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Google says you shouldn't worry about those bumps on your Pixel 8 Pro screen (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[+] kadu 63 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago

I returned a TV to Best buy because it had a dead pixel. I remember the manager was real annoyed, but exactly what you said. What, I saved up for all that time to buy a TV... Only to pick the wrong one in the line and I should suffer for it? Nah. Exchanged it for a working one, manufacturer can take the hit, not me

[–] kn33 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Do you own one? Can you see the bumps with the screen on? The screen doesn't have to look good when it's off - there's nothing to look at then. It just has to look good when it's on.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Expecting every display to not have dead pixel or 2 is incredibly wasteful. So many perfectly good monitors and TVs would end up as scrap if the manufacturer had to pull every single one. Mountains of ewaste.

This expectation of excessive perfection and uniformity is really damaging.

[–] eskimofry 9 points 10 months ago

If we can't expect excessive perfection then manufaturers should sell it at 70% discount.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Dead pixel is a dealbreaker. Scuffs on the casing, sure. Not a dead pixel. Maybe on a large 4K TV I guess.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Not to mention a dead pixel can be indicative of future failures. My brand new Pixel 7 Pro had a single dead pixel. I didn't notice until I finished setting it up (or maybe it didn't show up until then). Being lazy and not wanting to set it up again, I decided to ignore it. It was at the bottom, out of the way.

A month or two later I woke up one day, checked notifications and took my horror that dead pixel had upgraded to an entire line at the bottom. Enough was enough, I missed my window for a store return but was able to get a RMA setup. Replacement is going strong, no dead pixel and none showing up.

[–] mangaskahn 1 points 10 months ago

One or two dead pixels on a 4k display, probably not a problem. I likely won't notice. Bright pixels though and it goes straight back. Those will annoy me the entire time I own the device.

[–] Hotdogman 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They're texture bumps. We should actually charge you for that feature.

-google

[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago

Android would call it tactile feedback. Apple would call it ProSense 3D.

[–] kn33 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have a Pixel 8 Pro. I can see the "bumps" if I look at an extreme angle with the screen off. They're not visible with the screen on, and they're below the screen so there's nothing to feel. It does seem like a non issue unless something changes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How do you consider it a non-issue if it's a defect in something you purchased from a major manufacturer? I hope you got an extra discount for this when you purchased it.

[–] kn33 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not convinced it's a defect. For it to be a defect, it has to be unintentional and unwanted. There's nothing at this point to suggest it was unintentional, and it doesn't have any impact on my experience using it, therefore it's not unwanted. It's entirely benign.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

sure google says it and it's fine my doctor says it about my skin and it's all doom and gloom

[–] feef 1 points 10 months ago

I had some bumps on my 7 pro already.