because there's nothing super about my supposed Super AMOLED screen, i just bout it yesterday and looks very grainy, transitions between blacks and greys isnt awesome at all.. my nexus one was an AMOLED and it look amazing even the Super AMOLED on my brothers vibrant looks better.. any insight?
Yes it could come with a SLCD screen.
Check the model number, NS with SAMOLED screen is labelled GT-I9020 while the SLCD one is the GT-I9023.
You could have a faulty screen. What you describe doesn't sound as a SC-LCD screen neither.
But you can just check the model number. If it says i9023, it is the SC-LCD version, and if it says i9020, it's the S-AMOLED version.
its a 9020 so it may be the screen ima go exchange it see what happens
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its a 9020 so it may be the screen ima go exchange it see what happens
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I wonder what was the issue? as i got a nexus s today and noticed same.
Maybe its on 2.3.3 which makes the screen looked washed out. Root it and flash a rom with the voodoo color fix and then download the voodoo app from market and u can fix the gamma. Once u do that the screen looks awesome.
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I agree with above:
[Link] Flash a kernel with the voodoo color drivers and sound
[Link] Download the Voodoo Control app from the market
[Link] Use these settings to tune your colors.
Everything will be amazing, enjoy.
I just ordered the att band nexus s i9020A and was curious if it has the AMOLED or S-LCD display. It hasn't arrived yet and I just red that some Nexus model have and don't have AMOLED. Just want some info.
I9020 means S-AMOLED.
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I9020 means S-AMOLED.
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That's what I thought originally, but I'm finding specs for the i9020A that say either SLCD or Super AMOLED. I know the i9023 is SLCD & the i9020T is AMOLED. Do you have info that can back up your statement?
Indeed, I also found features mentioning a S-LCD screen, so i don't know.
But why make a LCD version with I9020 reference ?
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Indeed, I also found features mentioning an S-LCD screen, so i don't know.
But why make a LCD version with I9020 reference ?
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Good question, it definitely had me crying lol. But I just saw this http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1023470.html & feel better now. It's has AMOLED. THANK GOD!
That is more logical.
So far, all the Canadian market ones have been AMOLED.
Si si correcto. The phone came and it is amoled.
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AFAIK, for all Samsung devices, model numbers i9xx0 come with S-AMOLED display and model numbers i9xx3 come with SC-LCD display.
I've confirmed this with actual hardware:
i9000 vs. i9003
i9020 vs. i9023
I can confirm. I have an I9020a in Canada and it is Super Amoled.
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what, how many models does exist? i'm swapping from desire hd, basically because the amoled screen. now i'm worried, i'll need to wait it arrives to check it! =o\\
is possible to point where each model is sold? And for god's sake, why make it with slcd? can't samsung supply its own models?
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And for god's sake, why make it with slcd? can't samsung supply its own models?
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Actually, no. For an international phone distribution, it's quite hard to get all those up and running with OLED's, because they can't produce as much displays as the number of demands. That's why they've gone with i9023 SCLCD.
Honestly with what Google is doing to samoled display, you'd probably be better off with a s-lcd display ...
My g2 has better colors then my nexus s does now....
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Honestly with what Google is doing to samoled display, you'd probably be better off with a s-lcd display ...
My g2 has better colors then my nexus s does now....
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You should be shot and killes for a statement like that. But I did notice the Captivate's Samoled is brighter/whiter than our Samsoled screens. It doesn't bother me becauseits easier on my eyes. The Captivate burned my retinas lol.
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what, how many models does exist? i'm swapping from desire hd, basically because the amoled screen. now i'm worried, i'll need to wait it arrives to check it! =o\\
is possible to point where each model is sold? And for god's sake, why make it with slcd? can't samsung supply its own models?
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The Sclcd passes government codes in most countries, amoled does not because it was not made there. Its all about GDP these days. But which model did you buy? Like you, I was thrown off when I foundoit about the models. I almost bought a i9020t for my at&t sim which would have capped me at 2g speeds... I did some research & bought the new Canadian release i9020a which works on at&t 3g bands (with an amoled display!!).
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Lol but its true...my poor ns looks horrible and makes my g2 look like the device with super amoled screen...
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The first problem I have with SAMOLED is that the greys have a red/purple tint in them. The blacks are gorgeous, but the greys are just drab except at full brightness. What I noticed is that in SAMOLED displays, as you reduce the brightness, the colors shift. Greys go to red/purple, whites to to dirty white, etc. The different colors do not change luminosity equally. Some colors stay brighter than others. SCLCD does not have this problem.
The other problem I have with SAMOLED is the PenTile pattern matrix. If you compare the i9020 (SAMOLED) and the i9023 (SCLCD) side-by-side, you will see the difference in the whites. The SAMOLED display has a very visible pattern to it. Also, if you view the Maps app, or any app filled with text, in both, the SCLCD has better readability.
Supposedly the SAMOLED+ displays use a regular RGB matrix, and the second issue should be resolved. But, I still want to see how/if the colors shift as you reduce the brightness of the display.
The only downside I have seen in the SCLCD is that blacks are not black at full brightness. Otherwise, it is superior to the SAMOLED in every other way. Viewing angles are comparable, and readability in sunlight is better with SCLCD IMO.
I wish the Nexus S had some kind of oleophobic coating on the screen. I am constantly wiping the oil off of the display. The Nexus One was better in this regard. I don't know if it had an oleophobic coating, but it was much less susceptible to skin oil, and easier to clean.
There are at least 4 models for Nexus S:
i9020A North American GSM frequencies. SAMOLED display.
i9020T T-Mobile and European GSM frequencies. SAMOLED display. (supposedly for US, UK and Canada only.)
i9023 T-Mobile and European GSM frequencies. SCLCD display. (supposedly for rest of world, though may be sold in US, UK and Canada.)
SPH-D720 Sprint EVDO + WiMAX. SAMOLED display.
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The first problem I have with SAMOLED is that the greys have a red/purple tint in them. The blacks are gorgeous, but the greys are just drab except at full brightness. What I noticed is that in SAMOLED displays, as you reduce the brightness, the colors shift. Greys go to red/purple, whites to to dirty white, etc. The different colors do not change luminosity equally. Some colors stay brighter than others. SCLCD does not have this problem.
The other problem I have with SAMOLED is the PenTile pattern matrix. If you compare the i9020 (SAMOLED) and the i9023 (SCLCD) side-by-side, you will see the difference in the whites. The SAMOLED display has a very visible pattern to it. Also, if you view the Maps app, or any app filled with text, in both, the SCLCD has better readability.
Supposedly the SAMOLED+ displays use a regular RGB matrix, and the second issue should be resolved. But, I still want to see how/if the colors shift as you reduce the brightness of the display.
The only downside I have seen in the SCLCD is that blacks are not black at full brightness. Otherwise, it is superior to the SAMOLED in every other way. Viewing angles are comparable, and readability in sunlight is better with SCLCD IMO.
I wish the Nexus S had some kind of oleophobic coating on the screen. I am constantly wiping the oil off of the display. The Nexus One was better in this regard. I don't know if it had an oleophobic coating, but it was much less susceptible to skin oil, and easier to clean.
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No rant intended or anything but your infos are well outdated. Firstly the nexus s samoled version do not have the red/pink tint even on the lowest brightness. This was fixed by Google in the 2.3.3. This was not the only change in colour:hence you can find a lot of users complaining about the colour changes. Secondly, the nexus s do have an oleophobic coating on the screen.
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Hello everyone,
I've been doing some research about the differences between the i9020T and the i9023 models. So far, the only difference is the fact that the i9020T has SAMOLED vs. SLCD on t he i9023. Is this right? Would the i9023 work on T-Mobile USA's network?
Also, I am considering the SLCD version, since I've one of my coworker's Nexus S and the screen resolution on the SAMOLED is not that great, plus there's some sort of green tint in the colors. Besides that, the contrast is amazing.
So, in terms of resolution and color fidelity, which screen is better?
Sorry for the noob questions here, I am asking so I won't be disappointed and bother you guys even more.
Thank you in advance.
Does anyone care to help?
Resolution on both screens is the same. Other than the screen, there's no difference between the two. As for the color, it can be adjusted using Voodoo color.
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Resolution on both screens is the same. Other than the screen, there's no difference between the two. As for the color, it can be adjusted using Voodoo color.
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Uh.. you must be kidding right? there's a huge difference between Super AMOLED & Super LCD.
I9020T hands down. No debate here. Super AMOLED just looks fantastic.
I'm in the UK and about to buy the nexus s, just sold my xperia x10 (I will never buy an se phone), I want the SAMOLED version, is there any way of telling which is which?
Thanks.
I'm pretty sure that all nexus's are super amoled.
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I'm pretty sure that all nexus's are super amoled.
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The USA and UK version of the nexus s is super amoled, the european version is super lcd.
Buy a 10$ jewelers loupe and use it to look closely at the pixels on the display.
If it looks like the image found in the PENTILE article at wikipedia its a SAMOLED display. At the time of this post Only samsung makes SAMOLED displays and they only use pentile matrix, which does not look like any other display at high mag (led, lcd, amoled or otherwise)...
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The USA and UK version of the nexus s is super amoled, the european version is super lcd.
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Thank you for information ^^
Also, SLCD has dots that looks like dust has penetrated the seal of the screen and are collected under it.
SAMOLED when turned off has a nice darkish navy blue look to it.
I have heard that replacing samoled display with slcd do work with every Nexus s Model, so my question is, can i replace my Gt9023i(slcd) display with the amoled one??
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probably can...
but if you replace with original i9020 screen, maybe there's a gap in lower side screen, because i9020 screen is silightly smaller than i9023 one... hope it helps...