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Cracked screen

I dropped my Hero and now the screen is cracked, its still working but I need to replace it.
I found replacement housing for sale but this doesn't to include the screen.
Does anyone know where I can purchase a screen?

jhericurls said:
I dropped my Hero and now the screen is cracked, its still working but I need to replace it.
I found replacement housing for sale but this doesn't to include the screen.
Does anyone know where I can purchase a screen?
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Do you mean the screen itself, or the glass surface?

pauliusba said:
Do you mean the screen itself, or the glass surface?
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Just the glass, but read that I have to replace the whole LCD

Search on ebay.

Won't HTC repair it, at a cost?

jhericurls said:
Just the glass, but read that I have to replace the whole LCD
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most screens you can just replace the digitiser.
I replace them all the time on iPods and Iphones.
www.ukmobi.co.uk normaly have most parts.

yeah do they do the repair? my glass has a scratch verging on cracking it..
that site looks great but doesnt have the hero screen bits yet

LCD or not to LCD

Yep, my screen cracked, after a vigorous jog. My own fault.
Just looking to buy a new screen and replace it, but all I see is the LCDs for sale(ebay, google)
So how much difference is there between these LCD knock offs and the sup amoled?
And has anybody seen any screen disassembly guides?
Ta very much

Why not send it to the service center and have them replace it with a genuine screen instead of getting those knock-offs.

My guess is that the "LCD's" you've found are the real SAMOLED screen. Why not ask the guy who changed his screen here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1175772

Broken Screen

So I dropped my phone today and now the screen is flickering. the screen is smooth and you cannot feel cracks so the glass itself is fine. There are cracks underneath the glass so I'm assuming it's the display. Can anyone direct me to replacement parts?
Thanks

Samip430 said:
So I dropped my phone today and now the screen is flickering. the screen is smooth and you cannot feel cracks so the glass itself is fine. There are cracks underneath the glass so I'm assuming it's the display. Can anyone direct me to replacement parts?
Thanks
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http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...ie=UTF8&qid=1390098358&sr=8-2&keywords=s4+lcd
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...ie=UTF8&qid=1390098358&sr=8-1&keywords=s4+lcd
If you don't want new, search on Amazon for S4 LCD. I just bought the black one above for a few dollars more. Its brand new, and you wont regret buying new. Of course there are used ones on ebay, I guess it depends on the quality and reliability of the seller, but i can vouch for the black one i bought on amazon.

Screen glass replacement

Does anyone know if it's possible to buy just the glass for screen? I have a small crack in bottom right corner and a sliver of glass fell out so I can see inside the phone. The LCD digitizer is fully intact no issue. Only thing I can find is full screen replacement with digitizer and all.

I'd like to know as well. I checked one repair shop (Ubreakifix) they stated they have successfully performed the screen replacement once but it was very difficult and cost more than the 200 out of warranty replacement essential offers.

I would personally not bother and just go with the $200 out of warranty replacement that Essential charges

Nickvanexel said:
Does anyone know if it's possible to buy just the glass for screen? I have a small crack in bottom right corner and a sliver of glass fell out so I can see inside the phone. The LCD digitizer is fully intact no issue. Only thing I can find is full screen replacement with digitizer and all.
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You can.
Check out the Essential Reddit.
There is a thread there and also where to get the parts.

tech_head said:
You can.
Check out the Essential Reddit.
There is a thread there and also where to get the parts.
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I can't find it.

Nickvanexel said:
I can't find it.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/essential/comments/8mx94d/successfully_exchanged_the_display/

I see some sellers on ebay, selling only the Glass Lens screen. I am ordering one today for my cracked screen which still responses well. The glass lens is for ~10dollars vs the whole lcd replacement kit for 60bucks.
Let know if anyone has had success with replacement the glass lens only.

DuaSahab said:
I see some sellers on ebay, selling only the Glass Lens screen. I am ordering one today for my cracked screen which still responses well. The glass lens is for ~10dollars vs the whole lcd replacement kit for 60bucks.
Let know if anyone has had success with replacement the glass lens only.
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How did your install go? I'm thinking about going the same route but I'm concerned it'll just be a big hassle and waste of time.

Nickvanexel said:
Does anyone know if it's possible to buy just the glass for screen? I have a small crack in bottom right corner and a sliver of glass fell out so I can see inside the phone. The LCD digitizer is fully intact no issue. Only thing I can find is full screen replacement with digitizer and all.
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Not that I know of, a Fix It Fast repair shop said they can't replace just the glass and have to do the full screen.
I paid $70 for a screen online and they charged $30 for labor so I paid $100 in all to have mine fixed(Only took 45 mins).

I broke my screen and not living in the US meant essential wanted nothing to do with me. If you don't mind buying from Aliexpress there are loads of sellers selling replacement screens. Despite what iFixit say, it was really easy. I just used a heat gun and a suction cup and lifted from the top of the phone first as the ribbon cable is at the bottom. After that there just 2 small screw that hold the cable in.
Only real caveat I have for the DIY route is none of the screens I've seen ship with adhesive to fit them. I just used the narrowest 3M double sided tape for screens I could get and still had to trim it down.
The glass, digitizer and screen are pretty much bonded together as one thing I would really not recommend attempting that even if you find somewhere just selling the glass.

Screen Burn In

Hello. I own this device for almost two months now and three days ago I've noticed that there is yellow screen burn on the right top corner of the device which is visible only on white background. I'm wondering if there is way to fix it without screen replacing . And since it's LCD I've heard that it's possible to get rid of burn. Thanks.

Did U use any screen protectors with gel?

St.Noigel said:
Did U use any screen protectors with gel?
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Nope, I haven't applied any protection.

this sounds to me more like the LCD took some damage not bad enough to release the LCD Fluid but to make a blemish, i had this happen when i damaged my old screen

That's not burn, that's LCD damage. Phone has been dropped and hit that corner. Burn would be more uniform across the entire display.