The digitizers on eBay prob aren't gorilla glass, right? Can you get replacement that is real?
Did you replace it or not? i am interested in how you brake it considering it is gorilla glass. How much force need to brake it?
dropping Gorillia Glass in the wrong angle will break it!
True. Mine got dropped on the upper left edge of the phone(and it was from the height of 1m or less) and it got shaterd. Now I am searching for replacement. The phone and the screen still work but it just looks ugly.
edit* my post doesn't apply for this thread lol but it seems defy is brickproof also.
yes it can broke, it's just scratch resistant, not broke-into-pieces resistant.
Yep, I can confirm it's not shatterproof!
Hi everyone,
I just received my new digitizer from Ecell and it's glass, not plastic, so so far so good.
However, does anyone know how to fit it to the phone ? I'm not sure if it comes with adhesive or not (didn't look at it in detail) and how to remove the old digitizer without damaging the phone ?
thanks,
Arnaud.
If I'm not mistaken someone here in XDA had already open up the Defy. Search and you find it. But you will need to replace the front casing as well once you opened up your Defy..
Or you can follow this site guide Here
Ok everyone, I looked into this a bit deeper.
The digitizer I got from ebay selle Ecell looks genuine. It has the same serial number as the original and everything looks exactly the same. For those looking for a genuine Gorilla Glass replacement digitizer, I think we've found it.
There is no adhesive though and I am still looking for something suitable.
Farsight, you DONT have to replace the front casing once you've opened up the Defy. Or at least I don't see why you should.
Anyway, I'll keep you up to date as soon as my defy is back in action.
Cheers,
Arnaud.
ZookNC said:
Ok everyone, I looked into this a bit deeper.
The digitizer I got from ebay selle Ecell looks genuine. It has the same serial number as the original and everything looks exactly the same. For those looking for a genuine Gorilla Glass replacement digitizer, I think we've found it.
There is no adhesive though and I am still looking for something suitable.
Farsight, you DONT have to replace the front casing once you've opened up the Defy. Or at least I don't see why you should.
Anyway, I'll keep you up to date as soon as my defy is back in action.
Cheers,
Arnaud.
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If I'm not mistaken, the idea for changing the front casing is to ensure the phone remains water resistant.
Trying to replace broken gorilla glass
Here is a video of me trying to replace the broken glass on my Defy. The replacement was successful although the final result got dirty from the glue I used.
A better solution would be to replace the whole front housing with speaker, glass and digitizer. Anyone knows where one can by a complete Defy front housing?
I bought mine from no.1-tech on ebay and it looks genuine to me, too. Did yours come in a plastic bag that says "resealable" and has a sort of glue strip to close it?
Btw, globaldirectparts has everything, the digitizer, the adhesive, complete front and back housing etc. but the minimum amount of 5pcs per item is kind of a turn-off...
Yes, mine came in a resealable plastic bag with a glue strip as well.
I ended up buying some two sided tape and I cut strips to fit where the original adhesive was. It all looks very clean but now the proximity sensor doesn't work properly and the screen turns off whenever I make or answer a call. It turns back on when I press on the screen in the top left hand corner. I tried searching for a way to recalibrate the proximity sensor but I haven't found anything that works on the Defy.
If anyone has any idea on how to do this (and I'm pretty sure it's possible), could you please let everyone know?
Thank you
Cheers,
Arnaud.
I found this one.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Motorola-Defy...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3cb8dd71f8
Don’t know anything about the dealer though
nice info, i dont know if we can change the glass. i thought before if we broke the glass, means we broke the LCD
jovus said:
True. Mine got dropped on the upper left edge of the phone(and it was from the height of 1m or less) and it got shaterd. Now I am searching for replacement. The phone and the screen still work but it just looks ugly.
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Happened the same to me. from 1 meter. i got the glass from ebay yesterday.
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Here is a video of me trying to replace the broken glass on my Defy. The replacement was successful although the final result got dirty from the glue I used.
A better solution would be to replace the whole front housing with speaker, glass and digitizer. Anyone knows where one can by a complete Defy front housing?
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From the video. Best still to change the whole front casing together with the glass screen. It's very dirty in the end and surely the water resistant would not work anymore.
Did your Defy managed to power up? I see the video look like it's dead??
Sent from my awesome Moto Defy Gingerbread 2.3.3 - XDA Premium
Yes, the phone did power up - battery was empty.
The phone is working ok but, as you mentioned, the glass got very dirty. Using another type of glue and being a bit more exact when fixing the new glass to the front housing might have given better result.
As for the water reistance I'm already convinced that the defy is water resistant but the front speaker is not. Already got two front speakers replaced because of water damage.
I'm looking for a front housing with glass and speaker. I've already tried to replace the speaker om another defy but that was not so easy because the speaker is glued to the front.
my nexus 4 fell while handing it to a friend the and screen shattered. I already disassembled it and want to replace the screen. is it possible only to replace the glass? i found one on ebay for 20 but have no idea if its possible
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-Nexus-4-...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3cd34bdf74
or should i buy this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-L...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2c6eadf689
thanks in advance btw does anyone have a bricked/damaged n4 with a good screen under a hundred that i could buy? Should I wait for the moto x in august or should i buy a new screen for 100
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my nexus 4 fell while handing it to a friend the and screen shattered. I already disassembled it and want to replace the screen. is it possible only to replace the glass? i found one on ebay for 20 but have no idea if its possible
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LG-Nexus-4-...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item3cd34bdf74
or should i buy this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brand-New-L...e_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item2c6eadf689
thanks in advance btw does anyone have a bricked/damaged n4 with a good screen under a hundred that i could buy? Should I wait for the moto x in august or should i buy a new screen for 100
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How far did you dissasemble it to? Id buy it off you for 100 if you'd like to wait for the moto x?
You can replace the glass but you need a heat gun I bought the whole front housing so I wouldn't have to worry about dust getting in there
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You can replace the glass but you need a heat gun I bought the whole front housing so I wouldn't have to worry about dust getting in there
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I mean just the glass lens not the digitizer and all that
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I mean just the glass lens not the digitizer and all that
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digitizer is glued with the glass ....its a really tough job to separate it without damaging the digitizer :/
anyone know where i could get a screen for 70-80ish (with or without the bezel)
i managed to seperate the digitizer from the glass but i accidently dammaged it by bending it. so close..... but it is posiible if you're more carefull than me.
I have mb526 with cracked glass. Digitizer and LCD work fine.
I bought digitizer with frame for mb525 and try to replace my cracked to it. But bottom buttons doesn't works on new digitizer. I return my old cracked and buttons works correctly. Is mb525 digitizer not interchangeable with mb526 ?
Can i do something wrong ?
P.s. Sorry for my bad english.
There's always a possibility that the new digitizer could be faulty or you might have damaged it if you applied pressure on it from the back side of the glass. Also the connectors can be faulty
Hello guys
Two days ago I dropped my G2. I assumed that since it was Gorilla Glass it would be fine, and since it fell from just 3 ft high it would be fine. I was wrong. The digitizer cracked from the bottom to the top around the speaker. The LCD looks fine, but the Digitizer doesn't respond to touches
Does anyone know if I can replace only the Digitizer? I've read somewhere that the digitizer and the Screen are united by OCA glue, but I've also seen brand new G2 digitizers for sale on Ebay without the LCD. I was wondering if its possible to heat the broken Digitizer enough so that the LCD can be removed and the replacement Digitizer can be placed on top but with 3m tape.
The phone is brand new and I can't send it to LG for repairs since I'm at PR, so I would rely on the answers you guys give and the guy from the phone repair store to do the whole procedure for me
Thanks in advance!
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Hello guys
Two days ago I dropped my G2. I assumed that since it was Gorilla Glass it would be fine, and since it fell from just 3 ft high it would be fine. I was wrong. The digitizer cracked from the bottom to the top around the speaker. The LCD looks fine, but the Digitizer doesn't respond to touches
Does anyone know if I can replace only the Digitizer? I've read somewhere that the digitizer and the Screen are united by OCA glue, but I've also seen brand new G2 digitizers for sale on Ebay without the LCD. I was wondering if its possible to heat the broken Digitizer enough so that the LCD can be removed and the replacement Digitizer can be placed on top but with 3m tape.
The phone is brand new and I can't send it to LG for repairs since I'm at PR, so I would rely on the answers you guys give and the guy from the phone repair store to do the whole procedure for me
Thanks in advance!
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It may be possible but will require professional tools. Better and easier way is replace lcd with frame. You can also replace lcd/digitizer module to your frame. LG phones are easy to disassembly.
Hey guys. Ive recently shattered my Nexus 4 but im a little confused. The screen hardly works even where it is not shattered. Do i need the Glass only? Or the LCD or Digitizer? Im confused? :/ Will post pics of phone soon.
Hey itswagz!
Shattered mine on Friday too. I was thinking about ordering a display repair for 90€ on eBay. There you send it in and get it rapaired. But I'm getting a new phone from my provider and thus will attempt the repair myself. so I ordered a Digitizer + Glas kit on eBay for 25€. I'm a bit concerned about the glue but I will jsut use double sided tape for the first try. For tools you need a T5 torx screw driver, some thin plastic slip like guitar plectrums, a blow dryer to heat up the diplay with the glue and a razor blade to scramble off the left over glue from the LCD.
This video displays the process pretty well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lkcg8g3i1s
Also the store link in the description has all the parts and tools available (not trying to advertise here but it looks pretty solid & legit, i didn't buy anything there)