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Capacitive button lights uneven?

On my newly exchanged sensation, I have noticed that the capacitive buttons at the bottom of the phone are not evenly lit up. The home button is slightly brighter than the the menu button. Also the search button is a little brighter than the back button. My first unit that I returned cause of battery issues had perfect , even lighting on all four buttons. Also, on this unit, it makes a creaking noise when I press the screen on three bottom left side. I might return this one also.
Has anyone noticed the same uneven button lighting on their phone?
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Yeah, the menu and back are lighter, but very minimal.
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secano said:
Yeah, the menu and back are lighter, but very minimal.
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Yup. I know from reading at the thunderbolt forums that htc used 2 LEDs to light up the four buttons and they had the same issue so this maybe the case also. Anyone else with the same issue?
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You better take it back. Make sure to explain that your lights are uneven.

Du22ty said:
You better take it back. Make sure to explain that your lights are uneven.
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Ya, I should do it, especially since it also has that lower right screen creak/click thing going on . This whole experience has not been that great. I mean, I love the device but would love to have 1 great unit free of these defects. Then I will truly enjoy this masterpiece!
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I'm not saying it isn't an issue. but of all the issues i've seen so far, if when I get mine this is all it suffers with I'd be happy. Not too sure about the creak tho, that would be a bit off putting. HTC are normally good built quality, so a creak would be annoying.
There have been a fair few faults with this device so far, but it does seem that none of them are affecting all handsets, so hopefully there aren't any major faults going on

I think I see what you mean OP about the uneven backlit keys. For my device its minimal and you can barely notice it. I do however have light leaking from the seam next to the left of the home button. Does anyone else have this?

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Yeah, the menu and back are lighter, but very minimal
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Same for me, very minimal. I think it's the same for all of us, actually I hadn't noticed it until I read your post and had a careful look at it.
But your creaking noise, if not coming from the back cover not completly locked correctly, so coming from the screen itself, is more worrying, your screen must be badly stuck, like for some people on the forum, so you should take it back
(see if dust is coming under the screen in the creaking area)

timmiii said:
I think I see what you mean OP about the uneven backlit keys. For my device its minimal and you can barely notice it. I do however have light leaking from the seam next to the left of the home button. Does anyone else have this?
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I also have the light leaking but it is on the other side beside the search key. It is very tiny so it doesn't bother me at all. I think I will keep this rather than exchange it for another problem.

timmiii said:
I think I see what you mean OP about the uneven backlit keys. For my device its minimal and you can barely notice it. I do however have light leaking from the seam next to the left of the home button. Does anyone else have this?
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brusko1972 said:
I also have the light leaking but it is on the other side beside the search key. It is very tiny so it doesn't bother me at all. I think I will keep this rather than exchange it for another problem.
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I also have the light leaking from the seam near the home button. At first it looked like a glare, but it's obviously a crack where the light is leaking through. It's bothersome to me (my annoyance is increasing) and I think I'm planning on returning (exchanging) the phone. it's concerning to me, because I don't really know where that opening goes, i.e. where will the dust, sweat, lint, etc. migrate to once it inevitably gets inside there. Of course, everything else seems ok for now, so I wonder what other problems I'll get with a new unit.

-Hare- said:
I also have the light leaking from the seam near the home button. At first it looked like a glare, but it's obviously a crack where the light is leaking through. It's bothersome to me (my annoyance is increasing) and I think I'm planning on returning (exchanging) the phone. it's concerning to me, because I don't really know where that opening goes, i.e. where will the dust, sweat, lint, etc. migrate to once it inevitably gets inside there. Of course, everything else seems ok for now, so I wonder what other problems I'll get with a new unit.
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Mine doesn't have any dust under the screen so far. Let us know if your new unit will be perfect or will have other problems.

brusko1972 said:
Mine doesn't have any dust under the screen so far. Let us know if your new unit will be perfect or will have other problems.
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Yea, i just came back from Walmart. I returned the second unit , couldnt deal with it, and ordered a new one from T-mobile on a new two year contract. They offered me an early full upgrade (9 months early) with a new contract. Final price 200
I'm happy. Let's hope the has perfect build when it arrives early next week.
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Do you guys also have a yellow haze/spots on the bottom of the screen?

Question is in the title. I am wondering if I should return or not, since I shove some papers in the gap between the power and volume buttons and they might see that when they open up the phone.
Also, the haze is right under the navigation bar, which makes it almost invisible. The only time I see it is when I am on Immersive Mode on Cataclysm ROM and the background is white.
I am not referring to the yellow tint issue, because the whites are all good, except for the bottom part.
Do you guys also have this problem and do you know what it is and how to fix it?
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I do have the exact same problem, and thinking of returning but the gsm where i bought the phone has a really bad reputation warranty wise. Some people get back their phones 2 months later and the guys in the gsm are all bald fat money-laundering assholes.
I too use immersive mode regularly and its really not nice on the otherwise awesome display

Pictures, please?

Yes I have this also. Just noticed it while using the Google Play books app. Without immersive mode it probably wouldn't be noticeable. I am probably just going to live with it at this point unless most people can confirm that their phones to NOT exhibit this behavior.

Yes I also have a yellow glow at the bottom of my phone. I did an RMA and the replacement had the same glow. I wonder if its glue or if these displays are just not on par. Makes the screen look like its discolored on the bottom end. It is very noticeable in chrome on the address bar in landscape mode.
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Exact same issue with me. Got my phone late April and starting noticing it a couple of weeks ago. I got it through T-Mobile in the US, and I'll stop by a store later this afternoon to figure out how to handle it (not sure if they will replace, RMA, or what).

billups55 said:
Yes I also have a yellow glow at the bottom of my phone. I did an RMA and the replacement had the same glow
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I did an RMA so I could sell the new one I got and purchase a different colour, but the one purchased has the same yellow tint on the top and bottom.

billups55 said:
Yes I also have a yellow glow at the bottom of my phone. I did an RMA and the replacement had the same glow. I wonder if its glue or if these displays are just not on par. Makes the screen look like its discolored on the bottom end. It is very noticeable in chrome on the address bar in landscape mode.
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Same here, bottom of the screen, did you guys get used tot it?

[Q] Nexus 5 Backlight Bleed - Opinions?

Just got my 32GB Nexus 5 from Google Play. As the title suggests, there is some backlight bleed in the upper left hand corner as some others have reported. No other issues I can see though. I am still deciding whether to RMA. It is noticeable only really on dark backgrounds. Have you have this issue? Would you/did you RMA it?
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yerbamata said:
Just got my 32GB Nexus 5 from Google Play. As the title suggests, there is some backlight bleed in the upper left hand corner as some others have reported. No other issues I can see though. I am still deciding whether to RMA. It is noticeable only really on dark backgrounds. Have you have this issue? Would you/did you RMA it?
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Nope. That's way too tiny to RMA. All IPS screens have some amount of light bleed. And if that's the only issue, you don't want to get more

yerbamata said:
Just got my 32GB Nexus 5 from Google Play. As the title suggests, there is some backlight bleed in the upper left hand corner as some others have reported. No other issues I can see though. I am still deciding whether to RMA. It is noticeable only really on dark backgrounds. Have you have this issue? Would you/did you RMA it?
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Dave
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Hi yerbamata, that's certainly not the worst bleed I've seen but it looks like it could be fairly distracting. Now of course on lower brightness it isn't going to be as noticeable, but it's completely up to you whether it's acceptable or not as Google will accept RMA if you're not happy.
More importantly, are those 3 stuck pixels near the middle of your screen?

bblzd said:
Hi yerbamata, that's certainly not the worst bleed I've seen but it looks like it could be fairly distracting. Now of course on lower brightness it isn't going to be as noticeable, but it's completely up to you whether it's acceptable or not as Google will accept RMA if you're not happy.
More importantly, are those 3 stuck pixels near the middle of your screen?
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Good eye, I had to go back and check again. Those must be artifact from my old camera I used to take the picture. I checked again and definitely no dead/stuck pixels. But I do notice the backlight bleed when I pull down the google menu thing from the top (don't know what it's called), using the calculator, etc. So I guess I'll have to give it a week and see if I get used to it.
How common is this issue? It seems fairly common from what I've read, almost as if you're in the minority if you get one without bleed.
Also does anyone know how long Google accepts an RMA after initial delivery?
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Before you RMA, just know that every Nexus 5 I have seen in person has the slight light bleed at the top left corner.
This also coincides with the majority of the users on here.
I would save the trouble and just enjoy your phone. It's a great device.
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It's common around the volume buttons but to widely various degrees. For me it's more noticeable at the bottom left where the black navigation bar is always lurking, but only when the brightness is cranked realistically.There were a few posts from people who had their top left corner lit up like a spotlight.
You can RMA your device during the 1 year warranty, and Google will cross ship you a new device so you're not without a phone though temporarily charging you for it. People have used this as an opportunity to inspect and compare the new device before returning whichever they choose.
I'd say some are taking advantage of this somewhat trying to get a "perfect" device, but if you're not happy with the phone Google is willing to work with you.

[Q] How severe is your backlight bleed?

I just upgraded to a Nexus 5 and I am noticing some light bleed while in the dark when my screen is black and the brightness is greater than 40%. I've only noticed it when looking for it, but it's bothering my OCD. I also understand some degree of bleed is normal for LCD panels, but I'm unable to spot it on my friends iPhone. So how severe does your Nexus 5 bleed when displaying black backgrounds in the dark? Please don't say it doesn't bleed unless you've checked.
To check, view a black background in the dark with 100% brightness.
or install "Backlight Bleed Test" from the Play Store.
Unfortunately, I don't have a good enough camera to accurately show my bleed. It's primarily in the top left corner with a little along the top edge.

My screen has a bit of bleed in down the left side next to the volume rocker. I only really notice it when the device is booting up though.
It does bother me a little, but not enough to return the phone.

I am also getting bleed but that isn't really a problem for me because when it's dark i lower my brightness settings and when its brighter I increase it.... Phone on the other hand works awesomelly and full brightness is great compared to Galaxy devices I've been using before...
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The bigger the screen is the more chance for light bleed to occur.
Every LCD I've owned has had it to varying degrees, the N5 least of them all.
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Big thread already exists on this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513944
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Thanks for the responses everyone.
Sorry to those who might consider this a duplicate thread. I did notice some others, but I decided to make a new thread since most past post regarding bleed are from November to December and quality control could have improved since then.

I never had light bleed until I managed to somehow drop a blunt heavy object on the phone. It didn't crack the screen but now when I crank up the brightness I can see light bleeds near the volume buttons in dark backgrounds only. It gets to me but after I brought down my OCD a notch it's not so bad, as long as it doesn't interfere to normal operations.
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Thread closed, please use THIS one for further discussions.
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Backlight bleed galaxy note pro

How much of this is to be expected?
I have a noticeable amount , of course I only noticed it when in a dark room against black backgrounds.. but it makes me wonder if I should demand another unit from amazon.
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Mine has it too. bottom right side and bottom. Only visible when watching full screen video that's letterboxed. Doesn't bother me though.
I notice it gets worse when I flex the tablet by holding it in landscape by the bottom left corner so I kind of wonder if in part it is more predominant on that corner for my tablet because that's the primary way that I hold the tablet. It's not like I can flex it the other way to get rid of the bleeding completely though so I don't know if I can reverse it. If memory serves, out of the box I already had some bleed anyhow. This is my second Note Pro and the first one had bleed on the bottom as well.
I'm sure you'll get responses from some who have no light bleed, some of which actually do but it doesn't bother them and some who really do not have any bleed. It's up to you I guess if it is worth the effort and waiting to try to get a perfect one. For me it simply is not . .

Thanks.. can any one post any pictures of their tablet?
I have attached mine under full brightness, total darkness and black background.. it is slightly exaggerated in some phots as it depends on what angle you see the screen
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I have the same hot spot on the bottom edge to the right of center. On the right bottom corner I have some that is less pronounced.

The only 'sort of' light bleed I have is from the two softkeys when they light up.... Other than that, none whatsoever. (Can't take a photo as I can't imagine they'll shut down the entire train to give me some darkness...)

ShadowLea said:
The only 'sort of' light bleed I have is from the two softkeys when they light up.... Other than that, none whatsoever. (Can't take a photo as I can't imagine they'll shut down the entire train to give me some darkness...)
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Therefore i could be one of the unlucky ones.. .. although it is not something i cant live with, however i want to get my money's worth

nesx87 said:
Therefore i could be one of the unlucky ones.. .. although it is not something i cant live with, however i want to get my money's worth
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Well, from the looks of this thread you're not the only one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2645374