Based on my googleing, there is no way to replace JUST the glass, correct? It's an all in one LCD/Digitizer/Glass, correct? Kind of annoying since iphones you can get just the glass for like 20$
Anybody have different information?
Yeah. I believe all galaxy devices have LCD/glass as one piece. Typing from cracked glass
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Its fused together i believe it is possible to separate the digitizer from the lcd with a heat gun to loosen it from the adhesive
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EVO glasses were $12 . But good luck on your quest. Complain to sprint as much as you can I guess!
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My personal issue, aside from the cash of 100$ asura claim.. Is my time line. Holiday travel and not being at home fir the replacement unit. guess I'm justSOL at the moment...... Stupid all in one pieces lol
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Correct, they are fused together. A pain if you need to replace it, but google "dust under screen" and you will see why amoled rules.
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I recently cracked the glass on my EVO 3D and was going to replace the glass which was going to cost me 59.99 but then decided to sell the phone as is. I sold it for 150. to my friend and ended up getting the SG2 and I'm really loving it so far. I need to read up on this whole odin and root method tonight so I can free this bad boy.
iPhone 3g and 3Gs were glass only replacements.
iPhone 4 and 4S are combined Glass/Digitizer/LCD
The LCD on them is glued to the Glass.
The people who sell the Glass/Digitizer ONLY are ripping people off. Its hell taking the LCD off. Even with a heat gun most of the time they break.
Supposedly the manufacturers do it to keep dust and particles from getting in between the glass/lCD and i also read somewhere the closer the 2 are together the less glare or less powerful the back lighting has to be. But not sure i buy that. But anything is possible.
i too have a cracked epic touch AND evo 3d and am finding it impossible to replace either one , without insurance
Just Don't Try it
I just tried to fix mine with a heat gun and I broke it, luckily I have insurance. Don't be a noob like me and do your research, replacement glass from hong kong does not really help with any AMOLED phones.
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Long story short- I was baby sitting my toddler who had just learned to walk and as I was reaching out to prevent her from falling I dropped my 21 day old S2 from approximately 4 feet onto tile. Phone fell screen first. There wasn't a sound except hearing my heart beat and couldn't believe my eyes as I turned the phone around and the LCD was shattered but still responsive.
Every sad story has a happy ending- my baby is ok and my rugrat is too. Sent the phone to Samsung to have it repaired. I didn't have insurance but my mastercard is reimbursing me since it's within a 60 day purchase protection period. Total bill from Samsung for a new LCD and touchapanel was $161. It was a 6 business day turnaround time back to my front door. The saddest part of the story is that I was just touting to my brother how awesome it is to have gorilla glass and the nexus galaxy won't. The irony is that it doesn't matter.
Wow, that looks like my friend's iPhone 4, if you got that to land on one of those corners, who cares about special glass, that iPhone was a goner!
Good to see that you don't have to pay for the repairs though. $161 is pretty expensive for only a touchscreen panel! :O
These kind of stories make me glad I have insurance on my phone.
Im wondering waht gorilla glass even does now since ive scratches on my screen...
I've learned that just because a phone has gorilla glass doesn't mean you can be careless
The screen will scratch so if I have to carry it in my pocket I make sure it's empty. Every time I drop it I send a prayer up before it even hits the ground lol.
My girlfriends Moto Defy has a shattered screen and my old Defy had scratches on the display.
Glad you got your screen replaced, I would have been heart broken lol.
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Almost makes the $8 asurion insurance not worth it because of the $130 deductible
This makes me want to go out and get a screen protector and a case...lol
Scared me
That does it !! no kids are touching my phone, better yet I am kicking the kids out and I am ripping the tile out also !!
Seeing that pic made my balls clench
ouch! seeing that picture makes my heart break
glad to hear it got all taken care of
wow... $170 for a screen is a bit much
i wonder if we can get it cheaper on ebay
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That does it !! no kids are touching my phone, better yet I am kicking the kids out and I am ripping the tile out also !!
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LOL I put my wife in that bracket. She drops every single phone she touches all the time. I'm amazed that her iphone screen still hasn't cracked yet
I didn't want to deal with the hassle with getting the right type of screen and learning how to replace it. Made the decision much easier when mastercard would take care if it so I would still have a warranty also.
PS. I took those pics with my vibrant.I actually like the size of that phone better but do like everything else about this phone!
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Almost makes the $8 asurion insurance not worth it because of the $130 deductible
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$130 is cheap compared to the $500 it would cost to buy a new one..even if you added in the $8/mo for however many months
Hope you get a nice screen replacement. The reason why the screen is so expensive is because it's one-piece. AMOLED are printed on the glass so once that shatters, the glass (digitizer) and the AMOLED assembly has to be replaced. This also goes for the iphone 4. The glass is inseparable from the LCD.
Even on other phones, the glass+assembly is $80 dollars and the rest is the cost of labour. Better luck next time. I broke my iphone digitizer 3x and they were only $10 to replace because i could replace it individually.
So for everyone else, take care of that piece of glass
I own Gigahertz Computers in Warner Robins GA and we are Mac/mobile device specialists. If you ever need a screen fixed, pm me. I love to hook up my bros!!!
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I dont know why someone wouldnt put a good tpu case on any phone.. i dropped my phone on concrete with my body glove case and nothing happened cuz my case protects the whole phone lol.
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Wow that sucks... good move on your part to claim it through master card. Does the new screen look any different or better with less lines and clearer whites?
I have the same case on the phone as you, has the same drop but all OK. The only difference is I have the zagg protector on the front. It did screw up the protector but they're sending a new one for the cost of shipping. I'm wondering if that protector has a tiny bit of shock absorbance in it.
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when I dropped the phone it didn't have a case on it since I was actually drying it from water that said toddler also spilled on the poor S2. I'm pretty sure the D30 case you see in the picture would have prevented it from breaking.
The screen is the same great quality but I didn't have an issue with the old one to complain about.
I still wouldn't get insurance.never had a major issue with previous 2 smart phones and consider this a freak accident. I can almost guarantee their profit margin is high on selling insurance which means its a bad bet for the consumer.
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This is off topic, and it may be a first timers mistake, but you don't 'babysit' your own kids. That would be considered 'spending time' with them. You babysit other peoples kids.
Long story short, I dropped my phone and cracked the front glass (first time i've broken a phone ). The screen itself is still in perfect shape and the phone functions perfectly. On eBay, I see a bunch of listings for replacement front outer glass for the E4GT. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Front-Glass...600?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19d28f2fa0
I was under the assumption that the screen and glass were fused and you had to replace the entire front glass along with the screen together?
The two pieces aren't fussed but glued. And from what I remember reading it is pretty much impossible to get the two apart.
And I would have to guess it would be equally true to get them glued together again....
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The two pieces aren't fussed but glued. And from what I remember reading it is pretty much impossible to get the two apart.
And I would have to guess it would be equally true to get them glued together again....
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Thanks. I figured they were joined somehow. Wanted to make sure so I didn't waste any money.
You technically can get it back together again if you somehow manage to seperate the screen from the glass without breaking it but if you though air bubbles under a screen protector looked bad oh man are you in for an unplesant surprise..... yeah just replace the whole thing, or file an insurance claim if screens are still an arm and a leg on eBay ( haven't looked since the s3 dropped, they were like 125, crazy...)
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You technically can get it back together again if you somehow manage to seperate the screen from the glass without breaking it but if you though air bubbles under a screen protector looked bad oh man are you in for an unplesant surprise..... yeah just replace the whole thing, or file an insurance claim if screens are still an arm and a leg on eBay ( haven't looked since the s3 dropped, they were like 125, crazy...)
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Yeah, took a chance and got a used one for $75 that's supposedly in perfect shape. We'll see. The seller had good feedback at least.
Ive never dropped a cellphone but today was that day. I had bought an invisible shield to put it on today when i got home. Right when i got home i put the phone in my pocket but it had it had hole. BAM. it dropped down my leg and hit the concrete face down. It shattered the digitizer but the lcd is intact. My question was, would i be able to buy a digitizer and change it without having to pay 180 for a new digitizer/lcd ? any help would be appreciated.
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I'm fairly sure I've read that the digitizer is fused with the screen.
Yeah there's no way going around it. They're glued together as one piece.
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUU dammit
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I spoke to some rep from samsung yesterday on my phone and they said it would be 179.99 to fix it. But my question is, do i have to include the lcd ? Because my lcd isnt broke and they sell the glass on ebay for 20 bucks. I would rather try and fix it myself and break it, THEN send it to samsung if i cant fix it instead of paying 180 bucks for just some glass since my lcd is not broken and have them rip me off because they will def reuse my lcd and win anyways.
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I spoke to some rep from samsung yesterday on my phone and they said it would be 179.99 to fix it. But my question is, do i have to include the lcd ? Because my lcd isnt broke and they sell the glass on ebay for 20 bucks. I would rather try and fix it myself and break it, THEN send it to samsung if i cant fix it instead of paying 180 bucks for just some glass since my lcd is not broken and have them rip me off because they will def reuse my lcd and win anyways.
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It's been answered.. if you want to do it yourself you're going to end up breaking your LCD and need to buy the part or send it to Samsung anyways. There is no way around it.
There is a video on YouTube with somebody changing only the glass. Check on YouTube so you will have an idea about how to do it and if you will be able.
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I dont believe they are "fused" together. from my history in repairing phones, there is just a small sliver of double sided tape holding the digitizer to the LCD screen. and all you need to do is use a plastic seperating tool to slowly seperate the two. Also, use a good hot hair dryer to help melt away the adhesive. good luck!
Go to a hardware store and pick up a heat gun. Take the phone completely apart, take out all the electronics. Heat the screen evenly and slowly start pulling the screen up little by little while hitting it with the heat gun.
Take your time and don't rush. It can be done but it's not easy and can damage the LCD.
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If you do this HEAT the **** out of the LCD and digitizer. It will be very hard to separate the two. Please take pictures and tell us you're approach to help other S3 users.
I had a long ass post written but now it's gone. boo.
anyways. Here's something to consider as to why you can't separate it. If you believe there's a way to get around it then good luck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es8gezSdKv4&feature=youtu.be
Dropped my GSIII face-down on concrete Saturday morning....phone didn't bounce. When I picked it up, majority of the screen is cracked, much more near the bottom...however there are no scuff marks along the sides and back....and the touchscreen and phone still work. After I get back from vacation, which will be 10/27, I will more than likely buy another one. So after I do that, how much should I expect to get for my current one if I put it up for sale?
ive seen a lot of cracked gs3 for around 250 but never more than 300.
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ive seen a lot of cracked gs3 for around 250 but never more than 300.
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idk that seems a little ..Keep in mind your looking at ~$300 to replace the screen alone. id be happy walkin away with $150 200 max
With the Note 2 coming out next week, might buy that instead, then sell this baby.
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Ill give you $150 for it.
dont sell that thing for less than $225-250.
if you look hard enough you can find a replacement screen+digitizer+entire front assembly for $100-150, then you can just fix the phone yourself. Thats what I did when my screen broke, and I have pretty much zero technical expertise and confidence fixing things. It really is that easy replacing the screen yourself if you buy the whole front assembly including digitizer.
Here's a bunch for $150 ---this is all you need to fix your busted screen!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sprint-Sams...255?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccba9d717
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sprint-Sams...474?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337d166faa
I'm going on vacation tomorrow...will decide what to do when I get back.
I broke my inner screen (display), not the outer glass, somehow.
Walked into sprint repair store.
Gave them phone
Came back an hour later with it working perfectly and they only charged my $37.
Might be worth a try.
They had a defective GS3 laying around to swap out the screen or change out the guts of the phone. I visited a Sprint store and they said they could do it for $35, but put me on a waiting list until they get a returned GS3.
hmm got lucky I guess.
But thats what I'd do instead of taking a massive loss and selling it for $150 or something
If its only the glass and nor display you can buy a replacement for $40 bucks and change it yourself
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If its only the glass and nor display you can buy a replacement for $40 bucks and change it yourself
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Gorilla glass?? I broke mine just untop ehere the camera is infront. Only the glass. Touchscreen works great still
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so my loving, caring. soon-to-be wife, dropped her new note 2 off her lap onto our garage floor. she has a otterbox defender case and when we picked it up the glass was not cracked but the screen has a hairline crack running from the left middle along the side to the bottom. when we tried to turn it on, the screen turned on but the crack in the lcd was now obvious and the digitizer didnt work for the bottom half of the screen. now i realize that i probably have to replace the whole screen assembly but is the a person on here that can direct me to a local repair person in san diego or maybe a site where i can order it online for under $200?
i know its a long shot and the misses can still use the s pen to use the screen but we ended up leaving it off as over time i noticed the screen getting more and more pixelated from the crack line.
tl;dr front glass is perfect, managed to break lcd and digitizer, am i really boned?
Thats pretty amazing, you can aks sammy how much it will cost you if they repair it, but I dont think it will be under 200
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You're very unlucky..How did it crack with an Otterbox ??Bad karma..However i fell sorry for you and your note 2..Contact Sammy and see what can you do..You can try to replace it yourself but you'll lost the warranty..
so turns out the phone still had warranty and i dont need a receipt! (traded our old iphone 4s's for two note 2's plus $200 cash on craigslist) called samsung and told them that the phone all of a sudden had cracks under the glass and was very "hot" from charging, they are replacing it no questions asked! thanks anyways guys, il be sure to buy my wife a clutch for her phablet
Nice .! Move ...n thanx for idea.... :thumbup:
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