I recently got an xperia e on orange pay as you go from my local carphone warehouse. Last night i noticed a blue/white spot on the screen. After looking at the screen closely more smailer specs appear when you tilt the device around but this one stays visible throughout. They are especially visible in the dark but not so much in sunlight. Another thing to note is that it only appears on dark backgrounds e.g. black.
I have tried a stuck pixel fixer for about half an hour but to no avail.
Since its only a few days old i thought i could return it to carphone warehouse but dose anyone have experience of doing this. I know, because i got my phone on orange, that i can not just replace it for no reason. However i would like to know would they try to fob me off by saying that they can't see them or saying there needs to be more of them to warrant a return. There are a few other things i could say to get a return. For example the proximity sensor does not work in the diagnostics app and there is "no signal" at my house Its hard to get a picture of it otherwise i would've included one.
So really my question is should i try and return it (in the uk we have pretty strong consumer laws (the sale of goods act)) or should I just ignore it and run the flashing light show for longer.
Thanks
James
yarbsemaj said:
I recently got an xperia e on orange pay as you go from my local carphone warehouse. Last night i noticed a blue/white spot on the screen. After looking at the screen closely more smailer specs appear when you tilt the device around but this one stays visible throughout. They are especially visible in the dark but not so much in sunlight. Another thing to note is that it only appears on dark backgrounds e.g. black.
I have tried a stuck pixel fixer for about half an hour but to no avail.
Since its only a few days old i thought i could return it to carphone warehouse but dose anyone have experience of doing this. I know, because i got my phone on orange, that i can not just replace it for no reason. However i would like to know would they try to fob me off by saying that they can't see them or saying there needs to be more of them to warrant a return. There are a few other things i could say to get a return. For example the proximity sensor does not work in the diagnostics app and there is "no signal" at my house Its hard to get a picture of it otherwise i would've included one.
So really my question is should i try and return it (in the uk we have pretty strong consumer laws (the sale of goods act)) or should I just ignore it and run the flashing light show for longer.
Thanks
James
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You have 6 months to return a product that is faulty and the vendor has to prove that the product wasn't faulty when you purchased it, if they cant then you are allowed your money back, a credit note or an exchange. Take it back and tell them the problem.
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Alright so I got my gs3 today and I recently noticed that there is a piece of dust near the top of the display. I know it is dust because it is still visible with the screen off. I'm not really bothered by it considering it's about the size of a pixel. Do you recommend I attempt to exchange it, or just live with it. It's in the notification bar and is almost never visible and I didn't notice it the first time I checked it for dead pixels.
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Alright so I got my gs3 today and I recently noticed that there is a piece of dust near the top of the display. I know it is dust because it is still visible with the screen off. I'm not really bothered by it considering it's about the size of a pixel. Do you recommend I attempt to exchange it, or just live with it. It's in the notification bar and is almost never visible and I didn't notice it the first time I checked it for dead pixels.
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If it doesn't bother you I would just keep it. It is a major hassle switching out phones and the stores will generally fight you tooth and nail to keep from allowing the exchange unless the phone is really defective. Good luck!
The Dark One
I would exchange it.
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DarkMage619 said:
If it doesn't bother you I would just keep it. It is a major hassle switching out phones and the stores will generally fight you tooth and nail to keep from allowing the exchange unless the phone is really defective. Good luck!
The Dark One
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To be honest I have more crap stuck in between my screen protector and the Glass. It's hardly noticeable so I'm not really worried. I know if I go into a vzw store they will be difficult. Even if I get a new one it could have a dead pixel smack dab in the center. Still an awesome phone.
It was a huge pain getting my Galaxy S3 replaced at a Verizon store for a legitimate problem- I had a dead pixel. The employee helping me refused to replace it, until finally the manager came and looked at it, deeming it a legitimate problem and allowed me a swap for a new device.
So if it doesn't bother you, don't worry about it.
I had my first GS3 replaced by T-Mobile. Right after I called they sent a brand new one overnight at no cost to me. Sent first phone back with the included return shipping label. Everything was easy as pie.
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Alright so I got my gs3 today and I recently noticed that there is a piece of dust near the top of the display. I know it is dust because it is still visible with the screen off. I'm not really bothered by it considering it's about the size of a pixel. Do you recommend I attempt to exchange it, or just live with it. It's in the notification bar and is almost never visible and I didn't notice it the first time I checked it for dead pixels.
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I am in Canada but I imagine it still works the same. I never go into the store to deal with problems like that. Call them up (not the individual store). The people on the other end are used to dealing with that all day and have the policy down pat. I would believe they would resolve the issue immediately and send a replacement. At the minimum you will be opening a ticket (file) about the issue. An remember polite and firm, if the original person you are dealing with cannot resolve to your satisfaction request talking to a manager. They have more latitude when dealing with issues.
An I am sorry it's brand new. You are entitled to have it in perfect working condition including not having trapped dust. Give them a call.
P.S. An yes you are bothered by it, or you would of never taken the time to Create your OP. An I would be bothered by it as well.
Good luck.
I'm debating because right now I am bothered by it, but I know in a little while I really won't care. I'll see if I can get it replaced, but if I can't it won't be the end of the world.
Judge34411 said:
I am in Canada but I imagine it still works the same. I never go into the store to deal with problems like that. Call them up (not the individual store). The people on the other end are used to dealing with that all day and have the policy down pat. I would believe they would resolve the issue immediately and send a replacement. At the minimum you will be opening a ticket (file) about the issue. An remember polite and firm, if the original person you are dealing with cannot resolve to your satisfaction request talking to a manager. They have more latitude when dealing with issues.
An I am sorry it's brand new. You are entitled to have it in perfect working condition including not having trapped dust. Give them a call.
P.S. An yes you are bothered by it, or you would of never taken the time to Create your OP. An I would be bothered by it as well.
Good luck.
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Ha Ha, well I got two new ones. the second one had a dead pixel right in the middle.
Dirt Or Dead Pixel Under Screen
I just went through this myself, I bought a new S3 from Future Shop, it was great for the first 7 days then I just happened to have a grey wallpaper up and I noticed faint black lines almost in the middle of the screen and they ran from the top to the bottom, and as I scrolled the wallpaper back and forth they were very noticeable, I myself am the type of guy that now that I know its there it drives me crazy, I ended up taking it into the store and the sales rep looked at it and pulled another out to compare, he sat there for 10 minutes comparing it and finally told me the new one has the same lines but refused to show me it. So I took my phone and left. After I get home just before bed I noticed a black dot near the top, I tried wiping it off for I thought it was dust but it did not move, I could not figure out what it was, I thought dust but how did it get there in a matter of a few hours when I don't put my phone anywhere that it could cause dust to get into the screen like that, I ended up shinning a light on it with the screen off and it was not there so it was a pixel issue, I ended up going back to the store this morning where I had to argue and complain for 20 minutes before they finally exchanged it as they tried telling me it was dust behind the screen, anyway the new one is perfect. There should be no issue when you want to return or exchange your phone especially when you just shelled out $600 to buy it. But I suppose with the mass production of these phones there is bound to be issues with some.
Hello all,
So my first Z3 broke the day I got it after getting wet. Was slightly annoyed. Spent two days finding an EE store that had one in stock to replace it. Finally, today I got my replacement Z3.
However, my joy was quickly shadowed by what appears to be faulty graphics, though hopefully one of you folks can shine some light on this issue.
Image: http://imgur.com/XmTsNNy
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuMhRA5dmtk
I'm getting black lines and glitches while scrolling in any app like Facebook, Reddit or even the phone's settings menu. The lines seem to actually replace entire letters, as you can see in the image above. I'm also getting some odd behaviour with live wallpapers, though games and benchmarks seem to run fine.
Anyone have any ideas? I've tried resetting it. I really don't want to have to go through the pain of finding a third replacement...
Edit: The actual problem seems constrained to one line of pixels, and flickers as text scrolls through that line.
kaineshutler said:
Hello all,
So my first Z3 broke the day I got it after getting wet. Was slightly annoyed. Spent two days finding an EE store that had one in stock to replace it. Finally, today I got my replacement Z3.
However, my joy was quickly shadowed by what appears to be faulty graphics, though hopefully one of you folks can shine some light on this issue.
Image: http://imgur.com/XmTsNNy
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuMhRA5dmtk
I'm getting black lines and glitches while scrolling in any app like Facebook, Reddit or even the phone's settings menu. The lines seem to actually replace entire letters, as you can see in the image above. I'm also getting some odd behaviour with live wallpapers, though games and benchmarks seem to run fine.
Anyone have any ideas? I've tried resetting it. I really don't want to have to go through the pain of finding a third replacement...
Edit: The actual problem seems constrained to one line of pixels, and flickers as text scrolls through that line.
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you should've taken it to sony repair center earlier maybe it's because of that replacement you did? why not try taking it to repair center now?
I'd take it back again. They should give you a brand new one if its within 28 days.
Sony repair centres I believe are hard to find in England, at least i've never seen one.
Your gpu or software relating to gpu is nackered. Take it back to EE, there are no sony centres in most UK now and they will repair not replace. Be reasonable with EE and they'll swap it out again but when they do, you sit in store and check everything, I did in o2 and found a fault but because I was in store they just immediately swapped. Better than any more trips and you know you've got a solid phone.
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Your gpu or software relating to gpu is nackered. Take it back to EE, there are no sony centres in most UK now and they will repair not replace. Be reasonable with EE and they'll swap it out again but when they do, you sit in store and check everything, I did in o2 and found a fault but because I was in store they just immediately swapped. Better than any more trips and you know you've got a solid phone.
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Completely agree with tihs. always open it in front of them and the fact you got a picture/ video as evidence will help your case.
corallus said:
Your gpu or software relating to gpu is nackered. Take it back to EE, there are no sony centres in most UK now and they will repair not replace. Be reasonable with EE and they'll swap it out again but when they do, you sit in store and check everything, I did in o2 and found a fault but because I was in store they just immediately swapped. Better than any more trips and you know you've got a solid phone.
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Thanks! I took it back and they tried telling me it was just because of a faulty sim card... -_- The same EE advisor also told me that the processor and RAM is inside the sim card, so I just needed to get a new sim and the issue would be fixed.
I'm not even joking.
Anyway, I was adamant that he replaced the phone and he did. The new unit is a beaut.
Thanks guys!
My beloved z3 cracked itself, let in water and died at 8 months old. I decided to claim on my insurance as I couldn't face the ordeal of trying to convince Sony that i hadn't damaged (or dropped/twisted/ hit/taken to below 1.5m of water etc) my phone and being told that I had damaged it myself and am either a liar or an idiot. My insurance company took nearly 3 weeks to return the repaired phone which was still very faulty, no Bluetooth, no wifi, no calls and no MAC address. I re-returned it, got it back again with the same faults and eventually got a new Z3 only to find screen faults of overall flickering and intermittent screen blurring like an old tv set.
I'll have to send this one back too, another week without a phone and another installation.
It is so sad that the Z3 which was by far my favourite phone so far and was hailed by Sony as robust and waterproof is so disappointing and fragile in real life. BTW my phone had always been in a case with screen protectors.
Basically, my white variant of the Z3 is suffering from blue/purple spots/blurs on the top right of my screen and it's really annoying, especially at high levels of brightness. This randomly appeared out of nowhere and I've also noticed that before this appeared my white balance was more blue-ish compared to my friends black variant of their Z3. Both had white balance set to default but on maximum brightness mine always appeared more blueish when theirs appeared more richer in black and whites.
Anyway, attached below are 2 pictures I took from my old SP to show you what I am suffering from, should I send my phone to Sony for repair? Also, my white variant has slight gaps in build quality like the others found in early batches. Another problem, while trying to get my week of production paper out with a pair of tweezers, I messed up real bad and pushed the whole thing inside the phone. I'm assuming I need it for them to repair my phone under warranty? I think I can resolve it by leaving them a note saying that the paper is inside the phone somewhere, just not where they would look normally lol.
Yeah send it for repair, I don't think you need a note, as I don't think its that big of a deal (the paper).
Sent it into repair 2 weeks ago, just got it back. They didn't do anything but update the devices software, wow -_-
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Sent it into repair 2 weeks ago, just got it back. They didn't do anything but update the devices software, wow -_-
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Did they even know why you sent it to them? I would complain. Not acceptable.
Update on my situation: I couldn't be bothered to send my device back into repair after they did nothing the first time. But something else happened this time, I haven't exposed my phone to water since the repair, last week I showed off my phones waterproof ability and it failed quite embarrassingly... Shortly after exposure the LCD just died, the phone itself was on but the screen was just dead. So I sent it into repair once again, I honestly don't think they tested the IP rating after reassembling it from the first time. Really hope they don't mess up again otherwise I'm going to lose myself.
EDIT: They did the right thing this time and sent a me a new phone. Went from W38 to W52.
I've got to the conclusion that my S6 have some screen glass 'problems'. Whenever i tilt it the colors change a little, from that yellowish white it goes to some blue accent; and also the botton of the screen is more white then the top. This is very noticeable indoor with brightness on auto, at the outside i don't really notice some of these 'problems'... I know that all of these things are specific to the amoled category but sometime it's irritating.
I've send an email to the carrier from i bought the phone and they told that the phone will be send in service; and replacement its not possible(i have bought the phone online).
My question to you, should i send the phone to the service ? I mean, it is two weeks old.. will it be the same after a screen replacement ?
I'm knox tripped also but i think this it's not gonna be a problem since it's a hardware issue.
Thanks for your time.
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I've got to the conclusion that my S6 have some screen glass 'problems'. Whenever i tilt it the colors change a little, from that yellowish white it goes to some blue accent; and also the botton of the screen is more white then the top. This is very noticeable indoor with brightness on auto, at the outside i don't really notice some of these 'problems'... I know that all of these things are specific to the amoled category but sometime it's irritating.
I've send an email to the carrier from i bought the phone and they told that the phone will be send in service; and replacement its not possible(i have bought the phone online).
My question to you, should i send the phone to the service ? I mean, it is two weeks old.. will it be the same after a screen replacement ?
I'm knox tripped also but i think this it's not gonna be a problem since it's a hardware issue.
Thanks for your time.
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If you're knox tripped, then good luck. You still have warranty (in EU at least) but got to fight for it.
I got pink dots all over my front camera (getting worse and worse) and Samsung say the reason of the pink dots is cause of root, even tho there is documentation for it being a hardware issue on SG6.
So well, if Samsung can get you to pay for the repair in any way, they will.
I wouldn't bother. A repair will come back the same or worse.
Colour shift is normal but still one hundred million times better than any LCD. The white balance is AMOLED all the way and they ALL do it (on S6 and note 4).
I would learn to live with it.
i saw a post whether it was here or a different website. someone posted about a yellowish tint. i never noticed it until my roommate got a phone after i did. after looking at his phone, his looked alittle whiter than mine and knew based on the post i may have gotten a yellowish defective screen.
i went on order support chat and explained to them that i ordered this phone at the end of october and that it appears defective. at first they were willing to replace it for me either by sending it to them and they send me another or pay a fee for an advanced exchange and they send me one first.
i explained i purchased this 2 weeks ago and it should still be covered. after which they gave me a code to get a new one without charge. so i ordered the phone and clearly saw a difference that i felt compelled to send to everyone here my results. please refer to the attachments to see the difference.
this could be the reason why battery life was 2 hours of screentime, but i havent had time to test the new ones battery till now
+1 my phone is having the yellow tint and i don't think here in India it is easy to get the phone replaced! i raised a compliant with FlipKart(the online retailer) and they have given me a 2 weeks ETA.
so what i did also install this screen balance app and improved my white balance and it feels better or I have kind of got used to the yellow tint.
when i put my iPhone 6 next to the my Moto X, i can see that Moto X has a yellow screen! wish it was better...
Good luck getting this replaced if you unlocked your bootloader, despite this is clearly unrelated to the bootloader unlocking!!
Honestly, I like to having yellow tint at someday. It giving my eyes easier to using device.
But having a defective device is like cancer affect lifespan. I'd replace defective devices.
There's so many phones out there with that yellow tint. I had to replace Four!!! MXPE s to get a normal white screen..
So yes, what I expect from my hypothesis was correct and my battery is much better
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Thanks for this post. I ordered mine from Amazon on wed, got it on thurs and immediately noticed the yellow'ish whites on it. I couldn't get past it so contacted amazon and got an overnighted replacement. To my luck the new one did not have the yellowish screen issue, white is now white. But I've read a bunch of posts on this and they seem to be correct. It's not a defective panel so much as it is a wrong color calibration. I tested this by downloading a screen adjuster app (Screen Adjuster FREE) and adding more blue to the screen calibration and to my surprise the colors looked white again. However, I shouldn't have to use an app to accomplish that. It should be done correctly from the start.
For those who are rooted and running a cm based rom, this may help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=63308718
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