Does your outer touchscreen and inner LCD screen have damaged issue? Following this guide will help you take apart the Samsung Infuse i997 fairly easily in a step by step manner giving you a chance to replace faulty parts. Once you have replaced the parts you want, the guide can be used in reverse to put everything back together again.
This guide will help you to install the following Samsung Infuse i997 parts:
Samsung Infuse i997 LCD + Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
And Other Samsung Infuse i997 Parts
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips
Heat Gun / Hair Dryer
Samsung Infuse i997 take apart/repair guide:
To get in started, make sure that the device is off and remove the back battery cover. Also remove the battery, the memory card, and the sim card.
Now, we have six (6) small Phillips screws to remove as shown in Figure 1.
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With the screws released, turn the phone over and use a safe open pry tool between the screen assembly and back housing.
Use a safe open pry tool as shown on Figure 2 to release the clips and remove the back housing.
Figure 2
We have two (2) small Phillips screws that need to be removed - located in orange in Figure 3. Use a safe open pry tool to release the four (4) pop connectors (red) on the motherboard.
Figure 3
You can now ease off the motherboard carefully, being sure not to rip any cables.
Now, use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm the adhesive holding the screen assembly to the front housing. Use medium heat on the front of the screen, consistently moving around the screen edges. This should take no longer than 1 minute.
Use a safe open pry tool to release the screen assembly from the housing. Reheat if the adhesive is still strong.
Remove the screen from the housing and replace.
Reverse the instructions above to reassemble your phone.
We now have a downloadable version of this guide here - Samsung Infuse Screen Repair Guide
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We now have a downloadable version of this guide here - Samsung Infuse Screen Repair Guide
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Thanks for the great info, Paul.
A question:
My Infuse has cracked glass, but LCD display working fine (just annoying to see lines from cracks in front of the display).
I see there is Infuse replacement glass sold for low price ($10-$15) but replacement LCD+glass together is much more ($150 IIRC).
Do you know if the glass can be replaced without replacing the LCD (re-use the old LCD unit)?
Or are they glued together as one unit which would prevent placing glass without replacing LCD unit?
electricpete1 said:
Thanks for the great info, Paul.
A question:
My Infuse has cracked glass, but LCD display working fine (just annoying to see lines from cracks in front of the display).
I see there is Infuse replacement glass sold for low price ($10-$15) but replacement LCD+glass together is much more ($150 IIRC).
Do you know if the glass can be replaced without replacing the LCD (re-use the old LCD unit)?
Or are they glued together as one unit which would prevent placing glass without replacing LCD unit?
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From what I have read, replacing the glass only is neigh impossible with high risk of damaging the lcd digitizer.
There may be some older threads in the q/a. Dani897 has some experiences. Maybe pm him. I've seen old infuse for 125-145 on cl. Why buy a digitizer for more?
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electricpete1 said:
Thanks for the great info, Paul.
A question:
My Infuse has cracked glass, but LCD display working fine (just annoying to see lines from cracks in front of the display).
I see there is Infuse replacement glass sold for low price ($10-$15) but replacement LCD+glass together is much more ($150 IIRC).
Do you know if the glass can be replaced without replacing the LCD (re-use the old LCD unit)?
Or are they glued together as one unit which would prevent placing glass without replacing LCD unit?
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Hi,
The screen CAN NOT be replaced successfully without replacing the whole screen (both touch screen and LCD together). These are fused together on this model. You will need full Samsung Infuse Screen Replacement
Hi My Samsung infuse I997 4G 's touch and display is damaged May I know how much doe
Hi My Samsung infuse I997 4G 's touch and display is damaged May I know how much does it cost in India
I live in hyderabad
nv_ram82 said:
Hi My Samsung infuse I997 4G 's touch and display is damaged May I know how much does it cost in India
I live in hyderabad
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We can ship to India now using our 3rd party shipper. For accurate pricing use our checkout and put in your full address.
You can find the part you need here - Samsung Infuse Screen Replacement
qkster said:
From what I have read, replacing the glass only is neigh impossible with high risk of damaging the lcd digitizer.
There may be some older threads in the q/a. Dani897 has some experiences. Maybe pm him. I've seen old infuse for 125-145 on cl. Why buy a digitizer for more?
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i had a bad experience with a vendor and the part i got was no good, vendor wanted the part shipped back before they would send another. photos of the faulty screen apparently wasn't enough, ugh, not to mention the months it took to ship from china so i got another phone. there have also been some complaints about insurance screen repairs being faulty but it's hard to say if that's the norm. i have a suspicion that all the available screens are from chinese vendors and may have quality issues but i guess that's just an opinion
the glass will likely break on removal of the old screen, be liberal with the heat gun, but frankly it's easier to get a new phone, for $180 you can find another infuse and probably an i777 if you look hard enough and if you are an infuse owner you are may be getting near upgrade time in a few months so could a lesser replacement phone hold you off till then?.
i also think samsung will replace your screen cheaper than you can buy one if you care to mail it in.
It is possible to replace just the touchscreen digitizer for this model?
amith12 said:
It is possible to replace just the touchscreen digitizer for this model?
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I highly suggest using a full screen assembly as it would make your repair so much easier and reduce the risk of damaging your lcd during the separation process.
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I highly suggest using a full screen assembly as it would make your repair so much easier and reduce the risk of damaging your lcd during the separation process.
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If the full screen assembly is used then what elk one do with the broken one so the risk is over damaging the LCD I would say if u can then replace the glass only which is almost an impossible job for an individual if you don't have the equipments for.
rkkaranrk said:
If the full screen assembly is used then what elk one do with the broken one so the risk is over damaging the LCD I would say if u can then replace the glass only which is almost an impossible job for an individual if you don't have the equipments for.
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You're absolutely right if you don't have the correct equiptment or know-how, We don't suggest attempting it as you'll just end up spending more money on the full screen assembly anyways.
Question: Could the motherboard of one Infuse be successfully transferred to another Infuse?
I have an Infuse with a badly cracked but still usable touchscreen digitizer. Since last year when the glass was shattered, the phone has worked almost flawlessly besides occasional unexpected reboots (may be software related, but I have a suspicion it's the power button issue).
My sister has a physically intact Infuse with software issues. She has dropped the phone in the toilet twice. It still functions but got to the point where it was unusable due to constant random reboots and boot looping. She had kept it stock since getting the free phone two years ago. After using Odin the problem persisted so we tried putting CM 10.3 on it since it seems to work fine for me. The phone is semi usable now but she still experiences force reboots most likely due to a failing power button or a hardware issue caused by water damage.
I'm most likely going to purchase the new Nexus 4 in November since I'm not on a contract. Despite a real love for my handicapped Infuse, it's time for me to move on.
Yes u can swap the Mother boards without any issue.
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Yes u can swap the Mother boards without any issue.
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What he said! lol
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This take apart repair shows how to disassemble the Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959V smartphone quickly and safely. This will help you install replacement parts to repair your damage phone.
This guide will help you to install the following Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959V part(s):
Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959V LCD + Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
Other Samsung Galaxy S 4G Parts
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive (For screen repair)
Heat Gun / Hair Dryer
Samsung Galaxy S 4G T959V LCD and Touch Screen Digitizer Repair Guide:
Begin by removing the battery door, battery, sim card, and the memory card.
Using the Small Phillip screw driver, remove the seven screws from the back of the phone.
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Using the plastic pry tool, carefully slide and twist all around the phone separately in the front from the back. It is no more for the plastic to make some cracking noises as your on snapping and separating it into two pieces, but be very careful not to press the pry tool too far in damaging the internal components of the phone.
Also, most of the side buttons will fall out during this process, so be sure to keep track of them and save them for reassembling.
Figure 2
Using the pry tool, carefully lift and unsnapped the top earpiece speaker flex cable from the board. Do the same for the larger LCD screen flex cable to the left. And now the bottom flex cable.
Lift up and gently detached the white antenna cable.
Now, using the pry tool, gently lift up the mother board. Do this very carefully and make sure that you do not damage the power button flex cable on the side.
Figure 3
Now we are going to remove the earpiece flex assembly which includes the headset jack, earpiece speaker, and light sensor. Carefully pry out the headset jack, but before removing it completely, use your pry tool to get under the flex cable and release the blue tape holding it down.
Now carefully pry out the light sensor and the earpiece speaker with your all connected with the flex cable.
Using the pry tool, detach the white coax antenna cable from the LCD assembly.
Now, use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm the adhesive holding the screen assembly to the front housing. Use medium heat on the front of the screen, consistently moving around the screen edges. This should take no longer than 1 minute.
Use a safe open pry tool to release the screen assembly from the housing. Reheat if the adhesive is still strong.
Remove the screen from the housing and replace.
Reverse the instructions above to reassemble your phone.
It's like the Ifixit teardown without the really nice photos. Here it is incase anyone needs it.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Teardown/4977/1
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It's like the Ifixit teardown without the really nice photos. Here it is incase anyone needs it.
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Teardown/4977/1
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I did the same to a htc incredible a month or two back. The guide is pretty universal.
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I did the same to a htc incredible a month or two back. The guide is pretty universal.
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I did the same three times over the last two days. My girl gave her Atrix a bath of fresh tea. Took it apart to clean it but the modem was already dead. It's up for sale on the Atrix forum if anyone wants it.
We now have a downloadable version of this guide here - Samsung Galaxy S 4G Repair Guide
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I would like to replace only the touchscreen digitizer. It is possible?
amith12 said:
I would like to replace only the touchscreen digitizer. It is possible?
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Anything is possible! Weee!
EDIT: actually, and sadly, I'm wrong. The lcd and digitizer are only packaged as one piece. So to replace the touchscreen digitizer, you also have to replace the lcd.
amith12 said:
I would like to replace only the touchscreen digitizer. It is possible?
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and it cost tooo expensive
We highly suggest using a LCD + Touch screen assembly as it will make your repair much easier.
Thanks nice tutorial, I hope never will have to apply it on my s4
best,
thedroidone
thedroidone said:
Thanks nice tutorial, I hope never will have to apply it on my s4
best,
thedroidone
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This is for the 'Galaxy S 4G' not the 'Galaxy S 4'.
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I kinda want to see a video of someone trying to apply it to the S4 now though.
bhundven said:
This is for the 'Galaxy S 4G' not the 'Galaxy S 4'.
Sent from my XT1058 using Tapatalk 4
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Ok, thanks
Theraze said:
I kinda want to see a video of someone trying to apply it to the S4 now though.
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We have the exact video you're looking for! Go to RepairsUniverse (dot) com, and find it under the tab "Repair Guides & Videos"
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We have the exact video you're looking for! Go to RepairsUniverse (dot) com, and find it under the tab "Repair Guides & Videos"
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RepairsUniverse has a video of someone following the SGS 4G directions on the SGS4? Are there tears? Cause following the directions to disassemble a 3 year old phone model and applying those directions to a completely different new phone model seems like there really should be tears.
Or did you maybe just misunderstand the schadenfreude? I mean, I'm at least partially German... it's got to be in there somewhere.
Theraze said:
RepairsUniverse has a video of someone following the SGS 4G directions on the SGS4? Are there tears? Cause following the directions to disassemble a 3 year old phone model and applying those directions to a completely different new phone model seems like there really should be tears.
Or did you maybe just misunderstand the schadenfreude? I mean, I'm at least partially German... it's got to be in there somewhere.
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I like the jib of your snark
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bhundven said:
I did the same to a htc incredible a month or two back. The guide is pretty universal.
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bhundven said:
This is for the 'Galaxy S 4G' not the 'Galaxy S 4'.
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Theraze said:
I kinda want to see a video of someone trying to apply it to the S4 now though.
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I mean, when it really comes down to it. Open the device up, unscrew almost everything you need to get the digitizer/lcd off, remove that crap with a heat gun and new tape. Heat it up again to get the tape to shrink a bit. Put everything back together and turn it on and test. Beyond that it's just patience and experience. (doing it without ruining the chassis and new digitizer/lcd gets you XP+ )
The guide is pretty universal.
You'd be a fool to try to put the screw-driver over a place there isn't a screw on a different phone. You'd be looking at the guide and your device thinking "WT... am I looking at? This is wrong.". But if you're a tinkerer like the rest of us... you'll figure it out. Even looking at the wrong manual. Maybe just looking at the same manufacturer and seeing their 'process' might be kinda handy.
Theraze said:
RepairsUniverse has a video of someone following the SGS 4G directions on the SGS4? Are there tears? Cause following the directions to disassemble a 3 year old phone model and applying those directions to a completely different new phone model seems like there really should be tears.
Or did you maybe just misunderstand the schadenfreude? I mean, I'm at least partially German... it's got to be in there somewhere.
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Ive ordered from repairsuniverse and replaced screen over 4 times. They are accurate both old and new revision t959v. If anyone has questions ask
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Keep it on topic and civil alright folks?
This take apart repair guide will show the method on how to quickly and safely open your MyTouch 4G Slide so you can install a replacement LCD screen and glass touchscreen digitizer.
This guide will help you replace the following parts:
HTC MyTouch 4G Slide Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
HTC MyTouch 4G Slide LCD Screen Replacement
And Other HTC MyTouch 4G Slide Repair Parts
Tools Required:
Safe Open Pry Tool
Torx T5 Screwdriver
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (For Touch Screen Replacements)
Hot Air Gun / Hair Dryer
MyTouch 4G Slide Take Apart/Repair Guide:
Remove the battery back door has it cover simply using a safe open pry tool and slide all around the sides. Once it has been removed you need to remove the battery, micro sd card, and sim card from the phone.
Next, using a Torx 5 screwdriver, you need to remove four (4) screws - two on top and two on bottom.. Remove the two (2) screws in the middle of the phone using a small Phillip screwdriver.
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Next using a safe open pry tool you will remove the little plastic housing on the bottom of the phone. Once removed you can now release the bezel around the sides of the phone using the safe open pry tool and simply just go around all the sides of the phone releasing the bezel clips safely.
Remove two (2) additional screws on a top left as well as one screw on the top right , the two (2) on the left or Torx 5 screws (located in red on Figure 2) and the one (1) screw on the right is a small Phillip screw (located in orange). With those screws are removed you can now release three flex cables along the sides of the phone that are holding with adhesive one being the power cable, the volume up down ribbon and the third one is in the other side of the phone and that one should be release as well. These are held in place with adhesive and simply need to be released from the housing.
Once those three cables are release you can now release one more flex cable on the right side of the motherboard using a safe open pry tool and pop it right off.
Figure 2
Next you can now release the motherboard from the actual phone, go along the sides releasing the clips holding the motherboard in place (being very careful not to actually damage your motherboard). Underneath you motherboard is a flex cable from the keyboard which is under your phone. You would need to release the flex cable and pop it right off. You can now separate the motherboard from the LCD display housing.
Release the eight (8) Phillip head screws on the back of the keyboard housing. Once removed you can now separate the keyboard from the actual LCD display monitor (be careful as the keyboard is still holding with the flex cable so you would need to release the flex cable very careful as it is holding on two sides, there is also an adhesive on the black portion so you would need to pry it very slowly).
Figure 3
Next, using a safe open pry tool you will need to release the silver frame around the side of the phone this cover up two screws that you would need to remove as well. Once the frame is release you can go ahead and remove the two screws on the top as well as the two screws on the bottom of the back panel.
Release the bezel frame from the back of the phone. You may want to use a hair dryer or heat gun to warm the adhesive a bit, as it can be a strong bond. Simply use your heat on a medium setting and move quickly around the edges for about 30-45 seconds.
Release the digitizer cable holding into the back of the phone, slowly pulled back the tape and release the jaw connector, pushing it with upward with the safe open pry tool and pop out the digitizer flex cable of your touch screen.
Using a hot hair heat gun heat up the front as well as a little bit of the back of your screen, this will loosen up the adhesive securing your LCD touch screen and display together.
Once adequate heat has been applied use a safe open pry tool and run along the sides of the touch screen glass (be very careful not to damage the LCD during the process as it is very delicate piece of equipment). Once it is complete you can go ahead and replace your touch screen glass or your LCD display monitor.
Figure 4Now you will be able to replace any parts on your HTC MyTouch 4G Slide. Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.
Pictures of the process above:
ifixsmartphone teardown of the doubleshot.
More pictures:
Internal Pics! Thanks dillalade!
Thanks for posting this repair guide!!!
Added to the dev reference here:
Device Specs and Manuals under hardware specifications near the top of that post.
Here's a nice video of the phone teardown as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9CG7QU36pg
Very detailed and easy to follow
We also have a details video too -http://www.repairsuniverse.com/htc-mytouch-4g-slide-screen-repair-take-apart.html
We found tearing apart the MyTouch 4G Slide using our downloadable written guide in correlation with our Mytouch 4G Slide video repair guide will make for a great and easy repair. Let us know what you think!
I wonder if I can use led screen or if there is any?
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crimedave1987 said:
I wonder if I can use led screen or if there is any?
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using CM9
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You can only use the original screens on this. You can't upgrade the screen. You can find the screen replacements here - HTC MyTouch 4G Slide Screen Replacements
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So I've been having all kinds of issues with my beat up device, when I went to get to the LCD and digitizer......the LCD literally fell out of the phone in 4 pieces wow right, would be reason for some issues but thanks for the guide
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strapped365 said:
So I've been having all kinds of issues with my beat up device, when I went to get to the LCD and digitizer......the LCD literally fell out of the phone in 4 pieces wow right, would be reason for some issues but thanks for the guide
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That poor Frankenstein phone of yours Hopefully, you can piece something together.
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That poor Frankenstein phone of yours Hopefully, you can piece something together.
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Its all good now thanks to jkilo. The device he sent me should arrive soon so I gave my mobo to cybot for his bricked device, the digitizer had hardly any adhesive holding it on along with all the other parts that were supposed to so I'm guessing this isn't the first time its been apart ( no void sticker either )
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I dropped my phone yesterday and cracked the digitizer. I have a "spare" MT4GS I picked up that I thought was soft bricked. I tried swapping the mainboards but the spare LCD appeared to be shot. Then I pulled the phones completely apart and found that the spare digitizer was also shot. Great....
Parts are on order.
Warning! Easy to damage LCD
That step of removing the bezel frame from behind the LCD? Yeah, I ruined my screen doing that. As I gather have a bunch of other people. The problem is that there's so much adhesive, and on an older phone it gets really stiff, such that even if you heat it up quite a bit it's really easy to accidentally pull apart/bend/otherwise ruin the LCD trying to get that bezel off. My suggestion: don't do this yourself. Have a professional repair it or just get a new phone
Blue6IX said:
Pictures of the process above:
ifixsmartphone teardown of the doubleshot.
More pictures:
Internal Pics! Thanks dillalade!
Thanks for posting this repair guide!!!
Added to the dev reference here:
Device Specs and Manuals under hardware specifications near the top of that post.
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You're most welcome! Glad we could help!
Keyboard slide-out sensor?
I've been searching all over this forum and google regarding a hardware related problem I've been having. Although my problem isn't specifically related to the original post, I figured this thread might be the best place to ask, since my issue will involve disassembling my phone and locating a specific component.
This problem started 2 days ago during normal use (didn't drop it or get it wet):
Whenever my keyboard is closed, the screen works in portrait mode just fine. But after starting to slide out the keyboard, the screen freezes in portrait view and doesn't respond. Then if I slide the keyboard back in, the screen unfreezes and is working as if nothing happened.
If my screen is in standby and I open the keyboard, my screen does that multi-color pixelated thing where it almost looks grey, and then I close it and the screen is fine once again. (I know, it's most likely a loose connection)
**One factor worth noting is that the screen doesn't simply freeze/unfreeze at just any random point when sliding out the keyboard. Anyone who uses this phone knows how the keyboard kinda snaps open and snaps shut. After testing this problem countless times, I've noticed that the screen freezes EXACTLY after unsnapping the slide, stays frozen no matter how far I open the keyboard and finally only unfreezes exactly after the keyboard is snapped shut again. This is a very small and specific area, and this never changes.
So, the first logical conclusion I'd made was that the keyboard slide-mechanism had caused one of the screen ribbons to come loose whenever it slides out. But after thinking about how specific it was that this problem only happens within that tiny margin (snap/unsnap) and nowhere else, I'm starting to think it may not be one of those ribbons afterall.
And now I'm starting to wonder, what internal sensor/switch is responsible for telling the screen to switch to landscape once the keyboard is open?
I've watched quite a few youtube how-to videos, studied diagrams & close-ups up internal parts, but all I've seen so far are stationary-connections. There are so many different ways to design these tiny things that it helps to have an idea what I'm looking for.
So does anyone know exactly where this slide sensor/switch is, and what it looks like?
(I always prefer to research thoroughly & redundantly before attempting risky endeavors)
Thanks in advance.
Off hand I would say there is a small magnet, I know there is in other HTC phones and although I have opened my doubleshot many times I can't recall one, but I'm fairly certain there would be.
But I'm thinking you need the main flex cable
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Off hand I would say there is a small magnet, I know there is in other HTC phones and although I have opened my doubleshot many times I can't recall one, but I'm fairly certain there would be.
But I'm thinking you need the main flex cable
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Alright, I wasn't sure. I wanted to consider any other possibilities and what to look for. And I'm quite possibly over-thinking this, but it seems like whenever I go in assuming I'll figure it out, I end up making things worse...
(...Like the time I tried to reflow the CPU on an Xbox motherboard; lets just say I'm never trying that again)
Thanks
My Doubleshot of 2 years just got this problem about a month ago. Whenever I slide out the screen goes black... but not right away! it takes it about 1 second before it goes black. Also when the error was just developing (for about 1 or 2 days) the screen would turn black when slid out, but then if the screen was turned off and back on it would work perfectly! Clearly this wasn't just a simple torn flex cable...
Sorry I can't be more help... but there's definitely something else failing in our phones!
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My Doubleshot of 2 years just got this problem about a month ago. Whenever I slide out the screen goes black... but not right away! it takes it about 1 second before it goes black. Also when the error was just developing (for about 1 or 2 days) the screen would turn black when slid out, but then if the screen was turned off and back on it would work perfectly! Clearly this wasn't just a simple torn flex cable...
Sorry I can't be more help... but there's definitely something else failing in our phones!
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Hmm, it kinda would seem that something (not sure what) is sending a 'Standby' signal to your screen instead of the 'Landscape' signal; like a strange glitch between the power button and the slide-out sensor, crossed signals or something. But who knows, especially if the device is rooted (mine is, but my biggest problems are hardware related); I've had custom ROMs in the past that, over time, would develop a sort of 'hiccup' and cause certain common functions to misbehave. My point was, your issue could be either software or hardware related and without 1st-hand experience I can't say.
Mine is most likely hardware related because there were no recent software changes, and this just happened between text conversations; about 2 mins apart. Now it seems to be a condition that needs to be physically repaired and I really don't want to.... I kinda want to go all "Ol' Yeller" on the poor bastard and introduce it to my Walther P99. Nah, I couldn't do that.
F**kin phones. Hate em, can't live without em.
Mine's not software. I've flashed other ROMs and it even happens to the boot screen / recovery. I think HTC wanted $100 to repair it, too
ALMOST feels like a case of "planned obsolescence" except it doesn't seem to be happening to many people.
A written repair guide from RepairsUniverse to fully disassemble your HTC One S quickly and safely. This written repair guide will walk you through each step necessary to quickly repair a damaged screen and get your HTC smartphone working like new again!
This guide will help you install the following HTC One S part (s):
HTC One S Touch Screen Replacement
Required Tools
Safe Pry Opening Tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
T5 Torx Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips (For Touch Screen Repair)
Heat Gun/Hair Dryer
HTC One S take apart repair guide:
The first step will be to power off your device. From there you will need to remove the upper back cover, using upward pressue, remove the cover. Remove the sim card.
Remove the bottom cover using safe pry tool. There will be a adhesive holding the cover in place.
With both covers removed you will need to remove 6 screws located under the covers, 2 will be Torx T5 (red; figure 1) screws and 4 will be Small Phillips (yellow; figure 1) screws.
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Use safe pry tool to separate the silver metal housing.
Pull the motherboard and screen assembly from the housing.
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Once the housing is removed you now have access to the battery and motherboard. Release the upper battery connector (orange in figure 2). Now use a safe open pry tool to remove the battery.
Witht he battery removed you will need to release the 5 connections (red) as shown in figure 2. There will also be 2 screws that will need to be removed (yellow; figure 2).
With the screws released, removee the upper cover around the camera. You can now remove the mothereboard from the screen assembly.
Flip the phone over and use a heat gun or hair dryer to warm the adhesive hold the screen assembly in place. Use a safe open pry tool to separate the screen assembly from the front housing. Reheat the adhesive if necessary.
Once all 4 sides are released, carefully feed the screen assembly flex cable through the slots in the housing. You can now fully remove the screen assembly.
Separate the screen assembly by using your heat gun or hair dryer and warm the outside edges of the LCD screen. You can then carefully use a pry tool to separate the two screens.
Simply replace the damaged parts with the new ones and reverse the order to put your phone back together again.
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droped it and cracked only the digitizer
ive searched all over but there are never any instructions on how to remove the screen from the digitizer or even if its possible, is it?
chrism154 said:
ive searched all over but there are never any instructions on how to remove the screen from the digitizer or even if its possible, is it?
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Hi,
On this model the digitizer and LCD screen are fused together. Its hard to separate without damaging the parts. This is why we strongly recommend the full screen replacement which can be found here - HTC One S Screen Replacement
Tip of the hat for this amazing guide, just repaired my partners phone in record time. Thanks :good:
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Tip of the hat for this amazing guide, just repaired my partners phone in record time. Thanks :good:
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That's what we love to hear! Glad everything worked out for you.
Are there any less expensive LCD+digitizer screens available anywhere? $130 is absurdly expensive - I can buy a brand new Nexus phone for just a little more.
htc one s screen available in very less cost [email protected]
gomulkaaa said:
Are there any less expensive LCD+digitizer screens available anywhere? $130 is absurdly expensive - I can buy a brand new Nexus phone for just a little more.
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htc one s screen available in very less cost [email protected]
So after replacing my screen I have no sound from ear speaker aux port or loudspeaker any ideas?
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda app-developers app
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So after replacing my screen I have no sound from ear speaker aux port or loudspeaker any ideas?
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using xda app-developers app
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Sounds like a flex cable or a jawbone connection is not connected . Take the phone apart again. Re-Check all the connections and reassemble the phone again. See if that fixes the problem. Most of the time is something very small.
thankss!!!!! very usefull
Touch here to try
I've changed my LCD +Digitizer following your guide and it worked great!
There is one thing I can't get my head around though:
When the screen is on, I see a transparent text on the top of the screen that says Touch here to try
It's not very irritating, because it mostly disappears since the icons cover most of the text. But I do wonder why I get that text, and what I can do to get rid of it.
jodo2017 said:
I've changed my LCD +Digitizer following your guide and it worked great!
There is one thing I can't get my head around though:
When the screen is on, I see a transparent text on the top of the screen that says Touch here to try
It's not very irritating, because it mostly disappears since the icons cover most of the text. But I do wonder why I get that text, and what I can do to get rid of it.
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Hello,
Happy to hear that the screen is working the way it should. As for the words at the top of the screen. There can be a couple different explanations, 1. You may need to adjust the touch screen in settings, 2. There may be a protective film that was left on the screen. 3. The phone may be in Safe Mode. As the phone is working correctly I would try to do a Factory Data Reset. You will loose ALL your info. Back up all your info. Adjust the screen sensitivity you should be okay from there.
my htc one s is different
ok the back of my htc one is differnt to the one pictured under the bottom cover there are no screws there are only scres at the top 2 torx 5 and 2 philips
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ok the back of my htc one is differnt to the one pictured under the bottom cover there are no screws there are only scres at the top 2 torx 5 and 2 philips
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Can you post a picture? Are you 100% sure you have a HTC one S?
Very nicely written. I hope I wont need the replacement... But you can never know This link is bookmarked! :good:
DarwinOS said:
Very nicely written. I hope I wont need the replacement... But you can never know This link is bookmarked! :good:
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Thanks! If you ever need any help with any repair, we will be here!
Hey,
A few months ago I unfortunately dropped my phone so the screen was up to no good.
I left it for some time until I found a new screen on the ebay for decent money.
I changed the screen (LCD + glass) by the guides on the youtube.
Unfortunately there is no screen activity or any other interaction after that.
I can get the blinking orange led when connected to a charger or PC and after a night of charging the led turned green.
When I try to turn it on theres no ordinary bottom row buttons flashing or anything else.
I tried booting it into bootloader via PC but still no luck. Computer can't connect to the phone.
The motherboard gets warm and the led blinks so it shouldn't be dead.
Does anybody have experience with that type of situation? Would hate to lose my phone.
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Can you post a picture? Are you 100% sure you have a HTC one S?
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This is how it looks.
This link says it's a cover for Z520e (S4), and my phone is supposed to be S3 (unless someone flashed wrong hboot and bootloader on it, and it's actually a defective S4 now). http://rounded.com/htc-one-s-z520e-antenna-cover-antenna-housing-black-spare-part-antc.html?sl=en
I don't know how to remove this, all of the tutorials I can find online are for the version that has bottom in two parts.
Is that the S3/S4 physical difference?
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This is how it looks.
This link says it's a cover for Z520e (S4), and my phone is supposed to be S3 (unless someone flashed wrong hboot and bootloader on it, and it's actually a defective S4 now). http://rounded.com/htc-one-s-z520e-antenna-cover-antenna-housing-black-spare-part-antc.html?sl=en
I don't know how to remove this, all of the tutorials I can find online are for the version that has bottom in two parts.
Is that the S3/S4 physical difference?
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The bottom cover will come off. Use a small pry tool to persuade the cover to come loose. There are small notches in the cover start at the far left notch and work your way around. It may feel like you are going to break something, but keep going! Once you have the cover off disassemble the rest of the phone just as we did in the video. If you have any other issues please let us know.
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The bottom cover will come off. Use a small pry tool to persuade the cover to come loose. There are small notches in the cover start at the far left notch and work your way around. It may feel like you are going to break something, but keep going! Once you have the cover off disassemble the rest of the phone just as we did in the video. If you have any other issues please let us know.
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Thnx, but I sent it to HTC repair shop, because I couldn't boot it with stock software, and with rooted wifi didn't work. So I gave up, and took it to them. They'll fix it for free, since it was returned to stock and all void stickers were undamaged.
Funny thing, the guy entered my IMEI and S/N into his database, and it came out as Ville(S4), not VilleC2(S3). I doubt it's an S4, but still it's strange.
Anyways, thanks for your answer, it will come in handy in future if I need to disassemble it. That little black plastic is really difficult to remove, it really seems as if you are breaking it, like you're pulling the entire board with it. Scary.
The RepairsUniverse team has put together a take apart repair guide for replacing various parts on your Windows Phone HTC 8X. In this guide you will learn the steps to properly take your HTC smartphone apart safely. Repair nearly any internal component on your Windows Phone HTC 8X using this detailed repair guide.
This guide will help you to install the following Windows Phone HTC 8X part(s):
HTC Windows Phone 8X Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement
HTC Windows Phone 8X LCD Replacement
Tools required:
Safe open pry tool
Small Phillips Screwdriver
Adhesive strips
Windows Phone HTC 8X Screen Repair Guide:
You want to begin by applying heat to around the surface edges of the device for about 15-20 seconds on each side. You can use a hot blow dryer or a heat gun.
Next you will need to use the safe open pry tool and begin separating the screen assembly from the frame of the device as shown below.
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Once you have properly separated the front of the phone from the device you will need to disconnect 3 Flex ribbon connections that are holding the device together.
After these connections have been released the front screen assembly can be removed from the back housing frame of the device.
Next you will need to turn the screen assembly (screen facing down) with the mother board facing you.
Using a small Phillips screw driver, you can begin removing 12 screws from around the edges of the screen assembly.
Once these screws have been removed you can begin disconnecting the Flex ribbon cables and Antenna flex cables (5 total).
The LCD and the Touch screen digitizer are held in by a jaw connector that can be lifted to release the ribbon.
The two antenna flex cables can simply be pulled out and the Key pad flex cable is a pop connection that can be released using a safe open pry tool.
You can now remove the motherboard.
Once the motherboard has been removed you can remove the upper back frame.
Now that the back housing and mother board have been removed, you can release the second connections of the antenna flex cables.
There are 2 small flex ribbons that will need to be released on the left and right side on top of the green mainboard.
Next you want to move the vibrating motor (next to the camera) out of the way so you can remove the upper mainboard.
Next step is to remove the ear jack and ear piece speaker.
You can now remove the battery and once you have done so you will have one more antenna cable to release and remove.
Last step is to remove the charging connector and the home button from the upper part of the device.
You can now replace the damaged screen for the Windows Phone HTC 8X.
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Super informative
Very informative guide. Thanks a lot.
Under required tools, adhesive strips are listed. What kind of adhesive is needed? Size of strip? & where should the adhesive be applied?
Know you have my thanks.
I have dne it
Hey,
I have completly teared down my 8X to fix the broken glass. Changed LCD+Glass Combo.
Worked for almost one day. now it just wont start up again :/
It vibrates by pressing power button
b14ckroses said:
Hey,
I have completly teared down my 8X to fix the broken glass. Changed LCD+Glass Combo.
Worked for almost one day. now it just wont start up again :/
It vibrates by pressing power button
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Was your battery low ? I've had pretty much the same problems - it turned out that the stock cable that cable with the phone was rubbish and the phone didn't charge up properly - the solution I came with was using a Nokia micro-usb cable - leave the phone to charge for 45-60 minutes and then try to turn it on if it doesn't do that automatically.
Hi. Can someone make motherboard pictures? I replaced screen but I lost idea how to connect coaxial cables.( got picture but i lost it)
Phone awaiting for being assembled to housing but I want avoid mistakes and tear it down again( hard job)
Or you know how to connect them maybe?
robdevil said:
Hi. Can someone make motherboard pictures? I replaced screen but I lost idea how to connect coaxial cables.( got picture but i lost it)
Phone awaiting for being assembled to housing but I want avoid mistakes and tear it down again( hard job)
Or you know how to connect them maybe?
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Yeah, the attached picture is acurate. You appear to be missing the cage which secures the camera and boards in place. The 8x is designed with stacks. One board sits on top another, connected by two ribbons. Then those the lower charging board which is laid atop the lower portion of the device rests inside the back housing. It's really not complicated.
As you say, it's just very hard. Also the back housing is very tough to get flush. I advise using a case to minimize the slight elevation from digitizer to housing.
The long coax needs to be tucked underneath the ribbon and behind the gray prongs. The long coax should be nesting right alongside the length of the battery. This phone is a huge pain to fix. You should know that by now.
Any luck adding Wireless charging using this guide?
Or "bigger" battery ?
Origin of replacement difitizers and where to get replacement adhesive
Unfortunately, I am also amongst the unfortunate ones who have their 8X screen broken.
I decided to so a DIY repair, because I had success at doing such DIY replacements in the past on my previous HTC phone's. I am aware that it is quite difficult to work on the 8x though.
What I am concerned about is the quality of replacement parts. Where do these eBay suppliers get the replacement parts from anyway? I'm expecting to find a genuine, HTC manufactured lcd+digitizer combo with real Gorilla glass and same LCD panel, but heard that a lot of these replacements, even though sellers claim them to be genuine, are in fact inferior to the original parts, which really worries me. One of the sellers explained to me: "it is HTC manufactured OEM , but not with real gorilla glass" and then added "I am sorry, the supplier tell me the glass is not real gorilla. so I reply to you". There's no way I'm going to buy such a fake part.. Another seller, when asked, described his item: "Hi, this item is oem product make for HTC 8x. and used the original Material to assembly this item as the HTC product. of course i will test the item first and only the item work in good conditons then i will send it to my customer. Thank you!", but it still worries me - I'm not too confident the seller actually knows what OEM stands for.
Any ideas on this?
Also, as a side question, I was wondering, where do you get the replacement glue from? I heard they come in some strips.
so I got the mainboard out of the case, but I ripped a cable. I have attached a couple pics. could someone please tell me what ribbon I ripped and what I can do about it? or is it a loss? thanks. I attached two pics.
Hi guys!
I've just bought for cheap a HTC 8x. I've got it from a guy which tried to replace shattered glass ...no surprise LCD got also damaged during that.
So.
Now I'm sitting her with a disassembled phone and brand new digitizer and wondering - shall I keep it cheap and get just a new LCD or is I safer to go for preassembled set of LCD&digitizer? Is it difficult to put it together (is any glue necessary and, if yes, where it has to be placed) or its more like putting two LEGO blocks together?
mc_gee said:
Hi guys!
I've just bought for cheap a HTC 8x. I've got it from a guy which tried to replace shattered glass ...no surprise LCD got also damaged during that.
So.
Now I'm sitting her with a disassembled phone and brand new digitizer and wondering - shall I keep it cheap and get just a new LCD or is I safer to go for preassembled set of LCD&digitizer? Is it difficult to put it together (is any glue necessary and, if yes, where it has to be placed) or its more like putting two LEGO blocks together?
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Your best option is to use the LCD + Touch Screen Digitizer Assembly. You repair will go much smoother. If you were to try the other route you would have to use adhesive to attach the LCD to the Touch screen. Those with experience can do this quite well i'm sure. The only issues with it could be dust or possibly not having a flush fit after re-assembly.
I have been repairing phones for nearly 20 years. I have my own small one man shop and have litterally opened thousands of phones. This has got to be one of the worst I have ever opened. What a piece of crap design; HTC should be embarrassed. Of course most users don't know this, because they only buy for the look and functions, but this phone should be avoided at all costs. Taking the back off without breaking it is a challenge for most. But separating the LCD/Dig. assembly from the b frame is one of the hardest ever. Once again, HTC feels they need to put far too much adhesive on their phones. Nuclear war would not separate these parts. And for Repairs Universe(Who I respect alot) to suggest the digitizer can be separated from the LCD when it is fuzed, is a joke, and borderline negligent.
I never like to go above 65 degrees centigrade(150 F) on my scientific hotplate, but for this i had to turn it up to 72, and it still took me forever with alot of reheats.
My best advice is to never get this phone, or work on it. It's a customer problem waiting to happen. However, if you do, try and find it with the b-frame attached...at least then you only have to worry about the absurd battery/back cover...what a POS!
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so I got the mainboard out of the case, but I ripped a cable. I have attached a couple pics. could someone please tell me what ribbon I ripped and what I can do about it? or is it a loss? thanks. I attached two pics.
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See you posted this awhile ago, so this may not help you anymore. You pulled the charge port PCB up with the MoBo and LCD/Dig assembly. In taking apart this phone, the entire charge port board(PCB) stays down and does NOT come up with the original lift.
A few other tips. Do NOT use the old adhessive as some yahoo on youtube suggested. This is that black spongey adhesive HTC uses on a lot of phones and it ALWAYS needs to be completely removed if you don't want the Digitizer to float. Use manification(Microscope or desk magnifier), tand carefuly remove every molecule. Then wash with a solvent like windex or some I-alcohol. Use a qtip and maybe a soft tooth brush to remove the rest. Then carefully cut your new adhesive strips careful to not cover what was not covered before(Proximity chip, camera, etc.). Also, remove the shiny balck tape from around the edges after you remove the LCD. Smooth out where the LCD fits if some of the old adhesive became bunched when removing the LCD. The more prep you do, the less float and heartache you'll have later on.
I'll add more if I come up with anything significant as I put this POS back together...
After careful consideration, don't effing bother with this POS. If ya think it's hard to take apart, wait til ya gotta put it back in that ridiculously engineered back. From the volume rocker housing to the top corners, it was incredibly hard; and i have alot of experience. There's gotta be a trick I'm missing; but I dont miss many. I tried warming the back, spunger shim, really thin guitar pick shim(My own trick that has always gotten me out of a lot of tight housing problems), Bottom in 1st, side in first, top in first, but nothing got a nice tight seal. Best I could manage is left sound gapped and down volume wont work. This phone should be considered disposable if it wasnt so expensive. I Can only hope this is not the wave of the future for HTC and other EM's, or I'll be looking for a new profession after 20 years..
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After careful consideration, don't effing bother with this POS. If ya think it's hard to take apart, wait til ya gotta put it back in that ridiculously engineered back. From the volume rocker housing to the top corners, it was incredibly hard; and i have alot of experience. There's gotta be a trick I'm missing; but I dont miss many. I tried warming the back, spunger shim, really thin guitar pick shim(My own trick that has always gotten me out of a lot of tight housing problems), Bottom in 1st, side in first, top in first, but nothing got a nice tight seal. Best I could manage is left sound gapped and down volume wont work. This phone should be considered disposable if it wasnt so expensive. I Can only hope this is not the wave of the future for HTC and other EM's, or I'll be looking for a new profession after 20 years..
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Crap.
After replacing the screen and putting it back together, I'm facing exactly the same problem. It almost as if you have to use your brand new screen as a lever to let the back cover clips jump in.. what I obviously do not want to try. Have you found a solution in the mean time?
Thank you in advance,
Erwin
A bit of OT, but I don't think that it would be good idea to make separate topic for that
As I have my 8x allready disassembled (and I have to wait until few parts comes from china anyway) I'm wondering is it possible to swap rear camera module with one from Lumia 920? Any chance that it will fit and eventually work? I do realize that there's a different kind of connector in L920, but maybe contacts layout is the same on ribbon and I could just cut connector off?
Any chance?
I highly doubt it, but if you have any luck please post!
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A bit of OT, but I don't think that it would be good idea to make separate topic for that
As I have my 8x allready disassembled (and I have to wait until few parts comes from china anyway) I'm wondering is it possible to swap rear camera module with one from Lumia 920? Any chance that it will fit and eventually work? I do realize that there's a different kind of connector in L920, but maybe contacts layout is the same on ribbon and I could just cut connector off?
Any chance?
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Two different EM's With different Camera's, Modules, Sensors, etc.? I wouldnt do it either, could short your board...
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ErwinP said:
Crap.
After replacing the screen and putting it back together, I'm facing exactly the same problem. It almost as if you have to use your brand new screen as a lever to let the back cover clips jump in.. what I obviously do not want to try. Have you found a solution in the mean time?
Thank you in advance,
Erwin
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I never did figure it out. I gave the customer a discount and vowed never to touch the phone again. Terrible design, way worse than the Inspire; and that one was pretty bad.
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Two different EM's With different Camera's, Modules, Sensors, etc.? I wouldnt do it either, could short your board...
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I never did figure it out. I gave the customer a discount and vowed never to touch the phone again. Terrible design, way worse than the Inspire; and that one was pretty bad.
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Thanks for clarifying mc_gee's question about the camera swap.
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Two different EM's With different Camera's, Modules, Sensors, etc.? I wouldnt do it either, could short your board...
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I never did figure it out. I gave the customer a discount and vowed never to touch the phone again. Terrible design, way worse than the Inspire; and that one was pretty bad.
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Yep, I'd have to say in my few years of phone repairs, this has got to be THE scariest phone to fix. Absolute crap! I managed to replace the screen and get it all up and running but putting it back together is another story. So far, I've managed to break the power cable and the volume cable just trying to fit the thing back in its case.
Is there any need for such a seriously tight fitting back to a phone? I really don't want to finish this repair now as I'm afraid I'll break another cable and this is starting to cost me money replacing all the parts (which are also very hard to get hold of in the UK for some reason). It's definitely more hassle than it's worth and I won't be repairing any more of these crap phones.
If anyone has managed to get the back on without wrecking the phone, I'd love to know how it's done. If I do manage it by some miracle, I'll post an update.
Good luck to all those trying this repair.
Have you cracked the screen on your Motorola Droid RAZR HD? This repair guide will show you how to tear down your Droid RAZR HD in order to replace broken glass digitizer or LCD screen. The provided figures in this tutorial will help you reference screw and connection locations and other examples of the dis-assembly process.
This guide will help you install the following Droid RAZR HD parts:
Motorola Droid RAZR HD LCD + Touch Screen Digitizer Assembly
Required Repair Tools:
Torx T3 Screwdriver
Torx T5 Screwdriver
Adhesive Strips
Safe Open Pry Tool
Heat Gun or blow dryer
How to Fix a Motorola Droid RAZR HD (Tear Down Tutorial)
First you will want to make sure your device is fully powered off before you start the dis-assembly process.
Next you need to remove the sim card tray, you may use a small paper clip to pop it from the housing. Remove your sim card and micro SD cards.
Take your Torx T5 screwdriver and remove the two (2) screws circled in the figure below.
This will allow you to slide the screen assembly up and allow it to lift out of the housing.
The screen assembly will be connected to the motherboard with two (2) jaw-bone connections.
Take you plastic pry tool and lift up the tabs on the connection to release them.
See figure below for reference:
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Now take your Torx T3 Screwdriver and remove the two (2) screws circled in the figure below.
This will allow you to remove the silver protective shield covering the ear speaker and front camera.
Next you will need to peel up this flex assembly from the metal housing. It is held down with some adhesive.
Then take your plastic pry tool to start peeling up the LCD and digitizer flex cable assembly located at the bottom in the figure below.
Be cautious not to rip or tear these flex ribbon cables when peeling them up from the metal housing.
See figure below for reference:
Next take your heat gun or blow dryer and begin applying heat to the front and back of the screen assembly to loosen the adhesive holding it in place.
You will want to do this on a medium setting for 30-45 second intervals and hover roughly 3-4 inches away from the screen.
Once the adhesive has been properly warmed you can take your plastic pry tool and gently pry the LCD and and touch screen assembly from the front housing.
Be sure to get underneath the LCD screen when prying it from the frame. This will help give the desired lift and help peel the rest of the screen assembly from the frame.
See figure below for reference:
Simply follow the steps above in reverse order to re-assemble your device. You will want to first clean up any broken glass shards and left over adhesive from the removal process. Then you will want to lay down fresh adhesive for a proper and snug fit. Cut your adhesive strips to fit in the inner bezel and lay down your new screen assembly.
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Battery
Do the Razr HD and the Razr Maxx have the same battery? Also I was told that the battery is unremovable...Is that true? Thanks.
No that's why it's called the MAXX. It has a larger battery. And they are non removable but you can take it out if you try.
Sent from my PACMAN MATRIX HD MAXX
Is there a way???
One huge question that I have
Is there any way to separate the outer screen from the digitalizer???
The thing is that my screen has some small scratches and that bugs me, and also I saw that on ebay you could buy the outer screen for $12.00, instead of just paying 260.00 for the whole thing.
if you know how I will love to see the way that that can be done...
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!!
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I checked online for the same thing and the problem that this battery (Razr MAXX) is tha it doesn't fit properly on a regular RAZR, the razr maxx has a bigger battery....
are you sure the screws at the bottom of the phone are T5?? i bought a T5 torx screw driver and it is too big for it...
know i've got a T3, it should get here tommorow.. hope it works :crying:
rodmc123 said:
are you sure the screws at the bottom of the phone are T5?? i bought a T5 torx screw driver and it is too big for it...
know i've got a T3, it should get here tommorow.. hope it works :crying:
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On this particular phone the screws at the bottom were T5's Is it possible that the screwdriver you purchase could be an incorrect size? I would check the tip of your screwdriver to make sure the teeth look solid and are not deformed in any way. Be careful not to strip those screws. You would really be in trouble then.
repairsuniverse said:
On this particular phone the screws at the bottom were T5's Is it possible that the screwdriver you purchase could be an incorrect size? I would check the tip of your screwdriver to make sure the teeth look solid and are not deformed in any way. Be careful not to strip those screws. You would really be in trouble then.
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the droid Razr HD white (verizon) has torx T3 screws... and the part where the power and volume buttons are located had another screws (smaller, i think torx T2 or T1).
I'm about to attempt this repair first time. Just had a few questions if anyone would be so kind as to advise me.
First off, the only video I can find if the repair shows the tech removing glass while leaving the digitizer mounted to the body. However, his screen is shattered while mine only has 3 cracks. I would assume being able to heat both sides of the assembly would make removing larger pieces of glass easier with less splintering? Also is the trim piece that wraps the screen part of the digitizer? Wondering because this devices screen is cracked from being dropped on this trim, so the trim itself is damaged.
If I have to pry on the trim there's a good chance it won't hold up well which in turn would greatly reduce the integrity of a new screen.
Second, what would be a good temperature range to work in? I have an inferred temp gun, although I am very capable and patient of such a tedious task, I have novice experience so knowing a safe range would be helpful. Also in relation to that question, can the digitizer separated from the body allow higher? Lower? Temps?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated. No need to worry about being accomplice to breaking the device, as I have made a full back up and carry insurance. I have dabbled in mobile phone repair in the past and enjoy the challenge. Thanks!
Huge question... I recently opened my razr hd to change the back speaker... the speaker that i set on worked prerfectly but the screen won't come up... i could hear the phone when i pressed the buttons but the screen remains off... any tips for this small issue??? Thanks in advance
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Does anyone ones how to fix this locker for the monitor cable??
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The screen won't turn off whyyyyyyy?????
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Could you elaborate?
Nope i plugged the hdmi cable and touched the screen and it didn't do anything
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@repairsuniverse I have cracked my screen and not the digitizer. I have seen the YouTube video where a tech take off only the glass with a pry tool and hair dryer. Then, he says he uses alcohol to rub the excess glue and whatnot off the LCD. Finally, use adhesive to put on a new glass. It looks good in the video.
Like I said before, I the LCD is fine and the glass is cracked badly would this method work better than taking apart the entire phone?
Here is the video: http://youtu.be/OAU6de6H-7Q
bmoresbest55 said:
@repairsuniverse I have cracked my screen and not the digitizer. I have seen the YouTube video where a tech take off only the glass with a pry tool and hair dryer. Then, he says he uses alcohol to rub the excess glue and whatnot off the LCD. Finally, use adhesive to put on a new glass. It looks good in the video.
Like I said before, I the LCD is fine and the glass is cracked badly would this method work better than taking apart the entire phone?
Here is the video: http://youtu.be/OAU6de6H-7Q
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Could you message me a link to this video?
@repairsuniverse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAU6de6H-7Q
In my opinion it would only make sense disassembling the entire phone if your screen has only a few defined cracks. Otherwise you take to much risk of damaging the digitizer while not being able to easily pry only a few pieces at the edge of screen/digitizer.
Talked to a repair guy the other day, he charges 285 to replace just the glass. Also said he'd rather not do the repair 99% of them break. For that money you could buy a brand new digitizer, glass, adhesive, tools, and a decent steak. And that's retail prices.
I haven't done the repair yet but will respond with the outcome.
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@repairsuniverse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAU6de6H-7Q
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Thanks for sharing. That method is just too sketchy because you can easily damage the LCD that way.
But that's not to say it can not be done of course. I've seen done on some Samsung models too. I just wouldn't suggest this method to my customers as most of them have never fixed a phone before, let alone perform a repair like that.
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Thanks for sharing. That method is just to sketchy because you can easily damage the LCD that way.
But that's not to say it cannot be done of course. I've seen done on some Samsung models too. I just wouldn't suggest this method to my customers as most of them have never fixed a phone before, let alone perform a repair like that.
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I agree that this method is somewhat sketchy. I feel confident in doing it. However, if there is a better way I would like to know it. I would really rather not pay $200+ to buy another glass, LCD, digitizer because everything works great except the glass is broken.
Basically, is there a simple way to replace the glass without trashing the LCD and digitizer?
There really is no simple way. You would still have to separate the glass digitizer from the LCD and clean up all of the left over adhesive on the LCD with out damaging it.