Galaxy Nexus Screen - What's Normal, What's Not. (Photos!)

lee.jarratt · Apr 20, 2012

Hey guys,

I've just received my first replacement handset as the previous one was very grainy on low brightness and had a purple tint. This replacement handset is worse than the last, the backlight is brighter at the bottom of the screen and gets darker as you look towards the top, an issue my previous handset didn't have.

Anyway, I'm exchanging the phone for yet another one and hoping the display will be okay.. On this call however I mentioned this thread and have given the rep I was speaking to the URL which he will give to one of the managers at Phones 4u HQ and they will look/investigate the issue further. I don't know how much this helps but I'm hoping for something at least.

I will update once I receive my 2nd replacement in around 5-6 days.

fyresoul · Apr 20, 2012

jeNova- said:
Well I allways hated iOS but as I got an iphone (was just curious and the contract was at a good price) I ****ing loved it. Well only with jailbreak tho, without its stupid. But thats not the subject here.
I agree with you, the retina Display is ****ing awesome, alltho from what I saw in Videos the Display vom the Galaxy Nexus isnt that bad, at least not depending on colors (Compared to the retina display they are a lot better) its not as sharp as retina but from what I saw it was pretty good (?)

Im kinda scared from what I've read here tho, I would really like that phone but not under this conditions.

Is it just for US phones or for every phone?
And are there any fixed models yet?

The Ironic thing here is that Samsung makes the awesome new iPad retina displays

Matt08642 · Apr 20, 2012

fyresoul said:
The Ironic thing here is that Samsung makes the awesome new iPad retina displays

They are probably easier make (consistently) because they don't use new AMOLED tech, just normal TFT IPS LCD tech.

--GNex-- · Apr 21, 2012

But the display is awesome

I would prefer a petter white than black ! How many pages i open which are completly black and how many are white !!! You know what I mean

Flashed AOKP and Franco Kernel..fixed colors with his app and display is fine now, but it cant be a soloution to root the phone and flash kernel to fix display issues !

I will refund it on monday...hope Ill get a better display this time..5th already..
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jeNova- · Apr 21, 2012

So, this is serious for me, I was almost sure to get a galaxy nexus, but if its true what I read in that thread I will definitely not buy one.

So my questions are, is it really just on lowest brightness in the dark (So under normal use, with normal brightness you wont notice anything) or is the display (or settings, whatever) really that bad? I mean if its that bad, why is the phone even out? lol. These are heavy issues for me.

And is it really possible to COMPLETLY fix it with custom kernel and a custom rom?
If so its not that big of a problem for me, since I will install a custom rom anyways I guess.

kms108 · Apr 21, 2012

jeNova- said:
So, this is serious for me, I was almost sure to get a galaxy nexus, but if its true what I read in that thread I will definitely not buy one.

So my questions are, is it really just on lowest brightness in the dark (So under normal use, with normal brightness you wont notice anything) or is the display (or settings, whatever) really that bad? I mean if its that bad, why is the phone even out? lol. These are heavy issues for me.

And is it really possible to COMPLETLY fix it with custom kernel and a custom rom?
If so its not that big of a problem for me, since I will install a custom rom anyways I guess.

yes and no

--GNex-- · Apr 22, 2012

I fixed my display and looks great now with AOKP and Faux kernel

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martin.capeletto · Apr 22, 2012

thanks for the info

sblantipodi · Apr 22, 2012

I can see texture in white and grey screens, there are lines of different hue.
This display sucks.
I use the display at 50% brightness

asb123 · Apr 23, 2012

My phone is the example for "Tint Fade at 0% brightness"

I just want to say that it has significantly improved since I first bought my phone 3ish months ago.

jeNova- · Apr 23, 2012

kms108 said:
yes and no

But if the display is that bad under normal usage (and from what I read here I'd say really ****ing bad) why isnt it mentioned in ANY review i've seen/read? oO

And about custom rom + custom kernel, I've read that its possible tho. I just wanna know how good it actually fixes the screen.

Just wanna have some good statement if thats possible.

kms108 · Apr 23, 2012

jeNova- said:
But if the display is that bad under normal usage (and from what I read here I'd say really ****ing bad) why isnt it mentioned in ANY review i've seen/read? oO

And about custom rom + custom kernel, I've read that its possible tho. I just wanna know how good it actually fixes the screen.

Just wanna have some good statement if thats possible.

when you talk about reviews, you mean from members or sites.
the phone does have one of the best screen available, but thats if the problem does not exist, and many people does have a perfect phone, but not all.

I cannot comment about custom roms, but it's not the proper solution to deal with this problem if it does exist, you're only covering up the problem, it is actually a hardware problem and i'm sure no roms or kernal will fix it.

marcusva79 · Apr 24, 2012

Went into the sprint store today and they will not replace my phone. Just bought it Sunday and its purple at the greys at 0 brightness. And whites are grainy and just saw blacks spots on an all black screen. out to return the phone back and not get one at all.

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resynx · Apr 24, 2012

marcusva79 said:
Went into the sprint store today and they will not replace my phone. Just bought it Sunday and its purple at the greys at 0 brightness. And whites are grainy and just saw blacks spots on an all black screen. out to return the phone back and not get one at all.

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They should have to replace your phone no matter what because you just bought it on Sunday.

I just recieved another Nexus yesterday from Negri (after my first screen mysteriously messed up) and the purple hue was so bad on this one that I am sending it back, now it's back to the waiting game

I really can't believe that this problem is so big, Google and / or Samsung really dropped the ball on the screen. I hope I do not have to change this phone out +7 times like many others I am reading about.

kms108 · Apr 24, 2012

Ngo93 said:
They should have to replace your phone no matter what because you just bought it on Sunday.

I just recieved another Nexus yesterday from Negri (after my first screen mysteriously messed up) and the purple hue was so bad on this one that I am sending it back, now it's back to the waiting game
I really can't believe that this problem is so big, Google and / or Samsung really dropped the ball on the screen. I hope I do not have to change this phone out +7 times like many others I am reading about.

to be honest people with the sony xperia S are having a bigger problem.

I went through 7-8 phones in store and 2 phones with invoice issued, but i'm lucky as I only need to take the phone in store. I had no problem with the colour on all units, just dead/bright pixels, scratched inside of screen, dust in screen and a dinted screen (tiny crack), now I have a totally perfect phone.

jeNova- · Apr 24, 2012

If I buy a Galaxy Nexus, I see it has screen issues (like 80% of the galaxy nexus's seem to have) i flash a custom rom and a custom kernel to try to fix it, it doesnt work.

Will they still give me another phone? Probably dont because of the custom rom?

kms108 · Apr 24, 2012

jeNova- said:
If I buy a Galaxy Nexus, I see it has screen issues (like 80% of the galaxy nexus's seem to have) i flash a custom rom and a custom kernel to try to fix it, it doesnt work.

Will they still give me another phone? Probably dont because of the custom rom?

flash back to stock.

marcusva79 · Apr 24, 2012

Nope they still didnt exchange it. I give up on there bull****. Purple tint only happens at 15% so I wont dim my screen

havent rooted yet but i will and see whats ups. Sprint store sucks out here. The Nexus has been out for a while on Verizon I kinda figured they got there **** right now but didnt. Got insurance on my phone so if it does get worse. Cha ching....new phone.

Ravynmagi · Apr 25, 2012

I returned my last two Galaxy Nexus phones because of purple tint. I have a third coming today (got the $400 one from Google Play). Really hoping the third time is the charm.

I really want a Nexus phone. But getting tired of having to keep sending phones back. I used to love AMOLED displays, my Galaxy S Vibrant looks so nice. But the Galaxy Nexus has made me an AMOLED hater. Hope the next Nexus sticks with LCD.

alangrig · Apr 25, 2012

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