Cracked screen on ATIV S - Replaceable?

[wvanellis]

Have no idea how I did this, but my screen if cracked. A small crack in the corner, but nontheless, its ugly!

Does anyone know if the screen is replaceable?

 

[voluptuary xda]

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if you mean just replacing the glass and not the display itself... then no it isn't possible you have to replace the whole assembly.

 

[wvanellis]

Is "the assembly" the "guts" of the phone? Would it be worth it to replace the assembly?

 

[voluptuary xda]

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The parts that make up the AMOLED display are bonded together (glass/LED/touch sensor) so by assembly that's what I meant. The 'guts' like battery, cpu, mainboard, can all be left alone. But on places like ebay you will see people selling just the glass really cheap for AMOLED displays but they are useless because there is no way to replace just the glass without destroying the rest of the display. You will have to spend more and replace the whole display assembly. This is where it's up to you as to if it is worth it, I would guess it would cost $100-200 for the display.

 

[wvanellis]

Thanks so much for the info! I bought it for $699, so paying $200 to fix it would be better than buying a new unlocked phone. If I were to search on eBay, what would I be looking to buy? Is this a fix a non-specialist can do?

 

[Cj Edwards]

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The parts that make up the AMOLED display are bonded together (glass/LED/touch sensor) so by assembly that's what I meant. The 'guts' like battery, cpu, mainboard, can all be left alone. But on places like ebay you will see people selling just the glass really cheap for AMOLED displays but they are useless because there is no way to replace just the glass without destroying the rest of the display. You will have to spend more and replace the whole display assembly. This is where it's up to you as to if it is worth it, I would guess it would cost $100-200 for the display.

This is 100% false.

You can remove the glass from the phone with a blowdryer, some effort and a light touch. The problem is finding the glass! I am using a thin plexiglass from a ATIV S Dummy phone until I find a glass replacement.

 

[Cj Edwards]

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Found the glass from a few vendors on Ebay now, whew!

 

[mrwinkle13]

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Do you know of any youtube vids showing how to replace just the glass? I have a samsung focus s i'm thinking of fixing and selling to go towards the purchase of my ativ s?

This is 100% false.

You can remove the glass from the phone with a blowdryer, some effort and a light touch. The problem is finding the glass! I am using a thin plexiglass from a ATIV S Dummy phone until I find a glass replacement.

 

[juanch8]

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CJ, I am assuming you broke the glass on your ativ as well. Can you direct to a video that could show me how to remove the glass? Or, if you are kind enough to post some pictures on how to do this.

Thanks

 

[rotkod]

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It is pointless to give 140€, when a new phone costs 200€.
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[juanch8]

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Thanks. I am thinking the glass alone can be replaced, like the galaxy line.

 

[cwott2929]

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I bought my glass on ebay, and am planning to replace it soon. Just came in the mail actually, so I will reply back to let you know how it went.

 

[Villain]

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anyone know a real way to remove light scratched from the screen? and if it has a coating over the screen? had a couple scratches on my 8X and buffed them out with displex but made a mess and worn away the crappy coating

 

[itsmemuffins]

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anyone know a real way to remove light scratched from the screen? and if it has a coating over the screen? had a couple scratches on my 8X and buffed them out with displex but made a mess and worn away the crappy coating

Well that was silly. Those light scratches aren't even on the glass it's the oleophobic coating that you made a mess of. I don't think you can do anything about it now.

 

[Villain]

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Well that was silly. Those light scratches aren't even on the glass it's the oleophobic coating that you made a mess of. I don't think you can do anything about it now.

I don't even know what your replying to... I said I have an 8X and buffed out the scratches but it worn away the coating BUT I didn't ask about anything in regards to my 8X.


I'm asking about the ATIV S... I have a few light scratches but not sure if the ATIV S has a coating over it like the 8X

 

[itsmemuffins]

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I don't even know what your replying to... I said I have an 8X and buffed out the scratches but it worn away the coating BUT I didn't ask about anything in regards to my 8X.


I'm asking about the ATIV S... I have a few light scratches but not sure if the ATIV S has a coating over it like the 8X

I'm not sure what you aren't sure about... but anyway...

Yes the Ativ S has an Oleophobic coating too and any light scratches that you can't feel with a fingernail are in the oleophobic coating and not in the glass itself.

You can't buff out scratches without ruining the coating.

 

[Thodoris 88]

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any news anyone who replace only the glass ?? please help

 

[juancrisibarra]

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I bought the glass screen off eBay and tried to replace my ATIV S cracked screen with it and it did not work.

The the glass screen is bonded onto LED Screen.

You'd be better off replacing the whole assembly than trying to replace the screen your self.

 

[WP8Expert]

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I bought the glass screen off eBay and tried to replace my ATIV S cracked screen with it and it did not work.

The the glass screen is bonded onto LED Screen.

You'd be better off replacing the whole assembly than trying to replace the screen your self.

Nothing is impossible. I separated the glass from the AMOLED without breaking it. You need heat to do this.



Those white things are glue still stuck to the screen. Need to clean it up later

 

[jomarr]

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Nothing is impossible. I separated the glass from the AMOLED without breaking it. You need heat to do this.

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Those white things are glue still stuck to the screen. Need to clean it up later

You sir are awesome