Bottom of screen light bleed??

**shea-bird** · 05-06-2012, 09:43 PM

so at the bottom of the screen while on lightly colored pages (settings menu), it looks like there are little flashlights shining out from behind the buttons. if you hold the phone straight up and down, and try to look "down" behind the buttons, you can really see the "flashlight" effect. they are uniform in size and protrude about 1mm or so up into the screen (very hard to notice but when looking for easy to see). let me reiterate that this is only noticeable on lighter colored pages, like the settings menu...and they are only at the bottom of the screen.

is this normal?!!!

I think I am being picky, as I do see this to some extent on other LCD screens but for some reason it just stood out more on this phone to me...

here's a picture

**karmamule** · 05-06-2012, 09:46 PM

I'm not seeing that at all on mine.

**shea-bird** · 05-06-2012, 09:51 PM

I was afraid of that...looks like I will be heading back to ATT tomorrow

I already exchanged one before I left the parking lot because of another screen issue...seems like QC was a little sketchy with this phone

**shea-bird** · 05-06-2012, 09:55 PM

here's a better example..this can't be normal right?

**bruce.abbott2** · 05-06-2012, 10:13 PM

Those are the LEDs that make up the backlight. Mine looks similar just not as pronounced. I have to be looking down from the top to really see it.

**shea-bird** · 05-06-2012, 10:22 PM

yeah so is mine "bad" enough to warrant an exchange? it bothers me just enough...I'm sure I could get over it yet I would prefer to not see it all the time.

**Iamdunne** · 05-06-2012, 10:27 PM

Originally Posted by bruceabbott2

Those are the LEDs that make up the backlight. Mine looks similar just not as pronounced. I have to be looking down from the top to really see it.

Same here

**bruce.abbott2** · 05-06-2012, 10:35 PM

Probably wouldn't hurt to give it a try. One reason I chose this over waiting for the galaxy s3 was for the LCD. I hate the pentile matrix and I was always paranoid of amoled burn in. The HOX screen is gorgeous other than the little bit of light bleed from that area.