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small scratch on the front panel. dont want to replace my screen. can i replace....

the front panel only ?
i was looking at ebay and i found this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Touch-S...985?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4169ade3e1
is it possible to replace the front panel only of the screen ?
i honestly do NOT want to change the screen it self. as its dead pixel free, blotches free "those blank inks u can see on dark backgrounds when the the lights are off etc"
what are my options ? and yeah i get the screen protector option. i mean as a replacment.
its not a really big scratch or anything. its very tiny on the white side of the front face area

I wouldn't even bother mate. Personally I'm of the opinion that once my phone has a scratch or two, or a ding in the casing I'm less precious about it and can get on with life. A tiny scratch isn't going to change your life. Wrecking your phone trying to replace the glass might just give you a bad headache though :banghead:
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I have one litle scratch too mate!
I don't mind though...(my S1 was wayyy more durable than the S3... )
When a few more stack up and it starts bothering me then i'll change the front glass and get a proper screen protector...

maybe you two are right. but i just want to know if its possible to change the front screen without changing the inside screen just like the link mentioned.
like is there a tutorial etc. ?

ll_l_x_l_ll said:
maybe you two are right. but i just want to know if its possible to change the front screen without changing the inside screen just like the link mentioned.
like is there a tutorial etc. ?
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it is possible, but extremely difficult. You are more likely to end up breaking than fixing.

ll_l_x_l_ll said:
maybe you two are right. but i just want to know if its possible to change the front screen without changing the inside screen just like the link mentioned.
like is there a tutorial etc. ?
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Yes its possible. There are a few guys in this forum who have posted full videos. Be prepared to squirm like a worm when you see it done. Scary stuff. A true test of patience. HIGH RISK though of wrecking the amoled layer. Good luck.:good:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890708 , so what its a scratch :/

[Q] Nexus 7 screen diamond-ing

Hello, I recently bought a nexus 7 and in general I'm pretty pleased with it. However, just today which is about 4days after purchase I realized that my screen has little diamonds that were visible at a certain angle and most obvious when the screen is off. My question is whether this behavior is normal and whether I should take it for repair since it's still under warranty. It's not rooted and there isn't a screen protector for more information. Thanks.
Edit : diamonds are 5mm each

orphamiel said:
Hello, I recently bought a nexus 7 and in general I'm pretty pleased with it. However, just today which is about 4days after purchase I realized that my screen has little diamonds that were visible at a certain angle and most obvious when the screen is off. My question is whether this behavior is normal and whether I should take it for repair since it's still under warranty. It's not rooted and there isn't a screen protector for more information. Thanks.
Edit : diamonds are 5mm each
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are you able to provide a photo? im not sure i understand.
Do you mean as in its like theres marks on the glass?

Kearkan said:
are you able to provide a photo? im not sure i understand.
Do you mean as in its like theres marks on the glass?
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Under certain light conditions there appears to be marks in the glass and it's all diamonds tesselated together. A photo doesn't show anything but ill be uploading one in a while

I've never noticed anything like that.
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Doesn't show any of the diamond-ing I saw but here it is. I could only see it when there were many lights around and only when viewing at an certain angle.
Edit : Forgot attachment

i dont think images will allow us to see the problem, maybe even point them out with a stylus ,you could use a phone to make a video panning around views, to clearly display the problem and youtube it here :good:

yes this is normal..... no worries.. new screens usually have this
you only get to see them under certain life conditions and I'm pretty sure these will fade away with wear & tear.. I used to see them when I bought my N7.... not anymore today... enjoy them

jakeellis01 said:
yes this is normal..... no worries.. new screens usually have this
you only get to see them under certain life conditions and I'm pretty sure these will fade away with wear & tear.. I used to see them when I bought my N7.... not anymore today... enjoy them
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Alright. Thanks for the info.

I think you're just seeing the digitizer.. Pretty normal to see it under certain conditions. Mainly with the screen off though. You shouldnt really see anything with the screen on.

spot on notification bar?

I noticed a small snowflake type spot on the notification bar. I was wondering if that was one of the sensors or something inside my lcd ? It doesn't
look like a dead spot on the screen. Does anyone else have this ?

viperpiper said:
I noticed a small snowflake type spot on the notification bar. I was wondering if that was one of the sensors or something inside my lcd ? It doesn't
look like a dead spot on the screen. Does anyone else have this ?
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Ive never noticed a "snowflake" can you take a screenshot of it?
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It doesn't show up in a screenshot. I tried. I'll have to use a camera to take a picture of it.

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It doesn't show up in a screenshot. I tried. I'll have to use a camera to take a picture of it.
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Yeah definitely do that.. If its something in the status bar it should show up in a screenshot so it does sound like possibly a cluster of bad pixels but without a pic its hard to tell
Sent from my WICKED AT&T S4

rcklss1 said:
Yeah definitely do that.. If its something in the status bar it should show up in a screenshot so it does sound like possibly a cluster of bad pixels but without a pic its hard to tell
Sent from my WICKED AT&T S4
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If you are refering to the circle spot at the top left of your phone, I'm pretty sure its a sensor of some sort. I too have that, not visible like the others however, i have to be in bright light to be able to see it.
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Here's a photo of the spot I'm talking about. It's hard to capture on camera but you can see it. Up close it looks almost like a snowflake. There's no scratch on the glass no dead pixels. I even used the dead pixel check app and on a pure white screen it there is no black pixels under it. That's why I'm wondering if it's one of the sensors built into the phone. When I have looked up the specs on the S4 nowhere do I see this mentioned as a sensor location.

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Here's a photo of the spot I'm talking about. It's hard to capture on camera but you can see it. Up close it looks almost like a snowflake. There's no scratch on the glass no dead pixels. I even used the dead pixel check app and on a pure white screen it there is no black pixels under it. That's why I'm wondering if it's one of the sensors built into the phone. When I have looked up the specs on the S4 nowhere do I see this mentioned as a sensor location.
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As far as I know there aren't any sensors in the LCD... They're all above it.. If I had to guess I would say its a small spot of delamination.. The glass and digitizer are glued together on these phones as far as I know and it looks like it might be a weak spot of glue or an air pocket between the screen and digitizer
Sent from my WICKED AT&T S4

viperpiper said:
Here's a photo of the spot I'm talking about. It's hard to capture on camera but you can see it. Up close it looks almost like a snowflake. There's no scratch on the glass no dead pixels. I even used the dead pixel check app and on a pure white screen it there is no black pixels under it. That's why I'm wondering if it's one of the sensors built into the phone. When I have looked up the specs on the S4 nowhere do I see this mentioned as a sensor location.
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That looks like some sort of defect in the screen.

I haven't seen anyone else have that issue.. could it be that its dust caught between your screen protector and your phone?

That's definately not what I was referring to. Unfortunately it looks like you have some sort of digitizer or lcd defect.

There are no sensors in the screen. From the picture I would say it is dust. Either dust under your screen protector or inside the phone. An LCD can really only have dead pixels.

Display Screen Question.

Hi all.
I want to ask some question because I'm not sure if this is normal or not.
I have see four edge+ for now and all of them have the same issue.
On sunlight and only there with full white font or some other very light color and max brightness
you can see some darker marks on the screen like humidity. But it's not easy to located.
Some guy replace the phone with new other and again have the same issue.
I know the edge screen is very soft and particular. But this you can see only with sunlight. With normal daylight or led or other situation there seems absolutely nothing.
Your opinion will be useful for me.
Thanks.

Anyone to try it?

OK guys.
It's so hard to see anyone if this issue is exist on s6 edge+ display.?
Please?

I've already replaced my first Edge Plus for that reason.
The second one came with the same problem
The strange thing is that both phones have same DOM: 23/09
Maybe a faulty batch? Could you tell me your phone's DOM?
Regards,
PuSHtU.

PuSHtU said:
I've already replaced my first Edge Plus for that reason.
The second one came with the same problem
The strange thing is that both phones have same DOM: 23/09
Maybe a faulty batch? Could you tell me your phone's DOM?
Regards,
PuSHtU.
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Mine is 30/08/2015.
Very strange.
It isn't very visible but why exist?
So much money for device.
It should not have this issues.

PuSHtU said:
I've already replaced my first Edge Plus for that reason.
The second one came with the same problem
The strange thing is that both phones have same DOM: 23/09
Maybe a faulty batch? Could you tell me your phone's DOM?
Regards,
PuSHtU.
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Mine is 30/08/2015.
Very strange.
It isn't very visible but why exist?
So much money for device.
It should not have this issues.
Maybe this exist for all devices but it's difficult to locate it.
Some other to tell us what happen here please?

Anyone else with this.?
Because I see that on many s6 edge plus.
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Actually now that I remember mt galaxy s5 had a similiar issue. There were like circular
Dark spots maybe 5-6 of them in different areas of the screen under the glass. I always figured they were air bubbles.
Anyway, if you can only see them when the screen is off then its no problem.
But if they obstruct your view of the display then get it replaced again!

Johno_Jan said:
Actually now that I remember mt galaxy s5 had a similiar issue. There were like circular
Dark spots maybe 5-6 of them in different areas of the screen under the glass. I always figured they were air bubbles.
Anyway, if you can only see them when the screen is off then its no problem.
But if they obstruct your view of the display then get it replaced again!
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For me is visible on light colors and full brightness and only with sunlight. The same had all others I had see.
I don't know what I can do.
Is normally or not?

Same here 928g 30/8/2015...

jah2110 said:
Same here 928g 30/8/2015...
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How long you have it?
You try to change it on warranty.?
Because for some people the another new had the same issue.

avelkon said:
How long you have it?
You try to change it on warranty.?
Because for some people the another new had the same issue.
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I see on the first day, but a read is a normal issue... I use the phone is sun light 1 time per month, that is why I don't take to warranty.... have a lot of thins positive for 1 bug a don't gone to change the phone. But you can take to warranty if you want mate.

I understand but why do this.
Is normal or not. And how many is out there with the same issue?
On simple edge doesn't see darker marks or lines but the screen is smaller.

Saw this today. Kinda strange... but i saw it only when was applying screen protector and before that i turned off screen and was looking for stucked dust. But saw strange marks... My phone manufactured 2015.09.04. I don't see anything when screen is on so this is not a problem.
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pokosik said:
Saw this today. Kinda strange... but i saw it only when was applying screen protector and before that i turned off screen and was looking for stucked dust. But saw strange marks... My phone manufactured 2015.09.04. I don't see anything when screen is on so this is not a problem.
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Try to see on sunlight with white font and full brightness.
Maybe there you see more.

Anyone other with this?

It's not a "defect", all of them have this. It's when direct sunlight allows you to see the actual structure underneath the screen. Don't bother replacing the phone, because they all have it. It's just the way it's designed.

I have see this on many s6 edge plus and only under the sunlight.
I believe is the same issue.
Is that normally.?

Same here. I see marks and lines on the edges and dark spots on the right half of the screen, similar to the pictures you posted. It's annoying when there is a white background, like in whatsapp chat list or Facebook messenger. I know it's there and my eyes go there. But it's true that this happens outdoors only, under sunlight. Are all like this?

Maybe the screen is thin and you can actually see some parts of the phone underneath like a see-through? Maybe this is normal after all.

Very curious screen anomaly.

I have these 2 very light yellow areas on my screen.
Here's the interesting part, they don't show up on screen shots. They also appear to be getting brighter.
A new screen is probably the only fix. But I'm curious of the cause. Any ideas?
I have included a sample of the issue.

randalgibbons said:
I have these 2 very light yellow areas on my screen.
Here's the interesting part, they don't show up on screen shots. They also appear to be getting brighter.
A new screen is probably the only fix. But I'm curious of the cause. Any ideas?
I have included a sample of the issue.
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Did you draw that in paint on a screenshot or take a picture of your phone?
If they are hot spots (bright white dots) then they are part of the screen and a new screen is the only issue.

randalgibbons said:
I have these 2 very light yellow areas on my screen.
Here's the interesting part, they don't show up on screen shots. They also appear to be getting brighter.
A new screen is probably the only fix. But I'm curious of the cause. Any ideas?
I have included a sample of the issue.
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My first buy had similar problems. I exchanged in a store for another.
There were lots of defective screens in Poland.
Factory reset can help for few days.
First one:

Spencervb256 said:
Did you draw that in paint on a screenshot or take a picture of your phone?
If they are hot spots (bright white dots) then they are part of the screen and a new screen is the only issue.
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I drew that because they do not appear on screen shots. Could the color be between the LCD and the digitizer?

randalgibbons said:
I drew that because they do not appear on screen shots. Could the color be between the LCD and the digitizer?
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The colour is because of a ****ty screen. @acejavelin mentioned in another thread that they are caused by compression for some reason. Don't know how that happens. Like @dzidexx said another screen is the only thing which can solve it. Or deal with it, I do not know how bad it is sorry

randalgibbons said:
I drew that because they do not appear on screen shots. Could the color be between the LCD and the digitizer?
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Defect rather looks like "Lights behind the closed door".
Do a black photo or jpg file. Look at it with different levels of brightness.
Sometimes it can be observed with other colours.
More photos of defected screens(not mine):

dzidexx said:
Defect rather looks like "Lights behind the closed door".
Do a black photo or jpg file. Look at it with different levels of brightness.
Sometimes it can be observed with other colours.
More photos of defected screens(not mine):
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The last two pics are it exactly. Even though its a little annoying, I still love this phone!! Its the only issue I've had and I use it a lot. For everything. Between flashing, modding and every one of my boot animations has been made on this beast!
And thanks for all the input on this issue everyone.
And sorry to all those who suffer as I do with this affliction. Just kidding.

It's happening to me too. It's starting from the top right

DiegoMarinDiego said:
It's happening to me too. It's starting from the top right
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Hardware !! Read the thread and you'll see it has been made clear it is hardware.

I have the same issue. If I press on the bezel next to the yellow area with my fingers the colors go back to normal until I release. Could this be caused by the screws inside being too tight?
I would disassemble my phone and try to unscrew them a bit but since the back cover is glued I'd rather not unless I'm sure that's it.

Spencervb256 said:
Hardware !! Read the thread and you'll see it has been made clear it is hardware.
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Congrats for pointing the obvious! You get 100 internet points :good:

DiegoMarinDiego said:
Congrats for pointing the obvious! You get 100 internet points :good:
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Sorry man I just didn't see the point of you stating it was happening to you when it didn't help diagnose the issue and it had already been said what the issue was.

Had the same thing with my phone and now with my laptop. Maybe I'm lucky

dgadelha said:
Had the same thing with my phone and now with my laptop. Maybe I'm lucky
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this is pretty typical for most lower quality lcd panels