Motorola Z2 Force appears to have a 'jelly effect' a la OnePlus 5

14 August 2017
An user on XDA recorded a video of their unit, clearly showing the problem.

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Anonymous, 14 Aug 2017Have you heard about for example rotation lock on smartphon... moreDo you hear your self? So let me guess, now the phone is tweaked to show inverted image the right position? Do a test. Take you phone screen, and try to set it upside down, see how that works for you. But that is not all, cause the developers all do their apps for inverted panels! Wow, you really know your stuff.

Anyway, your argument ends when you understand how assembly actually works. It goes like this: You become the screen you put it as the last piece on the puzzle. This piece is wrong manufactured and all it's connectors are upside down. Meaning, you don't see the problem, cause clear is on turned off panel, you do not see nothing. Everything looks good, and of course you install it the direction you must install, to connect with the mainboard. You cannot put the screen on it's right direction, why? Couse you would have no connection between screen and mainboard. So, the right direction is where the connectors are. So.when you understand this, you understand that this has nothing to do with screen orientation nor with what developers can do. They will always do standard.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 14 Aug 2017

    Anonymous, 14 Aug 2017Who cares? If you want to buy it then go for it. They will ... moreThis cannot be fixed via a software update.

      Prefer jelly over amoled ghosting.

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        • Anonymous
        • PA7
        • 14 Aug 2017

        Anonymous, 14 Aug 2017Let me tell you that evn samsung devices with amoled are no... moresorry to hear that, my N7000 screen from 2012 working fine but battery have been change 3-4times. but my other galaxy mother board was dead just a few days after warranty finished

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          • 14 Aug 2017

          Anonymous, 14 Aug 20171+5 use amoled right? Samsung is the manufacture. Last tim... moreLet me tell you that evn samsung devices with amoled are not safe from burn in
          Burn in happens based on the usage duration of the phone
          My phone is proof of the abv statement

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            • 14 Aug 2017

            Carol, 14 Aug 2017That means you do not understand what jelly effect means. I... morethanks for the explaination

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              • Anonymous
              • M5Z
              • 14 Aug 2017

              I see no such problem on my OP5 , same as most other phones I have used. This is getting blown way out of proportion.

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                • Anonymous
                • 6XU
                • 14 Aug 2017

                Who cares? If you want to buy it then go for it. They will fix it with some updates.

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                  • 14 Aug 2017

                  Anonymous, 14 Aug 20171+5 use amoled right? Samsung is the manufacture. Last tim... moreI do not know what you are implying, but that does not mean samsung does not make errors;). They also do not use panels made for 1+5 phones. In the same time, i do not know, but i am kind of sure that not only samsung makes amoled panels. If it's true, then it clearly means Samsung produces low quality panels for others while strugle to bring better for their devices. Just cause amoled always has a problem. Always. Never encounter a device without a small defect. Be it very small, still had one. But well, am sure Samsung phones have them too...

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                    • ibc
                    • 14 Aug 2017

                    samsung's conspiracy

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                      • 14 Aug 2017

                      It's more noticeable when the video was slowed down

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 14 Aug 2017

                        carol, 14 Aug 2017You can't just mount a screen upside down, it would make th... moreHave you heard about for example rotation lock on smartphones? Display orientation has bugger all to do with what is displayed, since you as a software developer control what and in which direction to show what is on screen.

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                          • 14 Aug 2017

                          carol, 14 Aug 2017You can't just mount a screen upside down, it would make th... more1+5 use amoled right? Samsung is the manufacture.
                          Last time burn in case, samsung phone also safe, while others effected

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                            Vegetaholic, 14 Aug 2017Video quality is too low to notice anything serious, but to... moreYou can't just mount a screen upside down, it would make the phone to also show upside down image. This problem is not the cause of failed assembly, that i'm 100% for sure. If it's true, then it is actually a screen manufacturing error.. This problem can be met some times, i presume... the robots eventually, are robots, some panels can fall the wrong direction, then their is nothing you can do about this cause the connectors are placed on a inverted panel,

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                              • 14 Aug 2017

                              AnonD-514012, 14 Aug 2017Why don't they just mount the display in the right way?because how the internals are placed to save space and make the phones thinner, they simply put the screen upside down so the lower bezels are thinner, giving space to loudspeakers, ports and fingerprint sensor or else you would have a phone with higher lower bezels

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                                • 14 Aug 2017

                                Anonymous, 14 Aug 2017I dont understand this jelly effect I couldnt find any sor... moreThat means you do not understand what jelly effect means. It is highly visible. If you look at the icons while he moves the screen, you can see they do not move normal, and in sync, they move like waves. Sometimes being closer to their neighbour icons sometimes further.

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                                  • Kgw
                                  • 14 Aug 2017

                                  Why don't they just mount the display in the right way?

                                    Video quality is too low to notice anything serious, but to put upside down screen display shows failure of assembly team :)

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                                      • AnonD-598579
                                      • S12
                                      • 14 Aug 2017

                                      This is the curse of Android Jelly Bean for sure :P

                                        hi gsmarena, can you post an article to show how big this issue on phones?
                                        the video attached is not helpful to show this jelly effect