My sgs 3 has a small cracks in it, on the top right near the camera and it's really just annoying me and I want to get it fixed. I just want to know my best screen repair options, I know it's going to expensive , but what's the the best?
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Replace through insurance imo
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There's a seller on ebay selling just the glass for the white model for $26.68. If your digitizer and screen are ok, this is by far your best bet. Even if your phone isn't white and you want to stick with blue, you'd be better off switching the rear cover to white and selling it as a white model. And buy another blue one.
Full screen assembly is $230, which is close to what Samsung charges to replace it.
How high was the drop? Did you have a case on it? Just curious questions...since this phone seems to be fragile due to the large screen.
When I called samsung they said they didn't have a price for the repairs, how did you find out how much they charge?
And also the fall was kinda far onto cement. I was getting out of the car to put gas in and the phone was in my lap and it fell.
Also i had a case on it. The ROCK cases btw i love the look of the case but the screen cracked directly where the case didn't cover the phone which was the top
Someone in the US with an international phone cracked theirs and sent it in.
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Any idea on how much would it cost to replace my screen? I don't have anything to prove warranty so that means I'll have to pay for it. If someone wants to know why I want to replace my screen it is because it has suffered (humidity?) damage. About 2*2cm area has changed its color to grey/red.
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You are looking at a price £100 ($130) or above
Sgs1 replacement displays cost around 150$. So I'm guessing it might be around 170$
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in italy touch for sgs1 200 € in date 15/07/2011 in samsung center
Watch some videos on youtube first, before you order a screen.
Theres a difference between just the screen or the whole front housing.
If you only get a replacement screen(ebay, 100-150€), you may need a heatgun.
I dont think its very easy to replace the screen on your own, though i never did it.
Its much easier to get the whole front housing(not shure, but maybe 150-200€), where the screen is already glued into. Although its more expensive, it might be worth the price.
Hi,
If you want to do it yourself, I would recomend buying the whole front, concidering the price difference, safe yourself the hassle and replace it all, its just some screws!
Good luck
In Indonesia Samsung Center I changed it for around 90USD..
in indonesia Rp.1.100.000 or its +- $130
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I thought the glass front is just stuck down with strong double sided tape.
Seen a video somewhere where it can be prised off, which could get access to dry it out. May need some new tape to stick it back down though.
by the way an idea how much the mother board ?
Jumping out my truck in a rush with s3 in hand it slipped and fell flat on the screen. Screen cracked right in the middle all the way through ... Is my only option to buy a new phone
Ouch.
Its repairable but its an expensive repair as entire screen + digitizer assembly needs to be replaced.
Parts are available: http://cnn.cn/shop/samsung-i9300-galaxy-c-26_1412.html
You might want to ask local Samsung repair centre for paid repair quote. Might be very close to the cost of part and might make better sense to get it done through Samsung directly.
didnt you use a case or screen guard? if so you did a big mistake you can take it for samsung service center and ask them to replace it, but they will charge for sure..
bala_gamer said:
didnt you use a case or screen guard? if so you did a big mistake you can take it for samsung service center and ask them to replace it, but they will charge for sure..
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no cases available locally in canada and my case still hasnt arrived yet go figure ...
karkid said:
no cases available locally in canada and my case still hasnt arrived yet go figure ...
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Really sad... its really expensive repair. I feel for you but there is no easy way out of this.
You've got a sexy wallpaper out there... mind sharing?
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karkid said:
Jumping out my truck in a rush with s3 in hand it slipped and fell flat on the screen. Screen cracked right in the middle all the way through ... Is my only option to buy a new phone
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No, you have to replace the screen... there's a video on youtube how to dismantle SGS3.
Or, you could probably still get $400 for it on eBay. (If you're not the type who attempts to repair things on your own...)
Man I feel for you. I dropped my phone yesterday, it landed on it's face and has marks on the screen. The first thing I done was phone my insurance company and swap the details from my old s2 to this one .. I know I will do it again .
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you didnt mention if the sreen was funtional, is it?
id just keep it if it was still functiional. it looks weird when off but barely noticeable in the pics.
just another opinion. of course if its non functioning that option isnt there lol
Damn s3 so breakable. I remember when i had s2 and note, it felt from my hands a lot of times and no scratches or broken display
I got a Squaretrade warranty for mine -- $69 for a year and covers accidental damage. (Doesn't cover loss or theft though...). They also charge a 99 dollar deductible, but that's still better than the almost $700 I paid for it to begin with.
A quick reminder, buying insurance on something after damaging it, then using the insurance to repair it *is* fraud, which is illegal, don't get us in trouble m'kay!
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Jumping out my truck in a rush with s3 in hand it slipped and fell flat on the screen. Screen cracked right in the middle all the way through ... Is my only option to buy a new phone
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the important question is who is the lovely lady?
SGS2 & SGS3 screen
Samsung used the Gorilla Glass for SGS2. But for SGS3, they used the Gorilla Glass 2 which is much thinner than on SGS2 that's why it's easily breaks. For me, I will stay on my SGS2.
looks like i'll be buying a case for mine seeing all these posts about screen breakage. but until I find the right case, at least i have 90 days of lost & damage protection from Amex!
karkid said:
Jumping out my truck in a rush with s3 in hand it slipped and fell flat on the screen. Screen cracked right in the middle all the way through ... Is my only option to buy a new phone
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Yes, sell that crap phone and buy htc one x, which is much more durable
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Screen damage is not the end of the world.......i have been looking at tear downs for the SGS3 and they are pretty basic, even replacing the screen ( which will prob end up costing where abouts of 249 dollars) but that over trashing a new device. i have dropped my sgs3 3 times in the last week and the silver bumper looks Hella Ratty, but my screen is perfect.
i am going to buy a replacement screen as the housing and the screen are joined together, or else i would really need to do some heat gun and gental pulling of the screen to get it out of the housing. but its not hard yall.
if your screen is cracked and you dont have warranty, maybe a screen is the way to go. all you need is small screw driver and a flat metal/plastic peice to pull of the board connections.
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Yes, sell that crap phone and buy htc one x, which is much more durable
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Posts like these are what starts it all. Do not come in trolling this section.
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kicker1925 said:
Samsung used the Gorilla Glass for SGS2. But for SGS3, they used the Gorilla Glass 2 which is much thinner than on SGS2 that's why it's easily breaks. For me, I will stay on my SGS2.
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are you serious? with gorilla glass or gorilla glass 2, theres always the risk of cracking the screen when it falls on a hard surface. you cant be serious that thats the reason why your sticking with your s2
Go to a mobile phone repair shop.
Hello all
So my mum just dropped her phone and the wonderful gorilla glass didnt do its job and now has a big crack in it.
The phone still fully works its seems to like there is an outer screen?
Any ideas on how to fix i looked on ebay but looks very pricey? Sonething about a digitizer?
Picture attached.
Any help or adivce on where to look would be most appreciated.
Kindest regards
Superliam
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You are basically screwed. Mine had shattered and I ordered a new piece of glass for the front. The digitizer is stuck to the glass pretty damn good, I ended up having to order a new frame unit for 250.
I would just put a new screen protector on it and leave it.
You will only be looking at an expensive fix, screens for this phone cost a lot, wether you fix it your self or send it to Sammy and this is not covered by warranty.
The digitizer is the component that recognises touches and translates them to digital signals the phone understands.
I'm not sure about this phone but on my old one it was on top of the screen which I would also expect here.
If I was you I would send the phone to Sammy but I couldn't give you a price.
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The screen and touch digitiser are bonded together like on iPhone and there's no third party screens yet so you either pay $250 or do without a screen.
I'm in need now of a replacement kit for the cracked screen. So far I've understood that I need to buy a kit like this in order to replace the bad screen.
(LCD+Digitizer Screen +Bezel For SAMSUNG Galaxy S 2 i9100)
Anyone knows if the screens that are sold on ebay are the real AMOLED screens or just some pirate crappy LCD screens?
IF so, perhaps you have a good seller that sells me the real thing?
(Tried to search all the i9100 forums for this but couldn't come up with something)
If you get that one youll have to change over all the bits that are stuck to the old housing.
As for eBay,Id look for someone thats sold lots of them with 100% feedback and use Paypal....
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I'm in the same boat, but because of water damage. The right side of my screen doesn't respond to touch. Soon as I sell my car I can replace the screen.
I will likely be getting mine from a local retailer though. Will cost a few more bucks but I'm paying for the certainty of getting the right component the first time.
And the requirement of reassembling the phone isn't a problem for me
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DNA fell out my shirt pocket, landed on the edge and of course shattered. First drop ever.
There's glass on Amazon and ebay for about $15
Then there's glass and LCD together about $70
I've seen the videos and read the articles and they're somewhat conflicting?
How difficult is it realistically to change the screen myself AND get it back together.
I also had the idea of using it to a repair facility at the mall.
Question is address those prices reasonable for a quality screen?
What's the best way to fix the phone reasonably?
Glass and LCD together is what you want because of the design. The glass and LCD basically become a single piece. If you do just the glass you may have issues with the LCD not properly adhesing and therefore appearing further from the glass. Sometimes the digitizer will have issues after that. Best to spend more money and get both pieces pre-constructed.
Sucks dude, i did mine yesterday. First drop, BAM, right on the corner. Shattered it. I got geek squad at best buy, way better than assurion. No deductible. Broke screen, throw out some sim card issues, brand new dna on the way. Its on back order thougg. Not here in 2 weeks, get free pgone equal or less than dna full price. Geek squad well worth $10 a month!
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I'm going to order the screen/LCD combo and try it.
Been debating options and i'm keeping this phone until at least November. I'll take photos.
Best thing is cut losses short and send to HTC. I think it was $220. If you do it yourself more likely than not you'll end up with a bad result, functionally and/or cosmetically. I took my phone to ubreakifix.com and after taking it back twice, they gave up. Sent to HTC and they said the main board was damaged, etc and wanted about $350. So just do it right the first time.
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I hate to say it but it's not worth $200. They can be found going for less than that on CL in my area .
I am worried about the fitment going back together, it appears from the videos I've studied buying the lcd/glass combo and taking time is the most critical step.
Besides. I've found white screens and a white battery cover! This is hot! I don't like the red buttons but they're better than the red side rails on the DNA. I don't mind losing wireless charging.
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I hate to say it but it's not worth $200. They can be found going for less than that on CL in my area .
I am worried about the fitment going back together, it appears from the videos I've studied buying the lcd/glass combo and taking time is the most critical step.
Besides. I've found white screens and a white battery cover! This is hot! I don't like the red buttons but they're better than the red side rails on the DNA. I don't mind losing wireless charging.
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I must have this white screen/battery cover for my phone. Like time now hahaha.
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I must have this white screen/battery cover for my phone. Like time now hahaha.
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I know right.
Got the white lcd digitizer assembly from ebay. You must still separate the old lcd from the plastic housing. I used super glue to bond it. I love the white with black and am thinking of removing the red side grills.
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Got the white lcd digitizer assembly from ebay. You must still separate the old lcd from the plastic housing. I used super glue to bond it. I love the white with black and am thinking of removing the red side grills.
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If you don't mind losing the wireless charging apparently you can lose the red rails too.
I'm looking for all the bits to make it white. The sim tray and the ear piece insert are hiding from me.
I got lucky.. my screen was cracked too so I took it to my sisters friend shop and they charged me 50$. He ended up ordering the wrong part so he sent it to HTC and I got my phone back in a week. He felt bad about ordering the wrong part so he didn't charge me anything. Only bad thing is that the usb cover is ripped off
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DNA fell out my shirt pocket, landed on the edge and of course shattered. First drop ever.
There's glass on Amazon and ebay for about $15
Then there's glass and LCD together about $70
I've seen the videos and read the articles and they're somewhat conflicting?
How difficult is it realistically to change the screen myself AND get it back together.
I also had the idea of using it to a repair facility at the mall.
Question is address those prices reasonable for a quality screen?
What's the best way to fix the phone reasonably?
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This may be in hindsight but your next phone purchase really should be at bestbuy if your in the states, and just buy the 2 yr black tie outright (its cheaper in the long run). It covers literally everything (even water damage), and will be replaced within 72 hrs most of the time, it is a refurb, but $0 deductible and no limit to amount of turn ins.
@jake.corey.jacobs I bought this off cl a couple months ago my Galaxy Nexus camera and CPU was showing its age taking and editing photos.
It's sounds stupid but in the last 3 years I've dropped my phone twice! I only have the "extended insurance" in case of a malfunction. I have full insurance my wife's and daughters lines.
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@jake.corey.jacobs I bought this off cl a couple months ago my Galaxy Nexus camera and CPU was showing its age taking and editing photos.
It's sounds stupid but in the last 3 years I've dropped my phone twice! I only have the "extended insurance" in case of a malfunction. I have full insurance my wife's and daughters lines.
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All good, I use to be a GeekSquad agent and have to admit, their phone insurance is NOT a ripoff (like most of their services). So I always like to share the info about how the plans work for people who are drop happy.
krazya said:
Got the white lcd digitizer assembly from ebay. You must still separate the old lcd from the plastic housing. I used super glue to bond it. I love the white with black and am thinking of removing the red side grills.
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I removed the side grills and the one in the ear peice up top a while ago. The removal of the side grills made for a better grip when running the phone naked IMO.
How hard was the switch from our screen to the white one?