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Great I just cracked my screen.. now what?

I bought a sexy back battery cover for my s3 and I took it out of the case to try to be flashy.. I got up while my phone was on my lap and bam right into the st bashing the corner just a lil scratches and one crack horizontally across the phone. I live in Miami hoping to get it fixed asap.. anybody know how much or where I could do this? Im so bummed now... any help is appreciated.
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Just got off the phone with Samsung and they will replace it for 177 dollars I guess it's not that bad but if anybody knows of better deals let me know
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Insurance? Wouldn't the deductible be cheaper?
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Deductible is 130 so you're not paying much more at 177
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I forgot to mention i have no insurance... ahh
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then go with the samsung deal. better than buying a new phone, and since they are doing the work it should have some sort of warranty

-FuRBz- said:
then go with the samsung deal. better than buying a new phone, and since they are doing the work it should have some sort of warranty
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Do u think once its fixed I should sell it and get another one ??
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pezlomd said:
Do u think once its fixed I should sell it and get another one ??
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why would you do that? because of the scratches?

You can still buy insurance
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Android_Monsters said:
You can still buy insurance
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Maybe 3rd party but you only have 14 days to add it with tmo
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pezlomd said:
Just got off the phone with Samsung and they will replace it for 177 dollars I guess it's not that bad but if anybody knows of better deals let me know
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Thanks. This is good to know in the future. Im past my 14 days already so I wasnt able to add Tmo insurance but $177 isnt bad at all. But I assume you have to send it in and I wonder how long that would take. That's the only drawback but still better non the less. Did you call samsung support or did you chat with them? Also Tmo will cover software issues for 1 year for free but you just have to pay $20 to get a replacement, and after you get a replacement they will ask if you want to add insurance. Once you have tmo insurance then its $5 for software issues and $130 for physical damage as that goes through Asurion and not Tmobile technically. So thats another route if you didnt get it within 14 days of your contract. I Know its too late now but once your phone is fixed you have that option still.
I'm thinking about going through Squaretrade insurance too but you also have to send them the phone for repair. Its avg about $5 a month with their 2 yr insurance plan. But I dont recall if there's a certain period that you have to apply. It might be 30 days within your contract. I have to double check.
Here's the one for squaretrade with $99 deductible
http://www.amazon.com/SquareTrade-S...8&qid=1346280977&sr=8-14&keywords=squaretrade

pezlomd said:
Do u think once its fixed I should sell it and get another one ??
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when they replace the screen they replace the benzel too to probably your repaired phone won't show any signs of repair.

But do u think my phone will suffer performance wise. Thats what im worried about.
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pezlomd said:
Do u think once its fixed I should sell it and get another one ??
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Why? It'll work just fine.
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pezlomd said:
But do u think my phone will suffer performance wise. Thats what im worried about.
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A new screen won't slow your phone down.
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I was worriee maybe the fall would affect something.. but for the most part im happy i can fix it.. they say it will take out 2 weeks
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pezlomd said:
I was worriee maybe the fall would affect something.. but for the most part im happy i can fix it.. they say it will take out 2 weeks
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No you should be fine
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pezlomd said:
But do u think my phone will suffer performance wise. Thats what im worried about.
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Not at all if it is just screen damage which u say it is then they are literally going to unscrew the screws on back take the board out replace screen put motherboard back in and that's that. I'll tell u what let them do it. There is a little more involved to it then that won't get into detail but I did two friends screens and the one kid wanted the black face or the dark face(screen that's on pebble blue) on his white gs3 and it was a *****. Taking the board camera, connectors all that was easy....its the glue that holds the screen to the actual housing that is hard to get off. And u have to get it all off for screen to sit in there nicely anyways he liked the job I did it actually looked cool minus the white home button. Anyways good luck send it to Samsung now but after go with ensquared or squaretrade

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Hi,
What about buying the screen from ebay and trying to replace it yourself? It might be a little complicated and hard without having proper skills but you can try it out.
I have owned an iphone 3gs in a past and once when I cracked the screen I replaced it myself saving lots of money. It worked just fine. You can give it a try but I'm not really sure how hard it is on samsung.
And yeah, it was a digitized, and a display itself

dan_nny said:
Hi,
What about buying the screen from ebay and trying to replace it yourself? It might be a little complicated and hard without having proper skills but you can try it out.
I have owned an iphone 3gs in a past and once when I cracked the screen I replaced it myself saving lots of money. It worked just fine. You can give it a try but I'm not really sure how hard it is on samsung.
And yeah, it was a digitized, and a display itself
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Because that will probably cost more than Samsung will do it for.
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Is this legitimate price??

Hi Guys....
I just saw this on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blue-Black-...121926?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27c8d4ec86
IS THIS FOR REAL ????
I am just AMAZED and thought share this with you guys here....

Lol
For that price the phone should be included.
Can't be correct
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At that price two phones should be included
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They do this when they dont have any in stock because they know nobody will buy, once back in stock they will lower price.
It saves them relisting the item and additional costs for relisting.

My friend priced his home 100k above market value thinking if anybody was stupid enough to buy, he will sell..
Now he has 1 week left to find a new place to live...
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mustang2012 said:
Hi Guys....
I just saw this on ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blue-Black-...121926?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27c8d4ec86
IS THIS FOR REAL ????
I am just AMAZED and thought share this with you guys here....
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No.

This is more like it...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Black-S...-3-III-i747-L710-T999-i535-Case-/180922188637

Interesting Items for SGS3 (Coming Soon)

Hey everyone, I am in the middle of waiting for my pay day, and am going to purchase these items for my S3,
Let me know what you think I should test them out on, also if you have used them reply letting me know what it's like (with pictures)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251235712089?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171000669477?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-BUBBL...UK_Mobiles_Accessories_RL&hash=item41714cfeb0

I have the second one. It's not that good. The raised lens of the s3 make it nearly impossible to mount the ring for the lens. I customized a case for it.
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htcsnap93 said:
I have the second one. It's not that good. The raised lens of the s3 make it nearly impossible to mount the ring for the lens. I customized a case for it.
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Have you got any pictures of what each one does? And thanks for the reply

Bubblescope
Can anyone comment on the Bubblescope? Looks interesting.

They seems interesting.

That looks interesting, my friend has one and his works pretty good. I mean I've tried it but it just feels weird. But it does work.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815338
Perhaps not the same brand but gives you a idea of the first link ,,,
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Go with Bubble, or wait for/install the sphere camera app?

Scuff on the s4 home screen buttone out of the box?

Am I the only one whos noticed a little scuff on the bezzle around the home button? It was there the first day I got it. It might have been from when the tmobile guy unboxed my phone to activate my sim card. He turned it over on its face down on the counter. Does anyone think i could get this replaced?
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It's possible but in my opinion, but I'm not sure if they would take it back for a scuff. Just my opinion
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tonytien said:
It's possible but in my opinion, but I'm not sure if they would take it back for a scuff. Just my opinion
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Yeahh I mean its tiny but very visible if you look at the home screen button in broad daylight

When I got my phone. It had two very minorr scuffs on the bezel.. I called them and asked for the new phone. They sent me a new s4 with free overnight shipping and then I returned my old one..if u r not satisfied..just ask for a new one..
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dannyyyyy said:
Yeahh I mean its tiny but very visible if you look at the home screen button in broad daylight
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zainqaiser said:
When I got my phone. It had two very minorr scuffs on the bezel.. I called them and asked for the new phone. They sent me a new s4 with free overnight shipping and then I returned my old one..if u r not satisfied..just ask for a new one..
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Go ahead and give it a try

It's up to you.
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Yeah its your phone if your not happy send that s4 back
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Thanks everyone, I went and got an exchange today

Within that 20 day remorse period you can return it for any reason. My replacement will be here tomorrow. The chrome plated plastic bezel has a crack by the ear speaker. My wife can't see but that sh*t drives me insane. ocd here.
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j_r0dd said:
Within that 20 remorse period you can return it for any reason. My replacement will be here tomorrow. The chrome plated plastic bezel has a crack by the ear speaker. My wife can't see but that sh*t drives me insane. ocd here.
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How are you guys doing it when you return it? I mean root wise and going back to complete stock?

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whytechapel_x said:
How are you guys doing it when you return it? I mean root wise and going back to complete stock?
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i always wait until the remorse period is over to root. Just in case. It usually takes that long for stock firmware to show up anyways.

I Odin'd MDL back and everything went back to stock. I got my warranty back and they exchanged it. Actually the girl didn't even check anything I just told her I had overheating problems, the screen had smearing issues in the settings when brightness was low and that it wasnt reading my micro SD card although I know its not the s4.
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j_r0dd said:
i always wait until the remorse period is over to root. Just in case. It usually takes that long for stock firmware to show up anyways.
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I have returned many phones with bootloader unlocked and root. .. They don't even care and bother to check all those. They just make sure the device turns on and the serial number matches the one they sold you.
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My new in box S4 had fingerprints on it when I opened them. Naturally, I ran them through AFIS.

Lol that shouldnt be there.. Samsung was sloppy with this device.
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Replacing Galaxy 4 rear Camera PART DIFFERENCE

Update- If you are replacing your camera on your Tmobile Galaxy 4 Don't know about the other models make sure to not order the one most ebay sellers tell you is compatible with every model because is not and you will have to end up sending it back...... Double check you are getting the one I posted so you don't waste your time and money!!!!!!
So I dropped my gs4 broke the rear camera well camera is not entirely broken it displays just a white image...... But lets me switch out to front camera without no problem app doesn't fc or anything..... So I went ahead and ordered a replacement camera which said it was compatible with all gs4 devices when I received the camera i saw some difference by the plug but I didn't think it would matter " I ATTACHED SOME PICTURES " Well to make the story short when I connect this camera and try to open the camera app it gives me an error of connection failed or can't connect along those lines..... And makes the camera app close not even letting me switch to front camera or anything..... I tried this a couple of times reconnected my old camera connected just fine camera app worked fine.... connected new camere it just won't connect..... I'm figuring we have to use the version of the camera on the tmobile is different..... Here are some pics comparing them both
I RECEIVED THE TOP CAMERA AS THE REPLACEMENT THE DIFFERENCE IS THE TEXTURE THING BEFORE THE CONNECTOR IS WAY SLIMMER THAN THE TMOBILE ONE.... I BELIEVE SINCE THE OTHER ONE IS THINNER IS NOT MAKING ANY CONNECTION TO THE BOARD..... THE BUTTOM ONE IS THE ORIGINAL AND A PICTURE I FOUND OF A TEAR DOWN OF A TMOBILE GALAXY 4

Any1 ever had to replace their camera ?????

Which camera replacement did you order?
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Android_Monsters said:
Which camera replacement did you order?
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Order a camera that said it was oem from samsung and compatible with every model galaxy 4.... I will be returning it and making sure I get one exactly like the one on my phone now
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Was it this one?
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=230989843729
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I have a few phones I'd like to fix the cameras on.
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The camera you took out looks like the same as the ifixit teardown; they did the ATT version. They do note that it barely makes contact with the board...not sure if there's something you can do to help 'secure' it in there...

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Was it this one?
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http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=230989843729
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I have a few phones I'd like to fix the cameras on.
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Yeap thats the same one I ordered which wont connect with my phone..... and damn I wonder if there is anything I could do to make contact with the board or just go ahead and order the same one that was on my phone
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The camera you took out looks like the same as the ifixit teardown; they did the ATT version. They do note that it barely makes contact with the board...not sure if there's something you can do to help 'secure' it in there...
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Toleraen said:
The camera you took out looks like the same as the ifixit teardown; they did the ATT version. They do note that it barely makes contact with the board...not sure if there's something you can do to help 'secure' it in there...
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Yea I tried a bunch of times today it won't work even pushing the little connector piece down it still fails u could tell is the wrong camera since the connector that goes to the board literally stays in the air u have to push it down making the other plug almost pop out to touch the board but it won't work

That sucks bro.. makes the 8/10 repairability score unworkable when there are different components and nothing is documented

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That sucks bro.. makes the 8/10 repairability score unworkable when there are different components and nothing is documented
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Yea disappointed.... I ended up going on ebay now and found some1 selling a camera from a tmobile galaxy 4 and order it dont wanna take the risk of getting the wrong part again..... if u look on ebay some sellers list their camera compatible with just some galaxy 4 some list the same camera compatible with all of them be careful when u order a replacement camera lol
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gdmlaz said:
Yea disappointed.... I ended up going on ebay now and found some1 selling a camera from a tmobile galaxy 4 and order it dont wanna take the risk of getting the wrong part again..... if u look on ebay some sellers list their camera compatible with just some galaxy 4 some list the same camera compatible with all of them be careful when u order a replacement camera lol
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Btw received a replacement tmobile camera connected it and camera started right up so the other camera deff doesnt work in our phones be aware........
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The same problem solved!
Hey guys,
I had the same problem and was getting message that camera is failed to lunch. However, I ordered at one place the camera for my SGH-M919 and it worked. Since XDA does not allow me to post links, I would suggest to write me a private message and I will share the place where I bough the camera. Hope, it helps because many sellers on ebay keep saying that all S4 cameras the same which is not!

basqxl said:
Hey guys,
I had the same problem and was getting message that camera is failed to lunch. However, I ordered at one place the camera for my SGH-M919 and it worked. Since XDA does not allow me to post links, I would suggest to write me a private message and I will share the place where I bough the camera. Hope, it helps because many sellers on ebay keep saying that all S4 cameras the same which is not!
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Yeap this is deff true
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gdmlaz said:
Yeap this is deff true
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I have not replaced the camera but this is just a suggestion so take it with a grain of salt. Maybe you can use some solder to make contact if it is too thin?

xdapowerapps said:
I have not replaced the camera but this is just a suggestion so take it with a grain of salt. Maybe you can use some solder to make contact if it is too thin?
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I literally put a thin piece of paper to make it lift up so it would touch and is not enough even if u press them together they won't connect..... I would suggest just looking for the tmobile version and just plug n play
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gdmlaz said:
I literally put a thin piece of paper to make it lift up so it would touch and is not enough even if u press them together they won't connect..... I would suggest just looking for the tmobile version and just plug n play
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Well, solder is a metal alloy. Not sure paper is a viable option.

xdapowerapps said:
Well, solder is a metal alloy. Not sure paper is a viable option.
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I know but what I'm trying to say is I held both sides the camera and motherboard part together and it still won't connect why go thru all this hastle if you are going to waste money and order the part might ass well make sure u are getting the correct one is not like these companies are giving their products away for free
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