I'm on my 3rd Nexus 5 in just over 2 years. I've had this one since November and I'm obviously well out of warranty now.
Anyway, the screen looks to be failing. It has developed a large green patch in the centre and the backlight isn't anywhere near as bright. This seemed to happen instantly earlier this evening with it getting progressively worse.
I had replaced the battery a few days earlier. So I've been back in and checked all ribbons are seated correctly.
Would a new screen fix this or is it a different issue that is creating these symptoms?
Could there have been too much pressure put on the screen when separating the battery from the screen? I know the battery adhesive can be stubborn.
There was a decent amount of pressure but it was fine for a couple of days. If it is the screen they don't seem to cost too much to replace. Just don't want to waste my money in case it isn't.
Since the issue is in the middle of the screen, I'd be tempted to try a new screen as the screen connections are at the top of the motherboard.
I have replaced a few screens with third-party screens. I noticed that these third-party screens are not as bright as the original but it was not very noticeable until I held a phone with a third-party screen next to a phone with an original screen.
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I've had three Fuzes all of which have developed a reddish/greenish pattern appear in a perfectly rectangular pattern within the VGA window. It's most apparent with the display off, heldf at an angle. I usally carry the phone in a pants pocket, screen inward to protect it. The only thing I can think of is body heat? I returned one phone because of this, thinking it might be a sign of impending failure. The second phone broke and it had this pattern by then and the replacement, about four months old now is doing it too.
I could show a picture but if you've seen it, you'll know what I mean.
we do know what you mean...its posted alot its a screen defect with his phone flash back to stock and send back for warrenty replacement...im on secend refurb now just got mine switched out again a week ago thats proff even some refurbs are defective we'll see in 90 days if the screen holds(thats how much warrenty ivegot left )
I haven't come across any other phone that does this
is it limited to the VGA screens in general, the TPs in particular, or what? Do you think it's heat, use or something else?
it's called newton ring and is not heat but too much pressure related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton's_rings
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=591292
and it happens to a lot of resistance touch screen devices
but rapheal and diamond seem to suffer more then most
thanks for the newton ring info
so I guess I need a case so I don't put pressure on the screen when it's in a pocket.
I bought an HTC Evo 4G LTE on Friday along with a screen protector and a case. Anyway, I'm no good at putting on the screen protectors, so I asked the phone guy at best buy to put it on. Fast forward to this evening and I noticed what appeared to be 3 small specks of dust that got under the protector, with a larger one. As I was inspecting them, I found that they were actually tiny black circles (think speck of dust size or even dead pixel size). I'm going to be taking the phone back tomorrow for a replacement, but in the meantime, I'm curious what these are? I've done a lot of googling and the closest two pieces of information I've been able to find say they are either dead pixels because they are about the right size and show up best against a white background, or that they are moisture damage.
The question is, which seems most likely? Can dead pixels manifest themselves as circles rather than squares? And also could moisture damage be so minimal that only four little spots appeared? I should point out that the screen protector was the variety that uses a liquid sprayed on the phone to ensure a good clean overlay on the screen, and also that the salesperson used some blasts of compressed air directly on the screen to try and clean it before applying the protector (I've heard thats a big no-no).
I had a similar problem once with a no name chinese tab.
I noticed a bunch of black spots (square) the size of dead pixels all over the screen. I removed the protector and wiped the screen clean. It was tiny specks of dust indeed.
While blowing hot air onto the screen is a big NO-NO, IMO blowing compressed air wouldn't cause damage. Its the heat that damages the LCDs.
Curious how specks of dust would produce that effect, considering they are not uniformly shaped. Anyway, I've got my fingers crossed now that the problem really is dust rather than a bad screen, since I would hate to start this new phone off the same way I started my last one (returned for defective hardware / software 3 times in 3 months).
Thanks for the input and I'll be sure to post up the results tomorrow when I take the phone into the store. I've already discussed it with the store and since the salesperson was the one who installed the protector, if it turns out to be dust, they will replace the $25 protector free.
Turns out it was dust, or some other contamination, but it was UNDER the screen so that, while you could see them with the phone turned off, you couldn't get at them in any way. Home now with a replacement phone, but as my first experience with HTC, I'm not super impressed...
I have these problems with the screen, it suddenly appeared a blurry area in the center, which was appreciated more in the low power mode, progressed with a black line and I dont know why because I never wet the clock.
this is how a defective LCD unit looks like. You have a bunch of dead pixels there. This is happening with some screens if you put pressure on them, sometime by shock and some other times they just die. You need to seek a replacement because that problem will not go away.
I had a phone with exactly the same problem and the only cure was to replace the screen. In this case, you need to replace the watch.
Looking for opinions.
Ordered my 5 on day one. It had a stuck pixel and a little bleed. Probably should have RMA, but wanted to wait a bit. As luck would have it I cracked the screen before I got around to it. So I replaced it myself with this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HKL3DEM/ref=oss_product
After 2 months use, the screen has rapidly deteriorated. I can even notice the defects in TWRP and on the boot screen. Doesn't TWRP kind of load it's own kernel? That kind of rules out any kind of software problems. Any suggestions for where to get a more reliable screen replacement? I sent the following to the seller:
Hi,
I carefully read the reviews on this product. Some claimed that the screen may not be OEM equipment and was not as pictured in the display. It seemed like a risk, but I needed a screen.
I have replaced many screens several of my devices and my children's devices. The swap was effortless. When I booted my phone with the new screen, it appeared to be a major success again. There were no dead or stuck pixels and minimal back light bleed around the edges. The only noticeable issue was a very bright area around the soft keys. Particularly on white pages.
The screen was installed in early April, and recently I have noticed it become gradually duller with an increase of bleed around the edges. Then yesterday, things got much worse very quickly. I noticed greenish bleed/band around all edges. The bright white around the soft keys is brighter. There is a 1/8 inch band around the top of the screen that is very dark. It is not very bright and the colors are dull. From previous experiences, I know that these are signs that it will only get worse.
One of the reviews talked about a similar situation: Looked great at first, and deteriorated after a month or so.
I would like to request a replacement screen for my Nexus 5.
Thank you.
Hi all
My moto Maxx has gone through a lot, but the strangest problem yet started yesterday.
As you can see on the attached video, half of the screen is constantly scrolling. This happens in fastboot and recovery mode as well, so I'm pretty sure it's a hardware problem.
The digitizer still works perfectly, and registers touch where the icon or button should be positioned on the screen. The moving screen also does show everything correctly, just in this crazy scrolling way.
I'm not very hopeful in fixing it, but was wondering if anyone has ever seen this, and if you guys think this is a broken display(and any way to test this?) or a broken GPU. If it is in fact the display, I might consider replacing it.
Some background on all the terrible things I did to this phone:
- Dropped it and cracked screen in September.
- Replaced the glass myself, slightly burned display when removing glass without any consequences (just a tiny mark on the top right, the side that actually still works).
- Dropped again, broke glass again, never bothered to fix it, some small pieces are missing so dust, sweat,.. could've gotten int.
Video:
Most likely the display being broken.
Even when my tempered glass protector is missing chunks the screen starts to funk up. Only worse being the real screen especially the digitizer.
You might be right pjd, or at least screen related.
I opened it up yesterday evening, and I think it might be the cable connecting the screen. Depending on how I positioned the screen and thus the angle at which the cable was bent, it was fixed, the same, or just completely black.
The only thing I have to try to find out now is if it's the kabel, or the connector on the motherboard. Any suggestions on how I could test that are welcome!