Google says bumpy Pixel 8 screens are nothing to worry about — Display ‘bumps’ are components pushing into the OLED panel

coffeebiscuit , 7 months ago

“Nooo, it will never break on the pressure points. It won’t wear-out faster. We promise.”

Buffalox , 7 months ago

Bumps the size of those shown are pretty obviously a defect, because it distorts the image in a way that can not be reasonably expected for such a product, even if it's only visible for a very keen eye, it can be returned by the customer under warranty.
If Google should try to refute that, they will almost for sure lose any claims decision under EU or comparable law.

Eric_Pollock , 7 months ago

Sooo... don't buy a Pixel 8 because of a design flaw is what I'm hearing? Thanks for responding, Google.

hersh , 7 months ago

"no functional impact"? We clearly have very different ideas about the function of a display.

It's always something with Google, isn't it?

RedEyeFlightControl , 7 months ago

Don't worry about those bumps in your hood. It's just engine parts pushing into the sheet metal.

But I want a perfect hood

WE SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT

Reality_Suit , 7 months ago

Pay no attention to our bad engineering.

JohnEdwa , 7 months ago

The "puncture marks" shown in the article are caused by some sort of grounding connectors/lever thingies, most likely for the capacitive touchscreen. So they aren't some random "components" poking through.

Tygr , 7 months ago

Pixel 8, now with permanent braille