Latest batch of Pixel 2 XL's still have screen issues

[Nickco43]

Here is my two hour old Pixel 2 XL VS Huawei Mate 9. My pixel has a build date of 10/12/2017.


Dead on:
[Pictures took a dump]

Slight tilt:

[Pictures took a dump]

Google RMAed my phone after I sent them those pictures.





UPDATE:

1. All OLED have some sort of color shift.

2. Not all OLED screens have a strong color shift

3. Not all Pixel Two XL's are created equal. Some have more color shift than others.

4. This is the only good phone on Verizon that will have custom ROM support.

5. Anyone on a GSM carrier should learn to live with the color shift or buy a OnePlus device.

6. LG still has QC issues on ever phone they make.

My replacement device still has a blue tint but it is better than my original device.

Overall this is the best phone on the market currently with Verizon support. I got to use my dad's iPhone X today and iOS is not ready for a phone without a home button.

Update 12/17/17:

I am on my third device and all three had noticable blue shift. The second device had screen burn in.

 

[alnova1]

Dead on???

 

[Badger50]

Dead on???

Viewing angle.

 

[epagib]

Sorry for dumb question. What differences am I looking for between the pictures?

 

[KCP100]

I just got mine today in US. I honestly don't have any complaints with mine. I downloaded Oreo Colorizer to give the display a wider range of colors, which works for now. I'm sure Google will address the colors with an update. As for the tint, maybe I'm just not seeing it, but this screen looks gorgeous to me at all angles.

 

[Nickco43]

Sorry for dumb question. What differences am I looking for between the pictures?

The pixel two XL has a blue tint notably on the top of the screen when looking at an angle. The mate 9 has no such tint.

 

[seniorstew]

My V30 has the same blue tint issue. It won't change unless Google decides to switch display partners

 

[Don_Perrignon]

The blue tint is from the polarizer. If you want a new screen, let it be for another reason - you have a few to chose from, potentially.

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[El Daddy]

Got my phone today. The display looks great!

 

[iceman4357]

we need everyone to start posting the hardware version that are having issues. Under About Phone -> Model. Mine shows hardware revision 10. I have no issues so far.

 

[Golf c]

we need everyone to start posting the hardware version that are having issues. Under About Phone -> Model. Mine shows hardware revision 10. I have no issues so far.

I have 10 My only issue is touchscreen sensitivity is iffy. Especially on the edges and bottom right corner.

 

[Rodeojones]

we need everyone to start posting the hardware version that are having issues. Under About Phone -> Model. Mine shows hardware revision 10. I have no issues so far.

I'm also hardware revision 10. The blue tint is there, but it's much more subtle in person than what I was expecting based upon the videos and pictures I saw before getting the phone. I don't know if it means I have an updated version with the display issue toned down, however. But I thought it was worth mentioning.

 

[iceman4357]

I'm also hardware revision 10. The blue tint is there, but it's much more subtle in person than what I was expecting based upon the videos and pictures I saw before getting the phone. I don't know if it means I have an updated version with the display issue toned down, however. But I thought it was worth mentioning.

Right. I figure at least we can track revisions this way and can determine when its changed and if its better.

 

[josephpalozzi]

The blue tint is from the polarizer. If you want a new screen, let it be for another reason - you have a few to chose from, potentially.

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If the blue tint was from the polarizer, wouldn't all LCD screens suffer this? LG has plenty of experience making LCD screens, the majority of which polarizers do not cause this blue shift.
Could blue tint also come from using plastic as substrate and potentially being less transparent to longer wavelengths than glass? Viewing at a less than 90° angle increasing the amount of plastic the light has to travel through and thus potentially filtering out more of the lower energy (longer, red-er) wavelengths?

 

[Nickco43]

we need everyone to start posting the hardware version that are having issues. Under About Phone -> Model. Mine shows hardware revision 10. I have no issues so far.

Mine is rev 10 as well. I'm starting to get use to the blue tint. I am very curious to see what differences the replacement device will have. The one I have now is a Canadian model even though I am in the US.

 

[JimSmith94]

The blue tint is from the polarizer. If you want a new screen, let it be for another reason - you have a few to chose from, potentially.

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That makes sense to me. I had heard about the polarizer and wondered what if anything that would do to the look of the screen.

 

[zetsumeikuro]

It would take awhile before anyone starts seeing revised versions and that's even if Google does anything about it. I have a feeling they probably won't do any major hardware revisions and just push a software update out for screen saturation.

 

[tjtj4444]

we need everyone to start posting the hardware version that are having issues. Under About Phone -> Model. Mine shows hardware revision 10. I have no issues so far.

It would be good to mention build date as well. Fixes in production quality (both display plant and phone assembly) will not increase hw version. HW-version increases when the hw-design is changed by R&D (new PCB, changed components etc).


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It would take awhile before anyone starts seeing revised versions and that's even if Google does anything about it. I have a feeling they probably won't do any major hardware revisions and just push a software update out for screen saturation.

But these issues are not new to Google, of course they have seen these issues during normal internal testing and beta test.
And some issues might be basic production issues solved in the next batches.
Regardless, it is very difficult to predict what happens and when.
Also sad to see that Google does not respond at all so far.


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[1981greg]

Might be dumb question but we're do I find my build date.My XL 2 has the screen burn in ,the blue tint , and now while on phone call loud pitch and phone reboots 2 to 3 times a day .Google shipped me a new replacement arriving today see if there's any difference.Google has been very accommodating but still in denial there's a real problem

 

[bose301s]

If the blue tint was from the polarizer, wouldn't all LCD screens suffer this? LG has plenty of experience making LCD screens, the majority of which polarizers do not cause this blue shift.
Could blue tint also come from using plastic as substrate and potentially being less transparent to longer wavelengths than glass? Viewing at a less than 90° angle increasing the amount of plastic the light has to travel through and thus potentially filtering out more of the lower energy (longer, red-er) wavelengths?

Pretty much all screens use a standard polarizer, the Pixel 2 phones use circular polarization, however if it was the polarizer you would expect it on the Pixel 2 non-XL model as well, so I don't think it is the polarizer, but who knows, maybe it is an interaction between the circular polarizer and the POLED vs the SAMOLED.