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Screen colors leaked in middle of screen?

This is the second fuze ive owned... and this is also the second time this has happened. In the middle of the screen there is a small block of like a rainbow of colors... but you can only see it in certain light...
Has anyone else ever come across this?

icewhitenewyear said:
This is the second fuze ive owned... and this is also the second time this has happened. In the middle of the screen there is a small block of like a rainbow of colors... but you can only see it in certain light...
Has anyone else ever come across this?
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Mine too.. But i have a screen protector on it so I figured maybe its the screen protector? never really check it without the screen protection.

Yes.
My first fuze did this after a few days, its an exact square with sort of a frame, I was thinking it was condensation, but my phone has been dry always....
I thought it was weird that it was square shaped and a almost perfect square.
Anyone know what this is?

Yep...nothing unusual for raph unfortunatelly...my old post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2934571#post2934571
BTW, this is well known issue by HTC so replacement is in most cases done free of charge as a part of warranty. Eventhough I've heard that in some cases in UK, HTC was demanding some kind of payment for replacement.
Anyway, this cannot be fixed in any other way but replacing the screen....afaik

I was told that it means that the screen under the digitizer is broken. Most likely from pressure on the middle of the screen.

rccola159 said:
I was told that it means that the screen under the digitizer is broken. Most likely from pressure on the middle of the screen.
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Oh man, mine just expanded Can I know what did you guys do?

Pressure between flat wires, conductive tapes and backside of LCD screen causes the problem. You should take apart your Raphael to see the back of LCD. There is a very thing black tape around the display. Check it for any kinf of damage. If there is no sign of penetration, make the same thin tape from any kind of office tape and place it over dark one. I hope this can help you.
Be a HTC Indiana Jones, take the danger and DIY!

i was just about to start a post about this. the middle of my screern (75% of the screen) has these rainbow swirls and they form a perfect rectangle. you can also see a grid of dots. once i noticed this square i started havin problems where its as if someone is pressing the touchscren just on top right corner of this rectangle. so i cant go through menus and it will randomly go away. it also happens on other random locations. can someone explain what i should do?

Mine just did the same thing. The phone seems to work normally. I called and I am sending it in for warranty repair. Is there any way to prevent this from happening in the future? If they replace the screen, do they have some process in place to prevent the same issue? I really love this phone!

Oh, and now my iPhone loving friends are all saying, "You shoulda got an iPhone!" I dont want a crappy iPhone, I just want a good screen! This is my second phone already.....I have never dropped or abused it in any way.... I really wish they used better quality screens. i can do tons more stuff with my phone that my "iPhone friends" cannot....

UPDATE: to anyone who gets this problem. I finally got around to calling ATT and they say its not a known problem so its not covered within warrenty. They want 500 to fix it.... Then I called HTC and they said this is whats known as a Newton ring and its due to pressure applied to the screen so they wont fix it under warrenty. Now they are asking for 200 for it to be fixed. Not worth the fix if u ask me. Thier rep was pretty shocked it was on a Fuze and said hes seen this before and they never fix it under warrenty so its not worth sending it in unless im prepared for the bill.

[Q] Anybody else having these problems?

So, I was lucky enough to get my transformer today. Though I do love it, is anyone else having these problems?
-Light bleed
-Creaking/flex on the right side of the tablet, but not on the left
-Some dead pixels(not very noticeable, but I was able to catch around 3-4)

TheRealBoat said:
So, I was lucky enough to get my transformer today. Though I do love it, is anyone else having these problems?
-Light bleed
-Creaking/flex on the right side of the tablet, but not on the left
-Some dead pixels(not very noticeable, but I was able to catch around 3-4)
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I have minor light bleeding but no creaking or flex.. How are you checking for dead pixel?

There are a few other threads about the flexing and the light bleed. I haven't experienced any dead pixels, but there is a specific paragraph on it in the warranty i.e how many and how close together in order to qualify for a warranty repair.

My Transformer is flexing at the top rim near the camera. I don't really think its a huge problem though. Just feels weird if you grip there.

TheRealBoat said:
So, I was lucky enough to get my transformer today. Though I do love it, is anyone else having these problems?
-Light bleed
-Creaking/flex on the right side of the tablet, but not on the left
-Some dead pixels(not very noticeable, but I was able to catch around 3-4)
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Light bleed:yes,but not noticeable most time,and this issue seems to be common.
Creaking:sometimes,especially when holding TF by one hand,acceptable though.
No dead pixels,i've tested that using some pure color pictures.
On the 3rd day,i found a dust under the lens cover of rear camera...

iAndroidFan said:
Light bleed:yes,but not noticeable most time,and this issue seems to be common.
Creaking:sometimes,especially when holding TF by one hand,acceptable though.
No dead pixels,i've tested that using some pure color pictures.
On the 3rd day,i found a dust under the lens cover of rear camera...
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Light bleed yes
No Creaking
No Dead pixels
I do have audio sync issues when recording video

Light bleed yes
No creaking
one stuck lit pixel
No dust

Light bleed and creaking on the top and bottom near the corners on both sides. No dust under screen or dead pixels
TheRealBoat said:
So, I was lucky enough to get my transformer today. Though I do love it, is anyone else having these problems?
-Light bleed
-Creaking/flex on the right side of the tablet, but not on the left
-Some dead pixels(not very noticeable, but I was able to catch around 3-4)
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Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

some creaking, protip: plastic creaks.
Some flex on the back, nowhere else though.
No dead pixels, extremely minimal bleed.

light bleed
1 stuck pixel

Light bleed: yes
Creak: it flexes a little but not too bad
Dead pixels: yes. At least 2.
Screen skewed: yes. Off center skewed display.
Returned for a replacement. Waiting for stock again.
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my main concern is that on day one i had no bleed nor creaking. but 6 days later now i have both. what happens a month from now? the paint flakes?
i don't plan on keeping it after kal-el tablets come out, but dammit i'd like for it to last that long.

i just picked up the pre-order from best buy that i was going to cancel b/c i wanted to see if it had less issues. the new one actually has more bleed than my current but no creaking. i'm pretty sure it'll start creaking if i put more handling on it.

Makes me wanna believe they glued the rim on thats why its creaking when the glue fails to stick ;o

light bleed.

No, the pixels and light bleed arnt anything super major, but I dont know if I am ocd, but the the creaking seems to be enough to bother me. The ride side of the tablet is perfectly fine and very sturdy feeling, but I feel like the left is just not the same. Would this be okay to be sent in for warranty or exchanged? Should I just return it and wait?

Man... lots and lots of issues. I know the majority of people without issues, don't report. But the number of new cases keep expanding every day that goes by. I'm still waiting for my TF101, but I'm more and more skeptical.

frosty5689 said:
Makes me wanna believe they glued the rim on thats why its creaking when the glue fails to stick ;o
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it has to be. it would be terrible if it's screws getting loose already. I can actually squeeze the front and back together on my left corner. the back is no longer flush with the bezel like the right side is. the right is only giving slight squeaks. hoping it doesn't get worse.
I hate to say this but this is typed out on my iPad. I really hate posting in this forum on my android tablets bc of the lag.

madsquabbles said:
it has to be. it would be terrible if it's screws getting loose already. I can actually squeeze the front and back together on my left corner. the back is no longer flush with the bezel like the right side is. the right is only giving slight squeaks. hoping it doesn't get worse.
I hate to say this but this is typed out on my iPad. I really hate posting in this forum on my android tablets bc of the lag.
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The issues you are describing are serious build quality problems, the unit is defective and should be replaced.

TheRealBoat said:
So, I was lucky enough to get my transformer today. Though I do love it, is anyone else having these problems?
-Light bleed
-Creaking/flex on the right side of the tablet, but not on the left
-Some dead pixels(not very noticeable, but I was able to catch around 3-4)
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Maybe you go to RC to solve these problem.

[Q] Light bleed fix?!

Well, the more posts I see around, the less optimistic I am about seeing Asus fix the light bleed issues with the TF. For some reason, this is the only issue that is bothering me enough to consider returning it. If it wasn't for that, I would be a 95% satisfied customer.
Anyways, instead of waiting for answers, I figured I'd look for alternative methods of fixing the light bleed. I came across this post:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1125227
Do you think it's possible. First we need to know what exactly causes this light bleed to be able to address it. It could be simpler than we thought.
Have you guys tried this? Any other recommendations?

Well bang away and let us know what happens.....
P.S. Go JETS.

Not sure if you could do this due to gorilla glass overlay
Sent from my captivate BLAZING on firefly 3.0

From everything I've seen on the internet, I just think light bleed is problem of the technology, its what happens when you have a screen that is using a side lit LED screen vs a back lit LED screen. (Ipad2, Transformer, and multitude of LED Tv's). Its the drawback of having the thinnest screen that everyone is wanting.

I'm not so sure, mine didn't have bleed at all until after I'd had it a couple of days, it just appeared. I'd handled it with kids gloves. I'm wondered if the light bleed may be caused by the case distorting a bit due to internal heat and or the fact that the housing isn't particularly strong?

UKseagull said:
I'm not so sure, mine didn't have bleed at all until after I'd had it a couple of days, it just appeared. I'd handled it with kids gloves. I'm wondered if the light bleed may be caused by the case distorting a bit due to internal heat and or the fact that the housing isn't particularly strong?
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If you carefully put pressure on the bezel you will notice that the light bleed is changing. It seems to be a dynamic process so your observation doesn't mean you "abused" the tablet. It's just the problem with having a flexible material (plastic) as case.

That means that it must be related to some pressure on those spots where the light bleed is originating from. Perhaps there is a way to relieve it some?!

akarol said:
That means that it must be related to some pressure on those spots where the light bleed is originating from. Perhaps there is a way to relieve it some?!
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I have no idea if the following is true but I think I remember the light bleed is caused by insufficient sealing. So if you morph the case it might lift the seal more. To find the right spots to fix this is very difficult IMHO (acupressure ).

Flex your TF or press on areas of the bezel and you will affect the light bleed.
There is no way to fix without disassembling it and having right tech to reassemble in a way that is perfectly even.

What causes light bleed?
Kinda a dumb question.
You see, an LCD panel needs this thing called a 'backlight', that shines through the liquid crystal layer. It's filtered by the liquid crystals to produce different colors.
Well, sometimes this backlight can 'bleed' around the edges of the LCD because it's not sealed up properly.
The 'fix' for this on a device like a Transformer would require disassembly and reassembly to better seal the edges of the screen.
The best solution any of us will be able to get will be to RMA our units and hope the replacements are a little better built. Personally, the bleed doesn't bother me much at all, so I'm not going to bother.

Could ASUS not ad a this metal support border to the screen, to counteract some of the flexibility in the chassis? EK follows the same principal with their waterblocks (allbeit for different reasons)

Maybe ASUS could fix it by adding some felt around the glass before assembling it, let it act as a washer.

how about some ducktape ... that fixes everything.

the light bleed is def due to to much pressure on the screen

FrayAdjacent said:
What causes light bleed?
Kinda a dumb question.
You see, an LCD panel needs this thing called a 'backlight', that shines through the liquid crystal layer. It's filtered by the liquid crystals to produce different colors.
Well, sometimes this backlight can 'bleed' around the edges of the LCD because it's not sealed up properly.
The 'fix' for this on a device like a Transformer would require disassembly and reassembly to better seal the edges of the screen.
The best solution any of us will be able to get will be to RMA our units and hope the replacements are a little better built. Personally, the bleed doesn't bother me much at all, so I'm not going to bother.
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Really? Are you that obnoxious? You gave a pretty complex and technical answer to just a dumb question.

[Q] question about dust and fingerprint under screen??

ok guys im back with a g2x.. had a nexus s there for awhile. anyways i trade my nexus s for the g2x in perfect shape but i noticed under the screen has 1 spec of dust and what looks like to be a few fingerprints or something. not sure what it is but i dont think this phone has been taken apart. is there away i can find out? the good thing is that this phone doesnt really have any screen bleeding which is awesome. the guy said he had this phone for 4 month and he was an older guy that didnt seem like he knew a lot about phones. lol i will post pics and u can kinda see what im talking about.

looks like a replaced lcd display, not sure about that

le66450146 said:
looks like a replaced lcd display, not sure about that
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well i was gonna have tmobile replace it but i dont know if it has ever been taken apart. the good thing is the phone has no screen bleeding lol

Are those scratches?!

No screen bleeding sounds like a custom job. If you get another one, it'll have it.... some worse then others. I've swapped a few and screen bleed has all varied. My original was the best but the GB updater killed it. The second replacement I sent back because the bleed was so bad. The third was a little worse then my original, but by then I had 2 tiny scratches... so it was a good trade off.
Dust and a fingerprint would have me swapping it out.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV

Looks like scratches.

yeah it has a few good scratches going down the middle of the screen and u only see it when the screen is white. looks pretty bad thought and there are a lot of scratches underneath the screen. then in two corners it looks like a smug of a finger print and there is one piece of dust that stands out when the screen is white (like for a text message) it drives me nuts. tmobile said they will replace it but i dont want them charging me money if they find out the phone has been opened up to replace the screen. i never did it but whoever did failed so bad it wasnt even funny. i didnt noticed any of it until i was in a dark room. in the sun light i dont notice anything.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
Are those scratches?!
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yeah they are. most are underneath the screen too which made me think the lcd screen has been replaced.

A factory phone would never have dust or fingerprints under the screen. The phone had to at the least have been taken apart and then carelessly handled before being put back together. When I tear down phones for repair I am extra careful about blowing out all dust and cleaning the inside of the screen (and try to never touch it).

jboxer said:
A factory phone would never have dust or fingerprints under the screen. The phone had to at the least have been taken apart and then carelessly handled before being put back together. When I tear down phones for repair I am extra careful about blowing out all dust and cleaning the inside of the screen (and try to never touch it).
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damn i wish u would have fixed whatever was wrong with this phones lcd. cause whoever did it sucked ass seriously lol. the dude failed to tell me it was taken apart. he said he has it for, 4 months and had no issues with it. which i havent had any reboots or screen bleeding but the dust and smug is driving me nuts lol. unless its a refurbished g2x but i doubt they would have done a ****y job like that. but how do u even fix the screen bleeding?

s10shane said:
damn i wish u would have fixed whatever was wrong with this phones lcd. cause whoever did it sucked ass seriously lol. the dude failed to tell me it was taken apart. he said he has it for, 4 months and had no issues with it. which i havent had any reboots or screen bleeding but the dust and smug is driving me nuts lol. unless its a refurbished g2x but i doubt they would have done a ****y job like that. but how do u even fix the screen bleeding?
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Screen bleed cannot be fixed. It is an inherent design flaw of iPS displays. Some have it worse than others, but they all have it to some extent.
The only way to fix the smudges, etc. is to get a new digitizer and do a clean job of replacing the top part of the phone that the digitizer is attached to.

Specs of dust under the screen unfortunately seem to be an LG issue anyway, doesn't necessarily say the digitizer/glass has been replaced.
I bought my G2X brand new from T-Mobile, opened the box myself. And there's a piece of dust under the "back" touch button, at the top of the arrow. Bugs me now and then, but at least it's not on the main screen.

Screen bleed

Does anyone have screen bleed issues? I'm having a tough time identifying if there are any. Can someone post pictures for reference?

kakatorres1999 said:
Does anyone have screen bleed issues? I'm having a tough time identifying if there are any. Can someone post pictures for reference?
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No I don't have any screen bleeding issue.
But if you aren't sure use an all blck wallpaper and if you see whitish tone near the edges your screen is bleeding.

BlurryXFace said:
No I don't have any screen bleeding issue.
But if you aren't sure use an all blck wallpaper and if you see whitish tone near the edges your screen is bleeding.
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Perhaps a white wallpaper would show any particular screen bleeding than black wallpaper.

I dont need to post pictures, there is rather noticeable bleeding all around the display when using dark wallpaper when brightness is set to more rhan 50% (indoor usage). Especially on top and bottom edge of the display.

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I dont need to post pictures, there is rather noticeable bleeding all around the display when using dark wallpaper when brightness is set to more rhan 50% (indoor usage). Especially on top and bottom edge of the display.
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You don't need to, sir/ma'am, but it'll help a lot if you did.

Sorry sir/ma'am, but i have nothing to take pictures with

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Sorry sir/ma'am, but i have nothing to take pictures with
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That's unfortunate sir/ma'am but I guess it can't be helped.

You are quite correct sir/ma'am, it is unfortunate. I am, however, sorry that i could not be of any help to you regarding this matter.

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You are quite correct sir/ma'am, it is unfortunate. I am, however, sorry that i could not be of any help to you regarding this matter.
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You need not apologize sir/ma'am, it's not your fault to begin with.

I am facing an issue that is I am getting a vertical line in the above center of the screen which is only seen when i turn off the screen. It isn't a scratch but it feels like the display is burned or something. I don't know why it is happening. I have cleaned the device but that is not getting rid of it. I am thinking to go to service centre to get a replacement or something. Btw i play pubg alot, maybe it is the reason. But this should not a good sign of every RN7Pro customer !

modit5 said:
I am facing an issue that is I am getting a vertical line in the above center of the screen which is only seen when i turn off the screen. It isn't a scratch but it feels like the display is burned or something. I don't know why it is happening. I have cleaned the device but that is not getting rid of it. I am thinking to go to service centre to get a replacement or something. Btw i play pubg alot, maybe it is the reason. But this should not a good sign of every RN7Pro customer !
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These are some pictures of this i don't know correct word "screen bleed,Screenburn"
And it's definitely not a scratch !!!!

modit5 said:
These are some pictures of this i don't know correct word "screen bleed,Screenburn"
And it's definitely not a scratch !!!!
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That's new to me and is quite strange to see. Doesn't look like screen bleed or burn though. Do get it checked at the service centre, and, if possible, enquire from them as to what caused it and keep us updated. Also, playing pubg shouldn't have such drastic effects on a device.

kakatorres1999 said:
That's new to me and is quite strange to see. Doesn't look like screen bleed or burn though. Do get it checked at the service centre, and, if possible, enquire from them as to what caused it and keep us updated. Also, playing pubg shouldn't have such drastic effects on a device.
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Yeah it's really strange!
I don't know if i will get replacement or what coz i bought this 20 days ago.
Let's see what happen.

I've had a similar issue on my old phone. Either you have been cleaning your screen too much (so much that you have "cleaned" away a part of the oleophobic coating) or you have been playing games too much (sliding your finger along the same part of the screen and your sweat dissolved the oleophobic coating little by little). Try placing a couple of water drops on that part of the screen and also on different part of the screen (where there is no "smudge" ). You'll see a difference in the water drop shape. As far as i know, there is no way to restore factory applied oleophobic coating to its original condition.

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I've had a similar issue on my old phone. Either you have been cleaning your screen too much (so much that you have "cleaned" away a part of the oleophobic coating) or you have been playing games too much (sliding your finger along the same part of the screen and your sweat dissolved the oleophobic coating little by little). Try placing a couple of water drops on that part of the screen and also on different part of the screen (where there is no "smudge" ). You'll see a difference in the water drop shape. As far as i know, there is no way to restore factory applied oleophobic coating to its original condition.
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I quite agree with you 2nd point of playing game that is pubg as I already mentioned and as you said "sliding your fingers along same part of the screen" Yes, this could be the reason as the joystick is on the left and it's always sliding there and as the device gets heated I get sweat on my thumb. But I have been playing pubg on my recent Note 5 Pro, I never got any sort of smudge. By the way it's not a cheap phone as it has best specs. But I did not expect this issue and yes I have cleaned with water but it's now permanent. I am little worried about the phone as I will go to the service center today to get replacement or whatever they will say. I will let you all know what will be the result.

Unfortunately, no oleophobic coating is perfect as it will wear off every device/surface over time. It depends on how one uses his/hers phone. I can only speculate that since RN5P and RN7P have different screen materials, the oleophobic coating will perform differently on each device. There are also other factors at play. I hope the service centre will give you a replacement unit, but this case scenario falls under "normal wear and tear" category which is, to my knowledge, not considered as a device defect. Anyway, there are some products out there that claim to restore/reapply the oleophobic coating of a screen, but i really doubt their efficacy. I guess you have nothing to loose if you wish to try some out, but even if they work, their efficacy will not be near as good as a factory applied coating. Good luck.

1375965485501144093271341 said:
Unfortunately, no oleophobic coating is perfect as it will wear off every device/surface over time. It depends on how one uses his/hers phone. I can only speculate that since RN5P and RN7P have different screen materials, the oleophobic coating will perform differently on each device. There are also other factors at play. I hope the service centre will give you a replacement unit, but this case scenario falls under "normal wear and tear" category which is, to my knowledge, not considered as a device defect. Anyway, there are some products out there that claim to restore/reapply the oleophobic coating of a screen, but i really doubt their efficacy. I guess you have nothing to loose if you wish to try some out, but even if they work, their efficacy will not be near as good as a factory applied coating. Good luck.
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Unfortunately, service center only said that this is the first time that this problem we have faced and said you can only get the new lcd panel inspite of replacing the device.
So now I have to replace the lcd panel and have to wait for 7-10 days with submitting my phone to the service center! Without submitting the device they will not replace the lcd which is sad.

modit5 said:
I am facing an issue that is I am getting a vertical line in the above center of the screen which is only seen when i turn off the screen. It isn't a scratch but it feels like the display is burned or something. I don't know why it is happening. I have cleaned the device but that is not getting rid of it. I am thinking to go to service centre to get a replacement or something. Btw i play pubg alot, maybe it is the reason. But this should not a good sign of every RN7Pro customer !
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Playing PUBG a lot doesn't cause screen bleeding, lol. You might have physically damaged the phone consciously or not knowingly.

AbhiAbhiBisht said:
Playing PUBG a lot doesn't cause screen bleeding, lol. You might have physically damaged the phone consciously or not knowingly.
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I respect you answer!
But do you know that I have been using this device since 25 days, thereafter, my device had not felt even once.
Secondly, I use this device with cover that is provided in the mi store worth 349 which is very safe and good cover.
Fortunately, the device was all good when I opened the box and there was no spot, but I have noticed that spot after 15 to 20 days.
I thought that is is nothing just a smudge which can be cleared with a cloth but it doesn't get rid of it.
If I damaged the Device physically then a scratch must be there on the screen where there is a spot, so there is not even a single scratch. By the way if I have damaged it myself then I have to mention that thing in the thread, as I mentioned playing PUBG, because I had a doubt that when I play PUBG daily 3-4 hours the device is heated a lot above the center portion and the place where the spot is as same as the joystick of pubg which is used continuously ! Lastly I had no screen guard on the screen !

modit5 said:
I respect you answer!
But do you know that I have been using this device since 25 days, thereafter, my device had not felt even once.
Secondly, I use this device with cover that is provided in the mi store worth 349 which is very safe and good cover.
Fortunately, the device was all good when I opened the box and there was no spot, but I have noticed that spot after 15 to 20 days.
I thought that is is nothing just a smudge which can be cleared with a cloth but it doesn't get rid of it.
If I damaged the Device physically then a scratch must be there on the screen where there is a spot, so there is not even a single scratch. By the way if I have damaged it myself then I have to mention that thing in the thread, as I mentioned playing PUBG, because I had a doubt that when I play PUBG daily 3-4 hours the device is heated a lot above the center portion and the place where the spot is as same as the joystick of pubg which is used continuously ! Lastly I had no screen guard on the screen !
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Can you provide some photos so we can help you better