Phone fell out of car, screen cracked, cheap way to replace? - Xperia Z5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys, at work today my phone fell on stone.. Cracked the upper half of the screen which now is not functioning anymore, so i only have my bottom half to navigate my phone with. Obviously not optimal and want to replace the screen. What's the best way to do this? And maybe also cheapest way..
I used to have Tempered glass on it but that one cracked in my pocket a few weeks ago..

Forget about cheap replacing

Did you try turning it off and on again? Sorry i had to haha. Also dont buy **** cheap panzer glass, pay a bit more, for 10€ you can get undestructable panzer glass that wont break in pocket no matter what you do

Im sorry , but screen replacement is not an easy task to do.. I tried on my xperia z and it wasn't success.
Because taking off the screen and putting in the new screen in the right position is not that simple..
And replacing the screen at a shop will cost not little..
Maybe you can buy the new screen online and ask any shop to put it in ur phone for u.
Therefore I think it will cost less
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Try to use your warranty with Sony, but the price is expansive

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Cracked Screen

Has Anyone else cracked a screen on their infuse yet and replaced it? The only parts I can find are the whole assembly of the LCD, digitizer, etc and its like $200. When I had an iphone i replaced the screen/glass part for about $30.
I looked at buying a eBay phone with cracked screen, by the time you add on 180-200$ for the screen it wasn't worth while. Cheapest I found was ~180$
because of the way our phones are constructed, it makes the repair much more expensive. If I'm not mistaken, the iphone's glass and lcd aren't bonded together, and don't have the digitizer attached. The bonded screen and glass with digitizer is much more expensive. you can find the whole thing for about 130.
What I did when I cracked my screen was, I just put the phone with cracked screen up on ebay and got 117 for it. Then I just bought a used one off craigslist. They got for like 200-250 in my area. so its like a 100 dollar repair
that really sucks samsung made such a stupid design. I really like this phone and was enjoying it alot more than my iphone.
Are there any androids without such a bad design for the screen?
Gorilla Glass is Da Bomb
i found out on ebay have only glass to sell but should be make sure u r able to separate d lcd n glass!!!its cheap about $20 only...my lovely infuse broken glass also....now im waitin for d glass n replace it....good luck for me ^^
Please advise if the glass replacement will be successful.
I had the glass broken and replaced whole screen assembly (about $200).
It was very unpractical.
Break??? Gorilla glass??? Say it ain't so....mine has been thru hell, up against walls, dropped our car doors, ect...ect...not even a scratch....
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dman3285 said:
Break??? Gorilla glass??? Say it ain't so....mine has been thru hell, up against walls, dropped our car doors, ect...ect...not even a scratch....
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You shouldn't have said it...I would be extra careful now!!
My Infuse has held up well also but if it's the same screen (gorilla glss) as an iPhone it is definitely possible to crack...my son has broken 2 iPhone screens from drops without case.
andrawer said:
You shouldn't have said it...I would be extra careful now!!
My Infuse has held up well also but if it's the same screen (gorilla glss) as an iPhone it is definitely possible to crack...my son has broken 2 iPhone screens from drops without case.
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gorilla glass is far different from the iphone screen ._.
youtube.com/watch?v=1WS5I0SpL6c
I'm not sure if they're a legit company :/
That's why I buy all my phones from Bestbuy and get the service plan for $10.59 a month. All that's covered and like every 6-7 months I go get another Infuse (refurbished) for free just because. Lol
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Gorilla glass can break. It really all depeneds on the angle of impact. I dropped my phone exactly face down on tile it didn't bounce just smacked the floor dead on. I was expecting the worse but it was fine.
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I broke mine, don't really know how but it was hardly noticeable. it still bothered me so I replaced it. well I shouldn't have cuz the replacement was defective. ugh. I don't recommend the repair but would be willing to do it for a small fee. the screen is bonded to a metal frame (magnesium maybe, its light even for aluminum but I didn't spark test it) and pretty much is difficult not to destroy in removal. hence all the parts that come with it. though I think now that I know what to expect I could do the repair without an issue. if you decide to do it your self pm me. ill let you know what you will run into.
Cracked the corner of my screen. This really sucks.. I paid only 150 for the phone, but will have to spend 180 to replace it. Hopefully the price will go down?
I dropped mine on gravel and it must have hit a rock just right, cracked it pretty good. Unlike my wife's iphone (which had the same thing happen but at a different location), the android touch screen still works just fine.
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Has Anyone else cracked a screen on their infuse yet and replaced it? The only parts I can find are the whole assembly of the LCD, digitizer, etc and its like $200. When I had an iphone i replaced the screen/glass part for about $30.
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Just spoke with Samsung at 1-888-987-4357.
They will repair for $155.
Seems like the way to go if needing repair.

Cheap Digitizer?

Is it possible to buy a cheap digitizer without the lcd screen?
My Moto G fell face down and it has a very small crack, like a little eye lash hair, i want to be safe and buy a new digitizer maybe the old one will break at some point if it falls again, i have to be careful that it doesnt happen again.
KuGeL94 said:
Is it possible to buy a cheap digitizer without the lcd screen?
My Moto G fell face down and it has a very small crack, like a little eye lash hair, i want to be safe and buy a new digitizer maybe the old one will break at some point if it falls again, i have to be careful that it doesnt happen again.
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For the moment there are only full assembly, even on the Chinese sites.
Motorola's service partners got them, but it's the original thing and it costs more than 60 bucks.
I got your point, but rather leave it as it is for the time being. In a few months probably there will be dragontail covered ones fur about 15-20 bucks.
They cost like $110 thats a lot for a phone that costs only $200.
Well the crack (scratch) is barely visible, but it bugs me that I know its there, have to settle with it for 1-2 years and be extra careful, gotta get a new case and a screen protector, until i get a backup phone or a new one
KuGeL94 said:
Well the crack (scratch) is barely visible, but it bugs me that I know its there, have to settle with it for 1-2 years and be extra careful, gotta get a new case and a screen protector, until i get a backup phone or a new one
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Putting a decent screen protector on, may help a bit.Also cracks in most gorilla glass does not propagate so easy after the initial cracking. It will probably stay like it is atm for quite a while.
The glass and the LCD are fused. Unless you have a lot of experience with the same situation, you will be wasting money and would be better off just buying the whole front assembly, which isn't that much more.
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Best place to order a screen replacement?

I dropped my nexus 5 getting out if the car and now the glass screen is shattered at a corner. The digitizer seems fin and every where on the screen is responsive.
So I was wondering if there were a place i can order just the LCD screen and without the digitizer/housing.
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The digitizer and LCD are fused together.. You need to replace them both!
If I were you, I would send it to a LG Service outlet and let them replace it. The ones you order online may or may not work + you need to do everything yourself. However, if you're good at it, then ordering online will certainly save you few bucks!
As the phone is only $350. Spending anything more then $150 won't do it for me as I'd rather buy a new or used phone. I was hoping there was a place to get just the glass part.
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The only way that makes sense is if you can get a phone that is as good or better than the n5 for $150 or less.
I dropped mine, three days after it was delivered, no case as it had not yet arrived
The corner of the case was dented and the screen shattered but still fully useabIe.
I was wary about knock off spare parts and my skill with glue and tape if I went DIY so I sent mine in to LG service centre. The cost was £114.67 including Special delivery both ways ( Insured, tracked, next day delivery).
The worst part was the waiting, it took them 10 days to give me an estimate of he cost and three more days to get it back to me. It is good as new now and still has warranty.
I've just checked, thats about $190! So I uderstand your dilemma.
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LReyes66 said:
I dropped my nexus 5 getting out if the car and now the glass screen is shattered at a corner. The digitizer seems fin and every where on the screen is responsive.
So I was wondering if there were a place i can order just the LCD screen and without the digitizer/housing.
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This is Elena from parts4repair.com,we can offer only oem glass for you,(the original one is out of stock now),and I am a new user,so i can't offer the link for you,maybe you will be interested to visit our website,or contact with us by [email protected].
Please notice that:the outer glass lens is without any function of digitizer or display. and only glass replacement is a professional job, and special tools are required, too. By the way, glass and the screen are bonded together, so both separating them and gluing them together are difficult job. Please sure you can do it before order.
Hope can help you,Thanks.
Never try to replace just the glass. You'd need loca glue & a uv light to cure it. The glue could get into other components and totally ruin your phone. And even if by a small chance you can pull it off, it will never be 100 percent. Always replace the whole assembly. - coming from somebody who has tried to replace just the glass.
Lokke9191 said:
Never try to replace just the glass. You'd need loca glue & a uv light to cure it. The glue could get into other components and totally ruin your phone. And even if by a small chance you can pull it off, it will never be 100 percent. Always replace the whole assembly. - coming from somebody who has tried to replace just the glass.
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you are right,it is very hard to get it done right by people who mostly have no experience,so please think twice before do it if it is first time for you to change it.And we also can offer LG N5 D820 a full screen assembly(front housing cover + digitizer + lcd screen+glass).
I used my old front housing and removed the old LCD and Glass. It was very difficult but it came out working 100%. This has been the 3rd display I have fixed and so far the most difficult. The rest of the parts were really easy though. Just separating the LCD and housing was painstakingly time consuming and dangerous.
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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?
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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.

Cracked screen

I have had the phone for a little over a month and dropped it face down on tile. It has a small crack at the bottom left corner. I now have a screen protector on it, so the crack is barely visible...however, will this make the phone more fragile? Should I pay Samsung to fix it?
rachaelslp said:
I have had the phone for a little over a month and dropped it face down on tile. It has a small crack at the bottom left corner. I now have a screen protector on it, so the crack is barely visible...however, will this make the phone more fragile? Should I pay Samsung to fix it?
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i wouldn't worry about it being more fragile as you said you dropped it once its cracked regardless if you drop your phone its got a chance to smash into 50 pieces, down to luck i suppose
As long as you don't drop it again it will be fine (and even if you do chance it will be okay), its corning gorilla glass 5 its pretty strong stuff.
if you are super worried invest in a nice protective case for yourself to use while your juggling with it
I wouldn't get it wet with a crack on it.
cracked screen
Your phone might only have the digitizer cracked and if you continue to use it like you might crack the actual lcd part as well which is a lot more expensive than just the digitizer. I would get it fixed at a local repair shop. Samsung charges way to much for that. It would be cheaper to get a phone on ebay for that price
fastbatterycharger said:
Your phone might only have the digitizer cracked and if you continue to use it like you might crack the actual lcd part as well which is a lot more expensive than just the digitizer. I would get it fixed at a local repair shop. Samsung charges way to much for that. It would be cheaper to get a phone on ebay for that price
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I'm actually sending mine to Samsung for them to fix a cracked screen. 70$ including tax and shipping, if that's to much then I want to know where your getting yours fixed!
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thats cheap
i got mine fixed @ samsung singapore.
just a minor screen crack at the top corner.
set me back 220usd
Thats a good price n ive heard similar. Be mindful, getting phone repaired by ne 3rd party voids warranty. Might be cheaper but also nit water proof ne more when going 3rd party.

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