My phone fell on the floor and screen broke.
I want to buy a new one on Aliexpress and i have 2 questions.
1. Is it better to buy the screen with the frame or just digitizer and screen and if anybody changed theirs if you have any advice.
2. I hade a white/rose gold combination and now i would like to buy black front instead of the white one. I think that there is no difference but i would still like to ask if i would have any problems just becouse of the color?
Thanks!
Hello,
1. I suggest you get the one with the frame > much more easier than without it, and removes the possibility of making a horrible mistake.
2. I don't think the colour will cause any problems, it's much more easier to manufacture the same screen with multiple colours than to make totally different screens. So I think you are good to go. But I can't cover my opinion with a fact, so there's that.
Hope I helped ya bit.
dkzg said:
My phone fell on the floor and screen broke.
I want to buy a new one on Aliexpress and i have 2 questions.
1. Is it better to buy the screen with the frame or just digitizer and screen and if anybody changed theirs if you have any advice.
2. I hade a white/rose gold combination and now i would like to buy black front instead of the white one. I think that there is no difference but i would still like to ask if i would have any problems just becouse of the color?
Thanks!
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Hi its better to buy one with a frame and the color doesn't matter but since you have the gold version. I would suggest you stick to the white its looks much better. I did the same an bought an LCD with frame from Aliexpress and replaced it myself. Here is a video that will help you disassemble your phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_VMcIX0hJY I would suggest you first watch the video before you start. I did the same before i started. You can follow and pause at each step. Good Luck. Its an easy task but one point to note is the fingerprint sensor is easy to jump out of its connector. I would advise to test the screen before you screw the phone back up.
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I know there was a thread about this before but I cant seem to find it. I also think there were no comparison pictures either
First of all I have two phones because the first one I bought had a fault with the glass.
The shiny one is from the faulty phone and the darker one is my new one.
Which one do you think looks better?
PS: If you see it in real life its not as noticeable as in the pictures.. but you can still easily see it. The darker one looks more purple/ black and the shiny one looks like more of a shaded mirror.
Also the shape at the bottom of the shiny one is from a back cover protector. I took it off but the muck/ dirt was still on there..
RedBlueGreen said:
I know there was a thread about this before but I cant seem to find it. I also think there were no comparison pictures either
First of all I have two phones because the first one I bought had a fault with the glass.
The shiny one is from the faulty phone and the darker one is my new one.
Which one do you think looks better?
PS: If you see it in real life its not as noticeable as in the pictures.. but you can still easily see it. The darker one looks more purple/ black and the shiny one looks like more of a shaded mirror.
Also the shape at the bottom of the shiny one is from a back cover protector. I took it off but the muck/ dirt was still on there..
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I think I saw another thread on this but it was an international and a sprint version. Interesting though..
graffixnyc said:
I think I saw another thread on this but it was an international and a sprint version. Interesting though..
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Oh yeah... these are both international versions bought from amazon UK.
Me and two friends have the pebble blue bought on the same day and they are different shades to them.
If you ask me samsung screwed by changing color.....i was happy about back as well when i heard sammy changed color to more serious one, bit now when i got it i realised that front looks so much cooler despite its purple color in light
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Just noticed the front is a different shade too.
It's not as noticeable as the back though.
I like the mirrored back.
So I kept the new back cover instead of the old one.
My phone looks black from a distance.
Great cover i like it
the front panel only ?
i was looking at ebay and i found this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-Touch-S...985?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4169ade3e1
is it possible to replace the front panel only of the screen ?
i honestly do NOT want to change the screen it self. as its dead pixel free, blotches free "those blank inks u can see on dark backgrounds when the the lights are off etc"
what are my options ? and yeah i get the screen protector option. i mean as a replacment.
its not a really big scratch or anything. its very tiny on the white side of the front face area
I wouldn't even bother mate. Personally I'm of the opinion that once my phone has a scratch or two, or a ding in the casing I'm less precious about it and can get on with life. A tiny scratch isn't going to change your life. Wrecking your phone trying to replace the glass might just give you a bad headache though :banghead:
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I have one litle scratch too mate!
I don't mind though...(my S1 was wayyy more durable than the S3... )
When a few more stack up and it starts bothering me then i'll change the front glass and get a proper screen protector...
maybe you two are right. but i just want to know if its possible to change the front screen without changing the inside screen just like the link mentioned.
like is there a tutorial etc. ?
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
maybe you two are right. but i just want to know if its possible to change the front screen without changing the inside screen just like the link mentioned.
like is there a tutorial etc. ?
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it is possible, but extremely difficult. You are more likely to end up breaking than fixing.
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
maybe you two are right. but i just want to know if its possible to change the front screen without changing the inside screen just like the link mentioned.
like is there a tutorial etc. ?
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Yes its possible. There are a few guys in this forum who have posted full videos. Be prepared to squirm like a worm when you see it done. Scary stuff. A true test of patience. HIGH RISK though of wrecking the amoled layer. Good luck.:good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890708 , so what its a scratch :/
Hi,
Dropping my phone was the worst thing that could happen with my phone.
I found someone who would do the screen replacement and after nearly two months he finally returned the phone two me.
At first glance it seemed ok but closer inspection have shown me that:
- the panel used was JDI instead of LGD so a japanese panel instead of the 'original' LG
- serious screen bleed contouring the whole screen
- highlights on the screen, points in the screen where I can clearly see the backlight being brighter than everywhere else
- luminosity is lower than the original.
The last two points are very annoying. I compared my phone with a phone displayed in a shop and I see that the screen on the shop's phone is brighter that mine, even without adaptive brightness and @ 100% luminosity.
Could this be due to different panel manufacturer (JDI instead of LGD)?
The screen bleed could be due to the screen being badly glued but I am not sure...
But the bright speckels are annoying also. In bright areas this is very much noticable, a white picture shows two small areas brighter which indicates to me that the back of the panel has something behind that 'pushes', hard to explain.
Anybody had similar issues or had his screen repaired?
You can see my issues in the attached screenshots...
laboratik said:
Hi,
Dropping my phone was the worst thing that could happen with my phone.
I found someone who would do the screen replacement and after nearly two months he finally returned the phone two me.
At first glance it seemed ok but closer inspection have shown me that:
- the panel used was JDI instead of LGD so a japanese panel instead of the 'original' LG
- serious screen bleed contouring the whole screen
- highlights on the screen, points in the screen where I can clearly see the backlight being brighter than everywhere else
- luminosity is lower than the original.
The last two points are very annoying. I compared my phone with a phone displayed in a shop and I see that the screen on the shop's phone is brighter that mine, even without adaptive brightness and @ 100% luminosity.
Could this be due to different panel manufacturer (JDI instead of LGD)?
The screen bleed could be due to the screen being badly glued but I am not sure...
But the bright speckels are annoying also. In bright areas this is very much noticable, a white picture shows two small areas brighter which indicates to me that the back of the panel has something behind that 'pushes', hard to explain.
Anybody had similar issues or had his screen repaired?
You can see my issues in the attached screenshots...
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I don't think your issues is the panel type, i replaced mine and got a JDI from eBay. I don't notice any difference from my old one, which was not JDI. I would say you just got a poor screen. Not the fault of the installer either, i would try to get hold of the screen seller, or just accept the loss and replace it again.
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scottdanpor said:
I don't think your issues is the panel type, i replaced mine and got a JDI from eBay. I don't notice any difference from my old one, which was not JDI. I would say you just got a poor screen. Not the fault of the installer either, i would try to get hold of the screen seller, or just accept the loss and replace it again.
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I can agree that the panel type is not the culprit but the screen bleed is definitely the installers fault.
I am not very happy replacing it again as the total cost would mean that I could have bought a new phone for the same price...
My feeling is that the seller of the screen has delivered a used screen and damaged the silver back of the panel by removing it from the old device (the bright highlights could be from a prying tool used while recuperating the screen.). Too bad , lesson learned = do not drop the phone as the screen shatters very easily and when repairing, find a reliable repairsman...
Accept the loss seems to be the only option in this case...
Maybe I will have to disassemble/assemble the phone myself and do with with extra love and care and sense of detail....
laboratik said:
I can agree that the panel type is not the culprit but the screen bleed is definitely the installers fault.
I am not very happy replacing it again as the total cost would mean that I could have bought a new phone for the same price...
My feeling is that the seller of the screen has delivered a used screen and damaged the silver back of the panel by removing it from the old device (the bright highlights could be from a prying tool used while recuperating the screen.). Too bad , lesson learned = do not drop the phone as the screen shatters very easily and when repairing, find a reliable repairsman...
Accept the loss seems to be the only option in this case...
Maybe I will have to disassemble/assemble the phone myself and do with with extra love and care and sense of detail....
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Since the digitizer comes glued to the glass I'm more inclined to blame the screen/seller than the installer. But you know the saying... "If you want it done right...". All the best on getting it sorted and working properly.
I got a white S5 from a friend, but I really prefer the black version instead.
Is it possible to get a black screen/front glass face for my white S5? then get a black home button and back cover to fully transform it? Or is there more to it than that?
Anyone? Well this is disappointing.
Thanks a lot guys, really.
You could, but honestly it would be a large expense and a lot of work for no functional benefit. You would be better off selling yours and purchasing another one (used or refurb) in black.
So I purchased an aftermarket LCD for an S5 I have here. It's for my mother so she wouldn't even notice the difference between AMOLED and LCD once it works. I'm having a problem though that with the new screen the phone keeps hanging on the screen with the Samsung logo and restarting. It can do this multiple times before finally booting whereas with the original broken screen it works first time. Has anyone had a problem like this before and if I was to even use a custom rom should that help? As I said once the phone works that's all she'll care about really.
Did you REALLY think Samsung endorses the use of LCDs? They need a driver, which the ROM doesn't have. All it has are the drivers for the AMOLED panel and the touchscreen IC. LCDs need a separate driver, but the AMOLED LEDs operate independently. Do yourself a favour and get an ORIGINAL AMOLED panel, not some cheap a** chinese clones.
Dude, if you have the money to buy an expensive phone, it's automatically implied that you have the money to service it. You buy phone with AMOLED screen, you pay for the AMOLED screen. Why do you think iPhone screen repairs are so cheap? LCDs are dirt cheap, and most iphone users are dumb enough to not notice the difference in quality.
I've tried an LCD marketed as "Replacement"
it had a blueish tint and no finger hover would work. I had to send it back because of the cheapness. Spend some more 30s and get an original service pack, which also has an already glued double sided tape (which originally as it is, it starts to peel off on my phone)
Yeah that was a dumb idea but in the title he had it listed as amoled. She wouldn't really notice though and I can pay 180 to cex for a working s5 or else 120 for an amoled screen so it's probably better to just get the whole phone which includes a charger too lol.