There are guys on eBay selling the LCD only for the Nexus 7. Any potential buyers beware, the LCD is fused to the glass and digitizer. I don't even see how these LCD's could be useful. It would be a pain in the ass to separate the digitizer and glass. This will not help you if you have a broken glass display.
Do your research before you attempt to save money and try to repair your own Nexus 7.
Just a heads up. I've heard about people doing this for other devices.
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thankee..... get a damn case, ppl. this wont happen.
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thankee..... get a damn case, ppl. this wont happen.
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Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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That is good advice, thanks! I was planning to drop it tomorrow, but now I won't!
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You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money
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Not true. You are still likely to break it when you drop the device
Good advice is to not drop your device
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but it is less likely with a case .. .that's the whole point isn't it? :laugh:
I wouldn't necessarily warn people not to buy this. I broke the screen on my Skyrocket, and the replacement I bought was with the glass and LCD glued together. If the price is right, there's no issue with replacing both at all.
I dropped my Nexus 7 from about 5 feet the other day straight onto tile, and no damage at all thanks to my amazing case. I was about to mourn deeply had it been cracked at all. You just gotta make sure you get the case with padding over the corners. That's usually where the hardest impact is.
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I dropped my Nexus 7 from about 5 feet the other day straight onto tile, and no damage at all thanks to my amazing case. I was about to mourn deeply had it been cracked at all. You just gotta make sure you get the case with padding over the corners. That's usually where the hardest impact is.
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Which case do you have?
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I used to have the screen unresponsive issue and had my Nexus 7 sent back to Asus for repairing. The technician had my whole LCD module repaced, which included the LCD and the glass and the touch panel (or whatever it's called). So, I believe it's supposed to come as a whole package in the first place.
You break a part of it, you have the whole LCD module exchanged.
Op, you might wrong. They do come fused together in all new devices I have disassembled. I have changed my cracked screen several times on galaxy S2, HTC desire HD, HD2 and iPhone 4, it meant changing both the lcd and touch panel since they are fused together to avoid dust and other particles getting in between.
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I have the best case 36 dollars can buy, a squaretrade accidental handling warranty
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You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money
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The LCD is fused to the digitizer on the Nexus 7. Your argument is invalid, and your attitude towards the OP is unnecessary and unwarranted.
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You get what you bought. I don't see what's the problem. If you want the glass get the glass. Want LCD get the LCD
Get a case or something. It's worth the money
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I can see if you just need an LCD that being an option. I'm just trying to inform people that the LCD is fused to the glass and that buying just the LCD won't help you much unless you want to remove the broken LCD from the digitizer and glass. (Sounds like a pain in the arse)
I did not buy this LCD or get ripped off. Its just a buyer beware post. Don't want anybody to waste their money thinking they found a cheap fix.
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is there a way to easily unfuse/seperate the lcd and glass/digitizer,
my lcd broke but the digitizer works and glass is good
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I can see if you just need an LCD that being an option. I'm just trying to inform people that the LCD is fused to the glass and that buying just the LCD won't help you much unless you want to remove the broken LCD from the digitizer and glass. (Sounds like a pain in the arse)
I did not buy this LCD or get ripped off. Its just a buyer beware post. Don't want anybody to waste their money thinking they found a cheap fix.
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They fuse them together to make the combo thinner, among other reasons. Separating the two will likely be difficult, if not impossible.
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They fuse them together to make the combo thinner, among other reasons. Separating the two will likely be difficult, if not impossible.
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You use an hairdryer. Heat it up then it will come apart, If it's like the S3. My mate saw it on YouTube when he broke just the glass on his, but made an arse of it and bought both in the end.
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You use an hairdryer. Heat it up then it will come apart, If it's like the S3. My mate saw it on YouTube when he broke just the glass on his, but made an arse of it and bought both in the end.
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+1 for the hairdryer treatment. It's the poor man heat gun. You'll find most, if not all devices have a bonded digitizer/LCD combo. I've repaired a many an htc device and they were all like that although the worst ones to do are ipads. They're well made with plenty of glue and real glass. I burnt out an one hairdryer dong it. Good job I'm bald otherwise I'd have very wet hair
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Here is a link to the whole unit as one.. I did not find a just digitizer on ebay. do you have a link ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-display...ablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item2c68886ac8
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Here is a link to the whole unit as one.. I did not find a just digitizer on ebay. do you have a link ?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LCD-display...ablet_eReader_Accessories&hash=item2c68886ac8
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I have not seen the digitizer by itself or the glass.....
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I broke my screen =( and yes im going to blame it on the dog cause he did do it haha. I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this? i saw some tutorials on youtube but i dont know where is a good place to get a screen or which one to get anyone deal with it before? thanks
Check www.gounlock.com or
www.mengtor.com
You need to make sure if only digitizer(outer glass) is broken or LCD (usually blank screen if it's broken)as well. LCD is expensive to replace but If you have to then buy reassembled LCD and digitizer combo which is like $65 on eBay.
Or sell it on eBay as "for parts not working" around $50 and find cheaper from craigslist at around 175-200.
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I broke my screen =( and yes im going to blame it on the dog cause he did do it haha. I was wondering if anyone else has dealt with this? i saw some tutorials on youtube but i dont know where is a good place to get a screen or which one to get anyone deal with it before? thanks
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I've replaced the digitizer screen on the vivid three times. Repairs universe is where I ordered my screens.
HTC Vivid CM 10
Well I'm using the phone, I have insurance for it too so I'll just replace the screen then the LCD through insurance for free if that's the case but thanks you two. And was it hard for you to do sense you've done it 3 times
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snorkle said:
Well I'm using the phone, I have insurance for it too so I'll just replace the screen then the LCD through insurance for free if that's the case but thanks you two. And was it hard for you to do sense you've done it 3 times
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I wasn't too bad my advice: Take your time, follow the guide and you'll be fine. Wish I had a guide the first time I did it...
Had to replace mind..and now my bezel doesn't fit the same...=(...Oh well...do make sure to wipe that LCD clean with a micro-cloth or something JUST BEFORE putting the digitizer over it. One hair or something gets in there, it will bug you the rest of its life!
dropped my old vivid (before i bricked it) on concreate. shattered that m'fker upp.. lmao.. i ordered a replacmemnet from amazon and did it myself. its not too hard. look up a youtube tut. or i can do it for you if you want. $10+ whatever the screen costs
Thanks guys I bought a screen so hopefully I can do it without ****ing up. I called att and apparently there insurance covers it but I have to pay 120 deduct able witch is bs ...
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So I pulled out my phone at work, turned it on and 3/4 of my screen was black, there was a tiny crack on the very edge under the glass. I have a hard case and screen protector. Took it to Sprint and asked how it was possible, they said pressure cracks with these are common, but since it is physically damaged I'd have to pay $150 thru Asurion, fantastic. So be very very careful with these because apparently ANY small amount of pressure on these will crack the LCD, even with no other physical damage to the phone.
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Damn....sorry to hear that man....
If this is true that its common then make sure you find a complaint and talk to the highest supervisor at sprint to get this reversed if its later found to be a known defect. Worked in the past.
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I really hate to see this post in the Sprint section. Was hoping that maybe this issue was a problem with the manufacturing line that is producing the GSM varients. This does seem to be a fairly widespread problem for the S4 and it indeed has to be a defect. There is no way that this should be happening on such a wide scale just by having the phone in a pocket....even if it is skin tight. The international S4 thread as well as the AT&T and T-Mobile threads are littered with this same issue as the OP here stated .It really makes me nervous and I hate having to be extra careful with this phone.
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I really hate to see this post in the Sprint section. Was hoping that maybe this issue was a problem with the manufacturing line that is producing the GSM varients. This does seem to be a fairly widespread problem for the S4 and it indeed has to be a defect. There is no way that this should be happening on such a wide scale just by having the phone in a pocket....even if it is skin tight. The international S4 thread as well as the AT&T and T-Mobile threads are littered with this same issue as the OP here stated .It really makes me nervous and I hate having to be extra careful with this phone.
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Yeah, it has to be a manufacturing defect. I asked 3 different corporate stores how the hell the lcd under the glass cracks without any other damage to the phone, or without dropping, hitting it, etc. They said they don't know, of course. After I ordered my replacement, I tried barely flexing the phone without my case as is if it might in your pocket, and sure enough it cracked underneath in 3 more places
I'm going to call Samsung on Monday, and very nicely request my money back for my insurance deductible due to it being an obvious widespread defect. I shouldn't have to pay $150 for a refurb when it's a little over a month old with absolutely no abuse
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If you go to a Sprint preferred retailer that had a service and repair center they can replace the screen if you have insurance for free. That is a fact it happened to me.
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If you go to a Sprint preferred retailer that had a service and repair center they can replace the screen if you have insurance for free. That is a fact it happened to me.
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I went to 3 different repair centers, and they all told me it was an insurance claim.
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Yeah, it has to be a manufacturing defect. I asked 3 different corporate stores how the hell the lcd under the glass cracks without any other damage to the phone, or without dropping, hitting it, etc. They said they don't know, of course. After I ordered my replacement, I tried barely flexing the phone without my case as is if it might in your pocket, and sure enough it cracked underneath in 3 more places
I'm going to call Samsung on Monday, and very nicely request my money back for my insurance deductible due to it being an obvious widespread defect. I shouldn't have to pay $150 for a refurb when it's a little over a month old with absolutely no abuse
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Them niggaz playin u man. U better tell them straight up.
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was just in the international s4 thread and there a bunch of s4 users that have had the same problem.. that sux man.. seems samsung is not owning up to the problem.. guess ill have to be extra extra careful now
It's sickening because you pay so much, and expect there to be at least SOME quality
I'll call Sprint tomorrow and see if I can get the deductible credited after reading about it being a widespread defect, and the fact that the repair tech wouldn't even look at it closely before blaming me
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I fear this happening. Especially since the S4 seems to have a fish eye effect when looking at things from the screen off as a reflection
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I went to 3 different repair centers, and they all told me it was an insurance claim.
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Did you go to corporate locations or preferred retailer
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Mine broke from a 1 foot fall on a dirt road. Sprint wouldnt even look at it paid $150. Got the first replacment and it was all jacked up. Got the 2nd replacment and its all good now. When the screen broke I was so pissed. First broken screen since the treo 600.... Told my wife as soon as a good replacement is in my hands I was gonna spike the broken phone..... Well touch screen still works lol after two13 ft falls
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Did you go to corporate locations or preferred retailer
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Corporate. All the repair centers here are corporate stores
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Mine broke from a 1 foot fall on a dirt road. Sprint wouldnt even look at it paid $150. Got the first replacment and it was all jacked up. Got the 2nd replacment and its all good now. When the screen broke I was so pissed. First broken screen since the treo 600.... Told my wife as soon as a good replacement is in my hands I was gonna spike the broken phone..... Well touch screen still works lol after two13 ft falls
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See that's different, I'd own up to breaking the glass after dropping it, but the amoled UNDER the glass cracked in my pocket
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So I pulled out my phone at work, turned it on and 3/4 of my screen was black, there was a tiny crack on the very edge under the glass. I have a hard case and screen protector. Took it to Sprint and asked how it was possible, they said pressure cracks with these are common, but since it is physically damaged I'd have to pay $150 thru Asurion, fantastic. So be very very careful with these because apparently ANY small amount of pressure on these will crack the LCD, even with no other physical damage to the phone.
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What brand/model case do you have? Now, I'm spooked. I've never cracked a screen. I've had Windows PC phones: the 6600, Mogul, original Touch, Touch Pro, Touch Pro 2, and Treo 700wx. Then Android phones: Hero, OG Evo, and Evo 3D. I've always had them in cases. The Windows phones had pouch cases. The Treo had a silicone case. The Evos both had the Best Buy Platinum cases which are Seidios. Most of them I used without screen protectors. Never a broken or cracked screen.
My S4 has a Casemate case on it. It's a 2 layer case: silicone with polycarbonate shell. I also have a 3M anti-glare screen protector on it. I wonder if this is enough? I often put my S4 in my jeans pocket, though sometimes I put it case and all into a sort of pouch in my purse if I don't have a pocket in my slacks or skirt.
Those of you that have had S IIIs and Note IIs, were there any defects with those screens? Thanks.
I've never had a phone do this and I've had pretty much every generation of touch screen device starting from the mogul, and I've NEVER had this happen. Sure I've shattered the glass on a few, but that was from severe drops. I have a clear plastic/rubber case and HD screen protector. The only activity I was doing was squatting up and down cutting appliance boxes open. I didn't hit against anything. The AMOLED should not break beneath the glass, even if the phone were to be flexed from being in your pocket.
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I'm glad I ran across this thread good info
I love the 90s good times
I honestly don't think the screens are breaking from just sitting nicely in pockets and purses. Over flexing in pockets makes sense. Its a big long wide thin phone. But its not just breaking for no reason. Just not buying it sorry.
This was discussed before about edge to edge displays on big phones. Maybe some sort of cushions can be used to reduce this effect if its is truly the cause.
A corporate repair store is suppose to replace the screen. In my experience I've seen some corp repair stores are just bad and say no we can't but then I've called sprint and gotten supervisors on the phone and handed the phone to a store manager and all of a sudden the story changes and its then repaired.
Side note... I do not see a fisheye effect on my screen or girlfriends Verizon phone. Maybe the ones that do have a issue and are prone to breaking easier? Idk.
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I've owned 8+ large screen touch phones, that have been dropped, bumped, flexed, etc WITHOUT a case that haven't broken. Now this one in a case, never dropped, never hit, or bumped, suddenly the lcd cracks under the glass? Yeah, call me crazy, but that shouldn't happen. Especially on a flagship $650 device.
And to further explain the damage the crack was vertical about a half inch, right along the power button under the white frame. There is no physical damage, no dings, scratches, NOTHING to the phone.
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Today I got my Nexus back from the RMA Department guys from Asus.
After a series of e-mails to and fro, my patience has been tested and I have no clue what to do.
The only issue I had was a screen that cracked itself. I was watching Game of Thrones happily on HBOGo when the screen just shattered. This problem is a known issue and I found some people over at AndroidCentral that got their RMA honored with the very same issue, I cannot get in contact with them though.
If you have had issues with your Nexus7 screen before you know that the screen and digitizer are an all-in-one assembly making perfectly certain that any sizable crack will disable the touchscreen, making it a regular old LCD...
SO... I have 2 options.
1. Use the information I hopefully gain from the people that (again, hopefully) post in thread.
2. USB OTG Wireless Mouse.
What would you do?
Thanks so much in advanced,
Nacho!
Replace the screen yourself. I'm in the process of waiting for my new screen to come in today so I can fix my N7.
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And, as a reminder to all tablet owners, a Square Trade drop and spill warranty is the only way to really have piece of mind.
Apparently these spontaneous screen cracks aren't uncommon on iPads either....
Happened to a friend of mine. Asus warranty is awful.
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Well they aren't full warranties. 99% of screen cracks are from physical damage to the unit. They are hard to prove otherwise and so they just don't do it. I'm actually surprised I've heard a few of them replaced from Asus.
But replacing the screen is a long and tired process, so I've heard. They are also expensive. I also find it hard to believe that the screen just exploded during a movie. Regardless, whatever happened, the screen is busted. With the new N7 due out within weeks, I don't know if I would even drop the cash buying or repairing the old one.
You might try to buy a Square Trade warranty on it, wait a month, and call it in. That falls under some bad karma, but I guess in the long run it doesn't matter whether you purchase it day 1 and break it 2 years later, or purchase it day 100 and replace it 30 days later.
I would just be careful with it and use it as long as you can until the new N7 comes out... then sell the broken unit for parts. Too bad the N7 doesn't have HDMI out or you could just repurpose it into a dedicated Android TV device.
I would personally buy and replace the screen myself. I would also probably make a point of boycotting Asus if they gave me trouble, fortunately, I have not had to test my warranty or their services.
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Since when did warranties start covering physical damage?
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Happened to a friend of mine. Asus warranty is awful.
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Gotta play devil's advocate here... should a warranty cover a broken screen if someone pots their N7 in their back pocket and accidentally sits on it?
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Since when did warranties start covering physical damage?
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Only the extra cost extended ones like Square Trade.
Anything else is a 'good will' and entirely at the discretion of the company.
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Only the extra cost extended ones like Square Trade.
Anything else is a 'good will' and entirely at the discretion of the company.
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Square Trade isn't just a 'warranty' it's also theft and accident protection.
Don't bother replacing the screen. Mine cracked with a very minimal impact..... Putting it onto a table. The screen themselves cost almost as much as a new 16gb unit and breaks as easily as a wet piece of tissue.
Get a new tablet that are more durable, I.e. Samsung tablets and drop test videos prove it.
I opted for an iPad Mini instead as I prefer a app orientated tablet.
Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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Its a known issue that screens can shatter watching game of thrones on the n7???
Wow! Thanks for the heads up!!
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Thanks for the laughs xD.
That is exactly why I bought mine at Walmart and got the extended warranty, and my 2 year old constantly plays with my tablet so I thought it would be 30 bucks well spent Lol and I still have not used the warranty
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My screen spontaneously cracked a while ago. Called Asus and told them I had minor screen lift (which I did) and it then all the sudden cracked. The repaired under warranty for free.
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They don't usually cover broken glass and just like me I'm sure they are not buying that it broke so by itself. Sucks but electronics are fragile.
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Don't bother replacing the screen. Mine cracked with a very minimal impact..... Putting it onto a table. The screen themselves cost almost as much as a new 16gb unit and breaks as easily as a wet piece of tissue.
Get a new tablet that are more durable, I.e. Samsung tablets and drop test videos prove it.
I opted for an iPad Mini instead as I prefer a app orientated tablet.
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That is crap...
I dropped my nexus 7 of the roof of my car onto tar and I did not break.. it dropped many times actually seeing as 2 kids are always using it. It is very durable and fast and spending hundreds more for a worse tablet is not the answer for sure.
I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.
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My screen spontaneously cracked a while ago. Called Asus and told them I had minor screen lift (which I did) and it then all the sudden cracked. The repaired under warranty for free.
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The screen lift is a valid issue, and could contribute to screen breakage. That would be justification for covering under warranty.
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I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.!
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I agree.
"screen that cracked itself." is the funniest thing I have heard in a while.
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They don't usually cover broken glass and just like me I'm sure they are not buying that it broke so by itself. Sucks but electronics are fragile.
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That is crap...
I dropped my nexus 7 of the roof of my car onto tar and I did not break.. it dropped many times actually seeing as 2 kids are always using it. It is very durable and fast and spending hundreds more for a worse tablet is not the answer for sure.
I have had 2 of them and neither of them had any screen issues. They are very durable bit glass is glass. I do not believe any of these break all by themselves. If it did ever happen I bet it would be 1 in a million devices.
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All depends on how you "drop it". I guess i got a unit with manufacturing defects, probably only a limited number of units are affected.
Did you have the speaker buzzing issue as well or.........?
Has anyone else had problems with a their screen being easily damaged , just knocked the phone off a chair with a drop of about 1 foot to a wooden floor and have popped the back case and cracked the screen !!!!!!:crying:
Wow the build quality seems to be really disappointing, but I guess you cant expect much from a 350$ device
Wow sucks to be you ! That's some bad luck, had my n4 since launch not a scratch or crack.
I doubt it has a weak screen more a badly angled small fall, lesson here is get a case asap and be careful.
I know the feeling dropped my girls nexus s one week after she got it,she was irate !
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Wow the build quality seems to be really disappointing, but I guess you cant expect much from a 350$ device
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That's just silly.... No offence but sometimes it just hits the floor at the wrong angle. Iv seen iPhone break with the same sorta fall
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Wow sucks to be you ! That's some bad luck, had my n4 since launch not a scratch or crack.
I doubt it has a weak screen more a badly angled small fall, lesson here is get a case asap and be careful.
I know the feeling dropped my girls nexus s one week after she got it,she was irate !
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Noway.. The lesson here is not to be a complete numpty and drop your 1 day old phone.
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I rock all my devices without cases.
I'm OCD to the extent that I don't put them down on tables without a napkin or cloth of some sort first (yes...THAT OCD).
I could resell everything I've ever had as "mint" if I chose to.
Cases suck. Be an adult and treat your $X00 device with some respect.
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Has anyone else had problems with a their screen being easily damaged , just knocked the phone off a chair with a drop of about 1 foot to a wooden floor and have popped the back case and cracked the screen !!!!!!:crying:
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And here we go again.
Yeah, screens gets cracked when you drop the phone, every screen does..
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Noway.. The lesson here is not to be a complete numpty and drop your 1 day old phone.
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This. I have NEVER cracked a screen on any of my smartphones, not because they all had good build quality but because i take care with my gadgets. For example before i got my case for the Nexus 4 i would not put it down on a table without a cloth underneath.
Sorry to hear that thats crazy is it too much to ask if u can pay a photo of it?
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Simple physics guys..
Glass will shatter if it hits the ground hard. Don´t forget you don´t own a simple phone anymore like a Nokia 3310 Your smartphones are actually very sensitive mini computers.
Gorilla Glass may prevent the glass from becoming scratched very easy, it will never prevent it from breaking though.
This is hard to read. I have an S2 that's I've dropped many times from hip level, no case, and the screen has yet to crack.
I definitely bought a case for this one because no matter how careful I am I can't keep my phone from dropping.
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samsung continues to pay good, huh op? "screen being easily damaged" sounds very legit; when i broke my phone screen the first idea is write "easily damaged" (note the "easily", lol) on one of the most famous developers forum where i registered with 0 post. Yeah, good try. :angel:
Jeimygirl said:
This is hard to read. I have an S2 that's I've dropped many times from hip level, no case, and the screen has yet to crack.
I definitely bought a case for this one because no matter how careful I am I can't keep my phone from dropping.
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My point was that the S2 has a gorilla glass and it took many falls without cracking. T barely has any scratches after 2 years too.
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Now random cracking is an issue, but even 2 inch toughened (laminated) glass will break if it hits the ground along its edges/corners because the stress distribution is concentrated there.
italia0101 said:
That's just silly.... No offence but sometimes it just hits the floor at the wrong angle. Iv seen iPhone break with the same sorta fall
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I obviously agree with your first statement but why do people always have to bring up the iPhone to compare things to. How about an HTC One, or a Samsung Galaxy S4 or an LG G2? People think if an iPhone does something then we can just accept it. I would expect an iPhone to break. It is built by underage kids and is known to get damaged easily regardless of what Apple tells us.
Jeimygirl said:
My point was that the S2 has a gorilla glass and it took many falls without cracking. T barely has any scratches after 2 years too.
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Budddy, Gorilla Glass doesn't make your phone shatter-proof, it's just protecting your phone against scratches.
Sorry to hear that dude.
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I obviously agree with your first statement but why do people always have to bring up the iPhone to compare things to. How about an HTC One, or a Samsung Galaxy S4 or an LG G2? People think if an iPhone does something then we can just accept it. I would expect an iPhone to break. It is built by underage kids and is known to get damaged easily regardless of what Apple tells us.
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The only reason I brought up the iPhone is due to the "popular opinion" that it has the best build quality.. Not that it's my opinion though
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I find it really disrespectful when people talk down on people that drop their phones and say they should be more careful.
The reality is we are all human! human's make mistakes! Some make less than others, but we all make mistakes. If you have never tripped, said the wrong thing, accidentally dropped something, well then congratulations you are a perfect person! But no need to put down others.
Hi just dropped my xperia z from about 5 foot height onto pavement and the screen is not broken but it isnt responding to any touch.
Is there any chance it can be fixed without fitting a new screen?
That mean touch may be broken get to some hardware repairs shop
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dr3mro said:
That mean touch may be broken get to some hardware repairs shop
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just asked the guy who fixes my phones he said bring it in and ill see, said it could be digitizer which if it is then im ****ed.
had enough of this, broke the screen 2 months ago and spent £150 fixing it and £20 for a broken sensor.
arghhhhh.
Flashed a new firmware on it whilst deleting everything on the phone through pc companion but still no luck.
Im confused here, the phone guy said the digitizer is built in with the screen but im checking on ebay and theyre selling a seperate digitizer.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-Touch-S...K_Replacement_Parts_Tools&hash=item4d1637f583
So if the screen is ok and digitizer broken would installing a new one fix it?
Let me know please, confused and angry,
Apparently the screen and digitiser are glued together, making it extremely likely that one or the other will break when attempting to separate them.
See this guide on replacing the touchscreen - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417650
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It started working all by it self.
Thank god
Hi I'm trying to find a case that will protect my screen something like a thin plastic sheet my mate has such a cover for his iPhone 5.
Or is there a thick screen protector that someone can recommend?
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