I have two phones. One is a busted screen g935f.
I want to take the guts out of the g935f and put it
In the g935v (which is a Qualcomm variant) and use
The body and the screen of the g935v. Will the parts
Fit? Will it work?
Thank You!
As far as I know the only difference betwee these two models is just the cpu
The design screen size and what not is the same, so it should work.
I've heard that the placement of some of the parts are a little different Between the Qualcomm and Exynos versions but I'm not sure.
That the body or frame is manufactured a bit different from the two.
It would be so much easier than having to tamper with that ridiculous edge screen.
Just take the backs off and swap parts.
Logic would dictate that the bodies are the same
Inside But, knowing how stupid these companies are.
Even if I have to forget about the camera connections. I just want access to all the Exynos roms here at xda.
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Curious if the soon to be released AT&T Galaxy S4 Active (sgh-i9295) will have any developer support? It will have many additional desired features; I.e. aluminum body; shock, dust, and water resistant. Only to suffer loss of 5 mega pixels in rear camera.
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It's the same platform as the 9505 or its counterparts. I'm sure developers will figure out the drivers for the water resistance.
AndreiLux said:
It's the same platform as the 9505 or its counterparts. I'm sure developers will figure out the drivers for the water resistance.
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LOL
Not sure if you kidding or not but, drivers for the water resistance? :silly:
Back to topic, accept the camera, everything of the device is the same as the i9505 variant which has development support.
noideaforusername said:
Back to topic, accept the camera, everything of the device is the same as the i9505 variant which has development support.
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According to Samsungs announcement the S4 Active is not entirely the same. It has a 5" TFT LCD screen - no Amoled - and I'm realy very very happy about that! I don't know if the different screens will make it harder to use roms from the original S4 but I hope not. Also I'm not sure about the aluminium body anymore... According to a few websites reviewing the announcement the S4 still uses an polycarbonate backplate - a thicker one but no aluminium. Would be great if they are wrong on that one.
Now that the one big flaw of the S4 is out of the way (Amoled screens - I just don't like them...) this device sounds very good to me and I sincerly hope that it gets its share of developer attention
i hope they just post its own section soon
Hi,
Not had alot of luck with this this thing!.
Fixed an update problem last week to only drop it at work last night!!!
So just a Q before i go and buy a screen,
Will any SM-G900 model screen fit my H ? I will have to fly to Bangkok to collect this so need to make sure any will fit.
Cheers
Danny_75 said:
Will any SM-G900 model screen fit my H ?
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Screen is an unfortunate description. Most people use this to describe the exterior Gorilla glass. But it is sometimes used to refer to the AMOLED LCD or digitizer as well or even all three together as a module. If you are using screen in the common parlance, yes. If you really meant the LCD, then no.
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Screen is an unfortunate description. Most people use this to describe the exterior Gorilla glass. But it is sometimes used to refer to the AMOLED LCD or digitizer as well or even all three together as a module. If you are using screen in the common parlance, yes. If you really meant the LCD, then no.
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Why wouldn't it fit? Display assembly should have the same measures even if they are sourced from different providers.
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Why wouldn't it fit?
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The differences are not necessarily physical. They may be electrical differences. Why do that? Ask Samsung, but it could be cost control - leaving out parts not used by a specific carrier or country. Or it might be an effort to prevent using a lower priced grey market part in countries where they price a variant part higher.
Whatever the reason Samsung did the same thing for the S3 /S4. For example there are at least three physical S3 layouts. Sprint, the remainder of the NA modules and the international version. The Sprint version is electrically, but not physically interchangeable with the other NA modules. And neither is electrically compatible with the international variants. I have direct experience with this on the S3. I'm told by Samsung parts that the same situation exists for the S5 and have little reason to doubt that this is the case as it is what they have done in the past.
Does anyone know if the LCDs and touchscreen digitizers for Samsung tablets and phones are cross-compatible? It would make sense from a manufacturer point of view to reuse the same circuits and architecture (I would think) but who knows... I want to replace a screen on one of my phones with a 10-12in tablet screen, and turn the phone into a DIY tablet thing. Why? Because it's an old phone that still works, is capable of LTE, and Verizon doesn't offer unlimited data plans (which I grandfathered in) on tablets, and because I have nothing better to do! :silly:
No chance for a mere mortal. Too many different controllers/adressing/timings/pinouts/...
BTW: How could your provider distinguish between use in a tablet and use in a phone? The borders between those devices are blurred and a check of device parameters like IMEI could be faked easily in many cases.
МІР said:
No chance for a mere mortal. Too many different controllers/adressing/timings/pinouts/...
BTW: How could your provider distinguish between use in a tablet and use in a phone? The borders between those devices are blurred and a check of device parameters like IMEI could be faked easily in many cases.
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TBH, I don't know how they would check. I was seriously considering buying a tablet at first, but it just doesn't seem worth it to me anymore. A good new tablet is expensive, and the battery doesn't last that long. A good used tablet will cost ~the same amount as the hardware compontents to convert a phone into a tablet (the only things that really need to be changed are the screen and battery + potentially some DIY PCB adapter from new screen to phone), and the DIY tablet may come out a little heavier than COTS tablets out there, but I can pretty much pack as much battery as I want into it.
Anyhow, I'm not in any big rush to get a tablet, and this seems like a challenging and interesting project which I could use to learn a few things and better myself
Hello,
I can't seem to find any information about this, I can only speculate from the motherboard images on the net.
Thanks for your time.
It should fit approximately. They are the same size.
I know i9500 & i9505 aren't compatible. You'd have to trim some of the chassis parts for some chips to fit in.
I need some more info, so, I'm up for more opinions.
Bump!
As I said, they should approximately fit. They have different chips so the placement and size of some parts might differ, therefor the chasis might need a little adjustment.
Thanks GDReaper for your input on this.
I'll BUMP once more, since I have a few days left before I actually buy the motherboard to hear if other people have opinions on this.
Hello, guys/girls.
The thing is I already changed the battery of the device, now I have to change the charging port because it is getting to a point where I can hardly charge the device.
My points is this:
Can I get some damaged galaxy s8 950F with broken screen lets say and just get the motherboard with the SoC and swap it with mine because I hate myself for not searching to see that the snapdragon is bootloader locked and I hate that.
Thank you and have a lovely day!
Nikola2016m said:
Hello, guys/girls.
The thing is I already changed the battery of the device, now I have to change the charging port because it is getting to a point where I can hardly charge the device.
My points is this:
Can I get some damaged galaxy s8 950F with broken screen lets say and just get the motherboard with the SoC and swap it with mine because I hate myself for not searching to see that the snapdragon is bootloader locked and I hate that.
Thank you and have a lovely day!
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It's almost a certainty that it would not work with just a motherboard swap. As far as I know the screen and frame and probably some small parts like the vibration motor, headphone jack, fingerprint reader, loudspeaker and possibly the wireless charging coil would be transferrable. You'd need the G950F motherboard, charging port board, camera modules (Snapdragon cameras are Sony IMX while Exynos cameras are Samsung ISOCELL and aren't interchangeable) and possibly the black plastic module at the top rear of the phone that contains the antennas. Basically you'd need a G950F with a broken screen to get all of the required parts.
Hai Karate said:
It's almost a certainty that it would not work with just a motherboard swap. As far as I know the screen and frame and probably some small parts like the vibration motor, headphone jack, fingerprint reader, loudspeaker and possibly the wireless charging coil would be transferrable. You'd need the G950F motherboard, charging port board, camera modules (Snapdragon cameras are Sony IMX while Exynos cameras are Samsung ISOCELL and aren't interchangeable) and possibly the black plastic module at the top rear of the phone that contains the antennas. Basically you'd need a G950F with a broken screen to get all of the required parts.
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Thank you, Sir!
I am glad I post it here before buying the broken phone!
I have never changed a display before and I don't think I can do it because of the curved screen and I think I will brake the working one so I think I will stick with it.
Nikola2016m said:
Thank you, Sir!
I am glad I post it here before buying the broken phone!
I have never changed a display before and I don't think I can do it because of the curved screen and I think I will brake the working one so I think I will stick with it.
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Well, you wouldn't actually be swapping the screen, you'd be keeping the screen and frame of your G950W and basically transferring all the components from the G950F into it. It's not terribly difficult to do if you have all of the parts, but you'd have to do your research to make sure you know how to do it. Lots of videos on YouTube and a guide on iFixit to go by.
Hai Karate said:
Well, you wouldn't actually be swapping the screen, you'd be keeping the screen and frame of your G950W and basically transferring all the components from the G950F into it. It's not terribly difficult to do if you have all of the parts, but you'd have to do your research to make sure you know how to do it. Lots of videos on YouTube and a guide on iFixit to go by.
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I will second this. As i have repaired and dismantled several s8s. Their not really hard. But you most def need the right stuff to do it.
Thank you for the answers, gentlemen.
I will try that and see what happens.