Samsung Galaxy S24 owners report 'frankly unacceptable' new display issues

Date:
Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:54:16 +0000

Description:
Samsung Galaxy S24 owners have reported seeing horizontal bars when viewing their displays at low brightness.

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Weve been singing the praises of the Samsung Galaxy S24 line since its launch at Galaxy Unpacked 2024 , but Samsungs latest phones havent been completely free of problems.

Shortly after the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24 Plus and Galaxy S24 Ultra were released last month, several users criticized the phones vivid display mode for triggering a washed out color panel. Samsung responded to these reports
by claiming that the Galaxy S24s vivid display mode is working as intended , though the company has since confirmed that an update to the setting is on
the way .

Now, however, it looks like even more display-related complaints are headed Samsungs way. Several Reddit users (via Android Police ) have reported seeing a grainy texture when viewing dark and gray colors on their Galaxy S24 displays, while others have reported seeing "frankly unacceptable" horizontal bars when viewing their displays at low brightness. Yikes.

With regards to the texture issue, its apparently related to the new phones hardware, and several affected users have reported being able to get a free replacement from Samsung. Display issues are real from r/GalaxyS24Ultra

The horizontal bars issue doesnt appear to be as widespread, though users affected by this problem have also reported seeing excessive banding when viewing gradient images. Its not yet clear whether these issues are related
to defects in the Galaxy S24s hardware or software, but one Reddit post suggests the latter.

Android Police reports that its staffer Manuel Vonau faced a similar issue with the Honor Magic 4 Pro 's display. On dark gray backgrounds, he noticed uneven colors with vertical stripes running along the screen, which suggests that the problem could be inherent to OLED panels and not specific to the Galaxy S24's screen. The Galaxy S24 Ultra uses a 6.8-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display panel (Image credit: Future)

In any case, none of the above problems should deter you from picking up a Galaxy S24 device. For starters, these issues dont appear to be widespread
we didnt encounter any display-related hiccups in our own testing of all
three Galaxy S24 devices and even if your device is affected, Samsung has clearly shown a willingness to quickly address concerns (either via updates
or full-blown replacements).

Whats more, post-release teething issues are an inevitable part of any phone launch. The Google Pixel 8 Pro , for instance, had a weird screen tint issue before an update was rolled out, and even Apples iPhone 15 Pro suffered from overheating issues in its first week of release.

For our full verdict on Samsungs latest handsets, check out our Samsung
Galaxy S24 review , hands-on Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus review and Samsung
Galaxy S24 Ultra review . You might also like... Galaxy AI could be coming to last-gen Samsung phones sooner than we thought Samsung shares surprise update on Galaxy Ring release date Samsung defends AI photo editing on Galaxy S24




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