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[Q] Is the SGS1 display good ?

By good, I mean, free of faults ?
I bought a SGS2 online and waiting for receiving it. But considering the large amount of users having a yellow tinted screen on the left, I'll probably get one of those faulty devices too.
In that case, I'll get it replaced and go for the SGS1, but, as a SGS1, can you tell me if the S1 has the same issue ?
Thanks.

No nothing like that on SGS1 or even i am using SGS2 its also quite fine and no screen tinted issuse.
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The wifes sgs2 has tint.
My 1.5 yo sgs1 has had no screen protector ever and is still scratch free and all pixels working like new.
My experience anyway.
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sgs1 screen is brilliant i think.
scratch free and you can see it outside when sun is shinning really well.
I had two different HTC phones. And they where both useless outside. could not see a thing.

SGS1 display is nothing less than a benchmark for all the mobile displays out there in the market. First device ever to have such an awesome, vibrant and Gorilla resistant screen. I'm in love with SGS just for its display.

Other not being really sharp up close due to pentile the display is perfect. Bright, great colours and takes a beating.

There are kernels with integrated functionality to correct for any colour tint. To be honest, AMOLED ages really ugly. Contrast is great, colors too, but after a few months of moderate usage, when the screen displays a grey image, the color is not uniform. It has signs of burn-in from place to place. This is the biggest disadvantage of this tipe of screen. I have it since March and sometimes I wish it had SLCD instead. I always have to be carefull not to keep the display on for too long or with the same image and icon layout on the screen.
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Not on my phone. Nearly 1.5 yo and no such problems. Greys look fine. I'm always on it too.
Like stated before. Its the benchmark. Slcd sux in daylight.
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Al3cks said:
There are kernels with integrated functionality to correct for any colour tint. To be honest, AMOLED ages really ugly. Contrast is great, colors too, but after a few months of moderate usage, when the screen displays a grey image, the color is not uniform. It has signs of burn-in from place to place. This is the biggest disadvantage of this tipe of screen. I have it since March and sometimes I wish it had SLCD instead. I always have to be carefull not to keep the display on for too long or with the same image and icon layout on the screen.
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Not my experience at all. Well over a year old, no screen tint, burn in, loss of colour or missing pixels. Best screen I have seen.
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I'm 1 year in and can barely see the 'M' from AM/PM before I started using 24-hour clock along with a bit of 'smudges' around the time, and only on a bright solid blue screen.
I could see issues if you set the screen to stay on while plugged in all day and put 10+ hours a day on it (I did that a few times and I think that's where my bit of burnout came from) but for the typical few hours of use a day there doesn't seem to be much of a problem.

Hands down the SGS is the best display I have ever used on a phone!
I also have an Atrix with double the power (including ram) and I still keep uning my SGS. The screen is just way to good...
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I agree, on higher brightness and a more vivid color you can't tell if the screen is burned-in. But try this. Get these 2 apps from the market OI Flashlight and OI Color Chooser, open OI Flashlight, press left softkey, Colour and select a very close to dark color and tell me if it's uniform. Maybe there is something wrong only with my screen.
I'm not saying it's the worst screen ever, I'm just suggesting someone should take this minor downside into account when choosing this type of screen, because once you go AMOLED you never go back ;-). You may have second thoughts when some wear will start to appear on the pixels.
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nexus 4 quick review

Well I received my nexus 4 from carphone warehouse today, the box itself is very very simple but sleek. The box is pretty loose compared to the box of the nexus 7 which was pretty tight, when. You open the box you are presented with the shiny new monster and comes with USB cable, adapter and guidebook, I noticed straight away after a deep inspection that there is a small gap between the glass and the phone itself. This worries me as it seems easy to get dirt and dust dragged into it, which I have already noticed. The phone itself is very slippery when placed on open palm due to its glass finish. But when held the rubbery sides help enough to get a grip, the rubber is very smooth but its fine to grip! The pattern on the back isn't as obvious as I thought it would be. It only truly shines when held In a Direct source of light which makes it look so..... Futuristic. The UI itself is what you would expect. Stock android. The ability to add widgets to the lock screen is very nice, so is the quick access to the camera from swiping to the side.
Overall I am pleased with the design of the nexus 4, it. Looks really thin, despite not being a super thin smartphone, this is due to the awesome curves and design.
The camera is good enough. Not amazing but certainly better than other 8mp units. As for video capture it seems to catch very good detail. And the low frame rate is not too noticeable. Photo sphere is also great. But requires ALOT of effort if you want to get a perfect sphere.
The battery life so far is very reasonable. Enough to get through the day easy with moderate to heavy useage.
The keyboard is very very easy to use. The best if anything. Swipe input is fluid and never fails increasing typing speeds up to 25% faster.
The display is crisp. Although you will struggle to say it is better than the S3 from a normal distance. Videos and photos look great and shows great detail.
Overall this phone is the best I have ever had, and I have owned phones such as the S3, one X and xperia S. Although I did find multi touch to be faster on the S3. Benchmark scores are odd. I was expecting it to roast the competition. But it failed to do so, instead it was on par with the transformer prime on antutu. If you would like a video review too. Please let me know and hit the thanks button
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Just waiting for the 32GB version this year otherwise I'll just get a GS4 next year.

in your opinion,best display on nexus 4 or one x?

Colours seem to have higher contrast on the one X but looks more crisp on nexus 4
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technostein said:
Colours seem to have higher contrast on the one X but looks more crisp on nexus 4
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I like crisp better

technostein said:
Colours seem to have higher contrast on the one X but looks more crisp on nexus 4
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according with GSM Arena display tests the optimus G/nexus 4 has the best LCD display avaiable
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technostein said:
And the low frame rate is not too noticeable.
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Low frame rate was fixed in the latest 4.2 OTA. Have you updated yet? It should be a solid 30 fps now compared to 22 fps and randomly dropped frames before the final 4.2 update.

Yeah its a great display! And I did update. I still had a few dropped frames but it was very smooth. I said low frame rate as I guessed from reviews its been hammered into my head that it has low frame rate lol. Will look in more detail tomorrow at it
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whittikins said:
Low frame rate was fixed in the latest 4.2 OTA. Have you updated yet? It should be a solid 30 fps now compared to 22 fps and randomly dropped frames before the final 4.2 update.
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I would assume since he can add widgets to the lock screen, probably.
Edit: Beat me to it, lol.
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SefEXE said:
I would assume since he can add widgets to the lock screen, probably.
Edit: Beat me to it, lol.
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True, good point!

Hows the focus/shutter speed on the camera? Does it point & shoot well?

Focusing isn't a issue. The shutter is fast enough. Although not instant. You need to focus first otherwise you risk a blurry shot.
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What do you mean by multi touch being slower than on the S3? Gestures like pinch to zoom?
Also how do you find the size and the aspect ratio of the display after using an S3?
+1 for the video review too .

Yeah pinch to zoom it seems to require more effort. And the device feels so much easier to hold! The aspect ratio is not as good. But that's just been a tad picky.
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Here are some screenshots of my battery life and lock screen UI
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technostein, I bet you forgot to bake cookies and make icecream...

I think he means that touch sensitivity isnt as high in general. I'm coming from an s3 and have a n4 and I agree. Its very responsive when typing etc though!
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Lmao that isn't my calendar that's one of those example screenshots mate! And yeah that's right glad you agree
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Anyone else notice this?

Has anyone noticed that the digitizer (or what I think is the digitizer) in the Nexus 7 is actually visible? I noticed this yesterday when I was at a Christmas party and the room was brightly lit. I was looking at the screen while it was off, and noticed a grid of small dots covering the entire screen. I checked on my phone (Nexus S 4G) and no such grid was visible. I thought the digitizer was only visible (and even then, only sometimes) on resistive touch screens. Hmm...

i tried to replicate it and couldnt, maybe the light wasnt bright enough. Would be intreresting tho

this is true of a HUGE number of phones. It has a lot to do with the digitizer technology used as well as how close the digi is to the lcd and the light in the room and several other minor factors. look at an HD2 and youll see it too.

I can see the digitiser on my HOX too. I've not noticed it so much on my other devices. Maybe its more obvious when the glass is bonded to the screen as it is in both of these? How about the newer devices with the touch layer integrated with the screen? It's certainly not an issue in use for me thorough (the fact that the screen gets so sticky with use on my n7 is fairly annoying though. Sector Strike is much easier on the HOX, the oleophobic coating must be pretty effective, even if the screen still looks greasy after use)

Yeah its common. My inspire has it as well. Think its called the pentile matrix.
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Yeah, shine a lamp on it with the screen off if you want to see it. Same on the Transformer Infinity, though a it's different pattern.

My SGS3 doesn't have it, that's why I was like wtf when I noticed in on my N7.
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yeap sadly when that cracks its all over

Only newer nexus 7 model has it, my launch model didn't have them.
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Gizmoe said:
Yeah its common. My inspire has it as well. Think its called the pentile matrix.
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Sorry, pentile has nothing to do with the digitizer. Pentile is a type of arrangement of the subpixels on some displays.
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magui43212 said:
Sorry, pentile has nothing to do with the digitizer. Pentile is a type of arrangement of the subpixels on some displays.
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Ahh. Never really knew for sure what that term refers to exactly. I have a know it all Co worker who called it that but never actually looked it up.
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Why other devices touch screen devices, dont have this? or have it but not obviously visible?

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Why other devices touch screen devices, dont have this? or have it but not obviously visible?
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Its only the first series. The newer nexus 7 don't have this problem. I ordered both of mine off play store a month ago and neither have that issue. Stores still have old stock.
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Sebianoti said:
Only newer nexus 7 model has it, my launch model didn't have them.
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Gizmoe said:
Its only the first series. The newer nexus 7 don't have this problem. I ordered both of mine off play store a month ago and neither have that issue. Stores still have old stock.
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Slightly confused here, but it seems like you got the older stock, Gizmoe?
Only got mine today, and I can see the digitizer very easily, in the right conditions. I did get mine from ebay though (BNIB), so who knows :/
Is there any other way to find out what model we have?

Those little dots are actually connected by really thin lines forming an offset square pattern (you can actually see it in the right conditions), that's what a digitizer uses to register input. Every capacitive display i've seen has that. It's more visible if you look at a slight angle from the side of the screen with the light shining from the opposite direction.
The dots are more visible because they reflect more light, but in really bright light you can see the lines also.

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Slightly confused here, but it seems like you got the older stock, Gizmoe?
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Yes I see what's confusing. I meant the other response for a different post and only realized it after you pointed it out. I was referring to the floating screen not the dots. Wrong thread. I do not see dots on mine though, although on my inspire they are very easily noticeable.
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I've noticed a pattern on every single capacitive device I've used. Palm pixi, GS3, NS4G, N7, square iPod nano, iPod Touch and iPhone all have had it. So I'm pretty sure it there on every single screen you just have to get the right angle of the screen with the light for it to be visible.
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Hey Guys. Is this the same as seeing several horizontal lines if you tilt the screen? Is that what you call a digitzer?

Bought one a couple of weeks ago and I can see it too when the screen is dark, the full pattern across the screen. Can also see a white glow on the right side of the screen when booting when the screen is dark, not sure if that's a screen problem though..

Screen issues or just plain amoled?

So just noticed the screen STILL has grain to it. If you look close it looks hazy and grainy like film grain. You can see it on whites easily and in lower brightness.
I wonder if Samsung can ever fix this.
Also the screen has lines on it on low brightness on grey and white areas. Also very annoying.
Anyone else notice this?
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Lostatsea23 said:
So just noticed the screen STILL has grain to it. If you look close it looks hazy and grainy like film grain. You can see it on whites easily and in lower brightness.
I wonder if Samsung can ever fix this.
Also the screen has lines on it on low brightness on grey and white areas. Also very annoying.
Anyone else notice this?
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Yes. I noticed this all the way back to the S2. I was actually wishing they would go with an IPS screen for the S5.

Yeah this is annoying me to no end. The note 3 had it worse since it was bigger and had only 1080p still. Honestly I love the screen colors and such but my eyes are really sensitive to all this and I am a photographer and work with calibrated devices all day :/ I'd what to do. I'd go with the m8 but the phone is way too big
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Lostatsea23 said:
Yeah this is annoying me to no end. The note 3 had it worse since it was bigger and had only 1080p still. Honestly I love the screen colors and such but my eyes are really sensitive to all this and I am a photographer and work with calibrated devices all day :/ I'd what to do. I'd go with the m8 but the phone is way too big
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I don't know what to tell ya. It's bothered me, but its one of those perks that comes with Super Amoled technology. :/ This is why I prefer the iPhone's screen to amoled.

Damn Samsung lol. My girlfriend hates that I swap phones so much lol but I just paid 700 for this and I want to be content... guess I'll wait a little and see how I adjust to it
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It's a sacrifice to have infinite contrast? I had the M7 and I have no idea what you are talking about. what did you ever do before 720p displays and before the iPhone 4? Holy crap.
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Infinite contrast isn't that appealing to me. Accurate colors and sharp screens without grain and horrible color shifting or tinting is.
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I don't hold the phone to my face so I can't really tell. Compared to the n2 I came from its world's better.
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Outdoor visibility (max brightness)

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the LG Nexus 5X's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Gets decently bright

Andantech said it was one of, if not the most accurately calibrated displays in a phone, period. I'd agree with that.

One thing I noticed this weekend is the display is nearly impossible to view in landscape while wearing glasses with polarized lenses. It's pretty annoying when trying to take a photo while biking or hiking.
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PiousInquisitor said:
One thing I noticed this weekend is the display is nearly impossible to view in landscape while wearing glasses with polarized lenses. It's pretty annoying when trying to take a photo while biking or hiking.
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Unfortunately a side effect of IPS LCD displays from what I know. I've never owned an LCD display phone that allowed me to view the screen is landscape without going dark.
As for the OP, it is very good outdoors imo

Not just IPS...all displays. It's the polarizing layer. Just the luck of the draw which orientation it's affected by. The Lumia 950 XL has an OLED display, and it's affected in portrait mode.
Some screen protectors will alter the angle it affects it, or remove it almost completely.

PiousInquisitor said:
One thing I noticed this weekend is the display is nearly impossible to view in landscape while wearing glasses with polarized lenses. It's pretty annoying when trying to take a photo while biking or hiking.
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This is hardly unique to the nexus. Lots of displays have this issue.

marleyfan61 said:
This is hardly unique to the nexus. Lots of displays have this issue.
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So? The point of these posts is to bring up issues like this.
BTW, my G3 and work iPhone look fine in landscape with the same glasses that make the 5X unusable.
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Ok. Not the best. Screen really needs to be turned up to max to see when in sunlight