so i was debating on getting a case or not so i decided to see how much a replacement digitizer was because with my evo lte i could get one for $16 so i decided screw a case and ill just replace when needed. but when i looked it up for this phone it looks like you can only buy a digitizer with a lcd and its like $240-$320. so is it even possible to get a digitzer by itself? and if so how hard would it be to replace?
Find a for parts galaxy s3 on ebay.. Would likely be cheaper. But idk exact price or the item your talking about.. Blanking out on what you mean by digitizer
The digitizer is the front glass that detects when and where in the screen your touching. In short, the glass you touch whenever you use your phone. And the lcd is the panel that makes all the colors that you see (this is the stupidly expensive part of the screen)
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Tuscani1821 sells the full lcd/digitizer for around $130 for the s3. Replacing just the digitizer is next to impossible. Even Samsung doesn't replace them they swap the entire assembly. You can replace the glass lens with alot of patience and about 2hours of repeatedly heating the glass while carefully separating the adhesive from the digitizer. The digitizer itself is fused to the LCD and the glass is fused to the digitizer. Removing the digitizer from the LCD will, without a doubt, destroy the LCD. Removing the glass lens if not done properly will destory the digitizer. If the touch works and lcd works the digitizer isn't damaged just the glass lens is. If the digitizer even has one crack the LCD goes out with it.
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just had a question, my digitizer is shazzered because i dropped the phone on concrete...
the case is not dented but its not it great condition either if i buy the housing with digitizer already fitted on it. will i have to take the digitizer off the new housing. put the front housing on then fit the digitizer at the end?
or can i just fit the front housing on with out taking the digitizer off the new casing?
any ideas
thanks
So i found a replacement glass for the Galaxy S2 t989 on ebay for 18$. Is it possible to replace JUST the glass without having to replace the entire unit(glass & Digitizer)? My LCD is not shattered and the touch works perfectly.
I was told that it is possible but very risky as you may shatter the digitizer trying to remove the glass. I was told they were machine pressed together.
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As a person who has done several screen repairs across several devices, it IS possible to replace just the outer glass (digitizer) without replacing the inner glass (LCD, or LED in our case). However, it is extremely difficult, highly precise work that requires a heat gun or blow dryer at the very least to heat the adhesive. If you can get the shattered glass out without damaging the LED, you're good. Watch for ribbon cables. It is much easier to buy the digitizer and LED/LCD as a single piece and install it. This way you dont have to worry about dirt or fingerprints between your digitizer and LED screen, and usually results in a more satisfactory repair. For more detailed instructions, find a tutorial video for disassembly or PM me if you have questions.
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ahh i figured that would be the case. Thanks for the input!
Cazmir
i found this glass replacment
how can i raplce my glass (the digitaizer works so is lcd)
the only thing i found about the galaxy nexus is that you have to replace the glass, the digitaiser and the lcd together (180 dollars)
so is it just a scam?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_1368wt_1344
I wouldnt buy that. Its coming from China, it isnt an official spare part, probably wont even fit. The phone probably wasnt even designed to have only the outer screen replaced without the digitizer and LCD being replaced too.
Check out this post on the display and glass replacement. Didnt try the glass replacement, but could give you some insight.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29021362&postcount=13
Is there a way to replace just the top of the glass. I have a few scratches on my screen no cracks but they bug the hell out of me
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You can but its extremely expensive as you have to replace the entire lcd/digitizer assembly. You could just buy and replace the digitizer but since its fused to the lcd, you will most likely crack the lcd in the process. So either sell it and get another one if it really bothers you and cant live with the scratches or maybe try putting on a screen protector that might hide the scratches.
Recently met with an accident and my phone's touchscreen has broke(shattered).... but everything seems to be working fine! Only the glass has shattered!
So thought the digitizer has broke and let me change the digitizer by myself and was surfing to buy that digitizer! then only got to know that they dont sell digitizers alone for LG(but HTC does!).
Was seeing aliexpress and got to know about this (Touch Screen Outer Glass) I've enclosed the screenshot of this product.
So can you please suggest whether i should replace digitizer or this outer glass?!
I thought in many cases the touchscreen digitizer is bonded to the LCD.
It might be difficult to remove the touchscreen from the LCD to install your new touchscreen.