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[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Well...as some of you may remember I have been rather active in this thread (up until some weeks ago) regarding the screen quality of my S6. I had bought a white 64Gb version and returned it a total of 5 (!) times before I ended up with a phone with a decent screen. Decent...not perfect, as it still has some pink hue on the bottom. So after a few weeks I had enough of looking at a less-than-perfect screen and decided to sell the phone. Back to my Note4 (with perfect screen!) it was... :)

But...I decided the S6 was a fantastic phone in all other regards and I kinda missed it in daily usage...especially the incredible speed&smoothness of the device (even more so after installing a very light custom rom) and the perfect compact factor, plus overal look&feel of the phone.

Long story short ;) Yesterday I bought a new S6, this time a black 32GB version. Low&behold this one does have a perfect screen!!! It is perfectly uniform and does not have any pink or green tint...anywhere. (will try to make some pics later on)

Needless to say I am a very happy camper, especially after going back and forth for a month (!) switching 5 phones, each time driving 60km's and costing a lot of time.

Btw not trying to rub it in of course, just wanted to share my experiences. I am aware of people having this issue with many different S6 versions, but I can't escape the fact that I switched the white 64Gb version a total of 5 times, and my very first black 32Gb version is perfect right away (first time lucky?).
[Galaxy S6 General] Jonathan-H:
I just try and ignore it on mine, as it looked perfect to me when I got it but the pink tint has got worse since I bought it.

I do not believe the perfect screen on the S6 exists, as every single one i've looked at or seen in any shop has it, but I hope yours is good enough so you don't spot it.
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
That sounds a bit like sour-grapes to me. You can believe all you want, which doesn't mean it is correct. I have very extensive experience with many S6 phones, as indicated already. All had very clear pink hue (different locations of the screen). My new S6 *does not have any pink hue* and the screen is *perfectly uniform*.

Don't think I can make this any more clear than I have already. I'll try to make a couple of pics later on when I get back home.

Hey...I know all about the frustration regarding the (far)less-than-perfect screen of the S6. Believe me...I know...it sucks :(

In any case...I am very very happy (and relieved) about my new S6. Hopefully everyone in this thread can have his/her own perfect S6 (if they take the time and effort to switch/return their phones...like I did...for a month long!)
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Just came back from a trip to Italy, and was using the Mi 4i for my whole trip. Switched back to the S6 when I came back, and still see the tint.

But now I've adopted a live and let live attitude. Too tired of changing. The S6 does everything I need it to do anyway, so I'll just stick with it...

On a side note I recently won an LG G4 from a contest; was tempted to use it and sell the S6, but I decided otherwise...
[Galaxy S6 General] jah2110:
Mine is perfectly 2 month with a rude use... I'm So happy with my S6!
[Galaxy S6 General] evak2979:
Hey man.

I am on my 4th S6 - The first one had a yellow tint, second one has a busted audio speaker, third one had strong pink/yellow rainbow effect. This one has a minimal pink, under where the Android status bar is - only visible when on whites and on wide screen, and that when not on full brightness (as per usual)

I've been trying to get a this generation phone for months. I've went through 4 S6s, 1 G4, and 4 M9s. The M9 was my preferred choice, but the camera is really bad and, what's worse, all of my units bought from different vendors had light leak on the upper left corner. Two of them had dead pixels.

I would've kept the G4, but I experienced the ghost touch issue that's bugged a lot of people. That, and the terrible battery (3 hours SOT, tops), made me try (and get) this S6 in the end.

All in all, I think this is a very bad year for cellular QC as is - I've never, in my life, have gone through many replacements and in the end I settled with a phone with minimal tint , only in an area I hardly ever use anyhow.

My opinion is that the S6 is the better device right now out of all phones, despite lack of microSD and Battery.

If I were you I'd wait and hope for the Note 5. If you can't, don't go M9 / G4. You will regret it if you are OCD with screens and battery life like me.

Good luck :(
[Galaxy S6 General] Deventon:
I returned mine do to pink screen but I miss the phone so am gonna try again and hope for the best. The phone is really nice.
[Galaxy S6 General] stealth919:
My original S6 purchased 9 days ago ( Black 64gb) had a perfect screen but upon cleaning it after I got home I discovered a finger print on the inside of the camera lens. So I returned it yesterday for another new Black 64gb and the battery was dead when I got it so we charged it for a few minutes. Noticed that the MEID number seems about 300,000 units older than my original one, good camera but has a almost pink shadow on the right side of the screen...in storage so long the battery was completely dead should have been my first clue :/ probably going back this week for another one...
[Galaxy S6 General] TettZor:
Returned my first S6 because of rattling/unresponsive home button. I got cleared for a second replacement because of this piece of crap display. Here's a nice comparison with my wife's one year old S5 (left). Truly horrific. The clerks in the shop told me that they couldn't spot the difference, I suggested a visit to the optician, then called my carrier and explained the situation. Thankfully they cleared me for a replacement. Stand your ground in these matters. Samsung markets their screens as the best in the industry and you shouldn't settle for anything other than that.
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
That is truly horrific indeed! :( Good you pressed on and got your carrier to replace the unit.

I went through a total of 6 replacements before I finally ended up with one that's more or less perfect (although the quality of whites on my Note 4 is still much better).
[Galaxy S6 General] TettZor:
I am seriously considering skipping the s6 entirely. One shouldn't have to go through all this hassle just to get a phone that's not defective. A damn shame though, the S6 is a really smooth ride in other regards.
[Galaxy S6 General] Strawberry1987:
Horrible screen mine fifth unit is going back to Samsung UK been working fine for 13days today I discovered two dead pixels.

Terrible Quality control on the display had enough asked for a refund instead.
[Galaxy S6 General] Obagleyfreer:
I went through 7 S4s due to various problems, mostly the screen tint issue.

It's been here since the beginning, you would have thought would have fixed it by now!!

In the end I settled for one that had a more even white but had banding.

Lets be honest, the Samsung AMOLED screens are terrible for uniformity.

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PICS??
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Nope...unfortunately I don't have a camera :o
[Galaxy S6 General] MarsP1:
I'm trying to decide whether or not it's worth trying to do a return

Something I'm noticing, when I look at the pictures on my TN panel monitor the screen looks pretty good, but on my IPS panel monitor the difference is much more obvious.
[Galaxy S6 General] Andi1000:
I would rerurn it.

Green, yellow on the bottom, pink on top. And the difference is quite a lot
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
I don't see anything wrong. Compare it to post #842.
[Galaxy S6 General] neatojones:
I have noticed that the screen on my wife's S6 edge AT&T (G925A) variant is significantly brighter and has less green tint compared to my Cricket variant (G920AZ). Has anyone else noticed a difference between the S6 and S6 edge screens? Maybe the S6 is just a dud? I'm thinking about contacting Samsung to send it in for warranty but I would rather not be without the device for a week or two if this is just a normal difference between the two.
[Galaxy S6 General] TettZor:
That's it! I decided to skip the S6. I'll stick with the Nexus 5 for the time being. 3 defective phones? That's a no go. Step it up Samsung! Best of luck to all of you who are persisting to find a unit with a good screen.
[Galaxy S6 General] ankasr13e:
Hey guys, I am new here. Just got S6 variant, and after seeing this, I became paranoid. I tried to take some acceptable photos from my old phone. Could you tell me if I have pink screen. Or how bad is it?
[Galaxy S6 General] Jonathan-H:
If you don't notice it then it's not an issue. To my eyes that's really bad and much worse than mine,
[Galaxy S6 General] sand1303:
Thats funny. I hope there is some sarcasm in that. Every flagship has "issues" that makes people afraid to buy them. Builders gaps, dead pixels, phones that bend, and whatever else. There will always be bad batches of any device. I try pretty much every flagship at one point or another. I have never come across the issues that come up on the forums. I think some of it is just pure nit picking. I wouldnt let other people problems steer u away.
[Galaxy S6 General] ambervals6:
You guys are trippin lmao

Sent from my SM-G920T
[Galaxy S6 General] dermotti:
Nope, my first 5 phones were horrible. my 6th is acceptable. It was not nit picking. The screen colors were hugly out of wack and not anywhete close to uniform.
[Galaxy S6 General] schoolofmonkey:
I picked up a S6 today, I never noticed any of the pink/purple discoloring, but what I did notice was a yellow tint depending on what angle you look at the phone.

It's like looking at a IPS screen with back light bleed, but only on a pure white back ground.

I wouldn't call it a problem, but it's noticeable, I look at a 144hz TN screen most of the day, so any change of color I notice.

My wife's Note 4 had the same thing for the first few weeks, but it's gone now.

Guess it's normal...
[Galaxy S6 General] TettZor:
Other people? I myself have had three S6's that were defective. One with a wobbly and unresponsive home button and two with horrible pink tint. Trust me mate, I turned myself away.
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
I think you should stick to what you know and let others decide for themselves what is their preferred route.

Myself, I've returned my S6 a total of 5 times before I ended up with a good one...and no I'm not nitpicking in the least. All had faulty screen and / or Home button.

Samsung clearly has very bad quality control in place for the S6 with so many people ending up with fautly devices. This should not happen with a premium phone like the S6.

I'm now very happy with my device....
[Galaxy S6 General] giony:
I'm one which gave up :)

After the third phone with home button issue (see real phone here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iaueGxKJLw ), I sent it to Samsung, and the resolution was to get my money back: http://screencast.com/t/C0WtzMU1Xyg because the phone cannot be repaired.

After ~2 weeks, I finally received the money...Not decided yet what to do next.
[Galaxy S6 General] ankasr13e:
Well the biggest question in my mind is that if new Note 5 would have the same problems. I do not know which phone to buy atm, and I am left with my old IP4.
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Forget the Note5, get the Note4 instead...the screen is sublime, and you'll get a very good price now with N5 around the corner! Btw make sure you get the Exynos version...the quadcore Snapdragon is definately not as smooth as the octacore Exynos. I know, I've had both :)
[Galaxy S6 General] ankasr13e:
The note 4 in Germany is still around 550 Euros. I would not give tht much money to a 1 year old phone. I am out of luck for this year :(
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Wait untill the Note5 is out, you'll see price of Note4 drop I would suspect rather sharply...
[Galaxy S6 General] ankasr13e:
I hope so mate :) Right now S5 is around 370 euros, which is not very cheap to be honest compared to G3 (16gb is around 320 E.) or Z2 (300 E.).

If I am not mistaken, samsung phones do not loose their values so much.

For instance S3 (neo) is still 190 Euros; which is like 3+ years old.

Anyways, if note 5 comes with groundbreaking features but pink display; I will be really pissed off:)
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
:) Go for the pink display...it's a really nice feature!!! ;)

But yeah, just waiting to see what will happen with the Note5. I'm very happy with my S6 (after 5 returns due to faulty screen). I'm only going with the Note5 if it brings something substantial over the S6 (and I'm not talking about size!).
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
I guess everyone gave up now?
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Why is that? I'm still on 2 separate S6 phones...and both are fine.
[Galaxy S6 General] kLN93:
I've been through 6 replacements and still no success. I have sent my device to Samsung for repair, hopefully they can do something about it.
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Yeah it's a PITA! I had 5 replacements as wel before ending up with a good one.
[Galaxy S6 General] kLN93:
Can you show a pic please? the one I sent off was terrible, probably the worst I had
[Galaxy S6 General] daffie:
Can't sorry. Don't have a camera (other than the one on my phone).

I've had 5 white (32/64GB versions) of the regular S6, all with screen non-uniformity and green/pink spots. The 6th one had a pretty much uniform screen (but still a tad greenish), sold that one to get a Note4 (which has been sold again as well...it was too slow, even with custom rom). I now have a black version (32GB regular S6) which is pretty much perfect. Didn't nee to change it 5 times neither...first time lucky I guess.
[Galaxy S6 General] amirtengteng:
I had this problem on my S6. Go to service center and they replaced the screen within 3 hours. But the new screen also got slight pinkish on upper left. I'm planning to go other service center to replace it again.
[Galaxy S6 General] Vallentine88:
...

Hi guys,

I'm reading about your display problems , I have no identical issues like you do, I can only see some green and pinkish figures or shapes like below the glass , but only when I look at my screen from like 170 degree angle or 5 degree angle maybe . Some of those figures and shapes are greesnish , some like purple or what . When I change to the opposite angle , green figures become purple, and the purple ones go green . At first I tought it was some kind of tint with fixed color, but as I change sides and angles of viewing at it , their colors and shapes shift too . I guess it has simply to do with the position of the organic material in Amoled screen . From 5 to 175 degrees screen looks great , no tints or discoloration , and I have a pretty good eyes for flaws .

Someone else notices the same thing I did ?
[Galaxy S6 General] toi1em:
I have Galaxy S6 international version 920f. The white color change to pink when change view angle, about 30 to 90 degree. I am confuse about S6 display. I am not checking it carefully because I just think it will better than my Galaxy S4 and S4 have prefect white and color.

I am thinking about Note 5 interchange, I must pay more 200$ in my country. But don't know if Note 5 have this problem. I am not believe in the sample in their show, which always difference than the one they sell me. I have face this problem since the S2 .
[Galaxy S6 General] Vallentine88:
I see the pinkish color only from maybe 80 to 90 degrees angle . I checked 2 Note 4's about it , they have the same pinkish color from 80 to 90 degrees . So I suppose it's some kind of "characterstic" of newer SAMOLED displays . Maybe it has something to do with QHD resolution , because I also have Galaxy A5 , on whom I also see that problem , but much less noticeable . A5 has 720p screen resolution .
[Galaxy S6 General] Adi_Maco:
Purchased a galaxy s6 almost a week ago and have the same issue.

My screen has a pinkish tint but mine is visible when viewed up front and the entire screen has it.

If i hold the phone towards my face and tilt it up and down the hue seems to move up and down as well.

I compared mine to a display unit and mine seems to be the better one, the other one bad a severe tint. But i just can't get over this. If i stare at the screen for a while i get used to it and the whites seem alright but soon as i slightly tilt the phone to arrange it in my hand i see the hue again, it's extremely frustrating considering the fact the display received so much praise as being the best.

I'm not going to exchange since i don't plan on risking a never ending phone returning cicle.

I compared my screen to a g4 and the screen on the g4 is above the one the s6,at least based on my experience. So why don't get a g4 you may ask? Because i still don't trust lg enough.

I know my complain here won't solve anything,guess i just need to vent.

I love everything about the phone except the display, its not as as extreme as some have posted but its still there and annoying when i see it .would post pictures but i can't since i don't have enough posts to do it.
[Galaxy S6 General] The_Hitcher:
Had my phone inspected in Australia and they installed latest rom and said it passes all Samsung's quality checks. There QC must be pretty lax... See linked photos. Now in the process of trying to get them to re-assess it.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9iqFQsmLN5TZEFwYjYzTUJYYnM/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9iqFQsmLN5TUnRmekRXYWdNOUU/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9iqFQsmLN5TWjZkb1R6UlJWMEE/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9iqFQsmLN5TdWZfcUtNdVBMSTA/view?usp=sharing
[Galaxy S6 General] brezzo:
Dude, that is a pretty obvious major fault. You are DEFINITELY entitled to a repair, replacement or refund under Australian Consumer Law.

Very powerful law with consumers in mind. Assuming this is was purchased from an Australian retailer (ie. not a grey import) then you are certainly covered. Includes if it's on a plan, etc. I would definitely argue that this fault is major.
[Galaxy S6 General] The_Hitcher:
Yes I bought the device through JB-Hifi outright which is more annoying given that these phones cost ~$1000.00. You'd expect at that price they would be faultless. If I can't get it sorted out this time around I'll be selling it and going back to a nexus device.

Thanks for the info BTW!
[Galaxy S6 General] brezzo:
Don't settle, take it into the JB Hi-Fi and demand an exchange or refund, it's not acceptable. Also they CANNOT palm you off to the manufacturer.
[Galaxy S6 General] gylbert:
S6 China

This is an S6 made in China, in July (24):

dropbox.com/s/21tbgs1tazsa0c8/2015-09-07%2022.50.49.jpg?dl=0 (I cannot post links, please use https)

In reality is not as bad as in the picture(taken with IPAD, which somehow makes the effect worst), but is still a clear problem seen with the naked eye. In the store, due to strong light I could not spot the problem.

Anyway, seems that new batches have the same problem. But the button is very robust, and is almost at the same level with the display (all previous owned S6 had one corner upper than the other)

And now a question. With Screen equalizer, I was able to make the screen to have a very good white. I need to look very close to spot any uniformity. Will the 95% transparency, bottom gradient, damage the display in the long term? If I will know that the displays keeps the actual uniformity for about ~2 years, then it will be OK for me....
[Galaxy S6 General] mannequin:
has anyone's screen improved with time by itself if you had minor color imperfections (with self burn-in period if you please)?
[Galaxy S6 General] ~ Myzrael ~:
I'm using screen equalizer to improve my screen uniformity, it's working quite well but i have a problem: when screen rotates the pattern i set doesn't rotate and gets cutted (it's hard to explain). Anyway, in landscape it's a mess. Do you know other apps similar to screen equalizer?
[Galaxy S6 General] gylbert:
The filter rotates on my phone. What ROM do you have?Stock? I saw this bug reported on the developer's site by others too and If I'm not wrong, it was solved some time ago....

Btw, I tried about 1 week to burn in the red pixels from the bottom. Each day, I ran the burn at least 2-3 hours, so I estimate a total of ~20 hours which makes no difference to my eyes. So, I think a green filter of 5% will have no impact for one or two years.
[Galaxy S6 General] ~ Myzrael ~:
Tnx for replying :) stock 5.1.1 coh2
[Galaxy S6 General] kLN93:
Do you choose the option to filter the whole screen or just at a certain place? Im using the screen equalizer app and I cant seem to filter the whole screen, i pretty much have a uniform pink tint and i'm trying to make the whole screen more blueish
[Galaxy S6 General] ~ Myzrael ~:
Unfortunately I'm using a gradient, if i had a uniform tint it would be ok, I'd solve it with a custom kernel. It's a shame samsung doesn't care about such a widespread issue that hits a praised component of their smartphones. I'm really frustrated.

Sent from Galaxy S6
[Galaxy S6 General] kLN93:
How would a custom kernel fix it? I've been through 5 units myself and this is my 6th one, just decided to stick with this one as I couldnt be bothered to replace it again. It doesnt bother me too much anymore as I use a dark theme but then again, when I visit the browser I can clearly see the pink.
[Galaxy S6 General] ~ Myzrael ~:
Some custom kernels have customizable color and gamma, you can easily fix a uniform pattern.

Sent from Galaxy S6
[Galaxy S6 General] killerz298:
I was waiting for the Note5 to be released before deciding what I wanted to do. I was deciding between the Note5 and S6. I was hoping that the S6 issues would be worked out by now but it seems like they weren't. Anyone know if the Note5 has similar issues? I might just go with that.
[Galaxy S6 General] LimaOscarLima:
Hello!

I bought my s6 about 3 weeks ago and after some time I noticed that whites on my screen are very yelowish when looking perpendicularly on the screen. The yellow tint covers whole screen regularly. When you change looking angle even 5 degrees whites are perfect and it continues trew every vewing angle except looking at screen completely straight. It is extremely anoying. What do you advise me to do? I don't want to replace phones several times, because in my country they have 14 work days to replace/fix it and they usually don't bother to do that faster so changing phones many times means months without any phone for me...
[Galaxy S6 General] peekie:
got my s6 a month ago and so far there are no screen problems , but will check it weekly incase this problem comes
[Galaxy S6 General] killerz298:
Checked one out in Best Buy today.... screen was a terrible pink hue. Absolutely horrible.
[Galaxy S6 General] Shriac:
Yes I checked 2 NOTE 5 models in showroom and both have this problem. So i guess Samsung is doing something wrong.
[Galaxy S6 General] killerz298:
Hit up another Sprint store today, another terrible pink screen. The Note 5 however showed no sign of this issue. Screen was amazing as was the speed of the phone.
[Galaxy S6 General] cap-shoot:
I was today at samsung to replace my data cable so I asked if I could get a new display (mine was 50/50 green/pink on vertical). The tehnician told me that he can replace it but it can't guarantee that the new one will be better. I will wait untill monday to see if I'm lucky or not. Now I have a S4 swap phone and to be honest this sceen is better than my 2k galaxy s6 display. Shame Samsung for this issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] gylbert:
Hi guys, how is pink evolving on your phones? Maybe is only in my head but it seems to be worse as time goes by. Green area is more greenish and pink is more pinkish...
[Galaxy S6 General] killerz298:
Considering ALL the display models I saw were terrible I assume it gets worse (or stays the same).
[Galaxy S6 General] vimto25:
Mine is terrible I'm very happy with the device but I have half the screen at the bottom is very pink u can actually see a line half way where is stops.