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Housing Swap?

Has anyone performed a housing swap on this yet? I would love to get that Amber Brown housing!
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Breezer23 said:
Has anyone performed a housing swap on this yet? I would love to get that Amber Brown housing!
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Good luck...the screen/front is one piece and glued to the chassis. There is no way your getting it off without breaking it.

vw671 said:
Good luck...the screen/front is one piece and glued to the chassis. There is no way your getting it off without breaking it.
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it ok, just damage it and buy another screen.:fingers-crossed:

vw671 said:
Good luck...the screen/front is one piece and glued to the chassis. There is no way your getting it off without breaking it.
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Well yeehaw!
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I'm digging the metallic color. But since I have a white s3 I might just buy a battery cover instead
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vw671 said:
Good luck...the screen/front is one piece and glued to the chassis. There is no way your getting it off without breaking it.
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Yes there is. Use a heat gun they are just fused together. Its still diff but not impossible.
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johnnilsson said:
Yes there is. Use a heat gun they are just fused together. Its still diff but not impossible.
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You make it sound like its easy. It requires a lot of patience and someone who knows that they're doing most of the time.
Not at all a simple process.
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theking_13 said:
You make it sound like its easy. It requires a lot of patience and someone who knows that they're doing most of the time.
Not at all a simple process.
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I agree, not a easy task, too much heat will damage the screen.

All the professional dis-assembly videos on YouTube don't even try to remove the screen...what does that tell you.

Well most of the time its not necessacery because most of the time the digitizer is replaced also when the screen is broken its all one piece. But its difficult but not impossible like I said. The trick is to apply heat I one area and insert a razor blade between the screen and glass. Work your way around applying heat.
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Screen replacement

I dropped my phone yesterday accidentally and now it's cracked St the bottom of the screen..
It really looks ugly and I'm looking for a screen replacement for how much do you think it's a good price for the screen? Is it safe?
How much do you think it's the price of my phone now that the screen its cracked?
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Like 200$ for the lcd + glass. Or like 15$ for just the glass, its hard to replace but manageable.
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ayeitschris said:
Like 200$ for the lcd + glass. Or like 15$ for just the glass, its hard to replace but manageable.
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Is there stores where they can replace just the screen for a reasonable payment?
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renehd2 said:
Is there stores where they can replace just the screen for a reasonable payment?
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Depends on where you live. Some towns have little phone repair centers.
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I work at a cell phone repair store. We charge like 275 for the repair and a good quality part will run like 225. I have fixed like 30 gs3s so far and I am going to warn you now..... Do not attempt to just replace the glass. I you will just be wasting your time. To the guy that said it is manageable, until you try it yourself, please don't give advice like that out. It very much is not manageable to do. But if you have any experience repairing phones, just order the screen plus lcd yourself and do it. It is very easy on the gs3
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Same issue here, one drop with a case on and glass looks like ****. Dropped my sgs2 touch many times before a hard crack ever happened and now im coughing up 150 to replace. Wtf.
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Here's a video on how to replace just the glass for $15. Looks like a ***** to do but saves you a ton of money.
Edit: Forgot to add link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904554

renehd2 said:
Is there stores where they can replace just the screen for a reasonable payment?
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Depending where your at I would google search repair centers and call around for the best price. If that doesn't work perhaps Craigslist? I met a really cool tech guy off there and he works on mainly iphones but knows a lot about android devices as well.

jyabor91 said:
I work at a cell phone repair store. We charge like 275 for the repair and a good quality part will run like 225. I have fixed like 30 gs3s so far and I am going to warn you now..... Do not attempt to just replace the glass. I you will just be wasting your time. To the guy that said it is manageable, until you try it yourself, please don't give advice like that out. It very much is not manageable to do. But if you have any experience repairing phones, just order the screen plus lcd yourself and do it. It is very easy on the gs3
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Plenty of people, including myself have replaced just the glass with great success. If you arent a mechanical type person, then no, i would not attempt it, but its not impossible.
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If you feel confident enough you can replace the screen yourself. Here is a very good guide on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_70-W9JjVjg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUyI74c0DhE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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How bad is your crack? Mine was at the bottom corner
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/386262_10151093476528557_832449593_n.jpg
I bought a glass screen protector and it hides most of it , It doesn't even bother me anymore
http://i48.tinypic.com/fv9pp0.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/e7koat.jpg

Quite a few ppl have replaced just the glass here on xda..
If my glass was broken I'd try to fix it.. If I screw up I'd have to replace the entire thing anyway so might as well try to fix it for 15 first.
Or am I missing something?
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hypertek said:
How bad is your crack? Mine was at the bottom corner
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/386262_10151093476528557_832449593_n.jpg
I bought a glass screen protector and it hides most of it , It doesn't even bother me anymore
http://i48.tinypic.com/fv9pp0.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/e7koat.jpg
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whoa it cracked even with the otterbox?

hypertek said:
How bad is your crack? Mine was at the bottom corner
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/s720x720/386262_10151093476528557_832449593_n.jpg
I bought a glass screen protector and it hides most of it , It doesn't even bother me anymore
http://i48.tinypic.com/fv9pp0.jpg
http://i46.tinypic.com/e7koat.jpg
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Mine its broken something similar to yours, but I'm really disappointed with this s3 quality..
I dropped it seated on my car in soft ground and it hit with the bottom right corner and welcome cracked screen, it divided like in 7 parts, one like 80% of the creen and the other 6 about the same size
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renehd2 said:
Mine its broken something similar to yours, but I'm really disappointed with this s3 quality..
I dropped it seated on my car in soft ground and it hit with the bottom right corner and welcome cracked screen, it divided like in 7 parts, one like 80% of the creen and the other 6 about the same size
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It isn't about the quality, the screen is curved in the edges so it becomes extremely weak there, one unlucky corner drop that avoids the plastic bezel and hits the screen and welcome cracks.
Now i dropped mine many times and found that the phone drops on it's back most of the time and survives, but i almost broke it when it dropped on the side, luckily it hit the bezel and there was no damage, not even a scratch/bend.
So yep.. luck.

Skander1998 said:
It isn't about the quality, the screen is curved in the edges so it becomes extremely weak there, one unlucky corner drop that avoids the plastic bezel and hits the screen and welcome cracks.
Now i dropped mine many times and found that the phone drops on it's back most of the time and survives, but i almost broke it when it dropped on the side, luckily it hit the bezel and there was no damage, not even a scratch/bend.
So yep.. luck.
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+ 1 on that.
if you have a proper case it'll decrease the chance...but yea with an unprotected phone it comes down to luck really. takes that one spot to crack your screen.

renehd2 said:
I dropped my phone yesterday accidentally and now it's cracked St the bottom of the screen..
It really looks ugly and I'm looking for a screen replacement for how much do you think it's a good price for the screen? Is it safe?
How much do you think it's the price of my phone now that the screen its cracked?
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There are plenty of threads on this already. Should this be in QA forum............yes it should!!!!!!! Instead of trashing the accessories forum try looking for a answer elsewhere.
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Dropped my PHone

I thought gorilla Glass was supposed to be unbreakable.....I dropped my phone and it shattered/splintered it....I don't have the money for replacement so I'm ****ed....

wondercoolguy said:
I thought gorilla Glass was supposed to be unbreakable.....I dropped my phone and it shattered/splintered it....I don't have the money for replacement so I'm ****ed....
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I dont know where you got that gorilla glass is unbreakable......its scratch-resistant

asidrave said:
I dont know where you got that gorilla glass is unbreakable......its scratch-resistant
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Barely scratch resistant.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement

no insurance?? check with your CC company.
they might be able to help you out.

Still got a broken screen? Msg me I might bw able to help you fix it
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Its scratch resistant. Where does it say its made of Nokia phones?
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Just so you know. it is the easiest glass i have ever replaced on a smart phone..

the screen is pretty scratch resistant lol i had it for 3 months without a screenprotector and 0 scratches, i got a screen protector now and the screen protector is all scratched up

I have had my sg2 for over a year never with a screen protector. Never scratched. Now this one for 2 months and no scratches. Dunno what u guys are doing to scratch it. I am a mechanic and use my phone with greasy and grit on my hands and never a scratch.
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Me too
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Where do you get one ?
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please explain....how much was just the glass
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wondercoolguy said:
please explain....how much was just the glass
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This ^^^ I dropped mines last week but I have sprint insurance but debating into dropping 200 already to get another phone.
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Mine fell into harsh rocky concrete from the hood of a truck, and it cracked in the very edge at the bottom. Bought a case and it hides it now.
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busted screen
I just bought my t-mobile note 2 two days ago and already my retarded @$$ dropped my phone and cracked the screen. Digitizer still works as I can still use my phone with full funtionality. The question I have is can I use a N7100 replacement screen on my sgh-T889? Help me out here fellas... I'm on the site all the time scrolling through the many threads for various reasons and Im sure you guys be smart enough to aswer this one. Thanks!!!

thatoneguy48260 said:
I just bought my t-mobile note 2 two days ago and already my retarded @$$ dropped my phone and cracked the screen. Digitizer still works as I can still use my phone with full funtionality. The question I have is can I use a N7100 replacement screen on my sgh-T889? Help me out here fellas... I'm on the site all the time scrolling through the many threads for various reasons and Im sure you guys be smart enough to aswer this one. Thanks!!!
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Should be able to, screen is the same.

Get a case and screen protector and be careful with your $700+ phone!
I would try to fix it myself with a replacement screen off ebay, and once it's functioning again I would sell the fixed note 2 and buy a new one
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heWHOshallNOTbeNAMED said:
Get a case and screen protector and be careful with your $700+ phone!
I would try to fix it myself with a replacement screen off ebay, and once it's functioning again I would sell the fixed note 2 and buy a new one
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at first glance, it sounds kinda shady, but in reality who wouldn't pay like 400 dollars for THIS phone with a chinese knockoff screen

thatoneguy48260 said:
I just bought my t-mobile note 2 two days ago and already my retarded @$$ dropped my phone and cracked the screen. Digitizer still works as I can still use my phone with full funtionality. The question I have is can I use a N7100 replacement screen on my sgh-T889? Help me out here fellas... I'm on the site all the time scrolling through the many threads for various reasons and Im sure you guys be smart enough to aswer this one. Thanks!!!
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I broke my screen also only 2 days after buying it. I took it to a cell phone repair shop and they used an n7100 screen amd also digitizer. (Because they broke my digitizer replacing the glass) 2 days after that my phone just quit working. They refused to fix it because I signed a waiver. So I took it to another shop who said it was the wrong screen that caused the problems and it totally fried my phone. Not sure if they were right or not but I ended up dishing out the $700 for a second time for another new phone. Not sure if you want to chance it.
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Guess I got lucky. Bought an Elago case and iSmooth screen protector. Phone fell out of my pocket next day and happily bounced down an entire concrete staircase. The pen fell out and went even further. Case has few dings from concrete. Phone is in perfect condition, so is the pen.

heWHOshallNOTbeNAMED said:
Get a case and screen protector and be careful with your $700+ phone!
I would try to fix it myself with a replacement screen off ebay, and once it's functioning again I would sell the fixed note 2 and buy a new one
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Selling a replaced screen and passing it off as used from a factory installation _/'s
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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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Screen repair?

I feel sick. First my brickloop, now my girl dropped her N3, face down, screen cracked. It's fine, works still, but the lower part is cracked. Anyone have any idea how difficult this would be to replace? It looks like just the glass cracked. You can't even see it when the screen is on, but I'm worried about it getting worse. Thankfully, I bought her a case from AT&T the other day, probably helped some. I feel worse than her... She just upgraded from an HTC Sensation, so even with the cracked screen, huge upgrade.
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Ooh, that sucks
Speaking as a phone repair tech, samsungs ARE the easiest to repair & swapping the screen would be pretty easy, but you have to get the whole assembly. Samsung's screens are fused to the digitizer & its pretty much impossible to separate the two and keep the LCD intact. If you have insurance, it'll honestly be cheaper to just pay the deductible and get the whole thing replaced than it would be to buy a new screen.

Definitely cheaper to just pay insurance and get overnight replacement.
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Ok, thanks guys.
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Ouch....I need to be more caution about mine.
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Zedomax made a video of the disassemble process
SOON TO BE TWEAKED NOTE 3

This is my biggest fear. I've bought cases for every phone I've had and ended up taking them off pretty quickly. I've been very conscious when I have mine in my hand over a hard surface for this very reason. I dropped my S3 a few times but thankfully I never cracked the screen. A few more days and my iloome glass screen protector will be here and I'll have a bit more peace of mind about my screen not being scratched.

I bought her a flip case from AT&T, but she dropped it, case opened, and it landed right on its face, of course. She is fine, cracking isn't that noticeable, but I feel like crying. :'(
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