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Anyone else noticing that they have any dark spots on there screen that are slightly dimmer than other spots?

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Okay, so I noticed that if I press on the screen a little harder than I should that it looks like the LCD under the glass is getting pressed down.
Is this something normal? I don't recall my fascinate ever having this problem? I mean.... yeah the fascinate had problems but not related to the screen.

I don't see this on my Bionic. But my wife's DroidX has an issue similar to what you're describing. It doesn't take much pressure at all, just a normal press on the screen and she gets what looks like an oil slick effect. Does that sound similar to your issue? I know it's off topic, but I was reading some reviews of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a lot of people are reporting an "oil slick" issue with the screen. So I'm wondering if they're all related and possibly a symptom of a particular screen design? I don't think the Tab uses a screen remotely similar to the Moto phones, but the symptoms seem very similar so perhaps they share some type of common design?

When not pressing it looks kind of like this,
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While pressing while playing a game it looks like an oil slick or like color streaks where the LCD is healing itself. Although now super noticeable you can totally see that there are some dark spots in the middle of the screen after I have used it for the last few months.

If you have an image in your previous post, i'm not able to see it...but it sounds just like what my wife's droidX is doing...and the oil slick behavior from the galaxy tab. My wife's screen has been doing that for a few months now and I haven't seen any adverse effects, it just looks funny but works fine otherwise. I believe Samsung is taking back the affected tabs if there's a warranty claim...haven't tried pursuing the issue with my wife's phone tho.

Possibly some good news for you...I just looked at my wife's DroidX last night, and the "oil slick" is gone. Couldn't see it with the screen on or off. I even tried pushing down pretty firmly in the area it was and nothing. Hopefully it goes away for you.

No, it did not. I got a refurb, does the same thing. This one will be going back too.

That's it!
I am having the same issue with my Bionic. I already returned the first one and got a replacement. The replacement was a refurb, which irks me..anyway, this refurb has the same problem and Moto says all they can do is send me another refurb.
This is a serious issue and I bet it's on a lot of their phones. It's not easy to see, so many people probably haven't noticed.
I am really pissed and I'm think about just using insurance to buy a completely different phone instead.

gbohen said:
I am having the same issue with my Bionic. I already returned the first one and got a replacement. The replacement was a refurb, which irks me..anyway, this refurb has the same problem and Moto says all they can do is send me another refurb.
This is a serious issue and I bet it's on a lot of their phones. It's not easy to see, so many people probably haven't noticed.
I am really pissed and I'm think about just using insurance to buy a completely different phone instead.
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How exactly do you go about using the insurance for another phone, I have gone through 3 already and every minute I am on the phone with VZW pushes one step closer to insanity?

Terror_1 said:
Okay, so I noticed that if I press on the screen a little harder than I should that it looks like the LCD under the glass is getting pressed down.
Is this something normal? I don't recall my fascinate ever having this problem? I mean.... yeah the fascinate had problems but not related to the screen.
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I noticed this on mine too.
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mistawolfe said:
I noticed this on mine too.
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So based on that and, what I would assume some other people as well, that there is probably a general affliction to the device. It could be inferred that it is only a matter of time before people start to realize that there are dark spots on the screen and start to complain.
mistawolfe are you still using the bionic or have you totally switched to the RAZR? Does this issue manifest itself the same was with the RAZR and the BIONIC?

I have the same issue with the LCD distortion when pressed. It was a lot worse with the screen protector on. Not too noticeable now that its off. I figure if I scratch the crap out of my screen I will just get a re-furb sent for the distortion issue...

I can't remember off the top of my head which forum i read this on but the dark spots are due to the construction and materials used to make the screen and isn't a defect at all. As for the "oil slick" effect, i can only imagine that to be an issue where the glass is thinner in certain spots and is actually pressing on the LCD, just like pressing on an LCD monitor.
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Well I went through 3 different Bionics at this point and after a few weeks they all get these dark spots.
Have a replacement Rezound on the way to replace the Bionic. It's too bad that the Bionic, for me, has had so many small issues because it's a solid device with a lot of potential.

And the Rezound is also a turd.
First Verizon sends me a phone and a back cover and "forgot" the battery.
Then get the battery and power the damned thing on to find out I can't log into my google account because HTC "forgot" the ` backtick in the sense keyboard and also "forgot" that the stock android keyboard doesn't suck and doesn't take any effort to include.
I quit. There is obviously no winning.

Screen has got a yellow tint after warming

finally I got my nexus 4 :good:
It looks very good:
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The browsing is good and fast, the pages looks really good, and I like the chrome browser
The colours are pretty good, especially the white:
But!!
after some browsing, or benchmark (when the phone is warming a bit)
It gets yellow tint the left side on the screen (maybe not only there, but there is the most recognisable):
I don't find this is a good product from LG.
I hope this is not usual...but personally I'm disappointed :crying:

Looks like the glue spot issues the One X had/still has...
It's to do with how the screen is glued to the LCD.
I really cba going through issues similar to the One X's launch again, that device had a horrendous hardware launch.

Are you in Europe and did you buy this from an EU carrier? If so, it would seem that LG diverted units from Google to go to other vendors. Google actually had to cancel announced plans to sell the Nexus 4 via Playstore in the Netherlands and Belgium at the very last minute because LG couldn't deliver units. I suspect LG's reputation isn't going to be helped by the disastrous launch of this phone. Google deserves to share the criticism too. (There's a rumor that LG delivered only 5,000 units to Google, but then rumors aren't substantiated and it may well be false. However, the UK Playstore sold out in under an hour and the US Playstore was sold out in under a half and hour so it sounds like there weren't a lot of phones available.)

Yeah this definitely looks like the issue that one x had with their launch. Not good!

Christ almighty, this phone is Frankenstein resurrected. How many things went wrong/are wrong again!? I can't keep track anymore. Worst f-cking phone EVER. Sucks it looks so good though.

didn't the iphone 5 have the same issue and stated for users to wait untill the glue cures completely and the yellow tint should go ?

W T F
I'm really curious what will expect me when I open the packaging of this phone...

meangreenie said:
didn't the iphone 5 have the same issue and stated for users to wait untill the glue cures completely and the yellow tint should go ?
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Yes thats what I read about it too.

meangreenie said:
didn't the iphone 5 have the same issue and stated for users to wait untill the glue cures completely and the yellow tint should go ?
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Here you go: http://www.cultofmac.com/192299/does-your-iphone-5-screen-seem-yellow-dont-worry-overmuch/

Had that on my Nexus S i9023. It's the glue. When heated it turns yellow.

I´m curious because none of the reviewer phones had this problem and they benchmarked the phone a lot etc..

agabe said:
finally I got my nexus 4 :good:
It looks very good:
The browsing is good and fast, the pages looks really good, and I like the chrome browser
The colours are pretty good, especially the white:
But!!
after some browsing, or benchmark (when the phone is warming a bit)
It gets yellow tint the left side on the screen (maybe not only there, but there is the most recognisable):
I don't find this is a good product from LG.
I hope this is not usual...but personally I'm disappointed :crying:
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If you press down on the screen (on the yellow patch as if reviving a dead pixel), does the yellow patch disfigure? Could be some glue that hasn't set in properly yet...leave it overnight and see if it disappears

Well, if it's after the benchmarks, it means it either got so hot that physically damaged lcd, or just helped glue to evaporate faster than it should. I suggest not pushing it for the first few days cpu wise, let everything dry out as much as possible naturally.

Crenshaw-PCGH said:
I´m curious because none of the reviewer phones had this problem and they benchmarked the phone a lot etc..
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indeed, I wonder if the networks (O2..etc got a bad batch of phones...). I bought mine from Google Play earlier today and now I'm scared for my life and hoping that LG didn't screw mass production of this amazing phone up...

On the section 3.5 of Screen section of the French review from frandroid.com here :
http://www.frandroid.com/test/116648_test-du-nexus-4/2/#3
You can see photos of the yellow tint. The text translated from French :
"After some testing, we noticed a weird behavior of the screen on a white background. A blue light escapes from the top of the screen. Moreover, a yellow spot appears. It's sometimes difficult to notice at first sight. Knowing the hardware we have is final, this is very worrisome."

I think it's the same like sony xperia-s screen.
slainer68 said:
On the section 3.5 of Screen section of the French review from frandroid.com here :
http://www.frandroid.com/test/116648_test-du-nexus-4/2/#3
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yes...it looks like mine, but another place on the screen.

Dang.......
Do they always have problem in the nexus line...

I live in the UK and what worries my is, where do I have to post my N4 if I have issues?
This could get expensive if I have to keep posting it back to the US.

Barso1 said:
I live in the UK and what worries my is, where do I have to post my N4 if I have issues?
This could get expensive if I have to keep posting it back to the US.
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Don't be silly, it will be dealt with locally
Just call Google support.

Over saturation under the sun?

Hey everyone,
I've been noticing this weird thing with my Note. When I go under the sun and its bright, my screen becomes completely over saturated!
Closes comparation i can find is this except its even more bright! Anyone else got this issue?
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mgbotoe said:
Hey everyone,
I've been noticing this weird thing with my Note. When I go under the sun and its bright, my screen becomes completely over saturated!
Closes comparation i can find is this except its even more bright! Anyone else got this issue?
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I have noticed it as well, I just figured it was to be able to see whatever is on the screen better when in direct sunlinght
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Yeah, that's when the screen goes into super turbo boost mode lol.
When Automatic Brightness is turned On, the Galaxy Note 4 reaches an impressive 750 cd/m2 in High Ambient Light, where high Brightness is really needed – it is the brightest mobile display that we have ever tested. As a result of its high Brightness and low Reflectance, the Galaxy Note 4 has a Contrast Rating for High Ambient Light that ranges from 100 to156, the highest that we have ever measured for any mobile display.
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And just so you might wonder why the screen is so dark lol
Super Dimming Mode
The Galaxy Note 4 also has a Super Dimming Mode that allows the Maximum Screen Brightness to be set all the way down to just 2 cd/m2 (nits) using the Brightness Slider. This is useful for working comfortably without eye strain or bothering others in very dark environments, or affecting the eye’s dark adaptation, such as when using a telescope. The display still delivers full 24-bit color and the picture quality remains excellent.
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More Here DISPLAY MATE

mgbotoe said:
Hey everyone,
I've been noticing this weird thing with my Note. When I go under the sun and its bright, my screen becomes completely over saturated!
Closes comparation i can find is this except its even more bright! Anyone else got this issue?
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Did you try unchecking Auto Adjust Screen Tone under Settings, then Display?

Yeah i noticed the same thing and thought it was a problem but its a boost in brightness

knarfies said:
Yeah i noticed the same thing and thought it was a problem but its a boost in brightness
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It is a Samsung feature with auto bright to allow the screen to be easier to read in sun. It was meant to be a feature anyway.

boodies said:
Yeah, that's when the screen goes into super turbo boost mode lol.
And just so you might wonder why the screen is so dark lol
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That is so stupid...make the screen look defected...wtf...

mgbotoe said:
That is so stupid...make the screen look defected...wtf...
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lol.. the point is to make sure whatever you're viewing is legible and readable. Even in the harshest sunlight this mode makes it possible. You are full of complaints arent ya! ^_^

boodies said:
lol.. the point is to make sure whatever you're viewing is legible and readable. Even in the harshest sunlight this mode makes it possible. You are full of complaints arent ya! ^_^
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Considering it is the only one i got...I guess I am.
Still having an exchange, perhaps what im not seeing what you all are talking about...it happens for a brief 5 second and goes to a normal screen (Can't even read so if its a feature, it failed). Putting in the order tomorrow. Thanks for the help anyway ^.^

mgbotoe said:
Considering it is the only one i got...I guess I am.
Still having an exchange, perhaps what im not seeing what you all are talking about...it happens for a brief 5 second and goes to a normal screen (Can't even read so if its a feature, it failed). Putting in the order tomorrow. Thanks for the help anyway ^.^
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Happened to me today, but everything was still legible....looks crazy at first....thought my screen was talking a s***. But yes it is a feature that needs some tweaking, but apparently as long as auto brightness is Not selected it won't switch like that in bright sunlight. Looks kinda like a negative polarization effect with a bright wash.
And are ya switching phones or swapping for another note....because the "issue" will be on any note 4

Meth... Not even once.

mgbotoe said:
Hey everyone,
I've been noticing this weird thing with my Note. When I go under the sun and its bright, my screen becomes completely over saturated!
Closes comparation i can find is this except its even more bright! Anyone else got this issue?
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Same here. ...guess I will get used to it

martinezma99 said:
Did you try unchecking Auto Adjust Screen Tone under Settings, then Display?
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Isn't that setting for auto brightness? I want it to adjust brightness from light to dark rooms. But I don't want super nuclear mode in the sunlight. Looks terrible. Was trying to shoot pictures the other day with the sun at my back and I wasn't sure if it was the camera acting up or the screen. Only after I took the pictures and reviewed them later (indoors) did I realize they were ok. They need to fix this.

I love this feature. If you hover your finger over anything it puts a shadow over it. Pretty tight imo

Im not the biggest fan of this, it makes everything look really weird, especially when your trying to film something or take a photo as its hard to see what its actually going to look like. But i guess it does make the screen more visible. FYI disabling auto adjust screen tone makes no difference

[Q] That darn pink tint...

Just picked up a new Turbo yesterday. It's not my first. I've had one before that had the pink tint in the top half of the screen. It was blatantly obvious and one of the worst cases of it I've seen. The one I picked up yesterday... well, it's there, but it's really subtle. The problem is... I see it. I asked my wife to look to see how nitpicky I was being, and she couldn't see it. She said, "Well I can probably think hard enough and make myself think I'm seeing something" - though she also didn't have her contacts in...
So I'm trying to find out how nitpicky I'm being and if it's worth trying to exchange. I worry I'll walk in and nobody else will see it. I'm also wondering if I was so worried about getting one that had this issue, that I'm "seeing it" when it's hardly there at all, and if I wasn't aware of the problem, I wouldn't notice it... if that makes sense. Here are a few photos from my iPhone 6:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ojwabdjwb2i9vj0/Photo Mar 19, 8 22 08 AM.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1glyobjj50uht8s/Photo Mar 19, 8 20 02 AM.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hjp8o2laitv78kl/Photo Mar 19, 8 19 30 AM.jpg?dl=0
I'm not going to say what part of the screen has it b/c I want someone else to see it without any guidance...

Here's another:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pvp8mx4agtgo5dz/Photo Mar 19, 9 40 03 AM.jpg?dl=0

I see nothing wrong with those screens

the_rooter said:
I see nothing wrong with those screens
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This is the part where I say, "Well my iPhone doesn't see it the same as I do with my eyes..."
Thanks for the feedback.

I'll go ahead and say what I'm seeing - it's along the left side, top to bottom... though in certain situations it's less obvious all the way down. But if you look at the left side then look at the right side, the left almost always looks like there's a subtle shadow.. In real life it has more of a pink hue to it than those photos show.

jntdroid said:
I'll go ahead and say what I'm seeing - it's along the left side, top to bottom... though in certain situations it's less obvious all the way down. But if you look at the left side then look at the right side, the left almost always looks like there's a subtle shadow.. In real life it has more of a pink hue to it than those photos show.
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Lol sorry idk if i am going nuts or what but i still dont see anything what your stating. This isnt one of the white/gold dress things again is it lol?

the_rooter said:
Lol sorry idk if i am going nuts or what but i still dont see anything what your stating. This isnt one of the white/gold dress things again is it lol?
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lol... I hope not. You saw it's a red Turbo right?
And you're not going nuts, I likely am, which is what I'm trying to figure out...

jntdroid said:
lol... I hope not. You saw it's a red Turbo right?
And you're not going nuts, I likely am, which is what I'm trying to figure out...
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I keep going back and forth between comments to see what u see and i dont. Trying raising the brightness on the device alittle see if that helps

the_rooter said:
I keep going back and forth between comments to see what u see and i dont. Trying raising the brightness on the device alittle see if that helps
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Try this one - https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fcebwyv67aikbb/Photo Mar 19, 10 17 18 AM.jpg?dl=0
Focus on the bottom section. Then look close on the left (preferably around the text) then go to the far right. Still no difference? Or is it like my wife said... if you try really hard you can make yourself see it? lol
Edit: In all honesty the iPhone doesn't capture it the same as it looks IRL... the screen itself is more yellow (not bad, just typical AMOLED) with my eyes than the iPhone shows as well.

Looks fine to me.

jntdroid said:
Try this one - https://www.dropbox.com/s/7fcebwyv67aikbb/Photo Mar 19, 10 17 18 AM.jpg?dl=0
Focus on the bottom section. Then look close on the left (preferably around the text) then go to the far right. Still no difference? Or is it like my wife said... if you try really hard you can make yourself see it? lol
Edit: In all honesty the iPhone doesn't capture it the same as it looks IRL... the screen itself is more yellow (not bad, just typical AMOLED) with my eyes than the iPhone shows as well.
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still nothing lol

Question - if you're on a light/white screen, and you move the phone around (showing you the screen at different angles), does the look of the screen change at all? Kind of like those old pictures where the picture would actually change when you moved it?

jntdroid said:
Question - if you're on a light/white screen, and you move the phone around (showing you the screen at different angles), does the look of the screen change at all? Kind of like those old pictures where the picture would actually change when you moved it?
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not sure what ur asking

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not sure what ur asking
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I appreciate your help...
So go to a blank white screen, like a new document or something along those lines. Maybe turn the brightness up a bit. Now move the phone around like it's on a pivot to where you're seeing the screen at different angles to your eyes. When I do that I'm seeing various hues/shadows sort of shift through the screen. Probably completely normal, I just found it interesting.

jntdroid said:
I appreciate your help...
So go to a blank white screen, like a new document or something along those lines. Maybe turn the brightness up a bit. Now move the phone around like it's on a pivot to where you're seeing the screen at different angles to your eyes. When I do that I'm seeing various hues/shadows sort of shift through the screen. Probably completely normal, I just found it interesting.
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I dont have my turbo with me. Using nexus 6 currently

According to my eyedropper tool, there is no pink in those pictures.

I see absolutely nothing wrong with those pics.
If I move my phone around as you described, I do see some slight shifts in the color and with text on the screen it seems like the position of the text even moves a fraction of a mm at a certain point at a very sharp angle (far sharper than you would ever actually try to use your phone at). TBH, I think this is expected with any screen sitting below a sheet of glass due to refraction.
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Thanks again for the input. With her contacts in today my wife saw it pretty clearly, as did the person in store. So I wasn't crazy, but obviously the phone pictures weren't grabbing it, sorry about that...

Do you mean this pink thing?
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I don't have the same on my Maxx.

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Do you mean this pink thing?
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I don't have the same on my Maxx.
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Yes, that's exactly where it is. Hard to see in these photos, but that's it.

Question Do you have rainbow effects on your Pixel 7 screen?

A user on Reddit posted that they had rainbow effects on their P7 screen when the screen was held at an angle. I did a little searching, and found that this was fairly common on the P6 screens as well. Apparently Google found that this was a normal effect and in tolerance with their manufacturing specifications.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pixel7series/comments/y3af8s
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/qo6wz7
Do you see any rainbow effects on your P7 screens?

I noticed it yesterday when the phone was about three feet away from me on the table. Maybe at a 45 degree angle it rainbows, but holding it, or being close to it, shows no signs of it. It doesn't bother me since the way I "normally" hold and use it do not produce the effect. Only if it's at a big enough angle. Even so, it is very minor. When I did see it I had to move my head back and forth to really notice it. Otherwise the screen just looks a little off color on parts of the screen. No biggie.

condor97 said:
A user on Reddit posted that they had rainbow effects on their P7 screen when the screen was held at an angle. I did a little searching, and found that this was fairly common on the P6 screens as well. Apparently Google found that this was a normal effect and in tolerance with their manufacturing specifications.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pixel7series/comments/y3af8s
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/qo6wz7
Do you see any rainbow effects on your P7 screens?
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The phenomenon of lenses causing light to split into its component parts is called "diffraction". Any transparent medium where light travels at a different speed from the medium it came from will exhibit this phenomenon.

Mine has a slight blueish and pink tint on white at angles. I'm not sure what to do. It's not bad, I don't really notice it. I would be happy to exchange it if I knew there were some displays that didn't have this issue.

Mine has that too. But geezes, you have to be looking at the phone at an extreme angle to notice it.

Thanks for posting your experiences guys. I tried to edit the poll to reflect a vote where the issue is present but doesn't cause a problem. You should be able to change your vote. Hopefully I didn't screw things up there, and if I did, my apologies.

I notice it but the bigger issue is the green tint, just looks awful compared to my calibrated monitors.
My old S8 had a bit of a reddish tint but the colors looked better overall if a bit oversaturated. Might try to root and use Sa2ration or something.

My Pixel 6 Pro did. The Pixel 7 Pro does not.

Ok I can weigh in now. I see the exact same effect on this phone as my other oled phones. When you look at the screen at more extreme angles, you get a bluish tint to white screens. Really not an issue for me, and I don't consider it a rainbow effect (though I think it is the same thing).

On my pixel 7 I get the rainbow effect on white backgrounds when looking directly at the screen not at an angle. The screen on my Samsung a53 is much better then the screen on my pixel 7

people cant enjoy the phone for what it is...just buy the damn thing and enjoy it, its not like its noticeable if you looking at it from a normal view

I think it also depends on the kind of person you are. At work I asked 10 people and only one colleague noticed a slight shift. My iPhone XS Max back in the days also had this issue. I traded it in and got a new one, which had the same issue. I then used the phone for another 2 years and aside from the first week it didn't bothered me anymore.
They all have it. Some more than others. If you're looking for it, it's there. If you just use your phone it will disappear and just leave an excellent phone to enjoy.

Vio281 said:
people cant enjoy the phone for what it is...just buy the damn thing and enjoy it, its not like its noticeable if you looking at it from a normal view
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i agree

Maybe a bit, but only at extreme angles. Any normal angle I'd look at my phone I can't see anything.

Guyinlaca said:
My Pixel 6 Pro did. The Pixel 7 Pro does not.
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My p6 pro doesn't have it, even at angles and full brightness, weird

Mine has bluegreenish and redish wave-tints on angles displaying white backgrounds. But I got enough other problems in life. So ... idc

I have had three Pixel 7 (non Pro) - all of them had the same rainbow effect.
And this is quite annoying because you can not really keep 100% the same angle by reading or looking at the display while holding the smartphone in the hand. You always move a bit - and then the blue or red waves are rolling over your screen.
For me the display is one of the most important components - the display you are looking at all the time you are using the device.
But that's just my point of view...

At first I had no clue what people were talking about, but after turning the brightness to 100% and tilting the phone in an angle I'll never use (since its impossible to look at the screen since its so tilted) - then yes.
I do have the rainbow-effect on my Pixel 7.
However, its a non-issue.
I had to tilt it even more than the person in the video from OP,
but even that angle seems like a non-issue tbh.
Might as well be my protective glass for all I know.
I'll never see it unless I tilt to an unusable angle.

chopt51 said:
Mine has a slight blueish and pink tint on white at angles. I'm not sure what to do. It's not bad, I don't really notice it. I would be happy to exchange it if I knew there were some displays that didn't have this issue.
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Upgrade to the Pixel 7 Pro since it doesn't have this issue since they didn't cheap out on the display. Seems they didn't change the screen from the Pixel 6 since XDA actually mentioned this in the review they did on the screen: "Rigid OLEDs are an older construction that is now usually only used in budget phones...Also, on rigid stacks, the refraction of the light transmitted through the glass layers causes unwanted rainbow viewing angles that you simply don't see on flexible OLEDs."
I personally find it annoying but only because I know about it now and only really noticeable if you looking at the phone at extreme angle like sitting on your desk or other flat surface. My fancy expensive larger S7+ Samsung tablet also has same issue so obviously doesn't bother enough people for them to spend more to upgrade the display to get rid of it. Also, pretty anoying that my much older LG v35 phone doesn't have this problem either since it was flexible OLED, but as you can see flexible OLED easier to break around edges, another reason I went with Pixel 7 instead of the Pixel 7 Pro.
Pixel 7 Pro: it does not have any rainbow issues.
Here's a pic I took of my S7+, iphone SE, LG V35 and Pixel 7 and can u guess which one is the Pixel? Easy to spot since only other one than the large S7 with the rainbow colors. Also, as you can see from the pic most noticeable on a clear white background so if you work or look at a lot of that like say documents at angle might be annoying enough but not to upgrade to the Pixel 7 Pro just to get rid of it. Even if you did you would still get bluish color like on the LG V35 OLED display at bottom because that's just how OLED works
Why do I see a color shift when I look at the display from an angle?​
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