http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DZrjXSsfxMQ
They showed an iPhone getting dunked in a bucket of water. Interesting idea. Would anybody ever try this on their phone/tablet/keyboard/laptop?
Now that I took a better look, it's a Sprint iPhone. No better iPhone to dunk in water. Just sayin.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DZrjXSsfxMQ
They showed an iPhone getting dunked in a bucket of water. Interesting idea. Would anybody ever try this on their phone/tablet/keyboard/laptop?
Now that I took a better look, it's a Sprint iPhone. No better iPhone to dunk in water. Just sayin.
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That's really neat technology, but I wouldn't do it to the phone I paid $600 for. To be honest, water damage is the least of my concerns. I'm far more likely to drop it on pavement or gravel.
Kinda like liquipel
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I will buy a ton of those because my little brother eats like a retarded and always drops juice or coca cola on himself lmao.
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Coolest **** ever!
I wasn't this lol.
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Coolest **** ever!
I wasn't this lol.
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I sure hope you weren't a can of hydrophobic solution!
I remember seeing the first videos for this and thought it seems awesome. Many kinds of possibilities for the stuff. Just wondering how clear of a coating this stuff is, if it'll affect the touch sensitivity much, heat dissipation, and if it'll muffle the speakers and mic.
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My wife works at home depot and she said it's available for like 20 bucks.
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Dude... I am so down for this. I'm gonna try this on my s3 within the next week. No joke. I'll report back when I do.
How much per spray can?
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What about the connectors for battery, sd and sim cards, headphone jack, usb port.....I'm assuming you'd have to scrape the stuff off of where ever there needs to be bare metal for a connection. If anyone does this be extremely careful of the usb/charging port! It can be easily damaged. And this stuff probably won't be easy to get out of a headphone jack if it blocks the connection.
I'm also curious about the effect it has on the sound, but more importantly the mic. Will others be able to hear you as well?
I'm cautiously optimistic with this stuff. It is awesome, but for a smart phone, I don't know. Kinda wonder if they were just using it as an extreme demonstration, like the guy with a screen door in the bottom of the boat. Sure it can be done, but it is never actually recommended you do so.
Not trying to be a downer, just thinking of all the angles to look at before doing a $600 test. Be careful! And good luck! I really do hope it works w/o any issues!
Oh and someone asked about touchscreen sensitivity. They did not apply it to the screen.
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How much per spray can?
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Homedepot.com sells it for $20 a kit
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I would definitely try it!
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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.
Does anyone else's home button seem loose after using it for a while? Mine rattles slightly when touching it. I'm not sure if that's just the way it is or if it has come lose. I can't seem to find the way the home button is put together in the inside as there's not too many tear down pics on the net that even show it. Just debating if this will be an issue down the road and needs to be returned before my 14 days are up.
Thanks
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mine is still good but thats probably because i take care of it a lot (coming from the iphone 4 that had a bad button) so it feels new
haldi15 said:
mine is still good but thats probably because i take care of it a lot (coming from the iphone 4 that had a bad button) so it feels new
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Yes, I'm pretty anal about babying my phones. I'm not sure like I said if it should have a little rattle like that or if mine has a slight defect. I'm not wanting to exchange it, but, for what I paid for this phone I just don't want problems later on and have to deal with getting refurbs from assuron! That's why I was asking here to see if it's pretty much the norm. Thanks for the reply.
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Yes, I'm pretty anal about babying my phones. I'm not sure like I said if it should have a little rattle like that or if mine has a slight defect. I'm not wanting to exchange it, but, for what I paid for this phone I just don't want problems later on and have to deal with getting refurbs from assuron! That's why I was asking here to see if it's pretty much the norm. Thanks for the reply.
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I bought mine around noon the day they came out, my button is still completely firm. Not sure how much relative abuse it has taken though. Seems pretty weird to me that it could be rattling, as it feels like it is a pretty solid fit. But maybe we will all be complaining about this soon enough.
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I bought mine around noon the day they came out, my button is still completely firm. Not sure how much relative abuse it has taken though. Seems pretty weird to me that it could be rattling, as it feels like it is a pretty solid fit. But maybe we will all be complaining about this soon enough.
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I'm thinking now I may go ahead and go back to tmobile with it. It has me concerned since I've only had mine a week. Looking thru other sites it seems mine may be defective as everyone else is talking how solid theirs feel. Thanks for your reply.
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Super glue should fix it...... if it's bothering you take it back
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Super glue should fix it...... if it's bothering you take it back
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Great advice.
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Great advice.
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Thanks for sharing lol
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REALLY?? Super glue? Damn!! I'm glad i don't have any issues with my phone.. Dude's got a legitimate question and that's the answer he gets? Kinda ****ed up... even if it was a joke.. i would take it back bro.. the phone wasn't cheap... sides i don't think t mobile has any refurbished ones yet.. so u should be ok.. i had to return my gs3 and i got a new one last week..
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REALLY?? Super glue? Damn!! I'm glad i don't have any issues with my phone.. Dude's got a legitimate question and that's the answer he gets? Kinda ****ed up... even if it was a joke.. i would take it back bro.. the phone wasn't cheap... sides i don't think t mobile has any refurbished ones yet.. so u should be ok.. i had to return my gs3 and i got a new one last week..
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Ya, no way on the super glue! Lol. I ended up taking it back yesterday. I didn't want to take a chance of having to deal with it later. This one is firm like it should be. Thanks for the response.
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Ya, no way on the super glue! Lol. I ended up taking it back yesterday. I didn't want to take a chance of having to deal with it later. This one is firm like it should be. Thanks for the response.
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Yea I was joking. I would have took it back to..Y deserve to be picky after all you paid for it
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Yea I was joking. I would have took it back to..Y deserve to be picky after all you paid for it
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I figured. ..I chuckled a little with the super glue lol. Hell yah, 9 days in and it felt like the button was going to fall out. All is good with life again.
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Guys put a case on your note 2. A case that is in a higher altitude then your screen. if not and you drop it once on the screen or any of the corner, the screen will crack. I dropped it once and it cracked. :crying:
Guys. Put a case on any smartphone that has a glass screen. If you drop it on its face or corner it will likely smash.
Its common sense. Like driving a car drunk. You might make it to your destination safe but your likely going to crash.
Not trying to be an ass, but if you want a phone that doesn't smash get a flip phone
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Thanks for the warning.
But its common sense that if you drop any fragile device it will break
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Guys. Put a case on any smartphone that has a glass screen. If you drop it on its face or corner it will likely smash.
Its common sense. Like driving a car drunk. You might make it to your destination safe but your likely going to crash.
Not trying to be an ass, but if you want a phone that doesn't smash get a flip phone
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hey guy its a friendly warning guy. dont comment next time guy. no one needs your attitude guy
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hey guy its a friendly warning guy. dont comment next time guy. no one needs your attitude guy
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Woah enough with the guy, guy! We have enough threads about people dropping and smashing their phones. Your not helping anyone letting people know what everyone knows, you know?
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Lol
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Lol
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Didn't we both just comment all over two different threads about this? Lol.
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I want a case that covers the whole screen and protects it. I don't care if I can use the touch screen or not.
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Why does it feel like a large amount of people just realized if your drop a smart phone chances are its gonna break? I drop mine on carpet all the time (with a case) and nothing happens, but I know the second I drop it on asphalt or a hard surface its prolly done with. This phone is no different than any other smart phone I've owned.........treat it like a wine glass
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I suggest an Otterbox, I love mine
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Spogatz said:
I suggest an Otterbox, I love mine
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Unless you're this guy... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2099533
This thread is a rehash of the thread I just linked to.
Logic states; Dropped Phone = Breakage. Even flip phones are no exception. Why do you think manufacturers consider that abuse?
Spogatz said:
I suggest an Otterbox, I love mine
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cn u post pics of your otter box?
g2tegg said:
Woah enough with the guy, guy! We have enough threads about people dropping and smashing their phones. Your not helping anyone letting people know what everyone knows, you know?
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Guy lol that's funny..
Current Devices: At&t Samsung Galaxy Note, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Asus Google Nexus 7 Super Tablet
Current Roms: Jedi XP 9 (Note 2), AOKP (Galaxy Nexus), Nexus 7 Stock
i have owned at least 6 different smart phones, and have had an otterbox commuter or defender on all of them. It is really one of the best cases out there, some will say that the ballistic case is better but they both work amazingly
Why can't Sammy make a rugby-tough GN2? ...they should lol.
Yoshiikim said:
hey guy its a friendly warning guy. dont comment next time guy. no one needs your attitude guy
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I'm not your guy, buddy.
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I'm not your guy, buddy.
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Haha priceless! I still can't get over how people are mad at how a phone with a glass screen will magically smash when dropped. Its like getting angry when you drop a glass cup.
Imma wrapping my phone with bubble wrap. The new I'm to cheap to buy a Otterbox solution.
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I'm sure that others out there have had this same problem. You love your S4 flip cover but hate how dirty it gets inside. Well I just found the solution. Rubbing alcohol! I know it sounds weird but I just tried it and it worked great. I can't take credit, I wish I could. I found an article on Life Hacker about cleaning microfiber couches with it and thought I'd give it a try. Mine was filthy and now looks way better. Any cleaning (even just water) seams to diminish the color a little, but its much better then dirty. I personally had quit using mine but now its happily back on my phone. Hope this helps someone else.
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Just for those wondering, the smell goes away completely after it dries.
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I use alcohol swabs to clean my phone all the time good stuff most definitely gets grease and crap off the screen too and dries extremely fast. Good call man
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I'm sure that others out there have had this same problem. You love your S4 flip cover but hate how dirty it gets inside. Well I just found the solution. Rubbing alcohol! I know it sounds weird but I just tried it and it worked great. I can't take credit, I wish I could. I found an article on Life Hacker about cleaning microfiber couches with it and thought I'd give it a try. Mine was filthy and now looks way better. Any cleaning (even just water) seams to diminish the color a little, but its much better then dirty. I personally had quit using mine but now its happily back on my phone. Hope this helps someone else.
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rubbing alcohol is usually your best friend when it comes to cleaning any type of electronics.
Using to clean my glass protector ..
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Who would of thought fabric too. Especially something as delicate as microfiber.
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Got this phone in June... 3 foot drop in a commuter case and still.....
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Got this phone in June... 3 foot drop in a commuter case and still.....
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My goodness! I hope it wont happen to me. BTW it has no protection? Like bumper case or something like that?
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My goodness! I hope it wont happen to me. BTW it has no protection? Like bumper case or something like that?
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It was in an otterbox commuter case. I took it off after it broke for the photo. Phone is super fragile. Sucks cuz there's no replacement screens available for this particular phone.
Thank goodness I have my old nexus s 4g that I reactivated today.
I loved my OG it since you can get a nexus 5 on sprint I'll prolly order a white one next paycheck
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Meanwhile I drop mine every other day on the wood floor, sans case. Physics can be a cruel mistress.
I drop mine in a regular rubber case off a truck and it didn't break thank god I love my optimus g more than my lgg2 lol
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Damn bro sorry to hear that I too would love to get me Nexus 5 though...
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Damn bro sorry to hear that I too would love to get me Nexus 5 though...
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Yeah man I was pissed when it happened but on the bright side its pushing me to buy a new phone now haha
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It was in an otterbox commuter case. I took it off after it broke for the photo. Phone is super fragile. Sucks cuz there's no replacement screens available for this particular phone.
Thank goodness I have my old nexus s 4g that I reactivated today.
I loved my OG it since you can get a nexus 5 on sprint I'll prolly order a white one next paycheck
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111195877790
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lurtis said:
It was in an otterbox commuter case. I took it off after it broke for the photo. Phone is super fragile. Sucks cuz there's no replacement screens available for this particular phone.
Thank goodness I have my old nexus s 4g that I reactivated today.
I loved my OG it since you can get a nexus 5 on sprint I'll prolly order a white one next paycheck
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http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Optimus-Digitizer-Assembly-Replacement/dp/B00C4R37MA
theres quite a few screen replacements out there
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http://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Optimus-Digitizer-Assembly-Replacement/dp/B00C4R37MA
theres quite a few screen replacements out there
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That's just the digitizer. That link I gave is the glass LCD and digitizer attached and for the same price.
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That's just the digitizer. That link I gave is the glass LCD and digitizer attached and for the same price.
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he never said how bad it was...if he can still see the screen all he needs is this
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he never said how bad it was...if he can still see the screen all he needs is this
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Anyone actually repaired one of these? Just curious. I'm gonna attempt it. Still doing research.
The screen does turn on. There is no touch input.
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Anyone actually repaired one of these? Just curious. I'm gonna attempt it. Still doing research.
The screen does turn on. There is no touch input.
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I doubt it because lg screens are a bit complicated and ppl are scared to attempt it. However there are how tos on YouTube you can follow. I would go with the link I gave since the two pieces are attached. With the separate piece you might have to loca the glass to the LCD so u don't get an air bubble in the middle or dust in the screen after time. My first time fixing my Note I didn't use no loca since none of the vids instructed to do so. Worst experience ever, thank god I was able to take it apart and redo it.
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I doubt it because lg screens are a bit complicated and ppl are scared to attempt it. However there are how tos on YouTube you can follow. I would go with the link I gave since the two pieces are attached. With the separate piece you might have to loca the glass to the LCD so u don't get an air bubble in the middle or dust in the screen after time. My first time fixing my Note I didn't use no loca since none of the vids instructed to do so. Worst experience ever, thank god I was able to take it apart and redo it.
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I have replaced 3 screens on the OG(mine and 2 of my sisters). It is super easy only hard part is getting the glue behind the screen hot enough to take off. Other than that super easy got a phone repair kit from radio shack for like $12. I can tear down and put back together in like 5 minutes now.
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I have replaced 3 screens on the OG(mine and 2 of my sisters). It is super easy only hard part is getting the glue behind the screen hot enough to take off. Other than that super easy got a phone repair kit from radio shack for like $12. I can tear down and put back together in like 5 minutes now.
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Nice! I never got a chance to own an OG because I ended up with my Note but still followed this forum because I like the device. Maybe you can give OP some pointers
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The phone kit is the best thing has everything you need.http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13180768&retainProdsInSession=1&znt_campaign=Category_CMS&znt_source=CAT&znt_medium=RSCOM&znt_content=CT2032236 And use a hair drier or heat gun to get the screen off. DO NOT touch the battery if it gets poked or bent out of shape a little it will go bad very quickly. Obviously unplug it from the board but thats it, and its only 2 connections to get the screen off the main board. Everything is pretty easy once you get inside. I watched a video and that was a huge help.
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The phone kit is the best thing has everything you need.http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...ce=CAT&znt_medium=RSCOM&znt_content=CT2032236 And use a hair drier or heat gun to get the screen off. DO NOT touch the battery if it gets poked or bent out of shape a little it will go bad very quickly. Obviously unplug it from the board but thats it, and its only 2 connections to get the screen off the main board. Everything is pretty easy once you get inside. I watched a video and that was a huge help.
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For 80 bucks would you recommend just the digitizer or the bundled glass and digitizer? I'm assuming the two piece together is the better deal and less work correct? Just trying to make it easier for the op lol
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For 80 bucks would you recommend just the digitizer or the bundled glass and digitizer? I'm assuming the two piece together is the better deal and less work correct? Just trying to make it easier for the op lol
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Definitely get with the glass. If you get a fingerprint or dust under the whole thing wont work.
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For 80 bucks would you recommend just the digitizer or the bundled glass and digitizer? I'm assuming the two piece together is the better deal and less work correct? Just trying to make it easier for the op lol
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Get both. All things being equal, your best bet is to replace both. Since screen and digitizer are so close together on this phone a break like you got probably means both are damaged anyway.
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One more week then I can order the part....
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