Some
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra users are complaining about seeing a thin green line running vertically down their phones’ displays. Another variant of the same bug includes the vertical thin green stripe combined with a thin white line running horizontally across the display. We’ve seen complaints about this on the
Samsung Community Forum where user Qu1JcMmaCO complained that his
Galaxy S24 Ultra showed a vertical green stripe and a horizontal white stripe.
The lines appeared while the user was watching YouTube and it also showed up on the boot screen. The user called Samsung Care+ and even though they admitted that it was a manufacturing defect,
Samsung would not exchange the device for a new one and insisted that the unit be returned and then repurchased. This would result in the user losing any of the pre-order discounts that he received. Samsung eventually told the phone owner to complain to
T-Mobile.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra with screen defect
On
Reddit, another
Galaxy S24 Ultra owner had the same issue and was told that Samsung would not take responsibility because it was a “Verizon issue.” The first
Verizon store he went to tried to turn things around and blame the owner for causing the lines. Giving up, he went to another
Verizon store where he was told that
Verizon would do everything it could “to squirm out of any responsibility for providing the warranty.”
Eventually, the phone’s owner bought another Galaxy S24 Ultra unit from Verizon while returning the one with the defective screen. The only issue was that the defective unit was purchased with a trade-in and this Reddit subscriber has concerns that he is going to get screwed over by Verizon.
Galaxy S24 Ultra with the vertical green line defect
So far, the lines are appearing only on some Galaxy S24 Ultra units sold by U.S. carriers. If you ordered your phone unlocked from Samsung, odds are you won’t have to worry about this. The only reason why Galaxy S24 Ultra owners who bought their phone from a U.S. carrier need to be concerned is because Samsung fails to take responsibility or even allow the customer to exchange the defective unit for a new one.
By demanding that buyers return their defective unit and purchase a new phone, the carriers are forcing their customers to lose any pre-order discount they received which is not fair to those with a defective unit. And some carriers charge a $50 restocking fee on returns. If your Galaxy S24 Ultra does have this defect and you agree to return the phone and repurchase another unit, make sure in advance that you are not paying for any restocking fees. Also, make sure that you are not losing your pre-order discounts.
