I've found a few resources that show how. That part is easy. I have the confidence to do it. I'm curious to know if anyone here has done it.
Well I need more the just the replacement glass such as adhesive or special tape? I can find a decent cell phone toolkit from Newegg and a few sites that sell parts. And recommended sites to go to for the glass?
The phone still works great so I'm not worried to much about the digitizer.
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I do not know where did you found info on replacing the glass only. To my best knowledge, you have to replace the screen, can not replace the glass only. Just like S2 ( did replaced), I had to buy the complete screen ($176). The S2 was easy to tear it down, but the One S is more complicated to get the main board out(did that too). I have crack across the screen(glass crack) and would like to know how to replace without tearing down the phone. Could you post the link to that info?. Thanks. I got the new glass, just do not have enough info for replacement.
After some research I found this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAxX2Tr8zAo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Looks like you still have to do a complete teardown in order to make the fix as well getting some special adhesive. Might be too much for me to do.
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Does anyone know how much it will cost to repair? Ball park figure? Any recommendations?
If you're thinking of doing it yourself, you might wanna think again. HTC made it real hard to replace the LCD on this phone.
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How much will HTC charge???
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Im not sure but you might be better off buying a used Inspire.
Theres a whole process before you actually get to the LCD panel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk go to about 7:33 in the video to see what it takes to remove it.
HTC build their phones like crap full of plastic tabs and intricacy, i wouldn't waste my time in fixing a HTC too many taped and glue parts, seems like it was put together by macgyver.
While i can easily swap the LCD in an iphone 4 in about 30 min, the time invested in a htc phone is just not worth it, plus the worst part is they glue the glass to the digitizer, so prepare to use a heatgun to peel off the broken glass off the lcd without damaging the LCD because i'm sure the glass won't come off in one piece since its cracked.
If i was you i'd toss it on ebay and let someone else deal with it.
Really? Does htc really build crappy phones?
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Im not sure but you might be better off buying a used Inspire.
Theres a whole process before you actually get to the LCD panel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk go to about 7:33 in the video to see what it takes to remove it.
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That is one seriously detailed video, but damn that's a lot to do to get to the screen.
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That is one seriously detailed video, but damn that's a lot to do to get to the screen.
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Yeah seriously! Never knew our phones are mostly held together with tape and double sided tape and what... only 6 screws? But overall the phone does feel solid.
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HTC build their phones like crap full of plastic tabs and intricacy, i wouldn't waste my time in fixing a HTC too many taped and glue parts, seems like it was put together by macgyver.
While i can easily swap the LCD in an iphone 4 in about 30 min, the time invested in a htc phone is just not worth it, plus the worst part is they glue the glass to the digitizer, so prepare to use a heatgun to peel off the broken glass off the lcd without damaging the LCD because i'm sure the glass won't come off in one piece since its cracked.
If i was you i'd toss it on ebay and let someone else deal with it.
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Seriously, go away to iphone-developers, iFanboy.
Also, excluding the original iPhone, Apple glues the LCD to the glass as well.
Hope this hunk of tape and glue holds up for 2 years
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Seriously, go away to iphone-developers, iFanboy.
Also, excluding the original iPhone, Apple glues the LCD to the glass as well.
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I'm just putting the iphone as an example I like fixing phones for hobby and not only iphones. Seriously how many phones have you taken apart?
For instance samsungs molding process is better than that of htc very clean when taking it appart. I was just giving an advice to op and your htc fanboism is not necessary.
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I'm trying to find somewhere decent that carrys parts for the skyrocket that isn't stupid expensive, i know these digitizer lcd combos aren't all 180+$
my lcd is fine, so what im wondering if anyone has torn one of these bad boys apart, or if they only make the combos.
Any suggestions for websites that have digitizers for the skyrocket would make my day!
Dropped my phone last night, cracked digitizer...derp
same situation on my old black skyrocket... just a digitizer would be nice
So, has anybody been able to find the outer glass only? I can't order the $200 digitizer+lcd... makes no sense...
Prices have gone down a little, they're at 150 now, Google mengtor
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I have also been looking everywhere for just a glass/digitizer as I also cracked my glass from a drop after hours of looking around it seems they are still about $150 at the cheapest...
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If you can't find a cheap digitizer, you could maybe part it out on eBay and then just buy a whole phone used.
Does anyone know where I can get a main rear camera for this?
Hey y'all. I dropped my white SR a while back and repaired the screen myself. I used http://www.cellphone-repair-shop.com/samsung-skyrocket-sgh-i727/
They have the best prices on parts that I could find. You can do it all yourself too. Just google instructions for replacing the parts.
To repair the LCD/digitizer, you have to replace the entire front, not just the glass. It's an all in one unit, that's why it's so expensive. I followed these instructions: http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1758028-How-To-replace-I727-screen
Yup. The digitizer and its circuitry are attached to the screen (glass) with some wicked adhesive. Its an all-in-one piece that is also glued into the carriage. It comes out from the front. Just replaced mine last night lol.
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Does anyone know a good to remove them? I have a scratch on my screen about 1/4" and it isn't that noticeable but I would like to remove it. I have heard the toothpaste trick but I'm not totally convinced that'll do the trick. Does anyone have suggestions?
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Does anyone know a good to remove them? I have a scratch on my screen about 1/4" and it isn't that noticeable but I would like to remove it. I have heard the toothpaste trick but I'm not totally convinced that'll do the trick. Does anyone have suggestions?
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yep
*If your Phone is under warranty and it has a few scratches, you've got a great chance of getting it replaced for free or for cheap .
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if under warranty like sprint replacement insurance they will replace if its damaged or stolen as long as you pay deductible...
if you dont want to do that or dont have a warranty... you can go to ebay search your phone and get the digitizer/glass. you wont need lcd part unless you break it in the process. i found most phones easy to repair just take the time to take it apart and look up a guide on youtube or google. be careful because phones like the iphone have ribbons that they WANT customers to damage and make it fragile so that they can make more money.
apple is only company i heard of that actually has its charges for repair based on model size (ie 32gb vs 64gb)... or maybe they stopped doing this... doubt it tho...
You can't really "remove" it (in the sense of restoring it to how it was before - but I'm sure you knew that), just make it less noticeable. Methods to "remove" scratches rely on either only the coating being scratched (and being able to abrade it to be more even) or being able to "fill in" the scratch with something.
You have to be careful, if your device has any kind of special coating on it, certain methods can actually make it look worse - so check that out before you try anything.
You can possibly replace the glass, but look up what you have to do to separate the glass from the digitizer - it can be a royal pain. Was thinking of repairing a phone this way to get one cheap, but it was such a fuss that I decided to spend more on a not-broken one. Might be worth it to you if it bothers you enough and you get a screen protector after going through with that hassle.
Screen protectors 4 lyfe.
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*If your Phone is under warranty and it has a few scratches, you've got a great chance of getting it replaced for free or for cheap .
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Unfortunately it is no longer under warranty. Also if I shipped it out, this is my only phone so I don't know what I'd do in the mean time. I have a Galaxy Nexus if that helps at all
I was hoping someone knew of some sort of polish or DIY sort of thing I could do to make it a little less noticeable. Maybe I just need to try that toothpaste trick. After all, how much damage can toothpaste do to a phone?
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I'm not sure how much the scratch is really bothering you, but I have managed to resurface a couple of my touchscreen devices, and it works more often than not. It's a product called Diamondite and it's intended for automotive applications, but it has worked wonders for me on glossy screens of my tablets and smartphones. It's a cream abrasive that you apply and then buff off to a shine. Just from experience, following the application of it, it would be wise to invest in a screen protector....
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Does anyone know a good to remove them? I have a scratch on my screen about 1/4" and it isn't that noticeable but I would like to remove it. I have heard the toothpaste trick but I'm not totally convinced that'll do the trick. Does anyone have suggestions?
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You can get this great stuff from eBay, it's a spray and you spray it on and rub with the cloth provided, makes it look like new!
Hello, well I drop my infuse last week and crack just the glass. A guy I know that works at a cell phone repair store sold me a $10 glass for my phone. Well I've started reading and they say that the glass and LCD are fuse together. Is there away to just repair the glass. I thought maybe taking my hot knife and carefully cutting just around the edge and then take a long thin boxcutter ( I've got one as long as the phone and it really thin) and heating up the blade and very carefully slide down while my girlfriend runs a hair blower up and down the screen.
I thought I take the blade and my hot gluegun and make some grips on the sides of the razor blade so I don't cut my hand. What do you guys think of this.
If you know of someone that has done it and can give me there names so I can PM them that be great. One thing thought I don't wont to mess the phone up. This is all I have until the SG4 comes out in the states. Which should be in a few days but I've got to wait until after the 3rd to be able to pay for it. Thanks for reading this.
By the way, could they do it at a cellphone store or would they also need to buy the LCD digitizer to fix it.
Google is your friend in this matter. There are several good sites and YouTube videos related to replacing a screen readily available online. Best of luck in replacing it
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If you just cracked the glass and see no bleeding from the LCD you can just replace the glass but its a pain in the ass separating it from the LCD without cracking it. My suggestion is to use a really hot blow dryer or a heat gun preferably..separate them, then you'll have to re-adhere the new glass to the LCD. If you have super glue you can use it but use very very little or you'll ruin the screen. I would recommend buying an infuse specific glass replacement adhesive sticker thing on eBay. They're less than 5 bucks :thumbup: if you need any help feel free to pm me.
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What about using a real thin guitar string. You think that might be better to use since the string will give a little and with the razor it might nic the LCD. What do you guys think.
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I had saw somewhere that someone had used playing cards with some success.
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I personally use guitar picks but yeah you should be fine.
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Does anyone know how much it cost to repair just the glass?.
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Does anyone know how much it cost to repair just the glass?.
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An arm and a leg.
where do I get a quote from?
Ouch, that'll cost you a small fortune... Didn't you just get it last week or some? (if I remeber the Comics topic correctly)
Try an official Samsung Service Center.
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Hi Y´all.
Actually i don´t think it´s totally impossible to make the repair yourself.
What i haven´t been able to locate is a source of spare parts.
Ebay seems to be void of parts for this tablet.
I found a place that advertised for a front glass for the SM-P900. My -905 search though has been a total failure.
Can´t remember where i saw the -900 front glass.
Even a battery seems to be a very tall order.
I love my new tablet, but i dread the day when i´ll need spare parts. Saw somewhere that tablets have a slower turnaround i.e. people keep them for longer.
Runs nicely i thread with my own intentions to keep my -905 for at least 3 years - longer if possible. Then battery replacement could very well be an issue.
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Repairing a 12 inch screen is going to be the pain of the world. Samsung glues the digititzer plus glas onto the lcd. Gonna be fun scraping the glas of the lcd without damaging it. Lcd plus digititzer might be a better idea but pretty expensive....
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Repairing a 12 inch screen is going to be the pain of the world. Samsung glues the digititzer plus glas onto the lcd. Gonna be fun scraping the glas of the lcd without damaging it. Lcd plus digititzer might be a better idea but pretty expensive....
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This. I've been to the repair centers, I've seen how they sit in white suits with face masks scraping off the glue for hours before they can replace the screen. Masks, because the glue is semi-toxic. (this kind of heavy-duty glue usually is.)
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