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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tones1971:
Im the opposite. Looking straight on whites are very dirty, sort of yellowish. Tilt the phone back, and the whites look great. So annoyed. Google claimed on the phone they had no others complaints or returns and have asked me to send photos of the screen. Harder to show in a photo, no idea what to do.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
Awesome start for me, Graphite has been received chipped around the antenna (poor QA) and the Frost white that was delivered is showing as Pink at the top and white at the bottom.

Really disappointed after all the delays.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradputt:
I'm getting my device next week, reading this thread reminds me of last year nexus 6.

Now I'm worried that my device is going to have the warm screens again.

Damn, why does nexus phone always have this problem?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
Generally this is down to poor product Quality Assurance, I would wonder what the sampling checks are like with the display manufacturer. I am thoroughly annoyed with the graphite being damaged after such a long delay in getting it.

The Frost is perfect apart from the screen.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
I prefer his screen, seems more even and you could at least adjust the pink tint with a custom kernel. Yours is slightly more uneven and you'll never be able to get rid of that. It's the uneven tint that really annoys me on mine.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wazka2:
Looks like all screens has some kind of pink issue. More or less. Some see it others don't.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpehenry:
some recommended getting LUX app and calibrate the screen. would that really work on unbalanced whites on screens? this is my 3rd nexus 6p and still see pinks on screen. I wouldn't mind if they all had pinks on same spots but all three had different spots for pink whites. I might just wait a month or two and try to request replacement again.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolguy949:
Looks like Google is pushing back more on returns due to pink screens: https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3su18c/psa_google_requires_photo_proof_of_pink_screen/
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbodan:
I just RMA'd my second phone about 45 minutes ago and had no issues at all. Didn't need a picture. I just said the middle was pink and the bottom was green and I got a replacement no questions asked. I'm already getting sick and tired of playing screen roulette with this phone. I really hope the third time is the charm.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
I was asked for a picture of the screen on Friday. Once I sent the pic ,I got the RMA.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B_I_N_G_E:
You got the shipping label and rma on Saturday? I've been waiting two days for them to get back to me. I thought I'd learn to ignore this pink tint but it isn't happening. It sucks because this thing is effin sweet other than that. I won't be buying another one either. I'm not playing this BS.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
I agree. If my RMA is bad as well, I am disappoingtly done with this phone and will continue to use Nexus 6; I can live with its slightly inferior camera and lack of scanner but overall it's faster with a calibrated even screen.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimbodan:
Yep. I got the e-mail with the link to re-order and with the shipping labels. I used on line chat, no idea if that matters or not. My re-order is still processing, I imagine it probably won't ship until Monday.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tones1971:
I had to send pics on Friday too. Havent heard back yet. My worry is the replacement will be the same thing. I dont even know if its a faulty device to be honest. Its poor when looking straight at it, at an angle it looks much better. Should it change tints and shades when i move the phone about? Cant believe a top spec screen is supposed to do that.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B_I_N_G_E:
They tend to change shades when you move it at different angles. That's not a big deal. LCD's also do it to some extent. My 6p is half pink and half white. It has gotten worse with time. ( I left a YouTube video going on full brightness for an hour to see if it would even out) Just got worse.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B_I_N_G_E:
Please tell me you see that.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechBSwift:
yup pinkish on the bottom more white towards the top. I've had 3 RMA's like that and the 4th one is on it's way now. I'm ready to give up but I love this phone and I'm on verizon.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B_I_N_G_E:
I hear ya. I frickin love this thing other than the screen. I would totally deal with it if I didn't spend SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS(!!!) to get it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
If my third phone coming tomorrow has an uneven screen, in done with it. It a great device but I can't stand looking at the constant green/pink change in colour on the screen,its a mess. Its not on for such an expensive phone.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
No, I think he was serious.. He must see it because he is looking on it with his phone with a pink hue.. So of course he will see it in the screen shots..

What are you talking about? I do not see anything in your screen shots and my vision is perfectly fine thank you.. You might see something because you're looking at it on your screen that has the pink hue.. The pink hue is not visible in your screen shots or any screen shots for that matter. It wouldn't show up in screen shots as its a hardware thing and screen shots are all done with software...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dambrosioj:
Pink Tint

Here is my screen compared to my OnePlus Two. Dont mind the blueish color on my OPT, i am using a custom color profile and tend to like the bluer tint. As you can see my 6P has a good pink tint to it but it seems to be pretty uniform. I am hoping I can change the color profiles just like the OPT.

What do you guys think?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smitbro2:
This thread has made me realize my pink tint is totally mild compared to most of yours. I feel kind of foolish that I requested an RMA because now I feel it won't get too much better than what I have.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dambrosioj:
Pictures make it look a lot worse for some reason. I can barley tell on mine unless I'm really trying to look for it but pictures it looks terrible.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarlosAbia:
Original on left and replacement on right

Which is better? Are both okay, or both defective?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draje0:
Your original phone has some pretty obnoxious pink in the upper right. Similar to mine. The new one seems to be fine under sans lower brightness.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
Got replacement 1 today and I think this is the best it is going to get. Guess which one?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
Original on the left, replacement on right. Anyone see any problems with the replacement? Seems pretty good to me. (and hopefully the camera glass doesn't break on this one like my original did)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolguy949:
Replacement looks good. Seems like the color temp is cooler too. Does your replacement have any other issues? I have some pink on the screen but the stories of getting other issues worries me. I have my RMA shipping label but still on the fence.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
Everything else feels good. Back glass and plastic insert are pretty flush and even. Buttons have a nice tactile feel. All is well, I think. Hopefully it stays that way. Looks like I'll be keeping this one, I think.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpeg42:
I guess I am the only one who returned a green/blue tint and like the warmer color lol. And I will say with certainty, my RMA phone is less pink than it was the first day it showed up. It is almost perfect to my eyes now. Super happy.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
I've returned a very green uneven looking screen. My replacement is very pink but more uniform. The green screen Ive returned looked almost cloudy and muddy, the replacement pink one seems sharper and clearer. The difference between them both was massive and my original seemed to get worse over the week I had it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
I take this back. As I've used the new phone, the whole right side is dimmer and pink. It mostly shows up on slightly grey screens, and I can't get it to show up well in pictures.

It's actually worse than the pink at top of my current phone, because reading anything makes your eyes scroll light to dark and on and on.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dislplin01:
Funny enough I'm in the same boat, it looks like dirty water, while the white does look better when I tilt it I would say it looks kinda blue. I though it was pretty bad until I compared to nexus 6 and the nexus 6 looked even more brown. I also compared both to my LG G4 and the G4 is much much better they white is white, I know they are two different type screens just saying I'm torn to.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel4653:
The whites on the G4 are awesome. You can't compare the G4 to the 6P in that aspect.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S60tonexi:
Is everyone taking pictures at maximum brightness with adaptive off?

My 32GB aluminum looks pretty good with those settings but there is some pink tint on the upper portion at lower brightness. Funny thing is, I didn't even notice it until I read about it here and on reddit. It's pretty subtle.

My phone is pristine otherwise. Everything is flush and even. Awesome feedback on buttons. Speakers are even. Not a single blemish of any kind.

I had terrible experience with Galaxy Nexus screen. Exchanged it twice and all 3 had VERY purple screen. Oh, and I bought it few months after it was released, so I'm not holding my breath that screen issues will be ironed out over time and I would rather not play RMA roulette.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
Yes, max brightness and adaptive off. Not sure why though, since no one actually uses their device at max brightness. My new device looks really good at those settings, but once at about 50% brightness or below the entire right side goes pink. I accept some unevenness as it the screen dims, but not to this extent.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
I now think my replacement is worse. The original had a very green muddy screen but the replacement is incredibly pink.

I feel like this is just screen roulette and none will be good no matter how many times I RMA. What's Google policy on RMA? Do they allow you to keep the original and send back the replacement?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
I was told "yes" when I ordered my first RMA. I will be contacting google to do just that, in about 5 minutes.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
You could drive yourself crazy trying to find the perfect screen although the two I've received so far when comparing them to each other and my N7 2013 to be honest have been a mess.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpehenry:
When i received my 2nd replacement that was worse than my original, the rep told me not to put that replacement in the RMA included, that was intended for the original device. they processed me for another RMA for returning the replacement. they said you still could return the replacement with the original RMA but things might get messy and takes longer for them to process. i guess because they are scratching their heads and wondering why replacement has arrived back on the original device's RMA #.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
Yep. I just got done talking with google about sending my replacement back and keeping the original. I have a new RMA for the replacement. Assuming device 3 works out, I will use the original RMA for device 1.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S60tonexi:
Yeah, the highest I ever set mine with adaptive off is 50%. Higher than that and adaptive stays on.

Anyway, what I gathered from reading here and on other forums is that some tint is way more common than no tint at all. Since that is what I have (faint pink at the top at lower brightness) I'll probably keep it as I believe that I have higher chances of getting a replacement that's worse than the one that's better.

I just wish I could see all the phones whose owners claim to have a perfect screen. I suspect that mine is not too far off, if at all.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
Did they ask for a picture of the screen of your new one?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
They did not.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoNsTeReNeRgY22:
Just got an RMA for a different issue (fingerprint reader not always working while charging) and the replacement definitely has a pink hue to the screen. Already have a new one on the way.

Right one (original) has build date of 10/17. Can check the RMA when I get home.

I like your replacement, looks like my original.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smitbro2:
Got my RMA yesterday. Screen is pretty good. It's a little warmer, but no pink hue on the top. Viewing angles seem better. Build date 10-19 while my old one was 10-18. I think this one's a keeper.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpeg42:
Does the pink cut off like that or is it pretty even? You might want to give it a couple days to see if it chills out a bit.

Does that green tinting show up in person on your original?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MoNsTeReNeRgY22:
I will have to look again when I get home tonight. From what I have been reading, they don'r really settle down. What you get is what you get?

I never really noticed in on my original phone unless I compared it to the new one.

The problem with these screens for me is knowing that there is a possibility of something better out there. I had nothing relaly to compare my original to and didn't notice a problem with it. Now comparing it to my replacement I can see both are different. I looked and used the new one on its own for a few and eventually didn't notice a difference.

Update 11/18:

The green tint on my original seems to only be on the right side of the screen. Also for fun I threw in an iPhone 6s for comparison.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amczee:
Received my 6P on Monday and before completing the set up noticed the pink hue. Top quarter and right hand side of the phone showing a slight (but noticeable) pink hue. Lower brightness and whites and greys were the most problematic - a colleague said it didn't bother her but now that I've seen it I couldn't stick it. Spoke with Google who confirmed it was a known problem; a replacement would be sent to me (which is out for dispatch already) - when I asked if it would be checked and a More recently built phone be used before being sent, I was told that it could be a refurb model but if the screen was dodgy it would be completely replaced. When I sounded a little disappointed not to be receiving brand new he said it was likely it would be given how new the phone was (I know Apple use the refurb like-new practice for replacements). Started off on android In 2009 with an HTC Hero and went to iPhone with the 6 Plus last year. I missed the flexibility of android but I have to say, the iPhone screen has been flawless and I think it has set up a 'thing to beat' moment. If replacement is poor I may, begrudgingly, have to stay with iPhone and get the 6s.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
OK my replacement #1 is not that great after all. Really debating on whether to ask for another. This replacement was built 10/19 or one week later than original. I really don't like the viewing angles on this phone coupled with the hue issue. Don't know what to do as it really seems to be a QC issue. Not happy. Posts seem to be increasing online about this issue.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amczee:
Replacement arrived; screenshots of adaptive lighting on and off - can't compare with original as that's at home but at first glance doesn't seem as bad - slight hue on the top left now but seems more uniform and subtle. I also prefer sRGB on. Think I might stick with this
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sharpehenry:
This is my third. Each replacements I had are worse and worse. Google rep even told me to keep trying until I get mine perfect since I bought it new, I should have perfect phone. I won't ask for replacement until they receive both of my defects to their return center. Huawei is officially not my first choice of purchase even on future nexus line is to be with them. I just can't return this since it has been over 20 days. Since they are stuck with me I will keep trying until I get the right one.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
ok, ok... I was going to hold off and get used to the pink but I'm going to play the RMA dance to get a better phone
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tones1971:
Same here. I cant get used to it. Ive sent pics to google as requested but they are just ignoring me so im going to RMA it.

Are you just doing it through the Google store, and not through customer support emails?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
I've had 1 graphite that came damaged (chipped round the antenna) and 2 frost (2nd was the RMA replacement) both with different portions of the screen pink.

Spoke with Google on on Monday to RMA the the 2nd frost phone, support guy was on his 3rd pink screen of the day! There was a tweet from Huawei India responding to comments about the pink screen but they deleted it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Nexus6P/comments/3ta18g/is_this_really_true_the_nexus_6p_tint_issue/

I gave up and returned all the devices on Monday, so disappointed after the delay with the graphite the handsets have such basic Quality Assurance issues.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
I went through the google chat, just mentioned my issues and I didn't have to prove it. Within 15 minutes my order was placed. The reminded me I still have 5 days to cancel and get a full refund.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
After my second with a pink screen I am going to wait until January to see if the QA improves.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
I figured I would flip the coin, I really hope I get lucky on the first try (really my second). Google support so far has been outstanding
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
They were fantastic on both occasions for me but I feel sorry for them hearing about the problems, just got my OPT invite so my gamble with that one.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
ehh after hearing the stories of how horrible their support is and lack of front facing speakers I'd be worried. They don't have marshmallow yet either. I'm sure it's a great device but I have issues with a company that makes you earn the ability to pay full price for a device.

Pink screen is better than dealing with that crap
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
Agreed, google customer service has been great so far.

The above mentions about refurb devices is exactly why I don't want to wait to find a good one. I'd rather return 10 phones now to end up with a perfect, new phone than wait a few months and end up with a refurb.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
Probably why I'm willing to wait to see if Google sort out build issues, right now I'm still loving my Nexus 6 [emoji3]

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Yeah I've heard of some of the support issues, but the camera on the OPT is pretty good.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fikide:
Should I compare phones with full brightness ? My screen looks all pinky when I minimum the brightness. When I maximum its seems ok. What should I do? My phone arrived today.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpeg42:
Most all will have some pink hue at min brightness with adaptive on. If it is acceptable to YOU at the brightness you use, then keep it. If not, return it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skitals:
Most phones will look pink at minimum brightness, especially with adaptive brightness enabled (it allows the screen to get much dimmer than usual). The problem is if the screen has uneven color tones. On a white or grey background, parks of the screen will look pink, part will look white, part will look blue, etc. If you move an amoled display around there WILL be color shifts as you look at different angles, but it should be uniform when looking straight on. The issue most people are having aren't that their screens are universally pink, it's that the color temp isn't uniform when looking straight at it.

If it isn't glaringly obvious to you when reading black text on a white background, I say you've got a good panel. My hunt for a uniform panel continues.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
Use the white screen video on YouTube.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Batfink33:
I gave up today after returning my 2nd device and keeping my original. The screens were getting worse with each phone. My original has a pink tint down the left side which is very visible but I've decided to keep it.

I kind of feel bad always talking to Google support and saying I want to RMA etc although I went into a shop today and compared my phone with a Note 5 and Iphone and they were both so much better :(

I wonder if there really are any good 6P screens out there or if they're all affected.

PS. Google support told me today I'd get a refurbished device if I RMAd again.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
One of my greatest concerns is putting up with that issue, I'm colour sensitive so any gradient change annoys me like you'd not believe.

I really am starting to think that the panel is possibly where they compromised to have a metal chassis.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] backdown00:
This sounds exactly how the nexus 6 release went. Screens were unevenly hued. It was a debacle for quite a few months after release. Its a shame its still going on. I don't think it is a hHuawei issue, I think the issue resides in the panel that Samsung makes. Google really needs to consider IPS LCD panels like LG phones have, this doesn't seem to be an issue with that type of display.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jygar:
I didn't get my Nexus 6 till July and I'm kind of grateful I waited as the panel is pretty good, white balance is marginally different over the screen but no hues to it.

Probable with IPS on the 5X is its battery hungry...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] S60tonexi:
I skipped Nexus 6 due to size (and I was still really happy N5) but Galaxy Nexus display was on a whole different level of bad. I went through 3 units and all 3 were really purple. Below 30% gray was literally purple, if you didn't know it is supposed to be gray you wouldn't know. Even at 100% it was still very noticeable but not as bad. The worst part is that i got it 9 months after it came out, so they had plenty of time to resolve the issue but they didn't. My friend did have Galaxy Nexus that was significantly better than any of the 3 i received so they did exist but they were not the norm unfortunately.

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My N6P does have slight pink hue but I decided to keep it. I simply think that perfect screens are few and far between and I have no clue what else I would buy if I returned it. I don't believe that screens will get more uniform over time (see my last post about Galaxy Nexus) and I don't think that build date has anything to do with quality of display. If you read around you will find examples of both good and bad displays built on the exact same date.