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Screen cant be seen outside in sunglight help

Hi. I'm having problems seeing my screen outside in any sunny environment. I have my phone on max brightness and it is incredibly difficult to see my phone. I am currently using the Berserk 1.3 ROM but have tried various ROMS and I always have problems seeing the phone outside.
I cant quite recall, but I think my gingerbread ROMS were overall much brighter than my ICS ROMS. Is there anything I can flash to my phone to allow the screen to reach a higher brightness?

No. This is entirely hardware. The Sensation has a display that is quite simply not bright enough for outdoor use (you can check GSMarena for the Sensations display stats-its max brightness and contrast ratio aren't enough to be visible in bright light). It has nothing to do with your ROM, and there is no difference between Gingerbread or ICS ROMs. The only thing you can do is run Sense ROMs, as they tend to have a brighter color scheme than stock ICS. The good thing is that LCD tech has improved a lot and evidenced by the One X they can be quite visible outdoors.
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The Janitor Mop said:
No. This is entirely hardware. The Sensation has a display that is quite simply not bright enough for outdoor use (you can check GSMarena for the Sensations display stats-its max brightness and contrast ratio aren't enough to be visible in bright light). It has nothing to do with your ROM, and there is no difference between Gingerbread or ICS ROMs. The only thing you can do is run Sense ROMs, as they tend to have a brighter color scheme than stock ICS. The good thing is that LCD tech has improved a lot and evidenced by the One X they can be quite visible outdoors.
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I call BS on that, although I do like GSMArena. Max brightness and max sunlight mean I can see the screen. It can be kinda hard, but I can see detail down to the pixel.

sshede said:
I call BS on that, although I do like GSMArena. Max brightness and max sunlight mean I can see the screen. It can be kinda hard, but I can see detail down to the pixel.
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Call BS on what? The Sensation's screen is hard to see in direct sunlight because it simply is not bright enough at max brightness. That's a simple fact. I have compared a number of phones' stats (that are notable for being exceptionally visible or not visible in direct sunlight), and it is clear that phones that are notable for how visible they are outdoors (if they are LCD) tend to have over 500 nits brightness at their max and a contrast ratio well over 1000. I too can see the screen outdoors, but what the OP is not happy about is the fact that it is barely visible in direct sunlight. It is subjective, but IMO if you think the Sensation does just fine outdoors than you have a very low standard for displays.
Sensation: 438 nits at max brightness, 720 contrast ratio.
One X: 550 nits at max brightness, 1410 contrast ratio.
Those are measured facts, varying only slightly from one Sensation's display to another and one One X's display to another. The One X's display is far brighter and far more visible outdoors, and it is primarily due to those simple facts that at max brightness it is brighter and it has a greater contrast ratio (its blacks are far deeper). Now maybe the Sensation's screen is good enough for you for outdoor use but for others it just isn't (in fact, its poor brightness and outdoor performance has been one of my main gripes with the Sensation since day 1).

The Sensation has a display that is quite simply not bright enough for outdoor use (you can check GSMarena for the Sensations display stats-its max brightness and contrast ratio aren't enough to be visible in bright light)
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That. I call BS on what you said. You said it's not bright enough for outdoor use. Well, unless you live on the Sun, max brightness provides a decent viewing experience, it's not amazingly super-bright, sure, but it is usable. Then that thing about "max brightness and contrast ratio aren't enough to be visible in bright light". Again, the Sun constitutes bright light (usually about as bright as you'll get when it comes to smartphone use) and with max brightness, it's totally usable.
Is it as easy as being in a low light room? Hell no, but it's not impossible.

I unfortunately expected it to be entirely hardware related. Thanks for answering. And on a sunny day I find it very close to impossible to use. Sometimes its so bad I just see my reflection and pretty much see nothing on the screen itself.

sshede said:
That. I call BS on what you said. You said it's not bright enough for outdoor use. Well, unless you live on the Sun, max brightness provides a decent viewing experience, it's not amazingly super-bright, sure, but it is usable. Then that thing about "max brightness and contrast ratio aren't enough to be visible in bright light". Again, the Sun constitutes bright light (usually about as bright as you'll get when it comes to smartphone use) and with max brightness, it's totally usable.
Is it as easy as being in a low light room? Hell no, but it's not impossible.
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Ah, what you meant was "I disagree". I thought you were calling BS on the display stats (which of course would be strange to call BS on the measured results from a reputable source). Like I said, whether or not the Sensation's display is good enough for you is subjective. I can understand that for some people it is bright enough for outdoor use, but I hope you can understand that for other people (like me and the OP) it isn't bright enough for decent outdoor use in direct sunlight. I used the measured specs to show that the Sensation really is at best objectively a middling performer in brightness, which is why some people are not happy with how the display performs outdoors.
In direct sunlight outdoors, at max brightness I can in fact see the screen just like you, and I can use the phone, but:
It is extremely washed out
I have to hold it closer to my face (and I have very good vision)
It is extremely prone to reflections
It in general significantly reduces my user experience
Of course I'm not expecting it to perform like magic outdoors and be just as vibrant as it is indoors. Any display is going to look worse in bright sunlight. But what I am saying is that of the range of what we have on the phone market today, you can find a lot of other devices out there that have better displays for outdoor visibility. If "good enough" was the standard then we wouldn't have ever-increasing display resolutions, faster and faster processors, increasing RAM, increasing storage, etc.
The gist of this is that calling BS seems to denote that I said something factually wrong, as if the Sensation "factually" is good enough for outdoor use and that therefore you don't have the right to complain about its brightness. I'm just asking you to understand that it's a subjective matter and that there are a lot of people out there like me who don't think it is good enough.

Must you really be this technical? And if you really want to be this technical, you did say something factually wrong.
its max brightness and contrast ratio aren't enough to be visible in bright light
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This is simply not true, you said it yourself just now.
In direct sunlight outdoors, at max brightness I can in fact see the screen just like you
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Now this is getting out of hand. Let's just let this one go.

sshede said:
Must you really be this technical? And if you really want to be this technical, you did say something factually wrong.
This is simply not true, you said it yourself just now.
Now this is getting out of hand. Let's just let this one go.
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I meant visible enough, so im sorry that what I wrote is as is technically untrue. And I am being this technical because on my list of Sensation cons the display brightness has been one of the two biggest things. Ive also done a ton of research on display technology and specs and found that its one of the few areas of specs where the numbers almost directly correlate with user experience. People often complain that some people worry too much about specs and that the user experience is all that matters, but since for displays the specs actually mean something I take care to get info on them.
As for this getting out of hand, im not trying to be argumentative, so if my tone is that way its just the fact im typing on a keyboard rather than talking in real life, so no hard feelings.
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Well, first, sensation has two types of screens, and their specs differ.
Second, with specs, or without them, both are unreadable what so ever in direct sunlight, even when using enormously large fonts with black on white or the opposite.
Met a few guys who said I was wrong on a trip to London last year, but it's never that sunny in London. Try Rome for sunny and you'll see nothing on your sensation.
Btw, direct sunlight is not healthy for people ;-)
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@sshede... what the hell is your problem? What that guy is saying is true, those screen specs make for poor outdoor visibility. I don't get how u can argue with that? You're a very stubborn person
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I agree with Fred. Mine works outside just fine. I can read it clearly in direct sun.
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I can also read and see my screen in the sun .I live in California and It's sunny all the time here where I live. Never had a problem.in fact my old device was impossible to see in the sun but the sensation was amazing and what a difference! I can read and see just fine outside! Funny because my screen is set on almost as DIM As I can get it. I choose this to save battery! Still with
My.brightness turned down I have no problems ....
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Outdoor visibility (max brightness)

Rate this thread to express how well you can see the Huawei Nexus 6P's display outdoors. In case you've been playing Minecraft for 18 months straight, you might not known how to get outside anymore. Well, find the door and walk through it. A higher rating indicates that it has very high maximum brightness and thus fantastic outdoor visibility in direct sunlight.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

Gets really bright, not as bright as Note5.

It may not be the very best according to some but I can perfectly see the screen without having to cover the phone from the sun while wearing my polarized sun glasses. This is with adaptive display turned on.
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No complaints... Better than I expected after reading some reviews

Yes
yes it has a gr8 screen

Really struggle compared to previous phones.

I have htc m8
..I see this one better and it's sunny at the moment of writing this. I guess if you're coming from a Samsung s6

Bigal77 said:
I have htc m8
..I see this one better and it's sunny at the moment of writing this. I guess if you're coming from a Samsung s6
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Not overly bothered either way, comparison was against an S5 which I thought was marginally better.
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When I got my 6p, my screen was a, sort of, two-tone. A light pink hue in the top left of my screen, that faded diagonally, to a bottom right, bluer hue. I was about to rma, even called Huawei. (Let's hope no one has to go through them) I thought it may be the back light calibration. So I downloaded lux, and voila, my colors were evenly distributed across my screen. And in turn, added a lil brightness outdoors. I turned lux off and my calibration is correct now. My screen, to me, looks a lil richer now and is pretty impressive. I'm coming from the Note 4 too.
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Better than the N6 when viewing in the sunlight...

Nice screen. Still prefer Note 5 screen.

it bright enough for me. I can see the screen in full daylight fine.

Coming from a Galaxy S4, the 6P gets More brighter, and More dimmer than the S4. Was not expecting this great of a screen after reading all the posts. Unlike the S4, your eyes wont hurt when you wanna read something in bed with the lights off!

readability
I know this is the wrong place to ask but does anybody has som feeling how the display is compared to Iphone 6 Plus in brightness outdoors?

Splifff said:
Coming from a Galaxy S4, the 6P gets More brighter, and More dimmer than the S4. Was not expecting this great of a screen after reading all the posts. Unlike the S4, your eyes wont hurt when you wanna read something in bed with the lights off!
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Totally can relate. I came from an S4 and I noticed the brightness difference immediately.
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Bigal77 said:
No complaints... Better than I expected after reading some reviews
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same here! love this phone.

I feel like I'm doing something wrong, because my experience has been the complete opposite of what everyone is saying here. The screen is fine indoors or out of direct sunlight, but in direct sunlight it's crazy hard to see. I have adaptive brightness off, and the brightness setting cranked. Just prior to this phone I'd tried out the Moto X Style, and while every review I read knocked that phone for its display, I feel like outdoor viewing was significantly better, and it didn't have any of the blotchy/uneven/pink hued issues that amoleds apparently have.

Outdoor visibility is extremely poor. Worse than my Nexus 5

Also really poor sunlight visibility here. RMA?

Adaptive Brightness
My 6p is bright enough for outside, but I have to be careful not to cover the sensor or the adaptive brightness will dim the screen.

how's the display?

I'm thinking about switching from the pixel 2xl to this. I saw someone post a grey picture (OLED test) and it was horrible. The uniformity was the worse I've ever seen.

I think it's great. It's better than my old Moto g4 plus and that phone had an impressive screen as well although it was an LCD and not AMOLED. The colors are great and you won't really notice the pixels since it's 1080p and it will give a longer battery as well for that reason.

GokuSSJgod said:
I'm thinking about switching from the pixel 2xl to this. I saw someone post a grey picture (OLED test) and it was horrible. The uniformity was the worse I've ever seen.
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I just used Dead Pixel Test, and the uniformity is literally perfect with the Silk White edition. All colors were literally perfect.

The screen is great. It looks as good as the one on my S8+ that I just sold. You'll be extremely happy with the screen in the OP6.

I mean look at a solid grey picture and turn your brightness all the way down? Is it still "perfect" ?

Display is avarage.
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GokuSSJgod said:
I mean look at a solid grey picture and turn your brightness all the way down? Is it still "perfect" ?
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I just used a website with the pixel test images, lowered the brightness to minimum - it's perfect, there's no change in brightness anywhere on the screen. It's perfectly uniform. Whoever posted that image got a lemon that he needs to exchange.
Are you satisfied?

Love the display coming from my s6 edge.

GokuSSJgod said:
I'm thinking about switching from the pixel 2xl to this. I saw someone post a grey picture (OLED test) and it was horrible. The uniformity was the worse I've ever seen.
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Looks perfect to me, can you please share the test post

Perfect screen, compared to my wife S9+ which I would give 9.8/10, I will give the OP6 a solid 9.1/10

I used to have pixel 2 xl but oneplus looks better. I didn't like the pixel because of the blue shifting

ahmadalsaady said:
Looks perfect to me, can you please share the test post
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Just Google grey test OLED and look for a solid grey image. Turn your brightness all the way down and see how uniformed it is

compare to my old nexus6, my new oneplus6 has significantly better Amoled screen, however it's way to narrow compare to nexus6 which missed a lot.
Also, oneplus6 screen is extremely better than my old nexus5 with that lcd garbage.
S9+ perhaps has a bit better screen than oneplus6 but it has retarded and highly inconvenient and highly uncomfortable curve which is huge deal breaker for me.

GokuSSJgod said:
I mean look at a solid grey picture and turn your brightness all the way down? Is it still "perfect" ?
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Just Google grey test OLED and look for a solid grey image. Turn your brightness all the way down and see how uniformed it is
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Do you want the screen to be bad or something? I googled your oled test business and used 2 different grey images from some posts that had uniformity problems from some other phones. There are zero for this screen. It looks perfectly uniform, nothing like the images for those problematic displays. This is a Silk White limited edition version of the phone. Even if there were problems with the screen in the past, they would definitely be gone for my batch of phones.

nabbed said:
Do you want the screen to be bad or something? I googled your oled test business and used 2 different grey images from some posts that had uniformity problems from some other phones. There are zero for this screen. It looks perfectly uniform, nothing like the images for those problematic displays. This is a Silk White limited edition version of the phone. Even if there were problems with the screen in the past, they would definitely be gone for my batch of phones.
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Calm down. I've seen pics on Reddit that were horrible. Like LCD bleed. I just didn't want to purchase if the display sucks like my pixel 2 XL. The p2xl was so bad

It's okay. Sadly I got used to the note 8 so it looks blah.
I'll have to play with a custom kernel and tweak the display.
Step up from 200 phone. Yes I can see pixels.

No Jelly effect this time?
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No Jelly effect this time?
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No.
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GokuSSJgod said:
Just Google grey test OLED and look for a solid grey image. Turn your brightness all the way down and see how uniformed it is
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I have this problem since day 1. It looks like LCD bleeding but in an unnoticeable way. It has disturbed me while watching movies in a dark room with low brightness. Upper half of the screen seems like its too bright while the lower half seems too dark... But, no one will notice it with average brightness and lighted room..

bibekdwa said:
I have this problem since day 1. It looks like LCD bleeding but in an unnoticeable way. It has disturbed me while watching movies in a dark room with low brightness. Upper half of the screen seems like its too bright while the lower half seems too dark... But, no one will notice it with average brightness and lighted room..
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Get a replacement, your display is defective.
EDIT: I just scrolled through Westworld Season 2 Episode 3 using VLC and adjusting brightness on the way. There were about 4 dark scenes, and I couldn't see any imperfections with my display. The uniformity was perfect.
Maybe some people got some crappy ass lemons when a factory QC worker was drunk. It ain't the case here.
Case closed for this phone.

Green Tint Screen: Are you affected?

Apparently there are reports that the green-tint issue is manifested on the Snapdragon version as well as the Tab S7 and S7+.
Reported here:
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SamMobile
Are you affected?

BlinkThinks said:
Apparently there are reports that the green-tint issue is manifested on the Snapdragon version as well as the Tab S7 and S7+.
Reported here:
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SamMobile
Are you affected?
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Mine and my wife's doesn't have this issue..

Nope, don't want it either!

No green on mine.

I did. Luckily I got it replaced the very next day even if I *did* have to waste maybe 4 hours on the whole replacement process.
It was so bad that even on normal brightness you could see the green tinge on everything that was supposed to be black, or very dark grey.
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Apparently there are reports that the green-tint issue is manifested on the Snapdragon version as well as the Tab S7 and S7+.
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Just green tint? Mine was being a little yellowish so i reduced the color temperature then there was green tint and finally today i decided to compare my note 8 and the screen is not even as sharp as my 3 year old note 8. I am on support chat in the process to return it. This one is 512 GB U1 Variant.

The smaller chipsets and components Samsung will substitute as availability/demand dictates.
This can cause one or more to be out spec and/or the firmware and/or updates to behave unpredictably.
Worse it seems the only way Sambert knows which part was actually used sometimes is to physically inspect the device. So if it's a firmware bug Samsung still can't remotely remedy it... perfect.
Using multiple main chipsets and firmware versions in the same model only adds to this confusion.
A lot of room for error... in a box full of rabid gerbils, what could go wrong?

None here.

warriorvibhu said:
Just green tint? Mine was being a little yellowish so i reduced the color temperature then there was green tint and finally today i decided to compare my note 8 and the screen is not even as sharp as my 3 year old note 8. I am on support chat in the process to return it. This one is 512 GB U1 Variant.
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Note 20 Ultra has a 6.9-inch display (496 ppi) when you have the resolution at WQHD+.
Note 8 has a 6.3-inch display (521 ppi) when you have the resolution at WQHD+.
Shouldn't be able to see any difference at that PPI level.
Did you have both phones on the same resolution when you were comparing?

roryh86 said:
Note 20 Ultra has a 6.9-inch display (496 ppi) when you have the resolution at WQHD+.
Note 8 has a 6.3-inch display (521 ppi) when you have the resolution at WQHD+.
Shouldn't be able to see any difference at that PPI level.
Did you have both phones on the same resolution when you were comparing?
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Yes i did, i was thinking about the PPI, probably that is making the difference in sharpness but i am not sure about the contrast difference.

warriorvibhu said:
Yes i did, i was thinking about the PPI, probably that is making the difference in sharpness but i am not sure about the contrast difference.
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Hmm. It looks pretty sharp to me in FHD+ from holding distance, WQHD+ is razor sharp. Maybe don't put the Note 8 next to it

gearth
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roryh86 said:
Hmm. It looks pretty sharp to me in FHD+ from holding distance, WQHD+ is razor sharp. Maybe don't put the Note 8 next to it
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Trust me i didnt for a whole month but then when you pay 1500+ no discounts nothing and then you see your 3 year old phone holding its own, you want to question things, dont you. BTW just for fun sake here is a shot taken at exact same moment from Note 8 and Note 20 for side by side comparison.
Spot the difference 3 Year old phone vs latest 2020 flagship
Edit- For some reason for the fs sake i am not able to rotate the other image LOL

warriorvibhu said:
Trust me i didnt for a whole month but then when you pay 1500+ no discounts nothing and then you see your 3 year old phone holding its own, you want to question things, dont you. BTW just for fun sake here is a shot taken at exact same moment from Note 8 and Note 20 for side by side comparison.
Spot the difference 3 Year old phone vs latest 2020 flagship
Edit- For some reason for the fs sake i am not able to rotate the other image LOL
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Cute dog! haha.
Yeah of course, you don't want to be disappointed in anything with a new phone costing 1000 pounds. I think the differences year to year are going to become smaller and smaller, and a 2 or 3 year old flagship is still going to be amazing. Photos can only become so good at a point.
I think the resolution comment though, the PPI is negligible and not worth bumping the PPI to match Note 8, that would bring the resolution over 3K and probably lead to even more battery drain. But it could be a software difference as well and things are smoother on the Note 20U.
Back when I used to flash custom roms i remember some roms would appear sharper than others, so software can have an effect.
Anyway, yeah the photos look very similar. Fur is bit sharper on the N20U. Was that night mode?

roryh86 said:
Cute dog! haha.
Yeah of course, you don't want to be disappointed in anything with a new phone costing 1000 pounds. I think the differences year to year are going to become smaller and smaller, and a 2 or 3 year old flagship is still going to be amazing. Photos can only become so good at a point.
I think the resolution comment though, the PPI is negligible and not worth bumping the PPI to match Note 8, that would bring the resolution over 3K and probably lead to even more battery drain. But it could be a software difference as well and things are smoother on the Note 20U.
Back when I used to flash custom roms i remember some roms would appear sharper than others, so software can have an effect.
Anyway, yeah the photos look very similar. Fur is bit sharper on the N20U. Was that night mode?
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The dog really appreciated the Cute dog comment and says thanks. The picture from N20U1 definitely looks sharper, no it wasnt night mode just took a quick one on auto settings. Night mode is really good and even better on the gcam (Trust me the software processing on goggle cam night mode is amazing). I will take a comparison shot tonight when i go out and post something tomorrow, where i am there is still 8 hours until i go out for that night shot.

Here's what you do if you really want to spot the difference. Activate chrome and YouTube dark mode on both the note 20 ultra and note 8. You'll see that the blacks are deeper on the note 8. The black on the note 20 ultra looks a bit yellowish in comparison. But funny enough, It only looks yellowish if you compare. If you don't compare, it'll seem just fine. That's why I've been saying it's not bad, but it's definitely not as contrasty and punchy as previous notes. But by no means is it horrible...and it's true, cute dog lol

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Here's what you do if you really want to spot the difference. Activate chrome and YouTube dark mode on both the note 20 ultra and note 8. You'll see that the blacks are deeper on the note 8. The black on the note 20 ultra looks a bit yellowish in comparison. But funny enough, It only looks yellowish if you compare. If you don't compare, it'll seem just fine. That's why I've been saying it's not bad, but it's definitely not as contrasty and punchy as previous notes. But by no means is it horrible...and it's true, cute dog lol
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True mine was a little greenish i fixed those by going to Display>>Screen Mode>> Advanced Settings>> and turned the green all the way down . Also thanks from the pooch.

warriorvibhu said:
The dog really appreciated the Cute dog comment and says thanks. The picture from N20U1 definitely looks sharper, no it wasnt night mode just took a quick one on auto settings. Night mode is really good and even better on the gcam (Trust me the software processing on goggle cam night mode is amazing). I will take a comparison shot tonight when i go out and post something tomorrow, where i am there is still 8 hours until i go out for that night shot.
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True mine was a little greenish i fixed those by going to Display>>Screen Mode>> Advanced Settings>> and turned the green all the way down . Also thanks from the pooch.
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Lol the pooch is welcome! :laugh: But I did the same thing as well too. Turned the green and red all the way down and the blue all the way up. It really does make a difference, but you can still see the the note 8, 9, s10 plus..etc has a deeper black. You can compare and see. Maybe Samsung needs to adjust the sRGB mode or something. Hopefully the next software may soothe this a little. Again, not a huge deal. It almost looks like blue filter on at an extremely low rate.

I have uneven brightness, specially at the bottom and right side of the screen, and banding when brightness is set to really low. Just look at it.
I've already asked for a replacement.
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What background app are you viewing that on? Mine doesn't look like that. I use dead pixel to look at how even the Whites and grays are displayed. When I turn the brightness all the way down and open an empty page in chrome's dark mode, I do notice coloration, but it's more leaning towards being even. Let us know how the return unit fairs. I've looked at 3 different models with the yellowish overtone.

Question Galaxy S22 Ultra green tint when looking from the top (bad viewing angles) Problem

My Galaxy S22 Ultra has a really bad color shift when looking from the top. The screen gets a green tint even when you are looking only a few degrees from the top. You can see it here:
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(It's more apparent in real life than in this picture)
Looking from all other angles than the top the display looks fine. But it looks like the screen is shimmering if you turn the phone a little. I tried to caputre the effect on this video:
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I have my display set to WQHD+, adaptive refresh rate and vivid mode. The brightness when I took the photo was around 60%, but the problem occurs at all brightness levels.
My previous phone, the Galaxy S20 5G, doesn't suffer from this problem. The screen does not change color at all when I look at it from a slightly different angle.
https://imgur.com/H2S3KwV
So I'm wondering if other S22 Ultra users have had the same problem or if my phone is just broken and I should replace it?
Thx for your help

I have to admit I don't "see" it. I think the brigthness and the rounded edges may cause a somewhat "dark" line depending on viewing angle but I don't think it's a defect.

joancolmenares said:
I have to admit I don't "see" it. I think the brigthness and the rounded edges may cause a somewhat "dark" line depending on viewing angle but I don't think it's a defect.
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I also do not think that it is a manufacturing defect because I checked all the devices around me and they were the same degree of green, do you think it is because of the new type of glass Victus 7 Plus

I had the Note20U and it was common to see that on the edge on white backgrounds, which is why you can't see it in "flat" phones like the s21U and S22 non ultra series. I think the same applies to foldable phones when viewed in a certain angle with white background.

Mine does the same if I look at the screen from a very off angle. Had not taken note of it though until you pointed it out. Guess I was just not expecting a good quality view from such a steep angle. Just out of curiosity, I looked at a similar angle at my computer screen, TV, Kindle, Tablet, and an old phone. They all have various degrees of imperfect display when viewed from a steep angle although the shift in color was most noticeable on the S22. But still, I guess I would not consider it a defect.

Will_T said:
Mine does the same if I look at the screen from a very off angle. Had not taken note of it though until you pointed it out. Guess I was just not expecting a good quality view from such a steep angle. Just out of curiosity, I looked at a similar angle at my computer screen, TV, Kindle, Tablet, and an old phone. They all have various degrees of imperfect display when viewed from a steep angle although the shift in color was most noticeable on the S22. But still, I guess I would not consider it a defect.
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Honestly, it's annoying

Now it is, I haven't noticed grrr

DoKaTSuYa said:
Now it is, I haven't noticed grrr
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just test and you see it all unit has this

omarkhamas said:
just test and you see it
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That's what I said, I haven't noticed but now I do, it's kinda annoying, but you forget with time.

DoKaTSuYa said:
That's what I said, I haven't noticed but now I do, it's kinda annoying, but you forget with time.
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I am a user of all versions of Sam and all devices have different Vision angles, but the Galaxy 22 Ultra is annoying and I expect because of the 1750 nit brightness

Mine has the same issue. I bring it to the Samsung center. Their demo device was the same. So i assumed it wasnt the manufacture defect. And most of the time, no one will look at the phone from the top down like that. So that was not a big issue at all. We should be thankful that the grey uniformity is much better than those from Sony or LG. The grey uniformity in low light on those phone were abysmal

It's not a manufecture defect, this is "normal" to curved screen on some viewing angles, same happens with the flip and the fold and the N20U, the flat S21/S21+/S21U/S22/S22+ do not have this issue as there is no curve

joancolmenares said:
It's not a manufecture defect, this is "normal" to curved screen on some viewing angles, same happens with the flip and the fold and the N20U, the flat S21/S21+/S21U/S22/S22+ do not have this issue as there is no curve
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I did not have this problem on the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and it was not that bad as is the case on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, the color of the screen changes to green, which is very clear for the simplest tilt of the screen

anyany1209 said:
Mine has the same issue. I bring it to the Samsung center. Their demo device was the same. So i assumed it wasnt the manufacture defect. And most of the time, no one will look at the phone from the top down like that. So that was not a big issue at all. We should be thankful that the grey uniformity is much better than those from Sony or LG. The grey uniformity in low light on those phone were abysmal
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This is a problem, which is defined by the bad viewing angle, and it may be worse than the uniformity of the gray color, which may appear only in gray and in weak lighting conditions, but this problem is annoying because it accompanies you with all light colors, and it is a problem that appeared in the first batches of the Galaxy S21 Ultra and was referred to by some reviewers and it was widespread in the days of the Galaxy

It's faulty. My 1st S21 Ultra behaved the same way. Meaning it had a very aggressive color shift with the slightest of viewing angles. I understand OP fully.

I have the same green shift as well on my S22 Ultra. It was not there on my S20 Ultra. It is more likely due to "improvements" in the screen, what you gain, you lose elsewhere. While the green tint is there, it doesn't affect me as I look at my phone directly. Others trying to peep over my shoulder can enjoy the green shift.

omarkhamas said:
Honestly, it's annoying
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Return it and get a phone from a different manufacturer or stop worrying about it.
Those are your only two options.

omarkhamas said:
My Galaxy S22 Ultra has a really bad color shift when looking from the top. The screen gets a green tint even when you are looking only a few degrees from the top. You can see it here:
https://imgur.com/gUDFh2Z
(It's more apparent in real life than in this picture)
Looking from all other angles than the top the display looks fine. But it looks like the screen is shimmering if you turn the phone a little. I tried to caputre the effect on this video:
https://imgur.com/e7PghPU
I have my display set to WQHD+, adaptive refresh rate and vivid mode. The brightness when I took the photo was around 60%, but the problem occurs at all brightness levels.
My previous phone, the Galaxy S20 5G, doesn't suffer from this problem. The screen does not change color at all when I look at it from a slightly different angle.
https://imgur.com/H2S3KwV
So I'm wondering if other S22 Ultra users have had the same problem or if my phone is just broken and I should replace it?
Thx for your help
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Same. The bottom part is also very slightly green tinted when veiwing test card 5% gray in a dark room.

Limeybastard said:
Same. The bottom part is also very slightly green tinted when veiwing test card 5% gray in a dark room. View attachment 5592969
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What is the type of your phone now

omarkhamas said:
What is the type of your phone now
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S22U.