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Which Phone Should I Replace My S22 With? Green Line Issue & Upcoming Sale Tomorrow – Buy Now or Wait Another Year?

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vaibhav111 said:
've been using the Samsung Galaxy S22 (256GB) for almost 2 years now, and it recently developed a green line issue on the display. I’m pretty sure it happened after some update (definitely not from tossing it in the air, lol). While I've fixed other phones in the past, I’m not particularly eager to repair this one. I also use a Samsung Watch 5 cellular.

In the past, I’ve had the Galaxy S4, S6 Edge (my dad’s), and another Samsung device—all with less-than-great experiences. However, my OnePlus experience with the 3T, 5, 5T, and 7 Pro (256GB) was much better. The 3T had a display issue, but it was fixed under warranty for free, and the 7 Pro’s pop-up camera needed repairs after 1.5 years, which was cheap to fix.

I started with an iPhone 4S in 2012/2013 but switched to Android after 9-12 months. My first Android was an HTC, which still works!

Currently, I’m using the iPhone 13, and it’s about to hit the 2-year mark in October (bought during the BBD sale). With the S22 acting up, I’m debating whether to upgrade now. I never drop my phones and always use tempered glass and a sturdy case.

Now, I’m torn between the Samsung S24 Plus and the iPhone 16 Pro (256GB). Despite the display issues I’ve had with Samsung, the features always draw me back. My heart leans toward the S24 series, but my brain says the iPhone 16 Pro might offer a solid 4-year no-upgrade run.

Interestingly, after switching from Chrome to the Brave browser, I’ve noticed a lot less lag on the S22, so that’s been a small bonus.

Should I stick with the S22, avoid buying a new phone, and just wait for the green line to “magically” fix itself? No joke, the only good thing about the green line is that I don’t use my S22 as much (my daily driver, which I usually prefer over the iPhone because of the 120Hz display). Half the screen is covered in green, so I’ve cut back on time spent on Twitter and other apps, focusing more on my laptop for work.

P.S. I also own a Samsung Tab S9 (256GB) and another Samsung tablet.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
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I suggest you wait for S25 the new snapdragon elite processor will be a beast
 
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Phone companies see red signal, start work on green line - The Economic Times

Leading smartphone brands are addressing the persistent 'green-line' screen fault by implementing stringent quality checks and sourcing advanced display technologies. The issue, prevalent in models from brands like Samsung, OnePlus, and Apple, stems from environmental factors like high...
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apparently retailer association is going to ask consumer affairs ministry to give order to mandatoryly replace all phones that are upto 6 years old
 
panu24 said:
My brother's S21 FE developed green line issue. Does samsung still providing free screen replacement?
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They might provide you with the free replacement, but they will look for even the smallest of scratches/dents to reject. Good luck! And don't forget to post your experience here.
 
Unfortunately my brother's phone become more than 3 years old already so service center denied free replacement and quoted 11k replacement charges.
 
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Does Amazon accept such green line phone under screen damage easily? I checked exchange offer for s24FE and Amazon quoting same price for no damage vs screen damage. I am confused that there is no less amount for exchange with screen damage.
Any experiences of exchanging mobile with screen damage on amazon?
 
panu24 said:
Does Amazon accept such green line phone under screen damage easily? I checked exchange offer for s24FE and Amazon quoting same price for no damage vs screen damage. I am confused that there is no less amount for exchange with screen damage.
Any experiences of exchanging mobile with screen damage on amazon?
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I have had multiple horrible experiences while exchanging phones. On Amazon they might show you X value + Y (Exchange bonus). But in reality the guy who inspects the phone quotes around 70-80% of X.
This has happened with me at least 3-4 times (for different phones).

IMO you should check the value on cashify ( offline is preferable). Then get the repair done from a local shop and then exchange the phone.
 
Avatar Aang said:
I have had multiple horrible experiences while exchanging phones. On Amazon they might show you X value + Y (Exchange bonus). But in reality the guy who inspects the phone quotes around 70-80% of X.
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Do you mean 70 to 80% of the exchange bonus shown to you while ordering from Amazon?
 
panu24 said:
Does Amazon accept such green line phone under screen damage easily? I checked exchange offer for s24FE and Amazon quoting same price for no damage vs screen damage. I am confused that there is no less amount for exchange with screen damage.
Any experiences of exchanging mobile with screen damage on amazon?
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I had same issue in s21 fe. Exchanged it on flopkart for 11k 6 months ago.
Also depends on the delivery guy. He asked for 1k to not put scratches/dent in the app. If he had entered that, I would have gotten around 8k.
 
_ayush said:
I had same issue in s21 fe. Exchanged it on flopkart for 11k 6 months ago.
Also depends on the delivery guy. He asked for 1k to not put scratches/dent in the app. If he had entered that, I would have gotten around 8k.
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So you paid 1k to delivery guy?
 
_ayush said:
I had same issue in s21 fe. Exchanged it on flopkart for 11k 6 months ago.
Also depends on the delivery guy. He asked for 1k to not put scratches/dent in the app. If he had entered that, I would have gotten around 8k.
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Today everyone is looking to earn easy money. Look at what level we have corruption. Delivery guy asking for bribe...
 
Avatar Aang said:
Today everyone is looking to earn easy money. Look at what level we have corruption. Delivery guy asking for bribe...
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Almost every person who was some sort of power tries to extract some personal benefits out of it. That seems like the reality nowadays. Whether its a banker trying to sell a policy to get you Infinia or a delivery guy asking for money to not note down the defects on a device 🥲
 
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