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Broke my S2 glass which is one month old and gave it in Samsung Service center for a day to replace it and they are charging $ 150 ... (((
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Broke my S2 glass which is one month old and gave it in Samsung Service center for a day to replace it and they are charging $ 150 ... (((
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Only??damn are u lucky..guess you didnt damage any other parts of the phone...Next time be more careful when u hold something worth half ur month's paycheck
Did you have any sort of protection on your S2 , case or screen-protector, just out of interest.
oow, what happened with your SGS2? Do you accidently drop it? Can your give us some picture of broken gorilla glass of yours?
Gorilla glass protects you from scratching not cracking. I had my SGS1 crack as well and I did lots of research on the best means on to replace it. I found out that most people (all that I saw actually) had the crack starting from the home button. The flaw with the Sgs1 & 2 is the button brings a weak point for the glass to crack. I bet yours cracked from there as well?
It's so weak there that, the hit that made mine crack was so small that I didn't bother to check the phone to see if it got damaged.
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Ouch, that.s a lot to ask for a small piece of glass...but needs must I guess. Had a couple drops with my sg2 but it's my impression that the tough case's raised edges saved the glass. useful obsv of button as weakspot, had no idea - I guess it would be a similar weakness with our friend iphone.
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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.
Hey guys! I just got my nexus and, well it has a bad scratch on the screen... bad enough that I can feel it with my fingers. Its not HORRIBLE but its kind of annoying. How can I remove this? I've heard toothpaste works good. Thanks
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I would recommend buying some kind of display polish before experimenting with toothpaste, since the device is brandnew!
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is it on the display, side or back?
cade80 said:
is it on the display, side or back?
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On the display (screen) updated op with more info
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Honestly, you can't just remove the scratch. A screen protector will mask the scratch. Your going yo have to replace the screen. Samsung should have put certified gorilla glass instead of a different fortified glass on the gnex. Think about it. Your not going to go without a scratch in the 2-3 years you have the phone.. so deal with it!
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Okaay said:
Honestly, you can't just remove the scratch. A screen protector will mask the scratch. Your going yo have to replace the screen. Samsung should have put certified gorilla glass instead of a different fortified glass on the gnex. Think about it. Your not going to go without a scratch in the 2-3 years you have the phone.. so deal with it!
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My 5 months of going caseless and without a screen protector disagree =]
You're sorta out of luck here. The phone is coated with a special oleo-phobic coating, so if you try to buff-out the scratch there will be a weird patch that will be noticeable to the touch and eye of where you scratched off the coating, unless you buff out the entire screen, which will give you more scratches most likely. My advice, cover it with a nice screen protector or ignore it until your phone develops more scratches, and then replace the entire screen. It will run you about ~$250 for the display. Honestly, if it bothers you that much replace the screen. You may be able to sell your scratched screen for $100 on Ebay for those people who crack their digitizer.
You can try the XO skins actually really good covering scratches (my brother mess up his phone too ) and cheap too and good warranty even outside US
http://xoskins.com/cell-phone-skin-...tectors/samsung-galaxy-nexus-screen-protector
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jgalan14 said:
You can try the XO skins actually really good covering scratches (my brother mess up his phone too ) and cheap too and good warranty even outside US
http://xoskins.com/cell-phone-skin-...tectors/samsung-galaxy-nexus-screen-protector
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Thanks for that suggestion. I just bought one. Hope it works.
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dw9906 said:
Thanks for that suggestion. I just bought one. Hope it works.
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Np man
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Love the screen protector, but it did absolutely nothing to hide my scratch.
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Love the screen protector, but it did absolutely nothing to hide my scratch.
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Really the sucks man well now you know where to get some good quality screen protector
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Hey guys im looking at buying the gnex soon. The only thing holding me back is i keep hearing it scratches very easily. Im not a big fan of big cases and usually use the phone naked. Has anybody that been using it without protector and notices it scratches easy? Ive had a sgs1 for two years and that thing is like a brick. Dropped it too many times and not one scratch. Thanks
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i've been using it without a screen protector, for about 4 months now. I generally keep my device very well, i dont over-protect it, but im not careless with it either, i.e. i dont put it in screen first with keys and loose change. so far it's absolutely pristine. It may not be gorilla glass, but it is something very similar. and judging form my experience with a samsung galaxy s 2 even gorilla glass isn't unscratchable, per se.
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Hey guys! I just got my nexus and, well it has a bad scratch on the screen... bad enough that I can feel it with my fingers. Its not HORRIBLE but its kind of annoying. How can I remove this? I've heard toothpaste works good. Thanks
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DO NOT USE TOOTHPASTE. EVER.
You will destroy your screen, toothpaste contains abrasive particle that kinda work like sandpaper on tooth enamel, which is very very hard.
get a zagg prtector or something similar, it comes with a gel foam applicant, which fills those scratches and when the screen protector goes onit creates a gapless layer, and you wont be able to see or feel the scratch. Well...at least the scratch wont be very obvious.
My two weeks old GNex, naked for only a week, then i had a scratch, very tiny scratch (between 'F' and 'G' portrait keyboard).
And it only noticeable under the light with a great focus of your eyes. It's okay, I don't like using case.
I can debunk two myths in this and numerous threads: 1. Toothpaste does not work in 'removing' or even masking scratches on the GNex. 2. Toothpaste does not otherwise 'mess up' your screen in trying to fix a scratch (at least using plain, mint Colgate paste )
Like others, I was curious to see if it'd work. I read in numerous sources that kept pointing to toothpaste as a home remedy, however oddly no success stories, but at the same time no stories of ruining your screen either. I tested a tiny spot first, in the corner of the display for 'abrasive' damge. Nothing. I then moved on to the scratch itself - a scratch that's about 3/4" in lenght (I got the phone used at a nice price due to the scratch). I used a tiny bit of plain white toothpaste, a q-tip that was barely damp, and a micro-fiber cloth. I applied the toothpaste ALONG the scratch and not just apply it in swirls, and waited for it to dry. I then buffed the paste off with the micro-fiber cloth. I did this twice. Nothing fixed, yet nothing ruined. So there you have it. That's my story.
I also tried Ghost Armor to mask it. Didn't help at all, if anything you could see it more than just when the light hits it just right 'naked.'
Additionally it looks like the long-term test of that one poster replacing just the GLASS on his GNex was not successful as he recently updated his post saying that various debris has found its way under the screen since his successful replacing of it. Due to this, he specifically says that due to the risk and debris, it's not worth it.
SO.... you either have to deal with the scratch(es), or replace the screen, digitizer, etc or just purchase a new/used device. Currently Gnex's are going for about $260-285 on Ebay auctions (cheaper on CL), while making a few calls to replace my screen fully runs anywhere from $200-250 locally.
However, I've heard stories where folks send their devices into Samsung to get just the glass replaced. If you start a ticket with them, they'll quote you around $163 including shipping both ways. However, there are stories of credit cards not being charged at all and covered under warranty if all they do is replace the glass.
Hope this helps.
I moved from the iPhone 4 nd had zero screen scratches in the 2years I had it. I already got one on my s3 just wondering if anyone else noticed your screen scratched?
Nope...and should have a few by now glass seems legit so far
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ive been trying to scratch mine but it doesnt work. so i bought a matte screen protector bcuz i like the feel n called it a day
No problems here. My wife has a 4s and it has scratched easily. I guess YMMV....
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none yet but my screen does make a clicking noise at the top if you tap it
Found super fine scratches after two weeks and went with screen protector. First time in the last 4 phones.
Gorilla glass 2 isn't all its cracked up to be.
Nothing here. I cleaned up the screen for the first time after a month and it's just perfect... probably because i usually leave it in hit case while i don't use it.
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I had a iPhone 4s and my screen was scratched and how that happened I had no idea as I am always very careful. I got a galaxy s3 and had no screen scratch however my buddy got his s3 also and has a screen scratch so it depends If it has glass it can get scratched bottom line doesn't matter what phone it is or what type of glass. I would just get a screen protector to be safe like I did.
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none yet but my screen does make a clicking noise at the top if you tap it
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I have a similar issue, from time to time I feel like the top layer of the phone is detached somehow when it doesn't look like it and oddly enough when I randomly touch the top near the call speaker, you feel that little push to the phone, clicking it back into place
HOX is perfect while SG3 has a scratch
I've had my HTC One X longer then I have had my GS3 and for some reason the GS3 has a small scratch in the screen, while my One X screen is perfect. I thought both of these phones had gorilla 2 on them?
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I have a similar issue, from time to time I feel like the top layer of the phone is detached somehow when it doesn't look like it and oddly enough when I randomly touch the top near the call speaker, you feel that little push to the phone, clicking it back into place
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Yea mine dont do that it just makes a sound! Took my case off and cant find any defects so i guess i can live with it. I did see where alot of ppl had the same issue if its an issue at all
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I've had my HTC One X longer then I have had my GS3 and for some reason the GS3 has a small scratch in the screen, while my One X screen is perfect. I thought both of these phones had gorilla 2 on them?
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Same thing I've noticed comparing Galaxy Nexus to HTC Sensation and now GS3 with OneX. It seems Samsung puts a oleophobic coating on their phones which helps resist smudges, make them easier to clean. I believe this coating is what you see those fine scratches in. The glass itself is not getting scratched just this coating. I've only seen it on Samsung phones. My Nexus has these fine scratches that can only be seen in direct sunlight and can't be felt or affect the display in anyway. Same thing happened with my GS3 until I swapped it out for some other issue - this replacement GS3 I stuck a screen cover on it so I don't have to be bothered with the fine coating scratches.
mgawelek said:
I moved from the iPhone 4 nd had zero screen scratches in the 2years I had it. I already got one on my s3 just wondering if anyone else noticed your screen scratched?
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Yes, got scratch on a screen after less then a month of owning this. Owned original Galaxy S and Galaxy S2 and neither had any scratches in several years I had them.
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I moved from the iPhone 4 nd had zero screen scratches in the 2years I had it. I already got one on my s3 just wondering if anyone else noticed your screen scratched?
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My iPhone 4 scratched. Both phones have same glass.
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YES mine has scratched easily! And I'm fairly careful with my phones and screens. My S1 and S2 were amazing and practically unscratchable but this phone dud come with a DIFFERENT VARIATION OF NEWER GORILLA GLASS. Can't find the article but it is different. My scratches aren't major but definitely there and came within 3 days...as well this phone is easier to crack the glass so be careful. I know one friend who easily cracked his and Rogers has stated they have had several returns already too. So take 'er easy on this phone. I now have screen protector which I never needed in past
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YES mine has scratched easily! And I'm fairly careful with my phones and screens. My S1 and S2 were amazing and practically unscratchable but this phone dud come with a DIFFERENT VARIATION OF NEWER GORILLA GLASS. Can't find the article but it is different. My scratches aren't major but definitely there and came within 3 days...as well this phone is easier to crack the glass so be careful. I know one friend who easily cracked his and Rogers has stated they have had several returns already too. So take 'er easy on this phone. I now have screen protector which I never needed in past
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Yes it's second generation gorilla glass. Maybe not as good as they thought. I bought a screen protector from att the day I bought mine.
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Yes it's second generation gorilla glass. Maybe not as good as they thought. I bought a screen protector from att the day I bought mine.
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Good call and I recommend ALL to get a screen protector.
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pchemerys said:
Good call and I recommend ALL to get a screen protector.
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For me personally it's bad call. Why get this top of the line phone with excellent screen and then put something on top of it which would make screen duller? This was never an issue with previous Galaxy S phones and Samsung screwed it up somehow with this iteration.
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For me personally it's bad call. Why get this top of the line phone with excellent screen and then put something on top of it which would make screen duller? This was never an issue with previous Galaxy S phones and Samsung screwed it up somehow with this iteration.
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I felt the same way when I had iPhone 4. Too off protection and in a month had very faint scratches. From there on always put on protection. It's like a condom. Yes makes it duller but always worth the protection. Lol
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Mine has 2 micro scratches. Plus a few nicks from dropping it off my shorts since it slides so easy. Case recommended... Waiting over a month for mine...
Hi all
I have a cracked screen on my Galaxy Nexus and want to replace it.
I know the digitizer is stuck to the glass but I've watched a video on YouTube and with a bit of time and patience it should come apart.
Has anyone successfully replace the glass and only the glass on the Galaxy Nexus?
I've seen some replacement glass on eBay for around $20 which doesn't seem too bad. But I want to know when you remove the old glass which would remove the glue holding the old glass on, do I need any glue to stick the new glass on and where would I find this so called glue?
I bought a used broken galaxy nexus off ebay that also has this issue and I am probably gonna try and fix it eventually. I ordered replacement glass off ebay for 15 dollars and its coming with little tools for the job aswell.
Did it come with stuff to stick the glass back on :s
I will probably pick it up on Monday so I can check then.
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I did the same thing. Found a nexus on ebay for 40 bucks with a cracked screen. Phone works perfect, I ordered replacement glass only and and I'm just way nervous to do it.
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Any luck with this repair? It seems like there are people who say it can't be done and some who say it can. I've watched some videos on this topic as well but they never really show how to put the glass back on without getting air and dust trapped in between the digitizer and the glass.
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Any luck with this repair? It seems like there are people who say it can't be done and some who say it can. I've watched some videos on this topic as well but they never really show how to put the glass back on without getting air and dust trapped in between the digitizer and the glass.
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I had the same issue with my Gnex, but after talking to private service guy,I replaced complete digitiser together with glass. The reason was simple.
As I get info from that guy, you will never be able to protect any dust to stay at digitiser area, so after some time phone will not recognise some touches,because of glue has to be used and it is not easy to cover complete area,that is why probably dust will come inside.
Anyway,those are informations I get from guy who is servicing/repairing all kinds of mobile phones, so this was his opinion and maybe there is better way,how to solve it.
I wish you good luck
It didn't come with glue .
I found this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WIQW3U/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 which seems like the right thing to me.
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so did anyone successfully replaced the glass?
I found good deal in Amazon and not sure if this is going to work!
I have a broken GNex which I am willing to sell for parts... Anyone interested Pm me
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I have a broken GNex which I am willing to sell for parts... Anyone interested Pm me
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do you have an intact glass?
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do you have an intact glass?
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I had... Sold it already... I remember seeing one in eBay UK website you may want to try there.
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I had... Sold it already... I remember seeing one in eBay UK website you may want to try there.
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ty mate.. i will seriously think about it :good:
Any word on replacing the glass? I've been watching some videos about the process that includes everything except the regluing.
I found one video on the regluing process, but it shows the replacement in an industrial factory setting with an industrial autoclave vacuum to remove any air bubbles present.
I have also seen people on the YouTubes use 3mm wide double sided tape around the entire perimeter of the phone to reduce dust, but I can see potential issues with this method, as the factory method seems to apply a solid layer of adhesive material.
I would like to hear success stories, but I'm inclined to pop this thing open and give out a shot.
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I have a broken GNex which I am willing to sell for parts... Anyone interested Pm me
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I thought the glue is not a must have parts,but samsung wont put the glue on without any reason. what i know about the glue is it will make ur glass much harder...