Hey forums!
I need your help figuring out some problem I ran into.
A friend of mine broke his GT-I9100 screen, cracked it. He did order a new one through Amazon
He asked me to replace it for him. So when I dissasemble the phone, I find out, the mainboard does not fit into the new full display replacement.
So why do this vary? shouldn't it be the same model? the phone is GT-I9100 it should fit perfectly, right?
I will add pictures so you can check them: (in the first picture, the replacement is the left side one), notice how the scre holes do not match:
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This is the phone's mainboard:
And this is the mainboard that should fit in the replacement screen:
there may be board revisions which explains the difference, i have seen sellers online telling potential buyers to check their version number on the boards before buying so i would think that yours may be different, differences in boards could mean component or mounting holes have moved so case has to be changed to fit new board as well.
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ok, first off all, i've been a naughty boy.
when my screen broke (read digitizer) i've opened my mda compact.
nothing new to me, because i opened all my phones to clean them once in a while.
the reason i'm doing that is because i'm working with steel, so bits of steel always stick to the magnets in the phone, the speaker, and mic.
when i opened my mda, i had to loosen the connector wich goes to my display.
and thats where all went wrong.
i was used in pulling the black thingies, in the direction of the cables, but this one i had to lift UP instead of pulling it.
you all know what happend after i pulled.(for those who dont. I BROKE THE BLACK THINGIE)
but the digitizer is already on its way from hongkong, coz it was only 15 euro's (excl transport) instead of the 189 euro's they would let me pay in holland for a complete lcd replacement.
now i'm desperatly seeking the connector wich is highlighted in the next foto.
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if anybody knows how it's named, or have a link were i can buy them, it would be much appreciated
i know there must be a few fakes of these around.. But I ordered a Martin Fields protector from Morpeth Mobiles recently.. the screen protector looks okay but has sharp edges, but the main thing that makes me think these are counterfeit is this ....
and no, this isnt a dodgy scan.. the inlay is actually printed like this, on paper.
hmmm morpeth mobiles pulling a fast one you think?
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Email martin field with photo's i did the same after purchasing one from ebay amd they confirmed it was genuine? give them a try, mine was just printed on paper but wasnt as bad as yours by the looks of it.
Next time u can buy directly from them. It takes a few more days extra as they ship from southeast.
I am a big fan of them
I have dropped my uni lately and thank god it just broke on the screen pivot as shown in the picture
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ANyone tell me where can I buy a replacement chassis as my local support vendor no more supports uni's
Cyber-mate said:
I have dropped my uni lately and thank god it just broke on the screen pivot as shown in the picture
ANyone tell me where can I buy a replacement chassis as my local support vendor no more supports uni's
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eBay sells housing for variations of Uni.
From your photo it's not the pivot chassis you need, but rather a bottom housing, much easier to find too.
Hi
enigma1nz is spot on, it would be very hard to break the pivot part coz its made of metal. However the case is not so tough. They are easy enough to replace if you take your time and follow the instructions on the WiKi somewhere. They do also superglue very well also.
Regards
Jay
So here's the deal.
One day, I dropped my defy "accidentally" inside a water closet. I put it up high in the shelves and suddenly it drops down to the closet.
now the left part of the screen is unable to be touched anymore. as could be seen in the screenshot below. the green areas are the ones that are broken
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as this is a surely hardware problem, are there any other solutions than:
a. buy a new LCD screen (hard to find)
b. buy a new phone
thanks for the help guys
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Sorry
Since it is a hardware problem, I can't think of any other solution besides purchasing another LCD/phone. I'm sorry.
That said, I have put my defy underwater many times. The touch screen stop working when wet, but I had no issues with it once it dried. Maybe the problem was from the impact?
Yesterday my M8 battery died on me. while disassembling it today the end bit, not the actual battery got bent which has happened every single time I disassembly m8's, I tried swapping it out and swapping it with my other m8's battery and surprise surprise while disassembling that one the battery end got bent too, I have seen videos where people changing batteries had a slight bend or crease like my batteries, my question is it safe to use the battery.
I'll include pictures.
The red highlighted part is completely undamaged so is the slightly bent part however I don't want to start a fire and cannot afford to buy a new battery, until the end of February and need my phone working before the Monday 1st of Feb.
Please help.
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As you can see the other side is completely flat and undamaged.
I tested it out on 3 HTC original batteries with similar creases, none overheated.