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Old 07-14-2011, 03:57 PM
 
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Just got my "Romanian" verison SGS2 and now I have a huge screen burn. If I am in one app and go back to my home screen, you can see where that first app was... if I type a mesg then you can see the keyboard in some highlights.. I have a big cresent moon shape across the top.. its annoying and just a matter of time before the whole so call AMOLED screen takes an dump... they should change the name from AMOLED to ANNOYED. Anyone else have this yet? I'm gotta try to go directly thru SammySung to see if I can get a replacement unit. Wishful thinking I know
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Old 07-14-2011, 04:19 PM
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dont buy used next time?
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Old 07-14-2011, 04:52 PM
 
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its new... 3 days old
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Old 07-14-2011, 04:54 PM
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Almost one month now on my GSII purchased via ExpansysUSA's website and my Samoled+ screen is working like a charm.

Sent from my GT-I9100
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Old 07-14-2011, 05:22 PM
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Sounds like you got a unit with a defective screen. I haven't read about widespread screen problems on the SGS2, but like any device, anything can go wrong out of the gate. Retailers like Amazon that are selling unlocked GS2s don't offer a warranty from what I understand, but you may be able to get Samsung to honor their 1 yr manufacturer's warranty. You'll likely have to send it to them though and wait for one to come back. I'd give them a call and see if you can get a sympathetic rep on the phone.

This is a reminder of the potential downside of buying a phone on the grey market I guess. Good luck on getting yours replaced.
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Old 07-14-2011, 06:26 PM
 
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I've had mine since little over 2 months and I can say I've had no problem at all with the screen.
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Old 07-14-2011, 06:48 PM
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maybe try turning the brightness down? where do you have it set it when you see the burn in?

i set my EVO display to 15% brightness because i don't want or need the brightness and like to max out my battery. let's call it a happy accident.
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Had this problem with both of my Samsung Fascinates.. returned both of them to Verizon.
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It's not screen burn in, it's ghosting. Burn in is when the image stays there permanently and NEVER goes away, ghosting is when the image is still present but will then fade away.

You have a defective phone, exchange it.
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Originally Posted by dmcman73 View Post
It's not screen burn in, it's ghosting. Burn in is when the image stays there permanently and NEVER goes away, ghosting is when the image is still present but will then fade away.

You have a defective phone, exchange it.
Yup this is correct. I've been using the SGS2 for a few weeks now and its all good. I had situations when i had the brightness up to the max and the auto screen off and went back to sleep, so the phone screen was on all night, and its still ok.

Its a defective phone, I had that problem with an iphone 3G before, and i just went back to the shop and had it replaced. You should do the same.
 
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