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So I just broke my sensation's LCD.
This is a TMOUS sensation that I have replaced the digitizer in before.
The digitizer's cable was already ripped so only about half the digitzer worked.
I was cleaning dust and old adhesive from under the glass and re applying new adhesive to it then the LCD cracked.
I broke it right after running an RUU so USB debugging is disabled.
I don't have $50 so I cant order a new LCD + digitizer combo.
What do?
sell it...(to a local builder to use as a brick XD) to a phone recycling company...get about $/£80-100. its worth it. and you would have more then enough to get something else. better then buying a new lcd screen
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sell it on the MP. someone will want it
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You could always sell it to a friend or family member and tell them that they could easily fix the screen for a cheap price that way they would buy it.
You can send it to me for free.
You need to make/save 50 bucks and then get it fixed!
Skip it like a pebble on a lake to see how many it will do.
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Skip it like a pebble on a lake to see how many it will do.
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XD the best ,lol
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Sell it, someone need that trash to replace broken modules in other phones.
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.
psycho2097 said:
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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GETCASHMONEY said:
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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djjonastybe said:
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.
djjonastybe said:
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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Lupercal said:
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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petedaddi said:
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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So today I am just chillin, and pull out my phone from my pocket and I didnt really grip it hard and just falls from my hands... I swear when it dropped it felt that it was falling in slow motion. And out of all the places it could fall, it falls at an angle and then on the screen.
I picked it up and I see the top of the screen has a crack from one side to the other, and another crack on the bottom right corner. And it gets worse, when I turned on the screen the touch doesnt work at all so basically my whole screen is messed up.
Found a website that sells the screen already glued with the frame and a battery so all its missing is the motherboard and internal stuff.
Buttt its $170 so yea gotta wait till next week when I get payed.
I would post pics but dont have 10 posts so yea, it really sucks I've had the phone for about a month and I always protected it. :crying::crying::crying:
Sorry to hear that but I've read that LG will repair your screen for less than that.
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hmmm..... But isn't LG already being super slow to produce the device itself, would probably take them a month to do it and I kinda need a phone
Asking them to give you a price and time estimate cannot hurt. Additionally, the limiting step of production is more likely everything that goes on that motherboard, not the touch screen.
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So today I am just chillin, and pull out my phone from my pocket and I didnt really grip it hard and just falls from my hands... I swear when it dropped it felt that it was falling in slow motion. And out of all the places it could fall, it falls at an angle and then on the screen.
I picked it up and I see the top of the screen has a crack from one side to the other, and another crack on the bottom right corner. And it gets worse, when I turned on the screen the touch doesnt work at all so basically my whole screen is messed up.
Found a website that sells the screen already glued with the frame and a battery so all its missing is the motherboard and internal stuff.
Buttt its $170 so yea gotta wait till next week when I get payed.
I would post pics but dont have 10 posts so yea, it really sucks I've had the phone for about a month and I always protected it. :crying::crying::crying:
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sorry bro. hope you get it fixed and working again soon. did you have a case on the phone? just curious to know how fragile it is.
Wooohh...... Hahahaha
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Damn man, that sucks. The first time my Nexus was dropped was from my friend being careless... So because of that, I made it so that no one except me can use my phone. I hated my friend for doing that because it was the first hour I had my phone...
But for the screen fix, try to see if you can find a lower price. Doesn't hurt to continue searching the web.
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Wooohh...... Hahahaha
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Your a bit of a kn×b aren't you
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xXx_S13 said:
hmmm..... But isn't LG already being super slow to produce the device itself, would probably take them a month to do it and I kinda need a phone
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I heard it was 7-10 days after they receive it including return shipping.
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Damn ....that sucks
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I know how it feel bro. First scratch on beautiful screen. Crying in a corner
And that's why I have a case.
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Asking them to give you a price and time estimate cannot hurt. Additionally, the limiting step of production is more likely everything that goes on that motherboard, not the touch screen.
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LG will not give you a quote. They will only say, "We cannot give you a quote without you sending it in. Please send the phone in to us, with you being responsible for shipping, and then once we've had a chance to look at it, we will let you know the cost of the repair."
Even after I pushed saying how about the front lcd and digitizer, they still wouldn't give me an estimate.
Sam Thing happened to me.. just 1 crack but half the touchscreen doesnt work.. i've seen plenty of ppl with cracked iphones whose touch still works.. called lg and they told me the same thing. Don't know if its worth wasting money on shipping just to find out they charge more for repair.. kind of a risk. Did you ever end up getting it fixed?
So was it worth not having a case?
Life is like a pubic hair on a toilet seat. You're gonna get pissed off sometimes.
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Sam Thing happened to me.. just 1 crack but half the touchscreen doesnt work.. i've seen plenty of ppl with cracked iphones whose touch still works.. called lg and they told me the same thing. Don't know if its worth wasting money on shipping just to find out they charge more for repair.. kind of a risk. Did you ever end up getting it fixed?
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In US is something like $140...in UK I will let you know on Friday when I receive the quote
That really sucks... Something about these new phones, in particular the ones with the new touch sensor in glass or whatever they call it. The touch response is gone on a crack. I recall my first Droid had two cracks across the entire face and it worked flawlessly... I think I'd rather have that 1mm gap in the display/glass then have to replace it due to a simple crack.
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Ouch that really does suck
Hope you get it fixed pretty soon
knock on wood, i hope i don't drop it, i have butter fingers too, i did let it slip once but i had the usb cable in it still and it only fell like 2 foot on soft wooden floor, if you drop it from your pocket( 4ft >) and it hits hard floor like cement, its a goner i think!
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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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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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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