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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:
thehumble1 said:
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.
My father's T-mobile GN3 (N900T) was dropped, and the display is cracked. Touch input does not work. It's almost new, so I want to get a replacement display.
- Etrade has the display/glass only for $214.
- I have seen full assemblies for $213-$265 (http://www.parts4repair.com/complet...h-bezel-for-samsung-galaxy-note-3-n9000-black). I think I would prefer the full assembly, rather than dealing with adhesive and fragile parts.
Many of these listings - including those on eBay - refer to these parts as "LCD", whereas it should be AMOLED. I have no idea if these are genuine parts. Is there a reputable source you can recommend?
Hi guys! Unfortunately yesterday my phone falled by an height of 50 cm. When i took it I discovered that the glass was broken and the touchscreen didn't respond (but the LCD is good) :crying: :crying: I searched some videos on youtube but the replacement seems not too easy. If i buy a touch+digitizer it's easy to do this repair by myself? For example from ebay i found a lot of "touchscreen digitizer" of 20 €. Are they good? ... Sorry for my very bad english. I hope that i can find a very economic solution Thanks for people that will help me...
It really depends on how much skilled you are at DIY / reparing / tearing down stuff. The phone itself is fairly easy to disassemble, for someone savvy. If you want to replace the glass + digitizer only, you will save some money on components, but you will have to deal with the most difficult part of the repairing: the LCD is glued to the glass and, although not impossible, taking them apart can be pretty tough. I'd suggest you replace the entire screen assembly, but I don't know how cheap they are down there. Around here it's €40 plus shipping, which seems fair to me (I bough one like 8 months ago for a friend and it was above €100).
Oh, and get yourself the proper tools. It's like day / night difference.
crashDebug said:
It really depends on how much skilled you are at DIY / reparing / tearing down stuff. The phone itself is fairly easy to disassemble, for someone savvy. If you want to replace the glass + digitizer only, you will save some money on components, but you will have to deal with the most difficult part of the repairing: the LCD is glued to the glass and, although not impossible, taking them apart can be pretty tough. I'd suggest you replace the entire screen assembly, but I don't know how cheap they are down there. Around here it's €40 plus shipping, which seems fair to me (I bough one like 8 months ago for a friend and it was above €100).
Oh, and get yourself the proper tools. It's like day / night difference.
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Hey man thanks! I hope i will find a cheap assembly...But i didn't understand "it's like day/night difference"....Hahaha what do you mean?
Jekodark said:
Hey man thanks! I hope i will find a cheap assembly...But i didn't understand "it's like day/night difference"....Hahaha what do you mean?
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Working with tools = walking in the day (very easy and safe)
working without tools = walking at night (hard and risky)
Ergo, get yourself a good toolbox.
Hi All,
Broke my glass + digitizer, but lcd ok. Got a replacement and managed to separate the original lcd, what I'd like to know is do I really need to glue the lcd to the new digitizer? I've put it back together just loose for the time being and seems to look and work fine. Any risks to just glueing the digitizer/screen to the frame and leaving the lcd loose inside?
Also, I still have glue gunk on the lcd screen, I've ordered some "151 sticker remover" to get rid of it, but it occurred to me it might damage it. Anyone know if it would be ok? If not anything else recommended, maybe something I could make at home?
Thanks!
kaligula1234 said:
Hi All,
Broke my glass + digitizer, but lcd ok. Got a replacement and managed to separate the original lcd, what I'd like to know is do I really need to glue the lcd to the new digitizer? I've put it back together just loose for the time being and seems to look and work fine. Any risks to just glueing the digitizer/screen to the frame and leaving the lcd loose inside?
Also, I still have glue gunk on the lcd screen, I've ordered some "151 sticker remover" to get rid of it, but it occurred to me it might damage it. Anyone know if it would be ok? If not anything else recommended, maybe something I could make at home?
Thanks!
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I am in search for digitizer. How much you got it for? Any sources?
I believe this video should help you. It mentions that you have to glue digitizer and lcd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI55gTtLYHI
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IndianSuzuki said:
I am in search for digitizer. How much you got it for? Any sources?
I believe this video should help you. It mentions that you have to glue digitizer and lcd.
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Thanks, on closer inspection I htink my colours are a little washed out without the glue, so am just going to go ahead and do it.
I got my digitizer off ebay, interestingly I see the ones on ebay in India are twice as expensive though, I would have thought they'd be cheaper. I'd recommend just getting a digitizer and lcd in one though. Like this one:
ebayDOTin/itm/For-LG-E960-Google-Nexus-4-E960-LCD-Display-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Black-/121465367279?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item1c47e66aef
Costs twice as much, but it's much easier to install; you don't need to buy as many tools, UV glue and gunk remover. Plus there's a high chance of breaking the lcd when separating it from your broken screen, so you could well end up having to buy both anyway.
I read something about the replacement lcds being lower quality though, I don't know how noticeable that would be, but if you pay with paypal you'd probably be able to get your money back.
kaligula1234 said:
Thanks, on closer inspection I htink my colours are a little washed out without the glue, so am just going to go ahead and do it.
I got my digitizer off ebay, interestingly I see the ones on ebay in India are twice as expensive though, I would have thought they'd be cheaper. I'd recommend just getting a digitizer and lcd in one though. Like this one:
ebayDOTin/itm/For-LG-E960-Google-Nexus-4-E960-LCD-Display-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-Black-/121465367279?pt=IN_Mobile_Accessories&hash=item1c47e66aef
Costs twice as much, but it's much easier to install; you don't need to buy as many tools, UV glue and gunk remover. Plus there's a high chance of breaking the lcd when separating it from your broken screen, so you could well end up having to buy both anyway.
I read something about the replacement lcds being lower quality though, I don't know how noticeable that would be, but if you pay with paypal you'd probably be able to get your money back.
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The link is dead. But i guess the product refers to complete front panel of phone. I did same thing. The panels are China made. The quality is no where close to original. I suggest you to not buy it online. You should go to mobile repair store and ask them to do it. The reason is the panels are faulty and if so then they will quickly replace it. I did couple of time after which got a better one.
hey i was wondering how difficult it is to replace just the front glass and digitizer on my S7E? mine is cracked at the bottom, the lcd and digitizer are both good, but the crack is getting worse and pieces are flaking off so i feel like if i dont fix it it might end up screwing up the lcd. I can get a glass/digitizer assembly for about 35 bucks, but if i buy this am i going to be able to install it without f*kn up my phone? ive been looking at youtube videos n stuff and pretty much every one i see theyre replacing the whole assembly with the lcd, which is like $200, is it possible to seperate the lcd from the glass/digitizer fairly easily at home? or should i just let it be and not mess with it?
Hi to be very honest here I've never ever had to replace or fix the glass to my $7 Edge, my $7 Edge is on excellent condition but I'm thinking of one day either updating to the Note 8 or even Note 9. Have you got any quotes yet from repair places
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BDog21 said:
hey i was wondering how difficult it is to replace just the front glass and digitizer on my S7E? mine is cracked at the bottom, the lcd and digitizer are both good, but the crack is getting worse and pieces are flaking off so i feel like if i dont fix it it might end up screwing up the lcd. I can get a glass/digitizer assembly for about 35 bucks, but if i buy this am i going to be able to install it without f*kn up my phone? ive been looking at youtube videos n stuff and pretty much every one i see theyre replacing the whole assembly with the lcd, which is like $200, is it possible to seperate the lcd from the glass/digitizer fairly easily at home? or should i just let it be and not mess with it?
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On the newer phones is not really possible to separate the different layers on the display. (even back in the days when the layers where a lot easier to separate - it was hard, only on some displays and always the new layers started to separate leading to dust behind them and so on). You must change the whole screen as a one. Sorry... :/
Im a cell phone repair guy. Like stated above you must replace the entire digitizer/lcd assembly. They are pricey. If you have insurance it may be cheaper. Your looking at $200-$250 for a quality unit.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Displa...hash=item4b178e5337:m:mtuyciust4Tmlx1CeklwU-g
Then you will want to get a good tool kit like so. Thats another $60
https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Tools/...pEP-Ge4NWU0H9RKOGFUtVKLOoWZ-d4BBoCMwkQAvD_BwE
Then you can follow this for teardown. Just remember you can damage more stuff when working the first time on something like this. It will cost even more money. It might just be better to use insurance or have a pro do it.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung+Galaxy+S7+Edge+Teardown/56845
BDog21 said:
hey i was wondering how difficult it is to replace just the front glass and digitizer on my S7E? mine is cracked at the bottom, the lcd and digitizer are both good, but the crack is getting worse and pieces are flaking off so i feel like if i dont fix it it might end up screwing up the lcd. I can get a glass/digitizer assembly for about 35 bucks, but if i buy this am i going to be able to install it without f*kn up my phone? ive been looking at youtube videos n stuff and pretty much every one i see theyre replacing the whole assembly with the lcd, which is like $200, is it possible to seperate the lcd from the glass/digitizer fairly easily at home? or should i just let it be and not mess with it?
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Well yeah its really hard to do it yourself, but changing only the glass is possible. I have tried it on my old samsung galaxy s6 edge. Although i have brought it to a repair shop which supports such change. They use a special separation machine. Try asking around your place. Btw, where you from?
awerqw22 said:
Well yeah its really hard to do it yourself, but changing only the glass is possible. I have tried it on my old samsung galaxy s6 edge. Although i have brought it to a repair shop which supports such change. They use a special separation machine. Try asking around your place. Btw, where you from?
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nebraska
BDog21 said:
nebraska
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So were continents away. Lol. Buy yeah its possible, with the right tools. You can do it yourself but its very risky. Some do it manually some use tools. Some separation machines use dry ice.
Also, remember that if you're replacing the entire OLED, glass and digitiser as a single unit, if you're buying a generic replacement rather than Samsung parts, the OLED panel in particular could easily be of inferior quality. Or perhaps not even OLED at all, rather a standard LCD replacement. I'd rather not think of this phone without the quality of screen it has, it's half the appeal and what makes it a premium device in the first place.
its possible, repair is done within 3h.
you can try it at home, you need slim cards and wire, but it's not worth the risk.
I paid 120$ in Poland for glass replacement. they have separating machine - it freeze the glue so it's easy to take the glass off the screen. later it's just loca or oca