What happened to my phone screen? Samsung S3

[pspfreak]

Sorry about the horrible quality potato picture, I was using my laptops built in webcam.

 

okay, so last night my phone was working perfectly, then I got home, it was still fine. Set my phone down, picked it up some time later, and this happened. What would cause this? The screen is definitely not cracked.

[minibois]

Have you restarted your phone already?

[the jolly roger]

Have you restarted your phone already?

very apple answer, wow

[pspfreak]

Have you restarted your phone already?

Took battery out, left it sit overnight, all the usual. It does this on the bootloader so it is definatley NOT a kernel issue.

[pspfreak]

very apple answer, wow

Much Apple, Such Wow.

[pspfreak]

Hmmm. this is interesting, I just dropped it onto my desk from a height of about 5" and the screen came back to life, but the colors are washed out...

[bry.yyyy]

restart maybe 

that's why i hate samsung galaxy S Series they quality is too bad with high price 

[bry.yyyy]

does it root or not ?

[pspfreak]

restart maybe 

that's why i hate samsung galaxy S Series they quality is too bad with high price 

To be fair, this is a replacement screen from ebay.

 

And yes, I am rooted, but it does this in the bootloader so its not software.

[pspfreak]

Hmmm. this is interesting, I just dropped it onto my desk from a height of about 5" and the screen came back to life, but the colors are washed out...

Now its dieing again. 

[Tedster]

Hmmm. this is interesting, I just dropped it onto my desk from a height of about 5" and the screen came back to life, but the colors are washed out...

Something's probably up with the display connector from the sounds of it.

 

I have a friend with some cheapo carrier branded LG phone and every time he drops it face down on its plastic, resistive TN screen, the touchscreen functionality stops working. And then he drops it again and it works just fine.

[bry.yyyy]

To be fair, this is a replacement screen from ebay.

 

And yes, I am rooted, but it does this in the bootloader so its not software.

okay root may be cause problem 

if your data doesn't important try back to stock

if on stock still same 

the screen die 

[gilm0re3]

Something's probably up with the display connector from the sounds of it.

 

I have a friend with some cheapo carrier branded LG phone and every time he drops it face down on its plastic, resistive TN screen, the touchscreen functionality stops working. And then he drops it again and it works just fine.

Concussive maintenance at its finest. 

[bry.yyyy]

wait you say boot loader ? i think is root problem 

like i said before try return it too stock if still like this bring it to samsung service center or just replace it by yourself

[theodoro]

After watching the picture, i think you just lost.
Slenderman killed you. 

[pspfreak]

wait you say boot loader ? i think is root problem

like i said before try return it too stock if still like this bring it to samsung service center or just replace it by yourself

Out of warranty, and bootloader can not be messed with by the os

[Admire]

To be fair, this is a replacement screen from ebay.

 

And yes, I am rooted, but it does this in the bootloader so its not software.

 

Thats your problem. This issue has been very prevalent with replacement screens, especially in samsung.

Your screen is destroyed. Just because you can't see the damage, doesn't mean it isn't there.

Did you replace the screen yourself? A tiny sand corn under the screen or a million other things could damage the whole over time, and then resulting in damaged screen at what seems like a random time.

Had a friend who put down his phone on a table, only to find it with a crack in the screen 5 minutes later without it being touched.

 

 

There isn't really much you can do. New phone.

[pspfreak]

Thats your problem. This issue has been very prevalent with replacement screens, especially in samsung.

Your screen is destroyed. Just because you can't see the damage, doesn't mean it isn't there.

Did you replace the screen yourself? A tiny sand corn under the screen or a million other things could damage the whole over time, and then resulting in damaged screen at what seems like a random time.

Had a friend who put down his phone on a table, only to find it with a crack in the screen 5 minutes later without it being touched.

 

 

There isn't really much you can do. New phone.

Well now it seems fine except the colors are washed out. Could it be one of the display chips built into the screen?

 

The company I bought it from isn't responding to me and i'm just trying to avoid an expense that I don't have money for right now.

 

Also would this screen be geniune/at least high quality? https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-S3-Display-Assembly-LCD-Digitizer-Front-Panel--ATT-T-Mobile/IF225-001-1

[pspfreak]

Tell me this isn't a werid issue... 

[QueenDemetria]

To be fair, this is a replacement screen from ebay.

 

And yes, I am rooted, but it does this in the bootloader so its not software.

Ah yes, the eBay displays. I would pull your phone apart and ensure that the connector hasn't undone itself. The cheap replacement displays are notorious for doing this(I had 2 that did this). If it still does this after removing the connector and reinstalling it, then it could be your display just failing. I had bad experiences with my eBay displays and ended up buying a used phone in good condition with a bad ESN.

 

Edit: Also, how do you like your Zerolemon battery?

[ObeseWalrus]

Looks like your screen might be damaged, it does certainly not look like a software problem. 

[Tocsin_786]

Sorry about the horrible quality potato picture, I was using my laptops built in webcam.

 

okay, so last night my phone was working perfectly, then I got home, it was still fine. Set my phone down, picked it up some time later, and this happened. What would cause this? The screen is definitely not cracked.

did a have a pair of headphones plugged in ontop the screen for a long time?

[pspfreak]

Ah yes, the eBay displays. I would pull your phone apart and ensure that the connector hasn't undone itself. The cheap replacement displays are notorious for doing this(I had 2 that did this). If it still does this after removing the connector and reinstalling it, then it could be your display just failing. I had bad experiences with my eBay displays and ended up buying a used phone in good condition with a bad ESN.

 

Edit: Also, how do you like your Zerolemon battery?

Now my screen randomly began to work like almost normal again, it has been since thursday night, and i am now just on 21% battery. This is after pandora for 5 hours, 45 minutes of 720p youtube, 1hr of phone calls, and 3h, 39m, 20s of screen on time. So far I'm loving it.

 

Also, it wasn't the connector, it just seemed to start working again.

[pspfreak]

did a have a pair of headphones plugged in ontop the screen for a long time?

TBH the only pair of headphones I have are broken, so no.

[QueenDemetria]

Now my screen randomly began to work like almost normal again, it has been since thursday night, and i am now just on 21% battery. This is after pandora for 5 hours, 45 minutes of 720p youtube, 1hr of phone calls, and 3h, 39m, 20s of screen on time. So far I'm loving it.

 

Also, it wasn't the connector, it just seemed to start working again.

Well its good that its working now , just concerning that it randomly stopped working and started working again lol. I would do a back up of your data now while it works, just to be on the safe side. I found a website with S3 parts, so if you need it just PM me(or just reply here), but hopefully you won't need to go to that website . That battery life seems really good compared to the stock battery, I'm tempted to get one despite its physical size.