The screen on Google ’s Pixel 2 XL is taking a hammering . First , exploiter noticed how its weird color - transmutation effect made it look too blue when viewed off axis . Then , they saw how the equipment ’s default preferences can make double look dull and dreary . But the latest issue with the Pixel 2 XL ’s POLED sieve may be the speculative yet . After only about a workweek , several users have reported seeing the effects of screen burn - in on Google ’s late mellow - end phone .
combust - in is when sure ocular element , often component part of the UI like the navigation bar , become permanently discolored so that even when you ’re looking at something else , you could still see the remnant of former visuals — or what is known as a ghost double .
It ’s an issue that plagues many types of displays , from mod OLEDs to blood plasma screens and even onetime - fashioned CRTs , and was the original reasonableness why multitude invented screen door savers . However , typically , it takes year or at least month to see the effect of burn - in , which is what makes these reports so disturbing .
It seems the Pixel 2 XL’s off-axis color shift may be just the start of Google’s display woes. (Image: Sam Rutherford/Gizmodo)
That ’s some pretty wild OLED sunburn - in on the Pixel 2 XL after maybe 7 days of full - clip usepic.twitter.com/EPJTs6D0Kg
— Alex Dobie ( @alexdobie)October 22 , 2017
Google seems to be cognisant of the outlet , and base on a comment the company issued toThe Verge , Google say it is “ actively enquire ” users ’ news report . For the clip being , these theme only cite the Pixel 2 XL and its POLED ( passive - ground substance OLED ) screen , as the smaller Pixel 2 feature a unlike , AMOLED display .
There ’s a chance that these theme could be because of another display issue called screen retentiveness , in which faulty software can do lingering image that do n’t for good affect the screen . However , reports like the one above , from Android Central executive editor Alex Dobie , seem like classic showcase of burning in .
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It ’s potential that the projection screen itself is the root of the problem . While some video display manufacturers like Samsung have figured out how to mostly annihilate burn - in on its late Galaxy phones with ace AMOLED displays , LG , which is responsible for the screen on the Pixel 2 XL , has had issues with its POLED screens on other late earphone such as theLG V30 .
We have n’t encountered these issues on our critical review unit , but this is still a pretty big deal . A phone ’s filmdom is the basal way we interact with the equipment , and for something that starts at $ 850 , there ’s no secure reason why issues like burn - in should be cropping up this soon , not to mention all the other problems with the screen .
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