You might think that phones and parts sold by Chinese eBays Sellers are identical to the real thing. But before you buy anything, please read what I have to say.
Part 1
Section A, Rejected Inferiors or Chinese Reproductions
Sellers pay a cheaper price for inferior, defected, or discarded parts so that they sell it to you at a higher price. This issue is most prominent when you pay for the replacement housings. They might even be custom made replicas.
Defects of inferior or replica parts include:
*Screws don't fit properly
*Clips don't clip in properly
*Housings don't fit perfectly
*Pieces are too big or too small
*Embedded modules are missing
*The paint-job is inferior
Seller Issues Include:
*Seller sent the wrong color housing.
*When you receive the set, the color from part A (keypad-brown) does not match with the color from part B (housing-black).
*Visual representation does not always completely match the actual product.
Section B, Refurbished Parts
Summary
Sometimes sellers even use old parts and repaint them with a new color. You will notice hard-to-find scratches on them or hard-to-find signs of wear. If you pay for these, you paid for refurbished or restored housings and parts.
Defects of Refurbished Parts Include:
*Used parts and housings
*Custom painted when advertised as OEM painted
*Parts are not painted where not noticeable (such as the back of a battery cover)
Seller Issues Include:
They will not admit that the item is used unless you intimidate them
They will not admit that the item was a custom product unless you intimidate them
Please do not buy from these sellers.
*Take note that housings with pre-attached electronic pieces are a pain in the ass. Basically you have are screwed if the module is glued onto the original housing. To remove it, you have to be careful or else you will damage it. In my case, I had to cut off the glue that attached the LED flash module for the camera. Then I had to super glue it back to the new housing.
Then the housing didn't fit properly because the slots for the screws were not deep enough. So my housing wiggled. I had to solve this buy using shorter screws or buy shortening the real screw with a file.
Then a piece of the housing broke its snaps because the damn snaps didn't fit properly.
Then you will learn that only the inferior battery cover will fit with the inferior housing. The original battery cover will not fit in the housing at all because...sigh..the original cover is shorter.
I am telling you, these housings are defects either 1) discarded by OEM or 2) replicated by the Chinese or 3) sold as Refurbished but marketed as Never Used.
More stories about Chinese eBays are too come.
Part 2, I will be writing about buying genuine phones from Chinese sellers
Hi guys,
I have a minor damage on my backplate and would like to replace it.
Maybe it's through a fall or due the often replacement of it (battery out and in)
I prefer one with a good quality, a white one would also be nice.
Did anyone of you already bought a new one?
I'm looking for a shop that accepts paypall.
Greetz
Replacement backplates
Hello!
Anyone able to remove SAMSUNG from the cover?
Sort of...
Naw... not without scratching it up. BUT... you can find plenty of nice OEM looking back covers for sale on eBay.com... spend a few bucks and get a really nice back cover and keep that samsung branded one in the box for when you want to sell the phone or something in the future ;-)
Hi. I cracked the glass on my S4, and cant seem to find any replacement parts on the internet which are original.
Is it at all possible to get an original screen glass, and if not - Where would be the smartest to buy an non-original if considering quality?
fcknghst said:
Hi. I cracked the glass on my S4, and cant seem to find any replacement parts on the internet which are original.
Is it at all possible to get an original screen glass, and if not - Where would be the smartest to buy an non-original if considering quality?
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My kid cracked his phone as well. Went to this lil kiosk in the mall and they cost like 150 to fix. Better off going thru the asurion to get a new phone.
I'm also interested, there's no way to find any information of the screen quality on the Internet as far as I can see.
I'd like just the glass as the phone works well, don't mind trying to replace it with tutorials available.
A friend of mine actually broke his screen and found a place to buy a replacement. He has the Sprint variant... I doubt they're not compatible... I'll ask him and see what I can find!
I have replaced a glass (on a separate phone) and glass+digitizer both purchased from etradesupply dot com. Their stuff seems to be legit OEM. I recommend them.
vinniej said:
I have replaced a glass (on a separate phone) and glass+digitizer both purchased from etradesupply dot com. Their stuff seems to be legit OEM. I recommend them.
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Ah, I was wrong, he literally only needed the outside glass so.... that's why it was so cheap. Sorry!
But that site looks like they have legit stuff.
At SSC very Expensive
fcknghst said:
Hi. I cracked the glass on my S4, and cant seem to find any replacement parts on the internet which are original.
Is it at all possible to get an original screen glass, and if not - Where would be the smartest to buy an non-original if considering quality?
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You can buy from witrigs.com. I heard it from other members who bought the replacement parts of Sony Xperia Z1 from here. It seems not bad.
vinniej said:
I have replaced a glass (on a separate phone) and glass+digitizer both purchased from etradesupply dot com. Their stuff seems to be legit OEM. I recommend them.
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Thanks! I ordered from there (with OEM clear LCD adhesive and tools), it seems legit OEM indeed
Jul84 said:
Thanks! I ordered from there (with OEM clear LCD adhesive and tools), it seems legit OEM indeed
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Good luck. If you are doing just the glass, just remember to take your time. The adhesive on the OEM glass is quite a pain to remove but it can be done without damaging the digitizer. Slow and steady! :good:
I replaced my severely cracked screen with a $6 replacement off ebay. Slooooow, steady process to remove the original screen being stuck to the digitizer with a clear adhesive. There are several videos on youtube to demonstrate the process. The new one works fine, although it is a little more reflective than the original. The touchscreen works well, but perhaps slightly less sensitive than before. A nice touch of the new screen is that the Back & Menu buttons are now blue, which looks good and is less bright than it used to be, which is an upgrade, to me. I'd say it leaves the phone about 95% as good as as it was before I dropped it. To me, well worth it to save $170 to extend the life of the phone until the S6 or S5 Prime or LG G3 or whatever phone is a big enough upgrade to make me jump. I did have a Note 3 for 9 days and it was epic, noticeably better than the S4 in pretty much every aspect, except that it was simply too big to deal with on a daily basis. But it did give me a nice dose of the level of performance I can look forward to with my next phone.
I also broke my glass few days ago and was thinking with replacing it with the new black edition glass that has no texture, just pure black. Does anyone know where I would be able to get my hands on that glass?
Thanks in advance!
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Thumbstarrepair.com fixed my wife's busted screen on her S4 for $58. Looks like a brand new phone.
DieselDawg
vinniej said:
Good luck. If you are doing just the glass, just remember to take your time. The adhesive on the OEM glass is quite a pain to remove but it can be done without damaging the digitizer. Slow and steady! :good:
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If you don't want to mess with the adhesive buy the screen with the frame included. It's more expensive but much easier to replace and keep the phone in perfect condition.
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fcknghst said:
Hi. I cracked the glass on my S4, and cant seem to find any replacement parts on the internet which are original. Check that is compatible for your version, and that it's not for s4 mini or zoom versions either.
Is it at all possible to get an original screen glass, and if not - Where would be the smartest to buy an non-original if considering quality?
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Search eBay for "galaxy s4 screen frame genuine", at least if they send you a counterfeit item you can open a Paypal dispute for selling fake items.
You can buy the screen with the frame or not. I always buy with the frame.
Here's an example of the screen+digitizer (no frame), 132$
Genuine Samsung Galaxy S4 i9500 i9505 i337 M919 LCD Screen+Digitizer Touch Glass
Screen+digitizer+frame, 217$
Details about Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505 4G LTE Black Screen LCD Glass on Frame *GENUINE SAMSUNG*
The screen & digitizer will fit any S4 variant. But if you're buying one with the FRAME as well, there are 4 to choose from.
i9505 - fits i9505 ONLY
i9500 - fits i9500 ONLY
i545 - fits L720 & R970 also
i337 - fits M919 and i9505G also
I had mine done by a guy on Ebay.
http://www.ebay.com/usr/thumbstar?_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2754
Cost be about 65 bucks shipped. He uses the LOCA glue method (OEM style), not the double sided tape like most of the retail stores do. Sent it off and had it back within a few days. I just sent him my phone w/o battery and cover. Came back perfect in my opinion.
my local sprint store was going to repair my damaged LCD for $75... included new glass
As of today's date, this is currently the only seller I was able to find selling replacement OEM parts for the Galaxy S6.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=fonejoy&_armrs=1&_from=R40|R40&_sacat=0&_nkw="galaxy+s6"&rt=nc
Please feel free to post any others as they come up.
Spare parts for Samsung galaxy s6
Flex cable parts: http://bit.ly/1RpBYbt
Camera for Samsung Galaxy s6/G920f : http://bit.ly/1FYW4pt
Flex cable for Samsung--Galaxy s6/G920f: http://bit.ly/1F8h10o
Lens for Samsung Galaxy s6/G9200 dark blue: http://bit.ly/1IvIXwb
Lens for Samsung Galaxy s6/G9200 gold: http://bit.ly/1It0VRM
Lens for Samsung Galaxy s6/G9200 white: http://bit.ly/1QAleho
Battery cover: http://bit.ly/1SDvhUK
Wholesale Gadget Parts
https://www.wholesalegadgetparts.com/home.php?cat=2456
Repairs Universe
http://www.repairsuniverse.com/samsung-galaxy-s6-screen-replacement-parts.html
I could go on and on with a list of vendors.
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As of today's date, this is currently the only seller I was able to find selling replacement OEM parts for the Galaxy S6.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_ssn=fonejoy&_armrs=1&_from=R40|R40&_sacat=0&_nkw="galaxy+s6"&rt=nc
Please feel free to post any others as they come up.
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DBXStore:
http://www.dbxstore.com/AllProduct/For-Samsung-Spare-Parts-c411/For-Galaxy-S6-c730
Just find reliable Samsung Galaxy s6 screen replacement parts here: http://bit.ly/1LNbbpJ.
Has anyone released any battery covers that aren't glass yet? Say plastic or a nice soft-touch or even a leather one? That would be sweet.
el6006 said:
Has anyone released any battery covers that aren't glass yet? Say plastic or a nice soft-touch or even a leather one? That would be sweet.
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i dont think so
hi i am looking for a good S6 battery cover glass the ones i got from ebay keep breaking anyone find a good one ?
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what?
Brand New Galaxy S6 Replacement Parts
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