I charge my tablet once or twice a week, however, since a week ago my tablet did not turn on after leaving it for a week without charging.
The tablet does not charge, does not turn on and I have tried:
- Different cables.
- Different chargers (official too)
- Direct charging from a computer.
- All possible button combinations.
- Leave it charging all night.
After all the above, still not working. But if I leaving it charging for more than an hour, the back feels a little warm, but does not give any signs of life, it has totally stock rom, never rooted.
Samsung refuse to repair because I loose my proof of purchase, fortunately I still kept my old tab s2
Now, I´m selling it for parts on ebay.
Daruniafx said:
I charge my tablet once or twice a week, however, since a week ago my tablet did not turn on after leaving it for a week without charging.
The tablet does not charge, does not turn on and I have tried:
- Different cables.
- Different chargers (official too)
- Direct charging from a computer.
- All possible button combinations.
- Leave it charging all night.
After all the above, still not working. But if I leaving it charging for more than an hour, the back feels a little warm, but does not give any signs of life, it has totally stock rom, never rooted.
Samsung refuse to repair because I loose my proof of purchase, fortunately I still kept my old tab s2
Now, I´m selling it for parts on ebay.
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I just had this same issue, Samsung did fix mine though.. it was the LCD waiting on them to return it back to me.
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I just had this same issue, Samsung did fix mine though.. it was the LCD waiting on them to return it back to me.
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Wow, it sound like LCD issues, very simillar to LG G4 with his screen of death, I'm stay with my S2 for some time and see if it is a extended issue or my tab was the lucky one (ironic mode).
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Wow, it sound like LCD issues, very simillar to LG G4 with his screen of death, I'm stay with my S2 for some time and see if it is a extended issue or my tab was the lucky one (ironic mode).
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Two reports after it has been on the market for nine months doesn't mean the sky is falling.
Two reports on XDA... probably I´m paranoid. I just wait, the tab s3 its a beautifull tab, thanks for your reply.
I had same experience for a moment. Then I realised that I had set my tab for minimum brightness while being in a bright room. One may laugh, but it is very difficult to distinguish if you have black wallpaper.
Mine would not boot, the screen did work though, I could go into download mode and everything.
Sent it in for replacement and they replaced the motherboard and the screen.
Either they were lazy to see that the screen worked, or there is a screen problem that can cause many problems.
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Add me to the list of issues. Tablet wouldn't turn on after being dead for a few days. Let it charge overnight with no luck. I can feel it's on after hitting the power button because touching the screen causes it to vibrate as if I'm entering a wrong passcode on the lock screen. Has to be something wrong with the OLED panel.
Edit: Sent the device to Samsung. They are replacing the screen assembly and motherboard just as they did with the other poster in this thread. I hope this doesn't become a widespread issue.
I was taking my tablet out from a very tight case. After doing so, my screen went black, no video. Sent it in to be repaired. Due to being an intern9model, they refused to touch it. When I got it back, I prayed and slightly bend it in the center of the tablet. Voila, screen came back on!
Possible Black Screen of Death Solution
The link below is obviously a "shill post" from the makers of "phone recovery software" trying to sell it to you, but they have a page that talks about how to recover from the "Black Screen of Death".
[Solved] How to Fix A Samsung Tablet with Black Screen
"Usually on a phone that packs a removable battery, you can take out the battery and put it back in to solve the problem. But since tablet doesn’t have a removable one, this does not work for you.
In this case, just make sure that your tablet is completely turned off and then boot the device into recovery mode by holding Home, Power and Volume Up buttons at the same time for a few seconds. Then you can solve the issue manually."
Similar post on the Samsung Community Forums with a slight difference.
Galaxy Tab S3 will not switch on!
They say the same thing but say to use just Power and Volume Down for 7 seconds.
Even better, I found a confirming post on ifixit site. I trust ifixit a little more myself...
Galaxy tab 3, screen has power but is black.
This solution says to use Power and both Vol + and - at the same time.
I don't have this tablet but am thinking about getting it (less so now that I found this thread (Black Screen of Death? Yikes!)). Posting this info here on the hope that it helps someone else with this issue. If you try this solution, *PLEASE* post a reply and indicate whether it worked or not so others know if this solution is worth anything or not.
I've had my Tab S3 since August of 2017 and no issues. It is a work horse especially on the road (business travel).
Thanks for posting solutions. As to concern of a chronic issue, I'm unconcerned enough that I'm waiting for mine to arrive Mon. This thread was started back in Nov. I'd be surprised if Samsung didn't get a handle on it by now (if it's repeatedly been a problem), especially given that it was released as their flagship tab. I've read of issues with the S3 here and there, but for the most part, people seem to have a great experience with it.
Same issue. Had this since it's release - 3 yrs now. Worked great up to this. Now completely dead. For $600 not acceptable.
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I bought this phone, used, earlier this week. It was on the official GB update. So I downgraded to 2.2 and did the whole permroot and s-off procedure and loaded MIUI on it, which has been splendid the past few days.
But now the phone won't turn on. I replaced the beat screen protector with a new one from ebay, stealth shieldz from Prestige Solutions. It is a liquid solution screen protector. Anyway, I always turned my phones off prior to installation, keeping the battery in. I have never had a problem. But now with my MT4G, it won't turn on. It did turn on by accident and I pulled the battery out until I was finished with installation. Now it won't turn on.
I've read of bad emm (or whatever it is) chips. I read multiple solutions before posting. But what makes mine a different case is that the phone flashes black everytime I push the power button, or when I plug in the charger, sometimes staying black until I pull it out. I don't see any orange leds that indicate the phone may be bricked. Though, at this point, this case seems worse.
Any idea what the issue may be?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4RzxshjabM
Sounds bricked to me. Call HTC and possibly get a replacement for the bad eMMC chip.
It's funny. I went to the tmo store and they told me it was water damaged, using another battery. Plus, they said the water damage indicator on the phone was peeled off. So I go home and file an insurance claim. I now am expecting the refurbished replacement tomorrow.
Tell me why after I make the claim, like right after, the phone starts working? I don't regret making the claim because $130 for factory refurbished beats $180 and up for unknown Craigslist. And this phone is still water damaged and can die at any given moment. Already turned off once.
I am having a similar issue after a 2 foot drop of the phone. No physical damage on the outside but not sure about the internals. is there a way to start troubleshooting this issue and seeing what i can do to repair? I am so lost right now since this is the first major issue I have had iwth this phone. Since I can not get a screen and the boot into recovery via volume down and power is not working I am not sure what ican do.
It is most likely bricked. same thing happened to my girls. She dropped it and bricked..mine just bricked last week out of nowhere to....got replacement now....both had bad hips...new ones has good chip but bad screen
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So I see this is a common but no one has mentioned static on the screen. When I plug it in, it boots as normal with the nexus animation etc. When it starts it immediately says shutting down, and turns off. However, while it remains plugged in the static on the screen is there and a very very faint buzzing sound from the top/back of the tablet.
Anyone had similar? I've searched and searched but nada.
DannyDrama said:
So I see this is a common but no one has mentioned static on the screen. When I plug it in, it boots as normal with the nexus animation etc. When it starts it immediately says shutting down, and turns off. However, while it remains plugged in the static on the screen is there and a very very faint buzzing sound from the top/back of the tablet.
Anyone had similar? I've searched and searched but nada.
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It might help if you plug it in while off then press power and vol down and hold, it should go to a screen where you can scroll with vol down to shut off.
Then unplug and replug into wall, let charge for while then boot up
Seems to be a common fix, hope this helps
Here's the full collection of "fixes" this issue and those closely related.
Hope it helps!
Thanks for the replies guys, I just took it back and had it replaced where I bought it since I had it less than 12 months. It was a 16GB but they only had 32GB in stock, so guess what I got?!
DannyDrama said:
Thanks for the replies guys, I just took it back and had it replaced where I bought it since I had it less than 12 months. It was a 16GB but they only had 32GB in stock, so guess what I got?!
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Hey - I guess there's something to say for buying tech gear at local bricks/mortar places.
Yours is the best "fix" of all!!
Be aware that your reported issue might very well happen with your new N7 as well - it's typical, in fact. One great way to avoid that issue (it's listed as a fix in my Sticky that I refereced earlier) is to occasionally just turn it off - for an hour or two. You can charge it during that time if you wish.
Good luck with your new *better* N7!!
Don't I know it, man! The first one I knocked very gently, yet the screen cracked pretty badly. The second burned out so hopefully this one will be lucky.
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Don't I know it, man! The first one I knocked very gently, yet the screen cracked pretty badly. The second burned out so hopefully this one will be lucky.
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Damn good luck, getting a new one with double the gb's, def best solution!
Well just a quick update. The new one also broke, I went to turn it on and it was dead. Did think about getting a nexus 10 but since brick and mortar stores don't sell it, it will be too much effort to return when I inevitably find a light bleeding issue. So F google, I'm typing this from my new iPad!
So I think my 6P screen just up and died, completely out of the blue. I was using it minutes earlier no different than I usually do and it wasn't dropped or exposed to liquid, etc.
So the phone was charging and the battery light was on so I know it was powered on. I went to wake the device and was unable to. The screen VERY QUICKLY flashes like it's trying to turn on and then turns back off right away. Only the middle of the screen attempts to light up. I can actually see a brief flash of my notifications on my lock screen. I figured it might just be a hiccup and force powered down the phone by holding power. I tried to boot it again and still no screen, nothing is happening. Eventually the battery light comes on, so I know it's booting up.
I was able to use ADB to backup my files and reboot to bootloader and used fastboot to flash factory images. Sadly, the issue persists. Phone is long past both Google and Huawei warranty programs. RMA doesn't seem to be an option. I'll be fixing this myself.
I guess my questions to anyone with insight are;
-Has anyone else ever ran into this and managed to fix it? Unlikely, but hey...
-Does this sound more like a display issue or a motherboard issue? Or something else entirely? This being my primary question, really, as it matters for which parts I'm going to have to buy. I would guess the motherboard since the display wasn't dropped or exposed to liquid/fire/heat/cold/explosions/radiation/alien probing/12 rounds with Rocky Balboa/etc., and it still makes an attempt to turn on. If it was the MB, would it even boot? IDK, that's why I'm asking.
-Any reputable vendors which sell quality parts for the 6P? I've had hit or miss experiences with phone parts in the past and I haven't taken anything apart since my N5 & GNex.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
Maybe the solder is bad could try 200 degree oven for 10 minutes to see if it that fixes it?
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gjkrisa said:
Maybe the solder is bad could try 200 degree oven for 10 minutes to see if it that fixes it?
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Possible, I suppose. Thanks! I'll give that a shot as a last ditch effort. I called Google just to see if they'd RMA it, told me I was out of warranty which I knew was the case. They were getting transferred to Huawei for a conference call with Google and them and Huawei disconnected. The Google rep said Huawei has actually been surprisingly good about taking care of certain out of warranty issues. 30 minutes on hold with them, we'll see how it goes.
I think that's a possibility since the screen keeps doing weird things. Blinks on for a half second on the top right of the screen, then the left, the middle, the bottom. Touch absolutely works across the entire display even though nothing shows. I was able to guesstimate the encryption pin entry to finish booting which allowed me to ADB pull all of my files (silver lining, I guess). It vibrates when I touch it, etc. If the oven trick doesn't work I'll just solder it myself and see if that fixes. That would be nice if I didn't have to buy anything!
I think Huawei is putting up a front to Google to look like they are doing good but lots of bad reviews on the forum glad I paid for the warranty first time and only time I've had to use it twice so far this last time they sent me a refurbished phone wonder how long I can do this for this may be the last phone I will actually want
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gjkrisa said:
I think Huawei is putting up a front to Google to look like they are doing good but lots of bad reviews on the forum glad I paid for the warranty first time and only time I've had to use it twice so far this last time they sent me a refurbished phone wonder how long I can do this for this may be the last phone I will actually want
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Thanks again for the input, could you do me one last favor anytime you get a chance? From the bootloader, what's the key combo to power off the phone? I just want to turn it off. I can power to the bootloader, but I can't remember the key combo to POWER OFF. I know 6P has some others like barcodes, etc. Not sure if it's up twice, down once, etc. If you can't no biggie, I guess it can sit at the BL until the battery is dead dead.
If it started on start it should be three down
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Start,reboot,recovery,power,factory,bp tools,barcode
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If you have an Amazon Firestick or a Chromecast does it show up as an option under screen mirroring? I believe if the cpu and gpu can render the image for screen mirroring, then you know the display is bad or the connector needs to be reseated. What do you think? Edit- but you would need to enable wireless display for that it's early, I will keep thinking of ways to narrow it down. The voice command open display settings will get you halfway there.
Or have a look at this. The only trick will be finding the touch area to allow the adb key. http://www.techrepublic.com/article/pro-tip-mirror-your-android-device-on-your-pc-with-ease/
RoyJ said:
So I think my 6P screen just up and died, completely out of the blue. I was using it minutes earlier no different than I usually do and it wasn't dropped or exposed to liquid, etc.
So the phone was charging and the battery light was on so I know it was powered on. I went to wake the device and was unable to. The screen VERY QUICKLY flashes like it's trying to turn on and then turns back off right away. Only the middle of the screen attempts to light up. I can actually see a brief flash of my notifications on my lock screen. I figured it might just be a hiccup and force powered down the phone by holding power. I tried to boot it again and still no screen, nothing is happening. Eventually the battery light comes on, so I know it's booting up.
I was able to use ADB to backup my files and reboot to bootloader and used fastboot to flash factory images. Sadly, the issue persists. Phone is long past both Google and Huawei warranty programs. RMA doesn't seem to be an option. I'll be fixing this myself.
I guess my questions to anyone with insight are;
-Has anyone else ever ran into this and managed to fix it? Unlikely, but hey...
-Does this sound more like a display issue or a motherboard issue? Or something else entirely? This being my primary question, really, as it matters for which parts I'm going to have to buy. I would guess the motherboard since the display wasn't dropped or exposed to liquid/fire/heat/cold/explosions/radiation/alien probing/12 rounds with Rocky Balboa/etc., and it still makes an attempt to turn on. If it was the MB, would it even boot? IDK, that's why I'm asking.
-Any reputable vendors which sell quality parts for the 6P? I've had hit or miss experiences with phone parts in the past and I haven't taken anything apart since my N5 & GNex.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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Sounds exactly like my screen failure.
One minute working, reboot. Dead.
I had to get a warranty replacement. (Nexus Protect $79.)
RoyJ said:
So I think my 6P screen just up and died, completely out of the blue. I was using it minutes earlier no different than I usually do and it wasn't dropped or exposed to liquid, etc.
So the phone was charging and the battery light was on so I know it was powered on. I went to wake the device and was unable to. The screen VERY QUICKLY flashes like it's trying to turn on and then turns back off right away. Only the middle of the screen attempts to light up. I can actually see a brief flash of my notifications on my lock screen. I figured it might just be a hiccup and force powered down the phone by holding power. I tried to boot it again and still no screen, nothing is happening. Eventually the battery light comes on, so I know it's booting up.
I was able to use ADB to backup my files and reboot to bootloader and used fastboot to flash factory images. Sadly, the issue persists. Phone is long past both Google and Huawei warranty programs. RMA doesn't seem to be an option. I'll be fixing this myself.
I guess my questions to anyone with insight are;
-Has anyone else ever ran into this and managed to fix it? Unlikely, but hey...
-Does this sound more like a display issue or a motherboard issue? Or something else entirely? This being my primary question, really, as it matters for which parts I'm going to have to buy. I would guess the motherboard since the display wasn't dropped or exposed to liquid/fire/heat/cold/explosions/radiation/alien probing/12 rounds with Rocky Balboa/etc., and it still makes an attempt to turn on. If it was the MB, would it even boot? IDK, that's why I'm asking.
-Any reputable vendors which sell quality parts for the 6P? I've had hit or miss experiences with phone parts in the past and I haven't taken anything apart since my N5 & GNex.
Thanks for any help you can offer.
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Did you purchase directly from Google? I've had my 5X since 2015 and it entered an endless bootloop last week. Gave Google a call and they offered me a one time warranty replacement because I'm in good standing and long time user of Google Play products. Worth a shot?
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Did you purchase directly from Google? I've had my 5X since 2015 and it entered an endless bootloop last week. Gave Google a call and they offered me a one time warranty replacement because I'm in good standing and long time user of Google Play products. Worth a shot?
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Not directly from Google Play. It was pre-ordered from Project Fi. When I called Google support about it, they transferred me to Fi which said they'd have to transfer me to the manufacturer, Huawei. They told me there was nothing they could do, call a local repair shop. I called a place in town and he offered to take it apart for me and try to reseat all of the connections and if it started working he wouldn't charge me. Otherwise a replacement would be $200 :/
I'm taking it there tomorrow so hopefully it's just a loose connection and starts working again. Touch seems to work fine all over and I cleaned the screen and put a light on it just to make sure there wasn't any cracks I didn't know about. Looks fine. I'm optimistic, lol. I think $200 is kind of steep, but he said it also comes with a lifetime warranty, so I guess that helps ease the pain a little. I need it fixed ASAP though. My backup Nexus 5s battery is shot. Takes like 12 hours to fully charge and discharges in about 2-3 hours.
First of all, hello to all Note 4 owners and my deepest sympathies to those affected by this "bug" (whatever it actually is).
I got used Note 4 in March 2016. It was trade in for my Sony Xperia and guy told me he had it for around a year. I liked this nice device. It had great display and served me very well. Excellent, even better term.
It was until December 2016 when dreaded bug appeared, and I knew nothing about it at the time. You already know it - lags, restarts, freezes, unable to turn on, going to download mode, harder and harder to start up...
How it happened is what amazes me most. I have 2 batteries, both original. I exchange them sometimes when I am on longer time without charger. This night (before it all happened) I let phone charge down to 0% because it showed false % in battery bar. It would die at 15% and not charge over 92% for example. This was factory battery and not my spare one I got later. I found out battery % is reset each time I let it charge down all the way, then after it shuts down I charge it up and it fixes the percentage bar temporarily. Anyway, as I was saying, that night (day before I experienced the bug) I wasn't in a good mood and phone died on me sometimes in the early night. I was annoyed and I started up the phone, it got to homescreen then shut off because it was empty. I did it again. This time it got to boot animation. Again. Again. How foolish of me. I did it until phone couldn't be turned on at all. Then I set it up to charge and left it overnight. Tomorrow I took it and left to work. It was peak 100%.
Around 10AM I got some messages on facebook messenger, and I wanted to check them out and reply, I took a break from working. In middle of my typing, phone simply froze. Froze, it wouldn't react to physical buttons, virtual keyboard, nothing. Screen was on non stop with frozen facebook messenger, virtual keyboard on screen and my unfinished message.
I took out battery and turned it back on. Phone was never the same since then... First "light" freezes and after second or two it "let's go" and all messages I typed appear instantly in messenger. Sometimes I press power button to wake device it wouldn't right away. It was getting harder and harder... after investigation I learned about this production "flaw" from samsung, I've read many pages about this error, many of those here on XDA (by the way community here is wonderful)...
I bought another device because Note was getting in state of unusable. I left it alone on table and it stand there for some time.
I couldn't give up it's wonderful screen, power, pretty TouchWiz... and after I've read a lot about this, I decided to buy new motherboard. I got one from ebay in late August and it arrived sometimes in middle September. 60 US dollars. I asked seller will all functions work, is IMEI blacklisted, is WI FI working, does it has good memory chip (which is culprit for bug it seems) and seller kept saying to me everything works, is tested one by one before shipping, and he said "it must work, 1 year warranty!" I smiled a bit, it's how he said it.
I ordered also some tools for disassembling phone as I wanted to do it myself. Very cheap, 7$ and there is everything there, really nice kit. It got to me before motherboard. Then it arrived. Same night I wanted to do it, I couldn't wait to use my note again. I missed it.
One friend at work which owns mobile store and repair, told me to wait until tomorrow, he will do it for cheap but I was not patient enough. I thought I can do it. After couple of youtube videos I started it... Bottom line is I didn't heat up the device to loosen the glue and I ended up breaking the screen... And couldn't attach screen to motherboard, because Samsung made it hard without removing the screen too. I went to my friend and he scolded me for not waiting few hours and eventually found me used screen for 75$ more... They are 150$ around but he took it from some friend of his own to help me because he felt sorry and he got that friend's phone, got out the screen and transplanted it to my motherboard and casing over for free. I have working Note again...
Now, I don't know what to do with it? Do I sell it? Use it? I felt free to attach some screenshots from it, to add up to collective knowledge of XDA (it was my intention with this story in the first place). Who knows... maybe some info from here might help someone, sometimes.
Phone info showed my phone (motherboard) is made in 01.2016. Brickbug check app can't identify the memory chip (shows production date as 11/1999 which is not possible for note 4). It is fast now, one screenshot proves it. Friend said he stress tested the board (whatever it means) and it seems fine. All functions work, I tested everything too. Board color looks different - shade of green is different. KNOX warranty void status 0x0.
What is opinion of fellow XDA's about this? Do I use this thing, sell it... it cost me more than it's worth, and selling it will be just extracting mere costs I invested. But I like the device... I feel like just going through with it, whatever happens this time... maybe my pain with emmc fail is over.
Maybe some other members reading this, can screenshot their brickbug check app statuses? Those which have "healthy" devices and those having emmc issues too? Maybe we can build database of good chips, and which devices may be "safe"... I will sure add my results here in attachments.
I wish everyone owning this good little device much luck and as less problems as possible...
PS Mods can move thread to some other one regarding this issue but I'd like it stays thread of it's own... but I will conform to decision of Mod team. This is wonderful and helping site, thanks goes to owners which built it and mod team keeping the order, as well as userbase for contributing to collective knowledge and "hacking" the android and devices in a good way.
StreetKing
Two and a half years and still no issues. I'll gladly contribute to your database since I seem to have one of the "good" chips.
Hello,
Last month, I've noticed a small dark spot on the right edge of the screen (no outside marks). Next, the dark spot grew and grew, and now I have to use it in negative color mode to be able to read the screen, otherwise it's useless. This might have been caused either by drops, or water (got caught by rain a couple of times), or both.
Question is- are the Chinese displays from ebay and aliexpress any good? They seem to go for 35-55USD, while an OEM display costs 100-120USD, however this is by no means a state of the art display, so I'm hoping that the generic one might work just fine.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
ghostrider888 said:
Hello,
Last month, I've noticed a small dark spot on the right edge of the screen (no outside marks). Next, the dark spot grew and grew, and now I have to use it in negative color mode to be able to read the screen, otherwise it's useless. This might have been caused either by drops, or water (got caught by rain a couple of times), or both.
Question is- are the Chinese displays from ebay and aliexpress any good? They seem to go for 35-55USD, while an OEM display costs 100-120USD, however this is by no means a state of the art display, so I'm hoping that the generic one might work just fine.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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Recently I bought two displays with frame for a Redmi Note 4 from two different stores on aliexpress. Both the cheapest Ich could find.
I tested both and replaced one without any issues. And I doubt these are genuine parts
So... I've finally changed the display.
Removed the old one, installed the new ebay one and... nothing. No display, no touch. The phone otherwise seems functional and it's seen by the PC.
So it's either a DOA display, or something on the motherboard got fried (I hate this non removable battery phones...)
UPDATE:
good news: I managed to make it work- turns out it needed a restart (hold power button + volume down for a while)
bad news: it is poor quality- bright colors, and especially white are cloudy, the touch screen is randomly laggy and unresponsive, and touching the screen also randomly and temporarily makes strange artefacts (as if you pressed on a none-touchscreen laptop display) . Also the glue that was on it's backside was crap, it started peeling the next day (though I cleaned the motherboard side with IP alcohol beforehand). Now I got some B-7000 glue in delivery, hopefully I'll manage to remove and reglue without breaking...
good news: got a partial refund
another update:
Did the "samsung experience 9.5" update and lost the touch function. Good thing a USB mouse still works with this. Some posts on the internet say they made the update reject the Chinese displays, other say that it's a bug that randomly appeared in some countries. I know it could be rooted and reflashed and while I've done this procedure before, right now I'm not willing to risk installing some trojan with the reflash.
So I bought a Chinese Android One phone. To hell with these money hungry bastards- I'm not buying another big brand phone anytime soon. Perhaps the moment people stop buying their crap, they stop doing the planned obsolescence tricks.
ghostrider888 said:
another update:
Did the "samsung experience 9.5" update and lost the touch function. Good thing a USB mouse still works with this. Some posts on the internet say they made the update reject the Chinese displays, other say that it's a bug that randomly appeared in some countries. I know it could be rooted and reflashed and while I've done this procedure before, right now I'm not willing to risk installing some trojan with the reflash.
So I bought a Chinese Android One phone. To hell with these money hungry bastards- I'm not buying another big brand phone anytime soon. Perhaps the moment people stop buying their crap, they stop doing the planned obsolescence tricks.
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I'm in a similar situation and really understand and feel about buying these branded phones.
Total waste