Front glass of my nexus cracked. Fell from approx less than half feet from my track pant pockets
The LCD display is all working well I just can't stand the crack I take my phone out.
It's there any replacement for the glass other than the LG's LCD and digitizer assembly? only the front panel ? I meant only the glass
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Ouch...did you just get the phone? I noticed the factory SP is still on. Your best bet is to just send it to LG for a repair. Doubt you will save much, if anything, from repairing it yourself. Parts are expensive and rare.
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pdthekd said:
Front glass of my nexus cracked. Fell from approx less than half feet from my track pant pockets
The LCD display is all working well I just can't stand the crack I take my phone out.
It's there any replacement for the glass other than the LG's LCD and digitizer assembly? only the front panel ? I meant only the glass
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As far as I know that may not be possible, because unlike old lcd touch screens, where the glass cover and lcd assembly are separate units, the newer phones have them as almost single unit. This gives more effective touch control and cause the high price for display. You may have to change the whole display even though your digitizer may be intact.
it is so unfortunate that our marvel cant even take such a small fall:crying:
On the same subject, any trusty online stores what we can buy the display unit?
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Were you using any kind of case, or going naked?
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I just repaired my girlfriends phone with a screen/digitizer from here . http://www.etradesupply.com/ It works great. Like now
pdthekd said:
Front glass of my nexus cracked. Fell from approx less than half feet from my track pant pockets
The LCD display is all working well I just can't stand the crack I take my phone out.
It's there any replacement for the glass other than the LG's LCD and digitizer assembly? only the front panel ? I meant only the glass
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The glass and LCD are glued together. I doubt you can only replace the glass.
I'm wondering if we should get tougher cases
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I'm wondering if we should get tougher cases
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No.
I just ordered the rear cover to keep as a back up for my nexus 4 from http://www.etradesupply.com/lg/android-models/lg-nexus-4-e960-parts.html?limit=40 it looks like is the cover from newer nexus 4 without the glitter pattern but If I ever have an accident with the rear cover I'll have a replacement in hand so I can repair it quickly.
A cheapie $1 TPU cover from eBay would've prevented that. It's a damn shame to see something like this happen, especially when it was only a two-feet drop.
Were you rocking it naked or with a case?
Also, the glass and LCD are glued together so you won't get out of this situation without shelling over $100 at the very least and getting it fixed yourself.
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Were you using any kind of case, or going naked?
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no case :| i have a pouch for it
My nexus fell from my work locker which is on the bottom (2 inches off the ground) and cracked the back from corner to corner. Its just too Damn slippy.
its lot of money
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I just repaired my girlfriends phone with a screen/digitizer from here . http://www.etradesupply.com/ It works great. Like now
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its around 125$ and shipping any other place where i can get it cheaper?
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Greetings everyone!
The other day my wife's bag fell out of the car while she was exiting without either of us noticing. Inside that bag was her Nexus 7, which I promptly ran over with my car.
Much to my surprise, everything is perfectly functional as far as I can tell. Bluetooth, WiFi, Brightness settings, OTG, charging, etc... all great. The only thing I ruined was the screen of the thing.
Knowing the cost of a screen replacement, I think I'll forgo getting a new one. (I gave her one of my other N7s so this one is now a hack-device!)
My question for the fine folks of XDA is a two parter:
a) How can I safely remove the shattered screen bits without causing further damage?
b) What would be a good material to place over it once I have it removed? Glass? Some special plastic?
My idea is basically to end up with a non-touchscreen device and use OTG and ADB to maneuver around in it.
Thanks in advance!
I take it only the touchscreen glass is cracked and the LCD is OK?
If the surface of the glass is cracked but intact, just cover it with a screen protector. If the glass has shattered, you will have to carefully cut the LCD from the digitizer as the two are bonded together. Since the LCD is very thin, you might crack it.
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I've experimented with a cracked screen. The lcd assembly is bonded over its whole area to the glass. The glue is softened by temperature (too hot to handle) but I was unable to separate a small piece. It's possible that heat + solvent could work but as bigbop says there is there is a massive risk in further damage
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I've experimented with a cracked screen. The lcd assembly is bonded over its whole area to the glass. The glue is softened by temperature (too hot to handle) but I was unable to separate a small piece. It's possible that heat + solvent could work but as bigbop says there is there is a massive risk in further damage
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LCDs typically use a metal frame to hold everything in place. I have removed the guts of the LCD from a frame in order to make it easier to remove the frame from a digitizer on an old PDA. It may be possible to do the same with the Nexus display but you will have to remove the tape around the edges of the display away and bend the small clips holding the guts in place.
I think the frame is only bonded around the outside edge.
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Great tips guys, thanks a lot. I'll post some pictures of how it goes if it works out.
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Great tips guys, thanks a lot. I'll post some pictures of how it goes if it works out.
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So what happened?
Hey Guys, does anyone know where I can get a replacement for metal rim around the glass lens? I dropped the phone and dinged it at the bottom right corner, I was wondering if there is a replacement part for it I can buy somewhere.
Thanks
-Jack
Looks like you need more than the rim.
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Looks like you need more than the rim.
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LOL exactly my words (sorry about your phone mate) :laugh:
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Looks like you need more than the rim.
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I know where to get glass, just need to know how to replace the rim
Probably have to buy the entire face plate. I would think eBay is your bet for now since the phone me is so new.
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Not a chance. Unless you own highly specialised equipment and are highly proficient at changing the glass lens alone, you'll have to replace the entire glass plus display screen plus rim which is costly.
The samoled that Samsung uses has the glass "fused" onto the amoled display screen. This allows the entire screen+glass to become heaps thinner but unfortunately makes it close to impossible to replace the glass alone. Note, it's not impossible but close. Unless you're some sort of phone technician, it'll be impossible
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Not a chance. Unless you own highly specialised equipment and are highly proficient at changing the glass lens alone, you'll have to replace the entire glass plus display screen plus rim which is costly.
The samoled that Samsung uses has the glass "fused" onto the amoled display screen. This allows the entire screen+glass to become heaps thinner but unfortunately makes it close to impossible to replace the glass alone. Note, it's not impossible but close. Unless you're some sort of phone technician, it'll be impossible
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Is S4 phone different from S3 when it comes to glass being fused? I see a lot of 'guides' on youtube on how to replace it, it takes some time, but doable.
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Is S4 phone different from S3 when it comes to glass being fused? I see a lot of 'guides' on youtube on how to replace it, it takes some time, but doable.
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Should be similar. However, it seems that the the S4's SAMOLED display breaks easily due to its size. There are reports of people saying that the display cracked underneath the glass.
I saw the guides before on how to separate the glass lens from the display using a heat gun etc etc but those require extreme skill and time.
Would the screen be covered by Samsung warranty? Since I top glass isn't damaged?
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Would the screen be covered by Samsung warranty? Since I top glass isn't damaged?
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$200 deductable
Hi guys
I need some help. I dropped my N4 and the frame of the phone got some scratches and i can't find that frame on ebay.
I've added a picture in the attachments and if you could please tell me where i can find this frame. It's the silver one around the screen.
Thank you
Is the screen damaged? Usually the frame (bezel) is sold with a new screen. When I bought a new screen for my nexus I bought it with the frame already attached. It is really hard to detach the screen from that frame; they are superglued and you would need to use extensive amounts of heat to separate them. I have never seen anyone sell just the frame by itself; all the time a screen comes with it. Therefore I'm unsure why would you need to replace just the bezel. I doubt anyone would notice a small scratch on a 3mm piece of metal.
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thanks
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Is the screen damaged? Usually the frame (bezel) is sold with a new screen. When I bought a new screen for my nexus I bought it with the frame already attached. It is really hard to detach the screen from that frame; they are superglued and you would need to use extensive amounts of heat to separate them. I have never seen anyone sell just the frame by itself; all the time a screen comes with it. Therefore I'm unsure why would you need to replace just the bezel. I doubt anyone would notice a small scratch on a 3mm piece of metal.
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Thank you.. The screen is not damaged, but the bezel is scratched and my bumper covers it .. but i don't like it when my phone is scratched.
daroltidan said:
Thank you.. The screen is not damaged, but the bezel is scratched and my bumper covers it .. but i don't like it when my phone is scratched.
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If you have a bumper how did the benzel get scratched? :silly:
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Hey guys
The day was not going good since the beginning and got worse by the end when I lost the display and screen of my beloved nexus 4.
The display turns on but the touch is not working at all. Rest the glass of course is broken.
I am posting a picture of the phone as well.please advise me from where I should purchase the display and what is the cost. Another question . Is the bezel attached to the display ? Will it be replaced as well(getting greedy )
Anddd if the display is expensive , we have a date for the nexus 5 as well. Any clues on its pricing?
Thanks a bunch guys
You're saying the screen protector did not protect? Lol jk.. Try eBay. There are tutorials in YouTube on how to change screen on n4
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You're saying the screen protector did not protect? Lol jk.. Try eBay. There are tutorials in YouTube on how to change screen on n4
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lol yea man the screen protector didnt work
hmm yea i will thanks
What case are you using?
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Lol the bumper. I just got it replaced. Any suggestions for a case that would prevent such incidents in future ?
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http://www.capdase.com/en/product5.php?cid=1&bid=23&mid=3737&pid=38817
I'm using this case. Drop it from 5 feet, no scratch,no dent, no crack, no screen protector.
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http://www.capdase.com/en/product5.php?cid=1&bid=23&mid=3737&pid=38817
I'm using this case. Drop it from 5 feet, no scratch,no dent, no crack, no screen protector.
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thats an elegant case, but m afraid it wont offer much protection against a face down fall or it does ?
It has a front lip similar to those cruzerlite case. On a flat surface it shouldn't be a problem. I can't imagine if it landed on uneven surface.
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Just fell down the stairs and go a 1cm scratch on the screen .
Any recommendations to repair?
all the usual. check ebay for scratch removers for amoled screens. . gutted for ya mate...shoulda used a tempered glass protector.
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jj03 said:
all the usual. check ebay for scratch removers for amoled screens. . gutted for ya mate...shoulda used a tempered glass protector.
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Thanks for the response. Do those scratch removers actually work? Kinda skeptical. Could it possibly worsen things?
Is this the product you may be speaking of?
http://www.amazon.com/Displex-Display-Scratch-Remover/dp/B0007WY0AW#customerReviews
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Is this the product you may be speaking of?
http://www.amazon.com/Displex-Display-Scratch-Remover/dp/B0007WY0AW#customerReviews
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Just read a bunch of reviews and stated that the product should not be used on touch screens.
I am guessing I will have to live with it
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Just read a bunch of reviews and stated that the product should not be used on touch screens.
I am guessing I will have to live with it
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Don't use that! I used it on a Galaxy Nexus years ago and it rubbed away the oleophobic coating... How old is your Note?
Got it on day 1 oct 24. Its note 4. Been an amazing phone, thats why i care about a little scratch.
I also have a 2mm deep scratch and tried to polish it away!
DO NOT TRY THIS, AS YOU WOULD REMOVE THE COATING WHERE YOU POLISH!!!
This would make things even worse!!
get phantom glass
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get phantom glass
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Thats not going to help that scratch
tdoto said:
Thats not going to help that scratch
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it will help a little but you should just change the screen and then put on a phantom glass so you can prevent spending a lot of money on a hole new screen i've learned that mistake
I removed few scratches from my previous note but never from gorilla glass 4. What I did I masked area and wet sanded scratch out using very fine sand paper (1500, 2000, 3000) with final touch 5000 and polish whole screen using drimel with buffing pad and fine polishing compound. It is time consuming and results depending on your patience. Maybe put screen protector to minimize visibility of scratch and wait until replacement front glass became available - in my opinion is easier to replace glass than remove scratch.
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darekz said:
I removed few scratches from my previous note but never from gorilla glass 4. What I did I masked area and wet sanded scratch out using very fine sand paper (1500, 2000, 3000) with final touch 5000 and polish whole screen using drimel with buffing pad and fine polishing compound. It is time consuming and results depending on your patience. Maybe put screen protector to minimize visibility of scratch and wait until replacement front glass became available - in my opinion is easier to replace glass than remove scratch.
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Thanks for the reply i will do exactly that!
Just found this:
http://m.ebay.ca/itm/151460234922?nav=SEARCH
Is it easy to replace myself?
It all depends on your patience. You will need LOCA glue and preferably uv light. Watch youtube videos how to do that and see if you be comfortable to do yourself. There shouldn't be much defference between note2, note3 and note4.
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Just an update for everyone. I called around and its only $100 to replace the screen with an oem screen installed. Not bad. Anyone that has scratches or cracks may want to consider. I will probably get it done in a few months to keep the phone looking new!
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Just an update for everyone. I called around and its only $100 to replace the screen with an oem screen installed. Not bad. Anyone that has scratches or cracks may want to consider. I will probably get it done in a few months to keep the phone looking new!
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That can't be right. It's almost three times as much for the Note 3 screen.
tdoto said:
Just an update for everyone. I called around and its only $100 to replace the screen with an oem screen installed. Not bad. Anyone that has scratches or cracks may want to consider. I will probably get it done in a few months to keep the phone looking new!
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Is that price for whole screen? Oled screen, digitizer and front glass or front glass only?
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There is a video
Note 4 Screen Replacement and Charging Port Fix: http://youtu.be/FRkI0w8AITQ
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Thanks for the response. Do those scratch removers actually work? Kinda skeptical. Could it possibly worsen things?
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i scratched my s4 with my keys ages ago, and got one off ebay...certainly helped lessen the scratch considerably...
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