't getting stronger and new tints appear.

Will check it the next weeks and keep you informed, if it gets worse!

greetz
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SonyXperiaS:
The tint can further easily visible here

Select gold theme -> Go to settings -> Xperia

At the bottom you can see that the color becomes slightly whitish.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Just called Sony UK service centre about my phone, and was told by Josh that my phone is awaiting for components before work can be done on it. He could not tell me how long that would be. Sighs in disbelief..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] efgee:
It's a female thing I guess :D

My wife doesn't see it either when I "think" I see yellow tint.

So at this moment for me, no Yellow tint after 3 weeks (I trust my wife :p ).

I will wait some more time before I finally say no tint.

AAAB CB5

12W12

Touch firmware 7
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MikeBuck:
i've got the yellow along the bottom and the spots in the top corners, i've also noticed when I was playing angry birds, that when the screen shows the points screen between levels it shows colour fading in the same spots in the corners as the yellow tint is,

12w10

AAAC

Firmware 7
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] macgloom:
In Germany, the service center is also waiting for "replacement components".

They've had my phone for 7 days now.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MikeBuck:
Sounds like they had so many people return their phones for repair that they can't get replacement screens in quick enough! Doh
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dibdin:
Same here. I am okay waiting even if it's 2 or 3 weeks, as long as when my phone is returned that the issue has been resolved once and for all.

Out of interest, anyone know how long Sony can keep hold of your phone whilst waiting for parts to the point they would have to replace it?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Centurion_74:
This was also my first thought!! :D

Anyway the tints, before Sony repaired my device, were really good to see. Even my girlfriend saw them! :p

But now it looks pretty good. Hopefully! :S
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kms108:
can you be sure it's a tint or is it just the background light coming from the sides.

I find it kind of weird that sony say's only a small numbers are affected when they admit to the problem, it seems more like 80%, dont you like to admit that even when sony does apologies, they make it sound good using the word small numbers and not most.:D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Centurion_74:
I don't think that it has to do with the backlight because they are only visible for me, when the device is above 40°C.

And in my opinion if there were only small numbers, Sony would never have reacted on this issue!

"A small number..." sounds better then "every device", cause then Sony maybe had to call every device back!

And I think that not everyone find those tints, or even don't care about them!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] seanicca:
I'm glad I told them to stick it and was lucky enough to get an exchange in store, because I don't agree with having to give up my new phone for a day never mind longer.

As for length of time read this

http://whatconsumer.co.uk/returning-damaged-or-faulty-goods/

I'd ring them back and ask how long the new parts are going to take. Depending on what they say I'd be telling them your not happy and give them a time scale you think is OK before you want a replacement and see what they say.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Colinn789:
Hi, allow me to leave my testimonial!

Got my XPS (initially I said it was 12W12 but it was 12W10 after all) it looked OK...but then I went for a ride using GPS and Bluetooth on...only after 15min I could already see small spots on the screen (lower region) and immediately I turned off the phone and face it to the car A/C to cool it down...when I arrived home, and turned on phone on, the spots were gone but now the lower region has this yellowish white, and the top region has the white white...really pity :/

So, I went to the store and the nice lady told me that it is not a small number of mobiles that are affected but maybe all before 12W14...off course many people will not use the phone intensively to the point of 40ºC and others will think the yellowish white is normal and others will be too lazy to send it to technical support because the spot is not that big.

I'll try to hold on to this unit 'til there is a way to unlock SIMLOCK for free, being that I already spend money unlocking this one and if I exchange it I'll have to unlock it again. Really a shame :/

Regards!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] nemer12:
same thing here but i don't have a waranty :(.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Sharaz22:
Sent mine back to sony yesterday lets see how long it takes to come back hopefully not long :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tel033:
Hi can anyone confirm that AB and newer phones are free of faults?

And I talk toa store in the UK and they said to me in 2 different times that form all the xperia S they've sold only 5 have the issue(or at least 5 notice it)

do you think is it already safe to buy it( i'm getting it around 20 may) as I read in a blog that the demands on this phone was crazy and that many many people were buying it and that SONY WAS SENDING STOCK TO UK AND OTHERS

this store told me they recieved new stock days before

is it safe?

thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Yesterday I received a brand new one (Deutschland)

12W13

ABAC

T-Firmware 7

I did put it through hard work, battery maxed out at 46 and Test Error for battery. Phone and screen fairly hot. no yellow tint showed up.

All I can do is to hope for no Yellowness.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tel033:
Hi thanks a lot from which store did you buy it? through internet?

Thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
After the mess with first one that I bought from ebay (SOLD already with loss) I decided to get it from somewhere I can return and no where better than Amazon.com in the US.

At least I have sometimes to change my mind if anything goes wrong.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tel033:
but the stock is deutschland generic right cause the store you've bought it from is american (hasslefreecell or fgs trading?? )
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
Amazon seller is "Global Mobiles" here and in Germany they are "mobilcom debitel" but return policy is under Amazon.com

Yes the phone is Deutschland generic. Its "DE"
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] richteralan:
I just checked and apparently Global Mobiles ran out of Xperia S. Or I couldn't find the item.

Is other sellers like hasslefreecell or FGS equally good?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
I don't have any experience with these two. I contacted the Global and see if they are getting more. They had a very good service. Also box came with two smart tags.

Are you on t-mobile? so you won't get 3G?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] richteralan:
Yes I'm on T-Mobile. Not particularly care about its 3G. Will switch to ATT soon.

I sure will email them.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sumit_agro:
Dead Pixels & GPS issues

Hi ..

I am hvaing problems with GPS on my XS....Every 15 mins or so....the GPS stops working...then I have to restart the phone....then it starts working again....anyone else face this problem ?

Secondly, how does one check for dead pixels on the screen ??

I already have a yellow tint at the bottom....didnt get a very enthusiastic / sympathetic response from the service centre....so complained to SONY helpline..they have contacted the service centre and asked me to go visit again..

So before I go..i thought I would check for dead pixels as well...so that I can report all problems at one go...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
He said they should have some more by Monday. Lets hope new batch is newer than week 13.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Colinn789:
Well, all I can say for the GPS is that is amazing...it takes 5sec to get a lock. I've tried for around 30min already and it was stable and also didn't suck to much battery, maybe I should tested longer but at least it's more then what you mentioned. Maybe you have a faulty unit but if you already have the yellowish issue don't worry...just for that, they will exchange you unit for a new one...I think! :)

For the dead pixel, there's the "Dead Pixels Tester"
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Centurion_74:
I read in a thread here that the GPS issue has to do with an old firmware? Devices with FW 73 shouldn't have this problem!

i guess if you have a yellow tint they change the display anyway?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Kalix89:
I've got the yellow tint on my screen, I bought it on release day and it's been there since then when it get's over 40degrees celsius.

I will go to my reseller tomorrow and see what they can do about it, hopefully I'll just get a new one instead of waiting for repair.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Centurion_74:
UPDATE!

After some tests today the tints at the top of the screen, above 40°C are getting worse. Still disappear when cooling down.

Nevertheless this is enough for me to send it back. Also on the edges left and right of the display tints appear above 40°C! They are very hard to see, but I'm pretty sure they will getting stronger through time.

Still no big tint at the bottom of the display but could be possible that this one would appear in a view days.

It's totally annoying. Hopefully Sony will finally repair this!! :mad:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] richteralan:
It is almost certain that anything earlier than 12W10 and AA revision will develop yellow tinting sooner or later.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
I totally agree. I wish that Markus would tell at least what week could be safer to buy.

Dang it Sony, you are worthless.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Centurion_74:
Ok, normaly i would agree, but I sent my first device (12W10 AAAB) to the Sony repaircenter and they send me after two weeks a other one (older one depending on the Numbers) back. Could be possible that this is a "repaired" one or something?

But anyway it isn't a fixed one :(.

I've no other possibility!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Nimche:
I think if they are repaired, then they keep the same IMEI number. I would take pic of sticker on battery cover to check it against new ones and make sure what they are.

We are all trapped at a situation to do extra work for something we have already paid a premium price but maybe no other choice.