Uneven lighting horizontally across AMOLED screen

[krainert]

Greetings,

I'm not sure if this is a general drawback with the AMOLED technology or if my screen has a defect, but the display seems unevenly illuminated horizontally across the surface, showing vertical whitish bars.
Here's a crude photograph:

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The picture somewhat illustrates the phenomenon although the low quality of the camera (common webcam) does make it hard to distinguish from the noise.
Is it a general issue or a problem with my specific device?

 

[B2L]

Definitely seems like a problem with your device. I have never seen this on mine.

 

[AndreaCristiano]

Definitely seems like a problem with your device. I have never seen this on mine.

Yea def your unit

 

[krainert]

Thanks. How is the procedure for returning it for repairs?
It was bought from INTLO.com (in the USA) and shipped to my address in Denmark (Europe/Scandinavia). Will I likely have to pay for the shipment myself?

 

[quantumrand]

Thanks. How is the procedure for returning it for repairs?
It was bought from INTLO.com (in the USA) and shipped to my address in Denmark (Europe/Scandinavia). Will I likely have to pay for the shipment myself?

If you're still within your exchange period with Intlo, I'd definitely do it that way. Odds are you'll have to pay return shipping (which will probably cost you about $30).

If you want to take your chances with Samsung's warranty service, they likely have a repair center relatively near you, and will cover the shipping costs both ways. The downside is that they take forever to get your phone back to you, and sometimes don't even fix it, claiming they couldn't find anything wrong with it.

 

[krainert]

Thanks - I'll try calling INTLO.