hello, so I dropped my phone and the screen is badly cracked. I'm comfortable with replacing it but I'm wondering if I should just replace the digitizer as the LCD looks ok except two discolorations at points of impact. I'm curious if they could be just due to the pressure from the broken screen or do you guys think I should just replace Tue LCD? Could those discoloration be permanent damage to the. LCD? Obviously,if I can avoid spending extra on the LCD I'd rather do that.
Thanks for any and all advice.
You will need both
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Well, at least it'll be slightly easier since I won't have to pry the LCD from the digitizer.
Been there. I ordered my digitizer thinking I could do it. There is adhesive all across the screen. Lightly heated and gently pried apart. But no luck. Ended up destroying the lcd . Had to order the screen LCD pack. Working great now.
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Just out of curiosity, is the at&t one x compatible with the S720E lcd and digitizer? I thought the S720E was the quad one x
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Unfortunately, I broke the glass on my gs3 screen today it dropped about 3 and a half feet and landed flat on its the front face. Thankfully.... It didn't break the lcd screen it just shattered the glass. I am looking for a replacement somewhere but I have only found the white front glass replacement for 25 dollars, but I need the blue. I don't want to buy the white unless I have too has anyone seen the blue glass replacement anywhere?
Did you ever find or get a replacement glass only for your S3... I just cracked my glass last night 2 days only into having my phone... I am so pissed at myself right now... I have been trying to do some research and are you able to just replace the glass and still have the touchscreen functions work cause that is the cheapest way... you can find replacement screens all over eBay and in any color even red for 30... but due to my research I'm feeling you have to buy the full glass with the LCD for around 200 because of the circuitry making the touchscreen functions work all together and if that is the case I rather just go through insurance... if you can get back to me with how you went about it that would be awesome... or if anyone has any information or suggestions ... until then I'll keep banging my head against the wall... :banghead:
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You will need the $200 replacement. Samsung glass is infused to LCD. Good luck trying to disassemble and reassemble just buy the LCD and digitizer together
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Ya that is what I figured after doing some research on it... so I looked into trying to find some glue or transparent adhesive maybe... but your right, truly the best best is to buy the glass, lcd, digitizer combination... ugh I'm just so disappointed in myself... thanks for the reply though!
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Hi All,
I've seen this question asked but haven't found a clear answer.
Could someone confirm whether or not the digitizer and the LCD are bonded together on the Sensation?
If so is it worth the risk to try and replace just a shattered screen and save some money or should I go ahead and buy a front assembly (digitizer+LCD) to be safe?
Thanks
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Hi All,
I've seen this question asked but haven't found a clear answer.
Could someone confirm whether or not the digitizer and the LCD are bonded together on the Sensation?
If so is it worth the risk to try and replace just a shattered screen and save some money or should I go ahead and buy a front assembly (digitizer+LCD) to be safe?
Thanks
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No they aren't, they are 2 different pieces
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elvisypi said:
No they aren't, they are 2 different pieces
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Well that was fast, clear and concise! Thanks.
So when the hereunder item's description specifies "pre-bonded" (under 'package' or in the page title) it's basically bulls***?
http://www.replacebase.co.uk/htc-se...--digitizer-touch-panel---original-1813-p.asp
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Well that was fast, clear and concise! Thanks.
So when the hereunder item's description specifies "pre-bonded" (under 'package' or in the page title) it's basically bulls***?
http://www.replacebase.co.uk/htc-se...--digitizer-touch-panel---original-1813-p.asp
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I would say so, check YouTube, there are some videos quite clearly showing that they are not bonded together.
To save you searching, one of them is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ImE5hUXK8s
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I would say so, check YouTube, there are some videos quite clearly showing that they are not bonded together.
To save you searching, one of them is this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ImE5hUXK8s
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Right, so it seems indeed. Although those videos never show you the result after putting it all back together.
I guess the only remaining advantage to buying the "pre-bonded" unit is to avoid having to fiddle with trying to have zero fingerprints and/or dust particles between the two when reassembling...?
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Right, so it seems indeed. Although those videos never show you the result after putting it all back together.
I guess the only remaining advantage to buying the "pre-bonded" unit is to avoid having to fiddle with trying to have zero fingerprints and/or dust particles between the two when reassembling...?
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Yes, I think you're right. I don't think it's convenient though
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elvisypi said:
I don't think it's convenient though
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Why's that?
Waste of money if u break it again
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Why's that?
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To buy the pre bonded just for the dust free digitalizer
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I've had a Sensation apart to replace just the LCD piece. It was a huge pain in the butt to get the glass off the LCD. They are glued together with some pretty strong glue.
It's possible that the advertisement you cited just means they are already glued together when they say "pre-bonded".
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bought on ebay and replaced my LCD myself 2days ago. The LCD is bonded more strongly to the shell and the digitizer ontop of it meaning you have to separate them any way to change as the digitizer will comes of its self. They even have separate cables to the main board. The glue isnt that stong, slow careful lifting it with the plastic tool kept things undamaged, so i didnt use a heat gun as too mch risk of oveheating the still good digitizer. I love my screen now , dead pixels smack in the middle were driving me nuts!! now just to fix my wifi issues....
Right so they ARE bonded!
Problem is, my digitizer is really badly shattered. So badly that a couple tiny fragments have come off when swiping the screen, leaving the LCD exposed. So if they're indeed "glued" together, won't I be taking a risk trying to remove all those glass fragments from the LCD in hope of reusing it (the LCD, that is)?
osaedu said:
bought on ebay and replaced my LCD myself 2days ago. The LCD is bonded more strongly to the shell and the digitizer ontop of it meaning you have to separate them any way to change as the digitizer will comes of its self. They even have separate cables to the main board. The glue isnt that stong, slow careful lifting it with the plastic tool kept things undamaged, so i didnt use a heat gun as too mch risk of oveheating the still good digitizer. I love my screen now , dead pixels smack in the middle were driving me nuts!! now just to fix my wifi issues....
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So what you are saying is that even if I buy a new front assembly (LCD + digitizer) I will have to separate them anyway to put it back together?? That seems odd...
BTW, where did you buy your parts?
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Right so they ARE bonded!
Problem is, my digitizer is really badly shattered. So badly that a couple tiny fragments have come off when swiping the screen, leaving the LCD exposed. So if they're indeed "glued" together, won't I be taking a risk trying to remove all those glass fragments from the LCD in hope of reusing it (the LCD, that is)?
So what you are saying is that even if I buy a new front assembly (LCD + digitizer) I will have to separate them anyway to put it back together?? That seems odd...
BTW, where did you buy your parts?
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I meant that digitizer is glued to the lcd but more lightly than LCD to body. Therefore when disassembling the digitizer comes of on its own as the glue is not strong enough to pull the LCD from body together with it. They are not bonded together as strong as samsung phones. Only bonded with not so strong glue along a small strip on the edge of digitizer; the area with black coat underneath. Taking a look at the older LCD, actually there is this sticky tape that maybe separating the two, the tape sticks to the LCD wraps it around and the tape glued to the body underneath with the digitizer on top of the tape. just carefully remove the digitizer parts, not as bonded together as you may think. if your carefull you wont need to replace both.
Bought the LCD on ebay.
Ok to end this thread and so u can get Ur answer watch this video and you will know how to fix an HTC sensation that has been broken...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ImE5hUXK8s&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Is it possible change only glass, by my self, at home. I plan to buy spare part from this link:
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It's possible, the display glass is glued to the digitizer. And unless your good with a heat gun I wouldn't try it, you could end up breaking the digitizer
There are several posts that talk about it, just search
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Does that mean I will have to apply a screen protector over the glass?
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you need to buy the glass and digitizer as a whole unit and replace it. Replacing the whole unit is not hard.
A screenprotector is a good investment nevertheless.
Long story short, screen got cracked after dropping it for the first time. Asked around, most places are telling me it would cost me well over $200 to fix it. They also offered to buy it, seemed kinda scam-ish to me. Anyways I am wondering if I should replace both the digitizer and the lcd together or attempt to just replace the digitizer. Not sure if anyone here has had experience with this or similar phones, any thoughts?
i have had to replace cracked screen on my sensation once - i had no idea of digitizers and lcds back then so i took it to a local service centre and they had it fixed for 75$ or something if i remember correct .
why fix it if it ain't broken ?
I just replaced my screen and you really should get the lcd and digitizer. I bought the combo off ebay for about $80 and it took about an hour to swap. It's not easy, but definitely doable. The lcd and digitizer are glued together so it's extremely difficult to replace one and not the other without breaking something.
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I just replaced my screen and you really should get the lcd and digitizer. I bought the combo off ebay for about $80 and it took about an hour to swap. It's not easy, but definitely doable. The lcd and digitizer are glued together so it's extremely difficult to replace one and not the other without breaking something.
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Where exactly did you buy the part if you don't mind my asking? Is it the same quality as the original screen, as far as brightness, color, and sharpness are concerned?
Thanks in advance. About to attempt the same on a One X I picked up from a friend
Well after about two years with my nexus 5 I finally got careless and dropped it without it being in my spigen case Glass shattered. The lcd and digitizer still work fine. I ordered a replacement screen that comes with the digitizer fused to it already as I've read its too much work to literally just replace the glass. I've watched a bunch of videos and I'm a tinkerer by nature and it looks rather simple. Anyone here successfully replaced their nexus 5 screen?
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I've done both screen and digitizer plus frame, which is literally just switching internals, and I've also don't just the glass, its far easier to replace the screen and digitizer together, make sure u use a hot blow dryer and remove the battery and mother board before applying heat, if u need any further pointers let me know
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Thanks man! I have a few different YouTube instructional videos saved that I'll be using as reference. I also have a heatgun so I'll be using that. I'll PM you if I run into trouble (hopefully I don't)!
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It's really easy, u should be fine
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I recently put 2 nexus 5's together to make a working one. Just had to swap all the internals over from one with a cracked screen to another with a water damaged motherboard. The whole process was pretty simple just unscrewing and swapping things over really. Mind you I didnt have to replace the frame, which I would say is probably the most difficult part of a screen replacement. If you have already done ur research, just go slow and dont force things too much everything should be sweet.
It's virtually impossible to separate the front glass, digitizer and LCD without destroying them. I've come close but have never been successfully. It's not worth the trouble.y suggestion is to buy a new fre as well. It's a pain to dig all the broken glass off the frame. I'd much rather pay an additional 7 dollars and save the time and avoid picking shardsof glass out of my fingers. A reused frame is rarely like new anyway. There are often issues with seating of the LCD and problems with the adhesive. The nexus 4 was really bad in this regard. I have one, it works and I managed to get the proximity sensor to work, but I'd never do it that way again.
I replaced the screen on my nexus 5 with a LCD that came in the frame. It turned out to be a good choice as my frame was actually broken. It cracked right by the buttons on both sides. I have a second ont thats broken the same way, except the lcd works well enough to use so im waiti g until it dies completely to fix it. The front glass was actually on, but the LCD cracked. It seemed odd that the LCD cracked but not the glass until I had it apart. (I bekwice the digitizer on these is part of the LCD, as opposed to being laminated on the back of the glass)
The replacement went very smooth. I did it on my mother in laws kitchen table. You will need a credit card (to get the battery off) a hair dryer (for the battery) and a small screw driver. Don't use the ones they usually send with the screen, they are bad quality and will chew screws and or break leaving you without a screwdriver in the middle of the repair. Google the d820 service manual and read the disassembly section. Work carefully with plenty of light and be very careful with the tiny connectors. There are some parts that are stuck down, for instance the battery. Heat them with a hair dryer. It's best to hold it in your hand when you do this. If you can hold it, the heats OK, if its to hot to hold, its too hot. Usea credit card to pry up the battery if your changing frames. Heat both the front and back until you can slide the card under the battery.
Thanks the insight guys. Really appreciate it. Times like these make me happy I'm apart of the nexus community lol. Unfortunately I did not buy a new frame so I'll be picking out glass for a while! I just ordered the part yesterday and paid extra for faster processing and shipping. Reviewed a few more videos and manuals today and feel pretty confident. I was going to dish out 500 for the new 6p, but I just don't feel like I'm done with my N5 yet. So hopefully this replacement gives me another 4-6 months with my phone before I finally decide to upgrade.
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I replaced a screen on an n4 and n5. Replacing just the digitizer was such a pain on the n4 that I decided to get the frame, lcd, and digitizer pre-assembled for the n5. For me, it's worth it to get everything pre-assembled.
I just got my screen, LCD and digitizer yesterday. I'll be performing the swap today. Wish me luck!
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Successful repair! I can't explain how nice it is to have a crystal clear screen again. So refreshing!
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