I am waiting for my HTC One X however there has been quite a few cases where people have mentioned there being different types of screen issues. Is anyone having any problems?
Issues such as when you push on the edges of the curved screen it causes the display to flex and causes patches of discolored pixels where ever you touch on the screen which apparently in time can damage the screen.
I just want to know if anyone on here is having any problems or if people are just exaggerating and wanting something to moan about.
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Mine does that when you press the edges but it's pretty normal as far as I'm concerned, especially for such a thin device. I've had hundreds of screens that have done this in the past and no harm has come to them. It's just the liquid crystal moving about when pressure is applied, AMOLEDs wouldn't do that because it's different technology.
Besides, if you don't press the edges in it doesn't happen, that's not a normal thing to do if you ask me! unlike the antenna gate issue with the iPhone, which did happen in normal conditions and was a worse problem IMO.
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Jason has it spot on, it only happens if you apply quite a lot of pressure to the screen and/or sides. Cnet look to be making mountains out of molehills to be honest with you.
I tested this on 3 display models today, and all three were suffering from the same "design-flaw". 2 of them were a lot more sensitive than the 3rd one. The 2 bad ones didn't need a lot of pressure at all. But on a device this thin, with that thin glass, of course you are gonna be able to disturb the LCD.
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I have had the yellow tint on mine. It is being sent back for a replacement. The yellow tint is running across the top of the screen in the notification bar area. Cant be seen unless viewing a full screen white picture or during the reboot process. Pretty annoying considering it has been in a leather pouch since arriving. But phones4u were great exchange sorted within 20 mins. But I ordered it online so I have to send it back before I get a replacement.
My One X does this, but you really do need to press hard. Incidentally, it's one of the 'white box' review samples.
The Xperia S does it too if pressed hard enough.
Also - I can get this 'problem' on both the left and right hand sides, but if you press hard enough in the middle of the screen (or in fact anywhere) you can get it to a lesser extent.
But, guess what, any LCD screen does it if there's a soft panel above it that can flex even the tiniest bit. Perhaps the person who reviewed the phone forgot what LCD stands for? The clue is in the first letter!!
EDIT: I'm uploading a video to YouTube showing the 'problem' (link may take an hour or so to work)
I have been on other forum rooms and so many people are having problems with their screen. There was one person who was on his fourth replacement. Do you guys think it is a software or hardware issue? because apparently people who are on version 128 have not had any problems. A bit of a put of.
I have this phone coming tomorrow and I have to say I am not looking forward to it.
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I have been on other forum rooms and so many people are having problems with their screen. There was one person who was on his fourth replacement. Do you guys think it is a software or hardware issue? because apparently people who are on version 128 have not had any problems. A bit of a put of.
I have this phone coming tomorrow and I have to say I am not looking forward to it.
I've had no issues with my screen whatsoever, it is a beautiful screen. The distortion at the edges is a none issue so I wouldn't worry about that.
I'm not sure what this version "128" refers to? but my software version is 1.26.161.2 if that helps ease your mind
I don't consider it an issue. If you weren't highlighted to it you wouldn't know it existed. You do need to press hard to get the flex in the screen. The phone as a woke unit doesn't flex which is the important bit.
The other 'issue' that has been mentioned about apps starting by themselves I think is down to the way the phone is held. The heel of you thumb can activate apps. Happens if I hold mu iPad that way too.
Also as modern screens are resistance activated, being close but not touching can activate too. Again something that can be replicated on my iPad.
I don't worry about it. Nothing is perfect, unless of course you're an apple fan!
I have been on other forum rooms and so many people are having problems with their screen. There was one person who was on his fourth replacement. Do you guys think it is a software or hardware issue? because apparently people who are on version 128 have not had any problems. A bit of a put of.
I have this phone coming tomorrow and I have to say I am not looking forward to it.
Try not to worry about it unless something does happen. I've had mine for over a week now and it has been fine. Let us know how your's goes when you get it.
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Have owned a ONE X for about a week. I bought an original HTC screen protector and it doesn't fit very well. The screen curves around the edges so you don't get full adhesion to the screen. Where it does not connect, it is obvious. I have written to HTC about it but .........
I am not griping about the following but wonder if any other owners have had the same experience
- the rear of the phone picks up finger prints easily. The plasticky/rubbery finish is not easy to wipe off
- from day 1 there was a lag between swipe screens. I changed from a Desire HD to the ONE X and was hoping the more powerful phone would overcome it but seems not.
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Aside from the apparent problem noticed by cnet, anyone notice the screen flicker (very slightly) on occasion when swiping between homescreens? Is this normal behaviour for this type of screen?
Yeah I have noticed a very slight flicker when swiping between screens sometimes. I am hoping that all these little niggles will be cleared up by an update from htc in the near future. The phone is very new and is bound to have a few problems but htc are normally very quick to rectify
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Hi All,
Have owned a ONE X for about a week. I bought an original HTC screen protector and it doesn't fit very well. The screen curves around the edges so you don't get full adhesion to the screen. Where it does not connect, it is obvious. I have written to HTC about it but .........
I am not griping about the following but wonder if any other owners have had the same experience
- the rear of the phone picks up finger prints easily. The plasticky/rubbery finish is not easy to wipe off
- from day 1 there was a lag between swipe screens. I changed from a Desire HD to the ONE X and was hoping the more powerful phone would overcome it but seems not.
The back of mine doesn't feel rubbery at all, it is a very hard, matt colour, although when I played with the demo model in the shop it did feel rubbery, which I thought was odd because the one I played with at Mobile World Congress was like mine is, not rubbery. Aside from that, the back of mine does not show fingerprints at all, it could be just that your fingers are extra greasy
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Aside from the apparent problem noticed by cnet, anyone notice the screen flicker (very slightly) on occasion when swiping between homescreens? Is this normal behaviour for this type of screen?
I've noticed it too but it's pretty minor, and it only seems to do it when certain widgets have been added but, in it's current configuration I haven't noticed it for a couple of days.
Pmsl.......I wouldn't go so far as to say that but the iPhones are certainly far from perfect!!
I laugh to myself every time I see someone with an iPhone with a cracked screen - or on the iPhone 4/4S a cracked rear, because they coughed when holding it. (Yes, I am exaggerating!)
While it would usually prompt most people to say 'Never again' and buy something else, iPhone users defend Apple and say 'but I can still make out some/most of the screen' and queue up at the Genius Bar to pay for a repair - for the second, third or fourth time!
Gotta love that brand loyalty - because very few manufacturers will ever get that.
Nevertheless, the One X screen issue is a non-issue. For one thing, it only happens when pressing hard on the edges. On my iPod touch (4G) I can make it happen everywhere on the screen. If I had an iPhone 4 or 4S to hand, I could almost certainly do that too.
Pmsl.......I wouldn't go so far as to say that but the iPhones are certainly far from perfect!!
I laugh to myself every time I see someone with an iPhone with a cracked screen - or on the iPhone 4/4S a cracked rear, because they coughed when holding it. (Yes, I am exaggerating!)
While it would usually prompt most people to say 'Never again' and buy something else, iPhone users defend Apple and say 'but I can still make out some/most of the screen' and queue up at the Genius Bar to pay for a repair - for the second, third or fourth time!
Gotta love that brand loyalty - because very few manufacturers will ever get that.
So I got my phone today and everything seems fine really happy with it. At the top of the screen there is a slight gap is this normal? I know LCD screens are a lot different.
Had my phone for a week and today the screen has started to play up, noticed a flickering when scrolling pages, turned the brightness up which seemed to solve it however now i'm getting a square patch of lines moving around the screen and the notification bar is scrambling, very weird, anyone else experienced this???
Also noticed its very slow filling the screen when pinching and zooming
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Had my HTC One X for two weeks now, and I can say the screen is certainly beautiful, but I have experienced some problems with it...
First, is that I noticed sometimes there's a kind of static flickering near the notification bar at random intervals. This happens at totally random times on the homescreen, so I am not sure of what it's caused by. It's not a real big problem, but just something I'd like to point out.
Another, this happened twice on me, during the first three days of use... I opened up Instagram's camera, and around 1/4 of the left side of the screen was covered in flickering static. I snapped a picture, and it came out normal, but when I went back to Instagram's camera, the flickering static was still there. I opened up the normal HTC Camera, and the static was still present. A simple reset of the phone fixed the problem, though. It did scare the shit out of me.
The screen has gotten better over the course of the two weeks I've owned this phone, so I'm not overly disatisfied with it, still the best looking screen I've seen on a phone yet.
When you say the screen has improved, in what way has it improved? Just wanted to know as my screen flickers when an app is opening then stops and when I am typing. Its more jumping then a flicker.
When you say the screen has improved, in what way has it improved? Just wanted to know as my screen flickers when an app is opening then stops and when I am typing. Its more jumping then a flicker.
Well, not necessarily 'improved', what I meant was that, the flickering on my home screen and in the camera stopped, and never happened again.
I've never had a flicker problem with the screen while opening an app, so that might be a different bug, if it doesn't go away in a few days, it might be a defect, take it back to the store.
Im having a screen issue where if i press on any buttons on the screen or try making a call. The outside edge of the screen flashes red each time i touch the screen or when a program opens.
I'm getting screen flicker and judging by that thread, it seems to be a pretty common issue. One thing I've noticed is it's certainly more noticable when I have the HTC 4x1 Clock/Weather widget on screen. It's also pretty bad on the grey screen you get when the market is loading. I wouldn't go as far as to say I'd take part in the law suit he mentions, but it's good to know HTC are acknowledging it's an issue.
What are you going to do El Presidente? I am having the same problem mine is very faint, don't know whether to send my phone back. Trouble is I have to wait 4 weeks to have another sent out.
I can't say i have noticed any screen flicker myself, but will be monitoring it closely now just to be sure.
Just tried shining a torch on the sensor to make the screen go brighter & then darker & can get a flicker as it goes darker, just an idea but could the screen flicker be related to the sensor in some cases?
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What are you going to do El Presidente? I am having the same problem mine is very faint, don't know whether to send my phone back. Trouble is I have to wait 4 weeks to have another sent out.
At the moment, nothing. It's not a big enough deal for me to call my carrier/HTC about and I don't find the flicker overly distracting. I'm even leaning towards it being a software fault as I found the issue much more noticable when I switched to ARHD from the stock, Orange branded ROM. I'll follow the thread on XDA and wait to see what HTC say anyway before I make a decision. As it stands, I get okish insurance through my carrier so if my screen does start to fail and I let them know, they can apparently get me a replacement in 24 hours.
Yeah my only concern is that other users have experienced that after a while it gets worse. I am also following xda so that will give me an idea on what to do next.
I got mine from Littlewoods.
The problem I have is they are already out of stock so I will have to wait 4 weeks if I decide to return it.
I didn't know I could send it of directly. Yeah it is unbranded.
Thank you for your help.
One thing even though it might sound silly. I've never sent my phone of to repairs because I've heard a few cases where people have received their phone's back and its got scuffs and scratches. Can anything be done about this?
I have experienced some slight screen flickering on my At&t One X. I also was wondering if anyone else thinks the screen looks kind of washed out. It does not seem as bright and vivid (Have played with Brightness setting with no change) as the screen on my HTC Vivid? Any help would be appriciated.
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