[Q] Yellow tint when backlight is dim, normal?

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Is it normal for the screen to be a bit yellow when the back-light is dim? While the back light is ~50% to 100% it's a nice clear white. When it's turned down though it has a yellow/green tint. I had an Epic before the fascinate, and it was always a clear white. Side-by-side the epic was also a bit brighter.

Picked up a Droid X yesterday, since it was the last day for the buy one get one free, and it's screen is even brighter than the fascinate. Which seems to contradict most of the reviews and comparisons I've read.

I'm wondering if this is normal, or if i should get it exchanged since it's only my 3rd day with the phone.

It's funny that you say something like that because I used to have the epic and the screen on my fascinate has colors off as well. whites look yellower and greys and blacks have a red hue so they look almost maroon. My brother's fascinate does not have these issues and looks exactly as my epic did.

edit: also, this is with any screen brightness not just minimum

Originally Posted by mirrinigma

It's funny that you say something like that because I used to have the epic and the screen on my fascinate has colors off as well. whites look yellower and greys and blacks have a red hue so they look almost maroon. My brother's fascinate does not have these issues and looks exactly as my epic did.

edit: also, this is with any screen brightness not just minimum

Sounds like you need to exchange yours at least. I might take mine up to the store and compare them, just to be sure.

Does your screen turn a bit yellow when the backlight dims as well?

Originally Posted by Dhampyr

Sounds like you need to exchange yours at least. I might take mine up to the store and compare them, just to be sure.

Does your screen turn a bit yellow when the backlight dims as well?

it is yellowish at 0%, yes, but darker greys are almost maroon as I said

it makes the lighter greys look green and the darker greys look maroon, so it's definitely something i'll be exchanging in the near future. I just need to have the time

My whites also have a yellow tint. Is this anything to worry about or will Voodoo ColorFix fix it?

I think my wife's phone has the same issue. After reading this thread I compared them and there is definitely a difference.

There doesn't seem to be a difference at the higher brightness settings though. (remove the space in the url to see my comparison)

This is at 0% brightness (my wife's is on the left)
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and this is at 100%
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We got our phones at the same time on release day. As well as using the same screen protector (phantom skinz for now - driving me nuts and ready to take it off)

I took mine up to the store today, and i'm going to exchange it for a new one tomarrow(store was closing). They said it was defective.

Also, thanks for posting the screenshots Ooklah.

Originally Posted by Dhampyr

I took mine up to the store today, and i'm going to exchange it for a new one tomarrow(store was closing). They said it was defective.

Also, thanks for posting the screenshots Ooklah.

So it's a defect? Should I return it?

Originally Posted by GoogleAndroid

So it's a defect? Should I return it?

I would. The store should do an even exchange. After all, the screen is best part of the galaxy S phones.

My wife and I just got back from exchanging her phone, and out of two new phones they checked, they both had the same yellow hue... their display unit didn't, and neither did the associate's Fascinate who helped us. I wasn't going to make them open more phones up as this store has been really good to us.

The associate said he thinks that may just be the way they are manufacturing them. If that is the case, perhaps it is the software, and there is a setting buried somewhere that can be changed. I'm not sure, but I am curious to hear about everyones results on their exchanges.