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Had my phone for about 2 hours when it fell out of my lap and about 16 inches to a hardwood floor...freaked out I checked screen and :good: nothing wrong, well I turned it over and the glass covering the camera is shattered, I think the camera broke the phones fall...the camera works fine its just the glass thats broken...anyone know of how to get replacement parts for that, Ive only found front glass/lcd screen replacements
thanks
Id just go to your mall and ask the phone repair shop(s) how much it would cost to fix it. No case was on?
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browniegirl said:
Id just go to your mall and ask the phone repair shop(s) how much it would cost to fix it. No case was on?
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.:sigh:. nope, ive never broken anything with a phone before....
Should be cheap to repair it. You should google s3 repair or send it to samsung
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.:sigh:. nope, ive never broken anything with a phone before....
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Same xD....till my skyrocket came along. It has 6 nicks on the bezel now cause i hardly use a case anymore. Lesson learned. Get a case once you get it fixed...
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That is why I always keep my smartphones in cases. Even if it don't break it takes damage almost every single time.
got a temporary fix...just popped the back cover off and removed all the shattered glass and replaced with a piece of clear tape for now
OooooO sorry to hear that. I bought a cheap o case and s/p before i even received the phone. Im taking no chances. My otterbox was on back order. Still haven't received it. I'm glad i bought the case cause it took a nasty spill 30 minutes after installing the case and sp. Bottom line protect your investment.
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bryancotton84 said:
.:sigh:. nope, ive never broken anything with a phone before....
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I'm getting quite tired of these "I broke my phone, but didn't want to spend $15 to protect it" threads.
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I'm getting quite tired of these "I broke my phone, but didn't want to spend $15 to protect it" threads.
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Same here, I spent $10 on ebay to get a temp case until case makers get get the damn cases out. I plan on either getting the Kraken or the Defender. *I prefer the kraken but I don't know if it will have a built in screen protector*
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I'm getting quite tired of these "I broke my phone, but didn't want to spend $15 to protect it" threads.
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No ones making you click the thread either...clearly labeled
Not to worry OP
The rear camera on this should be extremely easy to replace. You'll just have to wait a few more weeks until that part begins to make it's way out to us. You should be able to make the phone look just like new and it shouldn't cost more than $40 including tools.
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**This might be what you're looking for**
http://goo.gl/4eSpK
Can anyone confirm?
Its not that most of us didn't feel like not paying 15 dollars we just like the phone caseless
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Long story short, I got in an accident, and my 3 day old N4's back glass got shattered. I always had a cover on but I installed my Skinomi and decided that I should leave it off for a day to let it set. Bad timing.
Anyway, so is there a source for replacement glass, back only? I can't send it back to LG, the N4 doesn't sell in my country yet.
I think so is a back glass will at the aliexpress. Not original, but at low price. If you want original back glass you ned go to the lg service for the factory refubrishing.
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Non original would do, really. I can't find it on Aliexpress. Can someone link me to it?
cyanide911 said:
Long story short, I got in an accident, and my 3 day old N4's back glass got shattered. I always had a cover on but I installed my Skinomi and decided that I should leave it off for a day to let it set. Bad timing.
Anyway, so is there a source for replacement glass, back only? I can't send it back to LG, the N4 doesn't sell in my country yet.
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You can check if these guys ship to your country.
http://www.cellphonerepairshop.com/lg-e960-parts-lg-nexus-4/
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Henrock11 said:
You can check if these guys ship to your country.
http://www.cellphonerepairshop.com/lg-e960-parts-lg-nexus-4/
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Says 99 plus 20 USD shipping. Not bad. Although I'd like if there's a cheaper option on aliexpress or ebay or something like that.
This site has an relatively cheap back cover for sale, however I'm not sure when they'll get it back in stock again.
http://www.mytrendyphone.com/shop/lg-nexus-4-94034p.html
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This site has an relatively cheap back cover for sale, however I'm not sure when they'll get it back in stock again.
http://www.mytrendyphone.com/shop/lg-nexus-4-94034p.html
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Decent price but they don't deliver to India
I'll just bump once, in case anyone has any other links to back glass replacements. Anyone?
Okay, last bump after 8 days. Any other sources for Nexus 4 back cover? Really need one
I'm looking too 120 is a little steep though... I may just wait until they get cheaper. I would pay that for the white one.
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cyanide911 said:
Long story short, I got in an accident, and my 3 day old N4's back glass got shattered. I always had a cover on but I installed my Skinomi and decided that I should leave it off for a day to let it set. Bad timing.
Anyway, so is there a source for replacement glass, back only? I can't send it back to LG, the N4 doesn't sell in my country yet.
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Hi Cyan,
Im also from India,Im planning to buy nexus from EBAY.....did you got the back glass...If so can you share the details....will be very helpful...
So, it happened to me. Just my luck.
Was at university walking and the phone slipped from my hand onto the floor. It seemed to have survived that fairly well. Then it slid off the stairs (no barrier at the edge of the staircase going up my university) and fell about 8-10 feet onto the stair case below. Screen is ruined and unresponsive.
The phone is rooted and has an unlocked bootloader so I know this voids the warranty but I can lock the bootloader again and flash the phone back to the stock rom via cwm.
I bought the phone from Carphone Warehouse for £400 back in December because I couldn't wait and now I'm left with a brick. I need a phone to handle uni life and contact my fianceé in the States. I don't really want to have to spend money I don't have on a replacement N4 so is there anything I can do guys?
Any help at all will be extremely appreciated.
(I'd post a link to an image of the screen but cannot do so yet).
Thanks
Sorry to hear that, however the only option I think would've been better if you had phone insurance and it would replace your damaged phone and it would cost like 5 pounds a month. On the other hand maybe you can send it to Carphonewarehouse and see what the estimate is to get it repaired. Don't think rooted or not makes much difference in this situation.
Anyway good luck and hope you find some solution
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Ouch, nightmare...
The only cheap way is to repair it yourself. If the mainboard is ok, get a new front and back panel. From the teardown I've seen of the Nexus 4, it doesn't seem that difficult. I'm sure there is a vid on youtube you can use as guide. If you can't do it yourself, a new phone seems to be the only option. At least it will be cheaper this time... Did you have a case on it when it dropped?
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Ouch, nightmare...
The only cheap way is to repair it yourself. If the mainboard is ok, get a new front and back panel. From the teardown I've seen of the Nexus 4, it doesn't seem that difficult. I'm sure there is a vid on youtube you can use as guide. If you can't do it yourself, a new phone seems to be the only option. At least it will be cheaper this time... Did you have a case on it when it dropped?
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See that seems doable but the only problem is is the (is it aluminium?) that goes around the phone also got dented as it fell. This is even worse considering I actually DID have a case on it. I was using the Ringke Slim case. If anybody is using this case I highly recommend them to rethink their purchase because even though the phone hit the floor side on, it didn't protect it. Imagine if it hit face down. I have another generic 'S' silicone case from eBay and that would have done a far better job at protecting the sides. Shoulda, woulda, coulda eh?
Im wondering if LG's manufacture warranty will work in my favour at all? I just don't have the funds to replace the phone comfortably but that's the only option I see unfortunately.
I don't think you'll have any luck with warranty repair. Sorry about your phone though.
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_8gb
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A coworker priced out replacing his front screen and it was ~$260usd.
At that point Id just order another phone and sell the first for parts.
ryan stewart said:
A coworker priced out replacing his front screen and it was ~$260usd.
At that point Id just order another phone and sell the first for parts.
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Sell the phone for parts? How would that work? Im not very savvy with this side of phones. Do I sell the phone in its entirety to a company who buys things like that? Sell on eBay for really cheap trying to get whatever I can get?
LG are asking for £40-120 dependent on the level of damage.
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LG are asking for £40-120 dependent on the level of damage.
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Really? Please can you give me a link to this info? I'd pay anything between that in a heartbeat if I can get it fixed. Once I reach 10 posts I'll post some images of the phone.
Do u have a lloydstsb account? They do free phone insurance and fixed my broken screen in the uk.
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sarkster said:
Do u have a lloydstsb account? They do free phone insurance and fixed my broken screen in the uk.
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Really?! Yes I do! How would I go about doing this?
Check their website there's a link from there. Give them a call register the phone with them log on to their website and create a claim. Then they ask you to send the phone in. Note: do everything recorded del. It costs £50 excess they turned mine around in under two weeks from start to finish
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bennyboy182 said:
LG are asking for £40-120 dependent on the level of damage.
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Undeadwolfy said:
Really? Please can you give me a link to this info? I'd pay anything between that in a heartbeat if I can get it fixed. Once I reach 10 posts I'll post some images of the phone.
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This is true, I've read threads on here and Reddit with this information but can't find them atm.
Contact LG directly and they should help you.
fairlight2x said:
Ouch, nightmare...
The only cheap way is to repair it yourself. If the mainboard is ok, get a new front and back panel. From the teardown I've seen of the Nexus 4, it doesn't seem that difficult. I'm sure there is a vid on youtube you can use as guide. If you can't do it yourself, a new phone seems to be the only option. At least it will be cheaper this time... Did you have a case on it when it dropped?
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I disagree. The only cheap way to do it is via insurance, 50 quid excess or whatever is a lot cheaper than the 150 pound screen is going to cost.
Ugh, it JUST happened.
To be specific, my screen is now completely unusable. The cracks are likely within the digitizer so nothing shows up properly.
I have no Sprint warranty on this phone, it's only a couple months old and sadly I bought it off of Craigslist to save a little money on the full price.
What should I do?
I went on ebay and got everything replaced with the exception of the motherboard for $155.
It's really easy to do yourself. YouTube, a screwdriver, and 7 screws.
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sublimeike said:
I went on ebay and got everything replaced with the exception of the motherboard for $155.
It's really easy to do yourself. YouTube, a screwdriver, and 7 screws.
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That's the expensive route. If he didn't break his digitizer (screen is still responsive) then he can just replace the glass that should be about $50 and take about 15 mins to do.
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daniel4653 said:
... he can just replace the glass that should be about $50 and take about 15 mins to do.
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Yeah. Check that video out on YouTube. It is not that easy. It should take 15 mins if you have done it before. You also run the risk if breaking the lcd in your attempt making the $50 purchase useless.
You have to use a heat gun to soften the very tough glue that holds the glass to the digitalizer and slowly and carefully pry them apart. Don't get glass on the lcd (scratches) and don't get fingerprints, lint, or hair on there either (pain to completely remove).
I'm actually really good at hardware repairs (prior Apple repair tech) and even that fix makes me uneasy, but it's your call.
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So basically, I have no good options to get the digitizer repaired at a low cost other than to do it myself? What a waste of money this has been and now with repairs I'm bringing the cost back up to full retail price. This has been a bad day.
I actually bought my phone off of Amazon; and when I activated the phone through Sprint, I was able to put the mobile insurance on it. Maybe you can call Customer Care, and put the insurance on your device. Then take it into a corporate store, and they should exchange it.
@redchevy90 what do you mean by mobile insurance?
insurance
I mean the premium insurance that sprint has. Its like $7 or $9 a month, and it covers your device.
I just called in and they said I activated this phone ONE DAY over a month ago so they won't do it for me by phone. They said I could take my chances at the corporate store. If this works, I *could* actually get a free replacement. But the corporate store would have been nice enough to give it to me...
You dropped your phone, you broke it, they won't replace it. That is an Assurian claim if you had insurance, which by the way is $11 a month not $7. Plus you will have to pay a $150 deductible. Sounds like the cheapest route will be fixing it yourself and next time being more careful. What was suggested earlier is pure fraud and the reason why the insurance deductible keeps going up. Own up to your failings and fix it yourself instead of increasing the fees and deductibles for the rest if us.
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Yeah, forget the fraud option. Didn't fully understand what was going on with that anyway. I found someone semi-local who has an extra digitizer that I'll just pay for and repair myself. Life's a ***** but you suck it up and move on.
The phone is still new, but radio shack now fixes screens for around $70 I believe. That's lower than a deductible.
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ChristianPreachr said:
The phone is still new, but radio shack now fixes screens for around $70 I believe. That's lower than a deductible.
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That's not too bad
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That's not too bad
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Radioshack charges $70 for select models, not the galaxy S4.
I happen to have a complete screen in exchange for a $150 "donation". I have plenty of feedback on here and i ship for free
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Were can I buy the glass I need one, I drop mine I do the work myself I did it before on my s2 and s3, it is easy to do
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Too late for this but you can still buy insurance no matter where you bought the phone from.
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Plus you will have to pay a $150 deductible.
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I also have a cracked screen on my s4 and have talked to sprint about it.
Actuallly that $150 is what it was to replace the Galaxy s3.
They decided to go with $200 for the s4...
sublimeike said:
I went on ebay and got everything replaced with the exception of the motherboard for $155.
It's really easy to do yourself. YouTube, a screwdriver, and 7 screws.
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Where did you get everything but the motherboard for 155? Who was the seller?
just bought a used sph-l720 (sprint gs4 with good esn) on the cheap
the lcd dont display anything and the digitizer is cracked of course
when i do power the phone on i do hear the sounds and the bottom capacitance buttons light up
anyhow i been following taredown guides off youtube and to my understanding (as i sit hear with my phone mostly disassembled) is that the digitizer and lcd are actually one piece unlike the s3 and s2 and almost every other phone i have had in the past?
it looks like to me the lcd and digitzer use the same "one" connector that plugs in
the digitizer and lcd used to each have their own cable connectors
so what is this actually called? its not just a digitizer and its not just an lcd is it just now called the "screen" since they are both combined into one unit only?
no info from anyone on this?
What are my options, wife's phone, I'd like to know where to order original parts or how much I can sell for 16Gb Tmobile black
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What are my options, wife's phone, I'd like to know where to order original parts or how much I can sell for 16Gb Tmobile black
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Not good I can tell you.
The Display set will run about $100 by itself (And you do want the set not just the digitizer believe me)
The back alone with all antennas goes for over $50 USED.
You COULD replace the back glass with a new one but it does take some time and patience to remove the glass completely and the associated antennas carefully. The Back glass can be about $20 or so.
These are Ebay prices btw.
Selling one in your condition won't get you much either. The going rate is about $100 or less.
This is the problem: the phone is so cheap and the recient dump of people getting the "Next cool phone" has made resale of the N4 low. Sadly with the drop in price the parts have not dropped in price.
I would personally LOVE to refurbish N4s but the resale after fixing them is next to $0
Here is an option for you. IF you need to get anything off the phone you can get a used 8gig (I can find them for about 170-200 on my local CL) and swap the MB out. It's an incredibly easy swap.
Crap, nice phone, are third party parts good?
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LG charges $140 to replace the digitizer and display.. not sure what you'll be after that but at least you'll have a usable and working phone, which still has solid specs for todays standards. Not sure about back but if you do everything under $200 you can sell it for at least that much or more.. Probably cost you 200 and sell for 250..
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Crap, nice phone, are third party parts good?
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I had the same spousal situation with a N4. I've bought a new glass+digitizer+LCD off of eBay for $120 out of China. It only took about 30 mins to swap and looked factory. All things considered for a one piece unit, $120 is a good price. The Samsung all in one fronts are rarely below $200 for the S3 and newer. I also wanted to replace the N4's back since there was a serious scratch on the side of the back battery cover but like one of the previous posters said at $50 the rear cover seems too expensive.
Maybe just buy her a new case that covers the broken back glass and replace the front?
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Damn women. Lol j/k
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