Long story short, I had last Monday, managed to goof up and drop my phone about a foot or a foot and a half off the ground and lucky me it dropped on the corner and popped the digitizer. Multicolored awesomeness across the top, giant black hole on the top left corner and green going across like 80% of the screen on the side. It worked for a second, but then I set it down a bit too hard and it just stopped completely.
So, I've looked up a video on replacing it and it doesn't seem too terribly hard; the only issue is when I had replaced my IPod Touch(4th gen) screen I broke the power button and just left it broken because I didn't feel like fixing that because... off topic. Point is I really would like to not mess this replacement up.
I have no warranty
I am on the (bootleg xD) family mobile so upgrading isnt an option....
So, my questions are:
1.What are some reputable places, like ebay or could the wireless retailers do it?
2.Should I just attempt the repair myself and save a few bucks?
I looked on amazon for screen + digitizer and its all 120$+
I also called this one place near me and they said it would cost 175$...
Most repair services will charge close to $200 last I looked. Id suggest buying a used device on ebay, maybe with a bad imei (all that matters is the display), then swap motherboards. Otherwise get an assembly that is already attached to the housing. This will save tons of work and potential mess ups.
The T999 motherboards will only fit in T999 or I747 housings. Do not buy a used Sprint or Verizon S3.
DocHoliday77 said:
Id suggest buying a used device on ebay, maybe with a bad imei (all that matters is the display), then swap motherboards.
The T999 motherboards will only fit in T999 or I747 housings. Do not buy a used Sprint or Verizon S3.
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So, the ONLY thing needed replaced would be the mother board?
Would the T999 motherboard work with a I757 phone?
If by replaced you mean swapped out with yours, yes. And your T999 motherboard will fit in either an I747 or T999 housing.
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You might choose to swap other components such as the vibrating motor, speaker, camera, etc, but thats up to you to decide if you want to test to find which is better.
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And your T999 motherboard will fit in either an I747 or T999 housing.
Forgive me, I wasn't really clear with my last question.
So, for example: If I were to buy an I747 with a bad ESN, could i swap the motherboard with my T999?
I'm sorry if I am asking too much, I just want to make sure i get the right thing without spending too much.
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Yes, if you replace the I747 motherboard with the T999 one, the device basically becomes a T999.
Thank you for your patience Doc! I really appreciate it!
No problem! Glad i could help!
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so i got a s2 with a bad lcd screen, it leaked. the phone is like a week old with no insurance and im sure warranty wont cover this.
anyhow, i can't seem to find the replacement for the tmobile version, only for the international.
can they be cross-used?
anyhow, does anyone knows where to get it? can't seem to find the right one on ebay or anywhere else for that matter.
any help would really be appreciated.
juanshop said:
so i got a s2 with a bad lcd screen, it leaked. the phone is like a week old with no insurance and im sure warranty wont cover this.
anyhow, i can't seem to find the replacement for the tmobile version, only for the international.
can they be cross-used?
anyhow, does anyone knows where to get it? can't seem to find the right one on ebay or anywhere else for that matter.
any help would really be appreciated.
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You might be out of luck on this one. The screen is fused to the digitizer and the screen is an AMOLED screen which is not common in aftermarket and as far as i know is proprietary to samsung .
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Housing-LCD...741?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a78dd1065
i found that is the whole front housing and lcd/digitizer.
i got the phone for free, and i was thinking on replacing my really beat up sensation with it... for 150 bucks sounds ok, but, it's from china, i dont like that :/
edit: i couldn't find a thread on the forums, but, here is a place where to get the full front off the device, which should make the whole fixing easy:
http://www.etradesupply.com/samsung...nd-digitizer-assembly-with-front-housing.html
So a cracked the glass and took the small chance i could fix my GSM Nexus.
WRONG
I broke the LCD and now im stuck with a non functioning mobile.
DO I.
Replace the Screen and LCD for around £150
Do i send it off to Samsung for a repair?
Do i bite the bullet and get a nexus 4 and sell mine as spares or repair?
Thanks
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if you have warranty sent it to sammy... if you dont then
a. if you are tired of this phone, get the n4 and sell it(but i dont think you will get much if you sell it damaged)
b. if you dont mind using this phone, get it fixed and keep it
PS- this thread should be posted in the Q&A section :good:
More than anything i just feel gutted about damaging my phone....
Spending £150+ on getting it repaired seems silly considering a new phone is £240..
DO NOT replace cracked glass screen unless you have the LCD also.. You will not be able to do it!
nick w said:
More than anything i just feel gutted about damaging my phone....
Spending £150+ on getting it repaired seems silly considering a new phone is £240..
DO NOT replace cracked glass screen unless you have the LCD also.. You will not be able to do it!
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New phone for sure. you havea great excuse to try out the latest and greatest hardware!
I just want to ask before i do it but like a noob i flashed something i wasnt suppose to and the op said clearly it probaly will brick your phone but like a noob i did it anyway(cant believe i did it argghh) this is my first hardbrick ever but instead of jtagging it i want to just replace the motherboard. i was thinking of buying another s3 with a cracked screen off ebay they are running up to like 25 bucks a lot cheaper. what i want to know first is will a cracked screen effect the motherboard in anyway or just the screen and is it hard to take apart the s3? thanks
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I just want to ask before i do it but like a noob i flashed something i wasnt suppose to and the op said clearly it probaly will brick your phone but like a noob i did it anyway(cant believe i did it argghh) this is my first hardbrick ever but instead of jtagging it i want to just replace the motherboard. i was thinking of buying another s3 with a cracked screen off ebay they are running up to like 25 bucks a lot cheaper. what i want to know first is will a cracked screen effect the motherboard in anyway or just the screen and is it hard to take apart the s3? thanks
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Hmmm that should work if its a T999, were did you get parts (cracked phone) cauz that is really cheap...?
One thing to consider is if it has a cracked screen, it obviously suffered an impact. Possible it couldve damaged something internally as well.
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i have a sgs3 t999 also hard brick jtag here in mexico didnt work so i think only solucion right now is to swapp the mobo ..where did u find that cracked phone so cheap ??? i look one mobo on ebay is 160 $ .. just make sure ESN is clean..:good:
Howdy all<
First, I swear I've searched high and low for this answer. I've been to the xda threads with guides to disassembly and reassembly and followed the links to OEM part retailers and come up with zilch.
So, I have a bricked GT-N7105 with suspected sudden death syndrome. It acted screwy for a few days with random reboots etc and then, one day, I took it out of my pocket and it was dead. No boot, no charge, no lights, no nothing. I sent it to Samsung who (classic) are claiming liquid damage and want to charge me $588 Australian to fix it. I am unprepared to pay this. I know that the chip should be covered by extended warranty but this is voided by the supposed liquid damage. I will fight them on it but am not optimistic about the outcome.
So, assuming that I'm not giving my money to Samsung or the company that they outsource their repairs to, can anyone point me towards a link for a store selling replacement motherboards for the N7105?
Furthermore, I haven't managed to find specific information on the motherboard model number for the N7105: is it the same as the N7100 or any of the other Note II variants? Anything that can widen my search criteria will be helpful.
Thanks all. Love your work.:good:
Anyone?
aceofdaves said:
Anyone?
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try ebay?
If your phone has suffered SDS,then only emmc is damaged,not the whole motherboard.You can get it(emmc) replaced from a third party repair shop.
Gud luck.
1st of all, a motherboard is about 200-250$, and you can repair it at a normal smartphone repair shop, screw samsung.
request photos of the "liquid damage"
i'd take this to the court.
When i destroyed the partitions on my old galaxy player 5.0, they said it was corrosion from some sticky liquid lol, and they eventually gave me a replacement (probably because i figured out they were lying)
+1,Its the same old story they tell to everyone...here in india too .So if you are sure that its not damaged by liquid,just stick to your point and be stern in your approach while dealing with these so called 'technicians'...
Gud luck.
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Wow. Thanks all! That's all really useful information. I now have it back so I think I'm going to try replaceing the emmc. Will update the thread then.
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Howdy all<
First, I swear I've searched high and low for this answer. I've been to the xda threads with guides to disassembly and reassembly and followed the links to OEM part retailers and come up with zilch.
So, I have a bricked GT-N7105 with suspected sudden death syndrome. It acted screwy for a few days with random reboots etc and then, one day, I took it out of my pocket and it was dead. No boot, no charge, no lights, no nothing. I sent it to Samsung who (classic) are claiming liquid damage and want to charge me $588 Australian to fix it. I am unprepared to pay this. I know that the chip should be covered by extended warranty but this is voided by the supposed liquid damage. I will fight them on it but am not optimistic about the outcome.
So, assuming that I'm not giving my money to Samsung or the company that they outsource their repairs to, can anyone point me towards a link for a store selling replacement motherboards for the N7105?
Furthermore, I haven't managed to find specific information on the motherboard model number for the N7105: is it the same as the N7100 or any of the other Note II variants? Anything that can widen my search criteria will be helpful.
Thanks all. Love your work.:good:
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there you go http://www.etradesupply.com/samsung/galaxy-models/samsung-note-ii-lte-n7105.html?limit=all
N7105 is totally different to the N7100 internally so the mainboard will not physically fit onto the chassis if you put the wrong one in ..as the chassis behind the screen which carries the mainboard is totally different ... so get the the correct one if you are going to change the mainboard
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there you go etradesupply link
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Thanks for that, mate. This comes up on google. They have no motherboards!
DId you manage to find a replacement motherboard @acesofdaves?
So I got home one night, turned on my tablet and the left corner's back light was darker than the rest. the logical thing to do is to restart the device and hope that it's an software issue. Unfortunately, it wasn't, now I have a note 10.1 that has no back light and I can not see a thing on it. The devices is rooted so Samsung will not be covering the warranty. I contacted them and they directed me to a third party repair shop after giving me 3 fake phone numbers. Story of my life...
So now I want to repair it myself but first I need to take off the cover. Anyone have experience taking apart this device? I don't want to inflect any unnecessary physical damage to the device. it seems like a pretty solid unit and I haven't been able to find anything online with the 2014 edition.
I would brick it completely and pass it through warranty. If you kill the bootloader they won't be able to tell if it was rooted or not.
no that won't work. When I called they asked me where I got the device from, I told them it was off of ebay and they said they are not covering it.
I couldn't get it in Canada at the time because the freaken thing wasn't even released here yet.
no that won't work. When I called they asked me where I got the device from, I told them it was off of ebay and they said they are not covering it.
I couldn't get it in Canada at the time because the freaken thing wasn't even released here yet.
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no that won't work. When I called they asked me where I got the device from, I told them it was off of ebay and they said they are not covering it.
I couldn't get it in Canada at the time because the freaken thing wasn't even released here yet.
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Why should it matter where it's from if the product has failed then the product has failed and they should fix it as long as its within warranty and the device hasn't been tampered with physically! Honestly some company policies bug the hell out of me * Rant over!
I feel for you mate.
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Why should it matter where it's from if the product has failed then the product has failed and they should fix it as long as its within warranty and the device hasn't been tampered with physically! Honestly some company policies bug the hell out of me * Rant over!
I feel for you mate.
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Yep, sad life. My options are very limited atm.
Have you found a replacement part for the 2014 10.1?
dasmoover said:
Have you found a replacement part for the 2014 10.1?
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He might not even need a replacement part, could just be as simple as a loose connector maybes
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Yep, sad life. My options are very limited atm.
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Btw have you contacted the ebay seller you bought it off? Maybe the company you bought it off could help you somehow i.e. maybe they could send it back to Samsung since they'd be the initial customer - I don't really know tbh but worth a shot atleast complaining to the ebay seller about your problem.
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He might not even need a replacement part, could just be as simple as a loose connector maybes
Btw have you contacted the ebay seller you bought it off? Maybe the company you bought it off could help you somehow i.e. maybe they could send it back to Samsung since they'd be the initial customer - I don't really know tbh but worth a shot atleast complaining to the ebay seller about your problem.
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loose connector might actually be the issue but I can't tell if Idk how to open the damn thing.
The third party repair shop Samsung directed me to asks for $150 for screen replacement.
I don't want to pay extra if loose cable is the issue.
I probably should contact the ebay sales person too.
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I would brick it completely and pass it through warranty. If you kill the bootloader they won't be able to tell if it was rooted or not.
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how to kill the bootloader?
funfun99999 said:
how to kill the bootloader?
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Flashing the wrong stuff. It's easier than it looks. I'm saying this because that was pretty common on the nexus 7 and they covered it under warranty. I replaced one no problem.
If you know exactly where it is flashing the bootloader through Odin it's as easy as pull the cable off.
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no that won't work. When I called they asked me where I got the device from, I told them it was off of ebay and they said they are not covering it.
I couldn't get it in Canada at the time because the freaken thing wasn't even released here yet.
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That's really weird, they should cover it as long as it is an official product. I bought the Nexus on US and fixed it in Europe no problem. Honestly, Samsung is taking a really wrong path, I'm seriously considering not buying Samsung anymore.
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So I got home one night, turned on my tablet and the left corner's back light was darker than the rest. the logical thing to do is to restart the device and hope that it's an software issue. Unfortunately, it wasn't, now I have a note 10.1 that has no back light and I can not see a thing on it. The devices is rooted so Samsung will not be covering the warranty. I contacted them and they directed me to a third party repair shop after giving me 3 fake phone numbers. Story of my life...
So now I want to repair it myself but first I need to take off the cover. Anyone have experience taking apart this device? I don't want to inflect any unnecessary physical damage to the device. it seems like a pretty solid unit and I haven't been able to find anything online with the 2014 edition.
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I have torn down this tablet several times and posted pictures over in general. Take a look and send me a PM if you any questions. If I have time, I will write up a tutorial on a full disassembly/ reassembly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2551881
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Serinety said:
I have torn down this tablet several times and posted pictures over in general. Take a look and send me a PM if you any questions. If I have time, I will write up a tutorial on a full disassembly/ reassembly.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2551881
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Wow thats really helpful. I always thought the cover was adhesive taped on.
Ill give it a shot a see what happens.
Thanks for the reply.
Serinety, i couldnt tell from the pics whether its possible to unscrew the micro usb jack without removing the plastic frame. And would the latter be difficult, if necessary? A battery, usb port or home button exchange could become necessary for some, in the future.
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Serinety, i couldnt tell from the pics whether its possible to unscrew the micro usb jack without removing the plastic frame. And would the latter be difficult, if necessary? A battery, usb port or home button exchange could become necessary for some, in the future.
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Let me take a closer look at this. I'll update in the next few days
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