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back cover on qtek 8310

Hi all,
I have the following isue: after I gave my qtek 8310 to my sister, it seems the back cover is somewhat broken or malformed because I cannot close it. My sister told me she hasn't done anything but it is possible she forced the back cover in some way. When I try closing the back cover, it doesn't fit well to the phone's body and doesn't make a click sound as usual. As a result it cannot be attached to the phone's body and fully closed. This happens even when there is no battery installed.
Visually I cannot see anything broken and the plastic seems OK. There are no obvious malformations.
Has anyone had such similar issue? Maybe I have to buy a new cover, however I haven't found any website to purchase spare parts for the qtek 8310.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

yo! post here snapshots of the "unshut" back cover so that we may see how can we help ya

10x for the reply.
I will make the shots tonight with my camera and post the links.

even if u dont post, i suspect that either of these slots of ur cell phone are blocked:
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here is the link for image if it doesnt fit in on post: http://i38.tinypic.com/2ep7bk6.jpg

Same problem
Hi, I have got the same problem. I have found, the back cover get broken because the battery was old and become "bigger" (got inflated by gas produced in battery by chemical reaction). I have changed the battery, but have not found way to repair the back cover. Maybe just use some hot temperature...

Got the same problem here: seems like the battery has curved (!) it has got a slight bump...
the battery doesn't fit properly anymore - same with the back-cover!
Also my battery drain is quite high... well, it's an 3 year old tornado

on the grey cover, inside, theres the 2 clips, one of them was bent downwards touching the surface, and thus i couldnt slide the cover on without it lopsided or loose. I just lifted the clip a little and fixed it. Be careful its like cheap plastic, felt like it would break easily

lmf said:
on the grey cover, inside, theres the 2 clips, one of them was bent downwards touching the surface, and thus i couldnt slide the cover on without it lopsided or loose. I just lifted the clip a little and fixed it. Be careful its like cheap plastic, felt like it would break easily
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Hi again, it seems my problem was exactly the same like lmf's. I just lifted the clips and now the cover fits and slides correctly.
Thank you very much 'dark_prince' for the picture and advice and 'lmf' for further tips. Now I have a happy working tornado with a back cover If we ever meet in real life I owe you many, many beers

Lol that strange maybe you cellphone is pregnet by a noki or a sonyerricson

Replacing cracked screen

So I just got the S3 like 2 days ago.. i told myself i wouldnt really take it out the house til I got some protection for it but figured hanging around the house with it wouldnt be bad .. I ordered a rubber skin for it 2 days ago and waiting for it in shipping. Cousin comes over today for a quick visit today than leaves. I took the phone outside with me in my pocket, not thinking about the jersey shorts I was wearing (really slick material) I crouch to pet my dog and it slides out my pocket and hits the ground.. just a bit of the bottom right corner screen is cracked, i think it wouldnt be too noticeable with the case (once that arrives) but it is annoying to have this done to a new phone. I see they have replacement screens on ebay, so Im thinking of just ordering one there. Irony was that I was just telling my cousin he should get a case for his iphone for these very incidents.
My S3 is pebble blue, so this gives me the chance to convert it to white if I want huh. Ive done stuff before like taking my zune mp3 player apart to swap a bigger battery in it, and always mess with computers (modded my laptop). Question is how difficult will it be to swap the screen plate?
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More expensive than difficult
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Ouch Idk if you can just remove the front panel but you might need to mess with the lcd panel. I would look up a video on youtube.

If it is functional I would say wait. The more use you get out of it, the more other parts of the screen will get stressed, could break. The later you replace it, the better the value for you. Again, only if it works and you aren't too annoyed at the appearance. If you do go for it, maybe this might help:

Thanks for the replies, I am researching it now.. I could probably live with it, once the rubber case is here It would cover up the edges of it and it doesnt go into the actual screen too much. But it is annoying ,
But i see alot of replacement glass on ebay that dont have the lcd screen with it , I wonder how the heck are they selling those if from what Im reading its all one piece with the lcd and touchpad.

hypertek said:
Thanks for the replies, I am researching it now.. I could probably live with it, once the rubber case is here It would cover up the edges of it and it doesnt go into the actual screen too much. But it is annoying ,
But i see alot of replacement glass on ebay that dont have the lcd screen with it , I wonder how the heck are they selling those if from what Im reading its all one piece with the lcd and touchpad.
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I have yet to see anyone.. ANYONE replace just the screen... I have the same problem... but sammy said it would cost me 178 for them to fix...my phone is now in claims status

hypertek said:
Thanks for the replies, I am researching it now.. I could probably live with it, once the rubber case is here It would cover up the edges of it and it doesnt go into the actual screen too much. But it is annoying ,
But i see alot of replacement glass on ebay that dont have the lcd screen with it , I wonder how the heck are they selling those if from what Im reading its all one piece with the lcd and touchpad.
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They probably mold it themselves. cheap knock off's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5IPaCPaY_0
his vid really makes it look possible since when he got the glass/digitizer off, the screen was separate , but i cant tell if the lcd got damaged when he took the digitizer off since he used a screwdriver and didnt put much care into it since he said was already broken.

hypertek said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5IPaCPaY_0
his vid really makes it look possible since when he got the glass/digitizer off, the screen was separate , but i cant tell if the lcd got damaged when he took the digitizer off .
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That looks so sketchy and unprofessional. It scares me.

i know the phone is fairly new so replacing just the glass/digitizer seems like no one on the net has experience documented replacing just that.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Touch-S...954?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4169ade3c2

[Q] Craked Screen repaired my self. What went wrong?

I broke my screen order a LCD on ebay but need the screen not the LCD. than order just a screen. Replaced both now I turn on the screen where it should be black it is green? did i buy a bad LCD on ebay or is there some setting to fix the display? help
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<---- what was i thinking lol

Not sure.
I got a replacement OEM digitizer from China. I havent installed it yet. Can you tell me about the adhesive which bonds the LCD to the digitizer? Was this a real pain to remove and did your new digitizer have some adhesive on it?
Im not sure about your colors, although I know there are factory LCD tests that can be performed, etc. They can be dangerous though so be careful... I would double check your connector, if thats not it.. Ask for refund and try another place.
Did the seller say it was OEM? And for your exact model?

I had a laptop screen a while back that did that, and it was because the connector was not pushed all the way in. It would periodically come loose, and I would have to disassemble the screen and push the connector back it. Maybe see if you can push it in farther or secure it better?

chrisrotolo said:
Not sure.
I got a replacement OEM digitizer from China. I havent installed it yet. Can you tell me about the adhesive which bonds the LCD to the digitizer? Was this a real pain to remove and did your new digitizer have some adhesive on it?
Im not sure about your colors, although I know there are factory LCD tests that can be performed, etc. They can be dangerous though so be careful... I would double check your connector, if thats not it.. Ask for refund and try another place.
Did the seller say it was OEM? And for your exact model?
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My digitizer is from china to. The adhesive is on the digitizer and glue to the frame in the first pic. LCD is not glue just trapped in between frame & digitizer. I used a a hairdryer to free the digitizer. I should of heated it more very hard to remove the glue my razor blade got to close to the LCD that why I replaced it & I ordered the LCD by mistake so I used the new LCD from china.
I check the connector the Green Gone! I can use my Tab plus again. But I think the LCD from china is not as good as the samsung. That what I get for being cheap $40 w/shipping
Thanks for the help!

al160000 said:
I had a laptop screen a while back that did that, and it was because the connector was not pushed all the way in. It would periodically come loose, and I would have to disassemble the screen and push the connector back it. Maybe see if you can push it in farther or secure it better?
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Thanks, I reconnect the connector & the green is gone!
This youtube video help on the tear-down:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxqM43ZDFWU

Spots in pictures

Just this afternoon I discovered that my Z3 has spots in its pictures. What do you guys make of this? I think it is dust or some other sort of particles. Not sure what I should do..
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Had 1 big spot on my pictures too ,it showed up one week after i bought the device at the top of the screen. Then it moved to the middle and now it's gone.
I think that it's dust.

Had the same problem.
I tried everything including blasting the phone from every possible hole with compressed air. Nothing worked so I contacted the local authorized repair center. After a week. the called me and told me that the phone is fixed. When I asked them what was the issue, they told me that the camera module was replaced. I'm taking this information with a grain of salt,because I have had a similar problem with my CybersShot - the problem was a spec of dust on the sensor.
I was a little spectral about the waterproofing so when I got the phone i tried the pressure test and it was OK. Since then I have tried it in a pool and it's OK.
Here you can see my photos with the spot - http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/help/dark-spot-photos-t2986834
Let me know if you have any questions and hope you get it fixed soon.

Same problem here!

shtepsel said:
Had the same problem.
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Let me know if you have any questions and hope you get it fixed soon.
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Looks near identical. I'll bring it to the store soon to get it fixed, but that has to wait a couple of weeks.
Cannot imagine that they will refuse to fix it under warranty, the thing is supposed to be dustproof after all. Hopefully they can fix my rattle as well at the same time..

The strange thing for me was that the camera module is covered by an additional foam, meaning that dust particles should not enter the camera lens and it's surroundings . That's the reason why I was not able to blast the dust with air.
You can see what I'm talking about on the right pic -

Well, mine has been open for repairs. Maybe that's part of the cause..

same here
Palava said:
Well, mine has been open for repairs. Maybe that's part of the cause..
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Just saw the exact same spots on my phone, which led me here.
Hmm hope the store does something good. Mine has also been through a replace because of a broken front screen.

HarborgT said:
Just saw the exact same spots on my phone, which led me here.
Hmm hope the store does something good. Mine has also been through a replace because of a broken front screen.
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Perhaps you have a different sensor, or motherboard, now. But that's definiately dust on the sensor.

Well sort of good news, mine got repaired. It took 6 weeks and two attempts. Allthough the first camera module swap was succesfull, I received my phone damaged and making a rattle sound.
I'm hoping this time the rattle won't return, because they did a beautiful job fixing the phone. The tolerances are better than when I got it new..

One thing to look out for is the Camera Lens manages to get marks on the camera just from being in my pocket.

My lens still looks sharp. No furthers issues to report after my repairs.

Salaminator said:
One thing to look out for is the Camera Lens manages to get marks on the camera just from being in my pocket.
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Tell me about it, mine is less than a month old and is scratched.

Water damage - indicators

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]Hello - I dropped phone in the sink and pulled it out IMMEDIATELY.:crying:Literally two seconds. The phone was still on, was dried and left in rice for 4 days. Took out sim and memory card. only the bottom half of the phone was in contact with water.
Now the phone will charge, but the screen is not responsive, and going ballistic notifications flashing, bluetooth turning on and off, alarms suddenly being set, LED switching on and off, browser pages appearing - all this whilst the phone is not being touched.
I have looked very very closely at what I think are the water damage indicators, right on the led, and they are yellow on top and orange on the bottom. No sign of pink at all. Also have compared them to my husbands A9 and they are identical. Is there any hope :crying::crying:

Anyone ???

yes, that is the water damage indicators, it is really red, which is a sign of water damage. If you can charge it and do other things like, let's say, connect it to a computer, then it may just be a screen problem, but don't take my word for it, it is possible that there is something else wrong. You can certainly try it but I'm not sure if the screen is the only problem without the device in my hands to assess the damage. I would say there is a little hope for it but your best bet is to either buy a new one or get a replacement under warranty
Also, if your screen experiences "jitters" where it randomly maps finger touches that is definitely a digitizer problem, which is screen related, I'm not sure if this is the problem u face or not, I'm going off of your description of the damage. Leave the screen on and watch it for a few, if it does this then that is certainly a sign of a damaged screen
Unfortunately based on your description you have very little chance of fixing it without replacing at least one part of the phone, it may just be one or it may be multiple
Sorry if this offers little help, but good luck anyways

shaking camera
i dropped my phone into a basin and my phone was completely submerged and all air bubbles came out of the phone but it was working perfectly fine. but now my camera started to twitch and can focus and i keep hearing the sound that the camera still has water in it but am not sure .
please advise on what i should do.
thank you

engkiat2002 said:
i dropped my phone into a basin and my phone was completely submerged and all air bubbles came out of the phone but it was working perfectly fine. but now my camera started to twitch and can focus and i keep hearing the sound that the camera still has water in it but am not sure .
please advise on what i should do.
thank you
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Look Where the flashlight is, there is 2 circles, on on top of the other. The top one is yellow, and the bottom on should be a light red/pink. If the bottom one is orange/dark red the phone has water damage. If this is the case you should take it to a professional and see what needs to be replaced, as I'm not sure exactly what should be fixed. Hope this helps and good luck

OK, phone went off to repair last week. was not holding out much hope as I thought they would be able to tell that it had been dropped in water and therefore not repairable under warranty.
LCD replaced, and that is it. I am delighted !! Working perfectly.

dragona said:
OK, phone went off to repair last week. was not holding out much hope as I thought they would be able to tell that it had been dropped in water and therefore not repairable under warranty.
LCD replaced, and that is it. I am delighted !! Working perfectly.
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That is very good, thankfully it was only a screen replacement. Good luck and don't drop it into anymore water lol