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Cracked screen! Tell me what you think.

So I'm looking to buy a sgs2!
I'm looking at a white one for a really good price only flaw is that there is a crack in the screen
Which isn't a problem because it's not on the screen (including pics below!)
So my question to you guys is will this crack on the screen spread towards the screen?
Let me know what you guys think
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It might be if u drop it
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But just in every day use do you think it will spread?
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Jerald2 said:
But just in every day use do you think it will spread?
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I wouldn't buy a broken phone
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Any pressure like having it simply accidently leaning on it could very easily spread the crack... I'd stear clear lol

I would just buy a kit off amazon for $20 and fix it yourself

If dropped it will spread.
On a side note...I'll sell you mine for $400 in pristine condition

I'm buying it for 275 does the price make up for it?
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Jerald2 said:
I'm buying it for 275 does the price make up for it?
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Hell no
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Jerald2 said:
I'm buying it for 275 does the price make up for it?
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Nope....display alone is $100+

Yeah I wouldn't. You would have to be super gentle with it always or it might spread. But in the end it's all up to you.
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Sure you might save a couple hundred now but in a few months when the crack spreads you'll be spending a lot more. Might as well spend the bigger bucks up front for a new phone instead of buying a cracked one an then possibly having to also buy a new one shortly after.. Just my $0.02
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That type of crack will only spread.
Some on the corners can be stopped with superglue if not a structural crack like that one. The torsion of the phone alone will cause that crack to spread.
I wouldn't buy it, by time you're done buying a new display (and the pain in the rear of attempting to separate a broken screen from the adhesive) it will be at least 400-450 total for the phone. That is, if you dont break the filament for the touch buttons at the bottom trying to separate it from glass shards.

I wouldn't buy it for more than 100 dollars. Screen will cost you 175 conservatively, so tack that on.
275 total is good for a used phone that probably has other issues.

Thanks guys
Thanks guys looks like im not going with that phone. Im looking at a slightly used Gnex for 315

Has anyone had any success with onex screen repair?

I dropped my onex and managed to break the screen. I replaced it with a galaxy note 2 but I still love the onex and would like to salvage it for use with my second line.
Has anyone had any success with having the the onex screen repaired?
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I dropped mine too and replaced the screen myself. If you have a little experience you won't find it difficult. Btw you can watch many how to videos on YouTube and find fairly cheap genuine replacements on eBay.
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I never did it myself, there are several guides on YouTube but I think the most crucial step is ordering the right part ie screen+digitizer already put together and not one of those parts seperately.
most likely only your digitizer is broken, not the screen itself but it is rely hard to place a new digitizer yourself, a big chance of misalignment or capturing air or dust

I have ordered mine from ebay screen+digitizer together, i tryed first to detach the digitizer but i broke the lcd its almost imposible to do so...believe me im quite skillfull with electronics.

Replaced two broken touches + lcds in my service. No problems, but this is my work

I replaced the screened on my atrix with a so called genuine one from eBay but it scratched right up in a few days so I'm guessing it wasn't quite as genuine gorilla glass as the original.
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fireblade said:
I dropped mine too and replaced the screen myself. If you have a little experience you won't find it difficult. Btw you can watch many how to videos on YouTube and find fairly cheap genuine replacements on eBay.
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I dont feel comfortable doing it myself. What is a good place to get it repaired?
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Anyone anyone bueller?
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Screen cracked. What do?

Hi guys. I recently dropped my phone and the screen has a line across the top of the phone. What do you recommend? Is there a place I can get a legit screen replacement for a cheap price? Thanks in advance!
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bobloiy said:
Hi guys. I recently dropped my phone and the screen has a line across the top of the phone. What do you recommend? Is there a place I can get a legit screen replacement for a cheap price? Thanks in advance!
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dont replace just the screen..it can be done but you risk the chance of dust getting between the lcd and glass which will drive you crazy.
get the lcd/digitizer replacement..usually around $150-260 and swap it yourself..i did mine and it was pretty easy

What a an lcd digitizer? Lol, sorry i don't really know much about this yet.
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he is saying not to replace just the glass, get the package that has the screen, the stylus sensor AND the glass
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reinaldistic said:
he is saying not to replace just the glass, get the package that has the screen, the stylus sensor AND the glass
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I just so happen to have a complete screen for sale for $150 shipped
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I'M Sorry to hear Your Cracked your Screen hope you get it Fix Good luck,
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I got my gn2 at best buy and pay 11$ a month for insurance... I'm happy to pay that cause i usually drop my phone every month or so and just take it there and get a loaner phone for bout 3days and then I get a refurbished gn2.. In the last 2years I've dropped, water damage and bricked over 10-12 phones and just gotta wait a few days for a refurbished one

Radio Shack does it for about $80 but you are without the phone for a few days.
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Broke my screen. Is 250 euro to fix it excessive?

Hello there
A few days ago I was using the public transport when my Note II fell on the ground. When my girlfriend asked if it was broken, I replied that the Note II was unbreakable. When I picked it up my screen was broken (karma hits player 1 for one million thousand trillion points). I mailed to the store I bought it from and they told me it would cost 250 euro's.
I'm wondering whether this is a normal price for a screen replacement.
Thank you for the replies!

Stores always want to rip you off! I have seen issues about screen on the galaxy s3 which obviously is different but almost the same. The glass can be bought for under $10 online and there are plenty of YouTube videos with instructions on how to do change it yourself. So to answer your question yes I think $250 is wayyyyy too much
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If it were me, I'd attempt to fix it myself, after reading up extensively and making sure I had the right tools.
Only you can contemplate whether it's worth it for you, watch some YouTube and make a decision
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The alternative is getting it fixed in a local 'foreign' shop here in my city. Not entirely reliable, but I have little to lose.
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Did you ask if they were going to change just the front glass or the whole display such as glass+ digitizer+amoled? Because if it's just the glass then it would be a major rip off! It's not that simple to just change the glass since it glued with an adhesive and you'll need to be very careful when removing it.
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bushako said:
Did you ask if they were going to change just the front glass or the whole display such as glass+ digitizer+amoled? Because if it's just the glass then it would be a major rip off! It's not that simple to just change the glass since it glued with an adhesive and you'll need to be very careful when removing it.
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Well they said they had to replace everything, which probably explains the hefty price tag.
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Fadawah said:
Well they said they had to replace everything, which probably explains the hefty price tag.
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I'd do some research before running to pay. These companies tell us w/e they want in hopes of making more money off customers
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First of all. If the screen is scratched or broken but still works it means than the screen is not damaged. Only upper glass over screen is broken and you can buy one from ebay for 20$ and replace yourself by video tutorial on youtube. Anyway if you fail to repar it yourself you can anytime go and replace whole screen for 250 eur. But I think its worth to try to repair upper glass only if screen is still responding after damage.
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[Q] Any good guides for replacing cracked screens

Looking for guides and resources to replace my S III cracked screen.
Too expensive to buy a new phone so I need to know what I am looking at. Price of repolacement parts and skills to do it.
Thnx

is the display cracked or is it just the glass?
a full screen replacement cost around 150$.
a glass replacement cost around 10$.
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Look in general there is a very good one in there and always on top.
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ayeitschris said:
is the display cracked or is it just the glass?
a full screen replacement cost around 150$.
a glass replacement cost around 10$.
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Only the glass is cracked
mt3g: thnx. Got this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1945494 will read later at work