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[Galaxy S6 General] Hawke84:
adaptive seems to make a bit of a difference to reds. The first phone i had only had bottom half pink which was more annoying because you'd be looking down a white list then it would get more pink. ive been going a bit nuts trying to work out which one to keep but i think i prefer the more pink but uniform one...
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Yeah

My first one wasn't pink at all. It was yellow and really really warm. I hated it. Mines similar. Some of it is nice and white other bits like the left half especially at the top is more pink
[Galaxy S6 General] Hawke84:
im going to go and play with them in the shop again, try and turn down the brightness and see if perfect screens do exist, just to satisfy myself that this one is the best they can do.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Please tell me how it goes. I'm wondering the same thing. My is minimum I could imagine compared to some.
[Galaxy S6 General] Sumit.K:
Its way better than what I had and I'd suggest to live with it or go for a complete refund. I really feel you man and am sailing in the same boat as you. I'll get my replacement device next week and after looking at the comments, I've kinda lost hope and am thinking of selling off the device sealed pack as soon as I get it. I currently use the G3 now and the whites are just awesome which makes me believe that LCD's are much better than AMOLED despite the fact that Samsung has improved the manufacturing process. My only reason to change devices was to use a reasonable sized phone and wanted something beweeen 4.7 to 5 inch. My usage is pretty limited and I may land up buying the iPhone 6 but the only thing that holds me back is the battery life.

Dont know what to expect bro and I feel sorry for you guys who are facing the same issue after getting a replacement. Very confused at the moment. I guess I may end up selling the brand new device as soon as I get a replacement.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I'm confused too. I'm either going to keep this one as it seems amoled is just rubbish for good whites. I actually prefer great whites to deep blacks. At the same time I'm tempted to swap for the m9 or something. Why would Samsung make a screen that's "normal" for whites to have a pink tint to it. It's horrible. Don't know what to do. Not sure how long this replacing for another could go on for
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
You know, now that I'm back to the S4, I notice that the whites are a little uneven too, though not so much as the S6. I went to virtually every electronics store at a large shopping mall yesterday, and I dare say most of them exhibited this issue one form or another. I would think all, but sometimes the store lighting wasn't conducive enough to spot the problem or I couldn't stay long enough before a salesperson would ask if I needed help. If you notice, this uneven screen tint issue isn't something you can notice right away unless you really look out for it, and when you do so, boom.

By the way, some LCDs also suffer from such issues, though I would imagine such cases are less prevalent.

IMO the iPhone 6 with its 1GB RAM isn't really futureproof. If you can hold out wait a few more months for the 6S or 7 which I am virtually certain comes with 2GB+ of RAM.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
So looking at my pics I posted. Earlier. How bad is my case? ?
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
It's hard to say. My first set was barely visible on camera but the pink tint bothered me to no end. My second set looked like an aurora under the camera but it wasn't as annoying in my eyes. Maybe because I tend to focus on the top of the screen when reading and not at the bottom. That said, I sold the set because the camera has a pink tint in the centre... shows up only in very few cases though and I think it's a common issue, but that coupled with the screen issue drove me over the edge. Tell me if you want to know more about the camera issue, but I suggest not because we'll end up in a more vicious cycle again...
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Haven't noticed a camera issue. I'm kinda the same. The worse pink bit is on the top left of the screen so I notice it more. If it was the bottom corner it wouldn't bother me so much
[Galaxy S6 General] Sumit.K:
Hey, I think I was the only one who noticed a pink/purple tint in the camera but am surprised that you did too. I had the tint in most of my pictures in the bottom right corner and it was more pronounced when I had a dark background. I really am considering selling of the replacement as soon as I get it. That ways, I wont have to bare a huge loss since the phone will be seal packed.
[Galaxy S6 General] Hawke84:
attached is what mine looks like. new one with uniform pink tint is on the left (with charger plugged in) old one with less pink but patchy (bottom of screen) is on the right
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Can't the pink be mitigated by switching to AMOLED Cinema/Photo mode? I don't know which is more distracting: more reds, or more greens?
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
The one your right looks kinda like the level mine is. .more patchy. I'm so close to getting an m9
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Mine wasn't that noticeable though. Barely noticed it, and ironically, I first noticed it when taking a photo of my S4's screen to see if there was any uneven screen tone. The person I sold it too didn't notice it as well.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Compared to the m8 the whites in general are pretty horrible. I'm starting to really not like amoled. I prefer lcd overall
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
I never liked AMOLED, to be quite honest, especially on my S4. the black blacks made it so hard to watch shows and movies when there was sunlight streaming in because the greys became black as well...
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Yeah amoled looks pretty nice on my 10.5 tab 's being such a big screen

But then again it took me 2 goes to get a screen with "decent" for amoled standard whites. But on the S6. Yeah the colours are nice but that for me doesn't make up for the horrible warm pink tinted whites.
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
If you could, I suggest emailing AnandTech or other prominent review sites about this issue so they can bring this up in their reviews and Samsung will be forced to respond.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I doubt that. Amoled just isn't very good for whites
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
So what's the verdict then?

Are there phones out there without issues? Of are we just all overlooking things?

I'm still undecided on what to do, mine doesn't look as bad as some that I've seen on here!
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I'm the same. I think they suffer from it. But I think it depends what sections of the screen is the worse

Like mine is more pink top left so maybe more noticeable. Also depends on the persons eyesight and how much they notice it I guess
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Mines bottom left. Although my eyes seem to getting used to it! I'm sure once custom kernels come out we can soon correct this!
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I'm hoping, I'm going away for a week, so have until then to decide wether I'm going to keep it or get the m9. Will go in some shops to test
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Anyone have luck getting carrier to replace phone with this problem?
[Galaxy S6 General] mcreego:
Reading this topic made me crazy.

I pulled out all my phones and I put them next to each other.

Galaxy s1, s2, s3, s4, s5, s6, note 1, 2, 3, 4, htc one m7, m8, iphone 5, 5s, 6, nokia lumia 1520.

All the galaxy and note phones present a tint when they are tilted (on the phones with a kernel with RGB support I was able to reduce this tint), the best screen for me made by Samsung is the Note 4 screen coupled with savoca color hack. The worst screens are the s1, s2 and the s6...

the s1 when you tilt is blue, the s2 yellow and the s6 green.

I notice this "defect"

only with low brightness

with the

phone tilted

.

Comparing Samsung phones screen with the other manufactorers phones (htc, Apple and Nokia) the white looks more reddish on the Iphone and htc, strangely the screen better calibrated is the Nokia one.

Concluding the s6 is a great device but the screen is not well calibrated and the ambled panel shows some tinting when you tilt.
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
We're talking about uneven screen hue straight on, not when tilted...
[Galaxy S6 General] mcreego:
Ok, my fault, if it so, my screen is perfect.:laugh:
[Galaxy S6 General] gigoypotpot:
Hey everyone, I got my gold s6 today! Luckily I dont have any screen issues...or at least none that my set of eyes can see. Good luck to those suffering from this issue. Hope u guys get a replacement :)
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I need a replacement

Mine is really pink when looking straight on
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Samsung replied with the following:

Not sure what to do now! Think ill see how it goes... At least the option is there!
[Galaxy S6 General] macca118:
I'm in the same boat with my Edge. Got a replacement due to pink down both edges, new one is pinkish on the bottom but edges and rest of screen are perfect, so overall I'm better off than I was, as the edges were really noticeable... Thinking I'll just live with it for fear of getting something worse again, but it is pretty annoying
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Carrier store won't let me exchange because of this problem? What can I do?
[Galaxy S6 General] Towle:
I'm not too picky about phones (i.e. small gaps, wobbly home button,etc), but this issue with Samsung's screens is one that I absolutely refuse to deal with. It takes a $700+ device and makes it look like cheap junk. It's also hard on the eyes when doing a lot of reading. I had my 64GB black sapphire S6 replaced three times and finally got one with "100%" even screen tint (at least from the naked eye). I don't mind a little uneven screen color, as long as it's not something that stands out like a sore thumb. But this issue comes up with every single Samsung device.. You would think they would find a fix for it being that it's the face of their flagship phones, which they are now charging premium prices for.

My good replacement has a build date of 4/4 and hardware revision 1.0
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Well I contacted AnandTech about this and apparently they did some tests on the display as well: http://anandtech.com/show/9146/the-samsung-galaxy-s6-and-s6-edge-review/4

Not sure if it pertains to the uneven screen tone as well.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
That article says it all for me. I think its not so much a hardware defect, more of a calibration issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] GoldMurder:
But the guy's who do the unboxing don't have pinkish colors on their GS6
[Galaxy S6 General] samwise110712:
Just got mine today and here are the whites in basic, full brightness mode. I can't see the pink in the picture but in reality i see some... should I be worried about this or what do you suggest?

Also, my home button is a little wobbly. :(View attachment 3269065

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[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Id get a new one. Mines pink and i hate it
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
No reviewer or journalist has a bad one. Samsung probably makes sure they get a good one.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I thought that, they probably check and make sure it's an even score before letting them review it
[Galaxy S6 General] theman1111:
Really did you go into a store or did it over the phone?
[Galaxy S6 General] Dark5tar:
Should i stick or should i exchange? http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/help/uneven-backlight-yellowish-hue-half-t3085887
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Exhange

Thata not.good enough for what were paying for these phones
[Galaxy S6 General] Dark5tar:
It appeared most phones has it though? Check out this video, this guy's GS6 has it too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ovScUEGDM
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
I wouldn't say most phones have it (i.e. >50%). It's probably around 10-20%, low enough for Samsung to deny it's a problem.
[Galaxy S6 General] Dark5tar:
From the looks of this dude's G6E video, his unit also has the same problem. (skip to 4:29) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByFC612tfK4

Same goes as this guy (skip to 1:36) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rDuzRJzJWo
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Those are the same person. Probably same phone too.
[Galaxy S6 General] r3ferrei:
First phone had the pink tint at the bottom (black s6 Vietnam). Got a replacement and no noticeable issues. Even the home button is more sturdy, though the wobbliness of my initial one didn't bother me.

Carrier compared it against a demo unit and confirmed the discoloration so they replaced it without issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
I wish my carrier store were that nice. They denied there was an issue so I'd have to pay $35 to exhcnage it.
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Can I check (using Phone Info app) what is your date of manufacture? Just wondering if later batches don't feature these things so prominently.

BTW, looking at the display units in store, I would say it's about 60% that has it...
[Galaxy S6 General] tusol17:
Crossing my fingers

My S6 had the same pink tint problem. Such a shame! :( Att let me do an exchange for this issue under the 14 days policy they have.

I should be receiving it next week. I really hope its a perfect unit. But reading all of these comments kinda makes me wonder.

I will definitely not live with it if it has the same defect. Good luck for perfect phones! :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
They let you do the exchange online?
[Galaxy S6 General] r3ferrei:
March 26th. Wish I had done the same for my first one to see if there is a pattern.
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
I doubt this problem is isolated to a few bad batches. Seems like a drawback of AMOLED screen manufacturing in general.
[Galaxy S6 General] killerz298:
Glad I didn't jump on the S6 on release. I am VERY anal about my electronics and this would drive me mad. Gave me some time to debate waiting for the Note 5 or jumping on the Note 4 as well. I really am not crazy about the rumor of 4k and possibly even bigger screen on the Note 5 so not sure if I want to wait until August to find out. Seriously debating just grabbing a Note 4 now and being done with it. I certainly can't grab an S6 if I am going to have to deal with this screen issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
The M9 also has screen problems, many of them have green tint
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Thats just the screen. Its much cooler
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
Nop, Hamdir (an known user) proved he got 2 different screens, one with greener tint than the other so it's also a lottery problem, the M7 had it too
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
S6 has problem with different phones having different color temperatures/tints. S6 also has problem where the same screen will have different temperature/tint on different areas, usually it's pink on the bottom like in the first post.

I don't think M9 has the second problem.
[Galaxy S6 General] vegetaleb:
You talk like if all S6 have screen problem, we are in xda forum and all the people who had problem will post here, people who don't have this problem won't post at all, that's why you feel it's the majority while its perhaps only 5% of S6
[Galaxy S6 General] macca118:
Hi Guys,

Just discovered this screen diagnostics menu which might help with showing the problem. Go to the dialer and type in *#0*#.

You'll get a white screen with grey boxes for trying different colours, but the main screen should work for showing the difference between the boxes at the top and the boxes at the bottom.
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
If people changed their phones four times and get the same problem, and when you notice most display units in store having the same issue, how can you be so sure that it's only 5 percent? Perhaps only 5 percent notice it but it doesn't mean they don't have it.

So stop making assumptions unless you've read the whole thread and felt our pain.

---------- Post added at 04:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:17 AM ----------

Yeah but there's hope that later batches won't be as severe or something. So we have a march 26 unit with no issues. May I know where the march 26 units were made? I know both my March 14 Vietnam units had this issue. Also checked on another forum, someone's phone was made on march 10 with same issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] billups55:
Does anyone else notice faint black lines that go across any white background? I am debating if I should get my device swaped out or not.
[Galaxy S6 General] macca118:
I have a March 29 S6 Edge with the issue... Made in Vietnam
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Read this post for more info: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s6/general/issues-issues-discussion-workarounds-t3081836

And you'll realize it's probably not a batch issue.
[Galaxy S6 General] tusol17:
Well since the order was initially made online. I had to call to make the exchange. They didn't let me do it at the store. So the exchange was made over the phone.

Btw. I did play round with the Edge and I don't know if it was the lighting of the store but I tested a white background on the screen and saw not tint! maybe its more of an S6 version problem?
[Galaxy S6 General] Dark5tar:
I took my phone back to the Samsung store and got it replaced by the manager there. The screen looked fine when i first looked at it in store, but soon after taking it home i realised that this second unit has a yellowish tint on the right side of the screen. Going back tomorrow for another replacement.... SIGH!!!!!
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Well, decided to go out and buy another set and this one has a pink tint on the left side, green on the right. Based on the laws of probability, even if 60% of phones has this there's only a 21.6% chance that I'll have this problem. So I think it's likely more than 60% of phones have it. As to the person who said 5%, then I must be so lucky to have 3 defective units in a row: based on probability it's a 0.0125% chance.

Build date another on March 14 by the way, Made in Vietnam.

I'm just gonna use it to my heart's content and stop bothering about it. For those who got a perfect unit, good for you!
[Galaxy S6 General] nolimit78:
Over the phone. I'm a long time T-Mo customer and I'm used to the store not being to handle much outside of selling the phones/plans. Calling always seems to yield better results.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
I went into city centre today. And realised how good my screen is. I went in 3 phone shops And compared mine to 7 s6 And s6 edge phone And the whites were much better on mine And yellow on theres. Also the pink tint on mine has improved to the pount its almost gone. I did hear the screen can improve after a couple weekz of use . So happy now:)
[Galaxy S6 General] kishin14:
From my own experience, I've probably gone to check out 30 S6s between 2 best buys and several phone stores (tmobile, verizon, AT&T), as well as the samsung experience store in NYC (which had like a dozen units on display).

On each phone, I changed the screen mode to basic and went to the google home page on the browser. This is the easiest why to detect this problem IMO. I could visibly see this issue on all but two devices. So good displays do exist but you really have to be lucky and the chances of getting one that doesn't suffer from this issue to some degree is probably very small.

The fact that most of the ones at the samsung flagship store in NYC were actually worst than mine is quite sad. It means the company doesn't know there's a problem (bad QC) or knows and doesn't care. Either way, it's bad business and something that's seriously making me consider returning my replacement for a full refund while I still can (have until April 26) and going back to my LG G2 for now. If only the S6's camera wasn't so freakin' awesome.

Also, I admire you decision to not worry about it and just use your phone to your heart's content. I had this problem a couple of years ago with the S4 and thought I could do the same back then. But there are simply too many white backgrounds used in the Android OS -- gmail, play store, browser, phone app, messaging app, etc. I saw it every day. It's simply unavoidable. And even on my replacement S6, which isn't as bad, I still see it every day.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
Took me 2 to get one im happy with. Think its very unlikely to get a perfect one but may take 2 or 3 to get a very good one with minimum tint
[Galaxy S6 General] kishin14:
I've never heard of this happening. The screen on my S4 never improved and I had it for over a year before switching to the LG G2. I've had my replacement S6 for nearly two weeks and it hasn't improved either. But if yours has and it makes you happy who am I to say otherwise. :good:
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
But then it must just be my eyes getting use to it. It has a very slight pink tint. But very minimum. I think unless i keep getting replacements until i get a perfect one i am much more likely to get a worse one:) helps put me at ease knowing mine was nicer than 7 display ones in 3 different shops :)
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
The funny thing is that my S4 does not have this issue at all, no matter how much I try to look at it.
[Galaxy S6 General] kar3472:
My experience

Here the first edge, I made a preorder for it :

[IMG="first edge"]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3273102&stc=1&d=1429554159[/IMG]

Here is the replacement, the right one, is better but not enough, is impossible not to look at it, especially when you are reading in a dark room:

[IMG="replacement"]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3273103&stc=1&d=1429554159[/IMG]

I,m returning it.
[Galaxy S6 General] pnr2020:
WOW that is terrible I couldn't put up with that
[Galaxy S6 General] Towle:
Based on the laws of statistics, you would need a random sample of >30 phones to make any predictions on getting a defective screen. I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just curious about where your numbers are coming from.
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Well, that's true, and I'll probably have to visit display units around various stores to do such a test. So far I've seen most of them exhibiting this problem to one extent or another.
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Just enough to annoy me!

Sometimes looks like its not there, and then there's times when it looks really really pink!

27th Feb - 0.8 HW REV - TAIWAN

Going to return it to the seller and buy direct from EE while its on offer at £499.
[Galaxy S6 General] reubenskelly1992:
To be fair there all at a crazy angle. What you see straight on is.whats important
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Problem is its hard to capture it head on when taking a photo.

You can see it with the naked eye, but as soon as you take a shot its not visible on the image.

I've requested a return, I'm quite happy to keep the device and deal with Samsung, just the seller taking his time sending me over the proof of purchase! This might give him a kick!

On an unrelated note; I requested a new sim from EE today to fit the s6. It looks as if they've just terminated my current SIM! Meaning I'm left without a phone to call and text on until it turns up!!!??
[Galaxy S6 General] demonwind:
Common gambler's fallacy. You think because you've already had a couple of defective units, your next phone will have a better chance of not being defective.

Damn, never thought the problem was so severe. The thing is, these stores are always so brightly lit with white light so it's damn near impossible to see any defects. :P
[Galaxy S6 General] superleeds27:
Few more head on
[Galaxy S6 General] Dark5tar:
My third replacement from the Samsung Exp Store is.... a KEEPER! This unit has a much better even backlight and meets my expectation! After going through that trouble, i'm happy to say that I'm a a happy camper :D

Good luck to those still seeking for an acceptable unit.
[Galaxy S6 General] trenzterra:
Congrats! Is it perfect, or still slightly uneven but acceptable though?