Friend of mine asked me to repair his galaxy s4 screen, well after taking a good look at it i think it might be a knock off or (clone). My concern is if I purchase a OEM part for a galaxy s4 im pretty sure its not going to be the same part.
The screen is cracked where i cant get into the settings menu so unable to tell the version of android it is on or verify the phone model. I included a few pictures hope i can get some help.
Basicly my question is what phone model is this if it isnt the S4 or how can I find out.
Thanks,
Kory
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Highly doubt it's real. A real S4 would have Samsung branding on the battery. It has dual SIM capabilities so that says it was made in, and for a Chinese area. The micro SD on an official S4 is not in that position. The front screen looks cheap, as well as the back plastic. I am pretty sure it's a clone, or Samsung just dramatically reduced its quality for its lower-income markets in foreign countries
Edit: Also, the font is not stock. Course one can change the font, but I assume the user didn't. Fake phones tend to have different fonts
a real galaxy s4 doesnt look like this .....I found an s4 with triple sim slots and , again , it doesnt look like that . I agree.... its fake
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Highly doubt it's real. A real S4 would have Samsung branding on the battery. It has dual SIM capabilities so that says it was made in, and for a Chinese area. The micro SD on an official S4 is not in that position. The front screen looks cheap, as well as the back plastic. I am pretty sure it's a clone, or Samsung just dramatically reduced its quality for its lower-income markets in foreign countries
Edit: Also, the font is not stock. Course one can change the font, but I assume the user didn't. Fake phones tend to have different fonts
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thanks for the reply i had my doubts about it not being legit... here is the clone compared to my real S3 i paid 650$ for.
So now i just need to find out what kind of phone it is to replace the screen for my buddy.
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Hi everyone.
I've just got my new battery. I've ordered it from ebay for 25 Dolar. It suppose to be original HTC product but I saw it's little different than one came with the phone.
I've upload some pictures. Do you think it's original HTC product? Could you check your battery came with phone?
Btw, it always says about 25 degree.
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Figure_desire said:
Hi everyone.
I've just got my new battery. I've ordered it from ebay for 25 Dolar. It suppose to be original HTC product but I saw it's little different than one came with the phone.
I've upload some pictures. Do you think it's original HTC product? Could you check your battery came with phone?
Btw, it always says about 25 degree.
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Seems fake to me =/ also mine is -02M on the end of the number, but still looks like yours.
Also the number isn't written very sharp
Utking said:
Seems fake to me =/ also mine is -02M on the end of the number, but still looks like yours.
Also the number isn't written very sharp
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Does you stock battery look like which one?
I'm going to have to say that your new battery looks fake based on the discrepancies in the cutting of the labels and the difference in the "PCT" logo on the back. Where did this ship from? And was the seller reputable?
I agree..If is an original batery it schould look the same,couse one manufactor supply it.On my old phone,batery was out,and when i go to my operators dealer to get new one,they send me visually excatly the same batery..
So i think is a fake..Check the ebay seller..
Goodluck.
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I'm going to have to say that your new battery looks fake based on the discrepancies in the cutting of the labels and the difference in the "PCT" logo on the back. Where did this ship from? And was the seller reputable?
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Yeah, saw the PCT too. The seller is in United Kingdom. He has more than 700.000 sales and %98.6 feedback. I've bought it from United Kingdom because of not having this problem but you wouldn't know.
@gewit
Thanks, I will.
Hi folks,
I've had my Sensation for 3 days tops and something has happened to the back cover. It doesn't wipe off, have absolutely no idea what caused this.
Pretty poor considering it's two days old and treated with kid gloves, couldn't have looked after this phone more if I tried. Crazy.
My GS2 is still prestine, not a mark or scuff anywhere.
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ive had the exact same problem, treated phone with super care. i sent it in last tuesday because of this... makes no sense :<
Nothing like that on either of my two back covers. I'd get it exchanged.
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ive had the exact same problem, treated phone with super care. i sent it in last tuesday because of this... makes no sense :<
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ffs... you had to send the entire phone back?
I've changed roms and allsorts already.
Yeah I'd ask HTC to supply you a new one, not acceptable really. Probably only a minor problem on a select new units because the build quality is usually top notch.
I've emailed HTC via the customer service channels on their site and attached a pic. See how it goes. Sending the entire phone back would be ridiculous. Cost them more in shipping, hassle and man hours.
I had a similar issue I think with my original cover. I had it less than 10 days, always on micro cloth etc. and I had a spot in the back cover. Of course everyone here will tell you it is something you are doing wrong but I handle my phones with the greatest care and always get top dollar for resale.
In the End HTC sent me a new cover and I have not had anymore problems so far, knock on wood..
T-Mobile have said I would need to replace the whole handset if I go through them. I hope HTC have a better answer, got it setup how I like, the battery is warmed up and broken in nicely too.
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ffs... you had to send the entire phone back?
I've changed roms and allsorts already.
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i sent it back rooted with a custom rom and all that ish to my carrier, wasnt still going to waste time going to stock,. Tried going through htc first to see if they could just send me a new cover, but they fail in south africa :/
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Well I don't think David Bailey's got much to worry about. This blurry pic was sent to Know Your Mobile, and the tipster claims it's the Samsung Galaxy S3. They also claim the handset will feature a 4.8-inch screen. It's pretty hard to tell, with a picture of this quality, but let's look at the evidence.
The source says there are no hardware buttons on the device, though the same source previously sent the same site a pic showing buttons apparently Photoshopped in. The screen size claims are also dubious. The source says it measures up at 4.8-inches, but over at Pocketnow they've gone all mathematical on us: busting out Pythagoras' theorem, they calculate the screen measures 4.74-inches. Previous claims peg the screen at anywhere between 4.65-and 4.8-inches. So while this could be the genuine article, it's far from conclusive.
Not long to wait now until we know for sure. Samsung is set to unveil the Galaxy S3 on Wednesday evening at an event in London. Recently the manual leaked -- if that was genuine, we're looking at a 4.8-inch screen and 8-megapixel camera. Though then yesterday a version of the same handset but running Windows Phone 8 was touted, and the source there claimed the S3 will have a 4.7-inch screen and 12-megapixel snapper. So it's anyone's guess really.
As I say, not long to wait now. It should be a top handset, following up on the S2, one of the best phones of last year. My bet? A 4.7-inch screen and 8-megapixel camera. Source : Cnet
I heard the gs3 will be a windows 7 phone.
Phil.jansen said:
I heard the gs3 will be a windows 7 phone.
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lol
Phil.jansen said:
I heard the gs3 will be a windows 7 phone.
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i don't think so never heared that
4.7'' is well looking for it
Phil.jansen said:
I heard the gs3 will be a windows 7 phone.
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You are right some rumors saying it can be a Windows Phone. MAYBE.
i read somewhere that they will make a windows phone version of the gs3 thought is a rumour
Only few days left to finaly have decent pics of the future bomba .
its going to be out by this month end most probably right?
So excited! Come on Samsung! HURRY-UP!
USA Seller 2800mAh OEM Battery +Charger For Samsung Galaxy S5 Active G870 G870A
Do not buy or you might be disappointed. I got it today and found the label peeling off, and when I stuck it back on, it started to cover the printing.
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this is common knowledge...
bloodrain954 said:
this is common knowledge...
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Regrettably that it really isn't. I never had a problem with batteries marked OEM. But I guess the good news the seller refunded me the money and said to keep it our toss it out. There are still a few who believe in truth in advertising. I have reported the seller to eBay. But I doubt anything comes from that. If they don't say OEM, I know I am taking a chance to save a few bucks.
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I thought everyone knows eBay batteries are junk guess I was wrong.
bloodrain954 said:
I thought everyone knows eBay batteries are junk guess I was wrong.
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I have buying them for years, never a problem. I normally notice the little details, like the waves missing in the battery. (The NFC antenna) but failed this time. But at least I got my money back. If I wanted cheap Chinese batteries, I would have bought the ones for five bucks.
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eBay is full of knock offs for things like batteries. Just gotta find a legit seller and stick to it.
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eBay is full of knock offs for things like batteries. Just gotta find a legit seller and stick to it.
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:highfive:
There is a few legit sellers, my mistake was not looking at my saved sellers list. A mistake I am not about to repeat twice, even though this time really didn't cost me anything...
Hi everyone
So after 3 years of use, this started happening to my Xiaomi Mi5 yesterday... out of nowhere... wasn't doing anything different... the screen just started showing artifacts...
I opened it up and there was nothing wrong with the flat cable or anything else... tried disconnecting the screen, battery but nothing worked so I guess I need to replace the LCD... I doubt this is software related as it happens during boot as well...
Now the question is where to find a GOOD quality LCD screen... In Aliexpress and Ebay the opinions are totally mixed between "crap" and "worth it" so I really don't know where to get one. Do you guys have any recommendations?
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Hey! Cracked the screen on my mi5 and had to replace the LCD too. Bought it from aliexpress. Quality isnt number one but it gets the job done. Though there is some yellowish black tint on the left side as seen in the picture.
Yehhhhhh said:
Hey! Cracked the screen on my mi5 and had to replace the LCD too. Bought it from aliexpress. Quality isnt number one but it gets the job done. Though there is some yellowish black tint on the left side as seen in the picture.
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can you please install ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.andr7e.deviceinfohw&hl=en_IN
and please tell about LCM value in general tab? it displays the lcd manufacturer information.
it could be jdi, sharp or lg .
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can you please install ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.andr7e.deviceinfohw&hl=en_IN
and please tell about LCM value in general tab? it displays the lcd manufacturer information.
it could be jdi, sharp or lg .
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it is sharp
sharp_fhd_cmd_incell_dsi_panel
do you know whats the original one that comes from the xiaomi?
Yehhhhhh said:
it is sharp
sharp_fhd_cmd_incell_dsi_panel
do you know whats the original one that comes from the xiaomi?
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i was expecting LGE. original has jde, sharp and even lge. best display panels are from jde, and even sharp are good. lge display comes third, not as good as jde. i havent seen sharp yet, i have compared jde & lge, and they have quality difference. jde was sharp in color.