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[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Vanhoud:
I noticed three spots on my screen that looked like dust or deal pixels under the screen. Hard to tell which, because of you can notice the black spec then it's a lot more then a single pixel that's dead due to the high dpi. I exchanged mine and so far I haven't noticed it again
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] oneandroidnut:
Mine is flawless no idea how you guys always get bad units
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] plbelanger:
Mine is perfect
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cdmoore74:
No issues with mine. I even did a pixel test. But yes; dead pixels and dust always suck. I've swapped a droid x, one Note 2, two HTC rezounds, a iPad 2 and 3 all for dead pixels or lint. Almost forgot about the Nook HD plus.

The take away is that no company is immune to this issue. The worst out of the bunch was the HTC rezound. The dead pixels would cluster in groups. Even the 3rd phone had a dead pixel but I lived with it because I got it at a good cost.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DaleKaleD:
I didn't have any dead pixels, but I did have a lot of apparently random dead spots across the screen, so that I was unable to trace a solid line without it spacing out.

I would have icons I was dragging just drop, or random presses happen. For the first bit, as I was tinkering at work, I was unsure if it was overly responsive, but testing when î got home diagnosed it.

It's wiped and ready to exchange as soon as the Best Buy opens today, and them in get to go into work on the weekend so fingers crossed.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sus4ntoh:
Here we go again. I really hope Asus is doing a better job this time.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Sterlic:
Rats. After I had to RMA my original N7 3 times due to screen lift and a broken backlight I thought I was lucky when I received my new N7 and didn't notice any imperfections. Then I saw some dust or dead pixels or something near the bottom http://i.imgur.com/gDJxmgz.jpg. Oh well, at least Amazon is sending me a new one and I have until the end of August to send back my current one for free.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] eyecon82:
My bezel had a ton if scratches on it out of the box. There is no quality control at Asus and Google needs to ditch them. It makes google look bad
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] phonic:
Did you see the fix for this?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] player911:
Mine delivered from Amazon is flawless. I just did a screen test and looks good.

Sent from Nexus 7 XHD using XDA Premium HD
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jayochs:
yeah I'm hardly noticing the dust so idc, I'm not going to return it to possibly get one with more dead pixels or other issues. no electronics are perfect in today's age.. nobody has good quality control because it's just mass produced stuff.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jeffrey1027:
Nothing wrong with my device. 1st ones the charm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Carpediem06:
Don't apologize man

I also know this user. He was all over the nexus 10 and nexus 4 forums claiming to have the perfect device, when one does not exist.

He never post pictures and gets folks in an exchange/return frenzy

He was called out before and I also think he's a troll
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] MMakoto:
So I've got my 32gb from staples.com ever since Monday, I could've sworn that it had no noticeable light bleed or dead/stuck pixels, but just an hour ago I noticed one black dead pixel on the lower right screen. Is it possible that stuck/dead pixels develop over time?

Nexus 7 FLO
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] TheUnladenSwallow:
Yup

Mine got 1 blue and 2 or 3 red pixels a couple days after getting it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] klov:
Really? Check my post history; I've never commented in either thread (Nexus 4 or 10).

In fact, my very first post on XDA was a complaint about having to swap 4 devices (Nook Color) for various QC issues.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11481051#post11481051

Perfect panels exist with this device but unless your lucky you're going to be swapping to find them
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] bckrupps:
lol
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Ah snap :p

We see you meow on our nexus⁴ can we haz some more?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Red Wolf:
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[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Daavinator:
My original Nexus 7 from Best Buy had a dead pixel, so I returned it this morning. Since Best Buy was now out, I was able to get another one at Office Depot. That one had a huge piece of dust on the left side of the screen, so I returned that as well. That was also the last 32GB model at Office Depot, but I found another one at Office Max. The screen on that one was all crazy, and the bottom half of the screen kept flickering and resizing the text (i.e. the keyboard), which made the tablet unusable.

Hopefully the 4th one will be the charm!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] CosmicArbiter:
Good luck! This pretty much summaries my experience thus far. At least Office Max has been understanding and wants to work with me on this situation.

1st - Odd blue and red cloudiness on an all black screen.

2nd - 1 dead pixel/ 1 stuck pixel by the navigation bar.

3rd - Red/blue cloudiness and dead pixel in the center of the screen.

4th - 3 stuck pixels

...5th?

I am starting to feel this is becoming hopeless as well. All are manufactured in June 13' D60K. Has anyone seen anything else yet?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
hmm.... anyone with a unit without dead pixels care to share their manufacture info?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] californiarailroader:
My display is flawless, it has a MFG date of July 2013. I'm not sure about the D60K though, is that a MFG code?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] 0.0:
Your manufacturing date is a month later than mine. So you may have gotten the second batch. Lucky!

Edit: never mind. Mine is July too

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Sn00ky:
Could you guys please write the serial number you have received to see if the newer batches don't have all these issues like dead pixels or dust under the screen etc. ? Might be of help for sure. Thanks :)
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] californiarailroader:
My SN is D70KBCxxxxxx .
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] drakester09:
D7OKBC too, all good here, very happy. Mfg on 07.2013

Edit: I think it's O instead of 0
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] danvee:
Same here. Ø dust /Ø dead pixels.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] GrayBoltWolf:
Do you ever stop complaining Jay?

:D
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] oneandroidnut:
Where you see mfg date?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Stanlehh:
D70KBC here but I think I have a stucked pixel, only shows up on white/yellow/green, doesn't show up on red/blue/purple on those pixel test app, does that mean it's more likely a stucked pixel?

can't seem to unstuck it though. just my luck.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jayochs:
clearly I'm not the only one, noob ;) you get a new nexus 7?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] GrayBoltWolf:
Getting the One in a week or so when Verizon decices to stop being lazy.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jayochs:
noyce. I was contemplating getting it.. but idk if I can drop down from 5 inch screen on my dna and s4 to a 4.7 inch at the same exact size of the phones. I was hoping the new dna2 would come out but it won't be now that Motorola has the exclusive on droids.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] drakester09:
In the white box, there should be two stickers with all the information (S/N, P/N and there is a date in numeric format next to Made in China, mine says 2013.07
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] theniel:
I just bought a new Nexus 7 at Future Shop and had to return it because within 30 seconds of turning the thing on my eyes saw a dust particle under the screen and it was all I could think about after.

I have a new one in its box still beside me, Hopefully it's fully functional because the store is closed now and it'll drive me insane if there's anything wrong with it.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mayurolla:
First one was D60 and it had screen issues. Replacement is D70 and it has very very minor light bleed at the top but noticeable unless brightness is all the way up on a black screen in a dark room.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Jonnyredcorn:
I didn't really wanna read the whole thread and get discouraged so I just ordered one to be shipped to my local best buy. What apps and how should I check my unit to be clear of defects.

AT&T Galaxy S4 Running Google Edition Kangbean 4.3 w/ ktoonez's kernel.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] locodroid:
no issues with mine so far, if I get any dead pixels I will be taking it back to Best buy for an exchange...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
could u post mfg date and serial please?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Stanlehh:
anyone able to advise whether is mine a stuck or dead pixel?

It doesn't show up on red/blue/purple screens during screen test,

only shows up on white/yellow/green.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Jonnyredcorn:
What app are you guys using to check dead pixels?

AT&T Galaxy S4 Running Google Edition Kangbean 4.3 w/ ktoonez's kernel.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.ujacha.deadpixel

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Jonnyredcorn:
Thanks that's what I figured. Just wasn't sure if there was something better. Seems like it would be impossible to detect any on my gs4 even if I had one it would be very hard to find.

AT&T Galaxy S4 Running Google Edition Kangbean 4.3 w/ ktoonez's kernel.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
Gs4 is a AMOLED and the nexus7 is LCD

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] jayochs:
on my DNA, i have a white stuck pixel that only shows up on white screens..not on black or anything else. so yeah probably stuck pixel.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cyberprodigy:
Posted this in the build quality thread, might as well post here:

Got my 32GB from Walmart a few days ago. Decided to check my screen today. Saw this:

It also has a dead pixel on the left side of the screen towards the bottom.

This device kicks ass but it really sucks that there are so many problems with the displays.

Needless to say I'm taking it back and purchasing a new one at OfficeMax tomorrow.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
Could you please post mfg date and serial?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cyberprodigy:
Serial starts with D60K and the MFG date is June, 2013.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] oneandroidnut:
gotcha. mine is china and 2013.06 interesting thanks
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] sean222:
Saw so many people posting don't buy the New Nexus 7 because Asus has QC issues...I figured if they HAD QC issues with the old N7, they would be fixed by now right? NOT...so disappointed. Picked up a new N7 from Office Max, D60K June 2013 and it has dust under the screen...a LOT. I'm just going to pay to ship this to Asus, since I got the 20% off Office Max deal I'm pretty happy right now ($215.99 for 32GB)...just as long as my replacement is perfect. Sending this into Asus for an RMA...we'll see what happens...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] theniel:
My original defective unit with dust under the screen was a D70 July model. My replacement is also a July model and is flawless. I don't think manufacturing dates determine if you're more likely to have a defective model or not since there's a good mix of June and July models.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Shadowguy:
Just received mine! No Dust I am currently about to check for dead pixels. Only slight light bleed from top of device (SLIGHT) I have more than that on my nexus 4....well pixel text complete no DEAD PIXELS!

But i am pissed about the many fingerprints it holds....come on SPIGEN!!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cyberprodigy:
It'd be interesting to see how much money Asus/Google has lost due to people returning defective Nexus 7's. There seems to be a LOT of people who have returned their Nexus 7 at least once.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mayurolla:
You most likely have a stuck pixel. Sometimes you can cycle through colors allot to fix stuck pixels but I'd get it replaced if I were you.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] 0.0:
I don't think cycling through colors will work. I read it's such a low percentage that it'll fix it, so yes, I agree with you, get it replaced instead

...unless you can live with it. I'm living with mine, since it only shows on a black background with brightness at ~40% and higher

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] mayurolla:
I know, like I said sometimes. Worked for me once on a computer monitor but hasn't always worked for me.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aooga:
Wow I got lucky. Zero light bleed and perfect build quality. Compared to the nexus 4 I had (creaked like a horror movie, screen was AWFUL), this is amazing.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] 0.0:
My fault, I didn't see the word "sometimes" lol. I think it may be "barely" as well :p

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
where did you buy yours at? could you please share manufacture date & serial?

what is your manufacture date & serial?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aooga:
Best buy. On launch day.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Stanlehh:
I live outside the US and it'll be very costly to get it replaced and there's no guarantee that the replacement set would be a perfect one, it'll easily cost me $40 USD to get a replacement done.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Shadowguy:
July 2013
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] eyecon82:
Mind posting a pic with no light bleed?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] hollisterryann:
Mines doing this when I flip from portrait to landscape. Doesn't do it everytime but now I'm gonna return it hopefully new one is good. Might try to see if they can match that 20% coupon
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Omar04:
After 6 days of having a "perfect" tablet... Today I wake up with 4 dead pixels only on black. Thank god I haven't develop OCD yet lmao. I'm keeping it because I fear to death exchange it for a worst unit, any ways have 24 days to test it before Gamestop 30days return policy expire.

Team SXTP

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Saw something similar second time (same wallpaper) I turned it on, not happend again so I ignore it. Now see this I'm a Lil worry. But what the heck 24 days to go.

Team SXTP
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cyberprodigy:
Just took mine back to Walmart and ordered a new one from Best Buy with the 20% off OfficeMax coupon. They were out of stock so I had to get it shipped to the store so I have to pick it up tomorrow or Thursday. Can't wait.

I could honestly give a damn about slight screen bleed since it's very rare when I would ever notice it, but dead pixels are what gets me. My OCD drives me nuts if I have a dead pixel.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] chiikko561:
Mine it is A1 right out the box...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] hollisterryann:
Ya I've tried different wallpapers does the same thing in the same spot
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aooga:
Sure. I'll post it in the next hour or so when I get back from work.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] hollisterryann:
Just ordered a new one from the play store since those are probably the most updated with fixes
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] usmaak:
Lol. I am not sure when the definition of OCD was updated to include wanting to get what you paid for. I paid for a device that is supposed to be free of defects. That's what I want. Nothing less. If ASUS wants to keep my money, give me a device without stuck and/or dead pixels and crap under the screen. If I am shelling out $269, I am not settling. One of the reasons quality has gone down the toilet is because people have come to expect and accept poor quality. Companies lose their incentive to turn out quality products when people accept them. It's good business for the Chinese factories turning out subpar products and bad business for everyone else.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] OJ in Compton:
Anyone know what Asus's policies are on replacing screens for dead pixels, and typically how long it takes to send a N7 and get it back? Do you get a refurb or do they fix your original device?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aooga:
Full brightness. If you look really close, the top right corner has the slightest hint of bleed, but its so minimal that I'm happy.

Edit: a really high contrast pic is below to highlight the light bleed. And I mean really high contrast. You can't see this without editing.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] just blaze:
Returned the unit I had from Best buy today. I had 2 other units I ordered from staples.com and I was going to return it as well because all had dead pixels. Best buy one being the worst. All these stores around me seem to be out of stock and I can't find any to exchange for. The only thing I was able to do today was get the manager at staples to apply and match the office max 20% off and repurchased one of the tabs with dead pixels for now. In the mean time I have another 15 days to try to find an exchange at staples or try to see if office max has any in stock. the quest for a perfect screen continues.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
same here... wish I had aooga's luck
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
Policy is 4 dead pixels.... No?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
who's? i've heard something like that for used LCD TV's
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
Read the booklet In the box...
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
you're telling the device advertised as having the best-in-class HD screen has a policy in the booklet saying it may contain up to 4 dead pixels on arrival?

I guess I didn't check for that one in the booklet before returning my two units because that absolutely blows my mind.

Gamestop was happy to take my returns because they agreed it is unacceptable.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] swisstourist:
Well read it... In my Nexus 7 2012, this is what it said...

They don't have to refund you or give you a new one if you have 3 or 4 dead pixels, unless you have 2 aligned....
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] ykwak:
From Birmingham, AL here.

16gb models - both mfg June 2013

1st) staples - multitouch bugs registering multiple key taps etc, and moderate light bleed at top

2nd) staples -dead/stuck pixel in bottom but perfect multitouch

Apparently, I am the "only" customer who has had any issues with the new nexus 7 at the store.

Returned for now since they were out of stock. I have never had to return a smart phone or tablet in the past 10 years...looks like my luck ran dry lol.

Now I am stuck with screen protector and cover for a device I dont have : /, and everyone near me is out of stock.

If apple releases an ipad mini retina display, I may jump ship.

Good luck to everyone!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] YoungStarDC:
I got my nexus 7 from a friend who was on vacation in America. He got it in the best buy. It's manufacturing date is in June and the number starts with D60. It had no dead pixels or build quality issues. It does have some very minor light bleed at the upper edge but from what I've read about LCD screens, every one has some very minor light bleed. All in all I couldn't be happier. Good luck to everyone.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cyberprodigy:
You're just probably the only one who cares enough to want a perfect product.

That wasn't meant with any hostility, I'm just saying that most people don't even take the time to make sure their device is perfect.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] eyecon82:
Thanks

I think that is just speculation. They have the same stock as everyone else. Not like they get the latest batches

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True. It's a $200 device.. And you won't have it forever
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aooga:
I feel bad for those who have had to exchange many times. I wonder why Asus is having so many problems with screens. When I had the Asus zenbook prime, the backlight bleed was terrible. They have to start using another manufacturer.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] kurdupelll:
I thought mine was just dust or a scratch at first. Got to cleaning it and it looks like a white spec. Everyone on here keeps saying a black dot for a dead pixel. Is dust under the screen supposed to look white or silver? I cant tell if its dust or a scratch. Anyone with experience let me know please
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] olmos.lalo:
It's weird, i finally was able to score a 16gb at Staples and bam on boot up I see a pixel next to the google at boot up that is all red. It never changes color. It's weird. I'm going back for a replacement tomorrow, hopefully they still have some left!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] DowntownJeffBrown:
OK I got a question. After extensive searching on my n7 for defects cause I'm OCD I found what looks to be a Lil patch maybe the size of a third of an eraser that looks like light bleed. Here's the strange part it's not on the edges where light bleed normally is. It's located about 1/8 up from the bottom and it can only be seen on a black screen with the brightness over 75% and i have to be in a dark room. Anybody have any clue what this is. I'm not sure if I wanna return it and get another cause I never see it and other than that my n7 is damn near perfect. Btw it's a D70 July model I purchased from the play store. Cheers :beer:

>^.^< Sent from meow HTC One which is like catnip to me atm
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
No... Just no... How can you post saying he's the only one that cares in a now 26 page thread about people complaining about dead pixels?

"You're the only one that cares" saying it like he has OCD or something.

No, he just bought a new product and was not expecting a screen with defects.

Let's see: What is the main feature of a tablet? ITS SCREEN.

Do you want to pay full price for a device with a defective screen?

Really weird to hear apologists for Asus' ****ty QC.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] cyberprodigy:
You misunderstood me.

The general public is not like most of the people in this thread. I'd say 90% of the people I know would never do something like closely examine their screen for dead pixels. Most just get their tablet, think "er may gerd iz so fast" and use it like normal without ever taking notice of something like a dead pixel.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
You are indeed correct, sir.

But we have to consider where this discussion is taking place.

We here are the power users and techies that notice this stuff.

In the case of us that purchased before 7/29, we are the early adopters, wasting our time, doing Asus' QC for them!
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] just blaze:
Yeah I agree, the average user wouldn't really notice the dust, dead pixels, or light bleed. Even when I show my girlfriend she gives me the "really? you wanna exchange it for that?" lol. They just don't understand though just wanting a flaw free device for the money you pay for it. Could I live with it? Of course, but if I'm in my return/exchange window, I'm still gonna try. Not going to lie though, it's a little tiresome and tedious doing this search
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] aooga:
I agree, but I still think that if anything that you paid over $100 for has a problem, they have every right to exchange it until they get one without a defect. Those devices exist out there.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Xanthius Balaraw:
I had no problems with mine. neither did 2 of my friends. It seems you just had some bad luck. I'd return it for a new one if I were you.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] laxinchili:
Perhaps I am unlucky. I think tomorrow I will try my luck again and pick up another unit @ gamestop.
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Origin8:
I usually do my research whenever I buy something new but this time my excitement got the best of me. I heard so many good thing about the N7 2013 that I ordered it right away through Amazon and even payed for 1 day shipping only to receive a model with light bleed and a lot of dead pixels (16GB), some more noticeable then others. Here are some pictures:

Light bleed on the top as well as a dead pixel:

Two dead pixels:

I have more that are just black but those would be harder to catch on camera. I'm thinking about returning it but I've never returned anything through amazon, anyone know how long they take to replace a unit?
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] Stanlehh:
those might look like stuck pixels to me since it's appearing on black screen, try some pixel fixing app such as jscreenfix first?

Amazon told me they'll ship a replacement set with the same shipping speed as the first and then you have 30 days from your initial purchase date to ship the first defective set back to them.