This topic has clues for replacing the screen. I have not concluded an manual for chancing it yet but reading this whole topic gives you the big picture how it is done. Questions are always welcome and I try to answer them with my knowledge. This 1st post gives you 2 links to follow for pics about changing screen and my own starting point for chancing my own screen.
Has anyone bought and installed a digitizer+screen set which is on sale at ebay? I could not post direct link to ebay because I'm a newbie on these forums. You can find the product searching ebay with these keywords "I9000 digitizer". My galaxy's screen cracked and I need an replacement. Both screen and glass broke. I think that this set includes them both. There is also told in the questions that the set infact includes amoled display and not LCD as the title says.
Second question is that does someone have an service manual somewhere. Would be nice to know how to break apart my phone when replacing screen.
Third question is that doesn't samsung vibrant and galaxy s share the same chassis but different screen with more capacitive buttons. Could it be possible to install vibrant's screen to galaxy s?
PS. The way my galaxy brokedown is very funny. I lay down my phone on the kitchen table and the screen cracked. I was like OMFG when I heard the cracking noise. Phone was like 13 days old. Samsung does not repair it with warranty because they think that it wasn't an manufacturing defect. They said that I have dropped my phone and that's the way it broke. That could not be the case because I handled it like a baby. I would have to pay 255€ for new screen and digitizer. Hell no!! I'm a student so that sum does not fit with my wallet.
New screen installed, see posts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7683527&postcount=37 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7710572&postcount=40
Edit: Ebay's prices have rised noticeable in the last couple of months. At the moment the price for these screens is around 100$. I found this site which sells them for 60£. http://www.shineyourmobile.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=8128
pekkala89 said:
Second question is that does someone have an service manual somewhere. Would be nice to know how to break apart my phone when replacing screen.
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There are 2 videos on the net, both on youtube I think. Just search "i9000 Disassembly" and you'll find one of them.
The Galaxy S has a serious design flaw as the glass goes around the home button (and the call ear/speaker) so it's very vulnerable there to shattering. I had my phone in the pocket and suddenly when I take it out I see it cracked right next to the home button. What had I done during the time it got cracked? The only possible explanation was carrying a _small_ speaker that then probably hit it. I was so surprised when I saw it cracked because even a speaker hit, when I lifted it up, is hard to consider cracking the screen.
So international model Galaxy S owners, be careful at the bottom and top of the screen. They're the weak points of the glass. For me only the glass cracked and not the screen so it will be interesting to see how much it will cost to fix.
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So international model Galaxy S owners, be careful at the bottom and top of the screen. They're the weak points of the glass. For me only the glass cracked and not the screen so it will be interesting to see how much it will cost to fix.
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I think that you can't change only the glass. Amoled screen is so thin and I believe it's glued pretty thight to the glass. Separating them may be impossible without tearing the amoled.
the same...
i had a similar unfortunate event ... my screen cracked when i hit the phone to the metallic frame of a chair (it slipped out of my hand )...
it cracked exactly like you people said... near the home button.
i ordered the display + digitizer and i anxiously await its arrival to see if i can replace the damaged one.
it is quite tricky to dissassemble the display part but hope to succed...
keep you posted with the outcome
respect
pekkala89 said:
I think that you can't change only the glass. Amoled screen is so thin and I believe it's glued pretty thight to the glass. Separating them may be impossible without tearing the amoled.
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Yeah that's my fear but I presume they just heat up the glue. That's how some industries do for other products. I think dental bracers (& its glue) have a different technique as well. So, will be interesting to see.
gallaxya said:
i ordered the display + digitizer and i anxiously await its arrival to see if i can replace the damaged one.
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Where did you order it from?
If you were asked to pay more than $250 for screen replacement, then why don't you send it to Samsung in Korea? They will replace your SAMOLED for mere USD $100ish and ship it back to you for free (or may be not). This way you get a genium quality from original manufacturer and absolutely no hassles!
I dropped mine from around 4ft onto a concrete floor and its fine. Maybe I just got lucky.
Digitizer+Samoled set ordered from ebay. I should get it in two weeks. If possible I try to take pictures of the changing process and make an manual. I hope it's not glued tight to the chassis.
please do, i have some f***ing little scratches all over the screen, thought it was supposed to be scratch resistant.
Worst part is that it's in it's protective pouch all the time (maybe that's the probleme, dirt/dust might get trapped and rub against the screen).
Got my digitizer and amoled screen t
oday. I will report back if its a hard job or not to replace it.
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yrizan said:
Got my digitizer and amoled screen t
oday. I will report back if its a hard job or not to replace it.
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I tried to remove broken screen for 2 hours and no luck. Removing the motherboard is problematic because power button is glued to the chassis so I could only turn the motherboard aside and not remove it completely. I tried also to remove metal edge but I could only separate it from the left and right edge, not from top and bottom. I hope you have better luck and report how you managed to overcome my problems.
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I tried to remove broken screen for 2 hours and no luck. Removing the motherboard is problematic because power button is glued to the chassis so I could only turn the motherboard aside and not remove it completely. I tried also to remove metal edge but I could only separate it from the left and right edge, not from top and bottom. I hope you have better luck and report how you managed to overcome my problems.
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Sorry to say got in to the same problems
Looks like the phone is build around the screen. Be careful with the metal ring, on top and bottom its between the screen and chassis, so if you brute force to much the screen cracks even more. The screen is glued to the chassis all around with superglue. I am not sure if its even possible to repalce the screen. It let me thinking that samsung wont repair broken galaxys , just replace them.
Ill keep working on the phone and keep trying, but compared to changing the screen on iphone is this like changing the screen on a iphone as a blind man without arms.
People thinking of buying this screen kit on eBay, don't do it. Just contact samsung for a repair.
Ill keep you posted.
I got the screen off.
No need to loosen the metaling ring around. The screen in dropped in the chassis from the front.
On the mainboard, just pop off the screen cable, long and flat next to the SD card slot.
The next step is very strange, just use brute force and crack the screen off the chassis, start from the top
When you get around the home button, be careful. Samsung has clued 2 sensors to the screen and chassis for back and option button. Best thing to do here is bend the screen back a little and cut loos the sensors from the digitizer with a sharp knife/scalpel. Samsung has used insane amount of clue on this phone.
Both the digitizer and amoled screen was clued to the chassis.
The next step is to clean off all the clue, buy loads of glue. Fill the chassis with glue and press the new screen on.
Wish me luck.
Ill keep you posted.
Making me a bit scared reading this thread, I`ve just bought phone Insurance just in case.Good luck fitting your replacement screens, sounds a bit daunting.
YES!!!
New screen in place and everything is working perfectly. Took about 3 hours first time (give or take). Its possible to do it a lot faster. The biggeste problem is the glue. Melting at about 120 celsius, but i was scared to heat the glas as i didnt know how much heat the mainbord could stand. All in all a pain in the a**, but doable.
I can also confirm this screen from ebay to be an orginal samsung amoled screen.
Best of luck too others trying a screen replace.
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amoled or samoled though?
My mistake. Its a samoled screen
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Awesome!!! thanks for the review
did you manage to snap a few pictures meanwhile you were working in your phone?
Im sorry, no pictures
The charger is missing to my canon camera, new one incomming from ebay. I'll post pictures next time ill change the screen ;-)
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Hi Guys,
Heard a lot about this forum but this question may not belong here...
Anyways,
I dropped a knife on the screen of my i9000. No glass breakage but it instantly lost half the screen, the bottom half. Now if pressed on the screen firmly the bottom half would flash up a weird colour then go back to black. over the next 2-3 days I lost more and more of my screen until I had nothing, total black with no hope of resurrection by pressing on it.
Ok so I replaced the screen today. Being more specific I replaced the whole screen assembly (LCD, digitizer, all capacitive buttions, etc. basicly everything. Things I didn't replace were the main motherboard, battery, backcover ha ha).
This makes me think the fault is in the main motherboard, as if something got shook up but my question is where do I start to look?
I can tell that the LCD isn't getting signal but where would I look to remedy that problem?
Thanks in advance,
A very out of pocket _toiletduck_
Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Hi!
I have a denver 10153 quad core tablet with a broken screen. When the screen is connected, it is like there is a ghost randomly touching the screen. Apps opens and closes and keyboard is opened and a lot af a's are pressed and so on. I disconnected the screen and the tablet is working ok with my wireless keypad.
I have a hard time finding a new digitizer. The dimensoins are not the most commen ones. It is 150x252mm. 1024x600px
I have given up finding a new digitizer. But I was thunking if this one can be repaired. It has only one crack at the uppee left corner which goes from edge to edge. My guess is that the tracks that goes round the edge of the glass under the black surfice, is broken. If I can get the glass off the bezel and get to those tracks, would it be possible to repair them for instance by soldering? Or will repairing the tracks not be enough to mend the digitizer?
Regards
Axell.
Hi guys,
I have a Dasaita PX5 unit with Android 8.0 and 4 GB RAM.
I've bought it a few months ago and it was working fine until today the screen just went crazy.
The screen will start touching itself all over and enabling settings, or quitting my GPS software, or activating apps, or flipping through different screens etc.
I've tried to update the system software, update the MCU, and even a factory reset. The crazy screen issue still persist.
Any idea how and why my screen went crazy and how do I resolve it?
Thanks
Here is a short sample of what I meant by going crazy:
https://youtu.be/8ZcIXuc7MEw
I know exactly why and have had the same problem. There is a ribbon cable that comes out of the screen between the glass and LCD for the digitizer, its damaged the screens are so cheaply made the glass is still somewhat sharp and the cable kinks and breaks. . I actually just came on here to post if anyone knew where I could get a replacement besides Aliexpress.....
You should try reconnecting the ribbon cable, else just get yourself a screen replacement from where you bought the headunit.
I had similar issue where bottom part of the touch screen no longer register touches and as time goes by, the whole screen is completely "untouchable".
The root cause is that the ribbon between the unit and the screen panel connect to the mainboard is rubbing against the unit casing's sharp edges causes permanent damage. Fortunately, it is still under warranty and i have got a replacement panel, smoothed the casing edges and place some duct tape before replacing the panel.
BlinkyTrojan said:
You should try reconnecting the ribbon cable, else just get yourself a screen replacement from where you bought the headunit.
I had similar issue where bottom part of the touch screen no longer register touches and as time goes by, the whole screen is completely "untouchable".
The root cause is that the ribbon between the unit and the screen panel connect to the mainboard is rubbing against the unit casing's sharp edges causes permanent damage. Fortunately, it is still under warranty and i have got a replacement panel, smoothed the casing edges and place some duct tape before replacing the panel.
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I just tried it and it got worst. :S
Someone with the answer?
I was looking at GPS and stumbled on some broken pavement and while keeping my balance ended up swinging my arm down while loosing grip on the phone. The phone still rings but the screen is blank with green flashes. I ordered a screen on AliExpress but it is blank with a faint flashing grey line at the top.
My question is - is there another component to the display rendering that might be damaged by the impact?
Or is it my bad luck the replacement screen is no good?
I'm trying to decide if I should cut my losses or perhaps buy a 2nd replacement screen from iFixit? (supposedly Google OEM)
Thanks for any opinions on this.
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I was looking at GPS and stumbled on some broken pavement and while keeping my balance ended up swinging my arm down while loosing grip on the phone. The phone still rings but the screen is blank with green flashes. I ordered a screen on AliExpress but it is blank with a faint flashing grey line at the top.
My question is - is there another component to the display rendering that might be damaged by the impact?
Or is it my bad luck the replacement screen is no good?
I'm trying to decide if I should cut my losses or perhaps buy a 2nd replacement screen from iFixit? (supposedly Google OEM)
Thanks for any opinions on this.
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You should probably buy a refurb screen from iFixit, which is more trustworthy.