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[Q] cracked screen

so i was sitting down on a patio chair in my backyard. the S3 in all its sleek sexiness, slips out of my pockets, falls a mere 4 inches. i pick it up, praying that it does not have a crack. god just wasn't listening this day. it just wasn't in the cards. :crying:
i don't have a warranty and sprint said they cant do anything for me. i just figured i can do it myself. im not a novice when taking apart phones and fixing them. as sick as it sounds, i actually love doing it.
my big question is; are there any black front glass panels with the Samsung logo on them. im going to change the back battery cover as well and have a totally unique S3. this makes me happy.
so do you guys know of any reputable sites to where i can get a quality front panel with glass, in black?
thanks a bunch

or really any other color than red, cobalt and while
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So nothing huh?
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I have a full sprint gs3 housing for sale if you're interested. I have over 200+ feedback on eBay and a fee in here
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chudddddd said:
I have a full sprint gs3 housing for sale if you're interested. I have over 200+ feedback on eBay and a fee in here
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how much would you part with it for?

Toddler threw wife's Sensation in a coffee cup

We do have a subsidized phone available through T-Mo, so I'm inclined to use that.
GS3 seems like the obvious choice, but I'm loathe to hand her electronics destroying hands a new phone (this is her 3rd phone in just over 2 years. The others were similarly destroyed).
I'd be very tempted to hand her the GN and keep the GS3
How annoyed am I going to be with the GS3?
Other ideas?
And why couldn't she have waited a month until the Galaxy Note 2 came out?

Why not get her an older phone like the defy lol
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Get her a flip phone
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Defy as suggested or.. dare I say an iphone with LifeProof (waterproof) case.. Honestly, no pun intended, but people like that should not be owning a smartphone. They are fragile devices and cannot take much of a beating.

akira02rex said:
Defy as suggested or.. dare I say an iphone with LifeProof (waterproof) case.. Honestly, no pun intended, but people like that should not be owning a smartphone. They are fragile devices and cannot take much of a beating.
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Chris Brown??!
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Cheap flip phone/blackberry/low end android phone off of eBay until she learns to be responsible with an expensive phone. Save the subsidies for yourself.

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Cheap flip phone/blackberry/low end android phone off of eBay until she learns to be responsible with an expensive phone. Save the subsidies for yourself.
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Agreed. Check Craigslist too.
Honestly the Lifeproof case is a good idea too.

Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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tristandespain said:
Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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ouch! thats a harsh punshment! (i am thinking those old chunky desktops)

Wow, women have no respect when it comes to electronics. The ones that do are obviously witches.
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mrdevil_25 said:
ouch! thats a harsh punshment! (i am thinking those old chunky desktops)
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It's a fairly new desktop. She actually prefers to use it. It gets expensive replacing electronics every other month. I wish I could somehow force her to use only Internet Explorer. That would be the ultimate punishment.
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tristandespain said:
Same thing happened to me. My wife broke 3 phones and a laptop in just over a year. She now has an old flip phone and only uses the desktop computer. Electronics are way too expensive to be careless with.
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lol my girls the same way. within three months of getting any phone either the screen gets cracked or the charger port is broken. or both
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Perhaps you could look around and checks phones that will have a nice resale value right now. Not sure what choices you have with tmobile. A gs3 could be had for $200 upgrade price, flipped for $500+ and then buy a nice little mid range expendable phone that will get the job done. Or maybe buy two. This method has it's goods and bads, but if a smartphone is really needed for phone amd text, and the extras for distraction/minimal tasks and getting on the web for fun, reading or tips on breasts hurt while breastfeeding then this might be a good path. Otherwise, get a nice little unlocked nokia or moto for cheap until toddler destruction improves.
"You're doing it wrong. Again. Lol." -- Apple

Get her an International Droid RAZR. Kevlar and water proof.
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Or a defy as suggested. My friend accidently dropped his off the top of a 2 story building while taking a picture. He walked down, picked it up, entered a caption and posted it (he was using instagram). There's just a little nick in one of the corners now.
Also it's waterproof, so that helps with the drink issues.

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Wow, women have no respect when it comes to electronics. The ones that do are obviously witches.
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This generalization is pretty disrespectful, despite the fact you tried to add that you understand there are women who do, this still was a harsh post. We do have female users.
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Pretty sure it was a tongue in cheek post
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The key word I see here is toddler, give the toddler that busted sensation. That way he/she has their own phone to dunk in coffee. The other thing is to teach your wife the proper way to deal with water damage, ie battery pull and rice.

And teach her not to put her phone in front of a baby. And tell her she won't like it the next time it happens.
Will the next nexus have a longer screen?

why does she need a phone in the kitchen in the first place?

Choices...

I have a upgrade and Im wondering which phone to get. I like the s3 a lot. Especially the new touchwiz. But I don't like that it could be glitchy and a cheap build. Plus I have had my note for about 6 monthes and I have had some screen problems like the weird ruff spots on it. And I don't want to have the same problems again with the s3. Also is the overheating fixed? I don't want to root this phone (atleast for now) I just want a nice clean reliable and custom experience. Also is the retina display noticeably better? If you have had any problems with your s3 please tell me. Any opinions will be helpful. I'm pretty open minded right now.
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U got 3 choices.. gs3, ip5, one x..
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Exactly. I don't know much about the iphone5 and one x can you list some pros and cons? That would be greatly appreciated.
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Best one is the gs3 cause the one x is older and dosnt have expandable storage or a super amoled or as great dev support and dont get me started with the i****onmyself 5

Save it for the Note 2.
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The note is great its just a tad to big. The 4.8 inch screen of s3 is great size for me. But I have heard it has a number of problems like overheating and its fragile compared to other devices or so I've read. A HUGE pet peeve I have is when the plastic battery door creaks and squeaks. Is that apparent on the g3? And if it does, how well do those metal doors on eBay work?
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One more thing. Will the g3 run smooth and reliable without modifing it? I want to use it right out of the box with the least amount of problems as possible
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Never had a problem with my backdoor or overheating and yes its perfectly stable with stock
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Are all the us carrier versions the same spec wise?
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Depends.
If by "overheat" you mean getting uncomfortably hot, that only happens when you play intensive games like NOVA3 for extended periods of time.
Backdoor creak has never happened to me, but my buttons on the side creek occasionally.
As for your options, honestly the One X doesn't look shabby, but remember that there is less development in that sector, and that the SGS3 has plenty of devs.
As for the iPhone 5, I can tell you from my experience-- that if you enjoy Android, stay away from iOS unless you want to dumb yourself down to a trained monkey. That's my biggest problem with iOS, it's made for extremely simple people. Jailbreaking can't fix the nature of that OS, and that made me dump my iPhone.
In my opinion, I think you should get the SGS3. Build quality won't reach the iPhone 5's, but other then that you won't have any regrets. Besides, you can always exchange.
Goodluck bud!
PS: All US Carrier models are the same, besides the radio. Same Dual Core A-15's @ 1.5GHz.

The main problem I have with the s3 is build quality,reliability,accessories. The iPhone 5 IA built so nicely it makes me feel like it's actually worth 200-300 dollars. The s3 just doesn't give me that quality feel.
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Is there noticeable lag on the att g3?
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Mine is lag free

IPhone 5 is also over hyped. You're paying for materials and branding, not quality of product.
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Love my gs3
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Me being me I wouldn't buy any phone but an iPhone 5 right now. Value is too high. Buy that and trade for SGS3 plus cash!

Does everyone's screen look and feel the same as the day they bought it? Like nothing has rubbed of with heavy use? Cause I had that happen to my note
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corey_r said:
Does everyone's screen look and feel the same as the day they bought it? Like nothing has rubbed of with heavy use? Cause I had that happen to my note
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I've had my S3 since early July, naked screened, and when i wipe the slight smudges off of it from my fingers, it shines like the day i bought it.
As for the battery door.... yea, i'm pretty sure the only people you'd hear about it being squeaky or cheap from are the iPhone 5 Republic. To them, anything plastic is sh*t anymore. I'd hate to have seen how they chose a phone 6+ years ago, when very few phones even used a THIN metal shell, and smartphones were limited to Windows Mobile and Blackberries basically. I never hear a noise from it, and it's far from cheap feeling. It's actually Polycarbonate plastic.
I've had it running a custom ROM since i'd say just under a month into having it.... but i still tend to stick to the tweaked stock roms more than CM10 stuff, simply because i like the TouchWiz camera. Runs fantastic.

Now Im reading about loose power buttons and even one guys supposedly fell off. OS and screen size of the s3 combined with the build quality,reliability, and retina display of the iPhone 5 would be a fantastic phone.
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I love this phone!

Brought it with me to Afghanistan for a little entertainment and it's definitely worth it. I also bought 2 extra batteries for it and it's great. I got music, movies, games and I get to talk to loved ones when I get the chance for wifi. Very durable phone and I'm just glad to have it.
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How's it hold up against the sand out there?
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Lol

Not every where in afghanistan is a sand box like Iraq and other haji countries. It's actually rather mountainous
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The sand or dust is awful. My sinuses are so dried out! But the phone is fine. I have a screen protector so I just wipe it with a rag. The area I'm in is really dry. Lots of hills that are brown and look like they are made of pure dust!
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I just hope that the dust doesn't ruin the charging connectors. If it does, I should be okay with just charging by using a universal charger on the batteries.
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Sounds like hell lol, I've been thinking about joining the military lately... I guess if I end up somewhere like Afghanistan I'll take my E4GT for entertainment as well.
Good luck out there, I'm sure you'll be back to the states in no time. My cousin just got out of the Marines, he was also stationed out there.
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Thanks for your service brother.

Thanks for your service. I love this phone too. :beer:
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They do seem to be pretty durable. The only complaint I have on mine is that there is a scratch op paint missing from the metal grill for the ear speaker. It is supposed to be painted black, but mine has a chip on it where the bare metal is showing through. Wonder if sprint would replace it for me....

Mine phone was dropped in water while bathing my kids and sucked on by my 8 month old and it still works like new!! This phone is like a toyota cant blow it up!!
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You're right about it being like a Toyota... this thing can't be stopped, unless you run into a brick(wall)
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Lol even after that it will show some sign of life!!
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Yeah, these phones are great. I think Samsung has done a great job here on this phone.

Will you ever own a "normal" sized phone again?

This may be a repost, but if you don't feel like repeating... Don't lol.
I've been with my Note 2 for about 3 weeks now and this is truly one of the best "first experiences" with a mobile device I've had. I've been rocking a screen in my pocket since the old Windows "Palm top" days. Remember those Windows CE devices that looked like tiny laptops? I Even had a compact flash 56k modem (maybe 28.8?). Now that was the sh*t.
So yeah maybe some of the "first" mobile devices back then did blow me away, but man I freakin love this phone!
I picked up and played with my Evo3D and I just dont think I could ever go back. Holding a "normal" sized phone just feels inferior. Not to mention having the Spen. I "grew up" using a stylus so having it is just a huge bonus. Granted a good multitouch, capacitive touch screen is great and practically makes a stylus unnecessary. It's still great to have it when you want it.
So how about you? Can you go back to a 4.0-4.5 inch screen? Or are you a permanent convert?
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5.5" seems like the sweet spot to me. I'm with you on the Evo 3D, I pick mine up now and it looks kinda pathetic next to the Note II. :victory:

I couldn't.
Phablets from now on.
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I agree, it definitely feels weird holding a smaller device. I hold my wife's Iphone 5 and it seems so tiny.
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KB112 said:
I agree, it definitely feels weird holding a smaller device. I hold my wife's Iphone 5 and it seems so tiny.
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What I hold a gs3 and it's small .... All I phones are small that's not even a comparison ....
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"I want bigger" - She
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I've been noted for life....

I dunno.
I don't always want to use both hands for everything.
Might get a Nexus 4 and stick with that for a while.
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Go big or go home
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The Note2 is normal size everything eles is just made small
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Yeah I could never go smaller. You definitely get very spoiled by the size. My girls 4s looks so pathetic next to this. I thought my epic touch was huge but even that seems like a toy now. I was going to wait for the gs4 but I'm so happy I made my move to this device. And by the looks of it that device is only going to be a 1.8ghz quad core with no Spen and smaller anyway so I don't think I'm going to regret not waiting lol! I've been at 1.8 since the day I bought it.
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Doubtful, the oversized-ness of the Note2 is part of what makes it so great.

tarellel said:
Doubtful, the oversized-ness of the Note2 is part of what makes it so great.
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Does for me. Best part of it lol. I just love how it towers over pretty much everything!
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This is normal size. When I pick up my wife's S3 it is small. Someone saw my phone on my desk and said wow... Pulled out their iPhone and stuck it on top. Always a good laugh.
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I dont think I could go back to a 4.5 or 4.75 screen. I could see myself trying out the GS4 just because it should have a 5" screen. I love my Note and the screen. I don't think I could go smaller but if I had to, a 5" screen would be my limit. And the only reason I would consider that is because occasionally the Note does not fit my shirt pockets lol.
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I wouldnt ever be able to go back to a "normal" sized phone. My husband says the phone is too big, but I dont even notice it. I love having the large screen to watch movies on and take videos with.

I'm hooked on phablets I can't help but look at my EVO3d with contempt. My next phone will likely be the Note 3.
* I'm Rick James, *****! *

nope 5.5 is perfect!

I don't think I can.. I still keep my Evo LTE as a back up and from time to time I activate it to play with some roms and use it for a day or two and I can't wait to use the Note 2 again lol

I was an iPhone lover all the way. Got a new one every 2 years and was just now waiting for the next one to come out and I was going to buy it but then I saw the NOTE and in 5 seconds I had made up my mind to buy it and sell the iPhone. Bear in mind it wasn't JUST an iphone for I have a Macbook Pro, Apple TV, iPod docs, and so on..........but it was gone in a flash and I could never buy a phone smaller than this one, the Note 2. I also picked up a Note 1 I got brand new in the box, unopened for only $125 and threw it on another plan.
I do have an S3 which is almost as big but I am here just to find out how to root it and then I am going to sell it on a forum in my home city although its a great phone, its not as big as the note so i wouldn't keep it
Yes, its got to be a big screen all the way