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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skitals:
iphones wont exhibit this since iphones have ips lcd displays (like the Nexus 5x and my htc one m8, which I'm growing to appreciate how great that screen was). I went to Best Buy and took a look at the Samsung S6 and Note 5's... most of them had horrible burn-in from the demo loop playing, and almost all of them had a pink to white gradient from top to bottom. I think it's a serious problem with these Samsung panels. Most people don't seem to care... they are GREAT displays for watching video, the color and contrast is really unrivaled by lcd. I've always been a plasma guy, and I love me some inky blacks. But I spend the majority of my time on my phone reading articles online and such which is black text on a white background. This screen is HORRIBLE for that if you have an uneven color temp. I don't care if my screen is white, blue, pink, or green... I just want it to be uniform.

If my next replacement is unbearable, I think I will return it and buy a 5x. My gf has a 5x and it's kinda yellowish and washed out next to the 6p, but it is uniform and SO much more pleasant to read text on a white screen.

Regarding refurbs... I'm curious how many of these returns they are going to look at them and say it's "within spec" and ship them off to the next poor customer.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S60tonexi:
This.

I cannot imagine that no one noticed the issue during production and all these phones still made it to our hands. They are probably considered to be within spec and to the average user screen probably looks great.

Google understands that their most loyal users also have the highest standards and is willing to let them exchange the phone even though it's considered to be within spec. At the same time, I'm sure that once they start having refurbs they will ship them as replacements past 15 days of original purchase.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpehenry:
Has any of phone manufacturers had to go through recalls due to specific reasons? It seems like Google and Huawei should notice high volume returns due to display issues by now.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] backdown00:
Recalls would only be done if the phone was in some way un-safe.

Eg: if the lithium battery exploded
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoNsTeReNeRgY22:
Huawei as the manufacturer and Google as the "partner" have to have some sort of quality management in play, whatever their process is though, doesn't appear to have high standards.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
Here's mine, don't see any discoloration. Brightness turned all the way down.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
Looks like there's a very slight pink hue (might be my wonky screen) across the top middle although it looks one of the very good screens.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fikide:
You guys right, I think I have uniform panel. What do you think?

http://imgur.com/UI9d1ri
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AegisValour:
What do you guys think? The first 2 pictures are of my first 6P which is getting sent back for other reasons and the following 2 are of my replacement. I kind of feel like the replacement looks more pink and the original one was pretty good.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpehenry:
I don't really care if entire screen is pink or orange or green, I just want all unified colors. If unified, then our brains will trick ourselves tuning colors into white over time.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Finally freed up some limit on my card and got to order my 2nd replacement today.. I've seen people having problems with getting RMA's I don't know why but I never have an issue. I had my replacement ordered within minutes after chatting in. didn't have to provide pictures or anything
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
Is that in the US? I haven't had any money held on my card with my RMAs in the UK.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Yeah, in the US you order a replacement first, they put a hold on your card and then remove the hold once they get the device back. For play store orders anyway.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aygul12345:
Why are there so many screens defect? I mean the color is not correct... Is the google policy not so high or what?!

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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
Interesting. I received my new RMA phones whilst still having my old one and no pre auth charge was ever held against my card. I guess if they didn't get my old phone back then they charge my card.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
I remember reading some fine print that if they don't receive the phone within 21 days they charge your card. It would still be refunded once they receive the phone.

FWIW, I think phone #3 is going to be a keeper for me. It isn't 100% perfect, but it's pretty uniform (everything a little on the green side).
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onishchuk4:
I would avoid getting the OPT like the plague if I were you. I just got over returning my OPT back to One Plus. Trust me when I say this, their customer service is a nightmare to deal with. Very slow at replying, and when they do reply, it's all non-information. Just repeating the same stuff over and over again, reworded differently. After a month of shenanigans back and forth, I had to to open a Paypal dispute just to get my refund. God forbid you end up having to RMA the phone a few months in. By far the worst cx experience I've ever gone through, and I have had a lot over the years. Yes, the OPT hardware is great, but should you require any form of assistance, it's not worth the risk.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
Ended up with the Z5 Premium in Chrome otherwise known as Raider
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onishchuk4:
Here's mine: I think it looks pretty good considering what others have got. It's slightly pink at the top, but other than that it's flawless considering everything else such as buttons, speakers, fit and finish. Picture itself is somewhat dim as I used a co-workers phone.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
Yeah, I don't see any pink hue, but my eyes are getting older.

I've noticed that I can keep adaptive brightness off with brightness set 1 notch above the dimmest and it works except in sunlight. Helps the battery life.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbodan:
I got my 3rd phone the other day and while it's better than the last 2, I can still see pink in the upper right. It's barely noticeable and you really have to stare at it for awhile to see it but it still kind of bothers me. I really want a perfect screen. I'm leaning towards RMAing it again.

Does anyone know if it's possible to request an RMA and then send back the new phone they send instead of the old phone if the one they send is worse? Based on my last 2 RMA's it seems like they update your Nexus Protect info with the new phone they send and the RMA slip they have you print out seems to have the info for the old phone. I'm worried that whatever they send will be even worse so I'd like to keep my current phone until they send me a phone with a perfect screen. Is this possible?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
I believe that you can do that, worth ringing them to arrange.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cougzzz:
How quickly do we get out money back once the returned device reaches the facility?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
I'd like to say yes but mines been there 3 days, it does say it can take 14.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
My hold was already removed and they haven't even received my first defective one yet (looks like it's getting delivered to them today).

The 2nd replacement I ordered yesterday shipped last night.. Crazy.. Both replacements I ordered shipped the same day of me ordering.

I'm hoping this next one is a keeper..
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
My replacement #1 still has a pink hue though not as bad as original unit. Tweaking the colors with Kernel Adiutor somewhat helped but did not fully correct it. I think I will wait for the original return to post the refund and then return this one for a full refund. I may wait to buy another 6P after the holidays to see if newer builds are better . Shame because I really like this phone but there definitely is a QC issue. Sigh.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbodan:
If anyone else was curious about this, I just got done chatting with support and they said this can be done. Just have to talk to them before sending in the phone so they can send you the right label. I decided to try my luck again now that I know worst case I can at least keep my current phone so I know I won't get stuck with anything worse.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
Ok guys and gals. Rather than getting into a return/replacement cycle, I just finished with Google and they are issuing me a full refund. Great support! I did tell them I will wait a few months (@ January) to re-order a new one again hoping newer builds will have improved. Sad. I really like this phone but there definitely is a QC issue which goes beyond the whole AMOLED/glue/panel arguments, etc. :(
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skitals:
Yup, doing the same. Even the best 6P screen I've had is pitiful next to my S4. Instead of waiting until January, I ordered a 5X and will hopefully upgrade to next years nexus. I was hoping to keep the 6p for a long time, but the 5x should do for a year. GF has the 5x and while the screen is definitely inferior for video playback, the uniform color temp is so much easier on my eyes. I switched all my apps on the 6p to dark themes to mask the problem... But I've realized its absolutely ridiculous to have to do that on a brand new phone.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
Did exactly the same, 3 was a limit, Z5 arrived today and I couldn't be happier.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skitals:
If anyone is curious, this is what the 6p looks like next to a 5x at similar brightness. https://goo.gl/photos/fDqhRD6UWDVLvUbt7
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpeg42:
** This is what SOME 6ps look like. Also, two totally different types of screens. Really can't compare them.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wazka2:
Very weird cause when I look at this picture on mine 6p the 6p looks very pink, but 5x doesn't when I tilt my screen 6p on the pic seems much less link while 5x stays unchanged lol

Hope it makes sense ;)

Also as some people are aware I am on mine 4th Nexus 6p which I found as the best off all. Uniform screen, slight pink hue going across the screen, moving, going away when tilting.

I compared it to my old Nexus 5 and wow. How pink 5 is!

6p looks very good compared!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
I am on device 3 now. It is definitely better than 1 and 2, but after using it exclusively for 2 days, I'm about to RMA again. There isn't a pronounced uneveness like the first two, but when reading text on white background, my eyes continually pick up a rainbow of green to pink to green. To make sure I am not crazy, I compared to an S6 and Droid Turbo. I didn't pick up any color color change on those. It's subtle yet annoying enough to make me question if I'll ever get a 6P that is truly uniform.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
I really don't know what to do. I love the phone but the screen is a mess and I can't be bothered RMAing it for a 4th time. Really considering returning it for a Note 5 now :(
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skitals:
True, I don't have them handy but I believe I also snapped some pics of the 6P next to an S4, which are two totally the same type of screen. The S4 is totally uniform and no color shift when you tilt it. I don't know how you guys use your phones, but when I one-hand the 6P, I tilt it forward to reach the top of the screen with my thumb. This little motion completely changes the screen from pink to blue. But that's not what really bugs me, its the color gradient looking straight at the screen. Here is a closeup of the 6p on the google homepage, looking square at the display, at a normal brightness level. I think anyone can see a pink to green/blue gradient: https://goo.gl/photos/hixEiiJxsn8bEZKb6

That's wonderful if they aren't all like this. I got four in a row that are. That's a serious problem.

Anyway, I ordered a 5X to hold me over 11 months until the next Nexus. I know the drawbacks, and I know I can live with them. No nexus protect this time, so my total is $450 for a 32GB 5X vs $670 for a 64GB 6P w/ protect. I will put that $220 hopefully towards next years Nexus 5P :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
Agreed, I start of reading a line of text in a distinct pink hue and finish the line in green and that's looking at the screen straight on. Most definitely not good.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
I got my replacement and all I can say is wow... The new one does not have the pink (so far that I can see) and it looks completely different side by side. So far I am glad I got a replacement. Once all my apps are downloaded I will test more but I do not miss that look. The speakers are still unbalanced but I can live with that as long as the screen is right :)

EDIT: After a little more testing I notice a difference also with the color reproduction. My old devices has more vivid colors that pop out more. I'm not sure which I prefer yet... Also after looking it over the pink is gone but yellow is here.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trekkk:
This phone is getting a bit annoying I absolutely love the phone, but had issues with microphone initially exchanged it, which took a lot of energy to do. Now I have this pink hue issue
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolguy949:
Well, I just reluctantly (and with a sad face) dropped mine off at UPS for a full refund. I'm telling myself I'll wait for some of the QC issues to be resolved. Mine was perfect otherwise, making the decision harder and wondering if I should have accepted the discolored screen over the other issues. I don't exactly know how good or bad it will be in a month when I attempt to order again. Here is a blurry pic of what I just sent back, but it somewhat captures what I saw on any light background. I use Google Now a lot and it was very noticeable to me. I tried but could not un-see it. And in Google hangouts, the chat background looked gradient when it looks perfectly uniform on the OPO I'm on now.

(The white line is just the reflection of the overhead lights at my work.)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skitals:
I hear you. I wanted so bad to love this phone. Going through 4 with intolerable screens, I've had enough. I really hope Google hears the message and bumps up QC for next years Nexus. Just because these are 'latest gen" Samsung panels doesn't mean they aren't seconds or grade b. Sooooo disappointing.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
It really does appear they used 2 different screens. My first one has the pink color on the top but the screen is a lot more vivid all around. The new one is unified, the whites are all the same but have a more yellow look to them. So far I prefer the unified screen with no surprises even if it doesn't pop as much and is a tad on the warm side. Only thing I can think of is there is 2 different panels....
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anglerstock:
I noticed the same exact thing when received my other phone today. I prefer the unified whites one although it doesn't pop as much as you said.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbodan:
What are the build dates on the new phones you just got?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
11-05-2015

I decided to keep the original. After I used it for a day I realized how much I loved the popping colors while in sRGB mode. It was a night a day difference. The new device has better stereo speakers but I told google that the first device is better and I want to hold off a few months until they have better devices available. I'm glad I did it to compare but I notice if I keep the brightness above 87% the pink goes away completely (or mostly). I can't believe the difference between the screens on the two panels, the yellow looked muddier. Oh well ,this is an awesome device and all devices have their issues. I will try again one day :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnius1:
That's the amoled screen lottery I guess, seen these kinds of discussions on plenty of Samsung devices too as well as the Moto Nexus 6. Mine doesn't have tinted whites at all.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpehenry:
I've had some BS representative saying the warm temperature rises so it shows warmer screen on top. I asked so when I rotate the screen the pink should travel on top no matter how I rotate it. He said yes. I told him that is utter BS and should stop feeding misinformation to people. Sometimes I guess you get some weird rep. Make sure to leave them a proper survey afterwards.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Tomorrow my 2nd replacement comes, the one I ordered on Friday.. Keeping my fingers crossed that it's better than my current one
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
Is it today when you get the 2nd relaxant phone? Mine went back today and I'll wait till mid January to order another.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Yes, I got it today and I'm happy to report no more pint tint! I keep looking and I do not see any anywhere. I'm finally happy :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
Do you notice more of yellow whites? If you put then together do you see a difference in the colors? (It's more noticeable in sRGB mode) simply put on a red screen and compare I use display tester app
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
No, the screen looks really good. Whites are nice and white(for amoled) and all the color panels in display tester seemed a bit more vivid. I have no complaints about the screen in this new unit at all.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
Dang, hold on tight and hope you don't break it ;) you have found gold
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
I'm tempted to send my phone back again and play screen roulette again.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
lol same here...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
I went into CW today and had a look at their display model and the screen is absolutely perfect and looks amazing. I'm sitting looking at a pink/green mess. So frustrating.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
yeah, I broke down and ordered another one. Will keep doing this until the screen is perfect.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
Did they RMA again ok? This would be my 4th time. Don't see why I should pay £500 for defective device though.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
yep, no problems gettign them to RMA. Google support is awesome :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
I'll be RMAing again for the 3rd time. First 2 phones were 2/3 yellow on top, and 1/3 white on the bottom. The 3rd is pink.

Good to hear Google is fine with it, but I'm tired of not having a phone that's really mine.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
lol I bet the google reps hate us... "aw crap another one"
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
I complicated things last time I did an RMA. I wanted to send back the replacement and keep the original. Caused me to have to wait before they'd ship me a new phone.

Guess this time I'll keep my new pink phone and send back my 2/3 yellow one to make it easier on them. Maybe the pink is better anyway since it's consistent pink across the panel I think.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zetsumeikuro:
I have no pink tint or yellow hue with adaptive brightness on.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
So has anyone with the pinkish hue order a replacement yet? What did Google say about it? I'm wondering if I should get mine replaced.. although I know I'll see it on the new one.. I see it on every amoled screen I look at
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSimpleSimon:
With people here saying about a pink or yellow tint, are any of you getting both? Some parts on my screen are yellow tinted whites and other parts are tinted pink. Does anyone else have it like that?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Here is what mine looks like. Brightness set at 100%
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wazka2:
I have got a replacement today and now top is pink bottom yellow.... Very annoying. Not sure if I can live with this. Probably will visit CPW tomorrow. Grrrr
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpehenry:
My screen is consistent in brightness and colors in each perspective, but I think each manufacturers choose different tech in display quality and such. I came from nexus 5 -> LG G4 -> nexus 6p, and from N5 to G4, I've noticed Quantum display is more bluish and over saturated, but over time, i've gotten used to it. then went to N6P and whites were more pale and pink and sometimes orangish in some angle but now i got that used it as well. so if you've gone through many phones, your viewing preferences are little affected by previous device. hence, everyone's viewing experience may vary. i know i'm not talking science here, just my opinion. I don't think i'd ever go back to LCD or any types of display that has backlight, just fell in love with AMOLED. I've heard if ambient display mode is on most of the times, i really don't have to worry about the burn-in severity that AMOLED suffers mostly than other techs.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bjoostema:
Welcome to AMOLED screens folks, this is very common. My Turbo has it, my old S4 had it and every AMOLED device has it to a degree. Sometimes the tint lessens over the first week or 2. It is speculated that the glue under the screen sets and the tint improves. It drov me nuts on my Turbo at first but after I stopped looking for it, I don't ever notice it anymore. You can play roulette with replacing it, but them something entirely different may be wrong with your replacement unit, and chances are, the screen will still have a tint of some sort to some degree. I assure you all, it's very normal and you will stop noticing it eventually.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krs360:
The colours on my screen are ridiculously over saturated, which all the amoled screens I have ever seen have been.

Currently trying to tune with Chainfire's CFLumen app.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
I agree.. I have seen on on every amoled screen I have had to a certain extent or another. I actually went through 3 Moto Maxx's (The international GSM version of the Turbo) and they all had it. My GS6 edge had it (I had two and both had it), My Moto X 2014 had it slightly, my nexus 6 had it(not the purple tint at low brightness but the same pink hue we are talking about here) Seriously if you google ANY device that has an amoled screen there is bound to be a "tint" thread out there on it. Either I am very unlucky, getting one that is perfect with no tint is rare, or people are blind and do not notice it.. haha

I for one do not think everyone can see it.. Kinda like that eye cone test, how many cones your eyes have.. the more you have, the more colors and variations you can see. I have two perfect examples of this happening

1. with the Maxx(Turbo) my co-worker said he didn't notice any pink tint on his device when I asked him(to find out if only mine had it), but when we met in person I saw it right away.. I had two other replacements that both had it

2. When I was talking to Derek Ross from Phandroid last night I sent him a pic of my screen... To me I saw it very easily.. he said it looked fine to him.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Can you take some pics? Like using display tester and setting the brightness to 100% on the white screen tests like I posted above? (one white is in the color banding section, the other is in the dead pixel detect section)