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My diamond has a few hairline scratches how do I remove it?

What do I use to remove the scratch? thx.

slikr said:
What do I use to remove the scratch? thx.
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I see a kit for ipod for that exact thing a few years ago - maybe its worth asking.

i dropped my diamond and the screen has a very nasty looking scratch along the botto of the screen.
please advise what i can do to fix or do i have to replace it for a new touch screen.
if i need a new screen where in th uk is the best place to have it re fitted
thanks

I think it's called Displex scratch remover or similar - try it out it will fill the hairline scratch and make it invisible.

salada2k said:
I think it's called Displex scratch remover or similar - try it out it will fill the hairline scratch and make it invisible.
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Are you sure this will work? Displex melts a bit of the acrylic plastic on most screens so that it fills up the scratches. Last I heard, the Diamond's screen is glass.

OnePointOh said:
Are you sure this will work? Displex melts a bit of the acrylic plastic on most screens so that it fills up the scratches. Last I heard, the Diamond's screen is glass.
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If its the screen I'd be carefull applying anything as you risk the display becomes blurred (same reasons thet don't remove scratches on glasses). If it's made of glass maybe consult a car repair shop reparing wind screens. Let's hear what you find out.

OnePointOh said:
Are you sure this will work? Displex melts a bit of the acrylic plastic on most screens so that it fills up the scratches. Last I heard, the Diamond's screen is glass.
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The outer layer is not glass. It's the layer underneath the digitizer that is glass. Have you noticed that you can indent the screen when you touch it, say, with the stylus? That should prove it for you.
As far as the displex goes I personally haven't tried it as I use a screen protector (which on a side note I have ruined today as my stylus has developed a sharpness that has scratched the crap out of it). So the idea is to replace it when it's gone bad with a new one. If you've scratched the actual outer surface then you could look at replacing it (I'm not sure how you'll go about doing that) or you could try the displex.

Attention: use only on non-coated surfaces and plastics; when used on mobile phones, treat only the transparent portions of the display lens. Not for use with touch screen displays.

JayZee2 said:
Attention: use only on non-coated surfaces and plastics; when used on mobile phones, treat only the transparent portions of the display lens. Not for use with touch screen displays.
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Uh-oh... Haha I think I recommended Displex to someone before... I've seen people use it on GPS displays and it worked fine, even with touch screen... But if they say no, don't risk it.

looks like it will have to be a new screen,
is the outher screen a seprrate part to the glass section of the screen ??
does anyone know where i can have it replaced in the uk?

If your going to replace it then I'd have a go at polishing it first and see what happens. What you got to loose.
I once used a bit of Brasso on the screen of my car headunit, got the scratches out a treat.

silkw0rm said:
looks like it will have to be a new screen,
is the outher screen a seprrate part to the glass section of the screen ??
does anyone know where i can have it replaced in the uk?
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If you're going to have a new screen anyway I'd first experiment with some of the various proucts discussed. If it works you save the repair, if not then no harm done as you'l get a new dispaly (at the cost of a new TD likely).

update
managed to get hold of a new screen for a reasonable price too
link
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/17042.htm?referer=FR_PROD-PR-P-17042
now can someone please direct me to where i can have this fitted,
or better still if you know how to change the screen can you please show me instructions of this and tools required.
regards

silkw0rm said:
update
managed to get hold of a new screen for a reasonable price too
link
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/17042.htm?referer=FR_PROD-PR-P-17042
now can someone please direct me to where i can have this fitted,
or better still if you know how to change the screen can you please show me instructions of this and tools required.
regards
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Search for the tech. manual on the net. It explains step by step how to do it. Good luck with it. I cannot recall where I found it, but even somewhere in xda is a link I think.

http://www.pdacenter.ru/razborka/raz...touch-diamond/
it was in my housing replacement thread before...
very difficult job from what i can tell for replacement
almost as annoying as iphone DIY since it has the most annoying housing ever

this may sound stupid but it is stuff that works
take a piece of microfiber cloth
a banana
toothpaste
and any glass cleaner
1st take a small piece of banana and rub it on the screen for about 3 minutes and take your microfiber cloth and whipe it off... (do not use water) and do not use paper towel or toilet paper!!!!(it will ruin the screen
now flip your microfiber to the clean side and set it down...
take your tooth paste (white colgate is the best) and rub it over the screen for 5 minutes again take the clean side of microfiber and rub off the toothpaste... it will smell minty for a couple of days but eventully it will go away!!!
please try this it works take the time it will work and again do not use any water!!! that means dont put water on cloth and wipe off
hope it helps

htcfanboi said:
this may sound stupid but it is stuff that works
take a piece of microfiber cloth
a banana
toothpaste
[..]
hope it helps
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Right... I can understand using tooth paste, but a fricking bannana? How funny is that? I honestly would like to see a guy polishing his £350 phone with that.
You've made my day
Ps. I'd suggest using a carrot and then a potato afterwards

COuld be the small amount of acids in it.
A lemon may be too strong. Banana has a fine 'polishing' structure too.

it works man.... banana is my friend......
delicious too

htcfanboi said:
it works man.... banana is my friend......
delicious too
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Hehe, My apologies then, I'm gonna give it a go as soon as I spot the first scratch

[GUIDE] I9000 Screen Replacement

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.

Schmich said:
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.

pekkala89 said:
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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Wife broke the screen. New parts on the way...

So my youngest knocked my wife's phone off the table and cracked the screen. Looks like the "glass", digitizer, and LCD are all one piece. The best price I found was in Texas for $65. The company I spoke with on the phone seemed friendly.
Anybody replaced one yet?

I haven't taken mine apart yet. Take lots of pictures and document the process. I am sure it will be of benefit to lots of people. Also post the link to where you got the parts. That would also be helpful.
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Will do. I didn't post the link thinking some might call SPAM. I got it from www.globaldirectparts.com. The person I spoke to on the phone said they test all parts before they go out so plan for a test delay before it's boxed.
dweebs0r said:
I haven't taken mine apart yet. Take lots of pictures and document the process. I am sure it will be of benefit to lots of people. Also post the link to where you got the parts. That would also be helpful.
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I've done a few iPhone 3G screens in the past. Even though this one's not $13, I'm glad I don't have to break out the heat gun to separate the glass...

hallfleming said:
So my youngest knocked my wife's phone off the table and cracked the screen. Looks like the "glass", digitizer, and LCD are all one piece. The best price I found was in Texas for $65. The company I spoke with on the phone seemed friendly.
Anybody replaced one yet?
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From the dismantle guide that someone else posted, it does not seem to be too hard of a fix. The glass/digitizer/SAMOLED screen should all be one part since that is the beauty of what makes SAMOLED thinner than an LCD, there is no air/air gaps.
Seems like a good price for the whole shibang. Iphone screens cost more than that I thought and suck to replace.

I think it will be an interesting project to see how easy it comes apart and how easily the screen is replaced. I have done a few iPhones and a Blackberry Bold screen.
The more detailed the documentation the better.

65 Bucks isn't bad for a brand new phone on the market. Please please please take lots of detailed pics. I replaced numerous iphones glass and lcd's all the way from the 1gen to the 3gs, 6 in total(2 weren't mine). Hopefully it's as easy as those to replace. First day after the iphone 4 came out and friends were breaking their glass and coming to me to get them replaced digitizer and lcd combo's were running 145. But document this please. I'm interested to see what other fun stuff is under the front of the phone, already seen what's going on on the back side.

I have already torn my phone apart and taken pictures and a step by step of how to do it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=740022
I hope that gets you far enough to replace what you need

Replaced the screen. Not to bad. Easier I think than the iPhone glass replacement. I took some pics. How shall I post them?
I think what iLoki did was harder than the glass replacement....

Make an open photobucket album or you could load to photobucket and just paste them in the thread with what you did. Interested to see how it looks.
What would you say the quality of the screen is? How does it compare to the stock AMOLED?

Alright. Much like a iPhone 3G/3GS, there's some sticky tape involved. Rather than splitting the glass from the LCD, you'll be pulling all glass, digitizer and lcd out. One tool I recommend for splitting the glue tape, a guitar pick. They actually send those with some of the iPhone screen kits. And grab your spouses hair dryer...
First off, thanks iLoki for the instructions. Removing the back plastic I think was the hardest. Just out of raw fear you'll snap the final upper clip. It pops when you remove it but don't waste a good panic when you hear the sound.
On the final steps of iLoki's instructions, you remove the ribbon cable under the blue tape to remove the speaker assembly. You can skip this step. Just pull the one screw that holds the assembly to the chassis. you can remove the mainboard and speaker in one piece. After that, pull what I assumed is the radio assembly on the bottom of the chassis to avoid snagging anything. It pulls right out after you disconnect the white antenna cable.
When the mainboards out, it's time to unglue. I used a hair dryer rather than a heat gun this time. It worked fine. I used low fan, high heat for about 60 seconds on each side I was working with. Use the guitar pick to start separating the screen from the chassis. You'll see the black tape that runs around the chassis in the picture. Don't worry about destroying that black seal tape. It comes with the screen. I did one side and worked the bottom, top and then the final side. If the glue is stubborn, try some more heat. Use common sense with that.
Once the screens separated, pull the black tape from the chassis. Be careful around the 4 bottom buttons. There's a silver metallic ribbon cable underneath. You'll see it in my picture with the tape rolled back.
The new screen came with 2 seperate sticky tape pieces on the screen. One for the perimeter and one for the main part of the screen. Peel them off and align it for install. Make sure the ribbon cable for the screen goes through the slot on the chassis. To get the screen "squared" up for adhesion, I used the speaker grill for alignment. AKA, start at the top, and lay it down top to bottom.
That's about it. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm around Atlanta so if I can ever help in person, let me know!

The screen is a OEM Samsung screen. Logo's and everything. The logo's are under the protective sticker on the front that says "made in China". Scared me at first...
flashman2002 said:
Make an open photobucket album or you could load to photobucket and just paste them in the thread with what you did. Interested to see how it looks.
What would you say the quality of the screen is? How does it compare to the stock AMOLED?
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hallfleming said:
The screen is a OEM Samsung screen. Logo's and everything. The logo's are under the protective sticker on the front that says "made in China". Scared me at first...
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Does it have the Death Star symbol and "at&t" at the top?

Yep! Just for you...
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Does it have the Death Star symbol and "at&t" at the top?
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OMG yall are some brave souls, lol.

so did your wife or kid break your screen? Title and OP conflict :/

Just ordered my screen
and I will be attempting this same "operation" myself in 5-12 days when the screen arrives... during a routine "check out how cool my gorilla-glass is" demonstration my amoled screen under the gorilla glass broke... yes, I am probably not the smartest person in the world.
Anyways, $73 later I will be getting my replacement screen from globaldirectparts.com - I'll let you guys know how it goes.

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and I will be attempting this same "operation" myself in 5-12 days when the screen arrives... during a routine "check out how cool my gorilla-glass is" demonstration my amoled screen under the gorilla glass broke... yes, I am probably not the smartest person in the world.
Anyways, $73 later I will be getting my replacement screen from globaldirectparts.com - I'll let you guys know how it goes.
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In all of your demonstration, did you develop a scratch, or did the screen just break?
Cuz if its just the screen breaking, I'll probably remove my screen protector.

man this might be worth ordering as a just in case at that price. can't believe the super amoled is that cheap considering the whole hoopla about how much they cost to make. Thanks for the link!

Just bought my captivate for 50 bucks from a guy who cracked the LCD. Replacement parts are on the way. Does anyone have anymore pictures or maybe a disassembly video? Thanks

need advice how to patch up my physically damaged M7

Alright, I did send sms on my bicycle which resulted in I did drop the phone on the ground. Luckily I had ad NILLKIN glass screen protector, which did save most of the phone . I have ordered a new Nillkin screen protector from Aliexpress. And I hope to patch up this phone so it looks good again. How would you have done ?
As you can see at the bottom in the pictures there is physically damage, you can you see the screen bleeding thru also the huwawei logo is damaged.
My idea is UNDER the NEW Nillkin screen protector I will try to mask these "holes" so the screen is not beelding thru anymore. What material should I use to patch up these holes.. also.. how to repar the logo ? can I print it out on my computer printer ? it might look **** on paper but UNDER the glass protector it might look a lot better.
All creative ideas are appreciated, I have high hopes the phone will look good again..
And hopefully my phone will surrive until the M8 release.
Just to let you know desipite the glass look damaged like this the phone is still fully functional!!

ouch i can feel with you.
How about some black film, black paper or everything else that is black and thin

Yes some black material for sure.. Black film would be perfect in guess.. Just wonder where to get it also some black glue at the sides also..

Maybe you can find a front replacement? - http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Front-O...-Parts-For-Huawei-Ascend-Mate-7-/201270995814
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Re...s-Lens-For-Huawei-Ascend-Mate-7-/141549809429
Don't put a huawei printed logo there lol it will look bad and cheap.

alexre123 said:
Maybe you can find a front replacement? - http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Front-O...-Parts-For-Huawei-Ascend-Mate-7-/201270995814
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Re...s-Lens-For-Huawei-Ascend-Mate-7-/141549809429
Don't put a huawei printed logo there lol it will look bad and cheap.
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Nice man might be a very good alternative! But how easy is it to change it really?
Do I need a heat gun for that?

Don't know. I don't advise to do it yourself , just go with the phone to any service, I'm sure they know how to do the operation. Or maybe you have an huawei service near you.
Or...if you have the courage go for it ) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDiaQOzCvfE & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUl8dCuhBGw
Joke man, don't do it yourself if you don't have experience

alexre123 said:
Don't know. I don't advise to do it yourself , just go with the phone to any service, I'm sure they know how to do the operation. Or maybe you have an huawei service near you.
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I have done some smartphone repair myself, I changed the USB board on my old Galaxy Note 1.
I bought a smartphone repair kit with a few tools and very small screwdrivers. To change the glass is probably not much harder, but I need to know if I need a heat gun since I do not own any yet Hopefully it is not needed..but I would assume so...

I might also add the reason I bought a screen protector was that the original glass underneeth have a small crack too that goes accross the entire screen but it s quite invisible besides from certain angels.. so to change that screen to would actually be amazing..and it would make the secondary value when I sell this when M8 is released be a lot higher..

I think you need one. Look at the second yt movie at 22:34. Have an hair dryer?
https://meta.ifixit.com/Answers/View/3523/Using+a+hairdryer+instead+of+a+heat+gun
Hair Dryer vs Heat Gun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ELHDYjpLoc
If I was me I would go with the phone to a service. Anyway good to know Nilkin tempered glass do the job, I have one also on my screen

alexre123 said:
I think you need one. Look at the second yt movie at 22:34. Have an hair dryer?
https://meta.ifixit.com/Answers/View/3523/Using+a+hairdryer+instead+of+a+heat+gun
Hair Dryer vs Heat Gun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ELHDYjpLoc
If I was me I would go with the phone to a service. Anyway good to know Nilkin tempered glass do the job, I have one also on my screen
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Yes the Nillkin glass did its job but I think I was unlucky, that the bottom of the phone got under my bicycle tire.. it felt like it...
I recommend Nillkin, IT has very good Oleophobic coating, which makes the whole device a lot more enjoyable to use, but be careful whren you put it on non 100% straight surfaces it will slip onto the floor.
Alright it is more or less decided I will buy a new front cover with glass, I will make sure to get original parts with gorilla glass. Since the ebay link you linked to are chipped from china I guess I can just order straight from alixpress instead...
I have heard singapore post have quite fast shipping compared to china post.

just one question is hard to see in the videos.. but do I really need to disassembly every component all the circuits boards just to change the front screen ? do I need to open the case at all when using the heat gun/hair dryer ?
If as in the every component and circuit board has to be disassembled it is over my competence probably... unless I am super careful..

Mutch better if you want to purchase an original front to replace it. Don,t know if you really need to take all the components of for replacing the front screen, but you can make some research on it or you can ask on other forums, maybe are others with more experience.

yes I understand..must decide tomorrow then.. because of shipping times a fast decision need to be made otherwise I will have to wait too long..

blackinfinity said:
yes I understand..must decide tomorrow then.. because of shipping times a fast decision need to be made otherwise I will have to wait too long..
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Man I was repairing the whole Mate7 from the scratch!
If u shattered the screen ;
1.You will need new one which cost £40-£60 2.You will have to strip the WHOLE phone which is pain!
3.You will have to open the back cover,which is very hard process.You will need hard force to pop back cover from hinges.(first you need to remove small bottom cover which is plastic.)You will have to pry it underneath is adhesive which holds that small cover firmly.
4.Once you manage to remove back cover you have to disconnect all flex cables.There are 3 black screws and 4 chrome screws(smae like two at bottom) which holds motherboard.
There is small black cover which covers all connectors and it is tricky to remove it,because left side is kind of locked under chrome metalic cover plate! You need to pry it slightly to the right to flip it upwards.Be careful! One black screw holds that small black plate!
Once you remove the motherboard, another and very very hard part awaits you!
5.Removing the battery!
You will need heat gun to remove battery but even that heat gun might ot help you to remove BIG battery without damage !!
I tried to remove battery without damage but no luck.So I will advise you to buy new battery for mate7 mine cost me just £8 from china but I had to wait almost a month to deliver! Disaster shipping from china!
So if you apply lot of heat you might be lucky remove battery without damage.
But I was scared to apply too much heat on battery it could result in explosion or fire!!!
So I rather purchased one.
Once you remove battery, you can remove bottom part of phone which is usb board with speaker and plastics. It is up to you you dont need to remove it.
6.Removing the damaged screen from (middle) supporting frame!
This can be easy depends how screen is damaged. BUT
Here you have 2 options to replace screen.
A:You can buy screen without supporting frame which is harder and more work and heat gunning around the screen and prying screen from middle frame.Needs like 30-40 seconds of heating around the screen not in the middle.
B:You can buy s reen with middle frame which is very easy.Screen is already fited in frame so you dont need to mess with very slim adhesive srtips around the screen(which I done)
Then you will have to remove all parts from middle frame. Ear speaker ,loud speaker usb board and replace it to new housing.
Once you will set the new screen you can put all parts back together..
Replacing screen for this phone is PAIN!
It really needs skills and be careful because it is very easy to scratch back cover.

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Man I was repairing the whole Mate7 from the scratch!
If u shattered the screen ;
1.You will need new one which cost £40-£60 2.You will have to strip the WHOLE phone which is pain!
3.You will have to open the back cover,which is very hard process.You will need hard force to pop back cover from hinges.(first you need to remove small bottom cover which is plastic.)You will have to pry it underneath is adhesive which holds that small cover firmly.
4.Once you manage to remove back cover you have to disconnect all flex cables.There are 3 black screws and 4 chrome screws(smae like two at bottom) which holds motherboard.
There is small black cover which covers all connectors and it is tricky to remove it,because left side is kind of locked under chrome metalic cover plate! You need to pry it slightly to the right to flip it upwards.Be careful! One black screw holds that small black plate!
Once you remove the motherboard, another and very very hard part awaits you!
5.Removing the battery!
You will need heat gun to remove battery but even that heat gun might ot help you to remove BIG battery without damage !!
I tried to remove battery without damage but no luck.So I will advise you to buy new battery for mate7 mine cost me just £8 from china but I had to wait almost a month to deliver! Disaster shipping from china!
So if you apply lot of heat you might be lucky remove battery without damage.
But I was scared to apply too much heat on battery it could result in explosion or fire!!!
So I rather purchased one.
Once you remove battery, you can remove bottom part of phone which is usb board with speaker and plastics. It is up to you you dont need to remove it.
6.Removing the damaged screen from (middle) supporting frame!
This can be easy depends how screen is damaged. BUT
Here you have 2 options to replace screen.
A:You can buy screen without supporting frame which is harder and more work and heat gunning around the screen and prying screen from middle frame.Needs like 30-40 seconds of heating around the screen not in the middle.
B:You can buy s reen with middle frame which is very easy.Screen is already fited in frame so you dont need to mess with very slim adhesive srtips around the screen(which I done)
Then you will have to remove all parts from middle frame. Ear speaker ,loud speaker usb board and replace it to new housing.
Once you will set the new screen you can put all parts back together..
Replacing screen for this phone is PAIN!
It really needs skills and be careful because it is very easy to scratch back cover.
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ehhm... good luck OP

XDADEVX said:
Man I was repairing the whole Mate7 from the scratch!
If u shattered the screen ;
1.You will need new one which cost £40-£60 2.You will have to strip the WHOLE phone which is pain!
3.You will have to open the back cover,which is very hard process.You will need hard force to pop back cover from hinges.(first you need to remove small bottom cover which is plastic.)You will have to pry it underneath is adhesive which holds that small cover firmly.
4.Once you manage to remove back cover you have to disconnect all flex cables.There are 3 black screws and 4 chrome screws(smae like two at bottom) which holds motherboard.
There is small black cover which covers all connectors and it is tricky to remove it,because left side is kind of locked under chrome metalic cover plate! You need to pry it slightly to the right to flip it upwards.Be careful! One black screw holds that small black plate!
Once you remove the motherboard, another and very very hard part awaits you!
5.Removing the battery!
You will need heat gun to remove battery but even that heat gun might ot help you to remove BIG battery without damage !!
I tried to remove battery without damage but no luck.So I will advise you to buy new battery for mate7 mine cost me just £8 from china but I had to wait almost a month to deliver! Disaster shipping from china!
So if you apply lot of heat you might be lucky remove battery without damage.
But I was scared to apply too much heat on battery it could result in explosion or fire!!!
So I rather purchased one.
Once you remove battery, you can remove bottom part of phone which is usb board with speaker and plastics. It is up to you you dont need to remove it.
6.Removing the damaged screen from (middle) supporting frame!
This can be easy depends how screen is damaged. BUT
Here you have 2 options to replace screen.
A:You can buy screen without supporting frame which is harder and more work and heat gunning around the screen and prying screen from middle frame.Needs like 30-40 seconds of heating around the screen not in the middle.
B:You can buy s reen with middle frame which is very easy.Screen is already fited in frame so you dont need to mess with very slim adhesive srtips around the screen(which I done)
Then you will have to remove all parts from middle frame. Ear speaker ,loud speaker usb board and replace it to new housing.
Once you will set the new screen you can put all parts back together..
Replacing screen for this phone is PAIN!
It really needs skills and be careful because it is very easy to scratch back cover.
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Hello and thanks, I appreciate your detailed instructions.
But I need to say one really IMPORTANT THING
IT IS NOT THE SCREEN THAT I NEED TO CHANGE THE ACTUAL SCREEN AND LCD IS WORKING PERFECTLEY WHAT I NEED TO CHANGE IS THE Front Screen Outer Glass Lens. i HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT IF I ONLY CHANGE THIS I DO NOT NEED TO DO ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS YOU DO SINCE I AM ONLY CHANGING THE GLASS NOT THE ACTUAL SCREEN, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCREEN AND OUTER GLASS AND FRONT. I HOPE YOU WILL READ MY POST AND GIVE ME AN UPDATE BEFORE I PUSH THE BUY BUTTON THANKS!
This is the part I was going to order it is just the glass no lcd screen.

blackinfinity said:
Hello and thanks, I appreciate your detailed instructions.
But I need to say one really IMPORTANT THING
IT IS NOT THE SCREEN THAT I NEED TO CHANGE THE ACTUAL SCREEN AND LCD IS WORKING PERFECTLEY WHAT I NEED TO CHANGE IS THE Front Screen Outer Glass Lens. i HAVE HIGH HOPES THAT IF I ONLY CHANGE THIS I DO NOT NEED TO DO ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS YOU DO SINCE I AM ONLY CHANGING THE GLASS NOT THE ACTUAL SCREEN, IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCREEN AND OUTER GLASS AND FRONT. I HOPE YOU WILL READ MY POST AND GIVE ME AN UPDATE BEFORE I PUSH THE BUY BUTTON THANKS!
This is the part I was going to order it is just the glass no lcd screen.
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Sorry but you are like 10 year old child..
So u wanna change your ''front Screen Outer Glass Lens'' ??? (that is damn long name for glass )
You have so much hopes ? OK .. go on .. I leave you to it ..
I wish you very best of luck ..
''''IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SCREEN AND OUTER GLASS AND FRONT''
DDDDDD this was so funny :laugh: :good:
Fingers :fingers-crossed:

You was talking about changing the lcd not only the front Glass. I just wanted to make sure you need to do all the instructions to change only front glass. The lcd is working..

blackinfinity said:
You was talking about changing the lcd not only the front Glass. I just wanted to make sure you need to do all the instructions to change only front glass. The lcd is working..
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And I will give you one last advice ; that my detailed post above I explained you how difficult it is .. YOU want to change glass only ??
And what you think, you can just do it without stripping phone apart ?? Are you magician ? You would have to open phone anyway !
And replacing glass on your screen, do you have any idea how you gonna do it? Removing glass from LCD is x10 TIMES hard that my instructions above man !
So you basically adding even more, harder work to hard work ..!
Do you even have
1.LCD separator heat machine ??
2.Cutting line wire ??
3.Cleaning alcohol chemicals ??
4.Optical clear adhesive glue ??
5.Ultraviolet curing lamp ??
Come oon man ...
I told you I wish you very best of luck..

This guy want to do the exact same thing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8HNBtl9MwI
You have the all process here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDiaQOzCvfE & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUl8dCuhBGw
Take a look and decide if you want do it yourself and risk to mess things up or go with the phone and the replacing part to a service and let someone who did this before.

Display replacement

Unfortunately I crashed display on moto x play...so if anybody now trusted site to buy new one....tnx

Anyone found a display replacement that includes the front cover? Without it, it should be nearly impossible, am I right?
Gesendet von meinem XT1562 mit Tapatalk

I haven't seen any.
I tried combining the components and failed. Broke the circuitry in the LCD when trying to mount the frame...

I asked Motorola what i should do when i dropped my phone and the glas got broken. They told i should send it to their repair service, it was datrepair in Germany maybe its another in other countries. They Arranged everything for me and i paid 120€ for the replacement, just the glass maybe touch but idk, screen was ok when i was sending it in. They even took care of shipping without any cost for me.
Normaly i repair devices by myselfe but in fact the phone was only 1 Month old i refused to it.

If you have a heat gun (or hair dryer) and a set of torx screwdrivers, you should be able to fix it at home. If something is tight, never force it. Use plastic tools to pry open the case, usually comes together with the screwdriver set if you buy them online

pijes said:
If you have a heat gun (or hair dryer) and a set of torx screwdrivers, you should be able to fix it at home. If something is tight, never force it. Use plastic tools to pry open the case, usually comes together with the screwdriver set if you buy them online
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For that, you would need the lcd including the frame which is nicht available yet...
So atm nearly impossible.

I managed to get some tiny cracks on the edge near the front camera (it fell onto metal from my jacket, i was bending over). Thankfully it's not the touch area, but i now somehow understand why so many people have cracked phones. It happens so quickly. And i was treating it like a raw eggshell, too.

I dropped mine as I was getting out of the car.It cost me R1500 (R is for South African Rand) to replace the screen.The guys who repaired it had to crack the plastic frame to get the screen out .They used glue to keep the new screen in place.I dont think they knew what they were doing,but it was the only repair center that was in the same province as me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Screen-...Assembly-For-Moto-X-Play-XT1562-/351672097858
Finally a full assembly, actually think I am going to try AGAIN. maybe I will make a video on it

There is also a full assembly available on aliexpress. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/5-5-...-1&btsid=5347749e-d1d5-4871-a4c2-dafc85fd700d
I should have checked ebay prior as that one ships from the states and would have got here way quicker.

Jeklund said:
There is also a full assembly available on aliexpress. http://www.aliexpress.com/item/5-5-...-1&btsid=5347749e-d1d5-4871-a4c2-dafc85fd700d
I should have checked ebay prior as that one ships from the states and would have got here way quicker.
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NewAndreas said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Screen-...Assembly-For-Moto-X-Play-XT1562-/351672097858
Finally a full assembly, actually think I am going to try AGAIN. maybe I will make a video on it
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Yeah, please make a video it'll help many.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_yzMPWCQOM This video shows the whole process with a complete display assembly. Its incredibly more difficult if you get the screen without the frame as the screen is affixed to the frame with some sort of adhesive foam.

I also broke my screen and ordered a replacement. Unfortunately I broke the frame in the process of removing the old screen.
Luckily I got my hands on a replacement frame and some 3M 2 milimeters adhesive strips. Praying for everything to work out put together..

Crizzl said:
I also broke my screen and ordered a replacement. Unfortunately I broke the frame in the process of removing the old screen.
Luckily I got my hands on a replacement frame and some 3M 2 milimeters adhesive strips. Praying for everything to work out put together..
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Best of luck, if you can document the process as there isn't much info out on screen replacements where you affix a new frame to a screen. My frame broke when I dropped my phone which is why I just got the whole unit. Cost me about $62 CAD shipped for the whole unit.

Has anyone here tried a replacement? Any tips?

So is it possible to change just the glass without the whole display unit?
I'm talking bout this part: Outer Screen Glass Replacement

apokolok said:
So is it possible to change just the glass without the whole display unit?
I'm talking bout this part: Outer Screen Glass Replacement
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So, I tried for myself with my old display after I got a replacement new display including a new frame.
It is absolutely impossible to separate the front glass from the digitizer and display without destroying all three.
I think even a professional wouldn't be able to do it. Display and digitizer are very flexible while the screen is glued really really good to them
I heated it up to no avail. Maybe some glue remover would have helped, but I don't think it would get between the glass and the digitizer.
These phones are just not build to be repared, they are build to be thrown away.
Exchanging the new frame including display was no easy job too, but it can be done.
Be sure to have a high quality Torx T3 screwdriver or bit, the cheap china ones will do nothing but destroy the tiny screws.