Screen turns green and flickers with horizontal bars

[raechellopez]

This only started happening recently where my phone won't let me turn my screen brightness down! It turns green and flickers with horizontal lines and I haven't put it anywhere near water and it doesn't feel as though it's overheating when I use it. Can someone please help me? It's progressively getting worse! I find that even when I set it to the next setting where it stops flickering eventually that setting begins the same process! It starts off almost auto adjusting as if it can't decide what setting I put it at and then it begins turning green!

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[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Either it's the screen that's failing, or something worse (like the motherboard). You probably need to bring it to a repair shop, or contact Samsung if still under warranty.

 

[Teejai80]

Hi and welcome to Android Central!

Is the phone still under warranty? Sounds like something hardware to me.

Does it do the same thing with auto-brightness turned off?

 

[raechellopez]

Thank you for the welcome! No, unfortunately my phone is no longer under warranty I bought it second hand from one of my friends. I don't suppose it's going to be cheaper to repair the screen rather than replace the phone is it?

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[raechellopez]

Thank you for the welcome! No, unfortunately my phone is no longer under warranty. I also don't use the auto brightness as it's usually too bright for my eyes. Any other suggestions? Or am I better off getting a new phone?

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[B. Diddy]

That's unfortunate. Screen repair cost can vary from around $100 to $200, so it will probably still be somewhat cheaper than buying a new phone--but I'm not sure if that'll be worth it. Have you discussed this with the friend you bought the phone from?