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[Galaxy S III General] vasp3690:
On certain angles i see blue instead of pink, but that is at a high tilt. Isnt that normal for amoled displays?

sent with SGS3
[Galaxy S III General] kultus:
thats reeeeeally disgusting. BUT I saw one piece of SGS3 in samsung store with slightly pink tint and without comparison side by side e.g. with SGS2 (with great white display was also in store right next to SGS3), display of SGS3 was just fine!!!

Myreality: what exactly will DisplayExpert fix? The white representation (tint) or what? I never had to use such an apps (tools) for adjusting the display on my SGS2 , so sorry for my noobish question. ;)
[Galaxy S III General] vasp3690:
Indeed good find. Looks like some devicar are really problematic. My bad for not realising it.

sent with SGS3
[Galaxy S III General] Zanr Zij:
Tint is normal for Super Amoled. We are users who buy their products, we has right to ask Samsung why using Pentile matrix Super Amoled display when they can not control the quality and the uniform ?

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[Galaxy S III General] cba1986:
That is why the warranty is for.

A manufacturing abnormalitie is normal when you manufactured hundred of devices per day.

For example, CPUs,| not all the processors has the same OC capabilities. It's kind a manufacturing lottery.

But this thing is not only for Samsung every other companies face the same issue.
[Galaxy S III General] Zanr Zij:
% warranty almost can not be higher than 5%. I'm sure that S3 tint problem much higher than 5%.

And the problem that tint is something very sensitive, which can not determind exactly. Tint + ink mark is a real problem with S3 display!

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[Galaxy S III General] riz157:
Is this normal?
[Galaxy S III General] gcuchiha:
For seeing display tint you should take a photo by camera and not screenshot .
[Galaxy S III General] tsimpoyris:
Blue tint

Hey guys!

I just got my SGS3 yesterday and I'm experiencing a blue tint with the slightest tilt of the display to any direction. It is extremely apparent in the stock browser and very noticeable on white color.

While I know that is a defect, I'm gonna call Samsung in a bit, I want to know if anybody else is experiencing this and in what degree.

Thanks

Photos

Phone screen mode set to movie, "Auto adjust screen power" and "Power Saving" are off. Of course I get the same results with any combination of settings...

Shot with a Canon 550D in Full Resolution, Manual Mode at f 14, ISO 800, 7000k White Balance.

My background is a standard white A4 printer paper
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
Hm, thats the one thing holding me back from buying s3, iguess im gonna wait for the supercurio display app and see if it fixes these issues :)
[Galaxy S III General] earthman5678:
This was exactly the same problem I had with my Tab 7.7. Sent in to replace the screen and it is okay now. Tint is normal with amoled display especially in low brightness. I've own several amoled device and came to conclusion the technology isn't perfect. I wanted the one x but put off by the smaller battery capacity and previous bad experience with htc.
[Galaxy S III General] 0semaj0:
Ive used the search tool, and while this sounds like a dumb question...what and why is there ink marks on the screen when displaying dark images in the dark? can anyone else confirm this particular issue apart from OP?

Once again, thanks to OP for this thread...
[Galaxy S III General] tsimpoyris:
Well it's probably a manufacturing error, these things happen, I'm going to send it back on Monday, just hope I don't get a new one with the same error. That's why I'm asking if anybody else has this problem and in what degree, so I will know what I'll be up for when the new phone comes :P
[Galaxy S III General] Zanr Zij:
Many my firends' S3 and many S3 in my friend' store face ink marks issue. According my friend who work for Samsung factory said: there are many panel have to re-produce cause of errors. This make ink marks in screen when display black in the dark inviroment.

So I can confirm that ink marks problem is very popular :), not easy to find a S3 do not has!

Sent from my HTC One X
[Galaxy S III General] xm0nkey:
I don't have an S3, but I had this problem on 2 Galaxy Nexus'. Drove me nuts. I'd say get a replacement as I've had 2 more Nexus' that didn't have that problem nearly as much (some slight blue tint is usual, but it shouldn't happen so soon off-axis)
[Galaxy S III General] sriharsha_m:
Same here. Had to change 4 mobiles under warranty to get a reasonably good looking amoled screen.
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
Here u can see the pink problem very clearly :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtXAkNd9k68&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy S III General] 0semaj0:
just wondering...is such fault covered by Samsung warranty of any kind? to how much of this problem can be defined as a defective product?
[Galaxy S III General] brendonwardmusic:
First thing I checked when I received my phone yesterday, colour marble white no tint in the screen, just pure white.

One of the lucky ones.....
[Galaxy S III General] 0semaj0:
could this also be associated to which plant/country the unit was manufactured?
[Galaxy S III General] bala_gamer:
got mine yesterday, no pink tint, most probably a faulty batch should be the reason for the others having this problem
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
Very good news, must have been the glue as others said or else :)
[Galaxy S III General] JupiterdroidXDA:
I dont think its the glue...

I think its the same problem they had with the samsung screens used on the iPad 3..

They use a pink filter to balance out the screen after screen construction to help calibrate to a more neutral colour. The pink screens are related directly to this process not being implemented right.

JD
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
it makes sense :D

I hope they will be well calibrated from now on :)
[Galaxy S III General] JupiterdroidXDA:
Samsung QC is amongst the worst in the industry due to the high numbers they have to produce, sadly its gonna have to be a matter of return until you get a good one.

Lucky enough in the uk anything bought online is covered by DSR giving you legally 7 days to cancel the contract of sale. Use these to your advantage;)

JD
[Galaxy S III General] --unkown--:
Ok so why I got a yellow tint ? It really sucks...600€ and a yellow tint display...GREAT !

if I move the mobile a bit to the side the screen is perfect..but if I look at the front it has a slight yellow tint

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[Galaxy S III General] japjit100:
share some photos
[Galaxy S III General] vasp3690:
Might be a long shot but...

I see the same but only on tapatalk. Their background is not white but yellowish!

When i go to type something on tapatalk then the background goes yellow. I hope you haven't mistaken that for a yellow tint.

sent with SGS3
[Galaxy S III General] --unkown--:
No even while browsing..everywhere its really just minimal but I see it..

here are the banding in store - settings

I made also a picture but looks white...

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[Galaxy S III General] oxylos:
That looks terrible. I got it on my blue sg3 too.

Can be this fixed by a software?
[Galaxy S III General] --unkown--:
I had 5 different phones in my hand and always the same !

Just in Full Brightness, in automatic its.....let say..ok :rolleyes:

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[Galaxy S III General] Pyr0x64:
Looks like the banding in that picture is due to the background image in the android framework

Zabalba has modded/dithered it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1688896
[Galaxy S III General] alangrig:
Well, I don't think so. No such banding issue on GNexus.
[Galaxy S III General] earthman5678:
This is a common problem with Samsung AMOLED. Even you do not have the yellow tint when you first start and inspect your phone, it will sometime appear 7 to 14 days later. I know it sucks but that's Samsung :D My Tab 7.7 was the same case until I had the display replaced at the service center.
[Galaxy S III General] 1234568:
I too have these black 'ink' marks, as well as other screen issues. Every white screen has a yellow tint, which changes to normal, then blue, as I increase the viewing angle.

I am planning on sending it back to Samsung under warranty... can I do this any time in the next 12 months or am I better off doing it asap?
[Galaxy S III General] LeviathanPT:
Just got mine, arrived today from handtec.co.uk i dont have any of the issues reported, tho i notice when the brightness is lower that it becomes a little blue/greyish but seems normal tbh.
[Galaxy S III General] vasp3690:
Pretty much the same as mine

sent with SGS3
[Galaxy S III General] vinuneuro:
That's supposedly a normal ICS thing. Present in the One X as well.
[Galaxy S III General] NAiLs00:
It's present on my Prime, so it's definitely an ICS thing. I see nothing wrong with that picture.
[Galaxy S III General] Yusei:
Hello guys,

I've ordered ony SIII White from cyberport (online german store), anyone bought there and have screen issues?

Cumps
[Galaxy S III General] --unkown--:
This has nothing to do where you order it...

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[Galaxy S III General] Yusei:
Sometimes the same store receive a bunch of faulty units.

I'm just been precocious.
[Galaxy S III General] fenjen:
The tint seems to be more present in the lower bottom of the screen.. Can anyone confirm this?
[Galaxy S III General] radeonxt:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1658601&page=20
[Galaxy S III General] Minoza:
That wont solve "ink blotches" though...
[Galaxy S III General] cba1986:
I just got my S3 and luckily there is only one line about 0.5 cm near the top of the screen.

Also the infamous pink tint seems to be not present in my device.
[Galaxy S III General] a1miii:
Got these ink blotches, as well. :(

Are there even any units out there, that don't have them?!
[Galaxy S III General] Yusei:
What is the best way to detect those ink blotches?
[Galaxy S III General] miahegypt:
can some one provide a black picture so i can test the phone with it
[Galaxy S III General] --unkown--:
Start a vid on youtube while you sit in a dark rom

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[Galaxy S III General] gouldy26:
ive just done this, and tried just pure black pages, and i defiantly don't have them black marks

ive triple checked to
[Galaxy S III General] Yusei:
Can you plz check with this wallpaper???

http://www.mediafire.com/?1ivbodvw9wco6if

Anyone who want a black wallpapers download from my link.
[Galaxy S III General] gouldy26:
just tried it on all brightness levels, and i can absolutely guarantee there's not one blob/mark
[Galaxy S III General] Yusei:
You've white or blue?
[Galaxy S III General] gouldy26:
white
[Galaxy S III General] Yusei:
hope that i've the same luck as you

fingers crossed :)
[Galaxy S III General] gouldy26:
just to be sure as i don't want to guarantee something and its not correct, i just went into my upstairs toilet, which is pitch black, and spent 10 mins looking at different pics/backgrounds/videos

and i can say for 100% certain, its not there
[Galaxy S III General] CreekDirt:
I also have the white one and using your image there are no issues.

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[Galaxy S III General] cba1986:
The "problem" itself can be very random. Not all devices could have it.

I noticed that in bottom of the screen of my device. There is a little variation of colour that seems to be a little colder that the rest of the screen that is fixed when i tilt the device a lttle. I can only noticed on white surfaces. Can anybody confirm it?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III General] rock2702:
I notice the coldness of the bottom of the screen only during the LCD test.Also i believe it is just a warmer tone of white like on the new ipad and not a tint.Tilting the screen a bit in any direction makes it a bit whiter.

Sent from my s3
[Galaxy S III General] Zanr Zij:
Put your finger on the camera and take a pic with flash off.

Or using reverted rendering feature in accessibility of browser setting, set max brightnesss. Type about:blank in andress bar. Go in the darkestable and see the screen.
[Galaxy S III General] sahil gaba:
i also hav same problem there are black dots on my screen when i put black wallpaper..
[Galaxy S III General] LadFromWales85:
I've seen this on every AMOLED screen I've owned. To see it involves displaying a predominantly black image while sitting in a dark room and looking with enough intent to see the dots/lines. Having to do this surely makes it a non issue!
[Galaxy S III General] k0k0z:
kinda same here, but it seems that mine is warmer...

i wonder, m8be it's because of the heat that the processor chip produce :confused:
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
Just tried the black wall and

my S2 screen is like a mine field!

1 big black line ot top and one at the bottom with a few small dots in the middle.

And the screen is perf! No issues at all :) so i think some ppl freak out for absolutely nothing...
[Galaxy S III General] 1234568:
Not for nothing... I got a minefield too which I never notice. Then in the middle of it I've got a huge crater. Some poor soul must have triggered a mine. Anyway, point is that the crater IS obvious.
[Galaxy S III General] nativestranger:
Agreed. This is a non issue. I haven't even bothered to test mine even if I am sure it will have the same flaw. My normal usage pattern simply don't involve looking at a uniform black screen in darkness. The artificial sharpening and pink tint on the other hand is much more of an issue.
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
;( sry to hear that, i guess u have to return it :X it rly sucks, u get a new device and then have to wait 2 weeks to get it back from a service center...
[Galaxy S III General] danielsf:
I've had it on my s2 since the day I've had it, and I have in a noticed it a couple of times in a year. So it really isn't an issue, especially when my only alternative is a one x. My old amold htc desire doesn't seem to have this fault, but the screen is so awful, it might just be me unconsciously trying to avoid looking at it :P
[Galaxy S III General] 1234568:
2 weeks! Nooooo! Just joking... I knew it would be that long. :D But yeh, it really does suck. I dont want to return it straight away cos I know there is still a shortage of blue screens. I might not get a phone back for even longer.

I was thinking... cos it's a manufacturing defect, can I claim under warrantee any time in the first year? I.e. use the phone for a few months, let it get the bumps that any phone gets... then get a perfect replacement?
[Galaxy S III General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
I dont think they do replacements, the change just the faulty parts, screens, boards etc. And I think samsung give 2 years warranty :)
[Galaxy S III General] 1234568:
Apparently the screens are glued into place and very hard to remove... but there again if anyone can remove them it will be Samsung so replacement parts is believable. Oh the unnecessary hassle. Cheers Samsung for tarnishing an otherwise brilliant experience!
[Galaxy S III General] cba1986:
I'm questioning myself if would change it or not. The line itself is barely visible and there is only about half cm long.

i have 10 days to a inmediately exchange but i dont know if it worth the hassle.
[Galaxy S III General] Locky Loki:
10 days immediate replacement? Then of course you should return it, this replacement is much easier than doing it with Samsung later.
[Galaxy S III General] qasdfdsaq:
Dunno about you but I like to use my phone in the mornings and in the evenings, including in bed at dawn/dusk. Even in dim daylight it's obvious, in the notification menu, in the settings menu, etc., my wallpaper also has black areas where it's obvious. It's not present at all on my S2 or HTC desire, so I certainly disagree about it being on every AMOLED screen.

Don't need to stare at a uniform black screen in darkness to see it, for some people it's obvious during normal use.

(It's also pretty easy to notice both brightness and black levels on the S3 are far far worse than on the S2 - while my S2 is barely distinguishable in a pitch black room, the blacks on the S3 are very clearly grey in any dimly lit area, e.g. a bar, restaurant, cinema, etc., or outdoors in the evenings)
[Galaxy S III General] cba1986:
I think that the "grey" black can be tuned through software to make the ink's mark less noticeable, that's why i'm wating for supercurio's words about the subject.

Excuse me i forget to add something: immediate replacement if stock is available. The reseller only has 10 units at the time. When i picked up yesterday they were already sold out. And i dont know when is gonna bring the next batch.

On the another side. I tested my two years SGS1. And the thing was full of ink marks or blotches that i never noticed it until now. I wonder if one single line would be really a problem.

And don't forget that the next could be worse.

I don't know, i will think about it....................
[Galaxy S III General] MartynV:
S3 Pink Tint

Hi,

Please can anyone comment? My new S3 seems to have two problems with the display.

Firstly, at low to medium brightness levels the lower quarter of the screen has a slight pink tint which is apparent when using any app or web site with a white background. I have attached an image (please ignore the horizontal grey area) which shows the pink tint on the lower quarter of the screen. Secondly, the screen has an overall blue tint which becomes visible when the phone is slanted forward, say 45 degrees.

I contacted Samsung's technical support line earlier today and the first adviser confirmed that her S3 developed a blue tint when held at any other angle than perpendicular. The second adviser claimed that I should only use the Natural colour profile to reduce the problem and did not refer the matter to an engineer as the previous adviser suggested. I explained that I did not have the same problem with my S2 (I didn't mention the horizontal grey lines issue which required a recent warranty repair as this seemed unkind), probably because of the RGB array. It is interesting to note that when the general service code was used on Samsung's advice (*#0*#) the red, green and blue test screens did not show an issue.

I hope my experience of calling Samsung may help.

I'm running out of time to return the phone (7 day Vodafone return) so any advice would be much appreciated. Should I return the phone or is it within specification?

Many thanks,

Martyn
[Galaxy S III General] cba1986:
I have a similar issue. but mine is barely visible at a certain angle and have blue tone. Is almost the as when you tilt the phone and you can see a purple tint. And if take the phone further awya form me the problem seems to disappear.

To me is a natural thing to the pentile array.
[Galaxy S III General] eric0668:
Thanks to all

I am a newbie. I have read this thread about the Galaxy S III and want to make sure I get what looks good and people like, by opinion, but also what most of you agree on

This is the list of things I believe I read

-pink on screens

-brown screens on some

-yellow screen on some

-blue screen on some

-scratches on some

-and any combination of the above

Am I correct in saying most or these occur from the Asian market and not much from Europe and USA to be determined?

Also, most of these can cases can be seen in the dark although there is something that can be seen in the day, in the store.

1. Could you tell me what and how to check the device before leaving

2. Is it true that th notification light is harder to see on White. I have not had any white phone.

3. I also heard there is something about difficulty seeing the white screen, I believe outside. Or is that a myth also?

Opinions if anyone would. So as to not change topic, you can PM me, unless you feel others would like the opinion

1. Which looks better, white or blue. I hear the blue in USA chgd to more gray/metallic but should still be able to say if white is better or not

I think it looks better. On computer I see a colored case on it, with the white patches on top and bottom, makes it look like a toy. Yet the GS2 IN white in person with any colored case looks great. I am assuming it is a on screen thing and White looks better

So in summary does blue look better, and if not, get it cause I can always get a Phantom Skin in white and others and they could never duplicate the blue one.

Or would you flat out get the white because it clearly looks better, and in most of the screen issues it seems the blue has more issues

Thank you all. I appreciate any help. Especially me being a rookie

Eric
[Galaxy S III General] kulzboy:
1. unbox right in front of the sale rep, check for any error, marks, chips, crack, scratch or missing materials. turn the phone on and set it up and the go to phone app and dial *#0*#0 or something like that and check to see if the colors are perfectly fine, no stuck pixel, burn in or whatsoever

2. notification is perfectly visible you can YouTube it

3. looking at the screen outside? it was clear when I had my galaxy s as long as it was on auto brightness

as for the color it's to each of their own really. To me they both look awesome. get blue of you're unique and want a black kind of color. white of you're classy or like the pure nature of it. Both are fine
[Galaxy S III General] zyberace:
My S3 had exactly the same as yours. I brought back to the shop to showed them and to compared with the shop's display unit. Then they realized and exchanged me new one.

And you know what. My new unit is just a little better as the tint is much harder to notice. Now I'm using it to see if it impacts my daily use.

BTW, My S2 screen is much worse since day one although I have replaced the screen twice. :(
[Galaxy S III General] streety12:
In a dark environment with a black image on the screen I see some black scratches in my display -.-
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
All I can say about the screen is beautiful. Miles ahead of my previous S2.
[Galaxy S III General] chong81:
The yellow or pink tint is something pretty common almost all S3 I've seen (about 6 sets). The severity and location of the tint varies from set to set. On my current set, the screen is yellow at the top 25% and pinkish on the rest of the screen. My previous set was yellow on 50% of the screen right in the centre.

This problem is most obvious on light colored backgrounds (eg. white, grey) when we surf the web or read ebooks. An easy way to see is to download LCD-Test app from play store.

Very very disappointing widespread defect on an otherwise superb phone. I don't know what Samsung considers "within specs" for AMOLEDs, as their QC for AMOLED screens seem non existent.

If you intend to exchange it, be prepared to go through a few sets before you find one that is acceptable.
[Galaxy S III General] ale0crysis:
Any display problem here
[Galaxy S III General] demonwind:
Samsung tried to hide the screen problems with the S2, don't let them do the same with the S3.
[Galaxy S III General] vasp3690:
Nice info. I did the test and i couldn't spot a screen problem. Thank god!

sent with SGS3
[Galaxy S III General] johku12:
Checked the ink marks in dark room and didn't find any notable marks, just couple little ones, much less than on my galaxy s1 though. Btw battery life is really good, better than on sgs1 and I don't have any notable tint :)
[Galaxy S III General] cba1986:
You try to make it sound like a conspiracy. That is what warranty exists to change faulty devices.