So yes it has happend I dropped my G3. LCD is fine but the digitizer and the silver frame are done for. For a moment there I thought I'll replace only the digitizer but the frame is deformed so I'll just fork more cash and replace the full assembly (LCD + digitizer + frame) my only concern is the IMEI S/N sticker. Can the sticker be heated and transfered from my old assembly to the new one, has somebody done it? As I see no gunk on any screws I'm guessing that the only way LG warranty service may see my unauthorized replacement is by the IMEI sticker. Or can the sticker be removed without losing the warranty?
I've searched for the answer but couldn't find any related to G3.
i did change the whole frame and lcd, and the sticker went away very easily, you should not have problems just be carefull and if you want, heat it a bit
emibale said:
i did change the whole frame and lcd, and the sticker went away very easily, you should not have problems just be carefull and if you want, heat it a bit
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Thanks, I'll change the frame and wait with the sticker transfer any idea about what temperature should I use on the sticker? I'm gonna use my hot-air soldering station.
no idea but as i told you, mine went away in few seconds without heating
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Help,my defy spotted dead pixel. Digitizer still functioning. Where can I buy front glass with digitizer and LCD panel together? Don't want to seperate apart digitizer and LCD .prefer easier fixing
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Anyone has suggestion on defy front glass casing with digitizer and lcd attached? It easier to fix then seperate digitizer and lcd screen
Have you looked around on Amazon?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias=mobile&field-keywords=defy+screen
Try cnn.cn
Hi,
I had to replace the screen on my defy once. It was a major chore. I ended up scratching the frame while prying off the screen (its stuck on with some pretty strong glue). I also had to use my own glue - I used water proof clear silicon. When I got it together, my Defy looked beat up. The silicon was too thick and I ended up cracking the frame near the screws.
I recently ordered the housing, screen from: www.cnn.cn . And while it was expensive, it came with a sticky outline that I used to easily replace the screen. I was able to discard the frame of my first defy with the nicks. The end results is that my defy looks like new, even though the back and side might have some nicks and cuts.
I think the store ships from HK. It took a while for it to arrive, but it usually does arrive. I'd recommend it.
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EDIT: I just reread and you probably will just need to replace the LCD and not the Digitizer. The Digitizer is glued on to the frame but the LCD underneath is free and pushed by the mainboard to the digitizer. You do not need to replace the digitizer in order to correct the LCD issues. In anycase, the choice is yours. CNN.cn does not sell the LCD however.
Ptikjp said:
Hi,
I had to replace the screen on my defy once. It was a major chore. I ended up scratching the frame while prying off the screen (its stuck on with some pretty strong glue). I also had to use my own glue - I used water proof clear silicon. When I got it together, my Defy looked beat up. The silicon was too thick and I ended up cracking the frame near the screws.
I recently ordered the housing, screen from: www.cnn.cn . And while it was expensive, it came with a sticky outline that I used to easily replace the screen. I was able to discard the frame of my first defy with the nicks. The end results is that my defy looks like new, even though the back and side might have some nicks and cuts.
I think the store ships from HK. It took a while for it to arrive, but it usually does arrive. I'd recommend it.
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EDIT: I just reread and you probably will just need to replace the LCD and not the Digitizer. The Digitizer is glued on to the frame but the LCD underneath is free and pushed by the mainboard to the digitizer. You do not need to replace the digitizer in order to correct the LCD issues. In anycase, the choice is yours. CNN.cn does not sell the LCD however.
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Wow thanks buddy!! The digitizer is working 100%, usable. The only problem is black dead pixel even reboot to recovery mode, the black dot still can be seen in blue wordings in recovering mode. Since the changing the LCD doesn't require changing the digitizer, That save lots of money.
Heard LCD sceen has to be OEM cos compatibe may not boot up?
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Wow thanks buddy!! The digitizer is working 100%, usable. The only problem is black dead pixel even reboot to recovery mode, the black dot still can be seen in blue wordings in recovering mode. Since the changing the LCD doesn't require changing the digitizer, That save lots of money.
Heard LCD sceen has to be OEM cos compatibe may not boot up?
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I would always go with oem. The lcd is buy far way more expensive than the digitizer unfortunately. Good luck.
One month a go i have broken my touch but the glass is not broken, i believe this happened when I sat in my car. The phone was in my left front short pants poket, but slipped underneath i believe and that made a bending procedure and broke only the touch.
Is it worth replacing it? and what will be the costs?
If you do the repair yourself then yes it's still worth it. But it may not be easy for someone not used to doing these repairs. Check YouTube for guides. LCDs go for just under £60 in the UK.
If you have to pay a repair shop or use a Samsung service center then maybe not because will probably cost you the same as buying another handset. Maybe.
In service center where I'm working we are changing whole front panel for about 70$ using original Samsung part. Last week we sold used i9195 in perfect condition for about 130$ so as You can see front panel will cost You about half price of used phone. Of course You can buy cheaper phone in worse condition but it still be more than this part. Replacing process is quite simple but to peel off sim card slot is a little tricky so watch some disassembly tutorial first.
Good luck.
When u say whole front panel, u mean touch and gorilla glass. Coz i heard on a forum that the screen after a while become yellow. But i think that was g glass replace.
No, I meant whole front with display cause Samsung S line has digitizer (touch) on display, not like other phones on glass. So if You change only glass Your touch will be broken still. Whole fron is glass, digitizer, display and part of body with silver line around screen.
K thanks for the info!
I have an issue with my Lg G3 LS990 touch screen digitizer glass. The glass popped up from left bottom and can see the light clearly. So, thought of replacing the glass. I saw in aliexpress that Touch screen digitizers are available. So is only glass replacement is possible in G3 ? Display is very fine. I happened to see in youtube videos that only LCD replacement is done but not Glass digitizer replacement. Could anyone clear my doubt? had anyone replaced their only glass and using it without any issues?
You can do it but it's quite difficult and there's a risk of damaging the LCD so if I were you I wouldn't even try as it requires a certain experience repairing cellphones. Your best option so far will be replacing LCD + digitizer which most likely comes as one piece
whole lcd digitizer with frame ain't that expensive at ebay, i had cracked digitizer and fastest and easiest way to fix it was just to replace whole assembly.
stepi1 said:
whole lcd digitizer with frame ain't that expensive at ebay, i had cracked digitizer and fastest and easiest way to fix it was just to replace whole assembly.
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Actually i have already ordered the digitizer from aliexpress.com. As they are selling only digitizers, i thought it is possible to eplace only glass. So u mean to say that replacing only glass isnt possible? What are the chances of working if i only replace glass but not whole assembly?
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replacing just glass is possible but it requires special tools and it's quite complicated task to do, replacing whole assembly can be done just under 10 minutes with screwdriver.
As far as i know lcd and digitizer are glued together, you need to warm that adhesive to separate those and lcd needs to be glued to new digitizer and in this phase i think you need OCA or LOCA glue and UV lamps or something like that... So at that point of the replacing glass process i tought it would be easier to just by that whole assembly
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replacing just glass is possible but it requires special tools and it's quite complicated task to do, replacing whole assembly can be done just under 10 minutes with screwdriver.
As far as i know lcd and digitizer are glued together, you need to warm that adhesive to separate those and lcd needs to be glued to new digitizer and in this phase i think you need OCA or LOCA glue and UV lamps or something like that... So at that point of the replacing glass process i tought it would be easier to just by that whole assembly
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Is it not possible to replace without LOCA and UV u mentioned? Just normal procedure doesnt works? The seller is sending me all tools and sticker. Didnt they suffecient enough to replace?
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I quess LOCA is liquid and OCA is sticker, same stuff different format. It is possible to do, but without good tools and enough experience i doubt it works or looks good. I have been repairing electronic equipment for years on work but i still wont try to change that digitizer at home because i don't have that kind of tools here...
if you need information about that process look samsung digitizer replace videos from youtube, phone is different but process it self ain't that much different.
has anybody ordered and replaced the LCD screen on this phone?
i managed to crack mine after some month of abuse. anybody recommend an lcd screen assembly from ebay?
Yes. I have replaced a few as I work in a mobile phone repair shop.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post eBay links here but anyway here it is:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Huawei-P...948322?hash=item1a172c98a2:g:jcoAAOSw6WdXidIF
The client actually bring the screen for me to replace his broken screen, came with screen and frame pre-assembled like this. While I have ordered one for a similar model for the Huawei Ascend G8 a few times it's pretty simple and hassle free when you buy it pre-assembled like that.
I could buy without frame but you get the hassle of adding adhesive manually which comes with the risk of the screen either not sitting on properly or pushing up because the adhesive was too weak or not applied properly. I've done a few G8's with and without frame, worked pretty well in my experience.
Note that the huawei P9 has two pentalobe screws on the bottom like the iPhones do and you will need to take the sim card / sd card tray out before opening it up. The whole metal back cover pretty much unclips from the screen frame. Do check iFixit disassembly guides on how to do so. Most of it is unplugging cables and unclipping stuff, the battery is a bit tricky the adhesive is usually strong for them. You gotta pull the battery adhesive tab if there is one and most likely the battery will still be stuck to the housing even with it removed because there is even more adhesive that is separate from that tab (pry carefully if you intend to do so of course, LCD cable runs under the battery if I remember correctly).
You can also buy cheaper from here but the quality as you can see is quite lower: http://www.eddogo.com/lcd-display-t...-with-frame-for-huawei-p9-eva-al00-black.html
As always make sure to match it up with model number.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDPRtzjqSlo
Hello everyone!
Maybe someone could answer my question.
As my phone has cracked screen I bought new screen with frame already assembled from China. So I installed all parts from my phone to new screen. And now I have supper bad network signal. I opened phone again, checked everything, but still bad signal. even no service.
I placed everything back in my cracked screen and everyhting works fine. So my question is - there are some side pins from motherboard which touches to inside frame. could it be that phone frame helps to boost network signal? I noticed that China screen doesnt have these inside frame golden spots as my genuine screen has.
thank you.
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Hello everyone!
Maybe someone could answer my question.
As my phone has cracked screen I bought new screen with frame already assembled from China. So I installed all parts from my phone to new screen. And now I have supper bad network signal. I opened phone again, checked everything, but still bad signal. even no service.
I placed everything back in my cracked screen and everyhting works fine. So my question is - there are some side pins from motherboard which touches to inside frame. could it be that phone frame helps to boost network signal? I noticed that China screen doesnt have these inside frame golden spots as my genuine screen has.
thank you.
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The signal issue can be caused by different things. Material used in the frame, connections/pins extending the antenna, etc.
Maybe better to go to a mobile service/repair center and let the experts just replace the broken screen of your device.
Always use a good case with this phone.
Any impact great enough to cause this kind of damage can damage the mobo.
High G force loading can internally damage chipsets, crack surface mount solder joints and break internal PCB traces.
Loose disassembled components are more easily damaged by ESD; follow ESD protocols!
♤Always use OEM parts only♤
Clear system cache.
Clear sim card tool kit data.
Try a network reset. Replace sim card (use ESD protocols when handling it!)
You may have damaged a ribbon cable on contact, inspect all carefully.
Screws can be used as grounding/current pathways; make sure to reassemble as it was particularly different screw lengths.
Sometimes Samsung uses pressure contacts for its antennas; trace the pathway for this and insure it's intact.
I wouldn't throw any more money into this project.
Unless you can find an easy fix it's likely DOA☠
You could repurpose it for some other function.
Used 10+ in excellent condition can be had for $600-650. B&H Photo is a trusted vendor for used equipment.