Screen burn on Android devices

[gray2018]

So my device has a bit of screen burn. It's not really bothersome for me much other then the fact that I know it's there.
But, I am assuming it will get worse in the future. When is the time to either fix the screen, or get a new device?

I've seen much worse cases of screen burn. It's one of the unfortunate downsides that I've experienced of buying a device used/refurbished, depending on who you buy it from and who has worked on it, of course.

 

[mustang7757]

If it's not bothering you wait and see when the time comes if it gets worse.

 

[gray2018]

Oh, I'm sure it will. Lol.

 

[Mooncatt]

It's one of the unfortunate downsides that I've experienced of buying a device used/refurbished, depending on who you buy it from and who has worked on it, of course.

It's one of the downsides of OLED in general, as you can still get it pretty easily on new phones.

As for the timing of fixing or replacing the entire phone, that all depends on when it gets to the point of distraction, part availability, your budget, and whether or not you are simply wanting to upgrade anyway.

 

[gray2018]

Well, the phone isn't "new." It was released nearly 5 years ago. So, it would make sense that it might be more partial to getting screen burn.

I'm not entirely sure what I would do. I suppose if I could get the screen replaced at some point for a decent price, I would consider that. I don't really like throwing around money towards new phones like 800, 900 or 1000 dollars personally if I can use a device that's older and still gets the job done.

 

[Mooncatt]

Well, the phone isn't "new." It was released nearly 5 years ago. So, it would make sense that it might be more partial to getting screen burn.

You emphasized that it was an issue more prevalent to used phones, which my point is that it's not the case. My two factory new OLED phones started getting noticable burn in within the first year despite taking all the precautions. I would still happily be using an IPS screen phone if they still made any with higher end specs.

If your phone is 5 years old (relative to initial release date), then it's probably getting long in the tooth anyway, and I would consider upgrading outright.

 

[B. Diddy]

FYI, I moved this from The Android Central Lounge (which is intended more for casual non-tech related chatting) to the General Help forum.

 

[gray2018]

It has been in my scenario. I have purchased three devices in the past three years that were used. All of them within less of a years time all had screen burn.

Now, it's funny, any device I've had that I've bought new or actually certified refurbished did not have this problem. Or, should I say, they didn't have this problem within such a small time frame. It took two plus years for any noticeable burn to develop. When I bought a Note 9 from Swappa in 2022, it literally had screen burn one month later. A month.

You can't tell me there isn't some kind of correlation there. Whatever it is, I'm unsure.

Also, I haven't had the device for 5 years. I've only had it since last year. But it was released 5 years ago.