Is it possible to buy and replace the Z1 camera lens first glass or filter?
I mean this glass:
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There currently are no replacement parts for the camera. The only ones I know of are Chinese full module sets. Whats wrong with yours?
Mine got scrached.
I want original one.
The first element is the glass from the back of the phone.
You can buy the back pannel which also includes that piece of glass.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Son...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item27eca7d475
any idea how much it will cost?
Al3xxxinho said:
The first element is the glass from the back of the phone.
You can buy the back pannel which also includes that piece of glass.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Son...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item27eca7d475
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... Are you sure this piece includes the camera glass?
If I look at my Xperia Z1, the back plate seems to stop at the camera (exactly at the silver ring) leaving a hole.
The camera glass itself looks like a separate piece to me.
Hermantje said:
... Are you sure this piece includes the camera glass?
If I look at my Xperia Z1, the back plate seems to stop at the camera (exactly at the silver ring) leaving a hole.
The camera glass itself looks like a separate piece to me.
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i also think it is a part of back cover for water resisting purpose.
Take a look here:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/09/15/xperia-z1-disassembly-guide/
The glass is mounted and glued on the back pannel. Beneath it is the camera assembly, they are 2 separate things.
Al3xxxinho said:
Take a look here:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/09/15/xperia-z1-disassembly-guide/
The glass is mounted and glued on the back pannel. Beneath it is the camera assembly, they are 2 separate things.
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Yes. I saw the link. I think it is better to don't change the back cover because of it and wait for possible Z4.
It is not that bad:
Well, it's your phone, not mine, you know what's the best thing to do.
Btw, the replacement procedure is very simple, you use a hotgun to heat up the back pannel, and a suction cup to take it off ... Afterwards you order a brand new adhesive foil from ebay and new backpannel, you glue it back on and voilla. Water resistance is not affected.
Good to hear water resistance not affecting
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Okay here’s the problem…..
All those threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1862307
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1825851
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1673451
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716700
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1791579
didn’t gave me a solution in how to protect my camera and keep the phone slim.
Well after searching my ass off I found this case that on the one hand gives maximum cam protection but on the other hand blows the phone up like hell. The thickness of that case was unacceptable for me.
So here’s what I did:
I took an cheap soft silicon case from here
and a furniture pad, scissors, scalpel and a pencil like this:
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I Cut the holes in the furniture pad where the SGS3 needs them and stuck it on the TPU case...... et voilá:
In addition to the hama navi bag in which I already carried my retired SGS1 around this seems quite a protection against dust, coins and so on….
No worries, if I need a fancy housing, I chose this flip case, which has as you can see quite an acceptable camera lens protection as well.
But as neither my self made solution nor my flip case satisfies me completely I´m still looking for your solutions….
My dream would be a back cover that has a build in function as my old Nokia 6680. For those who won´t remember just like this....
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Anyone knows a backplate with such a cool mechanism? I think as quite a few people seem to be concerned about scratching their cam lenses due to the design of the sgs3, such a back cover would sell like (as we in germany say) warm buns....
Greetz ye old bapsack
Why dont used ultra thin glass protector? They not really cheap, but offering great protection and no noise
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Why dont used ultra thin glass protector? They not really cheap, but offering great protection and no noise
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2 reasons:
1. I don´t wanna mess up the cam Quality
2. I don´t wanna put glue to the cam lens, which might not get off properly again!
and by the way I´d have to cut the lens protection out of this >>ultra thin glass protector<<, which is again piece of handicraft.....
Is there any covers or stickers that has holes and covers the metal receiver while maintaining its functionality? I had a dent on mine and its driving me crazy. Any help is appreciated.
what's this "metal receiver"?
@Glebun
Probably the loudspeaker grill. At least that's the only visible metal part I have on my S3.
@peeonatree
There are cases that cover the loudspeaker but even with holes in them they will diminish the loudness of the speaker. Some more than others.
There is also a nice case that covers the speaker and the rest of the back of the phone as well as the sides but has channels to redirect the sound to the front, where it has an outlet directly facing you.
If cases are an option.
Another thing you could try is using black window foil or the mirror kind if you want to keep the metal look. It should stick to flat surface of the loudspeaker grill. If you use thin foil it shouldn't hamper the loudness too much.
I don't think its the loudspeaker grills. Its the part where you place your ear to listen to a call.
The picture here labels it "earpiece":
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I'm having trouble finding something to cover that up.
Ah, right. There is another loudspeaker grill on the front. Forgot about that one.
Same as for the one on the back: Put a thin sticker on top of it. Although I doubt that would be less annoying than the dent.
There are sticker covers for the front and the back that can be found on ebay and the like. With those you can give your phone a new design.
They have cutouts for the loudspeaker, the sensors and the home button but maybe you can find one that has those cut outs included. My guess is most of them do and the user has to take the precut pieces off on his own. Leave the one for the loudspeaker and cover it up. You'll have to turn the volume up a little but it should still be usable. Probably better looking to cover larger areas than just putting a sticker over the speaker.
Depending on how big/deep the dent is, you could user a black marker and color it black. The dent should be less obvious in black than it is in chrome.
You could try to find a replacement but even if you can find one, replacing it on your own would probably cost you the warranty.
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Long story short, the silver covered plastic frame is in very bad shape.
I was just wondering if I can replace just the silver frame or I'd have to replace the whole glass screen?
The glass screen is undamaged but just the silver frame/bezel is:
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I've found at ebay the digitizer and the frame but it costs around 100USD, almost the price of a used but in good shape s4 mini, so if I don't want the digitizer and I buy just the frame I will have to use my own digitizer, and this means that I may break my screen
From your experience, is there anything I can do? Leave it this way? Any good case to hide this kind of damage?
On a side note, because of this low quality frame I am considering in buying another brand next year, like HTC.
Thank you in advanced for your help.
Lusitanv
llapao said:
Long story short, the silver covered plastic frame is in very bad shape.
I was just wondering if I can replace just the silver frame or I'd have to replace the whole glass screen?
The glass screen is undamaged but just the silver frame/bezel is:
I've found at ebay the digitizer and the frame but it costs around 100USD, almost the price of a used but in good shape s4 mini, so if I don't want the digitizer and I buy just the frame I will have to use my own digitizer, and this means that I may break my screen
From your experience, is there anything I can do? Leave it this way? Any good case to hide this kind of damage?
On a side note, because of this low quality frame I am considering in buying another brand next year, like HTC.
Thank you in advanced for your help.
Lusitanv
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Have the same problem, my phone has no damages only this silver frame...
Sorry to hear that.
I am still seeking for a cheap and safe solution...
I know people that are having the same problem. A cover which covers that part of the phone helped me keep it neat, which it still is after 1 year and 3 months of using the phone daily.
If I were you, I would just use a cover and hide it with it, since you cannot find one like that. Or just buy the whole part, which roughly costs 130EUR at where I live.
It's not easy to disassembly the screen from the silver frame, it has a very good glue between screen and frame, if you try to separate them screen will brake just because screen its very fragile
LCD supporting frame replacement
I suggest you to replace the whole glass screen instead just the sliver frame. For good quality Samsung Galaxy S4 lcd screen replacement you can go to: hcqs.com.cn
I would love to see the internals of my g4.
Is there any clear/transparent backdoor out yet?
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I was thinking the same exact thing!
Once I get my 3D printer lol
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Once I get my 3D printer lol
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I had the same idea when I got my G4 a few months ago. I tried to check some of the Chinese website, I can't find one.
Haven't heard about such thing until now, checked out the iPhone4s and man does that look awesome. Let us know if you find one for the G4
Edit: tried my clear silicone case on the phone without the back cover and it looks pretty dope already
make a model for a 3d printer and I will print it on friends 3d printer he has one in office
Doesn't the back cover have NFC or wireless charging or both stuck on there?
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Doesn't the back cover have NFC or wireless charging or both stuck on there?
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It does, but you can purchase the stickers on Amazon for relatively cheap.
Sorry for digging this thread up after 27 months but maybe anyone here found/made a 3d model of that backdoor?
I'm working on accommodating camera covers on my H815 and opened a thread to discuss how to do that on the front without sacrificing the screen protector:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/accessories/camera-cover-custom-screen-protector-t3776657
But this leaves the issue of the main camera - the flat surface of the glass on top of it is too small to fit a cam cover slider and the area around the camera is curved. No way to stick that cam cover for longer than a day before it snaps right off in my pocket.
I'm planning to either print just the support for the cover - something to stick on top of the curved surface next to the camera to let the cam cover rest partially on the camera glass and partially on the support. That would still be rather suboptimal unless I use superglue for everything
- printing it precisely enough is one challenge, gluing it is one more, then gluing the cam cover is yet another. Then, having 3 elements made of 3 different materials connected on three surfaces (backdoor to support, camera glass to cam cover, support to cam cover), one of which isn't flat (backdoor) would make the whole thing rather loose without the superglue. But I think I'll end up doing just that since I can't seem to find the 3d backdoor model.
I was considering getting a 3d model of the whole backdoor to mod it so that this support would be its integral part - or even to integrate the cam cover slider right into it. And that's how I ended up here.
The reason why I want cam covers on there is not only because I'm paranoid but also because my cameras tend to get greasy so every time I try to take a pic I first get a foggy picture, then I wipe the cameras and have to re-take it. I had a cover on the back of my LG G2 D802 (the camera glass and the backdoor were perfectly flat in that area) and it helped a lot both with keeping the camera clean and with my anxieties.
Hello everyone.
I've been searching online for a specific type of screen protector but I couldn't find one.
Then I started searching for some company that provides custom cut screen protectors but most of what I found was located in the US so service and shipping cost are unreasonable for me.
The goal is to get a custom screen protector leaving enough uncovered space in the upper left corner of the LG G4 front panel to stick a camera cover there. I made some quick overview of the idea into a pic (scanned a cover and a screen protector and made some mockups) - see below.
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Of course I've broken a few screen protectors already trying to cut them to my needs myself, both straight up snapping off the corner hoping it would snap like I hoped it would as well as trying to first scratch a small groove along which I wanted it to crack - all attempts ended in a web of cracks starting in that corner and extending throughout majority of the screen surface. I also know I could use a thin plastic screen protector (the sticker type) and cut it with scissors but those need to be replaced every other month as they wear out, plus they provide inferior protection overall. I'm talking tempered glass type of stuff.
So, my questions are:
Anyone knows a supplier around Europe or preferably a shop on Aliexpress offering this kind of cut-to-measure service? Cost effectiveness matters.
Maybe you've seen this kind of screen protector somewhere?
Have you seen a smaller cam cover as well? The standard one fits fine in this case but a smaller one would simplify things.
Or maybe someone here has an idea how to correctly cut/snap/dissolve a standard screen protector? An inexpensive tool or a DIY method?
Why would you want this? Just use a normal screen protector that covers the camera like everyone else