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[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] dlads:
Grey's? Yes I know that's the point. It's an OLED screen mate? That's quite normal.. also bare in mind that getting an OLED screen to run at 120hz without any faults at all, is no easy feat, the amount of scrapped screens that Samsung have wasted trying to make a decent OLED monitor is insane. OnePlus have managed this with what I would consider a minimum of wastage, that's not easy lol.

I'll check out the video, of course. If i see any issues I won't lie about it.

I'd rather know if there's an issue than not.

Might even borrow my wife's phone and record it if it's not showing signs of problems..

But then again, the way I use my phone if I haven't seen issues up til this point then I'm not too worried if I do find that video shows signs of issues.

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Ok so at the absolute minimum brightness (I'm using a kernel that allows extremely low brightness btw)

I can still see all boxes up to 17 so whether it's my eyes or not they're still visible albeit quite dark.

The rest from 16-1 are not visible to me, the numbers are though.

I don't have the green issue at all..

Personally, I think if you have to sit there and slowly raise the brightness up and down from 0 - 100 to see an issue its something which you're not going to see very often.

I dunno, I just can't see it pal..
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
The UK consumer laws are more robust than the ones over here in the states. Oneplus won't warrant a device even if it's a IN2025 USA model unless it's purchased from them or an authorized seller. Not sure if Amazon qualifies, probably does. Plus we only get a standards 12 months here as you are probably aware.

No, I haven't bought it yet pal.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] dlads:
Holy Jesus, that's woeful.

Get the UK one lol ;)
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
Would you then take care of the warranty when I ship it out to you. Oopsie then customs and excise will probably want vat and duties. Lol

In the end I bought a new 985F note 20 Ultra. It ain't that bad. Needed dual sim and couldn't justify spending another 250$ on a Hong Kong variant. The Samsung bloat is unreal.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] dlads:
Honestly, yea if you needed me to

Edit: oh damn!! You gone to the dark side lad??
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
You know me I'm not stuck on a certain brand. Might sell later and get op8pro. Who knows. I'm getting very indecisive with my old age.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] dlads:
I am myself. I think I've had every brand going..besides I think LG. Not too upset about they tbh
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] RohanAJoshi:
Yes, now you get it.

That's the issue.

Turn dc dimming off.

Please read my full msg.

If you turn off dc dimming, and try you see boxes upto 10 at lowest brightness, then on 20% brightness, you wil see 18 and boxes, then at 30% you will seed 15 and above boxes.

Then at 40% you will see 20 and above boxes.

This is issue.

DC dimming is not solution for this.

DC dimming also need 30% + brightness to see boxes upto 15 and above.

So it's too bright for low light usage.

.

This is total 3rd grade panel issue.

I tested same on s20+ with 120fps on, 1080p resolution .

I can see clearly 10 and above boxes on lowest brightness, and see all boxes from 5 to above at 40% and above brightness.

I don't know how it's not visible to you in day to day usage.

For me, it's visible everywhere.

On netflix, open any video which have dark scenes or night scenes, go to lowest brightness and see, there much blacks everywhere.

Now Pump up brightness to 60% and above. You can see all other details like hairs, cupboard, ceiling etc..

.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] dlads:
I've actually inadvertently had to wipe, (kernel installation problem) clean OS so no DC this time from the kernel, I was able to see up to box 17 before.. will test again today.

I'll check it on my families phones, see what I can see.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] GizModio:
Good afternoon all,

After trying multiple devices it turns out that they all do indeed have this issue. Even devices from more recent batches.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has thought to try the Screen Balance app (free in the playstore) and had any luck using it?

I've installed it on my device, and set it up the way you see in my screenshot. I have to say, the results are quite positive. It's not 100% fixed, but it's a thousand times better, to the point where you'd probably struggle to notice it.

Give it a go, and let me know what you guys think.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] RohanAJoshi:
Yes this app helps lot.

But in landscape it working for only middle of screen.

Both sides look different than middle.

If this fixes, I will purchase this app.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] BigBossTech:
Hey GizModio Do You Recommend OP8 Pro for me ?

Because of this screen issues am confused !!!

Even s20 series with ( exynos ) have serious overheating and battery draining issues ...:confused:

I really don't know what to buy Right Now :mad:

Any Suggestions ?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] GizModio:
Easily. I haven't really looked back at Samsung. You'll be happy with a OP8 Pro! Most people would actually.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] dlads:
8 pro for sure. Id have the 7T or 7 pro over any exynos.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Limeybastard:
I can't believe I just walked into a dark cupboard try this out. I don't use dc dimming so that is off. On lowest brightest I can see all the boxes. What's the issue? 20% 40% brightness and how many boxes can be seen?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] MontanaRuler:
Is the issue still present in newer batches? My screen is absolutely terrible, anything below 90% brightness results in total lack of blacks, with that test I can only see 19 and 20 at 90%, with blue filter on and low brightness before going to sleep my colours go absolutely nuts, I think I'm going to have to return it to the carrier, It's virtually unusable in "low" brightness.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] GUARDIANBD:
Most of the screen tint issues i came across were at 60hz with 0% of screen brightness.

I have the IN2023 variant of the 8 Pro, with 120Hz however i dont have any issues.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] MontanaRuler:
Yeah, mine is awful whatever the display settings, I'm using it alongside my Note 9 but in the evening I only use the Note 9 because as I said my 8 Pro is virtually unusable low light, especially in blue filter mode at low brightness.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
Can you take the photos in a totally dark room? the dimmest one looks like it might have a bit of green?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Poloasis:
Will do
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
only can notice it in in 15 percent pic if I zoom in
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Poloasis:
This was done in total darkness from 1, 15, 25, 50 and 100 percent BN

Don't mind the air bubble, using what OP send me, I'll re-apply the 2nd one later.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uea4zEm4doGw86C-klyeIaEnLsRNtsNI

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Ok, this is dark grey, total dark darkness from 1, 15, 25, 50 and 100 percent BN

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1v3Umsu4HUca2zdhfoEJyBcz_JmkPLjOL
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] nathlynn22:
Looks decent to me...?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
Unfortunately it looks like you've got a bad one :(
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Poloasis:
Took that with the OP7P in total darkness but does not show up with the naked eye. Looks perfect to me.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
If you don't notice the shadowed bar across the punchhole and greentint, then that's all that matters. How's the phone otherwise?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Poloasis:
I don't see it with the naked eye. The phone looks awesome, fast as always, fluid with the 120Hz. I guess it's time to stop messing around and root...lol
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] xgerryx:
There's a comprehensive Reddit thread on this. Worth keeping tabs on.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/g5kwgu/there_seems_to_be_major_issues_with_the_display/
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
Yeah Samsung S20 Ultra got green tint after software update.

So that points to that paticular issue being software as its the same panel. OP always used Samsung panels.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Reuben_skelz92:
Seems to be a common problem with the newest oled panels. I've had 3 pixel 3 xls all with it. 7t had it. My tab s6 has it. And I've seen forums on it about the newest Samsung line and the 8 pro. I think the Samsung panels are to blame here
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Toss3:
My unit is also suffering from screen uniformity issues when display dark grey tones as well as insane amounts of posterization at lower brightness levels. My S9+ suffered from similar issues until they fixed the posterization with a software update, which resulted in increased black crushing. Think the panels just aren't great at lower brightness levels. DC Dimming seems to make the issue a bit better (again by crushing shadow detail).
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] 2015Ducatimulti:
Lucky my 8 pro arrived today and at the lowest level of brightness, and I used a screen tester app that has gray and black red yellow blue and etc and my screen is pefrect.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] JetzNicht:
I only have those problems when the night mode is on and the brightness ist set to the minimum on medium to dark grey pictures. 120 Hz and QHD enabled. All other settings seem to be fine. DC dimming hides it.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] zoowoo:
Yep, same, not a big issue for me personally. Seems that there are 2 problems going on.

1. Screen color calibration at low brightness, especially apparent at 120Hz and night mode on. Which should be fixed with software update.

2. Problems with screen uniformity where some devices have gradients or dark areas on the screen which seem like a hardware problem.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Toss3:
I also see no issues in the app, but when using an even darker shade of grey it shows up. So the display tester app isn't 100% accurate.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] cwalker0906:
I've tried many ways to see it and I don't. This thread is kinda crazy. If I don't see it in normal use, the screen is fine. If I have to hang upside down in a tree, during a full moon, with night mode on to see a problem, maybe I can find it easier by looking in the mirror. # mental illness
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] MrPhilo:
The green tint is like a green tint 'overlay' over the application on the S20 Ultra. Not actually from the screen.

EDIT: Just looked up some S20 Ultra green tint issue, it looks similar actually to OnePlus. Not sure then, because when it happens to me, it looks like an overlay (like night mode) as it goes back to 60hz due to the app.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] 2015Ducatimulti:
yeah I even looked at my pull down notifications window and gmail and google messages in dark mode and there all good, yes there might be just barely noticeable tint of green, but I don`t have the horrible uniformity issue like some have, mines all even color, no blotches and dark or light patches, u have certain type of grey your using? a screen shot of it?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
dont go looking for issues

if you dont notice it then whats the problem?

how you see it is what matters not how others see it
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Toss3:
Shot a short video of the weird grayscale at different brightness levels

[YOUTUBE]cOYlyjkrjvI[/YOUTUBE]
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
yes you can see it turn green when brightness lowers

so its deffo same thing as Samsung
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Dabarr:
I have actually received a message by an OP admin that this it's on their list and they are working on it to release a fix soon! :confused: let's see if this holds true
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] lhayati:
I noticed this exact same behaviour on mine, I'm hoping it's just software.

But I also have some other issue's, I made a poll on Reddit to help quantify the issues people are having if anyone is interested in giving their feedback:

https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/g62q6x/oneplus_8_pro_owners_display_issues_poll/
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
got proof?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
I've got nothing like this on mine (thankfully).
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Dabarr:
Do you think I am just saying that just for the heck of it?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
:good:

thanks

does not confirm they found a fix they just said looking into
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Dabarr:
They working on it i guess , I've never said anything else. I am not quite sure if it's fixable at all as not everyone has a faulty screen.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] ferdzso:
just to add to the confusion, here is my unit/experience :

- fairly uniform screen (some issues if I look closely but I assume all AMOLED phones have issues with uniformity?)

- colors seem fine at all brightness levels (maybe some green tint at low levels but really nothing major)

- if I enable dc dimming (and I am pwm sensitive so I need it), there is black crush at even mid brightness

- with dc dimming enabled, if I look at gamma detection in display testers, at low levels, the screen turns very green (edit: no issues without dc dimming)
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
Samsung are rolling out a fix for the S20 ultra.

https://twitter.com/androidcentral/status/1253034087499157509?s=19
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] daviddosa:
I got my 8 Pro yesterday, and I have the same issue, like you. A bad uniformity when the brightness is very low. I also see the bar next to the camera going to the right side.

I contacted OnePlus yesterday night, they advised me to get a replacement. I filed an RMA request at around midnight UK time, I already got it accepted and UPS will collect the parcel soon to ship it to the CTDI service center in Poland. Hope it gets sorted.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] lhayati:
Weird I contacted them via live chat yesterday and they made me send a bunch of pictures and videos, she then said i'd be contacted by email. 24 hours later and no email yet :confused:
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Neil_Armstrong_:
Same issue here
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] mefflecakes:
this thread is starting to make me nervous. Was thinking about ordering one tomorrow but not sure if it'd be a better idea to hold off for now?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] :
I've already sent a message to OnePlus yesterday. Now my phone is at their service center in Poland and I hope they will switch it quickly. I had the problem too with the greenish tint. In op forums there is a new message that this behaviour of the display should be normal...

Well I know amoled displays have some weird behaviours but this is the strangest thing I've seen
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] skiedel14:
Ive had a chat with them and this what I got back.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
Yes they know about the green tint issue already.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nosferatu.:
Is there an easy way to test this?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] hialastair:
Pinched this from the OnePlus reddit group:

Download the linked 5% grey image: https://www.rtings.com/images/test-materials/2016/5-percent.png

Open it on your phone and zoom in so it fills the screen.

Set the brightness to between 20-30% (if it's too dark it will just look black).

Go to a pitch black room and see if there are any issues across the whole display (it should look completely evenly lit with no imperfections).
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Poloasis:
Mine in total darkness, my screen is completely black at below 25 and at the lowest brightness.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
Originally I thought my display was OK. But I did this test on my old Galaxy S8 and my OP 8 Pro side by side and the OP 8 Pro is a mess and the Galaxy S8 is perfect.

OP 8 Pro also had a horrible dark bar going across the screen from the punchole cam.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
Thought my screen was ok but I have this too. To be honest it's not that bad and I only see it in pitch black when I have the dark tint theme on, otherwise I never see it. Not that that's good though, the screen should be perfect. Tbh if I hadn't went looking for it I probably would've never seen it.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
dont thin we should be using rtings images and zooming them

we should use the display tester app
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
It happens on grey backgrounds. Like the dark theme for example.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
anyone else get speaker crack while charging?

I mean put phone on charge and then unlock screen you will hear the unlock sound then after few seconds do you hear another sound like a crackle?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
Happens elsewhere as well. Just consistent and easy to replicate using a 5% grey image.

Interestingly if I set my phone to 60hz, the colour uniformity issue is resolved almost entirely apart from the black shadow/bar across the top.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
Never noticed that.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
So I used the display checker app on my 256gb Green.

No green tint when night mode on and brightness at 5%-20%.

On dark grey and black I get no shadows or "burn in" looks.

However on light grey background at 5% I do see the dark area where hole punch is.

No DC Dimming.

I got amazon so I will see if OP firmware can fix it as I dont notice it otherwise.

Used this app it has a lot of test patterns and you can easily change brightness by swiping from left to right

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gombosdev.displaytester&hl=en_GB
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] skiedel14:
Does anybody else have an issue when the camera app, or Snapchat is opened that the earpiece is making a faint noice?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] hialastair:
Awesome, thanks for this. I've just finished work so going to open mine and see what's up.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
For some reason the Display checker app provides better results.

If you download that 5% grey image from rtings (there's nothing weird about the image - it's just 5% grey, saves you making it yourself). I'm sure you'll be able to see the issue easily.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] lhayati:
It's the best image to use, they use it to test bad OLED panels on TV's
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
Set the tone to dark mode, pull down the notification shade and set brightness to zero and in a pitch black room the green tint appears for me. Otherwise I don't see it because I don't use the dark tint.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
no

does that not tell you guys anything.....if you use a image thats only 1080p and you zoom it in and then set brightness to 5% and see issues.

you need to use apps made for this.

rtings reviews are horrible.

find a proper scaled QHD 5% image and use that
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] lhayati:
rtings are famous for reviewing oled lol.

If there was an issue with the 5% image why would my Samsung S10+ be perfect while the two OP 8 Pro's show issues?

It's very easy to create your own, use a colour picker to get the hex colour value and make a QHD version in photoshop, I guarantee the result will be the same.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
To satisfy you all this is rtings image and 5 brightness taken on OP 7 Pro
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
Yep!

Looks significantly brighter than mine with that image and low brightness.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
the the OP7 it makes all pic brighter then its meant to be
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
Well if you've actually done in right and that's what your screen looks like, it seems a significant amount of people are receiving faulty 8 Pros (including myself, and my friends phone). This isn't a software issue.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
The green tint is deffo software fix. Cant be coincidence that S20 had same issue from Samsung QHD+ panels that are used here.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] hialastair:
Well I've set mine up and done a few checks and it looks like I got lucky as I can't fault the screen at all. This phone is so sick.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
Here's the thing. When you set the refresh rate to 60hz, it goes away. It can't be faulty hardware can it? OP could always just raise the min brightness to around 20-30% where you don't get the effect and it'll stop happening.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
exactly

if there is an actual fault in the panel it would be visible at more then 5% brightness and on all resolution and framerates.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Batfink33:
I actually didn't notice it until last night when I turned the dark tone on. Tbh if I hadn't been reading about it I probably wouldn't have thought there was an issue. Over the years I've had so many uneven tones on AMOLED panels I'm almost used to it now.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] elliottweaver:
The thing is, DC dimming just makes the screen turn off for greys at low brightness. It doesn't fix the issue, it just makes it so the screen isn't on for you to see how terrible it is.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] lhayati:
In my case it's still noticeable but definitely much more feint on 60hz (tested on two devices)
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] dlads:
Oh holy moly that is horrific, return to sender.

They will respond very quickly and it'll be a new phone
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
Yeah I'm not concerned about the green tint - that can be fixed software no doubt.

The terrible panel uniformity and "shadow" coming out horizontally from the selfie cam however, I'd eat my shoes if that gets fixed in software and those are the things bugging me the most.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Nekromantik:
so you notice the band by selfie camera in normal use? without having to put on the grey image and putting brightness down to 5?
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Cyph3r92:
Yep - I'm using the dark theme and when I'm using the phone in the dark (with the usual level of low brightness so it doesn't blast my retinas) you can see the the band from the selfie cam.

Sure it's not the worst thing in the world, but it's a £900 phone and my Galaxy S20+ didn't have that band from the selfie cam so I'm not going to give OP a pass.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] lhayati:
Same here, can be seen on dark theme. I use my phone a lot at night and those greys are an eyesore.