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I haven't received my Galaxy S yet but everytime I use my friend's I think the screen is just too blueish. Mostly the white parts. And I also think a "square field" is visible all over the screen. Is this because the resolution is too low compared to the size?
The phone itself is great so I still want it, but I'm afraid the screen will make me disapointed, especially since I've read so much about the Super AMOLED is so great.
Are all Galaxy S' screens like this?
What is the "square field"? please explain better.
And let's start from clearing the point of resolution/size-
800X480 is more than enough to go up to 7". If anything, it might be the pentile matrix that the screen uses.
I guess it's these "squares" I see: http://www.engadget.com/photos/iphone-4-vs-samsung-galaxy-s-display-face-off/#3115591
You're probably right that it's more the pentile matrix I notice more than lack of resolution.
I cant understand why many reviews says this screen is very good when it's very noticable.
I've seen mentions of different Galaxy S phones having different colour temperatures, though mine seems fairly cool.
PenTile does, unfortunately, make text less sharp, and there is a bit of a screen-door effect (I think that's the term you're looking for). It's a tradeoff for having a Super AMOLED screen - excellent contrast and very bright, but not as good as a TFT for text. I've become accustomed to it though, despite my misgivings (but a non-PenTile SAMOLED really would be the best screen without question).
Mithent said:
I've seen mentions of different Galaxy S phones having different colour temperatures, though mine seems fairly cool.
PenTile does, unfortunately, make text less sharp, and there is a bit of a screen-door effect (I think that's the term you're looking for). It's a tradeoff for having a Super AMOLED screen - excellent contrast and very bright, but not as good as a TFT for text. I've become accustomed to it though, despite my misgivings (but a non-PenTile SAMOLED really would be the best screen without question).
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What's the good side with PenTile? And yes, I've searched for "screen-door effect" and it seems as if that is what I'm seeing.
Yes, Galaxy S display seems to have quite high colour temperature. You can sort of calibrate it using the calibration app that was developed for Nexus One a while ago and is now part of CM6, but you have to run Froyo, install it manually and lose video overlay, so it's not really usable right now. Nevertheless I've managed to calibrate my SGS to more or less 6500K using it.
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Yes, Galaxy S display seems to have quite high colour temperature. You can sort of calibrate it using the calibration app that was developed for Nexus One a while ago and is now part of CM6, but you have to run Froyo, install it manually and lose video overlay, so it's not really usable right now. Nevertheless I've managed to calibrate my SGS to more or less 6500K using it.
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What is the downside of losing video overlay?
Not being able to play back videos and shoot pictures and videos Or, to be precise - you can do all of that, but all you see is white screen
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Not being able to play back videos and shoot pictures and videos Or, to be precise - you can do all of that, but all you see is white screen
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Oh. Well, guess I'm not going with that solution then
But since it can be done through software, does it mean that Samsung could make an update and fix this?
I had this on my old galaxy S and coming from the x10's tft it was painfully obvious the white colour had a blue/green tint to it. I then got it replaced and the tint was still there but not so obvious. Now after a while the white colour looks perfect white. I think my eyes have adjusted or something.
rocketpaul said:
I had this on my old galaxy S and coming from the x10's tft it was painfully obvious the white colour had a blue/green tint to it. I then got it replaced and the tint was still there but not so obvious now after a while the white colour looks perfect white. I think my eyes have adjusted or something.
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Ok, guess I'll have to wait until I get my before I know how bad it is.
My friend got a blueish Galaxy S I9000. Mine isnt that much!! Next to his looks like mine is Redish, but mine next to my Monitor looks blueish! I believe some Screens have more blue tint than others
Mine is very white. Put the phone on a white screen (using a screen torch app) and the screen looks whiter than a piece of white paper.
Hey all, keep us updated if there's any application that can change the color temperature without affecting the functionality.
I got the phone a few days ago and my friend's is defenitly more blueish than mine. I dont notice the screen-door effect anymore so I'm very very happy with it.
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I´ve read something on a German Mobile Phone Review Site (don´t know the which one it was now) and they said, that this is normal, because of the AMOLED Tecnology. They said that the Colors will loose the intensity over the years and as blue is the most energetic Color in the spectrum it looses faster the intensity. That is why it looks now maybe a little bit diferent. After a while it should normalise, because it was planned by the manufactures.
Ok found the Site. Heres the translation:
Higher blue components of the display of the Galaxy S may have been deliberately created by Samsung with the idea that the blue OLEDs are aging much faster than green or red. After months of use should mitigate this effect and color balance to be balanced.
djr83 said:
But since it can be done through software, does it mean that Samsung could make an update and fix this?
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They could do that if they wanted to, yes. But don't expect them to do so, I don't think colour temperature is of any importance to them if it stays within usable range.
zeusalmighty said:
Hey all, keep us updated if there's any application that can change the color temperature without affecting the functionality.
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Got this tip a while ago on some other thread - you can start Video player, play some video, go to Settings and change the Colour tone to Warm. It stays changed even when you leave the player. It's not perfect, but it helps a bit.
rocketpaul said:
I had this on my old galaxy S and coming from the x10's tft it was painfully obvious the white colour had a blue/green tint to it. I then got it replaced and the tint was still there but not so obvious. Now after a while the white colour looks perfect white. I think my eyes have adjusted or something.
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Actually, YES! Your eye do adjust to the white that you are looking at.
You've been doing this all of your life and haven't noticed it. The light in the morning is a very different color than the light at noon. In the morning, it is likely very red if the weather is good, and very white at noon... yet everything looks normal to you... because your eyes adapt to the color.
Adjusting to your screen is the same way. But compare it side by side with another screen and one or the other is going to look "wrong", usually the one you haven't been staring at all day!
djr83 said:
I got the phone a few days ago and my friend's is defenitly more blueish than mine. I dont notice the screen-door effect anymore so I'm very very happy with it.
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Congratulations, your brain has created a special filter, using a process called "adaption", by the human vision scientists, that blocks the screen-door effect. You didn't know it, but your brain created one years ago that blocked out the 'striped-lawn' effect caused by the columns of RGB subpixels on conventional color displays. That 'striped-lawn' effect was just as visible the first time you saw one, but that was likely many years ago.
Okay so this blue tint thing is somewhat strange, still no clear answers.
Some people are saying "this is normal for super amoleds." I have to disagree. If this was normal, then every single Super Amoled would have this blue tint. I've put my samsung galaxy s vibrant side by side next to the samsung galaxy s epic, fascinate, captivate and other vibrants. Some have a blue tint, and others don't. Others have nice rich whites, while some like mine have a blue tint.
Makes no sense, so I'm not buying the "all super amoleds have this blue tint" statement. They don't all have them!
I've used my phone for over 2 months now, and the blue tint is not fading at all. Something else people said. I don't plan to keep this phone for 10 years, waiting for the blue to fade, I want nice white now, not blue whites.
Anyone have any updates on this blue tint some galaxy s phones show?
Hi.
I have 2 models of i9000 and they have different displays
it can be seen when phone is turned off
one have some violet color when u look in bright room and that on one looks like it has been hanged.
the other one has some silver brown color.
witch one of them is the original or the are all good
is it even possible to make fake AMOLED displays?
I got my first nexus 7 on Tuesday, but there was something stuck under the screen. So I ordered a new one and it got here today. The first thing I noticed is that the screen color on each screen were different. My old one had pure whites, like it should, now my new one has a weird tint to it, making the whites look crappy and un-natural. Has anyone else noticed it? And does anyone know if it is possible to change the screen color?
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The first thing I noticed is that the screen color on each screen were different. My old one had pure whites, like it should, now my new one has a weird tint to it, making the whites look crappy and un-natural. Has anyone else noticed it?
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I don't have Nexus 7 yet, but I have the same experience with my Samsung Galaxy W. I am very satisfied with my SGW display, it has pure whites without any tint. I must say that it is my best LCD on mobile device so far. But I was shocked when I saw another SGW of my colleague. His display has very yellowish tint and both displays side to side look like they are from different phones. What is strange, for him both looks like the same, so he is happy with his display as I am with mine.
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And does anyone know if it is possible to change the screen color?
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I don't think so. If you aren't satisfied with it, change it again, because primarily the display quality makes the Tablet just ordinary or exceptional or lemon.
I've read about phones having screens from 2 different manufacturers before as well. Not saying the N7 is like that, but it is possible.
So I received my 2nd Gen Moto X last Friday. I upgraded from a 1st Gen Moto X which I absolutely love. One of the weird things that I've noticed between the two phones, is the color of the screen when it's off.
The screen on my 1st gen looks almost completely black, but the screen on the 2nd gen has a dark brown tint to it.
I've noticed this when both screens are off and I have them laying next to each other under identical lighting conditions.
Has anyone else noticed this on their phone, or have some type of explanation as to why the screen looks a dark brown instead of a dark black?
Thanks!
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So I received my 2nd Gen Moto X last Friday. I upgraded from a 1st Gen Moto X which I absolutely love. One of the weird things that I've noticed between the two phones, is the color of the screen when it's off.
The screen on my 1st gen looks almost completely black, but the screen on the 2nd gen has a dark brown tint to it.
I've noticed this when both screens are off and I have them laying next to each other under identical lighting conditions.
Has anyone else noticed this on their phone, or have some type of explanation as to why the screen looks a dark brown instead of a dark black?
Thanks!
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yea, the screen is not fully black when off for some reason.
edwardgtxy said:
yea, the screen is not fully black when off for some reason.
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More pixels. Look at a galaxy s5 (another 1080p amoled). No amoled screen looks completely black in certain light. My s2 looked blue, nexus s looked like a rainbow.
qwerty12601 said:
More pixels. Look at a galaxy s5 (another 1080p amoled). No amoled screen looks completely black in certain light. My s2 looked blue, nexus s looked like a rainbow.
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I'm curious if you know why having more pixels changes the color of the screen when it's not on.
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More pixels. Look at a galaxy s5 (another 1080p amoled). No amoled screen looks completely black in certain light. My s2 looked blue, nexus s looked like a rainbow.
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using s5, s5 screen is totaly black equals to 0, if you see it in dark room or mid night without any light, you will found screen is not working but in reality its true black thats my fav part, its new amoled technology, unlike moto using oldest tech..
My blacks are... black? lol.
There is sometimes a slight yellow tint on pure white depending on the viewing angle, but I chalk that up to AMOLED and the price to pay for true black.
Mandeep148 said:
using s5, s5 screen is totaly black equals to 0, if you see it in dark room or mid night without any light, you will found screen is not working but in reality its true black thats my fav part, its new amoled technology, unlike moto using oldest tech..
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That's not what were talking about. And just for reference, the moto x is exactly the same.
He's talking about with the screen off. At the right angle there's a brown tint. After looking at it further, turning the phone the tint turns to blue like all the other amoled panels. It just has something to do with the pixel layout.
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That's not what were talking about. And just for reference, the moto x is exactly the same.
He's talking about with the screen off. At the right angle there's a brown tint. After looking at it further, turning the phone the tint turns to blue like all the other amoled panels. It just has something to do with the pixel layout.
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oh gotcha, yea you are absolutely right.. every amoled is same
Mandeep148 said:
oh gotcha, yea you are absolutely right.. every amoled is same
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Not true, my 1st gen Moto X which also has an AMOLED display is completely black when the screen is off, no matter which way you look at it. Hell, even my old Samsung Galaxy Nexus with a Super AMOLED display is completely black.
I'm wondering now if there's something wrong with the display or what. I'll have to find a couple of other Moto X's to compare them I guess.
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Not true, my 1st gen Moto X which also has an AMOLED display is completely black when the screen is off, no matter which way you look at it. Hell, even my old Samsung Galaxy Nexus with a Super AMOLED display is completely black.
I'm wondering now if there's something wrong with the display or what. I'll have to find a couple of other Moto X's to compare them I guess.
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i know the reason, previous moto phones had black tint on glass on screen, means glass is black, but in s5 and other phones have no tint on glass thats why it looks brown and more bright..
Mandeep148 said:
i know the reason, previous moto phones had black tint on glass on screen, means glass is black, but in s5 and other phones have no tint on glass thats why it looks brown and more bright..
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I'm not buying it. The black tint would have to be pretty dark to get rid of the brown, which would also make all the colors really dull on the screen.
I'm just not sure why it matters what color the screen is when its off? Don't you usually use it when the screen is on ?
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I'm just not sure why it matters what color the screen is when its off? Don't you usually use it when the screen is on ?
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Mainly I just want to check to see if everyone's screen is like this (brown tint), or if it's just a few because there was a bad batch of screens or something.
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Mainly I just want to check to see if everyone's screen is like this (brown tint), or if it's just a few because there was a bad batch of screens or something.
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Mine is like that when I look at it at a sharp angle in the light when the screen is off. It's simply just the type of screen, it is not a defect.
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I'm just not sure why it matters what color the screen is when its off? Don't you usually use it when the screen is on ?
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I don't think you're using this phone right. Most of the functionality that makes this phone awesome is that I use it a lot when the screen is off
i have one question, i used s3 s4 and s5,
s3 display black level was deeper but not true black like no pixel is working, like on s4 and s5 which have perfect black with 0 opacity, (im not talking about off display)
is the display which is in moto x 2014 and in nexus are also good, they have perfect black or like s3 ?
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i have one question, i used s3 s4 and s5,
s3 display black level was deeper but not true black like no pixel is working, like on s4 and s5 which have perfect black with 0 opacity, (im not talking about off display)
is the display which is in moto x 2014 and in nexus are also good, they have perfect black or like s3 ?
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Lol they're all deep black. My first amoled was the nexus s, then galaxy s2 . the pixels shut off, its as black as can be. Maybe because of the resolution you'd notice some color fade from illuminated pixels, but the black ones were off.
I was looking around for this info and this thread was the only thing I could find about this observation. Even though I don't have the Moto X, I've noticed this on other phones, specially with amoled screens. There's a difference between screens on the same phones when they are turned off, you can notice it under direct light. Side by side, for any reason the black phones tend to have a brown tint and the white phones are completely dark. I only notice this when displays are turned off. I'm comparing two sets of identical phones, just different bezel colors. I don't think this is an issue at all, It's just an observation, however they look the same when they are on.
Just got my note 4... upgrading from a galaxy s3.
I notice on the lower capacitive buttons there are visible lines in front of the lights, same for the top led indicator.
Normal?
Yes.
Araltd said:
Just got my note 4... upgrading from a galaxy s3.
I notice on the lower capacitive buttons there are visible lines in front of the lights, same for the top led indicator.
Normal?
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I'm guessing you got black right?
My last 3 phones have been white and i was planning on a black N4......but once i noticed the choppy look the lines made to the capacitive buttons on the display model, i went with white again. Same lines just not visible due to lighter coloring.
That is the design. It not defective it normal
BAD ASS NOTE 4
Yes I got the black.... it may not be defective but it's annoying!
Thanks for the quick reply!
I'm sending mine back today. Getting a replacement because of the PINK screen that occurs when the light hits the device. I'm getting the White one. Looked at a tmobile store And the black was the same as mine. And the whites WHITE was clearly different than mine. Mine seems brighter but it also has that tint and the my white looks sort of blue.
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I got the black and I have the lines too. It's one of the few things I don't like about this phone, it just looks like a manufacturing defector something. It's not enough to make me get the white one though, I had a white iphone and that glaring white border every time I looked at it was too distracting.
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I'm sending mine back today. Getting a replacement because of the PINK screen that occurs when the light hits the device. I'm getting the White one. Looked at a tmobile store And the black was the same as mine. And the whites WHITE was clearly different than mine. Mine seems brighter but it also has that tint and the my white looks sort of blue.
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I keep hearing this more and more and from my experience it rings true, many of the black notes seem to have purple tint and less overall brightness.....
It has good brightness..the black just has more brighter whites than the white note 4. why? I don't know overall brightness is the same.
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The first black one i saw in store was not as bright as my note 3 and the whites were purple/bluish......almost passed on the note till i tried out a different display model a few days later, it then became apparent that there were some notes with the issue and some without....i went with white because of the issue the op is talking about....don't like the lines through capacitives...makes them look choppy