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Screen replacement

Hello xda community!
With an unfortunate drop from my high up bed, my g2x's screen cracked.
Thankfully the entire screen still works just fine.
My question is, does anyone know where I should go to have my screen replaced? Or if anyone knows a good way to replace the screen?
Any help and suggestions will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
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Well if you have the time and the skill. Do it yourself. Fleabay has them for $50..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-LG-P999-Optimus-2X-Star-NEW-/170671183951
I have replaced a few smartphone digitizers now and it is not that hard. Just watch a youtube video and get the right tools on amazon for cheap. I would say the skill level is 6/10.
or you could pay double that for a company to do it for you and be without a phone for a week or two...

I have a dugutuzer for sale. Brand new. Its not hard at all. Took me 20 minutes. Pm me if you want it. Ill even send you the tools needed.
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I am in the same boat.. I just bought mine from e-bay for $39.00 free shipping.

iCraft said:
Hello xda community!
With an unfortunate drop from my high up bed, my g2x's screen cracked.
Thankfully the entire screen still works just fine.
My question is, does anyone know where I should go to have my screen replaced? Or if anyone knows a good way to replace the screen?
Any help and suggestions will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
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In my area, if you look at Craigslist, there are so many people that offer cellphone repair services. Try Craigslist.

Amazon sells a replacement kit for about 60 dollars it has the tools and screen. I did it in under 20 min.
Just search Amazon buddy and then search YouTube for a video on how to take it apary
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The only problem I have with doing it myself, is that I have tried replacing the screen on my old mt3g slide and ended up screwing up my phone, and had to throw it away.
After that, I don't feel safe doing it.
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Thankfully I found this thread and went the Amazon route as well - $54 and about 30 mins of prying a few stubborn glass shards off the frame later my g2x is working flawlessly.
I'd even go so far as to say this new digitizer is a little more responsive than the original one!

iCraft said:
The only problem I have with doing it myself, is that I have tried replacing the screen on my old mt3g slide and ended up screwing up my phone, and had to throw it away.
After that, I don't feel safe doing it.
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Haha I know how you feel with the mt3g slide. That one is impossible because one of the slidescrews got stripped for me. Thankfully I had drill bits handy. I just replaced my aunts g2x last Monday and it is easy if you buy the digitizer with the bezel, that way you don't have to worry about prying the glass. Difficulty is like 5/10. All you have to do is take your time. If a 17 y/o can do it, so can you
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pcchameleon said:
Well if you have the time and the skill. Do it yourself. Fleabay has them for $50..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Touch-Screen-Digitizer-LG-P999-Optimus-2X-Star-NEW-/170671183951
I have replaced a few smartphone digitizers now and it is not that hard. Just watch a youtube video and get the right tools on amazon for cheap. I would say the skill level is 6/10.
or you could pay double that for a company to do it for you and be without a phone for a week or two...
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I just bought one of these for about 23 dollars same seller. I replaced it but the digitizer does not work as good as the original. It is not as accurate to the touch and hardly works at all with a screen protector on it. If I had to do it over I would get the one mounted to the frame. It worked like the original.
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iCraft said:
Hello xda community!
With an unfortunate drop from my high up bed, my g2x's screen cracked.
Thankfully the entire screen still works just fine.
My question is, does anyone know where I should go to have my screen replaced? Or if anyone knows a good way to replace the screen?
Any help and suggestions will be appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
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zylith said:
I am in the same boat.. I just bought mine from e-bay for $39.00 free shipping.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rXX7Rm4gnA

They now have them for under $25

mustangtim49 said:
They now have them for under $25
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moeahmad1995 said:
You replaced it in that dusty environment in the picture? How???
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The force, I make all the dust sit and beg.
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Screen replacement

i just got my screen replacement for my phone and it didnt come with any adhesive, should i see how it feels without the adhesive or just send it in to HTC to fix it

i have been watching a lot of teardowns and they are saying there is no way to replace just the glass, you have to purchase a whole new LCD, but they are selling just screens on ebay so i dont know if it will work

slojko said:
i have been watching a lot of teardowns and they are saying there is no way to replace just the glass, you have to purchase a whole new LCD, but they are selling just screens on ebay so i dont know if it will work
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They are selling lcd+digitizer..
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Just use your own adhesive
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arnelolavides said:
They are selling lcd+digitizer..
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i know they are also selling that but why would they just be selling the glass as well?

Android_Monsters said:
Just use your own adhesive
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have you replaced your screen? there is no guide on how to replace JUST the digitzer without breaking the LCD

slojko said:
i know they are also selling that but why would they just be selling the glass as well?
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To make money anyway they can?
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slojko said:
i know they are also selling that but why would they just be selling the glass as well?
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I don't know but by the looks of our hoX..its difficult to separate the glass from the digitizer..i tried it with my friend's HoX and i already tried heating it but it wouldn't separate..
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it is extremely difficult if not impossible to separate the glass from the lcd on our screens unfortunately without damaging one or both of the components. Don't get me wrong, I've seen it been done, but it's very risky. I also dont advise using just any adhesive when dealing with our phones. use the suggested 3m adhesive when replacing the lcd+screen, I think its fairly cheap now. I used some crazy glue I bought at the store and it turned out damaging my screen a bit, so a small strip across the screen didn't recognize touch, which was very annoying. Gonna be replacing it again very soon.

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Alright guys I need some help I just got att service no less then 2 monthes ago my son was playing with my phone and in the process dropped and it broke my LCD isn't cracked but he digitizer is. I called into att I purchase the phone warranty but they want to charge me 199 which is ridiculous but I'm not eligible for an upgrade as well.. I need some help cuz this is my only phone that I can use on att since my other phones are work phone.
Question is how do I get it to basically no cost i had warranty with other company and it never cost that much
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crashpsycho said:
Alright guys I need some help I just got att service no less then 2 monthes ago my son was playing with my phone and in the process dropped and it broke my LCD isn't cracked but he digitizer is. I called into att I purchase the phone warranty but they want to charge me 199 which is ridiculous but I'm not eligible for an upgrade as well.. I need some help cuz this is my only phone that I can use on att since my other phones are work phone.
Question is how do I get it to basically no cost i had warranty with other company and it never cost that much
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Buy a new digitizer off ebay for around $120.....thats ur best bet i believe
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jyazzie110 said:
Buy a new digitizer off ebay for around $120.....thats ur best bet i believe
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Damn pretty crappy but I do appreciate the response
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When you call into AT&T ask for the number to the warranty department. They will ask you a few questions to determine if that's the right department you are looking for. Just say you charged your phone and it no longer turns on. Eventually after lying a bit more you will have a replacement device on its way to you. Works for me all the time and have never failed yet.
They say all kind of things to scare you out of it, but nothing ever happens. I don't know if it is just my luck. I warranty at least 3 times for the year just to keep my phone looking brand new and I send it in working perfectly fine.
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RastarNation said:
When you call into AT&T ask for the number to the warranty department. They will ask you a few questions to determine if that's the right department you are looking for. Just say you charged your phone and it no longer turns on. Eventually after lying a bit more you will have a replacement device on its way to you. Works for me all the time and have never failed yet.
They say all kind of things to scare you out of it, but nothing ever happens. I don't know if it is just my luck. I warranty at least 3 times for the year just to keep my phone looking brand new and I send it in working perfectly fine.
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You CANNOT warranty out a broken digitizer......sumone correct me if im wrong
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jyazzie110 said:
You CANNOT warranty out a broken digitizer......sumone correct me if im wrong
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I know. That's why I'm explaining to lie. It's a gamble, but from my personal experience they never really check. I warrantied perfectly working phones before and nothing happen and on the other end pretty messed up ones too. It's just advice, that's all
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RastarNation said:
I know. That's why I'm explaining to lie. It's a gamble, but from my personal experience they never really check. I warrantied perfectly working phones before and nothing happen and on the other end pretty messed up ones too. It's just advice, that's all
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Karma man karma.....always comes back to bite u in the ass.....
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If you wanna keep karma intact call Samsung and ask them how much it would be to replace the digitizer. If you don't believe in karma just flash a ROM to it from another Samsung phone. Bring it to ATT store and say WTF my phone just stopped working.

Lol thanks rapstar I can definitely give it a shot. Here my thing jyazzie that your correct they don't warranty hardware breaking so by my son dropping the phone voided the warranty. But here my thing I have had other providers and they always warrantied at least one accidental replacement and for 199 I could just go and buy something else like a galaxy note. But seriously 199 for a phone that is on the do not sell list lol. Thank you all for the help and feed back. But I'll see if my work will let me get one temporarily.
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I'd try to brick it through Kies, tbqh. Can be done without the screen on if you restore to 2.3 in ODIN. It's a risk that they see the digitizer and have a "WTF" moment, but you stand a good chance of getting away with saying, "I did the upgrade through Kies and now it doesn't work."

T.J. Bender said:
I'd try to brick it through Kies, tbqh. Can be done without the screen on if you restore to 2.3 in ODIN. It's a risk that they see the digitizer and have a "WTF" moment, but you stand a good chance of getting away with saying, "I did the upgrade through Kies and now it doesn't work."
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Yeah I can definitely give it a shot the only problem is that with any glare your can definitely see the LCD screen is cracked
Sorry to edit its the LCD screen not digitizer
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crashpsycho said:
Yeah I can definitely give it a shot the only problem is that with any glare your can definitely see the LCD screen is cracked
Sorry to edit its the LCD screen not digitizer
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Oh, yeah, if it's the screen, that changes things a bit lol

Thanks though
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T.J. Bender said:
Oh, yeah, if it's the screen, that changes things a bit lol
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Indeed. I actually had Samsung replace my screen when I broke the glass a few months ago. They charged me 158 and they covered shipping both ways. I had the phone back in 8 days. Since they did the work it is still under warranty if anything else should go wrong. It was actually cheaper than any of the glass/digitizer units I could find online.

hechoen said:
Indeed. I actually had Samsung replace my screen when I broke the glass a few months ago. They charged me 158 and they covered shipping both ways. I had the phone back in 8 days. Since they did the work it is still under warranty if anything else should go wrong. It was actually cheaper than any of the glass/digitizer units I could find online.
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That's true after 2 hrs of pricing found the cheapest was 158 minus shipping
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crashpsycho said:
That's true after 2 hrs of pricing found the cheapest was 158 minus shipping
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R u guys serious??? Didja check ebay??? I bought my digitizer for $120......thats all u need....u dnt need the whole housing on the outside....just break out the old screen CAREFULLY and replace the digitizer....replaced mines within 10 mins and it works perfectly...
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jyazzie110 said:
R u guys serious??? Didja check ebay??? I bought my digitizer for $120......thats all u need....u dnt need the whole housing on the outside....just break out the old screen CAREFULLY and replace the digitizer....replaced mines within 10 mins and it works perfectly...
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dude ive been doing repairs on phone for over 3 years i know what i can and cannot repair on a phone I need an lcd Not a digitizer. ive tried over 15 times minimal to seperate an LCD from a Digitizer glass and failed every time some people have the touch others dont.

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dude ive been doing repairs on phone for over 3 years i know what i can and cannot repair on a phone I need an lcd Not a digitizer. ive tried over 15 times minimal to seperate an LCD from a Digitizer glass and failed every time some people have the touch others dont.
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Thats why i said before that buying a whole new digitizer with the lcd attached.....i tried replacing the top acreen and ended up cracking my whole digitizer.....heres a link to where i got mines from....its from Hong kong but i got it in the mail within a week with free shipping.....its not $120 like i paid but its cheaper than $158. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=160886293969
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Thanks man 140 in my situation cuz mine is white phone thanks
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[Q] replacing the bezel

just bought this phone used, but the bezel is so damaged that it's hard for me to even look at the phone.
i wonder if there's an easy way of replacing the bezel? im not sure i want to transplant the entire screen on the kit i bought, since it seems like the glass breaks easily.

Buy a case, most of the decent cases cover up the besel
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You might be able to find some rear housing replacement for the phone but that all depends on if you want to dissect the phone as well.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=samsung+skyrocket+housing
Alternative like previously mentioned is get a case for it but thats entirely your choice.

Bezel is attached to the digitizer
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jyazzie110 said:
Bezel is attached to the digitizer
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thanks, that's what i was afraid of. damnit! already purchased the thing too.

Scrape it off! Underneath it is black.
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jyazzie110 said:
Bezel is attached to the digitizer
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mistabeo said:
thanks, that's what i was afraid of. damnit! already purchased the thing too.
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No it's not, it's attached to the front housing, the entirety of which can be bought of eBay brand new for around $20

icenight89 said:
No it's not, it's attached to the front housing, the entirety of which can be bought of eBay brand new for around $20
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Pretty much the same cuz the digitizer is glued to the front housing. Ive replaced my digitizer so i know.
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jyazzie110 said:
Pretty much the same cuz the digitizer is glued to the front housing. Ive replaced my digitizer so i know.
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Not really lol, the housing comes with a bezel for 20, a new digitizer is at least $100

gargoyle_48770 said:
Buy a case, most of the decent cases cover up the besel
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Haha the case i have the otterbox defender actually scratched the bezel.
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I read the 1st post and thought I had posted it for a second. Exact same thing happened to me. I was not going to keep it but a case will hide it and it's a $400 phone new. My wife isn't going to let me spend that much on a phone so I decided to keep it.
Glad I did so far.
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mistabeo said:
just bought this phone used, but the bezel is so damaged that it's hard for me to even look at the phone.
i wonder if there's an easy way of replacing the bezel? im not sure i want to transplant the entire screen on the kit i bought, since it seems like the glass breaks easily.
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I have a bezel and assembly without the glass sitting on a shelf in my office. Had a shattered screen and the replacement is a one-piece assembly as was mentioned. I removed the glass and LCD and have a good bezel with the 'touchpad' buttons still in place. Could let it go....if you can use it. Make me an offer.:angel: PM me if you're interested and I'll send a picture.

Display or digitizer

Hi.
So my phone managed to survive a sandstorm with only small scratch.
But i am wondering if i can somehow repair the damage.
If not, can i buy just front display or do i need full digitizer with all the sensors?
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ppero196 said:
Hi.
So my phone managed to survive a sandstorm with only small scratch.
But i am wondering if i can somehow repair the damage.
If not, can i buy just front display or do i need full digitizer with all the sensors?
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Found this on Youtube, although doesn't show the front screen...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8CdgmUJd0

MalekoUK said:
Found this on Youtube, although doesn't show the front screen...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq8CdgmUJd0
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Thanks.
But i was wondering if there is any method to remove the scratches
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ppero196 said:
Thanks.
But i was wondering if there is any method to remove the scratches
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Been told this does a pretty good job: Displex Touch Screen Polish[/FONT]
Display screen & lcd display usually sold as an assembly pack for 110 to 130$.
Found a webstore that sells the screen only but seem to be out of stock. Believe it was Rounded.com

Yeah. I saw Rounded.com too. Well i might hold it scratched for a year (so scratches can build up) and then replace it. And components should be also cheaper.