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Looking for replacement front glass on S3

Howdy all!
Not sure if this would be considered the proper place for this but I figured I'd give it a shot.
I cracked the front glass of my S3. It sucks, as the part is very scarce in the US currently. I have found a few replacement parts on Amazon, but the starting price is about $210, a far cry from the $50 I used to pay for my EVO. I know its still early in the game, but does anyone know of a seller that has these replacement touchscreens for something a little more reasonable than 1/3 of the price of a brand new phone?
EDIT: Has anyone tried replacing just the glass, with one of these? http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Digit...ultDomain_0&hash=item5895542a9b#ht_2317wt_906
Thanks!

Sorry but that might be the best you can get it for, for the gs3, because LCD replacements for the t-mobile sgs 2 is still $149 + shipping as the sgs 1 (Samsung vibrant) is still about $80 plus shipping (both on amazon) and these are all the cheapest prices I've found on the net over the span of a couple weeks of research.
So yeah, $210 is probably the best you're gonna get right now
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rock99rock said:
Howdy all!
Not sure if this would be considered the proper place for this but I figured I'd give it a shot.
I cracked the front glass of my S3. It sucks, as the part is very scarce in the US currently. I have found a few replacement parts on Amazon, but the starting price is about $210, a far cry from the $50 I used to pay for my EVO. I know its still early in the game, but does anyone know of a seller that has these replacement touchscreens for something a little more reasonable than 1/3 of the price of a brand new phone?
Thanks!
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it is still new, and CURVED. It isn';t a simple cut and sell situation, they need to mold them.

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Sorry but that might be the best you can get it for, for the gs3, because LCD replacements for the t-mobile sgs 2 is still $149 + shipping as the sgs 1 (Samsung vibrant) is still about $80 plus shipping (both on amazon) and these are all the cheapest prices I've found on the net over the span of a couple weeks of research.
So yeah, $210 is probably the best you're gonna get right now
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Thanks for the feedback, I'm starting to see that my LCD and digitizer are fine, just need to replace the glass with something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Digit...ultDomain_0&hash=item5895542a9b#ht_2317wt_906
Have you seen that process anywhere? All the video I've seen are to replace the full glass/digitizer/amoled assembly.
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it is still new, and CURVED. It isn';t a simple cut and sell situation, they need to mold them.
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Thanks for the reply! What of just replacing the glass with this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/White-Digit...ultDomain_0&hash=item5895542a9b#ht_2317wt_906

Not sure if you can use this the glass and digitizer are fused together. I think this is just if you buy the screen and digitizer.
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I wish it was that simple, then I could put a white face on my blue phone and have a hybrid. Maybe I'm wrong but that seems too easy...and cheap.
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From my experience with other phones. The digitizer and glass are glued together... could be wrong for the gs3, but I would just replace the whole front end.
http://cnn.cn/shop/i9300-galaxy-c-1425_26_1412.html
$269 for the international white and blue.
$219 for the atnt red.
Shipping can take a little while but I've bought from this place before with no complaints.
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Five0nIt said:
From my experience with other phones. The digitizer and glass are glued together... could be wrong for the gs3, but I would just replace the whole front end.
http://cnn.cn/shop/i9300-galaxy-c-1425_26_1412.html
$269 for the international white and blue.
$219 for the atnt red.
Shipping can take a little while but I've bought from this place before with no complaints.
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Thank you for your feedback, this sucks! From your experience, is what I'd be receiving the actual Corning Glass face, or a 3rd party knockoff from cnn.cn?
raiderep said:
I wish it was that simple, then I could put a white face on my blue phone and have a hybrid. Maybe I'm wrong but that seems too easy...and cheap.
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You're most probably correct, especially after seeing all the responses here regarding it. Easy and cheap though preferred, is not always the best approach unfortunately.

Well this happened to mine on Sunday, i looked for every way possible as mine was only the front glass too. It is possible to replace just the front glass but it is very very difficult to do! you have to use a heat gun or a hair dryer to separate the glass front from the lcd/digitizer video here http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-replace-broken-lcd-screen-on-galaxy-s3/
I just got it repaired on Monday for £150 as a local phone shop had everything in stock and did it n a hour there and then, insurance wanted £100 excess so didn't bother with it. Anyway good luck and i hope you sort it soon as i know the feeling and it sucks
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I know how you feel, it sucks how expensive it is, it dropped 1 inch from my pocket to the cement. Luckily it only cracked a little in the corner, so I won't replace it for now until prices come down.

amoled screen have less layers than normal LCD's its because the amoled pixels are infused within the glass.
so they have to be replaced together

I ordered one from this seller on August 3 and receive it 5 days later they ship same day after place an order. I installed it and work fine looks original.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=170884092019
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m.nassy.uk said:
Well this happened to mine on Sunday, i looked for every way possible as mine was only the front glass too. It is possible to replace just the front glass but it is very very difficult to do! you have to use a heat gun or a hair dryer to separate the glass front from the lcd/digitizer video here http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-root/how-to-replace-broken-lcd-screen-on-galaxy-s3/
I just got it repaired on Monday for £150 as a local phone shop had everything in stock and did it n a hour there and then, insurance wanted £100 excess so didn't bother with it. Anyway good luck and i hope you sort it soon as i know the feeling and it sucks
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after seeing this video, I think the best thing to do is not let your S3 dropped.

Cracked Shattered S3

Like all others I dropped my s3 and cracked my screen. Question is can I buy a used s3 off of ebay with a bad esn and just swap over the mother board or will this not work. Is their any cheaper alternative than just replacing the screen?

you could do that, but I believe that getting a new screen is cheaper, and less risky, another phone might already have scratches on the screen. (I have an S3 for sell, PM me if you like to buy it)

You could do the motherboard switching but you would need to activate it over the phone because the ESN would be different than the one on the phone. Plus it will have a different activation. I did it back on the E4GT.
Aaron Swartz, Rest in Pixels.

jamcar said:
You could do the motherboard switching but you would need to activate it over the phone because the ESN would be different than the one on the phone. Plus it will have a different activation. I did it back on the E4GT.
Aaron Swartz, Rest in Pixels.
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is the esn on the motherboard? If i transferred my motherboard (which is working fine and also my phone is fine) to another s3 I would still need to activate it?

Maybe?
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...s=aps&field-keywords=samsung+galaxy+s3+screen

I can get you a replacement housing complete with EVERYTHING intact for $20 and yes this is authentic and from Samsung meant to be used as a replacement housing. Technically from Sprint.
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All 3 of those have cracked gorilla glass and nothing else wrong with them but each time got a complete replacement housing for $20. I can get Pebble Blue and White. Finally got a case after the third replacement housing haha
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By the way, ESN IIRC is registered to ONLY the radio on the device which is one of the 2-3 things you transfer from old housing to new housing. Replacement housings I get come with EVERYTHING including display, digitizer, glass, plastic panels and even spare camera lens. Does not come with battery or rear battery door unless you ask me beforehand which has never cost me extra.
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CRACKEDS3 said:
is the esn on the motherboard? If i transferred my motherboard (which is working fine and also my phone is fine) to another s3 I would still need to activate it?
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Actually if you're doing that it should be fine. If you can call, use data, and text all on the original number then you're fine.
Aaron Swartz, Rest in Pixels.

If you're good with tools you can swap just the glass. It takes a while and very delicate, you have to heat and peel the gorilla glass from the digitizer. Slip and crack the digi you're buying a replacement front assembly. Tuscani sells the front lcd/digi/glass and bezel for $130 I think it was and its a 20 minute swap. Replacing the glass only runs about $30 but takes anywhere from 1-4hrs depending on how good you are
I like to break stuff!

Like I said, if anyone needs one I would be glad to assist you. $20 and around 7-10 minutes of your time and you get literally a brand new device besides a couple of internal parts and battery.
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EPayne123 said:
Like I said, if anyone needs one I would be glad to assist you. $20 and around 7-10 minutes of your time and you get literally a brand new device besides a couple of internal parts and battery.
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Im just not good when it comes to glue but tools and screws are not a problem.
You have message by the way :good:

That's all it is. For example, take off your batter cover, you will see screws around the edges. Unscrew those. Take the surrounding plating and the upper and lower assemblies(Camera assembly at top of devuce on the back abd the bottom assembly on the rear of device...extremely easy as they just pop right off with the lift of a pinky). Unplug radio wire. Then place the upper and lower assemblies onto the new housing and screw everything into the new housing and done.
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Quick teardown of the optimus g..

I work in a repair shop, and this phone seems new enough that I couldn't find a teardown anywhere.. so we snapped some quick pictures so people will know what to expect. It is pretty straight forward, not a whole lot can go wrong(for the most part).
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Remove the two screws on the bottom, then with guitar picks, your finger nails, or something that won't damage the screen/frame(non metal is ideal) pull the edges of the frame away from the phone- the bottom is most difficult, that is where you have to put in the work.
Also note where the volume and power buttons are, there is flex cable behind there- do not slide tools along inside as you may rip them, just carefully pry the cover from the sides avoiding those as needed.. also remember part of the back is glass(at least that is what I read and it appears to be).
Pull this frame off by removing the screws from the holes that you can obviously see. If I get time later I may circle them in red, but it should be obvious.
Two screws to remove from the mic/speaker at the bottom, then it can be pried off- be careful, but not a lot of risk of damage.
You should be able to see the connectors that were removed to remove the board- as I said, this is a quick walkthru, not a detailed teardown- enough to give the general idea.
This is with the screen removed- basically you heat the front of the screen and the back of the frame to loosen the glue that holds the lcd/digitizer in- there IS glue around the edges of the LCD(and on our replacement) which makes it nearly impossible to remove without breaking.. but you likely wouldn't be removing it unless it is broken. As you can see, there is no special connectors or board on the bottom to light up the digitizer you have to be careful of, so this isn't that difficult.
Here is our replacement screen, there weren't many vendors that had them, but this was found on ebay and appeared to be quality very close to the one removed, enough we couldn't see a difference. Make sure you use plenty of adhesive if it wasn't already applied before you purchased it.
Reverse to put back together- we had 0 issues, the most difficult part is removing the shell without breaking the glass on the back of the phone.
Hopefully this is helpful to someone, or at least will show them it isn't TOO difficult. Feel free to hit the thanks button if it was helpful, if it is appreaciated I may throw a more detailed guide up when we get another in for repair.
-SBD

great info. a video would be awesome?
thks

I have tried to replace the screen as well. I think the hardest part is to take off the back cover. The place near the power and volume is actually pretty easy to break.
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gentledroid17 said:
great info. a video would be awesome?
thks
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Well, the tech who was doing the work wanted to take his time to make sure nothing was harmed in the process.. now that we see it is like the average teardown, we could definitely do a video on the next one- that was the plan.
athris said:
I have tried to replace the screen as well. I think the hardest part is to take off the back cover. The place near the power and volume is actually pretty easy to break.
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Do you mean the power and volume flex cables that are glued to the edges beneath the back cover? We've done so many phones at this point we sort of forget how simple it is to make a mistake there.. I'll note that in the teardown instructions above.
If anyone else has any feedback or suggestions, or want to provide better pictures, let me know and I will gladly update- I just wanted to make sure there was SOMETHING out there for people who may be looking for it..

Since this phone is susceptible to glass cracks on the back due to temperature change (Like the one I purchased), a tutorial on how to replace just the glass on the back would be helpful.
Thanks!
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Well i'm part of the replacement group.
Dropped my phone a few days ago, bottom right quarter of the screen has no touch now and a nasty crack in my screen.
Which seller did you buy your replacement screen from? And was quality good?
I will try and post a video, but this is my business phone and am in a rush to get it back to fully usable condition. Thinking i may end up buying the LCD/Digitizer/Glass as I have never separated a digitizer/glass from the LCD before.

I just got mine back today from an LG service centre. I had the same crack about 3/4" from the bottom with no functionality below that. Total cost of repair was $95. Not too bad since I saw the LCD/Digitizer for $50 on ebay. Plus I retain my mfg warranty.

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I just got mine back today from an LG service centre. I had the same crack about 3/4" from the bottom with no functionality below that. Total cost of repair was $95. Not too bad since I saw the LCD/Digitizer for $50 on ebay. Plus I retain my mfg warranty.
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Which provider? I wouldn't mind sending mine away and having some warranty still.

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Which provider? I wouldn't mind sending mine away and having some warranty still.
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Sasktel. LG uses a company out of Ontario for the phone repairs in Canada. Their name is All Tech Neek. I also contacted them independantly and they will fix your phone without dealing with your service provider. I just let Sasktel handle the shipping and stuff. Also, they require a deposit prior to cover shipping and assessment labour incase you decide not to have the phone fixed, but the deposit goes toward the repair if you decide to have them repair it.
Hope this helps!!
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Is the back piece of gorilla glass replaceable for sure?
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I am trying to change a cracked screen. What would you say is the easiest or best way to heat the phone up to remove the front screen?

I just ordered a new lcd/digitizer and it didn't come with any adhesive. What kind of adhesive should I use and do you know of any stores that sell it. Really don't feel like having to wait longer while I order it.
Btw, I am I Canada (Calgary area) if there are any canucks that know where I can pickup what I need?
Thanks!

anyone with cracked e975 model?

Not sure if this operation can be in the DIY work. Better go to a gsm service.
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anyone with cracked e975 model?
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Cracked my screen. What to do now?

Hi folks.
Dropped my phone yesterday and completely shattered the screen. Phone still works fine so I'm sure it's just the glass that's broke.
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Going to try fix it myself but was wondering if any members have had success in repairing a cracked screen.
What I want to know is is it possible to just buy and replace the glass? It does look possible going by some of the youtube tutorials but others say the only way to get a proper fix is to buy both the glass and digitizer. Thing is though I'm looking at a bill of a little over £10 for the glass or about £130 (cheapest I've seen) for both.
Anyone had success repairing only the glass and was the screen just as responsive? I've also heard it's very hard to get it perfect with air bubbles becoming an issue. Every single mobile repair shop have quoted me for both as they won't even attempt just replacing the glass so I guess it must be hard.
PS. I notice from searching that these threads can lead to a "gorilla glass shouldn't break" discussion. Really hope it can be avoided here as it usually ends up with the original question not getting answered. I do my best to look after my phone but don't like covers bulking up my phone so I take the chance. I have a screen protector on and that's it. As much as I try to be careful with my phone I have dropped it on a few occasions and it's been fine but I guess my luck ran out this time. The phone fell flat on it's screen onto mono block and I just knew this time it wasn't going to be ok when I picked it up
Thanks

Mate, if you try to only replace the glass, you have to get rid of old glue and use new glue for the new glass, will be hard, but if you find a solution for this I might be interested too.
I have a small crack on the top corner of screen which does not come over the screen or cam, but I also would want to change my phones bezel to dark grey. It's so freaking cool! :d
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Just wondering if either of you had a case on when it happened?
I'm trying to ascertain if/which covers are a waste of time for protecting the screen.
Best of luck fixing them though.
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johnbhoyc said:
Hi folks.
Dropped my phone yesterday and completely shattered the screen. Phone still works fine so I'm sure it's just the glass that's broke.
Going to try fix it myself but was wondering if any members have had success in repairing a cracked screen.
What I want to know is is it possible to just buy and replace the glass? It does look possible going by some of the youtube tutorials but others say the only way to get a proper fix is to buy both the glass and digitizer. Thing is though I'm looking at a bill of a little over £10 for the glass or about £130 (cheapest I've seen) for both.
Anyone had success repairing only the glass and was the screen just as responsive? I've also heard it's very hard to get it perfect with air bubbles becoming an issue. Every single mobile repair shop have quoted me for both as they won't even attempt just replacing the glass so I guess it must be hard.
PS. I notice from searching that these threads can lead to a "gorilla glass shouldn't break" discussion. Really hope it can be avoided here as it usually ends up with the original question not getting answered. I do my best to look after my phone but don't like covers bulking up my phone so I take the chance. I have a screen protector on and that's it. As much as I try to be careful with my phone I have dropped it on a few occasions and it's been fine but I guess my luck ran out this time. The phone fell flat on it's screen onto mono block and I just knew this time it wasn't going to be ok when I picked it up
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I had a case of broken glass, watched a lot of videos thinking about doing it myself but in the end decided to just let someone else do it. About screen responsiveness, I have a personal feeling that it's more responsive than before, maybe there is less glue (or none at all now) than before so the glass is closer to a screen. There are no air bubbles so maybe no glue Personally I think it would be enough to put glue on the sides of screen just to create a seal against dirt getting between glass and display, it would also be easier in case of another broken glass
Here in Poland it cost me 75$ (UPS 2 way + glass + repair) and took 4 days total. I'm quite happy with the results

? Should have used a case...

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? Should have used a case...
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No case can protect you if your phone lands display down on uneven ground.....

Try dx.com
They generally sell spare parts of everything quite cheap. They do deliver free aswell (international) but waiting period could be 10 - 20 days.
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Happened to me too.
I took it to the Samsung Repair Center and they did the assessment and told me that I could take the phone and that they'd call when they had the glass for the repair. 3 days later they called, I took the the phone there, 40 minutes later it was brand new.
They charged $80 for the service.

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No case can protect you if your phone lands display down on uneven ground.....
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Op's phone landed flat....

Thanks for the replies guys. Looks like not many have actually done this.
Think I'm going to give separating the glass a chance. If I mess up the digitizer I can always just order another one anyway

I've had a single line crack right across the screen for a couple of months now. Phone still works like there is no crack, and the cost of a repair (plus the chance of a botched repair) is too high to make me want to do it. Got a Galaxy Note 8 to replace it - but then its sim slot went faulty, so back to the Note 2 while that gets fixed under warranty.

My honest advice is to let a pro repair your screen. On my previous phone I tried to replace the glass. Then I tried to replace glass and didgitiser. I warched the tutorials. Bought all the right tools. In the end my phone was "lost" so I got a new one on my insurance.
Save your self time money and stress. Send it to a pro.
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It ain't worth just replacing the glass, way too footery and likely to get dust/fingerprints between the display and the digitiser, if you can even get it separated without damaging the display.... I cracked the glass on mine, a Samsung service centre in the UK called Regenersis tried to rip me off and quoted for a new display + glass and a new main logic board, all to the tune of £300! There's absolutely nothing wrong with the main board and the phone works perfectly, they were just trying to make a quick buck or didn't want to do the work, figuring I was some n00b and would just say go-ahead.....

Wow for £300 you can buy another one and sell the cracked screen one on eBay
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My Note 2 also met an unfortunate fate of glass-floor impact. I went down the cheap route after a lot of research and paid £30 for a glass, tools and 2M tape kit. It did the job, but I find that after a day or two, especially in this heatwave we're having at present in the UK the screen does start to lift a bit and the responsiveness of the screen does drop considerably. Pressing the screen down brings it back to normal however.
Also the cheap route brings about what looks like moisture under the screen. (attached) It's actually just where the glass is touching the digitiser, and only occurs in the middle of the screen. I assume this is only because the repair tape is on the outside of the digitiser so has some wiggle room. It'd probably not exist, or lift, if a LOCA glue was used or an all over repair adhesive was applied to the entire glass. Downside to both of these is future repairs are just as tricky as the initial repair, with lots of headgun/hairdryer use. Also with the adhesive I heard that it's very hard to get on without imperfections. I guess it depends on how well you can repair tech and/or how flush with cash you are at the time.

Plastic over screen?

This is the dumbest question I've probably ever asked on the internet, but my wife bought a Moto Z2. The first one had some sort of antenna issue shortly after she bought it, so we got a warranty replacement. I'm not looking over the phone to apply a new screen protector we bought and it appears there's already some sort of plastic protector over the screen, but I can't tell if it should be there or not. It feels so much more adhesive underneath than the factory plastic that protects screens. I'm afraid if I continue to peel it off it will leave behind some heavy residue. It almost feels like it's part of the screen itself.
My extremely dumb question: Am I not supposed to remove this plastic? Does anyone else see this on their phone? I can't seem to find anybody else reporting it. This is a factory replacement, so maybe it's refurbished and this is a screen protector from a previous owner?
Pictures of the part I'd begun peeling up before I realized this was not normal factory plastic.
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Yep ..Go on moto and make them replace ..But will have to send in ...Be $50 to do it ..Or they send u a new one with a $400 deposit if I read it correctly.The screen sucks ,I scratched mine badly on the first day I got it .I have no clue how I did it.Ive had 10 phones and have never damaged a screen like that ..
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I pulled all that plastic off of mine. The plastic is what make the shatter resisting. It is really hard to get off but I like it better without it. I had to use lots of GOO GONE to remove the left over adhesive but in the end it works and I just applied a glass screen protector afterwards.

Yeah mine is bubbling up around the speaker and fingerprint sensor.
I rooted mine, so I am not even sure I can get a warranty replacement

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I pulled all that plastic off of mine. The plastic is what make the shatter resisting. It is really hard to get off but I like it better without it. I had to use lots of GOO GONE to remove the left over adhesive but in the end it works and I just applied a glass screen protector afterwards.
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glad i saw this post. just tried it and so much happier without the "shattershield"
i scratched it on the 2nd day and it was annoying. Now to put on a tempered glass

alexandroid5 said:
glad i saw this post. just tried it and so much happier without the "shattershield"
i scratched it on the 2nd day and it was annoying. Now to put on a tempered glass
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Yes it way better not having the plastic on and the device doesn't get the crazy scratches now either. But wonder how shatter resisting it is now

I found the screen scratch very very easy it may be shatter resistant to a point but the screen will scuff . My vzw.. z2 did if it touched any object even lightly ... any ways , put a glass protector on TMobile z2 and perfect no issues use the full body glass on Amazon it colors the edges black and rounds around all the sensors and camera and front flash .
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Same issue from my Z2. I just left it on and put a new SP over it.

So this is the only thread I can find even close to what I was after so here goes. Have you guys or anyone used the liquid screen protector? I found some with a 120$ screen replacement guarantee from " you break I fix it" at Walmart for 10 $ USD. It got to cure for 24hr but so far so good on my Z2 force

McRoberts said:
So this is the only thread I can find even close to what I was after so here goes. Have you guys or anyone used the liquid screen protector? I found some with a 120$ screen replacement guarantee from " you break I fix it" at Walmart for 10 $ USD. It got to cure for 24hr but so far so good on my Z2 force
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The problem I have with liquid SPs is how do you know it's there and it's working? Say you gouge the screen, did you just gouge the SP or is the actual screen damaged? How do you tell? What if the SP becomes so scuffed or damaged that you want to replace it, how do you remove a liquid SP? The whole thing reminds me of the Emperor's new clothes lol. I just got a two pack of Supershieldz and it's solid. Fingerprint magnet, but still good.

I understand but I got this one because it's a 9 out of 10 on the hardness scale and there's a no questions asked up to 120$ screen replacement for 12 months as long as you register it. It seems good as of now .
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McRoberts said:
I understand but I got this one because it's a 9 out of 10 on the hardness scale and there's a no questions asked up to 120$ screen replacement for 12 months as long as you register it. It seems good as of now .
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guys. Where can I buy a new screen for $ 120? Link please?

It's a guarantee on the box that says they will pay for the screen up to $120. The place that will fix it is called "you break we fix" there are a couple on them close to where I live. I'm not sure where to get a link at that I can take a picture of the box and post it.
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Here's another of the back.
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So at this point I don't know if it matters or not but just once putting that nano coating stuff on my Moto z2 force and no case on it at the whole time and I can say that it's bat **** crazy but not one scratch and I took a key and scraped at it some. I'm not a complete tard so I didn't go balls out on it but all messing around the stuff is legitimately great stuff. I did my Z2 and my wife's pixal and still have another tube of the stuff but the box guarantees at 4 a year just wanted application and at this point I bleave it. So i hope this helps someone because this phone is a beast.
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