6P Review and Annoyance

[vzwuser76]

I have a two and half year old Galaxy S4 with no burn in at all. I keep my brightness on auto, so I would guess that helps as well. I think a number of people that had issues with burn in kept their brightness at 100% and the display turned off after 10 minutes. I would also assume the newer AMOLED panels are less susceptible to burn in?

I have an S3 that has horrible burn in that showed after about a year, but I didn't use auto brightness, I kept mine on around 30-40% brightness, since I'm indoors when I use my phone for browsing and such. I am hopeful that what some are saying about the newer screens being less susceptible to burn in.

 

[vzwuser76]

The burn in on a screen gripe is just about as useful as saying a phone is awful because the battery decreases over a year as well. Amoled screens look great and provide very nice colors. Yes there are trade offs, but that's how all things are in electronics. If it was VERY noticeable that would be one thing but after a year with an S3, Note 3, and Note 4, I can tell you that I haven't seen any noticeable difference in screen quality during that time.

I had the opposite experience as you. My only Samsung phone, an S3 had major burn in on the right side (from the status bar and using the phone in landscape 90% of the time). And it is noticeable, if my screen is set to say 30% brightness, the burn in area looks to be if the screen were set to 50% brightness. It's extremely distracting when looking at pictures or videos. It happened just around the year mark for me. While I understand many haven't had the issue, it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.

 

[vzwuser76]

geez! people go out of their way to find reasons not to buy something. any product we buy, especially electronics, has the potential for something to go wrong. I can kinda understand some hesitancy with the 810, maybe wanting to wait on a few reviews, but the display? lol

like brown79 I had an S4 until a few weeks ago, no burn in .... usually kept the screen around 30-50% except when outdoors

Obviously there are things that can go wrong with anything, but if something has a greater potential for issues, doesn't it make sense to avoid it? And as far as the screen, that's what you interact with 99% of the time and its the most visible thing on a phone.

 

[vzwuser76]

With all due respect I use my GPS for 2 hours a day minimum. Have had the Galaxy S6 since launch and have had no burn in issues. Had the Galaxy Note 4 for 1 year same usage and no burn in issues. Galaxy S4 no burn in issues, the list can go on and on.Really don't think anyone should be worried about burn in.

Burn in comes from a static image being displayed for long periods of time. My burn in was from the status bar, which is always there when browsing. Using Navigation, the image on the screen is constantly moving, so there would be less chance for burn in.

 

[titaniumSS]

I understand some have not had issues, but also understanding that the screen operates best with darker wallpapers, that is something that can help with that burn in. Also it will help with your battery life. Maybe it's because I've done my research and know best practice with the hardware I purchase. That's not intended to be offensive to anyone, just something to take into consideration. It's like washing and waxing a car, it'll look a lot nicer after taking care of it for a few years than just running it in the rain.

 

[jdub251]

Just checked my note 4 and it's definitely there in the status bar. Used nova to hide it and voila, lol. Not a big deal to me, but definitely is there.

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[RHChan84]

Had anyone seen the new Note5 at the stores? I know that their phones are always on and doing a demo but there were no burn ins. I remember the s4/s5/note4 all had burn ins within weeks of release. I went to Best Buy Wednesday and played with the Note5 and no burn-ins. The newer displays seems of hold up much better.

 

[vzwuser76]

I understand some have not had issues, but also understanding that the screen operates best with darker wallpapers, that is something that can help with that burn in. Also it will help with your battery life. Maybe it's because I've done my research and know best practice with the hardware I purchase. That's not intended to be offensive to anyone, just something to take into consideration. It's like washing and waxing a car, it'll look a lot nicer after taking care of it for a few years than just running it in the rain.

Yes, I know that too, which is why I have a black background, no image, just black. The problem comes from anytime when it's not on the homescreen. I'll give you the run down of my settings and you can judge for yourself. Black homescreen wallpaper, brightness set at 30-40%, timeout at 30 seconds, no auto brightness. The burn in happened in a strip down the right side of the screen, which came from using the phone in landscape when browsing the web, and only turning it one direction to go into landscape. Since that time, I have trained myself to switch the landscape orientation 180° every so often to combat this issue on newer devices, but even then I've still caught the beginnings of it on both my Maxx and Turbo. I've tried the so called fixes for burn in as well, but those solutions seem to only work when it's in the early stages. My Samsung can only be fixed with display replacement, and since I've moved on and the cost to fix is expensive as hell, it'll stay that way.

 

[vzwuser76]

Had anyone seen the new Note5 at the stores? I know that their phones are always on and doing a demo but there were no burn ins. I remember the s4/s5/note4 all had burn ins within weeks of release. I went to Best Buy Wednesday and played with the Note5 and no burn-ins. The newer displays seems of hold up much better.

I certainly hope that's the case. I just get annoyed that people seem to think people who say they have the issue are lying. I've actually been flat out told that burn in is made up and can't possibly happen a few times in the past, and my favorite is that I'm just trying to make Samsung look bad Trust me, I can see it with my own eyes whenever I fire up my S3. If you haven't experienced it, great, I'm happy for ya, but I wish people wouldn't call me a liar when they haven't seen it first hand. I'm hopeful that the issue was just older panels, since its fairly common knowledge that Motorola's AMOLED panels are a generation behind what Samsung outs out the same year, so my 2014 Turbo actually has a panel from 2013, and my 2013 Maxx have a panel from 2012, which means the Maxx probably had the same generation screen as the S3.

 

[titaniumSS]

I'm in no way saying you're making it up or are delusional. Some units may be more susceptible but in the three amoled phones I've had, there hasn't been an issue. Everyone's use cases are unique though, so that could be a factor. Plus I have kept my phones a year and upgraded.

 

[gabbott]

Samsung phones have capacitive buttons whereas stock android uses onscreen. This is another area that can be susceptible to burn in. I've had it become noticeable when I had a Galaxy Nexus and Moto X. I've not noticed any issues so far on my 11 month old Nexus 6 but I haven't looked for them. On my Galaxy Nexus and Moto X you didn't have to go looking for the burn-in, it was quite apparent in the notification area and the on-screen button area when watching a video that had a lot of white in the background.

I don't use a high brightness on phones and don't keep a phone more than 12 months. I'm just hoping that amoled has progressed to where it's much less an issue now. Either way, it doesn't sway my choice of phone but burn-in definitely can happen.

 

[htowngator]

Oh well... If I had excessive burn-in within my warranty replacement period I'll definitely claim a new phone.

 

[co.ag.2005]

can we please put the screen burn in issue to rest?

there's 2 camps with regards to this issue.
A. have had a phone with burn in issues
B. never had a phone with burn in issues

Camp A will avoid AMOLED if they can due to getting burned (no pun intended) in the past by this technology. Camp B will continue to buy AMOLED because they don't think it's an issue and can't understand why Camp A sometimes (or always) avoids AMOLED screens.

What it comes down to: Which camp has the greatest population? I'm thinking B or else there'd be a mass shift to LCD in all panels if AMOLED is always having problems. That still doesn't negate the fact that AMOLED does burn in and can have issues and people wanting to move away from them.

In short, if you are camp a or camp b, neither camp is wrong or right, it's just based on what that camp has experienced and wants to use moving forward based on that experience.

so, that's done... back to OP...

 

[getbretweir]

can we please put the screen burn in issue to rest?

there's 2 camps with regards to this issue.
A. have had a phone with burn in issues
B. never had a phone with burn in issues

Camp A will avoid AMOLED if they can due to getting burned (no pun intended) in the past by this technology. Camp B will continue to buy AMOLED because they don't think it's an issue and can't understand why Camp A sometimes (or always) avoids AMOLED screens.

What it comes down to: Which camp has the greatest population? I'm thinking B or else there'd be a mass shift to LCD in all panels if AMOLED is always having problems. That still doesn't negate the fact that AMOLED does burn in and can have issues and people wanting to move away from them.

In short, if you are camp a or camp b, neither camp is wrong or right, it's just based on what that camp has experienced and wants to use moving forward based on that experience.

so, that's done... back to OP...

got it ... everyone make sure we no longer discuss screen burn in ... this poster is sick of it and it needs to end to now!

 

[VoltaicShock]

got it ... everyone make sure we no longer discuss screen burn in ... this poster is sick of it and it needs to end to now!

But it's still an issue

 

[wunderbar]

There's a difference between discussing an issue and going in circles with no obvious conclusion or end, which is what the AMOLED discussion can turn into.

I'm all for discussion, but not pointless discussion.

 

[co.ag.2005]

got it ... everyone make sure we no longer discuss screen burn in ... this poster is sick of it and it needs to end to now!

I'm all for beneficial discussion. the last 2 pages have not been beneficial to anyone and not worth the web space they are saved on but remember, topic put to rest... back to op!