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Super AMOLED burn in :- Myth or reality ?

11 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/super-amoled-burn-in-myth-or-reality.186684/

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AbhMkh Original post #1
Aug 30, 2014 at 3:13 AM
I recently upgraded to a Galaxy S5, this is my first phone with a SAMOLED display.Now I have read a few reports about imgae burn-in's in samsung's previous phone with SAMOLED displays, has any S2,S3,Note,Note 2, galaxy Nexus owner on the forum faced this burn in issue so far ?


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Abhijit
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SunE #2
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:27 AM
I used a Note for about 2 years. There were no issues with the screen at least.
srkmish
srkmish #3
Aug 30, 2014 at 11:31 AM
My friend's note 2 is now around 1.5 yrs old. No burn in.
ZTR
ZTR #4
Aug 30, 2014 at 2:46 PM
Burn In will only happen if you keep the screen on with no moving picture for a really really long time...
AndroidFan
AndroidFan #5
Sep 1, 2014 at 12:48 PM
I have a Galaxy Nexus. The Burn in issue is real. You can notice it while playing games in immersive mode... I can see burn-in in places of onscreen buttons and status bar. Icons and text are dimly visible. Also, screen is not as bright as it used to be, as amoled screen uses up cells. For example, pixels in the status bar and navigation bar area are used sparingly, as it is generally black with some white text or symbols. While playing games, when the status bar and Nav bar is hidden, the whites and other colours in those locations are brighter than the rest of the screen.
ankush28
ankush28 #6
Sep 1, 2014 at 7:14 PM
AndroidFan said:
I have a Galaxy Nexus. The Burn in issue is real. You can notice it while playing games in immersive mode... I can see burn-in in places of onscreen buttons and status bar. Icons and text are dimly visible. Also, screen is not as bright as it used to be, as amoled screen uses up cells. For example, pixels in the status bar and navigation bar area are used sparingly, as it is generally black with some white text or symbols. While playing games, when the status bar and Nav bar is hidden, the whites and other colours in those locations are brighter than the rest of the screen.
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True! My friend too have burn in in his gNexus.
nikhilsharma007nikx
nikhilsharma007nikx #7
Sep 7, 2014 at 2:15 PM
I have burn-in my Samsh!t SyncMaster 740n monitor.
$hadow
$hadow #8
Sep 7, 2014 at 2:54 PM
been using s3 for about more than 2 years now and no problem yet.
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AbhMkh #10
Sep 7, 2014 at 3:19 PM
AndroidFan said:
I have a Galaxy Nexus. The Burn in issue is real. You can notice it while playing games in immersive mode... I can see burn-in in places of onscreen buttons and status bar. Icons and text are dimly visible. Also, screen is not as bright as it used to be, as amoled screen uses up cells. For example, pixels in the status bar and navigation bar area are used sparingly, as it is generally black with some white text or symbols. While playing games, when the status bar and Nav bar is hidden, the whites and other colours in those locations are brighter than the rest of the screen.
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I believe gnexus amoled panel was from an older generation. The quality had improved by leaps and bounds since.

And monitor having burn in , lol.We are talking about amoled/oled/poled panels and not lcd's.