Jaymzkerten
Limp Gawd
- Joined
- Jul 30, 2012
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I have a Galaxy S7 that I bought when they launched last year. Technically I'm already on my second one because about 2 months after I got it the screen completely died and AT&T replaced it. Now here I am just over a year from then and thus outside of warranty period, and I've got issues with screen burn in and a pink line down the screen (AT&T rep noted that was a common problem with the S7...). I knew before getting the S7 that AMOLED screens can have burn in if something is on the screen for long periods of time, however in my case what burned in was Waze running, and I only have that running for 20 minutes in the morning and 40 minutes in the afternoon during my work commute. After that I usually either close the app and turn the screen off entirely, or I switch to a game.
With my screen having the pink line right now I find it as an annoyance that will make me want to replace it soon, but now I'm weary of AMOLED screens. Did I just have bad luck with this phone? Are the screens usually more tolerant of burn in? Do other AMOLED phones have better quality screens with less chance for burn in? I liked the always-on display feature of the phone, but not enough to deal with another one destroying the screen in a year's time.
With my screen having the pink line right now I find it as an annoyance that will make me want to replace it soon, but now I'm weary of AMOLED screens. Did I just have bad luck with this phone? Are the screens usually more tolerant of burn in? Do other AMOLED phones have better quality screens with less chance for burn in? I liked the always-on display feature of the phone, but not enough to deal with another one destroying the screen in a year's time.