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For those who attempt to change broken LCD/digitizer

I have an torn apart Samsung Vibrant.
I am no technician but have disassembled several other phones and found this is the hardest so far.
I leave you some pictures, it might help some one.
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Let me know if you need some info, I will have to wait a few weeks until my new parts arrive so the phone it's going to stay that way...

Replacement Vibrant keyboard ribbon cable here...
So I got a Vibrant and promptly broke the display, I'm not sure how I did it, perhaps I sneezed too loudly or something, it doesn't matter - of course I'm going to fix it right? I repair electronics to board level, perhaps 25% of my time is spent on surface mount digital circuits, so I figure how hard can a cell phone be right?
Wrong! Oh so very wrong, grasshopper.
The digitizer and screen are held together with such veracity that I was afraid of breaking the plastic bezel piece around the screen as I pried the two apart. Even with help of a heat blanket (used for softening plastic electrical pipe for bending) I was unable to pry the two apart with any ease. I spent a couple hours over a couple of days only to finally separate the broken glass from the bezel and back plane only to find that I'd also torn the control cable from the keyboard assembly!
I've been looking for this little 5mm wide cable with 20+ flexible traces for a while now - here it is for $14! You have to but two but who really cares!
Look on globaldirectparts dot com under Samsung-T959 part# SMSNG6085870 Navigator-Flex-Cable.
Let me know if you want my extra cable assembly. I'll sell it to you for the same price I buy it for plus shipping to my house and then dropping it into a padded envelope and sending it to your house....can't be much.
Oh what a glory day!

icansolvetheproblem said:
So I got a Vibrant and promptly broke the display, I'm not sure how I did it, perhaps I sneezed too loudly or something, it doesn't matter - of course I'm going to fix it right? I repair electronics to board level, perhaps 25% of my time is spent on surface mount digital circuits, so I figure how hard can a cell phone be right?
Wrong! Oh so very wrong, grasshopper.
The digitizer and screen are held together with such veracity that I was afraid of breaking the plastic bezel piece around the screen as I pried the two apart. Even with help of a heat blanket (used for softening plastic electrical pipe for bending) I was unable to pry the two apart with any ease. I spent a couple hours over a couple of days only to finally separate the broken glass from the bezel and back plane only to find that I'd also torn the control cable from the keyboard assembly!
I've been looking for this little 5mm wide cable with 20+ flexible traces for a while now - here it is for $14! You have to but two but who really cares!
Look on globaldirectparts dot com under Samsung-T959 part# SMSNG6085870 Navigator-Flex-Cable.
Let me know if you want my extra cable assembly. I'll sell it to you for the same price I buy it for plus shipping to my house and then dropping it into a padded envelope and sending it to your house....can't be much.
Oh what a glory day!
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Did you try to replace just the glass? I thought the glass was glued to the digitizer? And you have to replace them together. Kinda like the earlier iPhones. I thought anyway. ?
I cracked my Vibrant in the first month. Nice. Its in the corner so I cannot see it when the screen is on. But its just bad enough too ruin my resale value and Tmo wont swap it out becouse of physical damage. Nice again.
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Vibrant Display Repair
The OLED display and the digitizer / face are a single assembly it's true. The two of them are sandwiched together and bonded with some sort of resin along the edges. This assembly with processing electronics arrive as one piece. Samsung has kindly applied an extremely sticky glue to this entire assembly which in turn keeps it tightly held to the inner body assembly and trim bezel.
The only problem with this is that the flex cable connecting the keyboard (they call it the 'navigator') is stuck IN THE GLUE between these two items (the rear housing and the display) and from what I can deduce is nearly always going to be torn when one tries to separate the display from the bezel and inner backing assembly.
If you order a replacement OLED display be sure and order this flex cable assembly if you're interested in fixing your phone.
Cheers!

Yep all went well except for that cable!
So if you still have the 2nd, let me know. Screen works, but the bottom keys do not. Extremely frustrating!

Samsung Fascinate Touch Screen Digitizer and LCD Screen Repair Guide

Does your outer touchscreen have been damaged or cracked? Having problem with the display? This is the step-by-step guide to install the Samsung Fascinate LCD and touch screen digitizer. An easy to follow guide to completely disassemble your Fascinate and replace the LCD and touch screen.
This guide will help you to install the following Samsung Fascinate part(s):
Samsung Fascinate LCD and Touch Screen Replacement part
Tools Required:
Safe open pry tool
Small Phillips
Samsung Fascinate LCD and touch screen digitizer repair guide:
First is to remove the back cover from the phone then remove the battery and the memory card.
Then use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove the 6 Phillips screw as shown at the figure 1.
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Using safe pry tool, gently pry of all the side of the phone to remove the back bezzel from the phone.
Next, use safe pry tool to release the screen ribbon from the motherboard as shown at figure 2.
Figure 2​
Using a safe open pry tool, carefully pry up the front glass screen from the unit. Note that the glass screen will be adhered to the unit all along the sides with an adhesive material and you may have to use a hot air gun / hair-dryer before prying up the front glass screen.
Once the screen is ease off from the screen, you can now pry off the buttons at the bottom of the screen. Gently pry it off as it is held with a little adhesive to avoid from being damaged.
Figure 3​
The Fascinate is now disassembled and you can replace the damaged part(s) with new ones.
Reverse the instructions above to reassemble your phone.

These guys have great video on their website showing the steps. I watched it a few times before I tore mine open.

Yes, we have a video guide too for this model.
Some people prefer the video guide, some people like the written guides.
Hope both help.

If you prefer the video guide to take apart your Samsung Fascinate, we have this available as well as a downloadable version of the guide above!

Hello there
I was just about to make a thread and I seen this.
OK well here is the quick story.
I basically found this phone In a parking lot with the main part of the phone, the back cover(with the plastic protective film from when you first buy it on there), and the battery seperated from each other a few feet apart.
After some quick looking I found I was a fascinate sch-i500, and it seems as if it was a brand new phone before this damage was done to the screen...kinda weird it would be. As you can see, the screen is cracked/ damaged pretty good BUT what I also quickly noticed was that it seems certain things are functioning. The on screen capacitive buttons light up and the phone vibrates. While I obv can't see, the phone is responding to my touches from certain sounds I'm hearing.
In trying to get this phone back to life, I would like to try to spend as less as possible. Now I have never replaced a phones LCD before so I can say I don't quite understand it all.
What I dont understanding is how can the touch screen be cracked as bad as it, yet it still seems to be functioning as it should?
This digitizer that you guys refer to, is this a must in this replacement or can I just replace the cracked screen. Id like this project to cost me as least as possible
Like I said I'm glad I came across this thread before I made my own thread. I hope you guys can help me out.
Thank you to the op and the xda community.
(Edit-sorry for xtra space taken up)
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

htcevo4g03 said:
Hello there
I was just about to make a thread and I seen this.
OK well here is the quick story.
I basically found this phone In a parking lot with the main part of the phone, the back cover(with the plastic protective film from when you first buy it on there), and the battery seperated from each other a few feet apart.
After some quick looking I found I was a fascinate sch-i500, and it seems as if it was a brand new phone before this damage was done to the screen...kinda weird it would be. As you can see, the screen is cracked/ damaged pretty good BUT what I also quickly noticed was that it seems certain things are functioning. The on screen capacitive buttons light up and the phone vibrates. While I obv can't see, the phone is responding to my touches from certain sounds I'm hearing.
In trying to get this phone back to life, I would like to try to spend as less as possible. Now I have never replaced a phones LCD before so I can say I don't quite understand it all.
What I dont understanding is how can the touch screen be cracked as bad as it, yet it still seems to be functioning as it should?
This digitizer that you guys refer to, is this a must in this replacement or can I just replace the cracked screen. Id like this project to cost me as least as possible
Like I said I'm glad I came across this thread before I made my own thread. I hope you guys can help me out.
Thank you to the op and the xda community.
(Edit-sorry for xtra space taken up)
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
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On this model the LCD and the glass touch screen digitizer are fused together. To fix the phone you will need the screen replacement. You can find this screen here - Samsung Fascinate Screen Replacement
Simply swap the screens over and your phone will be like new again.

Hey your reply is very much appreciated.
I see that the price is. 109. I did some searching. I can get a used fascinate for half that price. Lol So you can see why I wouldn't want to spend 109.
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It is possible to replace just the outer touchscreen digitizer? The lcd screen of my phone still working in a perfect condition.

jake.mcgee said:
It is possible to replace just the outer touchscreen digitizer? The lcd screen of my phone still working in a perfect condition.
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We strongly recommend replacing both the LCD and touch screen. The two parts are fused together and can be extremely difficult to separate.

Motorola Xoom Screen Take Apart Repair Guide

If you have issue with your outer touchscreen and LCD screen, this take apart repair guide will show you how to disassemble your Motorola Xoom quickly and safely.
This guide will help you to install the following Motorola Xoom parts:
Motorola Xoom Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Torx T5 Screwdriver
Torx T7 Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (for touch screen digitizer)
Motorola Xoom Take apart guide:
Begin by removing the two (2) T5 screws at the bottom of the unit in your data charging sync ports. Remove the plastic cover over the ports.
Slide the bottom portion of the back cover down. The bottom portion of the back cover uses slides with small clips to hold unto on unit. Uses small screwdriver or similar objects to push the clips and completely remove the back cover.
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Next will remove the top portion of the back cover. There two (2) T5 screws holding this on as well as the small connectors from the power button.
There thirteen (13) T7 screws located in red on Figure 2 and two (2) T5 screws located in yellow in Figure 2holding the battery. Carefully pull out the battery and disconnect the small cable connecting it to the motherboard.
Figure 2​
Use your safe open pry tool to carefully remove the two (2) small speakers located in green on Figure 3. Carefully remove the camera it is sitting in small plastic frame that you have to remove first then remove the ribbon cable and pull the camera out, located in yellow.
Disconnect the two connectors at the bottom of the unit and one on the either side at the top, as located in orange on Figure 3.
Figure 3​
There are ten (10) screws that hold the motherboard into the unit, two of this screws are gold and have a special bracket they're along the top. Carefully remove the motherboard.
There are seventeen (17) T7 screws holding the screen frame together. Carefully remove the touch panel from the rest of the screen.
Figure 4​
If repairing a damaged touch screen digitizer: Heat the outside of the screen to soften the adhesive holding the screen in place. Use a heat gun or hair dryer on a medium setting for around 1 minute, working around the edges in quick movements. Now, use a safe open pry tool to pry in between the touch screen digitizer and frame, being careful of the flex cable.
To repair the LCD screen: remove the thirteen (13) T5 screws holding the LCD into the screen frame, located in Figure 5. Carefully lift the LCD out of the frame.
Figure 5​
Now you will be able to replace any parts on your Motorola Xoom. Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your tablet back together again.

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Im guessing that voids your warranty?

Saving this info for potential future use.
Thanks op.
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Cubanluke88 said:
Saving this info for potential future use.
Thanks op.
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Thanks. Glad you found it useful!

So I have a cracked screen and I purchased a new screen on ebay a few months ago. I took my entire xoom apart and tried to put the new glass on my xoom, but found that the Old cracked glass had a plastic housing attached to it. Looking at your site, it looks like you've got the glass for 80 bucks, does this have the plastic housing attached to it?

Sparticuz said:
So I have a cracked screen and I purchased a new screen on ebay a few months ago. I took my entire xoom apart and tried to put the new glass on my xoom, but found that the Old cracked glass had a plastic housing attached to it. Looking at your site, it looks like you've got the glass for 80 bucks, does this have the plastic housing attached to it?
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No, the glass doesn't come with the plastic housing. You simply attach the glass to the original housing.
Our customer service guys can assist further with the install if required.

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Samwes said:
Im guessing that voids your warranty?
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If the device is already cracked then physical damage already voids most warranties. Insurance on the other hand will cover damage or loss.

Cubanluke88 said:
Saving this info for potential future use.
Thanks op.
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You're welcome! Hope it helps.

Xoom MZ604
repairsuniverse said:
You're welcome! Hope it helps.
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I have a few questions about the touchscreen replacement. My touchscreen is responsive but some areas are now dead. I tried playing around with the touchscreen controller - PCB - but that did not improve anything.
Now, do I need to remove all the screws for the battery/ camera/ speakers, etc. if I just need to replace the touchscreen?
In other words, is a full dis-assembly really needed?
In other words, can I skip removing the screws in figure 2 and figure 3 and jump directly to figure 4.
Also, I see several videos which indicate that the touchscreen replacement part has to be fixed to the 'mid-frame'; this means I have to use a heatgun. No other options to avoid the heatgun? e.g. buying some other replacement part which comes with the mid-frame?

Samsung Google Nexus S Take Apart Repair Guide

Does your outer touchscreen have been damaged or cracked? This take apart repair guide will help you to fix your damaged screen or other internal part on your Samsung Google Nexus S.
This guide will help you to install the following Samsung Google Nexus S replacement parts:
Samsung Google Nexus S Screen Assembly Replacement
Other Samsung Google Nexus S Parts
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips
Samsung Goggle Nexus S disassembly guide:
The first step will be to remove the back battery cover and the battery.
Using a small Phillips screwdriver, remove the six (6) screws holding the back housing in place, as shown in Figure 1.
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Using a safe open pry tool, pry the back housing away from the rest of the device. It will be clipped into place, so carefully work your way around all edges with your pry tool.
Remove the three (3) small Phillips screws holding the motherboard in place. There will also be two (2) flex cables that will need to be released. These are simple pop connectors that only need to be lifted with a safe open pry tool to release.
Figure 2​
The motherboard can now be safely removed.
We are now left with the screen assembly and front case. Using a heat gun or hair dryer, heat the outside edges of the outer screen for 45-60 seconds. Use quick movements and do not stay in one area for too long.
Now, using a safe open pry tool, pry the screen assembly away from the front cover and bezel. Reheat if necessary.
Figure 3​
Your screen assembly can now be replaced.
Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.

The screen is the super hardest part, tried with heat gun, but seams like it stick forever

doc_v15 said:
The screen is the super hardest part, tried with heat gun, but seams like it stick forever
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It shouldn't hard. Just use a pry tool and work your way round gently and slowly prying the screen up from the frame.

Hi,
i have bought a new display and installed it but the touchscreen isn`t working! Display works, all the connections of the screen to the mainboard are placed properly. Is the new screen defective?

Nice guide!
Sent from my Nexus S

Räph96 said:
Hi,
i have bought a new display and installed it but the touchscreen isn`t working! Display works, all the connections of the screen to the mainboard are placed properly. Is the new screen defective?
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If its not a connection issue then it could be a bad screen. Does the touch screen on your original still function ok? You may wish to contact your supplier.

shockem said:
Nice guide!
Sent from my Nexus S
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Thanks. Glad it helps!

When attempting to disassemble my NS4G to do this repair, I encountered a lot of difficulty trying to remove the back housing without disturbing/breaking the front bezel. Fortunately, the replacement assembly I was installing came with a new bezel already installed; but had I needed to salvage the original (or if I ever need to disassemble the device again), do you have any more specific advice about properly removing the back housing?
Granted, I was using a guitar pick instead of a safe open pry tool, but I couldn't seem to do it without causing the bezel to come undone opposite my prying.

repairsuniverse said:
If its not a connection issue then it could be a bad screen. Does the touch screen on your original still function ok? You may wish to contact your supplier.
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Yes, the old screen is working. Also i contacted the supplier. Somebody said that there are 2 versions for i9023. Is that true?
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Excellent useful and informative thread.
Thank you!

Microphone
I was curious about the microphone on the board. Is it soldered on the main board or do you have to pry it off.

This is great.... now all we need is some cheap replacement screens. The moment I saw the curved glass I knew this phone was going to be expensive to fix.

nickel911 said:
This is great.... now all we need is some cheap replacement screens. The moment I saw the curved glass I knew this phone was going to be expensive to fix.
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You can find replacement screens here - Samsung Replacement Screens

here is a live video;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYB5wiFFIno http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYB5wiFFIno

has anyone replaced just the outer glass? i bought the outer glass, but i don't know how to separate it from the rest of the assembly.

svtfmook said:
has anyone replaced just the outer glass? i bought the outer glass, but i don't know how to separate it from the rest of the assembly.
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You can't successfully replace just the glass. The glass and the LCD are fused together on these models.

iFixit also has a guide...cant post links yet but easy to find with a quick search

How would you use one of these to replace just the screen: http://www.ebay.com/itm/All-New-Out...773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a77cd07e5

interessant said:
How would you use one of these to replace just the screen: http://www.ebay.com/itm/All-New-Out...773?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a77cd07e5
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You can't successfully replace just the glass. The glass and the LCD are fused together on these models as we said in an earlier post.
These eBay sellers really shouldn't sell these parts as they can not be used.

Thanks for the response. So even a heat gun won't work right?
-sent from outerspace

Broken Screen on Nexus 4- How Do I Repair Affordably?

So I have a new Nexus 4 screen that has the top corner cracked and with an air bubble underneath. (See attached photo)
What is the best way to repair it cheaply? Do I need to replace just the glass or the digitizer or both? And should I use a chinese one? I was looking on ebay and the OEM digitizer is $60 while the Chinese one is $15. My guess is that the Chinese one doesn't use Gorilla Glass, right? So it breaks with any impact?
Does anyone have experience with this? I'm located in Montreal, Canada.
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montrealguy said:
So I have a new Nexus 4 screen that has the top corner cracked and with an air bubble underneath. (See attached photo)
What is the best way to repair it cheaply? Do I need to replace just the glass or the digitizer or both? And should I use a chinese one? I was looking on ebay and the OEM digitizer is $60 while the Chinese one is $15. My guess is that the Chinese one doesn't use Gorilla Glass, right? So it breaks with any impact?
Does anyone have experience with this? I'm located in Montreal, Canada.
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If your lcd works fine then replace the digitizer, but you need to use the heat gun to separate them. If you aren't super delicate with that, you can damage the lcd easily. I think you might also need LOCA glue to glue the new digitizer to lcd, and UV light to dry it (not too sure about this tho).
I honestly don't know what's the difference between chinese and oem. If chinese isnt gorilla glass (tempered glass) it can get scratches easier, but both will propably crack on (hard) impact. As far as I know gorilla glass is scratch resistant not crack resistant.
Take a look at this video, it shows you everything you need to replace the digitizer. They also sell N4 digitizers and all other stuff you need to replace the digitizer, theres more info below their video.
There is also LCD Separation Machine maybe you have some local guys who might let you use this device?
Please note that I'm telling you all this from what I know and I dont have any experience changing digitizer/lcd on N4. And I could be wrong.
Please keep us updated, what you did/bought...

Thats bad. You gota have it changed. I think youd have to get a new panel if im not mistaken..

Don't try and change just the glass, result will most likely be terrible. Replace it with full frame assembly.

@montrealguy
I recently replaced my screen assembly with the bezel for just under $60 (USD) off eBay. Replaced the battery while I was at it ($20). It's actually quite easy to do, at least relative to other phones. You can find a youtube video or a teardown tutorial off ifixit.com. I'm sure all I needed was a new digitizer, but I didn't want to mess around with all that, spend money on the extra equipment (heat gun, glue, etc), and I doubt my results would have been good. You can get just the screen assembly for $45, but IMO it's better to buy the whole thing with the bezel. Less work, less chance of screwing things up, and the entire front of your phone will look brand new.:good: If you don't have one, or the vendor you buy the assembly from doesn't supply one, get a T5 TORX driver while you're at it, and a tiny phillips (No. 0 or No.1) screwdriver.
I did run into one problem, and one that seems to be a common one. When reassembled, the proximity sensor was reading "near" rather than "far" (using a sensor diagnostic app). The result is that the screen immediately goes off and unresponsive when making a call, as though it was up to your ear already, and you can't hang up. The solution, stupidly enough is to put the rubber gasket piece that goes over the prox/light sensor unit on backwards (big hole over the little sensor, little hole over the big sensor). Try it correctly the first time, and if that doesn't work, put it in backwards. You don't have to completely reassemble the phone, just swap everything over to the new assembly, plug all the thingies (I don't know what they're actually called) back in, and swap the button boards over. Probably put the few screws that go around the sensor in to make sure that part is tight. Turn it on and run a sensor detector app.
If you have any specific questions, let me know; I probably took apart and reassembled my N4 twenty times trying to fix the proximity sensor issue, so I'm well versed in the guts of this phone now.

@Planterz could you post the eBay link where you got your screen assembly from please
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@Planterz could you post the eBay link where you got your screen assembly from please
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-LG-E960...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item23349c472f
No tools were provided. I already had the appropriate screwdrivers, and to split the case apart, I used the fingernail cleaner on a Swiss Army Knife. You might want to get proper cellphone repair tools though (they're plastic, and shouldn't damage anything). If you have a hairdrier or something that can heat it up to soften the glue, it should make things easier, but I didn't have any problems without that. Just go slowly. Don't pry too hard, or you might crack the back glass. A plastic knife (the white, flexible kind, not the clear, brittle ones) could work.