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[Galaxy S6 General] NeoAznMan:
Man I want to do the same, but after 4 replacements, 5th was better than the rest. I would exchange mine for a better screen, but since the one I have in hand was bought directly from the store, I'm afraid they won't take me seriously. It's barely noticeable, but if looked at for some time, you can notice the very slight pink encompassing 2/3 of the screen. It's more noticeable near the middle.

Even if I try to get it exchange, I would have to do so under buyer remorse's policy, which mean I would have to get a refund (which takes 10 days) then get a new one.
[Galaxy S6 General] blek42:
I don't get it. This was my 2nd replacement with y store bought phone. If you are within the 14 days and can demonstrate the issue, then they will replace for free.
[Galaxy S6 General] NeoAznMan:
Yeah most of my replacements are done online. I should've done it in store. I'm probably past 14 days from the limit that I purchased the device. The best I can do for now is to talk to Samsung rep and later take it over to a service shop near my area to see if they can see the issue, which most likely they won't.

By any chance what is your manufacture date for your phone?
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Issue seems to be subjective. Store employees may not agree with you or they will say the tint is normal.
[Galaxy S6 General] blek42:
I do not agree with this statement.

If you can demonstrate the problem, they will replace it. It is not subjective. If you approach the demo correctly, they will either be forced to replace (there is no rational explanation for visible display variance as an intended design) or they will say they will not replace it. If you are a Tmobile customer within the 14 day buyers remorse period, they pretty much have to replace it if you can demonstrate even the slightest defect. It well be difficult for any in store rep to refuse when push comes to shove, within the 14 days.
[Galaxy S6 General] Bass-15:
How long did you go full tint for? Because display tester app just let's you choose 4 corners to change gradients and tests it, not like screen equaliser which puts up a filter. Could you post some pics please of what you did :)
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
I used screen equaliser to set the green gradient, then loaded the red parts from display tester.

May be placebo though so ymmv
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
If all the S6 units were having this tint then it's not a fault but like we saw more than 50% of them are not having this problem then you can say to the shop it's a faulty unit.

When the htc M7 units were having purple tint problem out of the box or after a time, it was a hardware fault because 18% of M7 were not having it and most of the faulty units were having it over time.

What I am trying to say and that can help you claim a swap of screen or unit is that as long as you can confirm other people are not having this tint problem it clearly means it's a faulty hardware.

If the OP can do it and post a Poll to see how many have not this problem, then you can print the results and show it as proof, best case scenario is to go with a friend who has a perfect screen S6 with you to show it
[Galaxy S6 General] ReBorn1983:
I just send my S6 edge (Black/Vietnam) back to Vodafone and hopefully get a better device. The earpiece metal grill was extremely sharp and talking longer than ten minutes wasn't possible.

The Display was completely yellowish and i really hope the new device is flawless.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Has anyone tried the following app.

Display calibration by Redpi Apps?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bully.games.displaycalibration

Seems to auto calibrate white tints etc.
[Galaxy S6 General] NeoAznMan:
I tried it, but didn't change a thing.
[Galaxy S6 General] RBB_2012:
I ended up returning mine today. Had my first replaced on Friday for minor GG issue. Small bubble on glass. Almost a non issue because it was on the edge. The one I got on Friday, had terrible screen issues. I could live with the tint, but I couldn't live with was the almost wrinkles between glass and screen running down middle and the top right. I thought very noticeable under low brightness and white and grey screens. Two of my coworkers agreed on the spot within seconds that they could see it, went to BB and the guy there noticed it too. Well, two employees at VZ store claim they did not see anything. So instead of arguing for another 1/2 hour, I just returned the darn thing. I loved the phone but I've already driven 30 minutes each way twice. I'll wait another month and order it then. Hopefully this stuff will have worked itself out. I tell you one thing, I will ask to inspect the phone before they activate it as to not go thru this again. Here, pictures.
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
How can this work? How can an app tell which areas of your screen are tinted?
[Galaxy S6 General] El Mono:
I understand being ocd about it. And I hope you have better luck. It may be difficult getting that perfect screen, unless your DisplayMate and receive one from Samsung(and, no, I'm not trying to be a smart a**).

I'm looking at the lcd monitors at work right now and they all have warms spots, and cooler spots. It does tend to make one a little crazy. Add to that, from some angles you barely notice any issues. And when the screen isn't white it looks phenomenal. Nevertheless, hope you find one that is at least liveable.

el mono
[Galaxy S6 General] kishin14:
The problem is that the one you get in the store may have the same issue and there's a good chance that the CSRs in the store won't think it's a big deal. They certainly aren't going keep opening boxes for you until you find one with a perfect screen. But who knows? Maybe you'll get lucky and the first phone they open will be awesome.
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
You make a good point. I didn't really think about the fact that they can't really keep opening boxes to find that one phone that looks okay to me. I'm honestly not too sure what I'll end up doing :(.

Yea, this is one of those times that I wish I wasn't ocd about my phone lol. Would make my life so much easier :\.

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] El Mono:
Yes, being ocd can be a real burden. Also, I have two co-workers with Note 4's. They love them. I checked them out, neither one had a "perfect" screen. Those that don't suffer from oc disorder are fortunate indeed. Having said that, if it is really bad there certainly is no reason not to try for replacement.

el mono
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
At this point, I'm genuinely considering not getting another S6 for fear of having the same problem over and over. I might wait to see what happens with the G4, or if they make improvements to the M9 via software upgrades. I have to say though that I really do love the S6 besides the screen issue that is probably just blown out of proportion for me. Talk about first world problems lol... :|

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I'm worried now? getting my s6 tomorrow. Hoping it's ok. I'm ocd too and if I notice it straight away I will go crazy. It will have to be very very minimum for me to live with it.
[Galaxy S6 General] Mitsjke:
I doubt you'll really get a replacement. Once had a Galaxy Note 10.1 with a loose screen, Samsung wouldn't repair it because the screen was working....
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
The replacements at this point aren't through Samsung, they're through Tmobile since I'm still within the first 20 days of receiving the phone as it was an online order. They already sent me out that one replacement (which I sent back the exact same day since it had the same issue), but at this point I think the best thing to do in my situation is to just pack up the original phone, send it back and get a refund, and see where things go with the phone some time from now. Not trying to discourage anyone else from checking out the phone and seeing if it's to their liking. I can take defects in items, but not with the most important part (ie: the part you interact with the most) on the phone. :(

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] Hawke84:
I have a similar issue with mine, pinkish down the bottom. considering sending it back but think I will end up keeping it as i think all of them will be like it to an extend and knowing my luck the next one i get will have a dead pixel!
[Galaxy S6 General] El Mono:
Exactly! First Note 4 I gave to my gf. She loves it. Second one has same issue. I suppose I deserved that. It isn't so bad that I'm willing to risk getting something worse. I'll live with my S6 as it is. Good luck.

el mono
[Galaxy S6 General] Roflwafflez:
Just got back from shipping back my original S6, so I am officially back on my Blackberry lol. I had to stop by Tmobile to activate a microsim since the S6 uses a nanosim, and while I was there I decided to check out the display unit they had. Same issue with the screen discoloration. Honestly, I think I might just not be compatible with the amoled screens that Samsung uses. Dunno what I'm going to do at this point. Need to wait for the devices to reach their destination and a refund to be issued to my account, then I'll decide the next move. Hope everyone who's getting an S6 has good luck with the units they receive! :good:

-Matt
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
I got my S6 today (in Singapore) and noticed the same issue. I actually read it here before I bought it... I think if I didn't come across this thread I wouldn't have realised it at all.

Mine is at the upper left hand corner and when I tilt it away the tint goes away. I doubt I'll be exchanging it though. I exchanged my S4 7 times when I first got it (severe OCD, I know), until they got fed up with me. My replacement screens ended up either with bright pixels or with dust under the screen. The last screen had a tiny piece of dust and that's where I was forced to settle. ANd over the past two years I didn't notice it at all.

I guess it just comes with a new device purchase. All that extra paranoia... I'll try to settle this time.

BTW I don't really notice it on the Adaptive display, only on the Basic setting. I wish the Basic setting had colder whites though.
[Galaxy S6 General] El Mono:
Good point. I didn't notice on any of the phones while still on the adapt setting. Once I changed to basic, and reduced the brightness it became visible. I think its a great phone and I will continue to battle with my ocd..

el mono
[Galaxy S6 General] NeoAznMan:
By any chance when was your phone manufactured?
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Just got mine in uk. Perfect. Hardly any discoloration. No scratches and no led light on. It's made in a completely different place that others got from t mobile
[Galaxy S6 General] Shriac:
I too see the pink colour on the bottom part of my screen. Just bought it today from Samsung store. I showed it to the Samsung employees and they have forwarded my message to seniors. I was told to use the device for 2-3 days and see if Samsung releases any updates to fix the issue.

The manufacturing country listed is Vietnam on the box.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Vietnam seems to be a really bad batch
[Galaxy S6 General] Jrhoop:
Doubt its fixable with a firmware update. :eek:
[Galaxy S6 General] nolimit78:
All of it was totally free. They overnight shipped it and I'll have it today.
[Galaxy S6 General] derWolf_:
I got my phone today - S6 (the normal one) 64 gigs in black. Absolutely no issues - no dead pixels/ dust, no color distortion, no led being constantly on. Overall - superb phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Pretty sure mine has a tint to it again!

Getting fed up of this now! Its an absolute joke!
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Since some of you guys seem to have a good unit, I threw caution to the wind and tried again. THis time, I opted for the Gold instead of the Black.

Sure enough, everything felt nice and dandy out of the box, until half an hour later when I saw the tint again.

Manufacturing Date: 2015/04/17 in Vietnam, so I guess we can throw away the 'first batch' excuse now.

In any case, I'm tired. Hopefully the G4 is good enough to warrant a switch, or I'll just preach what I say earlier and live with it :)

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In the same boat as you. I guess some of us may be looking too hard into this now.
[Galaxy S6 General] Sumit.K:
Guess what? I tried the same, opted for a different color (Gold) and took the one thats made in India to avoid the Vietnam batch. This one is worse than my previous unit. :crying:

Edit - Just installed phone info and it says Made In Brazil, while the box says manufactured in India.
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
The tint on this one seems more acceptable to me, so it's a keeper.

It's just that fast charging doesn't seem to be working on this one. Sigh. Hopefully it's just the cable/charger.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
So what settings are people using to decrease the pink tint, using the screen equalizer app?

Yellowy green seems to help for me on cinema mode, not sure what others are using for best result?
[Galaxy S6 General] tlxxxsracer:
Here are my two screens. The first is the original s6 i got from preorder. The second is the replacement I just received today.

Both have same brightness levels.

Issue i have with the second one is the home button moves more than my first :( :mad:
[Galaxy S6 General] tlxxxsracer:
double post
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Second is similar to mine, its bareable! Hardly noticeable I guess
[Galaxy S6 General] tlxxxsracer:
Right. I want to get another replacement just due to the home button, but worried the screen then wont be as good :P
[Galaxy S6 General] coton:
I read in the instructions on another screen filtering app that on AMOLED screens like the S6 if you use a colored filter other than white, gray or black, over time it will make the tint even worse and cause major burn-in. They caution against it so I question the long-term safety of the Screen Equalizer app.
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Damn, looks like I have no choice but the return the phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Here's my second, still can't decide its slightly tinted!
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
I see two slight pink tints on the middle left and middle right. Is that what you're referring to?

My new unit still has the tint on the left, but it's subtle enough so I'm sticking with it.
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Anway, this is mine, contrasted and non-contrasted.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
That's the one, bottom corner sometimes does it too. Depends on the brightness!
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Since it took you a while to notice I'd wager it isn't that serious.
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
My screen is exactly the same...very much in doubt as well as to whether or not to return it. This is my 3rd S6 and chances are a replacement could be worse :(
[Galaxy S6 General] Joern85:
This is mine. looks pretty bad and is really anyoing whenever a white background is used. i already talked to the sales rep, he also saw the uneven discoloration. unfortunately, my phone is bundled with my contract, thus they only can send it to samsung, which means that i'll have to wait a few weeks. As there is a offical samsung repair center here in my city they advised me to go to the repair center directly, which would be quicker. I'll report back what they tell me at the repair center next week
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I got so fed up of the display rubbish which took away all the excitement and enjoyment of the s6, I rang vodafone yesterday and in next couple days having an htc one m9 delivered to swap with my s6
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Please do let us know how you like the One M9, compared to the S6. Especially screen quality of course.
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Looks like some factories are not installing correctly the screens, this pink tint problem specially occuring at bottom is like the infamous clouding on led TVs, a very slight overpressure on the screen does that
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Will tbh i prefer a few things on htc anyway. Design. Screen. Audio. Sense. Battery life. Sd card slot. I will let you know how i get on. Hopefully will get tomorrow
[Galaxy S6 General] lawtq:
My 2nd unit is better than the 1st but still pink. How is best to relieve some of that pressure on the screen do you think? Probably involves opening it up?
[Galaxy S6 General] Sumit.K:
You guys are lucky to have stricter consumer laws unlike here in India. Anyways, I showed the middle finger to Sammy today evening, though at a loss of approx $200. My replacement unit was worse and the service center nerd kept denying the issue. I went to a nearby shop and sold it.

All I need is a device with 4.7 or 5 inch screen since I really dont like using phones sized above that range. Since HTC skipped the M9 and launched M9+ here in India with a Mediatek processor, getting it is out of question. That leaves me with one choice, the iPhone 6. I'm not sure how will I go about dealing with iOS since I've been on Android since 2.1. I could have opted for Xperia Z3 Compact but it has got problems of its own and I don''t really like Sony. With manufacturers moving towards bigger and bigger screens, its tough for people like me to get a decent speced device under the 5 inch screen size. Cant tell you how much I hate google for not coming up with an alternative to the monstrous Nexus 6.
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Since it's a closed shell you can't access internals on your own, on other phones like Note 4 all you have to do is slightly unscrew 1 or 2 screws, besides your warranty is voided if you open it
[Galaxy S6 General] hanano17:
I posted pics of mine in a different thread, didn't know this one was here, but jist of it is bottom of mine appears brighter/yellowish on dark backgrounds and the middle has a bit of pink on white backgrounds. Does anyone have experience with trying to swap them at Tmo? Will they try to tell me they won't do anything about it? WIll they try to charge me a restocking fee, as I'm still within the 14 day period? I feel like we are paying $650+, we should be able to get the product the way it should be even if its nitpicking.
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Who knows, it depends on the employee and manager of the store.
[Galaxy S6 General] thawk720:
After 3 weeks of waiting I finally got my s6 which I wanted to replace my scratched up / slightly yellowgreen edge that I have. Mine definitely has some pink in it. Hard to tell from the pictures, but it's there. I'm also surprised by the massive amount of color shift from viewing angles. The edge is way better in this regard. The regular S6 i can get blue/green/pink whites all within a small shake of the wrist. Edge won't change up on me unless I'm looking at extreme angles. The whites on my edge look a bit more yellow, but at least it's uniform so it doesn't stand out as much. Image is more stable. I dunno what to do. I don't want to keep swapping phones, but don't want to keep the ones I got for the money I paid.

Also odd is in camera mode when i lay both flat on the table. The edge I get a pure black screen. Regular S6 there's noisy light on the screen.

My new S6 regular was made on 4/17/14 in Vietnam. Hardware revision 1.0

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

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

http://i.imgur.com/OecbjlR.jpg
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Similar to the one im replacing for an m9. The pink is horrible:(
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Looks like the Vietnam's factory is the culprit. all the bad screens are coming from there.

Any Korean made?
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Yeah, it's looking that way at the moment! Until we hear of other issues from other factories
[Galaxy S6 General] coton:
I had a bad screen from China (Verizon) & they replaced it with another from China which is perfect.
[Galaxy S6 General] Try4Ce:
I am on my 3rd device now and even its from Vietnam with an earlier manufacturing date than my previous 2 devices the screen is nearly perfect. I have a VERY slight pinkish gradient on the top which is baaaarely visible. I can live with that anytime. Its a gorgeous device when all the kinks dont apply and dont regret getting the S6 over the M9 ^^
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Finally got my swapped S6 today!

The screen has no tint whatsoever! Hw can you see where it's made?

It's intended for Italian market

Though something crazy, I don't have the Galaxy S6 logo on the back :eek:

All the videos I saw on youtube had it, no?
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo&hl=en

Please let us know where your S6 was made...cheers!

Ps glad you have a good phone this time :)

Ps 2 I think only the Edge version has a logo on the back? My regular S6 doesn't have logo neither...I think it's fine.
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Made in China

08 March 2015
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Yup...looks like most problem phones are made in Vietnam.
[Galaxy S6 General] hanano17:
Mines also Vietnam, 3/30/15. Hopefully I can get a good one on my first replacement.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Both of mine were made in the UK
[Galaxy S6 General] lawtq:
I have same situation mine was made on april the 7th and I have a very slight pink tint on the top half of the screen barely noticeable. But I just can't live with it and they're sending me a next one tomorrow, third time lucky I hope, if there is a pink tint anywhere on this phone I'll give up. But I wonder if I'm being too picky, dont think so cause I keep looking at it, bugs me

I have to say, O2 UK have been great. A straight swap at my front door the next day
[Galaxy S6 General] ChriZer:
Yea, mine was also made in Vietnam and has screen issues
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Can you snap a pic on a white background and a dark gray background for us to see? Thanks! :)
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Have to say, using the colour correction in the accessibility section has helped for me.

Just knocked the reds back a little bit. Makes them a little less saturated, and stops the tint on the screen from been obvious!
[Galaxy S6 General] ReBorn1983:
Iust received my second one.

It has the same yellow display on normal viewing angles. slightly tilting and it has an amazing white. i think this device is much more affected from this issue.

laying on the table and looking on the screen is perfect. Pick it up and...bam.. yellow ugly screen

I think that make it much more worse.

Vietnam / 20150412

Don't think i can live with this device either..

:(
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Get an m9 . You dont get this crap quality with htc. Never getting a samsung phone again tbh. Staying away from amoled.
[Galaxy S6 General] ReBorn1983:
After this crap i maybe going back to HTC. Compared to my M7 the S6 screen is like a smoker had this device 5 Years in his little flat and smoked 5 Packs a day.
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Absolute non-sense, M9 has LCD green tint problems too
[Galaxy S6 General] ReBorn1983:
Anyone else recognized the color switch while booting in the Samsung logo? mine switches from white to yellow
[Galaxy S6 General] ChriZer:
Thats probably the screen setting (default to whatever you have set) that kicks in during boot
[Galaxy S6 General] ReBorn1983:
then it is much worse... because it is on cinema mode
[Galaxy S6 General] kLN93:
Where are those settings? I cant find them

Edit: found it, I put the all the way to the left and it seems to minimize the pink hue even though the screen is more yellowish now
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Both my black 32gb edges were Korean and both had pink tint. One even had scratches too.
[Galaxy S6 General] theartialmartist:
THIS.

You explained it perfectly. Head on the full-page whites are yellowish, almost greenish, but tilt to a flat-on-a-desk angle and whites are gorgeous. I think it's the glass ended up being so expensive for them to bend the quality control was atrocious.

How can I live with a phone that COULD have those perfect whites it shows at the off angle??

More importantly is this every Edge? Or are most people getting neutral white at 90 degrees?

This is my second one (first replacement) I'm going back to the store tomorrow (again) to compare against other phones and make sure I'm not crazy (again)