S24 Display Quality & AOD Missing Options

[Locoblade]

Hi All

I've just got my S24+ today to upgrade my trusty but ageing S10+ having not strayed from Samsung for almost 10 years. Naturally I was hoping it would be an upgrade in all departments but although on the whole it is, there's several annoying and unexpected downgrades that are making me seriously question whether it's actually worth spending quite a bit of money to change.

Firstly, the screen although pin sharp is really washed out. Even in vivid mode the colours are dull and the blacks are significantly more grey than the S10 screen, and even look washed out when put alongside my wife's budget spec A52! I've played around with brightness and colour tone etc but I can't dial it out, and my cousin who's got an S24 Ultra said exactly the same when comparing it against the S22 it's replacing.

Then there's some bizarre features missing from OneUI 6.1, the ones I've noticed so far are specifically in the Always On Display settings.  I use AOD to display as a bedside clock,  with my S10 and also in OneUI 6.0 / Android 14 on the A52 you can rotate the AOD to landscape orientation and control the brightness, you could even do the latter from the AOD lock screen by tapping twice on the clock to access the brightness slider. In OneUI 6.1 unless I'm missing something it seems all that functionality is missing, the brightness of the AOD is linked to the main screen brightness setting which is far too bright for overnight use, and you can't set it to landscape mode which I'd prefer when on it's horizontal night stand next to the bed. Why this functionality would be omitted I have no idea, but it's really annoying! Please someone enlighten me to some hidden menu somewhere that fixes all these issues?! 🙂

[YgorCortes]

And the saddest thing is that they don't even seem to care, they never even say anything.

[D4ngrs]

Just to give this more traction (the more people, the better I guess):
I had grain aswell, I already returned my phone and I'm now waiting for a replacement unit.

[userFvnSpp3lep]

They have some problems with their quality control. I returned two phones already. One has a scratch in between the cameras from the factory or something, and the other one has the grain issue (Maybe both).

[Bodion]

This is how my screen looks like when I put this test on, can anyone try and let me know the results?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM8aSFAOAkk

[DenoUchiha]

Meine zwei haben das auch.

[userSp81vPhD8a]

I don't seem to be experiencing the grain issue but I am noticing that the the phone is very dull and not vivid. I'm hoping for a fix

[Aeroseb]

Please can you give the product date and place with https://imeicheck.com/imei-check. Maybe you have a good production..

[humour]

Samsung keeps merging or deleting the grainy display topics. Pretty ridiculous. Guys, keep submitting individual error tickets in Members app and return your devices. It's time to speak with our wallets.

[M0RTIS]

i originally got the s24 ultra and had this issue-- severe grainy screen quality + bands of darker lines. i looked into it and saw others with similar problems, so i traded it in for the s24 plus. unbeknownst to me, this wasn't just an s24 ultra issue -_- my new screen, while a little more vivid in comparison, is still extremely grainy and has the same lines going down.

i have a 2 year warranty, so all i'm hoping is that samsung addresses and fixes this ANY time soon!!? as someone who needs to keep their screen clean 24/7, this has been driving me CRAZY. it's as if it's constantly covered in skin oil.

[MooN_Diablo]

I have also similar problem but luckly not too much bad. 

My problem is color banding and you can see the problem if you look at the pictures carefully