Burn in after less than 24 hours - Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion

Not even 24 hours. I don't even go pass 40% brightness. The burn in is towards the right corner of the screen next to the notch. It's not image retention because it would have faded away after a couple of minutes. Will be chatting with customer service in a few. I'll let you know the outcome.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MEcKTdIT3kLrux6yysTbyZthBq63MvOL/view?usp=drivesdk

MervinsOnlineID said:
Not even 24 hours. I don't even go pass 40% brightness. The burn in is towards the right corner of the screen next to the notch. It's not image retention because it would have faded away after a couple of minutes. Will be chatting with customer service in a few. I'll let you know the outcome.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MEcKTdIT3kLrux6yysTbyZthBq63MvOL/view?usp=drivesdk
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What are we to be seeing? I only see all white like the rest of the display.

It's basically the notification bar. Gonna try get a better angle.

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What are we to be seeing? I only see all white like the rest of the display.
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Yeah I just zoomed in all the way on the image, and I can't see anything...
Clickbait title is clickbait?

Most likely image retention, not burn in.

white ui must die!!!

I wish that it was clickbait. :crying: Don't really like to go through the whole RMA process again with Google. It's quite hard to snap a picture of it but this one captures it better than the original photo. I played a number of videos for an hour or so to see if it goes away. The image burn is still noticeable.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-JIEXSZ5ZPRycYTsoJw91tA3ismkI_d/view?usp=sharing

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I wish that it was clickbait. :crying: Don't really like to go through the whole RMA process again with Google. It's quite hard to snap a picture of it but this one captures it better than the original photo. I played a number of videos for an hour or so to see if it goes away. The image burn is still noticeable.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-JIEXSZ5ZPRycYTsoJw91tA3ismkI_d/view?usp=sharing
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It's image retention. I don't see a thing. This is a non issue.

I think you might have a case of hypersensitivity.. I cannot see the slightest difference across any of the pics you provided
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That's image retention, not burn-in. Many OLED displays do this. As long as you don't keep the phone at max brightness or still images on the screen for extended periods, this should not be a big issue.

Are you turning "off" the notch by enabling the black area around it? if so, that turns off the pixels and there will be some retention. I believe it is actually the rest of the screen "burning in" as it is being lit up and the area with the pixels being off now looking a bit different.

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Are you turning "off" the notch by enabling the black area around it? if so, that turns off the pixels and there will be some retention. I believe it is actually the rest of the screen "burning in" as it is being lit up and the area with the pixels being off now looking a bit different.
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The notch is on. I haven't messed with that setting yet. I barely just finished transferring my data from my older phone when I noticed it. Well, hopefully it does go away.

MervinsOnlineID said:
Not even 24 hours. I don't even go pass 40% brightness. The burn in is towards the right corner of the screen next to the notch. It's not image retention because it would have faded away after a couple of minutes. Will be chatting with customer service in a few. I'll let you know the outcome.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MEcKTdIT3kLrux6yysTbyZthBq63MvOL/view?usp=drivesdk
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Did you hide the notch?

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Did you hide the notch?
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Nope. Haven't touched that setting yet.

Damn Google went with a Samsung panel this time on the XL you would think the burn in problem was solved... I'd suggest running an app to fix that there are a few on the play store... Could help

Can't see what you're talking about in those pictures at all tbh

For what it's worth I did see it in your first pic but really wouldn't worry about that. I'm confident it will fade as you continue to use the phone without "hiding" the notch.
Also, what screen protector is that? I'd greatly appreciate a link.

sn0warmy said:
For what it's worth I did see it in your first pic but really wouldn't worry about that. I'm confident it will fade as you continue to use the phone without "hiding" the notch.
Also, what screen protector is that? I'd greatly appreciate a link.
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Thanks! Here is the screen protector. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FNNJ4TY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's very responsive. However, the edges are lifting. I guess it will do for now until whitestone dome decides to release one for the Pixel 3 XL.

Almost 48 hours in and ZERO burn in. I checked yesterday and just now with an all white picture and a grey one. Zip. I've had a lot of screen on time the last two days too. Let's see what things look like in a week. If nothing then, I won't be too worried about it. The 2 xl's that had burn in problems showed quite a bit after a few days to a week.

Been hiding the notch on mine since I got it on Wednesday. Have not noticed anything at all on mine. Using Nacho Notch to hide it and still have the notification bar on the sides of the notch. Just blacked out with white text like a few phones that have done this. Plan on leaving it like that for the whole time I have my phone as it gives more screen area for other things.
Now I just need root to completely remove the navigation bar so that I can go back to Pie Controls...

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Something strange with the screen, need your advise

Hi,
I got my S6 4 days ago and so far I'm really happy with it.
I have a tiny thing with my screen, can't even call it by a name and definitely don't know if it is an issue, so I'll try to describe it.
I noticed it by a mistake... after I got it, I opened the device, played with it to drain the battery in order to fully charge it.
When it went to 5% the device has reduced the brightness automatically to save the battery and than it appeared...
A one, look a like white pixel, somewhere around the middle of the screen that I didn't (and couldn't) notice before.
It stayed there no matter what i did or in which app I used.
After I got to 1% I plugged it to the power to charge it and than, when the brightness was automatically got brighter, it looked like
It disappeared... all looked fine.
After playing with it, I can summarize that I can clearly see this white pixel in 3 occasions:
1. When closing the screen, it appears for a millisecond on the black, like flashing and than the screen is shut off.
2. When opening the screen, the same, for a millisecond, like flashing.
3. When reducing the brightness.
In addition, if I am really trying, I can barely see it even in almost full brightness but just because I know it is there.
I understand that it is always there and because the brightness is high I can't almost see it.
I can say for sure that no one can see it if I won't point on it or mention it, even when closing the screen, you won't see it
unless you know it's there and you saw it after reducing the brightness.
Another strange thing (or maybe not) is that I took screenshots so I will be able to show it to you but it is not appearing over it
Even on a black screen - saw it but it is not there in the picture.
I can live with it, unless it is something can effect in the future. this is my only worry.
I know that the easy way is to go with the warranty, but as there are other issues with the screen like pinkish/yellow/green
Maybe if it's not an issue, better to leave it like that.
I really will appreciate your advise and opinion.
Dial *#0*#. Go Red, Green, Blue, Dimming. If the dot it's still visible in any of the tests you might have a dead pixel.
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pokr777 said:
Dial *#0*#. Go Red, Green, Blue, Dimming. If the dot it's still visible in any of the tests you might have a dead pixel.
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Did it, and pretty much the same as I described.
Red, Green, Blue - Nothing
Dimming - See it just after dimming is happening, meaning just after the second click (on first click see nothing).
So, it's dead? half dead?
Can it be worse?
Like I wrote, it is bother me just because:
1. I know it's there
2. Mostly because I'm afraid how it will effect in the future or if it means that my screen is defect.
What do you think?
Thanks for your help.
This is a strange issue, normally the pixel is either dead or not, whats even stranger is that you and others are suffering from dead pixels, i tought this was a thing of the past with oled screens but clearly im wrong.
I have 1 suggestion for you, put on your google chrome browser in your phone, a very dark gray (not black) picture and see if you can spot that pixel in that background and report back please, while viewing the picture, play with the brightness, put it manual on max manual on medium and manual on low, be sure to check it in a dark-ish environment.
Same same.
In a room with regular lights:
Can spot it on full or 6/8 contrast just because I know it's there and even than it is really hard to notice it.
When put it on medium it is more visible but I'm not so sure that in "regular" looking someone will see it unless he will look for it or by a mistake it will jump on his eyes.
When put it in lowest - it is very clear and shine.
In a dark room:
Can spot is all the time but:
On full or 6/8 contrast it is noticed but not shine. like a brighter gray.
On medium or the lowest contrast - it is very visible - clear and shine.
Was your S6 ever opened? ) Maybe you have a small piece of dust under the glass? Screen protector? Try to check if it's visible in direct sunlight with the screen off.
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Was your S6 ever opened? ) Maybe you have a small piece of dust under the glass? Screen protector? Try to check if it's visible in direct sunlight with the screen off.
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It wasn't open, it is brand new.
I have a glass screen protector - can something like dust cause this kind of an issue? I don't think so (bit don't know of course) as if so I would see it all the time + it wasn't like showing/glowing for millisecond when closing the screen.
Doesn't' it?
Never leave your battery die! This is a common mistake people make. Lithium ion batteries needs to be charged as often as possible never leave it die as it will deteriorate the battery.
That strange pixel will probably settle after some use. The pinkish colour on the screen seems like a lot of people have that problem. That would be the only reason I would send that back for warranty
Hi,
I think that it is indeed a dead pixel. However as your phone has such high resolution and pixel density, I think it is harder to see sometimes.
Regarding the future of this problem, I don't think it will affect you more than this. I've owned some devices with dead pixels and never ever they gave me problems (my good ol Nintendo DS had 2 haha, I've been playing it since 2006 IIRC). But if you want professional guidance, maybe it's a good idea to take the phone to a Samsung Technical Center or something like that and show them the dead pixel (or try), and also talk about the pinkish screen.
All the best,
~Lord
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Thanks for your help.
I went to the local Samsung store and it is indeed a dead pixel (or whatever) - They gave me a brand new device.
Regarding the battery, thanks for the information, I wasn't aware of it at all, I did leave it to die at first use as I was away, but anyway, even without knowing it, Today I charged it at around 30%
as usually I'm not waiting for it to die, but from now on I will give it more attention.
Thanks all.

screen burn in?

Wow! So i watch a lot of youtube and i never really watch videos in landscape mode....well i went to google something and the pages background was all white i noticed a line across the screen its barely there the top of my screen is white the rest of the phone is a slight off white is this a burn in? The reason why i mentioned youtube is because when i measured this line i kept my finger nail there to match the youtube video in portrait and sure enough that line matched where i kept my finger nail on that line wtf man lol is this now a permanent issue i never go full brightness but i admit im on youtube videos heavy...smh i thought id never have a problem with this s8 plus I've had it since launch
You can't use a screenshot to show us your display...
Instead take a picture of the display and post it.
Oops lol
mlock420 said:
Wow! So i watch a lot of youtube and i never really watch videos in landscape mode....well i went to google something and the pages background was all white i noticed a line across the screen its barely there the top of my screen is white the rest of the phone is a slight off white is this a burn in? The reason why i mentioned youtube is because when i measured this line i kept my finger nail there to match the youtube video in portrait and sure enough that line matched where i kept my finger nail on that line wtf man lol is this now a permanent issue i never go full brightness but i admit im on youtube videos heavy...smh i thought id never have a problem with this s8 plus I've had it since launch
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That's always the main issue when using Amoled displays. It's just part of the technology unfortunately. They look great, but they are basically an organic technology that degrades over time. They can degrade unevenly depending on what you're viewing/doing as you have witnessed. Navigation bars and status bars are usually the first to be noticed. I usually disable mine and use gesture controls for this reason.
P.S - Get ready for all of the Samsung/Amoled fanatics that are going to tell you that it is impossible and that you're using your phone wrong. [emoji6]
jal3223 said:
That's always the main issue when using Amoled displays. It's just part of the technology unfortunately. They look great, but they are basically an organic technology that degrades over time. They can degrade unevenly depending on what you're viewing/doing as you have witnessed. Navigation bars and status bars are usually the first to be noticed. I usually disable mine and use gesture controls for this reason.
P.S - Get ready for all of the Samsung/Amoled fanatics that are going to tell you that it is impossible and that you're using your phone wrong. [emoji6]
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Well usage is part of it, different people use theirs differently is all.
jal3223 said:
That's always the main issue when using Amoled displays. It's just part of the technology unfortunately. They look great, but they are basically an organic technology that degrades over time. They can degrade unevenly depending on what you're viewing/doing as you have witnessed. Navigation bars and status bars are usually the first to be noticed. I usually disable mine and use gesture controls for this reason.
P.S - Get ready for all of the Samsung/Amoled fanatics that are going to tell you that it is impossible and that you're using your phone wrong. [emoji6]
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Well im sorry i don't have another phone to take a pic of this guys i noticed the off white line is disappearing slightly after watching videos in landscape mode for a couple hours, but i know it is there but barely not like before
Oled displays generally heal over time by themselves from burn-in if it's not too much marked, clearly if the fixed image pattern that caused it will no longer be displayed on the screen.
Many apps are available on Google Play that could help shortening this healing time, for example:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_avaworks00.LCDBurnInWiper
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blasterbyte.burn_infix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinyroar.amoledburninfix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codefortravel.amoled_screen_burn_in
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feetstech.screenburn
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gilonm.burnfix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kvanzuijlen.screenburn_infixer
themissionimpossible said:
Oled displays generally heal over time by themselves from burn-in if it's not too much marked, clearly if the fixed image pattern that caused it will no longer be displayed on the screen.
Many apps are available on Google Play that could help shortening this healing time, for example:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=appinventor.ai_avaworks00.LCDBurnInWiper
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blasterbyte.burn_infix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinyroar.amoledburninfix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codefortravel.amoled_screen_burn_in
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feetstech.screenburn
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gilonm.burnfix
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kvanzuijlen.screenburn_infixer
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LCD burn in, or image retention does go away. Amoled however, does not. The only way to make it "go away" is to degrade the other pixels the same amount as the others. If the navigation bar for example is where the burn in is, the only way to fix it would be to let the screen stay on on the opposite pixels so that they will degrade to the same level as the others. Amoled technology is an organic technology, which means that each pixel is slowly dying each time the screen is on. If some pixels are used more than others they will die faster. It's just the science of the display.
Screen burn in
mlock420 said:
Wow! So i watch a lot of youtube and i never really watch videos in landscape mode....well i went to google something and the pages background was all white i noticed a line across the screen its barely there the top of my screen is white the rest of the phone is a slight off white is this a burn in? The reason why i mentioned youtube is because when i measured this line i kept my finger nail there to match the youtube video in portrait and sure enough that line matched where i kept my finger nail on that line wtf man lol is this now a permanent issue i never go full brightness but i admit im on youtube videos heavy...smh i thought id never have a problem with this s8 plus I've had it since launch
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I'm always on YouTube to an my screen looks just like what you tryed to show it matches YouTube an it's pissing me off does your phone still look like that or Did u find a way to fix it?
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you're using your phone wrong. [emoji6]
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Lol, reminds me of antennagate and when Steve Jobs said "You're holding it wrong"
Yeah... leaving static images on amoled on for extended periods of time is never a good idea.
Google should know better than this too. They should force the UI to fade to black when a video is playing in portrait.
My S8+ got burn in after about 2 months. It was also having other issues. But anyway Samsung replaced my display under warranty. Been a few months since and this one isn't having that issue.
just like mine
I got the same freaking thing same burn in as yours the line is where i watch the videos im surprised it also happened to you. The top line is more whiter.
Always on Display = Screen burn in
So just to be on the safe side, it would be better to disable the AOD (always on display)?
Anything black on your screen, helps decrease burn in.
Personally, I never use AOD. Maybe I am being over cautious?
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Top is whiter bottom is darkish yellower
Same thing is happening to me and same circumstances with s8+. Occasionally youtube glitches and goes fullscreen in protrait making the whole screen black and keeping the video portrait which is cool but that rarely happens to me.
JeffDC said:
Anything black on your screen, helps decrease burn in.
Personally, I never use AOD. Maybe I am being over cautious?
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The aod moves around. Sammy has made this feature nearly percect mine is used every day for about 5 hours a Night and no burnin anywhere....
LMBO
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You can't use a screenshot to show us your display...
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LOL, this is a hounast mistake but we all do blond moments but this is by far the funniest post I seen yet
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LOL, this is a hounast mistake but we all do blond moments but this is by far the funniest post I seen yet
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If you're actually referring to my post about how to show an amoled screen burn-in on this forum, before posting you should exactly understand what is being discussed...do you know what a burn-in is???
If not, then forget my comment, but in the future please explain yourself more clearly so we can understand whom and what you're referring to...
I see that you're a first time poster here on xda-developers... maybe this can help you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA

Weird display phenomenon

Now this really isn't an issue at all but it was pointed out by my friend. There may be other ways of noticing the same but here's how I do it.
Sit in a dark room, as dark as possible (best at night).
Increase the brightness to maximum.
Open any video on MX Player, pause it and zoom out (decrease video size) as much as possible.
Observe the corners around the chin of the device. You should see some light leaking through.
Now of course this isn't an issue you'd encounter normally but it just kinda freaked us out. Any idea what might be causing it? I have no technological knowledge about displays except for the fact that pixels are turned off for black areas in AMOLED displays. We don't have navigation keys backlight either.
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Now this really isn't an issue at all but it was pointed out by my friend. There may be other ways of noticing the same but here's how I do it.
Sit in a dark room, as dark as possible (best at night).
Increase the brightness to maximum.
Open any video on MX Player, pause it and zoom out (decrease video size) as much as possible.
Observe the corners around the chin of the device. You should see some light leaking through.
Now of course this isn't an issue you'd encounter normally but it just kinda freaked us out. Any idea what might be causing it? I have no technological knowledge about displays except for the fact that pixels are turned off for black areas in AMOLED displays. We don't have navigation keys backlight either.
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There should be no light leak/bleed on an AMOLED screen phone, that is common for IPS screens.
Did you get the phone from the official site?
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There should be no light leak/bleed on an AMOLED screen phone, that is common for IPS screens.
Did you get the phone from the official site?
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Yep Amazon. Funny my friend has the same issue. In fact he was the one who pointed it out first.
sahu.prashant said:
Yep Amazon. Funny my friend has the same issue. In fact he was the one who pointed it out first.
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Doubt it's possible to have "rogue" pixels but I will have to see for myself when mine arrives. But my friend who has it never complained about it, so I have a feeling only a certain batch of them might have this issue.
There also might be a chance it's related to software, so did you try using another rom?
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Doubt it's possible to have "rogue" pixels but I will have to see for myself when mine arrives. But my friend who has it never complained about it, so I have a feeling only a certain batch of them might have this issue.
There also might be a chance it's related to software, so did you try using another rom?
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It certainly is weird. I mean that light bleed doesn't exactly appear to be "rogue" pixels either. Plus it's rather too dim to be noticed unless you're sitting in an absolutely dark room with your brightness maxed out and about 75% of the screen totally black (which would rarely ever happen). I believe it could be possible that every unit has this but never really has been noticed by anyone.
The issue isn't that great for me to switch to another ROM and test it. Just wanted to bring this to everyone's notice. I'm on OOS 5.1.11 (rooted)
Yes, I ordered 2 and they were both defect so I sent them back. I did not send them back because of this tho, however i also recognized that both of them had really bad uniformity issues and it looked like the edges were bleeding. I observed that on a white background. I am living in germany and ordered from amazon, the second one got dust in it's front camera lense, when it arrived and the first one was emitting a loud static noise, like coil whine. It's insane, I just want a proper working phone. Not sure, whether I should order a 3rd one.
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Yes, I ordered 2 and they were both defect so I sent them back. I did not send them back because of this tho, however i also recognized that both of them had really bad uniformity issues and it looked like the edges were bleeding. I observed that on a white background. I am living in germany and ordered from amazon, the second one got dust in it's front camera lense, when it arrived and the first one was emitting a loud static noise, like coil whine. It's insane, I just want a proper working phone. Not sure, whether I should order a 3rd one.
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Wow that's a really big let down on Amazon's part to send defective units, and that too twice! However, I checked my screen for any such uniformity issues both on black and white but didn't find any such except for this one. And I repeat again, this is barely noticeable and is visible only when you're in absolute dark, with maximum brightness on black screen.
Although such a thing is ignorable but it's something which isn't really expected from OnePlus.
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Wow that's a really big let down on Amazon's part to send defective units, and that too twice! However, I checked my screen for any such uniformity issues both on black and white but didn't find any such except for this one. And I repeat again, this is barely noticeable and is visible only when you're in absolute dark, with maximum brightness on black screen.
Although such a thing is ignorable but it's something which isn't really expected from OnePlus.
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Yea, yours is definately fine. I'd be happy, if I got one like that.
I ordered from Amazon, because I heard the OnePlus support is really unprofessional sometimes and certain things take ages.
Did you guys order it from the official store?
Edit: That being said I wouldn't worry that much about it, if I were you.
Kalleculated said:
Yea, yours is definately fine. I'd be happy, if I got one like that.
I ordered from Amazon, because I heard the OnePlus support is really unprofessional sometimes and certain things take ages.
Did you guys order it from the official store?
Edit: That being said I wouldn't worry that much about it, if I were you.
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Not worrying over it at all! After all, who keeps the brightness at maximum in a dark room.
We ordered it from Amazon India.
sahu.prashant said:
Not worrying over it at all! After all, who keeps the brightness at maximum in a dark room.
We ordered it from Amazon India.
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I ordered mine from Aliexpress and the comments were all positive. I hope mine won't be defective, I spat my soul out financially for it. :silly:
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I ordered mine from Aliexpress and the comments were all positive. I hope mine won't be defective, I spat my soul out financially for it. :silly:
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Hehehehe.... I'm sure it'll be just fine! And congrats on getting your new phone (even if you're about to get it). Nevertheless it's a very decent device :good:

Display question/discussion

Have a Note 9 which I'm keeping, just got the Ultra and the display is a disappointment.
Side by side with the 9, colors are not as vibrant, contrast is so-so, sharpness is off. Fine details, icon edges, etc. are fuzzy.
Now, I'm anal about this kinda stuff. If I never saw the 9's screen, I'd never know and think it's fine, and to most, it would be. But this is me you're talkin' to. ?
I don't know whether to return it or pray for a Samsung fix. I'm not a gambling man. I've gone through every display setting and resolution there is, including dev options. I'm pretty experienced.
Maybe it's Nova launcher, but it's just not as nice as the 9's screen. Exact same home screen, icon theme, everything identical.
Your thoughts/opinions/gut feelings? Got till next week to return to Best Buy.
Thanks a lot,
Rich
You're 100% right, my N20U has a yellowish dirty white look to it when compared to my N10+
I doubt Samsung sees this as a defect until all of us report it as a defect so they can fix it with a software update.
Using vivid mode with green slider turned to lower setting helps but that's about it...
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You're 100% right, my N20U has a yellowish dirty white look to it when compared to my N10+
I doubt Samsung sees this as a defect until all of us report it as a defect so they can fix it with a software update.
Using vivid mode with green slider turned to lower setting helps but that's about it...
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I posted in another thread that I got an app - Screen Balance - from the play store. With that I was able to get rid of more green as it has several adjustments for white balance. Use various adjustments judiciously. I like things cool. Seems *all* amoleds look green to me anyway.
Lest anyone thinks I'm spamming the app, since I mentioned it in another thread, I am not. Just a much happier user. ?
Doesn't solve the aforementioned problems though.
My gripe is temporary image retention. Using dark mode and gray screens, sometimes, the outline of the keyboard will remain on the screen for 5-10 seconds. I notice that if one uses the phone in light mode, it seems perfect, but once in dark mode, it has some minor flaws.
It's funny to see so many of these posts popping up. I made a post about this before as well that the screen has an overall yellowish greenish overtone to it. In fact, mine got worse. Now I have screen burn in. It's crazy since I don't have my phone at high brightness. It's somewhere in the middle. This is the first time I have to have a screen replaced. I miss my note 9 so much. If the note 9 had an ultra wide camera, I would so have kept it. This is likely the most problematic note I've owned. I had 3 note ultra in the past and they are all the same in terms of display. There's no escaping it. If you call the Samsung costumer service, they aren't allowed to admit issues with the device that Samsung hasn't cleared for them to admit, so they'll deny any screen issues at this time. I was going to trade this in for the Oneplus 8 pro, but they aren't taking Note 20 ultras as a trade in device, so may still sell or try to hold on till S21 ultra and pray by then Samsung corrects this new line of Amoled screens.
This is the screen burn in that I have unfortunately. Going to get the screen replaced, hopefully this weekend.
Mrplennium said:
This is the screen burn in that I have unfortunately. Going to get the screen replaced, hopefully this weekend.
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Burn-in does not show in screenshots, It will only be visible on your device as it is the physical screen with the damage
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Burn-in does not show in screenshots, It will only be visible on your device as it is the physical screen with the damage
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Then it's a mystery what that anomaly is. I am not the only one as a member in another forum posted similar. Image retention maybe? I don't know. But whatever it is, it's not going away and the Samsung phone techs agree I need to change the screen. Hopefully the new one doesn't do this.
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It's funny to see so many of these posts popping up. I made a post about this before as well that the screen has an overall yellowish greenish overtone to it. In fact, mine got worse. Now I have screen burn in. It's crazy since I don't have my phone at high brightness. It's somewhere in the middle. This is the first time I have to have a screen replaced. I miss my note 9 so much. If the note 9 had an ultra wide camera, I would so have kept it. This is likely the most problematic note I've owned. I had 3 note ultra in the past and they are all the same in terms of display. There's no escaping it. If you call the Samsung costumer service, they aren't allowed to admit issues with the device that Samsung hasn't cleared for them to admit, so they'll deny any screen issues at this time. I was going to trade this in for the Oneplus 8 pro, but they aren't taking Note 20 ultras as a trade in device, so may still sell or try to hold on till S21 ultra and pray by then Samsung corrects this new line of Amoled screens.
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Oh geezzzz...that:s not encouraging.. looks like I'm holding on hoping for a soft/firmware update. A replacement would probly have the same or worse issue. No burn in here so far.
Definitely keeping my note 9!
Mrplennium said:
Then it's a mystery what that anomaly is. I am not the only one as a member in another forum posted similar. Image retention maybe? I don't know. But whatever it is, it's not going away and the Samsung phone techs agree I need to change the screen. Hopefully the new one doesn't do this.
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Your screenshot looks clear to me on my PC, so if you are seeing burn-in then it will be on your screen and will need a replacement, what I was saying is you cannot send someone a SS to show them the burn-in, they would need to look at your screen with their eyes
Mrplennium said:
This is the screen burn in that I have unfortunately. Going to get the screen replaced, hopefully this weekend.
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Bro did you just try to screen shot your screen burn ? :laugh: You need to click with another camera
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warriorvibhu said:
Bro did you just try to screen shot your screen burn ? :laugh: You need to click with another camera
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Hahaha lol I just realized the error of my ways :laugh:
I've never had such screen anomalies before. Still can't understand how it got there since I don't keep my phone at max brightness. Guess I got unlucky this time around.
Mrplennium said:
Hahaha lol I just realized the error of my ways :laugh:
I've never had such screen anomalies before. Still can't understand how it got there since I don't keep my phone at max brightness. Guess I got unlucky this time around.
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Same image on the screen for extended periods can cause it too, so if you're always in WhatsApp chat or Facebook app and the same thing is always on the screen you'll be more likely to see it then too
Mrplennium said:
Hahaha lol I just realized the error of my ways :laugh:
I've never had such screen anomalies before. Still can't understand how it got there since I don't keep my phone at max brightness. Guess I got unlucky this time around.
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Yeah i used to worry a lot about this as i know there are batches of screens that have this problem. Initially i thought the green yellow tint problem was also in some batches esp when Display mate gave this screen such high rating, which means they are all who have sold their souls for money and not honest, so thought mine was a bad batch but it seems everyone has this tint issue. Its sad that you have burn in but its more common than you think. Many people got it with the Samsung View case too.
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Yeah i used to worry a lot about this as i know there are batches of screens that have this problem. Initially i thought the green yellow tint problem was also in some batches esp when Display mate gave this screen such high rating, which means they are all who have sold their souls for money and not honest, so thought mine was a bad batch but it seems everyone has this tint issue. Its sad that you have burn in but its more common than you think. Many people got it with the Samsung View case too.
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Yeah, pretty unfortunate. I did see the issues with the Samsung cases causing the burn in as well. What's funny is that if you speak to a supervisor at the Samsung customer service number and tell them about the screen issues and you have someone else with a Samsung phone call them back hours or a day later and get the same supervisor, they'll tell you that they never had one complaint about the screen. Unless Samsung instructs them it's an issue they can fix, they will not admit it. Still hoping Samsung can correct the yellowish greenish overtone of the general display.
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Burn-in does not show in screenshots, It will only be visible on your device as it is the physical screen with the damage
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Cracked screen show up well using a screen shot
Limeybastard said:
Cracked screen show up well using a screen shot
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Scratches show even better ? :silly:

Question Are these jagged punch-hole edges normal on all Pixel 6a units ?

The punch-hole's circumference is noticeably jagged. Please zoom in on the image attached. You'll see that the boundary of the punch-hole circle is not smooth. Apologies if the image does not convey my point. You may check you own device's punch-hole on full brightness, on a white background to get the idea.
I'd like to know if this is the case with every unit of Pixel 6a or if this is normal.
There's also some very tiny amount of green-tint/rainbow-ish effect around some part of the circumference of the punch-hole, although it is barely visible and is probably just my eyes' fault.
Thanks in advance.
Are you talking about the pixels themselves on the display?
Pixels are square. The punch hole is a circle, so it's going to look like that if you zoom in enough.
We don't need no stinking laser...
Lol it does look a bit crude but then again I never scrutinize my Samsung's stupid hole that closely.
Mine looks fine and so does yours. Yeah if blow up your macro shot to 3x can see maybe not laser perfect but the circle is also cutting over pixels, so that's to be expected. I don't notice any rainbowing on mine
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Are you talking about the pixels themselves on the display?
Pixels are square. The punch hole is a circle, so it's going to look like that if you zoom in enough.
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Thanks for the reply. I was referring to the boundary/border/circumference of the black punch-hole. I suppose I was being too critical. From a normal distance it all seems fine.
blackhawk said:
We don't need no stinking laser...
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Lol it does look a bit crude but then again I never scrutinize my Samsung's stupid hole that closely.
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Yeap, I was probably being a little too OCD with the whole thing. Thanks for the reply though.
damian5000 said:
Mine looks fine and so does yours. Yeah if blow up your macro shot to 3x can see maybe not laser perfect but the circle is also cutting over pixels, so that's to be expected. I don't notice any rainbowing on minht
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True, true. It does look okay from a normal distance.
Rishabh.KS said:
Yeap, I was probably being a little too OCD with the whole thing. Thanks for the reply though.
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Run Screen Test to determine the color integrity of the pixels around the hole. Colors should be uniform. I always test the display on a new phone and as it ages.
Thanks for the response. I might run a screen test, although the screen seems perfectly fine as it is from average working distances. I was probably being way too ocd about the whole issue.
blackhawk said:
Run Screen Test to determine the color integrity of the pixels around the hole. Colors should be uniform. I always test the display on a new phone and as it ages.
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Thanks for the response. I might run a screen test, although the screen seems perfectly fine as it is from average working distances. I was probably being way too ocd about the whole issue.
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Thanks for the response. I might run a screen test, although the screen seems perfectly fine as it is from average working distances. I was probably being way too ocd about the whole issue.
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An interesting thread. The flashing proximity sensor threads were common a while back. One or two flashing pixels on phone calls drove some Samsung users mad. Never even notice it before
Always a good idea to run Screen Test to help spot display issues especially on a new device or one that's under warranty.
I test my 3yo N10+ every month or two. It's bright so don't linger too long when doing it.
Any display pixel anomalies are easy to spot.
Any wrong color pixels at the hole would confirm you suspicions. With 20/10 vision and no magnification though the hole should seem smooth, at least on a N10+.
blackhawk said:
An interesting thread. The flashing proximity sensor threads were common a while back. One or two flashing pixels on phone calls drove some Samsung users mad. Never even notice it before
Always a good idea to run Screen Test to help spot display issues especially on a new device or one that's under warranty.
I test my 3yo N10+ every month or two. It's bright so don't linger too long when doing it.
Any display pixel anomalies are easy to spot.
Any wrong color pixels at the hole would confirm you suspicions. With 20/10 vision and no magnification though the hole should seem smooth, at least on a N10+.
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I'm kinda new to all this. It'd be great if you could provide any suggestions regarding how to go about doing a screen test, where to start, any apps in particular, etc. Thanks.
Rishabh.KS said:
I'm kinda new to all this. It'd be great if you could provide any suggestions regarding how to go about doing a screen test, where to start, any apps in particular, etc. Thanks.
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Not sure if this will run on 12 but it's on Playstore. It's what I use.

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