Sad day, shattered screen. Anyone replaced one yet? - LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers

Today was a sad day for me. I was working with cables under my desk and my phone was next to me. An object fell off the desk and its corner landed right on my screen. The picture says it all.
Has anyone had to get their screen replaced? Did you go through LeEco support? I'm curious what it is going to cost and what the turn-around looks like. I've contacted support and I'm waiting to hear back.
Thanks!

I contacted support to see if there is a way to buy official screen replacements. They offered me a repair service, I had to pay for the shipping (both ways), but they couldnt gave me a price for the repair, they had to see fthe damage first. Finally I bought a screen replacement from aliexpress, 89 dlls with "fast" shipping. It should be delivered next monday.

TheDethEgineer said:
I contacted support to see if there is a way to buy official screen replacements. They offered me a repair service, I had to pay for the shipping (both ways), but they couldnt gave me a price for the repair, they had to see fthe damage first. Finally I bought a screen replacement from aliexpress, 89 dlls with "fast" shipping. It should be delivered next monday.
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This is unbelievable. They are replacing it at no cost to me as a one time favor. I just have to pay shipping.
Best customer service ever.

slgooding said:
This is unbelievable. They are replacing it at no cost to me as a one time favor. I just have to pay shipping.
Best customer service ever.
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Great for you. I told them I dropped the phone maybe thats why they have to charge me. Look at their answer:
"Regarding to your concern about the your cracked screen, as you mentioned earlier that you dropped your phone accidentally, we are sorry to say that we cater only for those issue with manufacturer defects. Since you dropped your it is automatically void it warranty. Please mind that you will charge on the repair service that we provided. "
For me the shipping was about 50 dlls, plus the repair fee, wich they did not how much it could be, I calculated around 120 dlls total. Thats why I bought a replacement from China.

TheDethEgineer said:
Great for you. I told them I dropped the phone maybe thats why they have to charge me. Look at their answer:
"Regarding to your concern about the your cracked screen, as you mentioned earlier that you dropped your phone accidentally, we are sorry to say that we cater only for those issue with manufacturer defects. Since you dropped your it is automatically void it warranty. Please mind that you will charge on the repair service that we provided. "
For me the shipping was about 50 dlls, plus the repair fee, wich they did not how much it could be, I calculated around 120 dlls total. Thats why I bought a replacement from China.
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I guess I lucked out then! Got someone on a good day I suppose.

What you wrote and what you have recived?

hi, normally it cost 100-120 dollrs to replace a screen, recently I replace my LG G4 for about $100.
For LePro3 it's still perfect, just need to be extra careful with phone I think, good luck.

entchen66 said:
What you wrote and what you have recived?
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I'm going to be sending it in tomorrow. I received a phone call from LeEco yesterday verifying my contact info and address. I'll post back more details once the device is repaired.

Update: LeEco had me send the device to Irving, TX for repair. It arrived at their service center yesterday, was repaired and shipped back out all in the same day. Expecting it Monday!

slgooding said:
Update: LeEco had me send the device to Irving, TX for repair. It arrived at their service center yesterday, was repaired and shipped back out all in the same day. Expecting it Monday!
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how much did you paid for shipping?

TheDethEgineer said:
how much did you paid for shipping?
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They wanted me to ship with FedEx. The cost was about $14 for 2 day business, which included insurance for $400. The package weighed 1.5lbs.
Originally they had asked for me to print a return label, however that isn't possible with FedEx (afaik) because you have to specify a shipping date. I was expecting an email from them, but it looks like they ended up covering the return shipping cost.
I do have to say that the communication is a little lacking from LeEco. The only reason I know it was sent yesterday is because of how I have my FedEx account setup. It notifies me when packages are sent to my address. I never received any confirmation that it was received, had been processed, or that it was even shipped back. Not a huge deal since the turn was ridiculously quick.

slgooding said:
They wanted me to ship with FedEx. The cost was about $14 for 2 day business, which included insurance for $400. The package weighed 1.5lbs.
Originally they had asked for me to print a return label, however that isn't possible with FedEx (afaik) because you have to specify a shipping date. I was expecting an email from them, but it looks like they ended up covering the return shipping cost.
I do have to say that the communication is a little lacking from LeEco. The only reason I know it was sent yesterday is because of how I have my FedEx account setup. It notifies me when packages are sent to my address. I never received any confirmation that it was received, had been processed, or that it was even shipped back. Not a huge deal since the turn was ridiculously quick.
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wow that is a great price!
I remember checking some prices to ship from El Paso, Texas to I believe it was Irving, Texas, it was around 60 dlls including a return label. Let me know when you recieve your phone to see the how they did it! I´ll will be replaceing myseñf the screen this weekend

I got the phone back today. It is as good as new. It is as if I never shattered the screen! LeEco FTW .

Mine broke too. Kind of random because it broke right down the center without warning. I shipped it to Irving via USPS with Insurance. Shipped it flat rate in a padded mailer with the phone inside a prepaid USPS flat rate box inside. $6.80 each way to ship out and back.
I think they default to saying use UPS and FedEx because that have those mailers in house and also because they are well known in the business world. Figured if I shipped them a box inside a box for USPS they'd ship it back. Will let you all know how it turns out.
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I just replaced mine with an lcd from AliExpress. To be honest it looks slightly better!
One more thing, the pre applied screen protector should be a tempered glass?? I had to remove it before removing the lcd and it did not felt like a tempered glass, more like a high quality plastic protector
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TheDethEgineer said:
I just replaced mine with an lcd from AliExpress. To be honest it looks slightly better!
One more thing, the pre applied screen protector should be a tempered glass?? I had to remove it before removing the lcd and it did not felt like a tempered glass, more like a high quality plastic protector
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Can you give me a link for the lcd replacement?
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Sry I forget we've sopken earlier in PM. Never mind.

ekkilm said:
Can you give me a link for the lcd replacement?
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There you go
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32762437006.html#autostay
Edit: No problem jeje
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TheDethEgineer said:
I just replaced mine with an lcd from AliExpress. To be honest it looks slightly better!
One more thing, the pre applied screen protector should be a tempered glass?? I had to remove it before removing the lcd and it did not felt like a tempered glass, more like a high quality plastic protector
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No it is not tempered glass. That is a rumor spawned by ignorance.

How easy was it to replace? Did you have to use a heat gun to remove it from the device?
TheDethEgineer said:
I just replaced mine with an lcd from AliExpress. To be honest it looks slightly better!
One more thing, the pre applied screen protector should be a tempered glass?? I had to remove it before removing the lcd and it did not felt like a tempered glass, more like a high quality plastic protector
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slgooding said:
How easy was it to replace? Did you have to use a heat gun to remove it from the device?
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Yes I needed a heat gun, I used a regular hair heat gun. It was hard because of the shattered parts of the screen had to be removed carefully and piece by piece, the rest of the screen came out easy.

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Phone dropped and broke my screen....what now?

what should i do with it? i got a new phone already. you think anyone on ebay or craigslsit would buy it? I dont know. thanks
I would go the ebay route, I'm sure someone will buy it.
I dropped mine in the garage and cracked the LCD screen under the Gorilla Glass. I called Dell and told them what I did and they sent me a free replacement FedEx Overnight and a return label to send the broken one back. All FREE of charge to me.
commakazee said:
I dropped mine in the garage and cracked the LCD screen under the Gorilla Glass. I called Dell and told them what I did and they sent me a free replacement FedEx Overnight and a return label to send the broken one back. All FREE of charge to me.
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Did you have to prove that you had warrenty and bought it through them?
I had to provide my service tag number and that was it. I did purchase from Dell directly in late October. I had the phone for 5 weeks when it happened. No mention of warranty at all because it was completely my fault. Great Customer Service on my end. Called Wednesday night after work and they sent replacement out Thursday, I received on Friday and sent my broken one back Saturday.

cracked evo screen! ha

dropped my phone from like 3 feet and this is what happened. luckily there is a place here in sac that can replace the glass for $100. i called in and they have the part. hopefully its legit.
saw the same thing happen last night. Kid told me today that sprint insurance doesn't cover screens anymore. Said they won't even look at an EVO if the screen is cracked. Is that true?
The Sprint store here doesn't cover glass screens. Best Buy has their insurance policy and they will cover cracked screens though. My friend just dropped his Evo and it cracked the screen, when he had someone repair it they accidentally punctured the LCD with a piece of the broken glass. He now has a fairly dead Evo, but the guy is willing to replace the parts next week when he gets them in.
It honestly is very easy to repair the digitizer and the LCD screen (Depending on which one you need).
I knew fairly nothing about the phone, I did a little research and bought the "Type 1" LCD screen for the HTC Evo. The connector was too small so I did more searching, I eventually found the right screen at GlobalPartsDirect. (Search google).
It has the Wide Connector that you'll need if you have one of the HDW004/3. I personally would open up the back of the phone and check the connector myself, If i were you.
It's an easy fix, only question, do you have the money to buy two from globalpartsdirect (They only ship in multiples). Then you're golden, plus, you'll have an extra LCD screen to repair your phone if it happens again.
alaman68 said:
saw the same thing happen last night. Kid told me today that sprint insurance doesn't cover screens anymore. Said they won't even look at an EVO if the screen is cracked. Is that true?
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Wait what?? TEP doesn't cover screen glass??
Damn I dropped mine off my lap on concrete from sitting in a car, glass down and not one crack or mark. Got super lucky.
Which place in sac?
Does op not have insurance?
If so take the battery out and report it lost. Your gonna have to pay anyway.
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TEP no longer covers cracks over an inch in length. A small crack can get replaced because it is covered under normal wear.
alaman68 said:
saw the same thing happen last night. Kid told me today that sprint insurance doesn't cover screens anymore. Said they won't even look at an EVO if the screen is cracked. Is that true?
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SilverStone641 said:
Wait what?? TEP doesn't cover screen glass??
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No, they won't even look at it. I was told exactly that by the rep of the repair center I went to. "We are not allowed to even touch the phone if the glass is cracked." They will not fix it. I even offered to buy the parts myself and pay for the labor, and that is when I was told they can't even look/touch it.
tke0834 said:
TEP no longer covers cracks over an inch in length. A small crack can get replaced because it is covered under normal wear.
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Whoever told you that lied to you.
rugedraw said:
No, they won't even look at it. I was told exactly that by the rep of the repair center I went to.
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So then it's NOT "TOTAL equipment protection" It's more like "Equipment we feel like covering, protection"
SilverStone641 said:
So then it's NOT "TOTAL equipment protection" It's more like "Equipment we feel like covering, protection"
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LOL
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error629 said:
Does op not have insurance?
If so take the battery out and report it lost. Your gonna have to pay anyway.
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Got to love insurance fraud
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SilverStone641 said:
So then it's NOT "TOTAL equipment protection" It's more like "Equipment we feel like covering, protection"
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Well, it's total equipment protection in the same sense that a bumper-to-bumper warranty covers your car. If your car's engine takes a crap on you and your car is under warranty, they will fix it. However, if there is a rock on the road and you go over it with your car and crack the oil pan, all the oil leaks out and then your engine gets seized, you wouldn't really take it to the dealer for a warranty repair, would you?
In that case, you would call your car insurance company which is where Asurion comes in.
Gravity is not Sprint's fault. However, I think they should fix the phone if you are willing to pay for it instead of having to find some 3rd party electronics repair shop to do it. If they did, then maybe people wouldn't be committing insurance fraud like DirtyShroomz mentioned.
See, if I drop my phone now again and I call Asurion, they will replace it and then refuse to give me coverage until a year passes by, since you're only allowed two claims per year. If Sprint would have fixed my phone for $100, I would have given them the $100 instead of Asurion and saved the claim for the day I lose it or damage it beyond repair. I think Sprint is actually losing revenue by turning away repair jobs from phones that fall under the "physical damage" category.
Correct, Sprint's coverage has never been accidental. They used to occasionally cover drops, but spills and water damage have always been out of the question. It's the reason I buy my phones at Best Buy. I don't have to wait for a rebate, and I can get 100% accidental (full submersion included) protection on my phone, with a loaner phone if it needs to be sent out. It's 10 bucks a month, but compared to a new phone it's not bad.
That being said, I don't have it on my Evo as I know how to change out LCD panels now.
Assurion covers it.
I called in Friday about a broken screen(the entire piece of glass was shattered) and I got my brand spankin new Evo on Monday
That screen replacement deal was good while it lasted. Had my TP2 screen replaced under TEP before selling ur on here. Well, actually they ordered me a whole other phone, as they had no screens in stock. Too bad they are so whack about it now.
I've seen official policy posted before. It's anything over an inch is not supposed to be repaired. But what the hell is the difference? 1" vs shattered screen, you still replace the same pieces right?
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I always use a rubber. Its kept my phone in great shape.
Cracked mine a couple weeks ago, called insurance and next day had a brand new 004 not a refurb. I was very happy with that. Also they shiped me a battery ,charger and 8gb memory card but just wanted my phone back in return. Not a bad deal .
You don't have to buy in bulk...I have lcd and digitizers for sale together already. I sold one to.crucial on the forum and a back housing to another member
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I have a broken screen as well. Anyone knows where I can send it in for repairs? I am not that good with small parts so I cannot repair it myself.

Broken Seal?

Has anyone else received their nexus 10 with the black "do not accept if seal is broken" stickers ripped? I'm in the uk if that makes any difference. The battery was at 65% (though it looks like this is normal/common). It might not be an issue except it also has light bleed in the corners so I guess I'll be returning it.
nope, but the screen looked awful when I got mine, covered in crap with a scratchy bit in the middle, then I realised it was a peel off cover and it was pristine underneath
You should be able to send it back, I'm sure they'll know if someone else opened it, was quite suprised when I booted mine up and I was greeted with my name on the log-in screen.
My seals were broken too..
Mine was broken too, also sought bleed at right bottom, thinking of returning and buying nexus 7
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Mine came with 61% charged battery and my seals were in tact.
My replacement had one broken seal. So I guess its still okay since it wasn't opened and tampered with.
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Yes mine was delivered yesterday by tnt. Bag torn and seals broken. Not accepting that. Disgusted.
Rang the number for returns and an American answered. Very slick on the phone and offered apologies. No way am I having that. Play store should be ashamed of themselves.
Will never deal with them again. How are you supposed to give that as a gift ffs.
Bru87tr said:
Mine came with 61% charged battery and my seals were in tact.
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65 but sealed for me
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Mine was intact!
My seal was also broken and box was ripped on one corner, Im too impatient to send back and wait for another.
battery was about 65%
mikehulme1983 said:
My seal was also broken and box was ripped on one corner, Im too impatient to send back and wait for another.
battery was about 65%
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I'd be interested to know why some peoples' seals were broken. Is it being a return the most likely explanation? Was there any light bleed? I really don't expect to pay £400 for a return.
I've had 3 Nexus 10's so far - one purchase and two replacements for various problems.
There were plain white seals on the first that were in tact, but the two replacements both had black Samsung seals that were broken.
I had 2 seals
One broken, other one not
Battery was also discharge around 65%
No issue until now
PS: purchase 2 weeks ago in france
Original had packing tape seal but no Samsung Seal. Second nexus had 1/2 the seals broken.
risktaker said:
Original had packing tape seal but no Samsung Seal. Second nexus had 1/2 the seals broken.
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I ordered mine the Friday after the Tuesday launch and only had clear packing tape on the short ends of the box.
Replacement arrived and just one of the black seals broken this time. These people are utter garbage. I have never paid for anyhting worth £400 before which has been tampered with before i even get my hands on it. Again i cannot really give as a gift so a third one is going to have to be ordered. Another freeze on my debit card of £400 meaning over a grand in a week which has been held onto by Google. And no returns stickers for the first one menaing i will have to ring them again in the USA to discuss.
I am wondering, have they found a way to get into the box by just breaking one seal and tampering with the device. I suspect it is easily doable.
Never have i dealt with any company so unprofessional.
Tosh3004 said:
Replacement arrived and just one of the black seals broken this time. These people are utter garbage. I have never paid for anyhting worth £400 before which has been tampered with before i even get my hands on it. Again i cannot really give as a gift so a third one is going to have to be ordered. Another freeze on my debit card of £400 meaning over a grand in a week which has been held onto by Google. And no returns stickers for the first one menaing i will have to ring them again in the USA to discuss.
I am wondering, have they found a way to get into the box by just breaking one seal and tampering with the device. I suspect it is easily doable.
Never have i dealt with any company so unprofessional.
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I would give up you know. They are just passing around rma devices. I would return them all. And wait for a month till new devices are made. I have the same problem.
Tosh3004 said:
Yes mine was delivered yesterday by tnt. Bag torn and seals broken. Not accepting that. Disgusted.
Rang the number for returns and an American answered. Very slick on the phone and offered apologies. No way am I having that. Play store should be ashamed of themselves.
Will never deal with them again. How are you supposed to give that as a gift ffs.
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You sure the Play Store is to blame? Maybe customs is opening them in some countries? I know quite a few places that open items to inspect them, especially if it is electronics.
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You sure the Play Store is to blame? Maybe customs is opening them in some countries? I know quite a few places that open items to inspect them, especially if it is electronics.
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Random checking on consignments perhaps, but there's no way customs in any country would open 90% of the devices in a consignment.
This is clearly the logistics handlers (Computer 2000 in the UK) being told to recycle RMA'd devices.
Utterly shameful IMO.
I just got my nexus 10 today and had them install my user info. When I opened the box, both black seals were intact.
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Sending my OPX back...

I was super excited to see my new OPX show up.
I was surprised that they chose to ship my phone and Rosewood case in nothing more than a thin bubble wrap envelope. When I opened the package, the box has pretty dented in the corners.
After I took out the phone and pulled off the plastic protectors, I found small scratches on three of the four corners on the back of the phone. I then found a pretty deep search on the front below the home button.
Then I was even more bummed to find adhesive tape sticking out of the back glass beside the top microphone.
Poor build quality and poor packaging for sure.
I love the feel of this phone , too bad.
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Mine came in the oneplus box in a box ups saver direct from China. That seems odd to me.
Yea seems odd did you buy from genuine site
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Might be a dud. Send it back and get another one!
Mine came in the same box as @neilownz and everything was in pitch perfect shape.
Did you buy it on oneplus website ?
I think you got scammed mate. Most of ours came in that clean slide box as seen above. Did you buy it off eBay or something? Maybe it was actually a second hand phone someone tried to sell you?
I bought from one plus site, and it came in a small brown box as op described, but no problems with it.
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The phone was packaged in the White OnePlus box, the case and phone were shipped inside a grey bubble wrap envelope, not a brown box.
It was purchased with my invite from OP.
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I sent my OPX back as well, it had the yellow tint issue on the display which really annoyed me. Currently awaiting a replacement-I hope I get it before Christmas otherwise I'll have to wait until the new year.
I got mine in a very thick bubble plastic protection,in sack from DHL. White box
ludoke said:
I got mine in a very thick bubble plastic protection,in sack from DHL. White box
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Same here - the packaging was impeccable!
Does OnePlus give you a return shipping label? Or you gotta pay shipping yourself? Just curious.
Mine came in the same box as above. My device is pretty clean and nice.
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Does OnePlus give you a return shipping label? Or you gotta pay shipping yourself? Just curious.
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In the UK by law they have to pay for it, don't know about elsewhere. But from what I have heard some people have had to pay ridiculous amounts of money to send the device back.
ShinOrochiX said:
In the UK by law they have to pay for it, don't know about elsewhere. But from what I have heard some people have had to pay ridiculous amounts of money to send the device back.
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Thanks. I'm in USA and had to pay shipping. Luckily there's a USA return Center, so it only cost 8 USD.
I purchased the OnePlus X online, and my one is very nice and clean. I believe you have got the 2nd hand one.
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Thanks. I'm in USA and had to pay shipping. Luckily there's a USA return Center, so it only cost 8 USD.
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UPDATE: 18 days after OnePlus received my phone, they never refunded my money. They also didn't respond to my email followup. I filed a PayPal dispute and got my money back in 2 days. Good job Paypal!!!
mine came in a DHL envelope packaging. sadly the box came with a small dent on it, but that's where it ended. The device itself is brand new with no issues whatsoever. super happy with it.
sad that your experience isnt the same as most of us...
oh nooo...too pity

Repairing the S7 Edge LCD is crazy expensive

My brother has the black S7 Edge with a Unicorn Beetle protective case on it as well as a plastic screen protector. This morning, he dropped it on that kind of surface that has a bump on the door step to his room. I don't know what's that actually called, but his screen fell to hit that first. There's no external damages and the screen is fine, but his LCD got cracked with flashing white on the bottom half of the screen.
I have Costco Squaretrade warranty so we just have to pay a deductible, but they tell us to bring it to a local repair shop to fix it while they will reimburse it afterwards. To much of my surprise, I called one repair shop and it costs $399 for parts and labor altogether to fix it!
Do you guys have any other suggestions about how much should the LCD really costs? That's pretty much a good price too buy another phone. Lol
GigaSPX said:
My brother has the black S7 Edge with a Unicorn Beetle protective case on it as well as a plastic screen protector. This morning, he dropped it on that kind of surface that has a bump on the door step to his room. I don't know what's that actually called, but his screen fell to hit that first. There's no external damages and the screen is fine, but his LCD got cracked with flashing white on the bottom half of the screen.
I have Costco Squaretrade warranty so we just have to pay a deductible, but they tell us to bring it to a local repair shop to fix it while they will reimburse it afterwards. To much of my surprise, I called one repair shop and it costs $399 for parts and labor altogether to fix it!
Do you guys have any other suggestions about how much should the LCD really costs? That's pretty much a good price too buy another phone. Lol
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Mine cost me 275 out the door same deal tho was reimbursed. If you look on eBay the screen cost anywhere from 200 to 300 so I pretty much got a good deal
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They are very expensive because the actual LCD is costly. I personally went with the protection plan from Verizon. It's a $200 deductible if you break or lose the phone for $11 a month.
cadcamaro said:
They are very expensive because the actual LCD is costly. I personally went with the protection plan from Verizon. It's a $200 deductible if you break or lose the phone for $11 a month.
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See, I can't do Verizon's protection plans anymore. $11 a month with a $200 deductible. Let's say you keep your phone for two years with that protection plan. $11 * 12 months = $132 * 2 years = $264. With Squaretrade, especially through Costco, it's $120 for two years with an $85 deductible. $120/2 = $60 a year/12 months = $5 a month. It's a far cheaper insurance in comparison and they will compensate me on the $400 that I guess that I'll have to drop tomorrow minus the deductible....
Anyhow, any good cases to highly recommend against damages like this in the future?
GigaSPX said:
See, I can't do Verizon's protection plans anymore. $11 a month with a $200 deductible. Let's say you keep your phone for two years with that protection plan. $11 * 12 months = $132 * 2 years = $264. With Squaretrade, especially through Costco, it's $120 for two years with an $85 deductible. $120/2 = $60 a year/12 months = $5 a month. It's a far cheaper insurance in comparison and they will compensate me on the $400 that I guess that I'll have to drop tomorrow minus the deductible....
Anyhow, any good cases to highly recommend against damages like this in the future?
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The difference is you'll get an aftermarket china screen repaired by someone who probably hasn't repaired an s7e screen yet. Will almost guarantee you it wont be water proof anymore, wont be gorilla glass, Digitizer will very likely have or develop dead spots, LCD probably isn't same quality and it'll probably have little to no oleophobic coating to repel fingerprints.
I repair screens daily and am familiar with aftermarket screens. Even buying screens at wholesale with no labor i'd rather use Asurion for my personal phone.
With ATT & Asurion insurance if i don't have a claim in 6 months they cut deductible in half to $99, and they normally just send a new phone, and they ship overnight. I've never received a refurb from them, at least that i could tell. Not saying they don't send refurbs, i just couldn't tell, always look brand new. And when i broke my s6e they gave me my s7e as the replacement and mailed overnight. I wish Samsung would do like HTC and replace the screen free 1 time.
If i had to use square trade, i'd send the phone to samsung and let them replace the screen with original samsung parts. It'll be cheaper than local shop using aftermarket parts, but it'll take 7-10 days. I sent them an s6 the other day and they replaced screen for $129. Cheaper than i could buy an aftermarket screen. For some reason they insist on wiping the phone. They say it's so they can test everything properly. I've installed many hundred screens and never needed to reset a phone. And if anything else is broke or damaged cosmetically , they want to replace that too. Tried to charge me for a back glass that i didnt ask for. They said it was their policy to repair everything that's broken, requested or not. They gave me the back glass for free after talking to manager.
on this page you'll see 2 alerts in blue then a show more button below them. Click that and you'll get to the screen repair section with prices and instructions. s6e and s6e plus is $299. they dont show the 7 edge but i'm sure they repair them and its probably same price as s6edge. http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SM-G935AZSAATT#
Don't drop you phone... problem solved.
So I walked into a local repair shop and they have the kit from Samsung to replace, but it'll cost $400 plus tax to fix and all. One thing they did advise me is that once it's done, the phone will not be water resistant anymore. Dropping $400 for it to lose a feature permanently is an absolute no.
I called up Samsung to see what they told me and a rep over the phone said that if there are no visible cracked screens or anything, it can be covered under warranty. I'm puzzled by that statement even though it was dropped, but it's true that I find it highly weird the LCD is damaged but nothing on the outside is damaged. What do you all think?
And I have attached a photo of what's wrong with the phone. I'm tempted on purchasing the Ghostek 2.0 Atomic case for full fledged protection.
GigaSPX said:
See, I can't do Verizon's protection plans anymore. $11 a month with a $200 deductible. Let's say you keep your phone for two years with that protection plan. $11 * 12 months = $132 * 2 years = $264. With Squaretrade, especially through Costco, it's $120 for two years with an $85 deductible. $120/2 = $60 a year/12 months = $5 a month. It's a far cheaper insurance in comparison and they will compensate me on the $400 that I guess that I'll have to drop tomorrow minus the deductible....
Anyhow, any good cases to highly recommend against damages like this in the future?
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Paying a lot extra for a higher quality of repair is something I'm OK with. Also being able to use my own case of choice is nice rather than getting a tank case and fearing the day when my screen cracks.
nugzo said:
The difference is you'll get an aftermarket china screen repaired by someone who probably hasn't repaired an s7e screen yet. Will almost guarantee you it wont be water proof anymore, wont be gorilla glass, Digitizer will very likely have or develop dead spots, LCD probably isn't same quality and it'll probably have little to no oleophobic coating to repel fingerprints.
I repair screens daily and am familiar with aftermarket screens. Even buying screens at wholesale with no labor i'd rather use Asurion for my personal phone.
With ATT & Asurion insurance if i don't have a claim in 6 months they cut deductible in half to $99, and they normally just send a new phone, and they ship overnight. I've never received a refurb from them, at least that i could tell. Not saying they don't send refurbs, i just couldn't tell, always look brand new. And when i broke my s6e they gave me my s7e as the replacement and mailed overnight. I wish Samsung would do like HTC and replace the screen free 1 time.
If i had to use square trade, i'd send the phone to samsung and let them replace the screen with original samsung parts. It'll be cheaper than local shop using aftermarket parts, but it'll take 7-10 days. I sent them an s6 the other day and they replaced screen for $129. Cheaper than i could buy an aftermarket screen. For some reason they insist on wiping the phone. They say it's so they can test everything properly. I've installed many hundred screens and never needed to reset a phone. And if anything else is broke or damaged cosmetically , they want to replace that too. Tried to charge me for a back glass that i didnt ask for. They said it was their policy to repair everything that's broken, requested or not. They gave me the back glass for free after talking to manager.
on this page you'll see 2 alerts in blue then a show more button below them. Click that and you'll get to the screen repair section with prices and instructions. s6e and s6e plus is $299. they dont show the 7 edge but i'm sure they repair them and its probably same price as s6edge. http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SM-G935AZSAATT#
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Showing $229 for Galaxy S7 Edge Verizon screen repair. Best deal outside of a $200 warranty deductible.
GigaSPX said:
So I walked into a local repair shop and they have the kit from Samsung to replace, but it'll cost $400 plus tax to fix and all. One thing they did advise me is that once it's done, the phone will not be water resistant anymore. Dropping $400 for it to lose a feature permanently is an absolute no.
I called up Samsung to see what they told me and a rep over the phone said that if there are no visible cracked screens or anything, it can be covered under warranty. I'm puzzled by that statement even though it was dropped, but it's true that I find it highly weird the LCD is damaged but nothing on the outside is damaged. What do you all think?
And I have attached a photo of what's wrong with the phone. I'm tempted on purchasing the Ghostek 2.0 Atomic case for full fledged protection.
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If there is no visible physical damage they will never know it was dropped. It is unusual for the LCD to die without the glass being busted but it happens. I would take it to Verizon store and have it replaced under factory warranty.
nugzo said:
If there is no visible physical damage they will never know it was dropped. It is unusual for the LCD to die without the glass being busted but it happens. I would take it to Verizon store and have it replaced under factory warranty.
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I actually did this back in May. My phone dropped and there was no exterior damage but the AMOLED screen was going berserk. They replaced it.
Syn Ack said:
I actually did this back in May. My phone dropped and there was no exterior damage but the AMOLED screen was going berserk. They replaced it.
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I had Samsung replace my screen... expensive but maintained water resistance. Takes week -10 days tho as you send it out. if you gonna spend that kind of money then send it to Sammy
cadcamaro said:
They are very expensive because the actual LCD is costly. I personally went with the protection plan from Verizon. It's a $200 deductible if you break or lose the phone for $11 a month.
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Razzzzer said:
I had Samsung replace my screen... expensive but maintained water resistance. Takes week -10 days tho as you send it out. if you gonna spend that kind of money then send it to Sammy
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I just sent out the phone today. Samsung told me it would be covered by warranty because there are no cracks or water damage, which there isn't. If they do cost something, I'll have Squaretrade reimburse.
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I just sent out the phone today. Samsung told me it would be covered by warranty because there are no cracks or water damage, which there isn't. If they do cost something, I'll have Squaretrade reimburse.
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nice to hear
Wish you luck
fabulous69 said:
nice to hear
Wish you luck
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Just to update the topic, it seems like it's a somewhat common issue for the S7 series that have a damaged LCD whereas the outside body and glass of the phone can remain pristine as out of the box. As you can see here in this video, they're testing out the ruggedness of this phone case for a regular S7. It protected it from everything, but Samsung's build quality within the phone is very lacking.
https://www.facebook.com/ghostekproducts/videos/539751482902263/
Anyhow, I received a notification yesterday that Samsung has received the phone and will be in the care of one of its technicians. And literally before midnight at the end of the day, they notified me that the repair was completed and ready for shipping. The service ticket was expecting the service to be completed by the 30th of this month, and they just finished within the day. No charge too!
I will be waiting to get the phone back and see if the water resistance is still part of the phone's main feature.
GigaSPX said:
Just to update the topic, it seems like it's a somewhat common issue for the S7 series that have a damaged LCD whereas the outside body and glass of the phone can remain pristine as out of the box. As you can see here in this video, they're testing out the ruggedness of this phone case for a regular S7. It protected it from everything, but Samsung's build quality within the phone is very lacking.
https://www.facebook.com/ghostekproducts/videos/539751482902263/
Anyhow, I received a notification yesterday that Samsung has received the phone and will be in the care of one of its technicians. And literally before midnight at the end of the day, they notified me that the repair was completed and ready for shipping. The service ticket was expecting the service to be completed by the 30th of this month, and they just finished within the day. No charge too!
I will be waiting to get the phone back and see if the water resistance is still part of the phone's main feature.
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Was it rooted?
fabulous69 said:
Was it rooted?
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I don't see the relevance in this question pertaining to the LCD repair, but no, it was not rooted.
Razzzzer said:
I had Samsung replace my screen... expensive but maintained water resistance. Takes week -10 days tho as you send it out. if you gonna spend that kind of money then send it to Sammy
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How expensive - I had Samsung replace a screen a few years ago on a Note, and they were the cheapest and (of course) best replacement I could find - 1/2 of a few local options. It included 2 day shipping going and coming back.
B+ Grade / SBI cheap replacement screen will be the best choice
Yes you are correct, Samsung Galaxy S7 edge screen are very expensive, the cost is almost up to a new phone.
After doing a lot of search and repair guide from ifixit, Finally i bought a "B-Grade-LCD-Screen-Touch-Digitizer-Assembly-for-Samsung-Galaxy-S7-Edge-Gold" at $189 from ebay.
it takes about 2 weeks arrived. after testing it. i found the quality is excellent. it was amazing, there is a little defective spot on the screen, but it is almost $160 cheaper than oem, why not?
Cheapest Silver one I could find was $305. Samsung quoted me $260 including shipping.

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