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My kids were abusing my iconia and that has resulted into a crack appearing on one side of screen (left side) which extends from top to bottom. Though screen is working normally at the present.
Will it work like that continuously or it will stop functioning in future?
Can i replace it easily? and how much would it cost?

I believe if you search around here, someone has already posted a DIY article on replacing the screen. If not, I know someone has posted a repair manual for this thing in here as well.
As for the long term effects of having a cracked screen, I dunno...

usman3206 said:
Can i replace it easily? and how much would it cost?
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The glass and the digitizer are glued together so hard that you cannot separate them, that means that both of them needs to get replaced. I don't know how expensive the digitizers are or where to get them, but they're not cheap, that I know.

i have seen them on ebay going for 80.00 and up to 200.00.acer will fix it for you for 195.95. this is there standard service charge for nearly any hardware repair on laptop/ tablet devices..
you just have to keep looking
Kids and expensive delicate touch devices are not compatible..

It's like a crack on a car windshield; it will inevitably expand to the whole screen. I wouldn't try to fix it. Use it or as long as you can while looking for a year-end sale on another one. The A500 and Tosh Thrive were selling for $200 during Black Friday, the Asus TF was for $250. There'll be more sales before the year is out.
If you want to recoup some of the money, open it up and disassemble the components, then hock the parts on eBay. The LCD subassembly is obviously in most demand, but all the rest are worth something.
For the kiddies, get a Nook Color and put CM7 on it. Robust construction, and it's currently $129.

Thanks to all of you for the feedback. yeah sure kids are not compatible with these things but then they like them so much, touch screen gives them a direct and personal feeling. Anyway thanks again.

Need replacement glass/digitizer. Why so expensive?!

Well, yesterday it happened. I had my N7 in my back pocket (as I usually do when walking the short distances to the corner store and back). I ended up tripping over a toy my nephew left on the porch, and landed on my butt (and the tablet), The screen is shattered and will no longer respond to touch.
I cannot return it, so I have instead opted to fix it myself. However, the cheapest price I've found so far for the Glass/Digitzer is around $160.00! Add shipping and the cost of the tools and it is nearly $200!
I find it utterly insane that a single piece of the tablet costs nearly as much as it would to just buy a new one... which I may end up having to do unless I can find the part for less.
Any ideas? I figured I would ask you fine people if you know of any better pricing or not before I make my decision.

My suggestion would be to buy a new one and part out the old one on EBay.
Price you get for the parts should more than cover your new one, and pretty much everything - like speakers and battery - just unplug.
You will even find buyers for the case parts. If it is a 16GB unit, I bet a number of 8GB owners would like to buy the motherboard.

The profit margin on the devices is very thin so its not surprising that parts seem so expensive. Cost is recouped through advertising, data mining, and online content.
This is nothing new. Broken screens on laptops are also close to the cost of a new laptop. Many consumer electronic are not worth fixing.
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ezas said:
The profit margin on the devices is very thin so its not surprising that parts seem so expensive. Cost is recouped through advertising, data mining, and online content.
This is nothing new. Broken screens on laptops are also close to the cost of a new laptop. Many consumer electronic are not worth fixing.
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Well, thanks for the advice guys!
I've decided that I'm going to go out and buy a new one. However, I'm a bit torn on whether or not I should sell the broken one, or just hold onto it for later.
I can definitely make a good bit of my money back by "parting" it out. However, I think it would be fun to have a "test tablet" around to try out some physical mods I have in mind... and I could always fix it later when prices come down a bit.

I bought a 32gb when it came out, I still have my 16 its great for testing roms and kernels and stuff on before flashing things on my 32.
Obviously you couldn't do that with a broken screen but the philosophy applies to physical mods....
What did you have in mind?
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WGSXFrank said:
Well, thanks for the advice guys!
I've decided that I'm going to go out and buy a new one. However, I'm a bit torn on whether or not I should sell the broken one, or just hold onto it for later.
I can definitely make a good bit of my money back by "parting" it out. However, I think it would be fun to have a "test tablet" around to try out some physical mods I have in mind... and I could always fix it later when prices come down a bit.
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For now, just get a USB-OTG adapter and use a mouse with the device (You didn't say if the LCD was broken as well).
You can get a USB finger mouse that fits on your finger andmove the cursor around that way.
Yes, no more multitouch but hey - at least you've got a backup tablet.
As for the touch glass surface, it's bonded/glued to the LCD around the outside of the LCD frame. The best way to separate the LCD
from the glass would be to carefully disassemble the LCD assembly by popping up the back of the LCD frame and removing the guts, then carefully using a hot wire (of about 30guage or thinner) to cut the front of the LCD frame from the glass.
Re-assemble the LCD in the metal frame afterwards - it should just snap together.

[Q] Dropped/cracked phone: Which replacement part do I need?

This is probably a n00b question for the hardcore phone geeks out there. Apologies for that - I'm conversant in software but completely lost with hardware in tech devices. Thank you in advance for your help - I really appreciate it.
I cracked my LG Google Nexus 4 by dropping it. This means
there are spidery cracks all over the front screen
the screen is no longer reponsive
but the displayed image (my PIN lock screen) looks the same
and the phone is still receiving messages/notifications
I suspect this means the glass screen and digitizer (which is embedded in it) have to be replaced... but not necessarily the entire LCD housing. Is that right? The cost difference is >$100 between them. (Don't worry about the convenience/ease part -- I plan to take the phone to a very reputable local shop in any case.)
Glass + digitizer + LCD + case, $150 - "ePartSolution-OEM LG Google Nexus 4 e960 LCD Touch Digitizer Screen Assembly with Housing Frame Replacement Part USA Seller" on Amazon
Glass + digitizer, $47 - "ePartSolution-OEM LG Nexus 4 E960 Digitizer Lens Glass Touch Screen Black Replacement Part USA Seller" on Amazon
Thanks again - I really appreciate the help!

If you are not doing the work yourself, you will want to check with the shop first because they may require that you use parts they order. They don't want to install your parts and then have a problem that could be their fault or a problem with the parts you gave them to install. Check with them first. You'll need the LCD/glass and housing. I know it's a big ticket item, but you can't really expect the shop to charge you a flat rate when they have to do a bunch of work to replace a part that isn't really replaceable (the LCD minus housing). The shop may be able to order the part at a lower cost, though they might also include a charge so the part ends up costing more in total. When I replace LCD screens usually the cost of labor is much much greater when I have to unglue junk and replace pieces that aren't really supposed to be done like that. Even just swapping out the screen/housing is going to cost a bit in labor.
Watch this video, which is really good.

This one [OEM] include all [LCD+Digitizer+Glass] also with the front cover(!) which make the replacement lot easier...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151040992844?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
Also a very recommended video of disassembly and assembly the nexus 4:

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If you are not doing the work yourself, you will want to check with the shop first because they may require that you use parts they order. They don't want to install your parts and then have a problem that could be their fault or a problem with the parts you gave them to install. Check with them first. You'll need the LCD/glass and housing. I know it's a big ticket item, but you can't really expect the shop to charge you a flat rate when they have to do a bunch of work to replace a part that isn't really replaceable (the LCD minus housing). The shop may be able to order the part at a lower cost, though they might also include a charge so the part ends up costing more in total. When I replace LCD screens usually the cost of labor is much much greater when I have to unglue junk and replace pieces that aren't really supposed to be done like that. Even just swapping out the screen/housing is going to cost a bit in labor.
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So I have to ask you not to apply conventional advice to the situation because I live in Ethiopia, where labor is cheap and Nexus parts must be mailed from the US or fetched from Dubai. Believe me, I've visited many shops and checked. Replacement costs about $30 in labor, which is also half the average monthly wage for industry -- the mobile shop guys are relatively very well paid and great at their work
What I'm still confused about is whether the LCD even needs to be replaced. If yes, for sure I'll get it with housing - but I don't want to buy an LCD if only the glass screen needs to be replaced. I am looking at the phone and the image quality on the screen is great -- I have a hi-res photo as my background and it has no damaged spots.

Advice: Upgrade or repair

Hey guys
Ive had my nexus 4 for a while now, bought it when it came out a few years ago now. I had managed to keep it perfectly unharmed until i unfortunately dropped it the other day which cracked the screen and seemed to have killed the touchscreen.
The touchscreen now just doesn't work at all.
So my question was, do you reckon i should buy one of those screen repair kits, or something similar and attempt to fix the phone or go for an upgrade and try my luck finding a invite ticket and buying a OnePlus One? Just wondering what your opinions are.
Im stuck now with an iPhone 3gs! Tough times indeed.

lewis03 said:
Hey guys
Ive had my nexus 4 for a while now, bought it when it came out a few years ago now. I had managed to keep it perfectly unharmed until i unfortunately dropped it the other day which cracked the screen and seemed to have killed the touchscreen.
The touchscreen now just doesn't work at all.
So my question was, do you reckon i should buy one of those screen repair kits, or something similar and attempt to fix the phone or go for an upgrade and try my luck finding a invite ticket and buying a OnePlus One? Just wondering what your opinions are.
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Replacing the screen assembly is actually relatively easy on the Nexus 4. Note that I said screen assembly, and not the digitizer. If you don't know, the glass "screen" is called the digitizer, which is glued to the LCD behind it. Now, it could be that all that actually needs replacing is the digitizer, but this is not an easy task, requires some specialist equipment, and you're still likely to screw it up. So I highly recommend going with the screen assembly, which is both the LCD and digitizer already ready to go.
You can get a new screen assembly off eBay. There are 2 different ways. One is just the screen assembly. It's cheaper, $45, but it requires that you remove the old one from the bezel, which can be a PITA. The other way is the full front assembly, which means you're getting the screen assembly already glued in to a brand new bezel. $60, a lot less hassle, and your entire front will be new and shiny and ding/scratch free again. Obviously, this is the choice I'd recommend (I've done it myself).
Might as well get a new battery while you're at it, for $20. At this point in its life, you've likely charged your phone several hundreds of times. Li-ion batteries will lose upwards of 20% of their original capacity after ~500 "cycles".
ifixit.com has some great tear-down photos, and there's a number of guides on youtube. It might sound a bit daunting, but it's a lot easier than you might think, at least with this phone.
I can't tell you whether you should just get a new phone or not - I don't know your situation, finances, urges, etc. But I will say that for a mere $80 you will practically have a new Nexus 4. Stick around, learn how to flash custom ROMs and kernels (if you don't already), and you very much will have a new phone. Or a great back-up to your new one.
Im stuck now with an iPhone 3gs! Tough times indeed.
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Ouch.

Planterz said:
Replacing the screen assembly is actually relatively easy on the Nexus 4. Note that I said screen assembly, and not the digitizer. If you don't know, the glass "screen" is called the digitizer, which is glued to the LCD behind it. Now, it could be that all that actually needs replacing is the digitizer, but this is not an easy task, requires some specialist equipment, and you're still likely to screw it up. So I highly recommend going with the screen assembly, which is both the LCD and digitizer already ready to go.
You can get a new screen assembly off eBay. There are 2 different ways. One is just the screen assembly. It's cheaper, $45, but it requires that you remove the old one from the bezel, which can be a PITA. The other way is the full front assembly, which means you're getting the screen assembly already glued in to a brand new bezel. $60, a lot less hassle, and your entire front will be new and shiny and ding/scratch free again. Obviously, this is the choice I'd recommend (I've done it myself).
Might as well get a new battery while you're at it, for $20. At this point in its life, you've likely charged your phone several hundreds of times. Li-ion batteries will lose upwards of 20% of their original capacity after ~500 "cycles".
ifixit.com has some great tear-down photos, and there's a number of guides on youtube. It might sound a bit daunting, but it's a lot easier than you might think, at least with this phone.
I can't tell you whether you should just get a new phone or not - I don't know your situation, finances, urges, etc. But I will say that for a mere $80 you will practically have a new Nexus 4. Stick around, learn how to flash custom ROMs and kernels (if you don't already), and you very much will have a new phone. Or a great back-up to your new one.
Ouch.
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Thanks for the great response! I think im going to revive my Nexus 4! Or at least try to It should be fun anyway taking it all apart!
Thanks for all your help!!

lewis03 said:
Thanks for the great response! I think im going to revive my Nexus 4! Or at least try to It should be fun anyway taking it all apart!
Thanks for all your help!!
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If you need any assistance with dis/reassembly, I'm more than happy to help. I've had my Nexus 4 apart probably a few dozen times. Most important thing is to go slowly. Don't lose screws, and don't lose the tiny rubber gasket that's part off the proximity/ambient light sensor module. If, after reassembly, your screen goes black when making a call (and it's not against your ear), take it apart again and put the rubber gasket in backwards.

I had same problem. Please not that ebay china sellers are not selling oem displays and there are huge difference in terms of quality. I myself bought original oem LG from Germany, but it costed 100$
p.s. found him http://www.ebay.de/itm/Original-LG-...284?pt=DE_Handy_PDA_Akkus&hash=item35d533c834
Stickers, numbers on chasis all looked legit.

broke my screen!

Let a buddy hold my phone and my luck kicked in, he dropped it. It was a very light fall and only have it 2 cracks on the edge and one hairline Crack across the screen. Phone works fine and I can see and touch everything. I've heard it's pricey to replace the screen on this thing because the screen assembly is one piece? Meaning I can't just buy the glass? Any advice or helpful links to reputable sites would be greatly appreciated. I've always just bought a new phone when I Crack my screen but this phone cost too much to just sell off for cheap. Thanks in advance

I need some help guys. No repair shop will touch the phone without replacing the glass and lcd and charging $399. I've seen multiple people claim to have changed the glass only and looking online that part isn't expensive at all. If anyone can confirm their success I may make the attempt to do it my self. I've already spent $400 on this phone so I'd like to spend as little as possible to fix it

Called every shop I could and all said it would he anywhere from 350-400 for the whole lcd assembly. I asked every store (in my state and neighboring state) if they could just replace the glass and all said no. So my question is if anyone reading this has a link to a reputable site to get the lcd assembly, under $270 if possible. And lastly, if I buy the necessary tools and watch videos, what's the chances of messing up the phone replacing the WHOLE lcd assembly, if I've never used a heat gun to remove glass? I've replaced the lcd assembly on my lg g2 but the back being plastic eliminated the need for any heat. I'm lost and don't want to spend $400 more.

No way to replace only the glass without risking damage to the AMOLED screen or digitizer. The screen is glued together, and a slight force will cause the screen to shatter. If you want to take that risk, you can go ahead and look up a tutorial, but it seems to be very difficult to only replace the glass and not the entire assembly(Thats why repair shops don't do them as the chance of failure is too high)

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No way to replace only the glass without risking damage to the AMOLED screen or digitizer. The screen is glued together, and a slight force will cause the screen to shatter. If you want to take that risk, you can go ahead and look up a tutorial, but it seems to be very difficult to only replace the glass and not the entire assembly(Thats why repair shops don't do them as the chance of failure is too high)
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What's the cheapest option? Buy the whole lcd assembly and change it my self? Or pay samsung and wait? I bought this second hand from a guy who come to find out still owed payments so no insurance route is possible. I'd have to send in my phone and wait

brd912 said:
What's the cheapest option? Buy the whole lcd assembly and change it my self? Or pay samsung and wait? I bought this second hand from a guy who come to find out still owed payments so no insurance route is possible. I'd have to send in my phone and wait
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Well, cheapest option is to do as you said, replace the glass. But if you fail during the process, your only bet would be to replace the whole assembly, and even if you had warranty, that would be completely voided. So if you are going to replace the assembly anyway, might be worth a try to separate the glass, and replace only the glass. And if it fails, you can just replace the entire assembly. But if you plans to send it to Samsung anyway, I would suggest you to do that without any diy modification to the device. If you are planning to buy the assembly, make sure you get a genuine OEM screen. I saw a lot of fake China lcd assembly, and S7 have amoled at much better resolution.

I had a S6, and display while glueing? itself off, cracked the whole amoled screen completely. And Edge is even more dangerous. So all You can do is to pretty much either replace it Yourself (not too difficult if You ask me) but You will eventually make it not waterproof anymore. And You might break something while fixing it(like the paint or the back panel, although paint 90%) and then You will have to pay even more. Or just take it to repair service, pay.. I don't know. 50-100$ more and get a professional repair without any risk. And if it's going to be made by Samsung, You still might have waterproof phone after that. So I guess You should take it to a repair service. 50-100$ more, but trust me. You will most likely mess up the pain and ruin Your phone visually. As well as You will need to buy tiny screw drivers, some flat plastic tool, and adhesive tape. And sometimes using a hair dryer to open the back, will destroy some components inside. So be careful with that as well.
Or sell Your friends kidneys and pay for the repair

This sucks dude. I could literally purchase a nexus 6 for less than the price to fix this phone. I've looked at every phone out right now and nothing catches my eye like this one. I'd almost opt to buy the 3t before spending 400 to have a shop repair this one

If ur friend has insurance maybe they would pay for it. If not.
A new screen costs around 200$ from ebay or etrade supply. Those one come even without a samsung logo like the models in asia. Which imo looks super cool. If you a that screen transfering the old stuff isn't that hard. And there are many tutorials online. Maybe you could split? I mean he dropped it even if it's on accident he could give like 100$ then you have to spend 100$.
You could sell ur S7 edge. Trust me if it's just cracked and everything else is working you will find someone that buys it. In Germany you could get something between 250€~ 300€ for that. And then you spend again maybe 200€ and get a new or used one thats in good condition.
There are few options that you have. I wouldn't go to repair shops because they are often overpriced and don't treat ur stuff well.
And one last thing. Forget about replacing only the glas because that is impossible.

So if I buy the whole lcd assembly, all I need to do is heat up the back, cut the adhesive with a guitar pick, remove screws and unhook the connectors and replace?

yes exactly like that. like i said there are a ton of guides like on ifixit or on youtube. bur instead of a guitar pick i would you a playing card or pokemon card or something. the guitar pick or metal tools can scratch the backplate and the "sticker".