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[4$] X1 Touch Screen/Digitizer Module

Sony Ericsson X1 Replacement Touch Screen/Digitizer Module
Price: $4.08 free shipping
I just ordered 2 This renders the protection screens useless.
Cheers!

Cool, just have to find out if it is really genuine! You never know, its DX.. If it actually is, bye bye irritating screen protectors.

I will post photos when I receive it. I'm eager to remove the thick plastic cover I use to protect the screen - the touch sensitivity is definitely affected by its thickness.
I doubt this is a genuine part - what's important is to work as such.

DX is slow during christmas and new year season, so you might have to wait a long time for it. Also the hong kong post is slow now
But i am waiting eagerly for the photos!
Hope it will perform well.

i just orderd this one..
http://cnn.cn/shop/sonyericsson-xperia-digitizer-p-6916.html
its working 100% and its oem. only 5$ for shipping. also its really hard taking off the original digitizer/glass. its glued on so make sure you take your time when your doing it because you can break your lcd. also the one i purchased was pre-glued with plastic on it so it was easy to put on.

I doubt there is a difference between these two, considering the price.

OMG, I just buy a piece from eBay for $7 + $3 shipping fee. poor me....mad:

truelied said:
OMG, I just buy a piece from eBay for $7 + $3 shipping fee. poor me....mad:
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I'm still waiting my order ... dealextreme free shipping, you know

hi.. i am working on a new project with touchscreen..
can any one provide me links where i could buy this module...

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.32335
Here u go. The same link is in the first post.

I've just recived mine, here are some photos. How it works i will be able to tell next week, i think, because I don't think i am able to change it myself.

I'm afraid the cargo camel that brings the goods from hongkong probably has a flat tyre somewhere in the desert... so my digitizer is still on the way.

For anyone that had experience replacing the digitizer, does it involve soldering??

I don't think it needs soldering. I fitted one to my Orbit 2 and that had a similar ribbon like the X1 digitizer. It just has connector that the ribbon pushes into.
This is an excellent screen protector to protect your new digitizer: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.23639

They do not need soldering. Just got done replacing mine with this a few weeks back. Took me about 3 hours. I also purchased this set of tools as well: dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.29544
They are invaluable, if I didn't have them I would have never got past the first couple steps.
I used this tutorial mostly (along with a couple others) to guide my way thru: formymobile.co.uk/xperiadisassembly.php
There are also many other ones if you google X1 disassembly. The only part I F-ed up on was during the removal of the metal trim ring that is glued to the old broken digitizer module. This is very thin. I bent mine in a couple of spots. Use a heat gun to warm it and it will slide right off.
Reassembly went OK. If I remember right something fell out and I couldn't figure out where it went but after looking at multiple guides I figured it out.
Mine works 100%, already ordered another one. I see they also have the actual LCD screen now too at Dealextreme.

Thanks for the info. I think I got some water leak in the digitizer. A little bit of the upper right corner area was not working last week. But the whole touch panel is not working today (already flash stock rom back to make sure it's not software issue). I think I will just buy the LCD+Digitizer in ebay (about $40) and let's see how it goes....

Just want to report back. My touchscreen is back to working with the new LCD+Digitzer. $29 form here: http://www.ezelektronix.com/index.php?target=products&product_id=1872&current_cat_id=276 which is relatively cheap. Takes 2 weeks for me to receive the package.

Hi all
So I finally got my parcel from AX
Can someone tell how to replace it
Thanks in advance

i changed the Digitizer only.
with help of a heatgun and a sharp knife.

Hi guys,
I remember I also bought a digitizer once for a HTC prophet and the quality was noticeably lower than the original. I lost contrast on screen and had other issues. Is this one exactly the same quality as the original touch screen ?

[Q] Cracked Camera Lens Replacement

Today, I dropped my S3 from about waist height bottom down, and the camera lens cracked. First of all, I'm extremely disappointed as it never fell from very high, AND it was momentarily suspended by my headphone cord before hitting the ground. Terrible. Anyways, I'm looking to buy a replacement part for the cracked lens, but am unsure of a few things.
What replacement part am I supposed to buy exactly? Looking through eBay, I saw a part that costs about $15 which replaces like the whole entire plastic back (underneath the battery case), including the camera lens. I also saw a replacement part for the entire camera itself which was about $45. Which one do I get (Please say the $15 one)? Also, does it matter if the part says it's built for the i9300 model? Or is it the same as our T999 one? Thanks a lot for your help.
Oh, if anyone knows anything about whether or not I can get the part warrantied by Mobilicity or Samsung, please let me know.

Amartier said:
Today, I dropped my S3 from about waist height bottom down, and the camera lens cracked. First of all, I'm extremely disappointed as it never fell from very high, AND it was momentarily suspended by my headphone cord before hitting the ground. Terrible. Anyways, I'm looking to buy a replacement part for the cracked lens, but am unsure of a few things.
What replacement part am I supposed to buy exactly? Looking through eBay, I saw a part that costs about $15 which replaces like the whole entire plastic back (underneath the battery case), including the camera lens. I also saw a replacement part for the entire camera itself which was about $45. Which one do I get (Please say the $15 one)? Also, does it matter if the part says it's built for the i9300 model? Or is it the same as our T999 one? Thanks a lot for your help.
Oh, if anyone knows anything about whether or not I can get the part warrantied by Mobilicity or Samsung, please let me know.
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Link?
The device should still be under warranty and they will charge for it.
The back part for $15 would be your best get if it's only the glass that is cracked. I wouldn't buy the whole camera piece since it's built for a different chipset.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Original-CAMERA-LENS-Cover-Bezel-CHASSIS-Samsung-Galaxy-S3-i9300-black-/280969953710?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item416b1d41ae
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Replacement-Back-Camera-Lens-Flex-Cable-Tool-Samsung-i9300-Galaxy-S3-ZVFC497-/380464898667?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589579a26b
Thanks for the reply. Do you think it's under Samsung or carrier warranty?

If you bought insurance, it would be. Samsung would probably ask you to send it to their svc center to get an estimate but that means time without the phone.
p.s. no case on the phone?

****e, didn't do anything like that. :/ Looks like I'm stuck with self repair. I didn't have a case because I wasn't expecting it to break that easily.. I remember having the HTC Incredible S and dropping it on purpose to show people how durable it was.
Just to clarify, that $15 plastic part will have a new camera glass?

Amartier said:
****e, didn't do anything like that. :/ Looks like I'm stuck with self repair. I didn't have a case because I wasn't expecting it to break that easily.. I remember having the HTC Incredible S and dropping it on purpose to show people how durable it was.
Just to clarify, that $15 plastic part will have a new camera glass?
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Sorry to hi-jack your thread, but i'm curious about the same replacement piece..
can anyone confirm the entire piece from the i9300 will fit the t999 with no issue? they look pretty much identical

I just messaged the eBay seller of the chassis replacement part. I can confirm that it comes with a lens cover to replace the cracked one. When I was watching the teardown video for the GS3, I saw that the part I want to replace has 3G/Network connectors on it. If the international part is used as a replacement part, our phone's might not work since the two variants use different network frequencies and all.

Amartier said:
I just messaged the eBay seller of the chassis replacement part. I can confirm that it comes with a lens cover to replace the cracked one. When I was watching the teardown video for the GS3, I saw that the part I want to replace has 3G/Network connectors on it. If the international part is used as a replacement part, our phone's might not work since the two variants use different network frequencies and all.
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I also have a Galaxy S3 that I dropped today, cracking the back-side lens cover. My phone is an AT & T version, 4G. I'm not sure what "connectors" have to do wiith taking pictures, but does it look like the part described WON'T work for my 4G phone? Please advise.

CalifWoman said:
I also have a Galaxy S3 that I dropped today, cracking the back-side lens cover. My phone is an AT & T version, 4G. I'm not sure what "connectors" have to do wiith taking pictures, but does it look like the part described WON'T work for my 4G phone? Please advise.
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The connectors have nothing to do with taking pictures, as the replacement part replaces just the camera glass. I'm just afraid that data will stop working properly or something like that if the connectors aren't right.

I9250 glass on i515?

I was not a happy camper when I dropped my phone at work this morning and shattered the glass around the front speaker on my vzw gnex. Digitizer and led display are fine, so I'm looking to buy a new glass panel for it. Unfortunately, all the panels I see on ebay except for two are for the gsm one, not the cdma one. I know the battery door won't fit between the two, but the glass should, right? In the pictures everything looks to be in exactly the same spot. The two for the i515 are considerably more expensive than the i9250,which is why I ask.
For the record, I did pretty good; I got my first gameboy color at 6 or 7,and being just a few months away from 21 now, this is the first mobile handheld device that I've ever broken a screen on.

I remember reading on here somewhere that a person tried this and ran into all sorts of problems getting it to fit correctly. I tried searching but couldn't find the post. I would personally just recommend paying more for the i515 glass and knowing that everything will fit alright, rather than taking a chance on throwing your money away.
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tristandespain said:
I remember reading on here somewhere that a person tried this and ran into all sorts of problems getting it to fit correctly. I tried searching but couldn't find the post. I would personally just recommend paying more for the i515 glass and knowing that everything will fit alright, rather than taking a chance on throwing your money away.
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I remember seeing that thread as well, I tried to find it, but could not.
justbecuz123 said:
I was not a happy camper when I dropped my phone at work this morning and shattered the glass around the front speaker on my vzw gnex. Digitizer and led display are fine, so I'm looking to buy a new glass panel for it. Unfortunately, all the panels I see on ebay except for two are for the gsm one, not the cdma one. I know the battery door won't fit between the two, but the glass should, right? In the pictures everything looks to be in exactly the same spot. The two for the i515 are considerably more expensive than the i9250,which is why I ask.
For the record, I did pretty good; I got my first gameboy color at 6 or 7,and being just a few months away from 21 now, this is the first mobile handheld device that I've ever broken a screen on.
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A user was able to replace the i9250 screen with the i515 screen, but from the post, it said he ran into a whole bunch of problems and that if you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't waste your time.
I would just play it safe and buy the screen that goes with the phone, unless you really want to save money and try it out, but you might waste money if you damage the screen during the process.
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707BeastMode707 said:
I remember seeing that thread as well, I tried to find it, but could not.
A user was able to replace the i9250 screen with the i515 screen, but from the post, it said he ran into a whole bunch of problems and that if you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't waste your time.
I would just play it safe and buy the screen that goes with the phone, unless you really want to save money and try it out, but you might waste money if you damage the screen during the process.
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Are we talking about the glass or the whole display? It makes a big difference. Assuming all 3 displays are the same (i9250, L700, I515), the problem is separating the display from the frame plate. Its very difficult and you can crack it very, very easily if you try to remove it. The cheaper GN LCD's on eBay are from working units and those already have the frame plate attached to it. The only way to remove it is to use a heat gun and apply it on the top and bottom front areas (as well as the sides). The apply heat to the back frame plate to loosen up the adhesive in the mid section of the screen. Then, slowly and I mean very, very slowly try to pry it open using a thin blade. Start from the top and work your way down. You should stop if you meet too much resistance and reapply heat. Like I said its a pain in the ass and not for the timid. I got to successfully remove an LCD from a frame for a Galaxy S (i500) not too long ago, its a similar in process as the GNex
I also tried to remove a L700 LCD (cracked glass) from a frame a while back and cracked it even more. I know what I did wrong and I think I wont make that mistake again. My mistake was that I did not know the exact location of the adhesive and applied too much heat in the front. Another mistake was that I thought I could remove the front glass from the digitizer. Now I know this is almost impossible and I don't know how people can buy front lenses without using some type of special tools (a true hot air bga station for instance) or a technique that I'm not aware of.
So, that's my long rant right there. I would really appreciate if any of you can confirm that any all 3 displays are the same (i9250, l700, i515). If it is then I would dare to try it out and take some pictures in the process if all goes well.

What about the oven?
I used to be into cars, and it was popular to smoke the headlamps on Nissans. They also have a lot of glue in them, and it was recommended to put em in an oven lol.
I'm sure it would get hot enough to loosen the screen, but 400 degrees may break something else in the process...
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Did anyone ever find the answer to this question? I am wondering the same thing.

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Did anyone ever find the answer to this question? I am wondering the same thing.
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You can't use the i9250 screen on the i515. The battery metal thingies and the vibration thing are in different places.

skier354 said:
Did anyone ever find the answer to this question? I am wondering the same thing.
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I have asked a bunch of eBay sellers for the last few days and have gotten mixed responses... I don't think that most of them get that I am talking about separating the display from the front case/plate. One guy told me that the digitizer/LCD combo is interchangeable from the i515 and i9250, but it won't work on the L700. One guy told me that he thought that the entire assembly including the front plate were the same between the L700 and i515. Several have said that they are model specific, but I don't think that most of them realized that I am not expecting to use the front plate from an L700 if i9250 on the i515...
It doesn't seem like Samsung would have a different display for each model. I can see the plates and cases being different because some of the other parts are different, but it seems like the LCD panel and the glass should be the same for each model. To me all of the screen connectors look the same from the pics I've seen...
Edit- I just found this online store that indicates they are the same screens http://www.globaldirectparts.com/OEM-Galaxy-Nexus-L700-LCD-Digitizer-Assembly-p/smsng6115350-qs.htm

tristandespain said:
I remember reading on here somewhere that a person tried this and ran into all sorts of problems getting it to fit correctly. I tried searching but couldn't find the post.
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Finally found the post that you are referring to (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780491). Sounds like he ran into problems because he tried to use the i515's front housing on the i9250. I think if he had removed the screen from the frame and re-used the frame that was original to his phone he would have been fine. It looks like it takes some heat and care to do that, but it looks do able.
I am ordering a L700 screen today and will report back on how it goes installing on my i515.

MrAreCool said:
I am ordering a L700 screen today and will report back on how it goes installing on my i515.
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L700 screen (not including frame) worked on my i515. Details here.

Hi,
I have GT-I9250 phone and only that glass is broken. Touch and screen is fine. So if I bought this kit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Outer-F...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item5d371a5630
It's possible to change that glass or should i bought hole set? Digitizer+front cover + glass?

perusmuro said:
Hi,
I have GT-I9250 phone and only that glass is broken. Touch and screen is fine. So if I bought this kit: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Outer-F...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item5d371a5630
It's possible to change that glass or should i bought hole set? Digitizer+front cover + glass?
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I had a good LCD with broken glass that I was hoping to only replace the glass on and I ended up getting impatient and breaking the LCD. The glass is very difficult to get off. I tried heating it up and using fishing lines to separate the glass from the LCD, but I could not get very far. The glue seems to be spread over the entire surface and it does not take much prying to break the LCD.
Incidentally if the glass is shattered pretty badly you might have better luck than I did. I was able to get the broken "shards" off by heating up the screen and gently prying them off. Where I had trouble was the large section of unbroken glass. I tried to crack that glass to be able to continue to remove the shards, but I ended up breaking the LCD as well.
If you can't use the screen with the broken glass you might give it a go as you aren't really losing anything if you break it.
Good luck!

MrAreCool said:
I had a good LCD with broken glass that I was hoping to only replace the glass on and I ended up getting impatient and breaking the LCD. The glass is very difficult to get off. I tried heating it up and using fishing lines to separate the glass from the LCD, but I could not get very far. The glue seems to be spread over the entire surface and it does not take much prying to break the LCD.
Incidentally if the glass is shattered pretty badly you might have better luck than I did. I was able to get the broken "shards" off by heating up the screen and gently prying them off. Where I had trouble was the large section of unbroken glass. I tried to crack that glass to be able to continue to remove the shards, but I ended up breaking the LCD as well.
If you can't use the screen with the broken glass you might give it a go as you aren't really losing anything if you break it.
Good luck!
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I have found few videos where that glass is possible to remove.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlfO6TUj1DQ
But I think that I would buy that whole set and change that. But what is the best place to buy that? So I can real deal.

Ok guys, just wanted to confirm that front glass for the L700 and GT-i9250 the same. And I assume that i515 as well.
I got for repair Nexus Sprint (L700) with cracked front glass but then was surprised that glass for L700 on ebay about $15 and the same glass for i9250 less then $10. Not big deal but anyway.. So I bought the glass for i9250 and it fits great as original.
Good luck!)

When the purchase of parts and mobile phones are not matched, the proposed replacement.

Changing white housing cover to BLACK.

The question is: is it possible to change the full housing to black? I have a white SGS2 but it has scratches all over... Also that silver edge is pretty much damaged from falls.
I was browsing around and found out that there are full housings for sale, but what about the amoled screen if I want to change the phone color?
Thanks in advance!

Barretos said:
but what about the amoled screen if I want to change the phone color?
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The screen is mounted to the frame (midsection of the casing, which is integrated with bezel) by a sticky tape -- ~1.5 mm wide all around the perimeter, and in some areas in the middle. When you buy a complete casing, it comes with the tape attached, so it's ready for you to mount the screen onto it. It will also show you where exactly the tape is located under the screen. The tricky part is do detach the screen from your old casing. Usually, it's done by heating it (carefully!) with a hot air gun, or even a hairdryer -- it will soften a glue layer and allow you to pry off the screen without cracking it. It's not that difficult, but if you are not comfortable doing it yourself, seek some help from an experienced person -- an electronics repair guy, or a seasoned DYI'er. However, keep in mind that sh*t happens, and there is still a chance to break the screen in the process, or fry it by overheating...

Thanks for the answer, kt-Froggy.
Can you give me a link to a trustworthy shop/casing?

Barretos said:
Can you give me a link to a trustworthy shop/casing?
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I can only tell you where I bought mine... Not sure how trustworthy this source is, but it worked for me. I usually buy my stuff on Amazon. I searched for it, and ordered from this supplier (I was getting another item from them, so it was good to combine shipments). Delivered faster than promised, looked and worked as advertised, no problems with quality, so I was happy with it.

kt-Froggy said:
I can only tell you where I bought mine... Not sure how trustworthy this source is, but it worked for me. I usually buy my stuff on Amazon. I searched for it, and ordered from this supplier (I was getting another item from them, so it was good to combine shipments). Delivered faster than promised, looked and worked as advertised, no problems with quality, so I was happy with it.
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Looks promising... There's something else I should add. I'm using Samsung's original extended 2000mAh battery, so I should also look for the extended back cover which is different from the original one.

Take a look at this: LINK

[Q] Broken Screen genuine?

Hi, as you may guessed, broke my screen, quite badly though 95% touch interface still works and have kept it like this for about 2 months.
Now my patience is gone with the major crack lines and some yellow spots. Plus I have to always rotate to interact sometimes due to the 5% dead area of touch panel.lol
I've looked at replacements (as its been said, replace lcd+digitiser) but my question rests on the quality of the parts.
I've read through the forums and seen some ebays links. Are these genuine screen? Are they high quality, to the same quality as the original?
Where is the best place to get them (I'm in the UK). I will replace it myself.
Thanks ever so much.

davestuarts said:
Hi, as you may guessed, broke my screen, quite badly though 95% touch interface still works and have kept it like this for about 2 months.
Now my patience is gone with the major crack lines and some yellow spots. Plus I have to always rotate to interact sometimes due to the 5% dead area of touch panel.lol
I've looked at replacements (as its been said, replace lcd+digitiser) but my question rests on the quality of the parts.
I've read through the forums and seen some ebays links. Are these genuine screen? Are they high quality, to the same quality as the original?
Where is the best place to get them (I'm in the UK). I will replace it myself.
Thanks ever so much.
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Hey sad to hear that. I recently had to replace mine since soft keys stopped working, I bought cheap chinese 50usd and to my opinion is quality is at acceptable level - screen is as good as the original one, digitizer and assembly fitted perfectly my only concern is that its not a gorilla glass but other than that its(again in my opinion) is 1:1
Good luck with replacement
p.s If you have troubles with wifi after opening the phone check the threads there is one that shows fix for the bent antenna pins

peshko69 said:
Hey sad to hear that. I recently had to replace mine since soft keys stopped working, I bought cheap chinese 50usd and to my opinion is quality is at acceptable level - screen is as good as the original one, digitizer and assembly fitted perfectly my only concern is that its not a gorilla glass but other than that its(again in my opinion) is 1:1
Good luck with replacement
p.s If you have troubles with wifi after opening the phone check the threads there is one that shows fix for the bent antenna pins
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Thanks peshko69. Yeah, really hurt me when the screen cracked. I guess all the technology in gorilla glass is only for scratches not dropped protection. First time ever I cracked a screen.
I will investigate further. I have found a company that looks very good Rounded.com. They seem to do genuine parts I think and prices are reasonable too.
btw thanks for the wifi tip.

davestuarts said:
Thanks peshko69. Yeah, really hurt me when the screen cracked. I guess all the technology in gorilla glass is only for scratches not dropped protection. First time ever I cracked a screen.
I will investigate further. I have found a company that looks very good Rounded.com. They seem to do genuine parts I think and prices are reasonable too.
btw thanks for the wifi tip.
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No problem. For safety i would recommend something like http://www.ebay.com/itm/TPU-Gel-Silicone-Skin-Case-Cover-Screen-Protector-For-HTC-One-X-AT-T-LTE-XL-New-/320956130309?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&var=&hash=item4aba79e405 & http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-XtremeGuard-FULL-BODY-Clear-LCD-Screen-Protector-Shield-Skin-For-HTC-One-X-/320890807909?pt=US_Cell_Phone_Screen_Protectors&hash=item4ab6952665 - the case wraps around your phone and screen lies 2mm below the case and if dropped the case will absorb the impact( speaking from experience ).
Good luck

davestuarts said:
Thanks peshko69. Yeah, really hurt me when the screen cracked. I guess all the technology in gorilla glass is only for scratches not dropped protection. First time ever I cracked a screen.
I will investigate further. I have found a company that looks very good Rounded.com. They seem to do genuine parts I think and prices are reasonable too.
btw thanks for the wifi tip.
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There used to be a dropped thread, one guy dropped his from the 2 floor (3rd floor for all you across the pond) and all the happened was the outer shell was crushed in the corner.
Then you get some people he just knock it off a sofa or bed and screen is a goner it's all about the landing.
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